101

MINOR NOTES:--Russia and Turkey--Social Effects of the severe
Weather, Jan. 3 and 4, 1854--Star of Bethlehem--Origin of
the Word "Cant"--Epigram on Four Lawyers 103

QUERIES:--
Contributors to "Knight's Quarterly Magazine" 103
The Stationers' Company and Almanack 104

MINOR QUERIES:--John Bunyan--Tragedy by Mary Leapor--
Repairing old Prints--Arch-priest in the Diocese of
Exeter--Medal in honour of the Chevalier de St. George--
Robert Bloet--Sir J. Wallace and Mr. Browne--
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester--Abbott Families--
Authorship of a Ballad--Elias Petley--Canaletto's
Views round London--A Monster found at Maidstone--Page 104

MINOR QUERIES WITH ANSWERS:--The Fish "Ruffins"--Origin of
the Word Etiquette--Henri Quatre--"He that complies
against his will," &c., and "To kick the bucket"--
St. Nicholas Cole Abbey 106

REPLIES:--
Trench on Proverbs, by the Rev. M. Margoliouth 107
Inscriptions on Bells 109
Arms of Geneva 110

PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE:--Multiplying
Negatives--Towgood's Paper--Adulteration
of Nitrate of Silver 110

REPLIES TO MINOR QUERIES:--Passage of Cicero--Major Andre--
Catholic Bible Society--Cassiterides--Wooden Tombs
and Effigies--Tailless Cats--Warville--Green Eyes--Came--
"Epitaphium Lucretiae"--Oxford Commemoration Squib--
"Imp"--False Spellings from Sound--"Good wine needs
no bush"--Three Fleurs-de-Lys--Portrait of Plowden--
St. Stephen's Day and Mr. Riley's "Hoveden"--Death
Warnings in Ancient Families--"The Secunde Personne
in the Trinitie" 111

MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, &c. 114
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 115
Notices to Correspondents 115

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