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NOTES AND QUEKIES. 



[No. 54. 



C'leaiv however, that its origin' is Dutch or German, 

 and probably Flemish, like the " new's book," so 

 frequently occurring in the correspondence of the 

 seventeenth century. 



Look into tliat valuable German, French, and 

 1/atin dictionary of the Elzeviers, Amst. 1664, 

 where you will find " Newe, F. une novelle ; 

 Lat. nova, novoruni." Then follow " Etwas 

 laewes, quelque chose de nouveau ; Ali(juid novi ;" 

 and "Was newes, quelles nouvelles ;" or, more 

 accurately, " Quid novi ; quoi de nouveau ? " 

 The inference is forced upon us that, during the 

 Flemish wars, in which the Sidneys and a long 

 catalogue of noble English volunteers distin- 

 guished themselves, the thing and the term were 

 ianported hither. 



Agreeably to so natural a presumption, the 

 Hollandish " Nieuws" occurs, as a neuter substan- 

 tive, in the sense of "niewe tijding,"or "nouvelles," 

 and, of course, the English " news," as perfect as 

 can be wished. It is true that the "Nieuws-Iioek" 

 now circulates under the modest name of "Nicuws- 

 Papieren," or of " Nieuws- Verteller :" but, to con- 

 vince readers wise enough not to expect in such 

 matters as these a geonieti'ical demonstration, what 

 is here humbly stated might suffice. G. M. 



Guernsey. 



De?-ivation of Orcliai-d. — What is the derivation 

 of 07-chardf Is the last syllable "yard," as in 

 vineyard, rickyard ? If so, what is "orch?" By 

 the way, is the provincial word "hag-gard" hay- 

 yard ? H. A. B. 



[Orchard is from the Anglo-Saxon ort (/eaid, or u-i/rt 

 ffeard ; the final syllable yard or ynrd, in tlie words 

 cited by our correspondent, being the modern form of 

 tlie A.-S. geard.'] 



daSt'^rcIIaiicntiS. 



KOTES ON BOOKS, SALES, CATALOGUES, ETC. 

 Were Anschar, a Sto>y of the North, a mere work of 

 fiction, we should not think of recording its apjiearance 

 in our columns. But it has other claims to our notice 

 and tlie attention of our readers. Eased on the life of 

 Anschar the monk of Corhey, by Rembcrt, his suc- 

 cessor in the archiepiscopal see of Hamburgh, — a bio- 

 graphy which the writer of the work before us describes 

 as one of the most important documents we possiss for 

 the elucidation of the early history, manners, and re- 

 ligion of the races of Northern Europe, — Mr. King has 

 produced a narrative of considerable interest, abounding 

 in curious pictures of the social condition of the Swedish 

 people at the close of the ninth century. But Mr. 

 King's pleasing story has also this additional merit, that 

 while his learning and scholarlike acquirements have 

 enabled him to illustrate the early history, religion, 

 customs, and superstitions of the North in a most in- 

 teresting and instiuctive manner, he has so done this, 

 as at the same time to throw much curious light on 

 many of our own old-world customs, popular ob- 

 servances, and folk-lore. 



Such of our clerical readers as may he anxious to 

 introduce cheap maps into the schools under their 

 superintendence, will thank us for calling their atten- 

 tion to tlie series of Penny Mups (twopence each with 

 the boundaries coloured), now publishing by Messrs. 

 Chapman and Hall. That they have been constructed 

 and engraved by Mr. J. W. Lowry, is a sufficient 

 guarantee for their accuracy. 



We have received a copy of Mr. Walker's engraving 

 from Mr. Doyle's picture of Caxton submitting Ids proof, 

 sheet to John Esfeney, Allot of (Vestminster, in 1477. 

 The subject — and what can be of greater interest to 

 us than the great event it commemorates, the vast social 

 change it has wrought — has been very ably treated' by 

 the artist, and very successfully rendered by the en- 

 graver. The calm dignity of the patriotic mercer, 

 Master William Caxton, as he watches the countenance 

 of the abbot, who is examining with astonishment this 

 first specimen of the new art, contrasts well with the 

 expression of pride exhibited by Earl Rivers at the 

 success of his protege, on whose shoulder lie rests his 

 hand with an air half-patronizing, half-familiar, and 

 witli Wynkyn de Worde at the case behind, constitute 

 altogetlier a picture which tells its story well and 

 effectually, and furnishes a Caxton Memorial which will 

 doubtless be very acceptable to all those who remember, 

 with the gratitude due to him, the mnny precious 

 volumes witli which the learning of Caxton, no less 

 than his mechanical genius, enriched the literature of 

 England. 



Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson will sell on Monday 

 next, and the two following days, an interesting Collec- 

 tion of engraved British Portraits, the property of the 

 late Mr. Dodd, the author of the Connoisseur' s lieper- 

 torium. We may specify one lot as very interesting 

 to lovers of illustrated works, viz. a copy of Robert 

 Smythe's History of the Charter Huttse, with two hun- 

 dred and twenty-six sheets of prints illustrative of the 

 printed text. 



We have received the following Catalogues: — 

 Bernaid Qnaritch's (16. Castle Street, Leicester 

 Square) Catalogue, No. 20., of Books in European 

 Langnases, Dialects, Classics, &c. ; John Petheram's 

 (94. High Holborn) Catalogue, Part CXVII., No. Jl 

 for 1850, of Old and New Books ; John Miller's (4:5. 

 Chandos Street) Catalogue, No. 1,3. for 1850, of Books 

 Old and New. 



BOOKS AND ODD VOLUMES 



WANTED TO PURCHASE. 



Bebrington's Miscellaneoi'S DissEiiTATioNS, Historical, Criti- 

 cal, :ui<l Jlonil. 8vo. 1751. 

 Haksenet's Declapation OF Vopisn Impostukes. 1 003 or 1C05. 



MaVEU'S HlSTORlA DiADOLI. 



ANDBEWE'S COKTINUATION OF HENUY'S GREAT BRITAIN. 2 VOiS. 



8vo. 



Odd VolmjicS- 



GiBBON's Decline AND Fall, &c., 12 vols. 8vo. 1815. Vol. X. 

 James' Naval Histouy, 4 vols. A ol. IV. 



Dkyden's Wuhks, by Scott. 18(!8. Large paper. Vols. II., 

 IV., VI. 



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 to 1)6 sen; to Mr. Bell, Publisher of "NOTES AND 

 QUERIES," 186. Fleet Street. 



