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registers, but many valuable historical documents, 

 may be supposed to slumber in the dust of ages 

 totally forgotten, or perhaps never heard of in 

 this generation. 



The difficulty appears to be partly one of ex- 

 pense ; but might not this be got over by the in- 

 troduction of gratuitous labour ? I imngine that, 

 in every diocese, clergymen might be found having 

 small parochial charges, who would willingly de- 

 vote a portion of their time to the arrangement 

 and cataloguing of these valuable documents, and 

 who would think themselves well paid for their 

 trouble by the historical fads and information 

 with reference to early synods, and many inter- 

 esting matters which would be likely to turn up 

 from time to time among the more ancient muni- 

 ments. J. Sansom. 



Parochial Libraries (2"'^ S. i. 549.) — At St. 

 Peter's church, now used as the national school- 

 room, at Maldon, Essex, there is a public library, 

 founded by Dr. Plume, containing some scarce 

 theological works, and under the management of 

 twelve trustees. J. Q. Ebff. 



Old Boswell Court. 



The Fifth Crusade (2°^ S. ii. 149.) — Your 

 correspondent M. E. J. will find on reference to 

 any of the best works on the Crusades that the 

 fifth Crusade was undertaken in the pontificate of 

 Honorius III. (a.d. 1217.) Its leaders were John 

 of Brienne, titular King of Jerusalem, and An- 

 drew II., King of Hungary. Andrew was soon 

 recalled to his kingdom by the revolt of his mag- 

 nates. John of Brienne took Damietta. There 

 is no history of the Crusades in English. Mill's 

 work does not deserve the name, and Keightley's 

 is still more unworthy of notice. The best books 

 on the subject are one in German by Wilken, 

 and the great work of Michaud, which should be 

 read in conjunction with the Bibliotheque des 

 Croisades collected and edited by the same writer. 

 Guizot's valuable collection of memoirs relating 

 to the Crusades deserves attentive study, as also 

 the ponderous volume by Bongars entitled Oesta 

 Dei per Francos. W. H. M. 



Arnold of Westminster (2"^ S. ii. 110. 160.) 

 — John Arnold, Esq., was twice elected member 

 of parliament for South wark, viz. in 1688 and 

 1690. He was a Whig, and was returned in 1688 

 at the head of the poll, the numbers being, — 

 For Mr. Arnold ... 2130 



Sir Peter Rich ... 1677 

 Mr. Smith ... 1526 



Mr. Bowyer . - _ 136O. 



There was a petition against this election, but Sir 

 Peter Rich and Mr. Arnold were declared duly 

 elected. 



There was also a petition against his return in 

 1690, on the ground of a riot and disturbance at 



the election, but he seems to have kept his seat 

 until 1695. 



He was most probably a brewer, as he was suc- 

 ceeded by Sir Charles Cox, who was a brewer, 

 and resided at Hay's Wharf, where Alderman 

 Humphery is making his new dock. G. 11. C. 



Morgan O'Doherty (P' S. x. 96. 150., &c. ; 

 2°'' S. ii. 58.) — I am surprised that no one of the 

 many who ought to be able to speak authorita- 

 tively on the subject has §ettled the question as 

 to the identity of " Morgan O'Doherty " with the 

 late Dr. Maginn. I am not at all inclined to 

 agree with your correspondent S., who summarily 

 assumes that Capt. Hamilton, and not Maginn, 

 was the original " Standard-bearer." I have 

 never had a doubt about the matter myself, and 

 though unable to offer any direct evidence in 

 favour of Maginn, I am confident that he, and he 

 alone, was the " Sir Morgan O'Doherty," the 

 " Ensign " and the " Standard-bearer " of Black- 

 wood and Fraser. Apart from the authority of 

 Dr. Moir, in the Dublin University Magazine for 

 January, 1844, of Fraser (vol. iii.), and of Pro- 

 fessor Ferrier, in his new edition of the Nodes 

 Ambrosiance (vol. i. p. 33.), the internal evidence 

 alone is sufficient to stamp Maginn as the original 

 and true " Standard-bearer," and author of all 

 the various articles, squibs, and songs, ascribed to 

 Morgan. O'Doherty. One work, at least, which 

 originally appeared under that signature in Fra- 

 ser's Magazine, — "Homeric Ballads," — has 

 since been published with Maginn's name in full, 

 as the author. The ripe scholarship, the rich 

 humour, the exuberant wit, and the jovial, rol- 

 licking spirit which mark the works of " Morgan 

 O'Doherty" are peculiarly the qualities which 

 made Dr. Maginn famous as the prince of maga- 

 zine writers. As for Captain Hamilton, I have 

 never till now heard that he was ever charged 

 with any brilliancy of wit or depth of learning. 



H. E. W. 



York. 



Tale wanted (2"'^ S. ii. 11.) — Mrs. Opie's tale of 

 Suspicious Circumstances so truly answers the 

 conditions of a. /S.'s inquiry, that I have no doubt 

 that it is the one inquired after. R. W. Dixon. 



Seaton Carew. co. Durham. 



Queries on a Tour (2"'* S. i. 470.) — Referring 

 to Mb. Boase's fourth Query respecting the Turk- 

 ish inscription at Buda, which when there I did 

 not see, I would ask him if the celebrated sources 

 d'eaux are still in existence, concerning which 

 La Martiniere says : 



" 11 y a des sources d'eaux chaudes, qui y donnent la 

 delicieuse commodity des bains. II y a de ces sources 

 dont I'eau est si chaude que I'oa y cuit des oeufs en moins 

 de temps qu'il n'en faut pour les cuire dans de I'eau qui 

 seroit sur un feu clair ; et comrae si la nature avoit voulu 

 temperer ces eaux, elley ajoiut une source d'eau trhs- 



