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Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853

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St. Stephen's Day and Riley's Hoveden, by J. S. Warden 637

The Holy Trinity Church, Hull, by R. W. Elliot 638

Minor Notes:—Italian-English—American Names—Rulers of the World in 1853—Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 638

Queries:—

Derivation of Silo, by Augustus Strong 639

Minor Queries:—Handwriting—Rev. Joshua Brooks—"New Universal Magazine"—Francis Browne—Advent Hymn—Milton's Correspondence—"Begging the Question"—Passage of Cicero 639

Minor Queries with Answers:—Goldsmith's "Haunch of Venison" 640

Replies:—

School Libraries, by Weld Taylor, P. H. Fisher, &c. 640

Trench on Proverbs, by T. J. Buckton, &c. 641

Major André 643

Passage in Whiston 645

Helmets 645

Hampden's Death 646

Peter Allan, by Shirley Hibberd 647

"Could we with ink," &c., by the Rev. Moses Margoliouth, &c. 648

What Day is it at our Antipodes? 648

Photographic Correspondence:—Aceto-Nitrate of Silver—On the Restoration of old Collodion 649

Replies to Minor Queries:—Admissions to Inns of Court—Inedited Lyric by Felicia Hemans—Derivation of Britain—Derivation of the Word Celt—"Kaminagadeyathooroosoomokanoogonagira"—Cash—"Antiquitas Sæculi Junentus Mundi"—Caves at Settle, Yorkshire—Character of the Song of the Nightingale—Inscriptions in Books—Door-head Inscription—Fogie—Sir W. Hewet—Ladies' Arms borne in a Lozenge—The Crescent—Abigail—Handbook to the Library of the British Museum—The Arms of Richard, King of the Romans—Greek and Roman Fortifications—Osbernus filius Herfasti—Devonianisms—Gentile Names of the Jews—Longevity—Reversible Names—Etymology of Eve—Manifesto of the Emperor Nicholas—Binometrical Verse—Gale of Rent 650

Miscellaneous:—

Notes on Books, &c 655

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 656

Notices to Correspondents 656

Advertisements 657

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