ue in
1660.

The foreground is occupied by groups of figures in the costume of the
period. In the distance is seen a street in perspective, down which the
royal carriage is proceeding, drawn by six horses. On one side is a row of
horses, on the other an avenue of trees. To the right of this is a canal,
on the bank of which a battery of seven guns is firing a salute. The
opposite bank is occupied by public buildings.

In the air a figure of Fame holds a shield charged with the royal arms of
England, surrounded by a garter, without the motto. Five cherubs in various
positions are dispersed around, holding respectively a globe, a laurel
crown, palm branches, &c., and a crowned shield bearing a lion rampant, and
a second with a stork, whose beak holds a serpent.

A portion of the zodiacal circle, containing Libra, Scorpio, and
Sagittarius, marks, I suppose, the month in which the event took place.

E. S. TAYLOR.

_Hall-close, Silverstone, Northamptonshire._--Adjoining the church-yard is
a greensward field called "Hall-close," which is more likely to be the site
of the mansion visited by the early kings of England, when hunting in
Whittlebury Forest, than the one mentioned by Bridles in his History of the
county. About 1798, whilst digging here, a fire-place containing ashes was
discovered; also many large wrought freestones.

The well, close by, still retains the name of Hall-well; and there are
other things in the immediate vicinity which favour the supposition; but
can an extract from an old MS., as a will, deed, indenture, &c., be
supplied to confirm it?

H. T. WAKE.

Stepney.

_Junius's Letters to Wilkes._--Where are the original letters addressed by
Junius to Mr. Wilkes? The editor of the _Grenville Papers_ says, "It is
uncertain in whose custody the letters now remain, many unsuccessful
attempts having been _recently_ made to ascertain the place of their
deposit."

D. G.

_The Reformer's Elm._--What was the origin of the name of "The Reformer's
Elm?" Where and what was it?

C. M. T.

Oare.

_How to take Paint off old Oak._--Can any of your correspondents inform me
of some way to take paint off old oak?

F. M. MIDDLETON.

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Minor Queries with Answers.

_Cadenus and Vanessa._--What author is referred to in the lines in Swift's
"Cadenus and Vanessa,"--

"He proves as sure as GOD's in Gloster,
That Moses was a grand impostor;
That all his miracles