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was given to the regiment in consideration of it conspicuous bravery at Minden, August 1st, 1759 where it repulsed every charge of the enemy. I formed part of the brigade commanded on tha occasion by General Kingsley. On this occasio the regiment was posted near some gardens, fron which the men took roses to adorn their hats durin the battle. Ever since, the regimental custom o wearing ' Minden Roses ' in the caps on the anni versary of that day has been maintained. Thi regiment furnished the guard at Longwood on th night of the Emperor Napoleon's death there." The modern name of the regiment is th Lancashire Fusiliers.

ROBERT PIERPOINT.

SCOTT'S ' BLACK DWARF ' (10 S. vii. 168) I lately came across the subjoined para graph in The Aldine Magazine for 15 Dec. 1838, which, though it does not answer th< question of your correspondent, may possibly be a clue worth following up, and at anj rate is interesting in a general way :

"The sale of the autograph originals [of tl, Waverley novels] at Evans's in Pall Mall, seven . years ago, excited less attention than might have been anticipated. The MSS. were all in Sir Walte . Scott's handwriting, neat, clean, and in green morocco bindings. The total produce of the sale was 317^. ; and the prices of the lots, and the purchasers, were as follows :

' The Monastery,' Mr. Thorpe, 18/.

'Guy Mannering,' Mr. Thorpe, 211. 1Q*.

'Old. Mortality,' 33L

' ' The Antiquary,' Capt. Basil Hall, 421

'Rob Roy,' Mr. Wilks, M.P., 50*.

' Peveril of the Peak,' Mr. Cochrane, 42/.

'Waverley,' Mr. Wilks, M.P., 181.

'The Abbot,' UL

'Ivanhoe,' Mr. Rumbold, M.P., 12*.

' The Pirate,' Molteno Graves, 12/.

" The Fortunes of Nigel,' 16/. 16*.

' Kenil worth,' Mr. Wilks, M.P., 17^.

' The Bride o' Lammermoor,' Capt. Basil Hall,

14:1. 14-S.

A. H. ARKLE.

The MS. of Scott's ' Black Dwarf ' was ramong the Scott relics of John A. Ballan- tyne (son of James Ballantyne) sold in 1848 ; it was bought by Stillie for Sir William Tite, the price paid being 281. 11s. 6d. It was probably included in Tite's sale at Sotheby's on 18 May, 1874, and following days ; but I cannot just now conveniently refer to my copy of the catalogue. The .auctioneers' copy may be consulted in the British Museum (Newspaper Room) ; it Contains the names of the purchasers, and this should enable ELSHIE to trace the MS.
 * ifjt was included in the sale.

W. ROBERTS.

WITH RODNEY WE WILL GO, MY BOYS " (10 S. vii. 227). I too heard this song many years ago. It was probably written in 1782, when Lord Rodney (then

Sir George Brydges Rodney) defeated the

Count de Grasse. It is embalmed in the

following lines :

Bold Rodney made the French to rue

The twelfth of April eighty- two.

The song began, as far as I can remember : Come, all ye jolly tars, and ye landsmen likewise That have an inclination your fortunes for to rise.

And ended :

And when the war is over, if Heaven spares our

lives,

We '11 bring store of prizes to our sweethearts and our wives.

JOHN PICKFORD, M.A. Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge.

WOMEN AND WINE-MAKING (10 S. vii. 188, 256). It is a widespread belief in our country that women ought not at a certain period to preserve fruit, as if they do it is liable to turn sour. G. KRUEGER.

Berlin.

CAMOENS, SONNET ccm. : " FRESCAS BELVEDERES " (10 S. vii. 190, 233). Frei Dom. Vieira's ' Grande Diccionario Portu- guez ' explains belvedere, s.f., as follows (I translate) :

"Name of a plant which in Spain is called mlrable, and to which our people give the name of helrerde, a corruption of valverde. This name is also given to a plant of America and China, of rosaceous blossoms, and that appears to be a sala- mandra [sic].

Then are quoted the lines from Camoens in which belvedere occurs. This same dic- tionary explains valverde, s.m., as a garden 3lant of pyramidal form and of pleasing jppearance, known also by the name of belvedere. It seems more probable that mlverde is a corruption of belvedere, and that talian dictionary of Tommaseo and Bellini I find :
 * he Portuguese have borrowed the latter
 * vord from the Italians ; for in the great

" Belredere, s.m. (bot.). Nome volgare di una pecie di Chenopodio (Chenoppdinm tcoparium, L.), osi chiamato dalla disposizione elegante de' supi ami che gli danno 1' aspetto di uri albero in '"iatura.

DONALD FERGTJSON.

AMBASSADORS (10 S. vii. 189, 237, 250). ir Henry Wotton wrote his definition in ,atin : is it known to whom we owe its mproved rendering into the vernacular ? )oes Walton mean to imply that the author imself translated it ? I may be forgiven or saying that the version quoted by M. >AIDOZ is not that which is generally ccepted. To an English ear the mot loses
 * ESPRIT DE L'ESCALIER " : WOTTON ON