2»* S. VI. 155., Dec. 18. '58.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 



501 



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of everie one before they bee admitted to the Lords 

 Supper. " 



This is the title. After twelve pages of manu- 

 script comes the subscription, — 



" The end of the Catechisme for Housholders, First 

 made by Mr. Moore, and afterwards Augmented by Mr. 

 Dearinge." 



In the margin, " Anno Domini 1620." Will 

 some of your correspondents kindly furnish some 

 account of the time of this composition, its au- 

 thors, and its editions ? The Catechism seems to 

 be complete with the exception of what the book- 

 worm has eaten, — that enemy of the bibliophile 

 whose teeth are more destructive than those of 

 Time himself. B. H. C. 



[The above is a reprint of a very early work. The first 

 edition with which we are acquainted is entitled A Short 

 Catechisme for Householders Gathered by John Stock- 

 wood, Schoole-maisler of Ttnibridge, according us they (i. e. 

 the scriptural proofs) were noted in the margin b>j the first 

 authors. (B. L.) 12° Lond. 1583. Edward Bering repub- 

 lished it, together with Godly Private Prayers for House- 

 holders, in 32mo. (B. L.) 1605. On the title-page of the 

 last-mentioned, he describes himself as " Sometime 

 Reader of the Divinity Lecture in Panles."] 



" The Strange Discovery." — Who was the 

 author of the old play — 



" The Strange Discovery, a Tragi-Comedy written by 

 J. G., Gent. London : printed by E. G. for William Lake, 

 and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery Lane jovning 

 to the Eolls. 4to. 1640 ? " 



It is noticed by Langbaine among the " Un- 

 known Authors." J. D. C. 



[By John Gough. Some copies have the name printed 

 in full. See Geneste's History of the Stage, viii. 328., and 

 Baker's Biog. Draviatica.'] 



ARRIVAL or THE KEWS OP THE BATTLE OF 

 WATERLOO. 



(2"'> S. vi. 448.) 



The following anecdotes related in Raikes's 

 Journal., Oct. 22, 18.3C, may be added to the in- 

 teresting article of Mr. Bots on this subject : — 



" On the day of that evening, when we received the 

 news of the great victory of Waterloo, I dined with the 

 present Lord and Lady Willougliby de Eresby in Picca- 

 dilly; there was a large party, among whom I remember 

 Miss Mercer (now Madame de Flahault), Sir H. Cooke, and 

 Sir Robert W[ilson], who entered the room with a grave 

 portentous countenance, as if he knew more than he was 

 willing to communicate. Every one at that time was in 

 breathless impatience for the result, and as we proceeded 

 to the (lining-room. Miss Mercer inquired of me in a 

 whisper if 1 had heard any news, adding, that she feared 

 from Sir R. VV[il8on'sl manner that some misfortune had 

 occurred. I felt little alarm at his prognostics, as I had 

 heard that Roth.schil<l was purchasing stock largelj', and 

 that the funds had ri.sen two per cent. 



" When the ladies had retired, and the wine had opened 

 Sir R. W[ilson'8] heart, lie condescended to inform the 



company, that he had received a private despatch from 

 Brussels, announcing the total defeat of the Anglo-Prus- 

 sian array by the French, with the additional circum- 

 stance that Napoleon, after his decided victory, had 

 supped with the Prince d'Aremberg at his palace in that 

 city. On doubts being expressed as to the correctness of 

 his information, he offered readily to bet any sum on the 

 strength of his despatches. We took him at his word: I 

 betted with him 400/. or 500/., and others did the same 

 to the amount of above 1000/. 



" There was a ball that night at Sir George Talbot's; 

 and when I arrived there about eleven o'clock, I found 

 the whole house in confusion and dismay ; ladies calling 

 for their carriages, and others fainting in the anteroom, 

 particularly the Ladies Paget, who seemed in the utmost 

 distress. The mj'stery, however, was soon cleared up : 

 • Lady Castlereagh had just made her appearance in the 

 ball-room, with the official account of the battle, and a 

 partial list of the killed and wounded, which had caused 

 so much distress among the various relatives of the suf- 

 ferers. She had been at a grand dinner given bj' Mrs. 

 Boehm in St. James's Square to the Prince Regent, dur- 

 ing which Col. Perc}', having first driven to Carlton 

 House, had arrived in a chaise and four at the house, 

 and presented to His Royal Highness at table the official 

 despatches from the Duke of Wellington (recounting his 

 victory), as well as the French eagles which he had 

 brought as trophies with him in the carriage." 



It appears from Mr. Boys' article, that the 

 English cabinet and Mr. Rothschild received in- 

 telligence of the issue of the battle early on 

 Wednesday the 2lst of June, and that a fuller ac- 

 count had reached the City by mid-day. Major 

 Percy arrived in London with the despatch late 

 on the same evening. The news reached Paris 

 one day earlier, as is shown in the following en- 

 tries of a journal kept there by an English gen- 

 tleman, which is published in the Preface to the 

 third edition of Mr. John Scott's Visit to Paris in 

 1814(p. xliii.): — 



"Tuesday, 20th June, 5 o'clock afternoon. A rushing 

 whisper over Paris, encreasing to a buzz in the cafes, 

 &c., Ihat the army had suffered a great defeat. Lucien 

 Buonaparte has sold out twelve millions of francs to-day. 

 Stocks fall to 50f The greatest agitation on 'Change. 



" 9 o'clock evening. The news keeps us all on 



our feet, streaming to the places where our anxiety is 

 most likely to be relieved. Questions are put by every 

 one to his neighbour, who again looks to him for satis- 

 faction. People throng towards the Tuileries, the bar- 

 riers, &c. The report of a lost battle gains ground ; — 

 Buonaparte has been killed, Jerome is arrived wounded 

 from head-quarters. The officers and Buonapartists evince 

 consternation. 



"Wednesdaj', 21st June, 9 o'clock morning. The army 

 is lost — annihilated! This is in every one's mouth. 

 Buonaparte is in Paris — wounded — killed! Not two 

 hundred of the Imperial guards remain. Whole corps 

 have passed over to the king ; the allies are rapidly march- 

 ing on Paris ! 



" 11 o'clock morning. The Chambers are sit- 

 ting in consequence of a hastj' summons. Great crowds 

 on the Boulevards. Everyone asking — no one able to 

 answer, except with fancies. The news of the defeat, 

 however, with every possible aggravation, is loudly talked 

 of. The oflicers and agents of the police interfere harshl}' 

 with the as.semblage8 in the streets to stop the circula- 

 tion of the dreadful stories. At one or two points smart 

 conflicts took place in consequence. The Royalists be- 



