Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853

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NOTES AND QUERIES:A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC."When found, make a note of."—Captain Cuttle.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------No. 218. Saturday, December 31. 1853 Price FourpenceStamped Edition 5d. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTENTS.Notes:— Page St. Stephen's Day and Riley's Hoveden, by J. S. Warden 637 The Holy Trinity Church, Hull, by R. W. Elliot 638 Minor Notes:—Italian-English—American Names—Rulers of the World in 1853—Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 638 Queries:— Derivation of Silo, by Augustus Strong 639 Minor Queries:—Handwriting—Rev. Joshua Brooks—"New Universal Magazine"—Francis Browne—Advent Hymn—Milton's Correspondence—"Begging the Question"—Passage of Cicero 639 Minor Queries with Answers:—Goldsmith's "Haunch of Venison" 640 Replies:— School Libraries, by Weld Taylor, P. H. Fisher, &c. 640 Trench on Proverbs, by T. J. Buckton, &c. 641 Major André 643 Passage in Whiston 645 Helmets 645 Hampden's Death 646 Peter Allan, by Shirley Hibberd 647 "Could we with ink," &c., by the Rev. Moses Margoliouth, &c. 648 What Day is it at our Antipodes? 648 Photographic Correspondence:—Aceto-Nitrate of Silver—On the Restoration of old Collodion 649 Replies to Minor Queries:—Admissions to Inns of Court—Inedited Lyric by Felicia Hemans—Derivation of Britain—Derivation of the Word Celt—"Kaminagadeyathooroosoomokanoogonagira"—Cash—"Antiquitas Sæculi Junentus Mundi"—Caves at Settle, Yorkshire—Character of the Song of the Nightingale—Inscriptions in Books—Door-head Inscription—Fogie—Sir W. Hewet—Ladies' Arms borne in a Lozenge—The Crescent—Abigail—Handbook to the Library of the British Museum—The Arms of Richard, King of the Romans—Greek and Roman Fortifications—Osbernus filius Herfasti—Devonianisms—Gentile Names of the Jews—Longevity—Reversible Names—Etymology of Eve—Manifesto of the Emperor Nicholas—Binometrical Verse—Gale of Rent 650 Miscellaneous:— Notes on Books, &c 655 Books and Odd Volumes wanted 656 Notices to Correspondents 656 Advertisements
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