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NOTES AND QUEEIES.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY It,

CONTENTS.-No. 58.
 * TOTES : ' Blackwood's Magazine,' 81 Unwritten History,

82 London Exhibitions, 83 Poet's Immortality, 84 Guillotine Ditty Sacrilege Pack Rag Feast " Acre- ware ": " Mollond," 85 Maxwell's ' Herodian ' Garrick's Jubilee,' 86 Fathometer Tom Brown and Dr. Fell Hamlet,' by D. Hayes, 87.

QUERIES : M. Hoene Wronski : John Pond, 87 Addison's ' ' Rosamond ' " Flucing " "A flurch of strawberries " Author Wanted Muse Plots' The Golden Staircase ' Ogilvie : Grant Mustard Motto, 88 Rubens's ' Descent from the Cross' St. Clairs " Rodfall" Abham Staple- ton's ' Fortress of the Faith 'Portrait of Hugh O'Neill, 89 Roman Numerals Miniature Surnames in -son " John-a-Duck's mare" Clough Entry in Register Playing Cards on Church Tower Sir A. Crowley, 90.

REPLIES : The Roman Ghetto, 90 Surnames in the Waverley Novels, 92 French Song West Indian Families Counts of Holland The Swallow's Song, 93 The Colour Green " Charme " Jews and Bills of Exchange A Church Tradition, 94 Peas Major John Andre, 95 " Foundet " Sir E. Godfrey Cape Town in 1844, 96 "Sleever" Sir B. Wrench Memoirs of the Princess de Lamballe Mr. Warburton's Servant" Taw," 97 Puzzle Jugs Heraldic Island of Ichaboe Miss Collier, 98.

NOTES ON BOOKS : Sweet's New English Grammar ' Comparetti'8 'Traditional Poetry of the Finns' Aber- cromby's ' Pre- and Proto- Historic Finns 'Lang's Scott's Peveril of the Peak ' Davis's ' Silchester' Heath's 'Autumnal Leaves ' Whar ton's 'Whartons of Wharton Hall ' ' Whitaker's Titled Persons.'

Notices to Correspondents.

' BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.' THE publication on Monday last of the thou- sandth number of Blackwood's is an event in periodical literature. Founded in April, 1817, by William Blackwood, this parent and model of the modern magazine, a success from the first, has steadily, in spite of all competitors, kept on its way, and the birthday num ber, now issued from its old home, 45, George Street, Edinburgh, shows " Maga " to be full of life and vigour. This new number, in the usual brown cover, with the thistle and the features of old George Buchanan on the front page, will find a permanent place in libraries. Beautifully printed on good paper, it forms in this respect a pleasing contrast to the early volumes.

The contents are so well known that only a passing reference need be made. On the first page is a poem by Andrew Lang, ' Our Fathers,' and tnis is followed by an imitation of the ' Noctes Ambrosianse,' No. LXXIL, the last of the series in which our old friends the Shepherd, North, and Tickler took part being No. LXXI. The birthday is also referred to by " The Looker-On." With these exceptions the number has the usual contents, but specially appropriate is the second instal- ment of Sir John Mowbray's reminiscences.

In this addition to the * Noctes ' the sons of Scotland who are fighting the battle of life far from home are addressed in words by Neil Munro never to be forgotten : Are you not weary in your distant places,

Far far from Scotland of the mist and storm, In stagnant airs the sun-smite on your faces,

The days so long and warm ? When all around you lie the strange fields sleeping,

The ghastly woods where no dear memories roam, Do not your sad hearts over seas come leaping,

To the highlands and the lowlands of your Home ?

Love strength and tempest oh come back and share them 1

Here is the cottage, here the open door ; We have the hearts although we do not bare them,

They 're yours, and you are ours for evermore.

This anniversary will cause many to turn back to the early years. Apart from the con- tributions of well - known writers, those volumes contain a remarkable record of the times. The first six numbers, under the title Edinburgh Monthly Magazine, were jointly edited by James Cleghorn, the founder of the Scottish Provident Institution, and Thomas Pringle, author of ' Narrative of a Kesidence in South Africa'; but with the seventh num- ber Mr. William Blackwood took the entire control, changing the title to Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. It was in this number that ' The Chaldee MS.' appeared, falling like a thunderbolt on Edinburgh.

Vol. L, April to September, 1817, opens with a memoir of the late Francis Horner ; and its literary contents comprise 'RemarKs on Greek Tragedy'; a series of articles on Scottish gipsies, inspired, if not dictated, by Sir Walter Scott ; ' Memorie of the Somer- villes '; a review of ' Lalla Rookh,' price 2J. 2s., and 'Manfred,' published at 5s. 6d; Chalmers's * Discourses '; and * Sacred Songs,' by Thomas Moore.
 * Harrington,' by Maria Edgeworth ; Dr.

The original communications are numerous and varied. Much space is devoted to the 'Antiquarian Repertory.' In an article on Savings Banks it is curious to find the title objected to. In the ' Literary and Scientific Intelligence' the important sale of the library of Count Macarthy at Paris in May is mentioned, when, among other treasures, the Psalmorum Codex, Mogunt., 1457, fol., fetched 12,000 francs. We also find that the Paris booksellers' petition for the repeal of the heavy duties on the importation of foreign books has been partly successful, and the duty reduced to ten francs per fifty kilogrammes metriques about two cwt. The monthly list of new publications is full of interest, and the published prices vary much from those of later times. The completion of