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NOTES AND QUERIES. O* s. N 12., MAB. 22. '56.

June 15, 1806. This work went through several editions. The above title is copied from the 8th.)

2. " Diamond cut Diamond ; or Observations on a Pamphlet entitled ' A Review of the Conduct of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,' comprising a free and im- partial Review of Mr. Jeffreys as a Tradesman, Politician, and Courtier, during a Period of Twenty Years. By Philo-Veritas. London : 1806. Second Edition."

3. " The Crisis : or Remarks on ' A Letter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on the Subject of his Mar- riage with Mrs. Fitzherbert.' With certain Queries to Mr. Fox, Mr. Burke, and the Domestics of His Royal Highness, and Mrs. Fitzherbert, on this interesting Sub- ject. London : G. Bourne. No date."

(In this pamphlet, which is a curious produc- tion, are named the following other pamphlets : A Letter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, on his Marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert, and History of the Royal Malady, with Strictures on the Declaration of Mr. Tooke, concerning the Marriage of His Royal Highness with Mrs. Fitz- herbert, by Philip Withers.)

4. " Alfred ; or a Narrative of the daring and illegal Measures to suppress a Pamphlet intituled Strictures on the Declaration of Home Tooke, Esq., respecting ' Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales,' commonly called Mrs. Fitzherbert. With interesting Remarks on a Re- gency, proving, on Principles of Law and Common Sense, that a certain Illustrious Personage is not eligible to the important Trust. London : 1789. Fifth edition."

(By Philip Withers. In this are given the contents of the 4to. pamphlet on the Royal Ma- lady, and announcements that, on the 14th Feb. 1789, " at ten in the morning will be published ' Another Letter from Alfred to the Prince of Wales,' and ' also a Reply to a Letter from a No- bleman to the Author.' ^r ' The Nobility, &c., are desired to send their own servants early to pre- vent disappointment.' " Mighty independent !)

5. "An Important Narrative of Facts, in answer to the erroneous Statement given by Dr. Withers in his Pamphlet of Alfred, containing the Correspondence be- tween Dr. Withers and J. Ridgway on the publication of the History of the Royal Malady, &c., and the Author's Motives for submitting this Detail to the Public. In a Letter to %e Publisher. London : J. Ridgway. 1789."

(By Richard Davis, respecting the publication of the Royal Malady, in which a pamphlet by Dr. Withers, entitled A Statement of Facts, is named.)

Besides these are several other pamphlets re- lating to the marriage of the Prince with Mrs. Fitzherbert ; and others which indirectly relate to j the matter, by the parliamentary grants for debts, &c., of the Prince.

LLEWELLYNN JEWITT, F.S.A.

Derby.

Count Borowlaski (2 nd S. i. 154.) A second edition of his Memoirs, containing " a faithful and curious account of his birth, education, marriage, travels, and voyages, written by himself, and

translated from the French," was published here (Birmingham) by J. Thompson in 1792. ESTE.

There was published in 1788 an 8vo. volume, entitled

" Memoirs of Joseph Borii wlaski, the celebrated Polish Dwarf; containing a curious Account of his Birth, Mar- riage, Travels, and Voyages, in French and English."

And there was also another one printed and pub- lished at Durham in 1820, which he called

" Memoirs, containing a Sketch of his Travels, with an Account of his Reception at the different Courts of Europe, &c., written by Himself.; "

in 8vo., and illustrated with a portrait. T. G. S. Edinburgh.

"Nickname" Derivation o/(l st S. vi. 198. ; vii. 143.): MB. LAWHENCE'S reference to Mr. Bel- lenden Ker (Arch. Popular Phrases, vol. i. p. 184.) only gives the unsatisfactory explanation " Nuck, a sly wink, scoff," &c.

Dr. Johnson refers to the French "Norn de nique." Bailey explains it " nicht name."

It is not a little strange that all philologists should have overlooked the derivation in the Promptorium Parvulorum, " Neke name or eke name, Agnomen." As the learned editor observes, " there can be little doubt that the word is formed simply by prosthesis, the final n being transferred from the article to the substantive." E. G. R.

Discovery of the Safety- Valve (2 nd S. i. 155.) The safety-valve was not invented by Hum- phrey Potter, as the reference given will show. The reference should be to Lardner's Steam En- gine, D. 57. (not 71.), by which it will be seen that the saTety-valve was first applied to Passin's " di- gester," in 1681, and is still used in the modern digesters of our kitchens. Humphrey Potter in- vented the " tappit motion," by placing ropes and weights to open and shut the taps of the engine, and thus enable him to go and play. ESTE.

Birmingham.

This was invented by Passin, and applied by him to his " digester," a close boiler for stewing meat-bones* &c., by subjecting them to the action of high pressure steam. The date of this was 1681. Humphrey Potter invented the plan of making Newcomen's engine work "itself. By at- taching strings from the beam to the levers which opened and shut the valves, he employed the re- ciprocating action of the engine to open and close alternately the steam and injection-valves a work which had devolved upon him and other cock-boys. This must have occurred some years subsequently to 1711, when Newcomen's first en- gine was constructed. E. G. R.

Old -Bible (2 nd S. i. 134.) I also possess a copy of the Bible referred to, but wanting title-