| No. 221. | Saturday, January 21. 1854. | With Index, price 10d. Stamped Edition 11d. |
| NOTES:— | Page |
| A Plea for the City Churches, by theRev. R. Hooper | 51 |
| Echo Poetry | 51 |
| Ambiguity in Public Writing | 52 |
| A Carol of the Kings | 53 |
| Sir W. Scott and Sir W. Napier | 53 |
| Minor Notes:—Sign of Rain—Communicationswith Iceland—Starvation, anAmericanism—Strange Epitaphs | 53 |
| Queries:— | |
| Buonaparte's Abdication | 54 |
| Death Warnings in Ancient Families | 55 |
| The Scarlet Regimentals of the EnglishArmy | 55 |
| Minor Queries:—Berkhampstead Records—"Thesecunde personne of theTrinetee"—St. John's, Oxford, andEmmanuel, Cambridge—"Malbroughs'en va-t-en guerre"—Prelate quotedin Procopius—The Alibenistic Orderof Freemasons—Saying respecting AncientHistory—An Apology for notspeaking the Truth—Sir John Morant—Portraitof Plowden—Temperatureof Cathedrals—Dr. Eleazar Duncon—TheDuke of Buckingham—CharlesWatson—Early (German) colouredEngravings | 56 |
| Minor Queries with Answers:—Historyof M. Oufle—Lysons' MSS.—"Luke'sIron Crown"—"Horamcoram Dago" | 57 |
| Replies:— | |
| Hoby Family, by Lord Braybrooke | 58 |
| Poetical Tavern Signs | 58 |
| Translation from Sheridan, &c. | 59 |
| Florins and the Royal Arms | 59 |
| Chronograms, by the Rev. W. SparrowSimpson | 60 |
| Oaths, by James F. Ferguson | 61 |
| Photographic Correspondence:—SplittingPaper for Photographic Purposes—Curlingof Iodized Paper—How theGlass Rod is used | 61 |