Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 Author: Various Release Date: March 1, 2005 [EBook #15216] [Date last updated: June 5, 2005] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NOTES AND QUERIES *** Produced by The Internet Library of Early Journals; Jon Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online PG Distributed Proofreading Team. {401} NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC. "When found, make a note of."—CAPTAIN CUTTLE. Price Threepence. No. 55. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1850. Stamped Edition 4d. CONTENTS. NOTES:— Page Authorship of "Henry VIII." by Samuel Hickson 401 On Authors and Books, No. IX., by Bolton Corney 403 Notes on the Second Edition of Mr. Cunningham's Handbook of London, 404 by E.F. Rimbault Folk-lore:—Laying a Ghost—A Test of Witchcraft 404 Minor Notes:—Quin's incoherent Story—Touchstone's Dial—America and Tartary—A Deck of Cards—Time when Herodotus wrote—"Dat 405 veniam corvis." &c.