Malta.
_Brydone._--A. J. C. would be glad to be informed of the birthplace of Mr.
Brydone, the tourist and author. The biographies state that he was the son
of a clergyman, and born in Scotland; but do not give the exact _locus in
quo_.
"_Clear the Decks for Bognie's Carriage._"--The announcement, in _Punch_,
that the Lords of the Admiralty had ordered a large supply of arm-chairs
(of course on castors) for the use of our veteran commanders, has recalled
to my recollection the above, which used to pass current in Banffshire, as
a call for a clear stage. Can any of your readers tell us who was "Bognie;"
what was his "carriage," and what the connexion between it and "decks?"