[O.P.Q., who has kindly replied to M.'s inquiry, has appended to
his answer the following Query:--"Is Smollett justified in using
the words _assassin_ and _assassinate_, as applied to cases of
intended homicide, when death did not ensue?"]
_The Darby Ram_ (Vol. ii., p. 71.).--There is a whimsical little volume,
which, as it relates mainly to local matters, may not have come under
the notice of many of your readers, to which I would refer your querist
H.W.