Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.   By: Various

{589} NOTES AND QUERIES:

A MEDIUM OF INTER COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.

"When found, make a note of." CAPTAIN CUTTLE.

No. 190.] Saturday, June 18, 1853. [Price Fourpence. Stamped Edition 5d.

CONTENTS.

NOTES: Page

On the Use of the Hour glass in Pulpits 589 The Megatherium Americanum in the British Museum 590 Remunerations of Authors, by Alexander Andrews 591 Coincident Legends, by Thomas Keightley 591 Shakespeare Readings, No. VIII. 592 Shakespeare's Use of the Idiom "No had" and "No hath not," by S. W. Singer, &c. 593

MINOR NOTES: The Formation of the Woman, Gen. ii. 21, 22. Singular Way of showing Displeasure The Maids and the Widows Alison's "Europe" "Bis dat, qui cito dat:" "Sat cito, si sat bene" 593

QUERIES:

House marks 594

Minor Queries: "Seductor Succo" Anna Lightfoot Queries from the "Navorscher" "Amentium haud Amantium" "Hurrah!" and other War cries Kissing Hands at Court Uniforms of the three Regiments of Foot Guards, temp. Charles II. Raffaelle's Sposalizio "To the Lords of Convention" Richard Candishe, M.P. Alphabetical Arrangement Saying of Pascal Irish Characters on the Stage Family of Milton's Widow Table moving 595

MINOR QUERIES WITH ANSWERS: Form of Petition, &c. Bibliography Peter Francius and De Wilde Work by Bishop Ken Eugene Aram's Comparative Lexicon Drimtaidhvrickhillichattan Coins of Europe General Benedict Arnold 596

REPLIES:

Parish Registers: Right of Search, by G. Brindley Acworth 598 The Honourable Miss E. St. Leger, a Freemason, by Henry H. Breen 598 Weather Rules, by John Booker, &c. 599 Scotchmen in Poland, by Richard John King 600 Mr. Justice Newton 600 The Marriage Ring 601 Canada, &c. 602 Selling a Wife, by William Bates 602 Enough 603

PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE: Mr. Wilkinson's Mode of levelling Cameras Collodion Negative Developing Collodion Process An iodizing Difficulty 604

REPLIES TO MINOR QUERIES: Bishop Frampton Parochial Libraries Pierrepont Passage in Orosius Pugna Porcorum Oaken Tombs and Effigies Bowyer Bible Longevity Lady Anne Gray Sir John Fleming Life Family of Kelway Sir G. Browne, Bart. Americanisms, so called Sir Gilbert Gerard, &c. 605

MISCELLANEOUS:

Notes on Books, &c. 610 Books and Odd Volumes wanted 610 Notices to Correspondents 610 Advertisements 611

Notes.

ON THE USE OF THE HOUR GLASS IN PULPITS.

George Herbert says:

"The parson exceeds not an hour in preaching, because all ages have thought that a competency." A Priest to the Temple , p. 28.

Ferrarius, De Ritu Concion. , lib. i. c. 34., makes the following statement: