passages of Holy Scripture, has elaborated a whole dream-world of unhappy thoughts, for which there is not the slightest warrant either in the inspired writings or in the Church's authentic interpretation of them. Like most other books of the first order of merit, Grimm's Mythology gives instruction on many things beside and beyond the matter in hand. For instance, it has been plausibly argued that the ascetic tendency which degraded so much of the higher life of the Middle Ages, and has cropped up ever and anon among the most Protestant sects, is due to Eastern influence; that the good to be derived from suffering was an idea foreign to the German mind ere it came in contact with Chris michael were among the members who most constantly assisted him. Blanchard Jerrold will be missed by a large circle of friends on both sides of the Channel. Notices to Correspondents. We must call special attention to the following notices: address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but "Erthe owte of erthe es wondirly wroghte." It may be found on the tomb of James Ramsay in Melrose Churchyard, and elsewhere. See 1st S. vii. 498, 576; viii. 110, 353, 575; 3rd S. i. 389; ii. 55; 5th S. xii, 389; 439, 499. WE cannot undertake to answer queries privately. S. H. ("Earth buildeth," &c.).-Your brief and enigtian teachers. We find a very distinct example, how-matical question is assumed to mean "Earth goeth to ever, to the contrary (p. 1098), where it appears that if a the earth," &c. This is a modern version of a medieval person has been enchanted and turned into one of the poem beginninglower animals-an accident that very often occurred in the Teutonic dream-world-"the human shape may be restored on the condition that a spotless maid keep silence for seven years, and spin and sew a shirt to be thrown over the enchanted person." Here, as in Hindoo and other Oriental superstitions, we find the suffering of another producing a lasting benefit not otherwise attainable. The chapter on magic, though it contains a fund of useful matter, is not up to the knowledge of the present day. The facts given with regard to the superstition of the evil eye are meagre when compared with our present knowledge. Though Italy is the stronghold of this painful delusion, there is no country in Europe, we believe, where it is unknown. We have been personally acquainted with English folk who have equalled any Neapolitan peasant in the tenacity with which they held to the conviction that their cattle and children had been overlooked. G. L. F. ("Miracle at Cana ").-The information contained in the extract you send us from a newspaper is apparently taken from our columns. See 6th S. viii, 165, 294, &c. X. Y. Z. ("Invariably ").-The meaning of this word is, of course, constantly, without exception. Such signification is given it in all dictionaries of authority, and it is used in this sense by all competent writers. No amount of conversational misuse such as you indicate can change its signification. ERRABUNDUS. "Curious fool! be still, A VERY interesting old document, in coloured_photo- Is human love the growth of human will?" lithography, being the grant of arms by William Flower, Byron, Lara, canto ii. st. 22, 11. 11, 12. Norroy, in 1575, to John Staunton, Citizen and Merchant Taylor of London, is issued with the Miscellanea Genea-waters"). We are compelled to answer this question H. DELEVINGNE. 1. ("Pouring oil on troubled logica for March. The execution of the deed reflects great credit on the artist. See last week's number, p. 200. every few weeks. 2. (Watson's Apology for the Bible"). The "facetious gentleman" in question was, as you suppose, Voltaire. LIEUT.-COL. FERGUSSON ("Richard of Cirencester "). -You have been neglecting to read "N. & Q." Your reply on the above subject appeared p. 118, more than a month ago. THE Revue Universelle, Littéraire et Artistique, announced as about to appear in Paris from April next, will be a fortnightly review, at once purely literary, critical, and bibliographical. It will, in addition, pay special attention to questions connected with international copyright, as might be expected from the fact that one of its editors will be Jules Lermina, General Secretary of the International Literary Association, with whom will be associated Ladislas Mickiewicz, son of the late Adam Mickiewicz. It will be published at 12, Rue Grange Batelière, Paris. C. L. BRANDRETH, M.D.-Kindly state the subjects of the queries to which you refer. J. CANN HUGHES ("Sapengro").-Sap in Romany means a serpent, and engro is a masculine affix, signifying a fellow. A sapengro is thus a serpent-fellow-snakecharmer, as a ruk-engro or ruko-mengro is a tree-fellow= squirrel, a kaun-engro an ear-fellowhare, and a lavengro a word-fellow-writer. It seems due to our Paris namesake, the Intermédiaire des Chercheurs et Curieux, Notes and Queries Français, to mention that there has lately taken place a change of GEORGE PETILLEAU ("Curmudgeon: Flirt: Masher "). editors, resulting in the fusion of the editorial and pub-The ingenious derivations suggested in your address at lishing departments in the hands of M. Lucien Faucou, the Society of Arts to the Congress of French professors 13, Rue Cujas. As M. Faucou had for some time been find no acceptance with English philologists. See Skeat's "secrétaire de rédaction" under M. Carle de Rash, this Dictionary. is the least change possible, and we are sure that all followers of Capt. Cuttle will join in our good wishes for the new editor of the Intermédiaire. 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