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NOTES:-- Page St. Stephen's Day and Riley's Hoveden, by J. S. Warden 637

The Holy Trinity Church, Hull, by R. W. Elliot 638

MINOR NOTES:--Italian-English--American Names-- Rulers of the World in 1853--Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 638

QUERIES:--

Derivation of Silo, by Augustus Strong 639

MINOR QUERIES:--Handwriting--Rev. Joshua Brooks--"New Universal Magazine"--Francis Browne--Advent Hymn--Milton's Correspondence--"Begging the Question"--Passage of Cicero 639

MINOR QUERIES WITH ANSWERS:--Goldsmith's "Haunch of Venison" 640

REPLIES:--

School Libraries, by Weld Taylor, P. H. Fisher, &c. 640

Trench on Proverbs, by T. J. Buckton, &c. 641

Major Andr? 643

Passage in Whiston 645

Helmets 645

Hampden's Death 646

Peter Allan, by Shirley Hibberd 647

"Could we with ink," &c., by the Rev. Moses Margoliouth, &c. 648

What Day is it at our Antipodes? 648

PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE:--Aceto-Nitrate of Silver--On the Restoration of old Collodion 649

REPLIES TO MINOR QUERIES:--Admissions to Inns of Court-- Inedited Lyric by Felicia Hemans--Derivation of Britain-- Derivation of the Word Celt--"Kaminagadeyathooroosoomokanoogonagira"-- Cash--"Antiquitas Saeculi Junentus Mundi"--Caves at Settle, Yorkshire--Character of the Song of the Nightingale-- Inscriptions in Books--Door-head Inscription--Fogie--Sir W. Hewet--Ladies' Arms borne in a Lozenge--The Crescent-- Abigail--Handbook to the Library of the British Museum--The Arms of Richard, King of the Romans--Greek and Roman Fortifications--Osbernus filius Herfasti--Devonianisms--Gentile Names of the Jews--Longevity--Reversible Names--Etymology of Eve--Manifesto of the Emperor Nicholas--Binometrical Verse--Gale of Rent 650

MISCELLANEOUS:-- Notes on Books, &c 655

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 656

Notices to Correspondents 656

Advertisements 657

Notes.

ST. STEPHEN'S DAY AND RILEY'S HOVEDEN.

In the translation of this Volume, a few errors have come under my observation, to which I beg to call Mr. R.'s attention: 1. In his note on Corumphira's prophecy, at p. 36., he seems to forget that the Mahometan year differs from the Julian by eleven or twelve days, and that in consequence A. D. 1186 does not correspond to A. H. 564; in fact, the old astrologer is perfectly correct in his chronology, more so than in his predictions, many of which were signally falsified in the course of the next few years. 2. A mountain frequently mentioned by his author as projecting into the sea at the boundary of Catalonia and Valencia, and called "Muncian," he says in a note at p. 151. is "probably Montserrat," which is far from either the sea or the frontier; the maps of Spain all show, near the town of Vinaros on the east coast, a hill on the sea-shore called "Monte Sia," which still, as then, forms the boundary in that direction between the two provinces. 3. In his note at p. 156. on "Mount Gebel," the translator says, "he probably means Stromboli;" surely the name of Mongibello, and the mention of Catania a few lines farther down should have shown him that Etna only could be meant, although part of the mistake is due to Hoveden himself, who talks of it as a separate island from Sicily. Mr. Riley's other geographical notes are generally correct, though a little more pains might have greatly increased their number, to the elucidation of his author's account of the Crusaders' proceedings in the East. 4. At p. 249. a well-known passage from Horace is ascribed to Juvenal.

J. S. WARDEN.

THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, HULL.

There is a matter of great archaeological interest connected with the part of the church which is built of brick; for, as there is reason to believe that the chancel was raised in the year 1285, there is good foundation for the supposition, that Hull was "the first town to restore in this country the useful art of brickmaking" . The walls of the town, which were erected by royal licence in 1322, and still standing with their gates and towers in the time of Leland and Camden, are described by them as being of brick. Leland also says that the greater part of the "houses of the town at that tyme was made al of brike."

R. W. ELLIOT.

Clifton.

Minor Notes.

"Joseph the Cook, he offer to one illuminated public and most particular for British knowing men in general one remarkable, pretty, famous, and splendid collection of old goods, all quite new, excavated from private personal diggings. He sells cooked clays, old marble stones, with basso-relievos, with stewing-pots, brass sacrificing pots, and antik lamps. Here is a stocking of calves heads and feets for single ladies and amateurs travelling. Also old coppers and candlesticks; with Nola jugs, Etruscan saucers, and much more intellectual minds articles; all entitling him to learned man's inspection to examine him, and supply it with illustrious protection, of which he hope full and valorous satisfaction.

"N. B.--He make all the old thing brand new for gentlemans who has collections, and wishes to change him. He have also one manner quite original for make join two sides of different monies; producing one medallion, all indeed unique, and advantage him to sell by exportation for strange cabinets and museums of the exterior potentates."

"Some traveller in America mentions having met a man called Romulus Riggs; whether true or not, very like their mixture of the classical and the low."

The name was borne by a very respectable man, who, in the year 1801, was in partnership with his brother Remus Riggs, as a broker in Georgetown, in the district of Columbia. Romulus, who survived his brother, afterwards became an eminent merchant in Philadelphia, where he died a few years ago.

UNEDA.

Philadelphia.

There are at present eighty-three empires, monarchies, republics, principalities, duchies, and electorates.

W. W.

Malta.

JOHN MACRAY.

Oxford.

Queries.

DERIVATION OF SILO.

For many years after the colony of New South Wales was founded, it was almost wholly dependent upon the mother country for such supplies of grain, &c. as were necessary for the life and health of its inhabitants; and, consequently, store ships were regularly despatched from our shores to Sydney.

The supply of corn in these remarkable storehouses is still kept up; nor as late as the time of my departure from those colonies last year, did I hear of any intention of discontinuing this old custom.

AUGUSTUS STRONG.

Walcot Rectory, Bath.

Minor Queries.

E. B.

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