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NOTES AND QUERIES, 
[20d 8, Mo 15., Apri 12, °56, 
Does any considerable number of modern lan- 
guages present that variety in the appellations 
given to animals making part of agricultural 
wealth, which the Anglo-Saxon furnishes. To 
give a clear idea of my meaning, consider how the 
sheep and cow with our country people take dif- 
ferent names at different stages of growth; the 
meaning of which (by the way) it would be cu- 
rious to inquire into. ‘Thus, a lamb takes the 
name of hogg, or hog, in the north; and on to the 
Scottish border, at a certain age, young cows are 
queys, or heifers. And I believe the list might be 
enlarged according to the gradations of growth. 
The young Bull is, I think, stirk ; a genuine Saxon 
word, which, like hogg, has passed in rural dis- 
tricts into a surname. The French language fur- 
nishes génisse for the heifer; the German Stier 
for the young bull; but I am not able to enlarge 
the catalogue in foreign languages to the extent I 
desire. VINCENT. 
Polyglott Geographical Dictionary.—It is well 
known that the names of places, &e., differ very 
much in various languages. I write to inquire if 
there is any Polyglott Dictionary of Geography ? 
And if not, whether such a work is not very de- 
sirable? Personally, I have experienced frequent 
and considerable difficulty from not being able to 
trace geographical proper names, a difficulty which 
has often extended to the Latin and Greek, as 
well as modern languages. What Englishman 
would look for Italy in Wéilschland, as the Ger- 
mans call it ? Beet. Ge 
“ The Blue Last and Sugar-loaf.”—Can any one 
curious in signs tell me the meaning of the “Blue 
Last and Sugar-loaf,” the sign of a public-house 
opposite to Apothecaries Hall. G.. H, B. 
20. Cross Street, Hatton Garden. 
Tilston or Tylston, Bucks. — Will any reader 
assist me by stating in what parish of Bucking- 
hamshire the following place is to be found? or 
by any mention of —“ Johannes Stratton de 
Tilston (or Tylston) in Comitatu Buckingham, 
anno decimo Henrici Quarti” ? H: ¢..C: 
Insecure Envelopes, — At the Stafford Assizes 
yesterday the late postmaster of Rugeley was con- 
victed of unlawfully opening a letter. The writer 
of it, Dr. Taylor, professor of chemistry at Guy's 
Hospital, stated that it was very easy to open ad- 
hesive envelopes, and described the method. Wax 
may be picked from all but the thinnest paper, 
and with moderate care the seal may be taken 
off without breaking. I believe modern wax is 
less adhesive than old, tenacity being sacrificed 
to colour. 
Six or seven years ago a perfectly secure en- 
velope was sold, under the title of * Brown’s 
metallic safety.” The security was a metallic 
capsule, which, once closed, could not be opened 
without tearing the paper. It was moderate in 
price (fourpence per dozen), and lighter than 
wax. Where absolute security was required, and 
for letters to be sent to hot climates, it was all 
that was wanted. I do not think the demand was 
remunerative. I have tried to get these envelopes 
in every likely place without success, Can you 
ascertain whether they are still made? H. B.C, 
Stafford, March 15, 
Anonymous Plays.—1. The Widow of Wal- 
ling ford, 8vo, 1775 ; performed in the neighbour- 
hood of Wallingford. 2. The Statute, a Masque. 
Privately performed with applause, 8vo., 1777. 
3. Spring Valley, or the Disguised Lieutenant. 
Privately performed; printed in the second vo- 
lume of The West Indian; or, Memoirs of Fre® 
deric Charlton, 12mo., 1787. 4. One Bird in the 
Hand worth Two in the Bush. Performed at 
Crewe Hall in Cheshire, Jan. 5, 1803. 5. You 
may Like it, or Let it Alone, an afterpiece acted 
at Seaton Delaval in 1791. 6, My Unele’s Par- 
lour, acted at Folsey Magnus in Cornwall, Dee. 22, 
1807. 7. Alfred, a tragedy, published in a vo- 
lume with poems, at Sheffield in 1789. The au- 
thor is said to have been a mechanic. The play 
was acted at Sheffield. 8. Zapphria, an anony- 
mous tragedy in three acts, 8vo., 1792. 9. Mon- 
talto, a tragedy, acted at Drury Lane in January, 
1821, It was afterwards printed. 10, Dog Days 
in Bond Street, a comedy, acted at Bath, Jan. 31, 
1821; also at the Haymarket, London, in August, 
1820. It is said to have been the production of a 
lady, who at the time it was written resided in 
Jamaica. 11. The Glorious Revolution in 1688, a 
play with historical notes, published about 1821 
or 1822. The author’s name was Lee, but I do 
not know anything further regarding him. 
X, (1.) 
Glasgow. 
Newspaper Cuttings, how best mounted. —I am 
desirous of mounting a collection of newspaper 
cuttings. Can any reader of “N. & Q.” inform 
me the best mode of doing so? J, H. K. 
Plunket's “ Light to the Blind.” — In Whitelaw 
and Walsh’s History of the City of Dublin, vol. i. 
p- 222., reference is made to Plunket’s Light to 
the Blind, whereby he may see the Dethronement of 
James II., King of England, with a brief Narrative 
of his War in Ireland, and it is described as “a 
manuscript, in 2 vols. 4to.” Can any one tell me 
wherg this MS. may be found? ABHBA, 
Extraordinary “ Liturgy.’—Was there any 
technical name for an extraordinary deroupyia at 
Athens, that for an ordinary being ey«b«ruos ? 
P. J. F, Gantinton, 
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