C. B.

_Daresbury, the White Chapel of England_ (Vol. iii., p. 60.).--This

_jeu-d'esprit_ was an after-dinner joke of a learned civilian, not less

celebrated for his wit than his book-lore. Some stupid blockhead inserted

it in the newspapers, and it is now unfortunately chronicled in your

valuable work. It is not at all to be wondered at that "the people in the

neighbourhood know nothing on the subject."

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