Poeta nascitur, non
fit"--John Wesley and the Duke of Wellington--Haviland--
Byron--Rutabaga--A Medal--The Black Cap--The Aboriginal
Britons 397

MINOR QUERIES WITH ANSWERS:--"Gossip"--Humphry Repton--
"Oriel"--"Orchard"--"Peckwater"--Richard III.--Binding of
old Books--Vessel of Paper 399

REPLIES:--
King James's Irish Army List, 1689, by John D'Alton 401
Quotations Wanted, by G. Taylor, &c. 402
Oaths, by James F. Ferguson, &c. 402
Remuneration of Authors, by Alexander Andrews 404
Occasional Forms of Prayer, by the Rev. W. Sparrow Simpson,
&c. 404

PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE:--
Photographic Query--Improvement in Collodion--Printing
Positives--Photographic Excursions 406

REPLIES TO MINOR QUERIES:--"To Garble"--"Lyra Apostolica"--
John Bale, Bishop of Ossory--Burial in an erect Posture--
"Carronade"--"Largesse"--Precious Stones--"A Pinch of
Snuff"--Darwin on Steam--Gale of Rent--Cobb Family--"Aches"
--"Meols"--Polygamy--Wafers 407

MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, &c. 410
Books and Odd Volumes Wanted 410
Notices to Correspondents 411

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