Query in our_ 3rd Vol., p. 519. _He is also referred to_
pp. 477. _and_ 507. _of the same volume, and_ pp. 124. 240., Vol. iv.
A. B. Mosaic _is so named from the tesselated pavements of the Romans,
which being worked in a regular and mechanical manner, were called_ Opus
musivum, opera quae ad amussim facta sunt. _Hence the Italian_ musaico,
_the French_ mosaique, _and our English_ mosaic. _See_ "N. & Q.," Vol.
iii., pp. 389. 469. 521.
C. GONVILLE. _How can we forward a letter to this Correspondent?_
M. C. _The answer to Mr. Canning's famous riddle is "Cares--Caress."_
BROOKTHORPE. _The epitaph,_
"If Heaven is pleased," _&c.,_
_is sometimes said to have been written on Burnet, and at others on
Coleman the Jesuit. See our_ 5th Vol., pp. 58. 137., _&c._
PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTES AND QUERIES. _Several articles are necessarily
postponed until next week, when we will also give Replies to several
Correspondents. We hope by that time to be able to report upon the new
Camera._
THE REV. J. L. SISSON _is thanked for the very beautiful specimen of his
skill which he has forwarded to us. We hope to write to him in the
course of a day or two._
_Errata._--P. 284. col. 1. lines 27. 28. for "built a new house on a
pinnacle, on which," read "built a new house, on a pinnacle _of_ which."
Line 31., dele full-stop after "yreret," and insert colon. P. 288. col.
2. l. 28. for "trull" read "hull," _i. e._ "hurl."
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