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Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc   By:

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Transcriber's note: A few typographical errors have been corrected: they are listed at the end of the text.

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NOTES AND QUERIES:

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

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

No. 228.] SATURDAY, MARCH 11. 1854. [Price Fourpence. Stamped Edition 5d.

CONTENTS.

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Where are the Wills to be deposited? 215

NOTES:

"J. R. of Cork" 217

Marmortinto, or Sand painting 217

The Soldier's Discipline, from a Broadside of the Year 1642 218

Leading Articles of Foreign Newspapers 218

MINOR NOTES: Materials for a History of Druidism Domestic Chapels Ordinary Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory for 1854 Antiquity of the Word "Snub" Charles I. at Little Woolford Coincidence between Sir Thomas Browne and Bishop Ken The English School of Painting "A Feather in your Cap" 219

QUERIES:

Domestic Architecture: Licences to Crenellate, by J. H. Parker 220

Dixon of Beeston, by R. W. Dixon, J.P. 221

MINOR QUERIES: Atherstone Family Classic Authors and the Jews Bishop Hooper's Argument on the Vestment Controversy The Title of "Dominus" The De Rous Family Where was the Fee of S. Sanxon? Russian Emperors Episcopal Insignia of the Eastern Church Amontillado Sherry Col. Michael Smith's Family Pronunciation of Foreign Names Artesian Wells Norman Towers in London Papyrus Mathew, a Cornish Family 221

MINOR QUERIES WITH ANSWERS: Bunyan's Descendants Epigram on Dennis Football played on Shrove Tuesday Vossioner, its Meaning The Game of Chess A Juniper Letter 223

REPLIES:

Clarence 224

Milton's Widow, by T. Hughes 225

Three Fleurs de Lys 225

Books burned by the Common Hangman, by C. H. Cooper, &c. 226

Different Productions of different Carcases 227

Vandyke in America, by J. Balch 228

PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE: Cyanide of Potassium Mode of exciting Calotype Paper The Double Iodide Solution: Purity of Photographic Chemicals Hyposulphite of Soda Baths 230

REPLIES TO MINOR QUERIES: Daughters taking their Mothers' Names The Young Pretender A Legend of the Hive Hoby Family Anticipatory Use of the Cross Longevity "Nugget" The fifth Lord Byron Wapple, or Whapple way The Ducking stool Double Christian Names Pedigree to the Time of Alfred Palace of Lucifer Monaldeschi Anna Lightfoot Lode, &c. 230

MISCELLANEOUS:

Notes on Books, &c. 234

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 234

Notices to Correspondents 235

Now ready, No. VI., 2s. 6d., published Quarterly.

RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW (New Series); consisting of Criticisms upon, Analyses of, and Extracts from, Curious, Useful, Valuable, and Scarce Old Books.

Vol. I., 8vo., pp. 436, cloth 10s. 6d., is also ready.

JOHN RUSSELL SMITH, 36. Soho Square, London.

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