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ENGLISH PUGILISTS IN PARIS. The de- claration of war in August, 1914, was pro- bably responsible for many of our sporting journalists overlooking the fact that the same month was the anniversary of the centenary of the first visit of English pugilists to Paris. Napoleon was considered "safe " in the Island of Elba, and his " chansonnier " Beranger having no opportunity to celebrate his victories of battles in verse took advan- tage of the British novelty of the " art of self -defence " to sing its praises. Here are the first two verses of ' Les Boxeurs, ou L'Anglomane (aout 1814).' It was sung to the tune of ' A coup d'pied, a coup d'poing.' :

Quoique leur cbapeaux soient bien laids, God dam ! moi, j 'aime les Anglais : Us ont un si bon caractere 1 Comme ils sont polls, et surtout Que leurs plaisirs sont de bon gout !

Non, chez nous, point,

Point de ces coups de poing, Qui font tant d'honneur a 1'Angleterre. Voila des boxeurs a Paris : Courons vite ouvrir des paris, Et meme par-devant notaire. Ils doivent se battre un centre un, Pour des Anglais c'est peu commun.

Non, chez, &c.

The English pugilists were the Parisian sensation of the autumn- winter of 1814-15 and only left Paris at the commencement o March, when it became known that Napoleon had left Elba and had returned to France. ANDREW DE TERNANT.

36 Somerleyton Road, Brixton, S.W.

A MEMORANDUM OF CARLYLE'S. The following memorandum, penned it is clear in a moment of some exasperation, by Thomas Carlyle may be of interest to reader of ' N. & Q. ' It has been copied direct from the autograph.

Mem. For Mr Menzies, Edin r

2 Copies of Carlyle' 's Frederick, to the respectiv

addresses :

1. "Mrs Austin, The Gill, Cummertrees " & and 2. " Mr Carlyle, Scotsbrig, Ecclefechan " :

Be so good as wrap them into one Parce addressed "Mr Carlyle Scotsbrig, Ecclefechan (2 of the already given addresses) ; carry saic Parcel across to the Caledonian raihcay station and despatch : it will, once started, get to it place in four hours, after lying about 5 weeks in its present quarters ! T. C

Chelsea, 1 Nov r, 1858,

N.b. If N 2 is gone (wh h I doubt), despatch N 1 with its own address, from same place ; and buy a Bradshaw or Murray for future use !

The Mr. Menzies mentioned was Joh Menzies, founder of the firm of that name wholesale booksellers, Edinburgh. Mr Menzies did no retail trade and|,Carly]

onsequently got little attention from his taff. "Murray " refers to a railway time- able published by a Glasgow firm of that ame. J. RUDDIMAN JOHNSTON.

13 Mikawadai-machi, Azabu-ku, Tokyo.

We must request correspondents desiring in- 'ormation on family matters of only private interest n order that answers may be sent to them direet.
 * o affix their names and addresses to their queries,

' TELLING TALES OUT OF THE QUEEN'S COACH." In a letter of Sept. 16, 1603, from he Lady Arabella Stuart to the Earl of Shrewsbury is the following :

" Yesterday the Kinge and Queene dined at

lodge of S r Henry Lea's [Ditchley], 3 miles xence, and weare accompanied by the French imbassadour, and a Dutch Duke : I will not say ve weare merry at the Dutch kin, least you com- )laine of me for telling tales out of the Queene 's coche."

The letter is quoted from the 'Talbot Papers,' vol. K. folio 124, in Edmund Lodge's 'Illustrations of British History,' 1791, vol. iii, pp. 176-178.

Was 'Telling tales out of the Queene's coche," a proverbial saying of court-fashion equivalent to " Telling tales out of school ? " At 10 S. vii. 407, a correspondent tried to shew that "Telling tales out of school" meant "Telling tales of the school."

At 10 S. viii. 55 "forth of school " (temp. Charles I.) was quoted.

ROBEBT PlEBPOINT.

THE UNIVERSITY FAMILY BIBLE : HENRY SOUTHWELL. ' The Universal Family Bible or Christians' Divine Library. Illustrated with notes, theological, historical, practical, critical, and explanatory. The whole form- ing a complete commentary. By the Rev. Henry Southwell, LL.D., Rector of Asterby, in Lincolnshire, and late of Magdalen College, Cambridge. London : Printed for J. Cooke, No. 17, in Paternoster Row.' There is no date on the title page. Can any reader kindly give me any information as to the date of this work, &c., and also about the Rev. Henry Southwell ? E. C. A. L.

CHILDREN'S DREAMS. At a meeting of the Education Section of the British Associa- tion on Aug. 26, Dr. C. W. Kimmins read a paper on children's dreams. According to a newspaper report he stated that "physically defective children in 'their dreams always appear as normal children. A cripple with,