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P. 25, 10; 9, 35, with "Erasmus, nihil morosius hominum judiciis." 4 Adagia,' under J. J. Grynseus's * Adagia ' (1629), s.v. 'Vicinus' : " Nihil est huinano ingenio inuidentius, nihil hominura judiciis morosius."
 * ' Ne bos quidem pereat," p. 705, col. 1, in

P. 30, n. 9; 12, n. k, " Stylus hie nullus prseter parrhesiara." Again from Andrea ('Menippus,' p. 2, 1617, dedication to the Antipodes).

P. 31, 3 ; 12, 45, "vox es, prseterea nihil, &c." Shilleto gives the reference to Plutarch, but Burton's immediate source was probably Lipsius, 'Adversus Dialogistam Liber,' ad imt. (' Op.,' vol. iy. p. 279, ed. 1675) : " Lacpn quidam ad lusciniam : Vox es, prceterea nihil ." Cf. i Anat.,' i. 128, n. 5 ; 71, n. k.

EDWARD BENSLY.

The University, Adelaide, South Australia. (To be continued.)

VANISHING LONDON. Pickaxe and shovel have been busy of late, clearing the space at the junction of Kentish Town lload and High Street, Camden Town, within a stone's- throw of the " Mother Red Cap." Thus there disappears from the corner what must cer- tainly have been one of the oldest milk busi- nesses in London. Who does not remember Brown's Dairy, which stood out so pro- minently to form quite a picturesque feature amongst its somewhat dingy surroundings 1 There was a certain quaint, almost eccle- siastical look about the shop to appeal in- vitingly to the eye and prompt a visit to the clean and cool interior with its refreshing lacteal display. For " Brown's " pleasant memories must linger with many. What shall we get in its stead 1

Many changes are taking place in this district southwards. Witness great gaps in the western side of Hampstead Road, although No. 263 of that thoroughfare, with its commemorative tablet to George Cruik- shank, the famous caricaturist, still remains. The Tottenham Court Road of yore vanishes fast, notably its eastern side, where well- known premises have either been rebuilt or are at present in a state of re-erection.

Turning into Tottenham Street, we find a brand-new playhouse of somewhat novel exterior raised upon the site of once fashion- able Prince of Wales's Theatre. But shall we have such dainty pieces, such perfect styles of acting, as were wont to entice us within the old familiar, if unlovely, walls ? Nous verrons ! CECIL CLARKE.

MESSRS. COUTTS'S REMOVAL. In the Daily Mail of Monday, 1 August, there was a

paragraph on the above interesting subjeci It said :

"Taking advantage of the empty streets c yesterdav afternoon, the famous banking house < Messrs. Coutts & Co. was transferred from its ol to its new premises, A strong force of police wa present to guard against possible raids, and a scor of commissionaires acted as porters during th transfer of hundreds of thousands of pounds i securities from one side of the Strand to the othei The interesting event passed off without an mishap. From to-morrow the business of the ban will be carried on at the new premises at No. 44( Strand, nearly opposite Charing Cross Station."

It may be worth recording that the ol< home of this well-known bank occupied th centre of the site of the New Exchange which, says John Timbs, "is marked by th houses Nos. 54 to 64, Strand," Coutts' premises being No. 59, built in 1768. Thi bank now just completed and opened fo business has taken the place of the Low the Arcade, the paradise of the children of i bygone day, demolished only a year or tw< ago. W. E. HARLAND-OXLEY.

\Vestminster.

LONGEST TELEGRAM. The following ex tract from the Glasgow Herald of Tuesday 2 August, is perhaps worth noting :

"A Record Telegram. For some time past i has been known that the decision of the House o Lords in the Free Church appeal would be deliveret towards the beginning of August, and there wa naturally in all the Churches very great anxiety t learn as early and as fully as possible the details o the judgment. Arrangements were made by th Herald to supply the public want in thes particulars, and we present to our readers to-da; a verbatim report of the speeches delivered in thi House of Lords yesterday afternoon, and i] addition interviews with prominent Church leader as to the effects of the reversal of the judgment o the Court of Session. It may be of interest t state that the telegram containing the speeche consists of between 40,000 and 50,000 words, an< that it is the longest despatch ever sent over th wires to any newspaper."

IBAGUE.

VIKING : ITS PRONUNCIATION. Before th the liberty of suggesting that the lexicc graphers engaged on this grand work see to it that the correct pronunciation be givei of the word viking. The various dictionarie that 1 have seen give the correct etymology of course to wit, viL\ a bay, inlet, and term -iny, one who belongs to or frequents bays &c. ; but all with the exception of the * Im perial Dictionary 'bow to the public's mis pronunciation of the word, vl'-king. It is t be hoped that the ' Oxford ' will not be s accommodating as its precursors, but wi! state that the word is spelt and pronounce
 * Oxford Dictionary ' reaches letter F, I tak