_Topography of Foreign Printing Presses_ (No. 18. p. 277.)--About twelve years ago, Valpy published a vol. of Supplements to _Lemprière's Dictionary_, by E.H. Barker. One of these contained a complete list of all the foreign towns in which books had been printed, with the Latin names given to them in alphabetical order. W. and N. Your correspondent "P.H.F." will find in _Cotton's Typographical Gazetteer_ (8vo. Clarendon Press, 1831), every information he will ordinarily require. J.M.S. Islington, March 7. 1850 _Dr. Hugh Todd's MSS._ (No. 18. p. 282.).--The only MS. in the library of University College, Oxford, is that mentioned by "F.M."; and it is described in the Catalogue, compiled by the Rev. H.O. Coxe, of the MSS. belonging to the College, p. 47. No. clxx. There is a note stating it was "ex dono Hugonis Todd, Socii, A.D. 1690." C.I.R. * * * * *{341} MISCELLANIES. _Burnet_.--In addition to the opinions expressed in favour of or opposed to Burnet's "History," (No. 3. p. 40., and No. 8. p. 120.), I may also refer to Dr. King's _Anecdotes_; he says, "I knew Burnet; he was a furious party-man, and easily imposed on by any lying spirit of his own faction; but he was a better pastor than any man who is now seated on the Bishop's bench." Dryden's chastisement of Burnet--"the noble Buzzard"--in his _Hind and Panther_ must be familiar to your readers. It was given as "adequate retaliation" for the Bishop's censure of the immorality of Dryden's plays. Applied to Burnet's _Sketches of Characters_, Dryden says: "His praise of foes is venomously nice, So touch'd, it turns a virtue to a vice." Scott's note on this passage well merits perusal. J.H.M. Bath. * * * * * PERVENIRI AD SUMMUM NISI EX PRINCIPIIS NON POTEST. (_FROM THE LATIN OF VINCENT BOURNE_.) Newton, the light of each succeeding age, First learned his letters from a female sage. But thus far taught--the alphabet once learn'd-- To loftier use those elements he turn'd. Forced th' unconscious signs, by process rare, Known quantities with unknown to compare; And, by their aid, profound deductions drew From depths of truth his teacher never knew. Yet the true authoress of all was she!-- Newton's Principia were his _a_, _b_, _c_. Rufus. * * * * * _Prince Madoc_ (No. 4. p. 56.; No. 18. p. 282.).--In the darkness superinduced by the absence of historical evidence on the Welsh settlement in America, I beg leave to offer a few remarks on some ethnological subjects involved in this question.