CONTENTS.

NOTES:--

Nicholas Breton, by the Rev. T. Corser. 409

Notes upon Cunningham's London, by E.F. Rimbault,

LL.D. 410

Notes on the Dodo, by H.E. Strickland. 410

Derivation of "Sterling" and "Penny." 411

Hanno's Periplus, by S.W. Singer. 412

Folk Lore:--Cook-eels--Divination by Bible and Key--Weather

Proverb. 412

Bibliographical Notes, by E.F. Rimbault, LL.D. 413

Pope, Petronius, and his Translators, by A. Rich, Jun. 414

QUERIES:--

When were Umbrellas introduced into England? by

E.F. Rimbault, LL.D. 414

Minor Queries:--Duke of Marlborough--"M. or N."--Song

of the Bees--William Godwin--Regimental

Badges--Mother of Thomas à Becket--Swords worn

in public--Emblem and National Motto of Ireland--Latin

Distich--Verbum Græcum--Pope Felix--"Where England's

Monarch." 415

REPLIES:--

Gray's Alcaic Ode. 416

Replies to Minor Queries:--Chapels--Beaver--Poins

and Bardolph--God tempers the Wind--Sterne's

Koran--Lollius--Bishop Ryder--Brown Study--Seven

Champions--Tempora mutantur, &c.--Vox Populi Vox

Dei--Cuckoo--Ancient Tiles--Daysman--Safeguard--Finkel--Gourders

of Rain--Urbanus Regius--Horns--_The_ or _A_ Temple--Ecclestiastical

Year--Paying through the Nose--Quem Deus--Shrew--Zenobia--Cromwell's

Estates--Vox et præterea Nihil--Law of Horses--Christ's

Hospital--Tickhill, God help me! 417

MISCELLANIES:--

MSS. of Casaubon--Latin Epigram--"Nec pluribus

impar"--Close Translation--St. Antholin's Parish

Books. 422

MISCELLANEOUS:--

Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 423

Books and Odd Volumes wanted. 423

Notices to Correspondents. 423

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