CONTENTS

NOTES:--

Further Notes on Derivation of the Word "News", by

Samuel Hickson 81

More Borrowed Thoughts, by S. W. Singer 82

Strangers in the House of Commons, by C. Ross 83

Folk Lore:--High Spirits considered a Presage of impending

Calamity, by C Forbes 84

The Hydro-Incubator, by H. Kersley 84

Etymology of the Word "Parliament" 85

"Incidis in Scyllam, cupiens vitare Charybdim," by

C. Forbes and T. H. Friswell 85

A Note of Admiration! 86

The Earl of Norwich and his Son George Lord

Goring, by CH. and Lord Braybooke 86

QUERIES:--

James Carkasse's Lucida Intervalla 87

Minor Queries:--Epigrams on the Universities--Lammas'Day--Mother

Grey's Apples--Jewish Music--The Plant "Haemony"--Ventriloquism--

Epigram on Statue of French King--Lux fiat-Hiring of Servants--

Book of Homilies--Collar of SS.--Rainbow--Passage in Lucan--William

of Wykeham--Richard Baxter's Descendants--Passage in St. Peter--

Juicecups--Derivation of "Yote" or "Yeot"--Pedigree of Greene

Family--Family of Love--Sir Gammer Vans 87

REPLIES:--

Punishment of Death by Burning 90

To give a Man Horns, by C. Forbes and J.E.B. Mayor 90

Replies to Minor Queries:--Shipster--Three Dukes--Bishops

and their Precedence--Why Moses represented with

Horns--Leicester and the reputed Poisoners of his Time--New

Edition of Milton--Christian Captives--Borrowed Thoughts--North

Sides of Churchyards--Monastery--Churchyards--Epitaphs--Umbrellas--

English Translations of Erasmus--Chantrey's Sleeping Children, & c.

91

MISCELLANIES:--

Separation of the Sexes in Time of Divine Service--Error

in Winstanley's Loyal Martyrology--Preaching in Nave only 94

MISCELLANEOUS:--

Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, Sales, & c. 95

Books and Odd Volumes Wanted 95

Notices to Correspondents 95

Advertisements 96

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