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Cowper and Tobacco Smoking, by William Bates, &c. 229
"Shakspeare in the Shades:" a Ballad, by Dr. E. F. Rimbault 230
Swedish Words current in England, by Charles Watkins 231
Sir David Lindsay's Viridarium, by Sir W. C. Trevelyan 231
Minor Notes:—Unlucky Days—The Pancake Bell—Quoits—The Family of Townerawe—"History of Formosa"—Notes on Newspapers 232
Queries:—
Wild Plants and their Names 233
Popular Sayings, by M. Aislabie Denham 233
Minor Queries:—Hermit Queries—Derivation of "Cobb"—Play-bills—Sir Edward Grymes, Bart.—Smollett's "Strap"—The Iron Mask—Bland Family—Thomas Watson, Bishop of St. David's, 1687-99, &c.—Crescent—"Quod fuit esse"—"Coming home to men's business"—Thomas Gibbes of Fenton—"The Whipping Toms" at Leicester—The Trial of our Lord—Olney—Album—The Lisle Family—Wards of the Crown—Tate, an Artist—Philip d'Auvergne—Somersetshire Ballad—Lady High Sheriff—Major-General Lambert—Hoyle, Meaning of; and Hoyle Family—Robert Dodsley—Mary Queen of Scots—Heuristisch: Evristic 234
Minor Queries with Answers:—"Eugenia," by Hayes and Carr—Claret—"Strike, but hear me"—Fever at Croydon—"Gesmas et Desmas"—Satirical Medal 237
Replies:—
The Gookins of Ireland 238
"Stabat quocunque jeceris," by Dr. William Bell 239
"Pic-nics" 240
"Coninger" or "Coningry" 241
Names and Numbers of British Regiments, by Arthur Hamilton 241
Vicars-Apostolic in England 242
Smock Marriages: Scotch Law of Marriage 243
Photographic Notes and Queries:—Mr. Weld Taylor's Process—Animal Charcoal in Photography—Sir W. Newton on Use of Common Soda and Alum—Difficulties in Photographic Practice 244
Replies to Minor Queries:—The Countess of Pembroke's Letter—Ethnology of England—Drake the Artist—Sparse—Genoveva of Brabant—God's Marks—Segantiorum Portus—Rubrical Query—Rosa Mystica—Portrait of Charles I.—"Time and I"—The Word "Party"—"Mater ait natÆ," &c.—Gospel Place—Passage in Thomson—"Words are given to man to conceal his thoughts"—Folger Family 245
Miscellaneous:—
Notes on Books, &c. 248
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 249
Notices to Correspondents 249
Advertisements 250

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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