_The Laird of Brodie._--Can any of your correspondents explain what James V. of Scotland means in his celebrated ballad when he says: "I thocht you were a gentleman, At least the Laird of Brodie." According to the literal meaning, it would seem that the Laird of Brodie was something less than a gentleman? Could his majesty intend to satirise the alleged royal descent of Brodie from Bruidhie, the son of Billi, king of the Picts (see James' _Critical Essay_), by insinuating that the "Picts" and their descendants were not entitled to be ranked as "Generosi?" I. H. B. _Mrs. Tighe, Author of "Psyche."_--There is a monument in Inistioge churchyard, co. Kilkenny, to the memory of the authoress of that beautiful poem _Psyche_, Mrs. Mary Tighe, with a statue of her, said to be by Flaxman, which statement, as to its being from the chisel of that celebrated sculptor, I have seen contradicted. She was the daughter of the Rev. W. Blackford, and married Mr. Henry Tighe of Woodstock, Ireland, in 1793. The inscription, which, I believe, is in existence, was not added to the monument in 1845. Can any of your correspondents favour me with a copy of it? and was the statue by Flaxman? Is there any authentic memoir of this delightful poetess? When did her husband Mr. Tighe die? He is said to have survived his lady, who died in 1810, but a short time; and that he was the author of a _History of the County of Kilkenny_. I believe it was on visiting the churchyard of Inistioge that Mrs. Hemans wrote "The Grave of a Poetess." She is said to have been very beautiful. Is there any other engraved portrait of her in existence beside the one annexed to the several editions of her poems? Any particulars relating to this lady or her husband will be esteemed by T. B. WHITBORNE. _Bishop Ferrar._--Was the Bishop Ferrar (or Farrar), the martyr who suffered during the reign of Mary, of the same family as Ferrers (or Ferrars) earl of Derby and Nottingham, in the reign of Henry III.? A CONSTANT READER. _Sir Thomas de Longueville._--In the year 1753, a Sir Thomas de Longueville, baronet, was a lieutenant in his Majesty's fleet, and his commission bore date 3rd June, 1719. I should be glad if any of your correspondents could inform me if he was a descendant of the De Longueville, the second _Fides Achates_ of Scotland's "ill-requited chief." The real Sir Thomas de Longueville reposes in the churchyard of Bourtie, in the county of Aberdeen. Bourtie is a parish fraught with historic recollections. On the hill of Barra, within a mile of the parish church, Bruce at once and for ever put a period to the sway and power of the Cuming. I should be glad to learn if any of the descendants of the _Lieutenant_ Longueville still survive, and if he was any descendant of the favorite "De Longueville" of the olden time. ABREDONENSIS. _Quotations wanted._-- (1.) "Never ending, still beginning." (2.) "Chew the bitter cud of disappointment." Whence? C. MANSFIELD INGLEBY.