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Vol. v.— No. 118.] Saturday, January 31. 1852. 



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CONTENTS. 



Page 

 97 



Calamities of Authors . . .. - 



KoTES : — 



Portraits of Wolfe, by Edw. Aiichmuty Glover - -98 



Notes on Homer, No. I., by Kennetli R. H. Mackenzie 9!) 

 Frencli Revolutions foretold - _ - - 100 



Idees Napoleoniennes, by Henry H. Breen - - 100 



Dr. Johnson's Contributions to Baretti's Introduction, 



by James Crossley .... - 101 



Minor Notes : — Bishop Bedell — Foreign Guide-books 



— Wearing Gloves in Presence of Royalty — Errors 



of Poets - - lOI 



Queries : — 



The Poet Collins - - - - - - 102 



Portraits of Henry Purcell, by Dr. E. F. Rimbault - 103 

 Query on the Controversy about Fluxions, by Professor 



De Morgan 103 



Minor Queries: — Madrigal, Meaning of — " Experto 

 crede Roberto " — Chronological Institute — Buzz — 

 The Old Scots March— Hans Holbein — Ivory Mectal- 

 lion of Lord Byron — Trumpington Church — " Car- 

 men Perpetuum," &c — " The Retired Christian " — 

 The Garrote — Monastic Establishments in Scotland 



— Bonds of Clearwell and Redbrook — Eliza Penning 



— "Character of a True Churchman" — " A Roaring 

 Meg " — Cardinal Pole — Theoloneum — Sterne iu 

 Paris — King Robert Bruce's Watch ... 104 



Minor Queries Answered: — Hornchurch ; Wrestling 

 for the Boar's Head — Spectacles — Stoke — Author of 

 Psalm Tune " Doncaster " — Dr. Henry Sacheverell - 106 

 Replies : — 



Meaning and Origin of Era - . - . 100 



Singing of Swans ...--. 107 

 Queen Brunehilda, by Samuel Hickson ... 108 

 Coverdale's Bible, by the Rev. Henry Walter - - 109 



[ Serjeants' Rings and Mottoes - - - .110 



Extermination of Early Christians in Orkney - - 111 



The Crime of Poisoning punished by Boiling, by John 



Gough Nichols, &c. - - - - - 112 



Replies to Minor Queries : — List of English Sovereigns 



— Moravian Hymns — Age of Trees ; " Essex Broad 

 Oak" — Arrangement of Books — The Ring-finger — 

 Count Konigsmark — Petition respecting the Duke of 

 Wellington — Reichenbach's Ghosts — The Broad 

 Arrow— Quarter Waggoner, &c. - - - 113 



Miscellaneous : — 



Notes on Books, &c. - . - - - 117 



Books and Odd Volumes wanted - - - - 117 



Notices to Correspondents - . - . 118 



Advertisements ...... 118 



calamities of authors. 

 In " N. & Q." of the 1 7th of this month a corre- 

 spondent, under the signature of A Small Author, 

 pointed out, with much humour, and good humour, 

 the manner in which he had been applied to and in- 

 duced to part with certain "theological tomes" to some 

 mysterious but most " influential " critic. Since that 

 article appeared we have received information, which 

 shows that the practice complained of is one which is 

 VoL.V. — No. 118. 



being carried on to a considerable extent ; and we 

 therefore think we shall be doing some service, both to 

 authors and publishers, by reprinting in our columns the 

 following correspondence between Messrs. Butterworth 

 and Sir J. £. Eardley Wilmot on the subject. 



(Copies.) 

 Fleet Street, January 2nd, 18.52. 



Dear Sir, — Authors with whom we have transactions, 

 as well as ourselves, have recently been frequently ap- 

 plied to for publications " for the purpose of review in 

 the daily, and other journals," by a person signing 

 himself "John B. Eardi.ey Wilmot;" and as we 

 happen to know, in an instance that has just occurred, 

 we have been directed by one of our authors to send his 

 works to the individual making application for the 

 same under the impression that you were the part}' 

 who did so, we write therefore in the first instance, as 

 ■we have our doubts on the subject, to inquire if we are 

 correct in presuming it is yourself who proffer the 

 services of a reviewer, as in such case we shall be happy 

 in sending the publications applied for, to be noticed 

 accordingly. In the event of the letter alluded to 

 (and which we send for your inspection) not having 

 emanated from you, we beg you will further oblige us 

 by stating if you know anything of the party who signs 

 his name in a manner so similar to yourself. 



Waiting your reply. 



We are, dear Sir, 



Yours very respectfully, 

 (Signed) H. Butterworth & Co. 

 To Sir J. E. Eardley Wilmot, Bart, 



Barrister at Law, King's Bench Walk, Temple. 



Sessions, Warwick, January 5th, 1852. 



Dear Sirs, — I have the honour of acknowledging 

 your letter of the 2nd inst., which has been forwarded 

 to me here. 



I have already on more than one occasion been ap- 

 plied to, to know if I am the individual who signs 

 himself " J. B. Earblev Wilmot," and who it seems 

 is in the habit of writing to publishers, to ask for copies 

 of new works, for the alleged purpose of getting them 

 reviewed. Not three weeks ago I found on my table 

 at my chambers in the Temple three very expensive 

 books, which had been sent to me by Messrs. Long- 

 man & Co., supposing that I had offered to review 

 them, I am very glad of the opportunity your letter 

 aff'ords me of stating that the individual who thus 



