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208 —I am about to compile a history of this family. I should be glad to get into communication with any persons who may be interested, or who may be able to give me information as to the whereabouts of pictures, papers, tombs, &c. (Rev.)

—Who is the author of the following?

E. W. P.

—I have the following extract from some unknown source:—

What foundation is there for this curious narrative?

—What is the origin of the extremely common superstition against lighting three cigarettes with one match? Hundreds of times I have seen two cigarettes lit up, and then the match solemnly blown out lest it should light the third; but if there are four cigarettes to light there is no objection!

—I have a copy of a work on sport entitled 'The Dead Shot,' by Marksman, Longman & Co., 1861. Can any of your readers tell me who Marksman was? The last edition was published in 1882. I have consulted Halkett and Laing's 'Dictionary,' and also the British Museum Catalogue, but neither of them gives any information.

—Southey's letter, Feb. 21, 1801, to C. W. Wynn:—

Should "England"—so printed, however, in Southey's letters edited by his son; and now in the Oxford University Press selection, edited by Maurice H. Fitzgerald—be "Ireland"?

—In my childhood—probably about 1856—I read a child's book of which I forget the title and everything else, except that (1) the Napoleonic wars furnished the background; (2) the fact that Prussia was the staunch ally of England was strongly emphasized; (3) some children, Prussian and English, with whose fortunes the tale was chiefly concerned, were, with seniors, in a tilted cart on a dark night in mortal dread of the French soldiery whom they were endeavouring to evade.

I shall be much obliged if any of your readers can help me to the title, author, and publisher of the work.

—Is anything known of an artist of this name who executed miniature portraits in relief in coloured wax, and when the art was first practised? I possess a portrait of Robert Price, Esq., signed and dated "Rochard,. 1813."

—Is there any bibliographical record of these, or can any reader tell me whether these illustrations (known as the "Ruskin Grimm," 1848) are considered in any way remarkable?

I have a large-paper copy of this issue, the illustrations in which are described as proof impressions.

I should think that if the designs had been reproduced by lithography or by some other purely mechanical process, devoid of individuality, proof impressions would have been valueless. Are they the result of pure direct etching in the same sense as Cruikshank's own designs for the original issues of 1823-6 are?