This may be of use to "R.H.," who inquires about the origin of _Pimlico_. _Ranelaugh_, in the same parts, is doubtless also of Irish origin. C.H. [Pimlico in Dublin still exists, as will be seen by reference to Thom's _Irish Almanac_, where we find "Pimlico, from Coombe to Tripoli."] * * * * * _Bive and Chute Lambs_ (No. 6. p. 93.).--I do not know whether my answer to your correspondent's inquiry about _bive_ and chute lambs will be satisfactory, inasmuch as the price he gives of "_bive_" lambs "apeece" is larger than the price of the "chute." Twin lambs are still called _bive_ lambs on the borders of Sussex and Kent; and chute lambs are fat lambs. _Chuet_ is an old word signifying a fat greasy pudding. It is rightly applied to Falstaff:-- "Peace, _chewet_, peace." _1st Part K. Hen. IV._ WM. DURRANT COOPER. * * * * * _Latin Names of Towns_.--"M." (No. 25. p. 402.) wishes for some guide with reference to the Latin names of towns. A great deal of assistance may be obtained from an octavo volume, published anonymously, and bearing the title "Dictionnaire Interprete-manuel des Noms Latins de la Geographie ancienne et moderne; pour servir a l'Intelligence des Auteurs Latins, principalement des Auteurs Classiques; avec les Designations principales des Lieux. Ouvrage utile a ceux qui lisent les Poetes, les Historiens, les Martyrologes, les Chartes, les vieux Actes," &c. &c. A Paris, 1777. R.G. * * * * * _Le Petit Albert_ (No. 24. p. 385.).--I suspect this Petit Albert, in 32mo.--a size in harmony with the cognomen--is only a catchpenny publication, to which the title of _Le Petit Albert_ has been given by way of resembling its name to that of Albertus Magnus, who wrote a work or works of a character which gave rise, in the middle ages, to the accusation that he practised magical arts; and hence, probably, any abridgement or compendium of them, or any little work on such arts, would be styled by the French compiler _Le Petit Albert_. In the _Biographie Universelle_, it is affirmed that the rhapsodies known under the name of _Secrets du Petit Albert_ are not by Albertus Magnus; a statement which favours the belief that the work mentioned by your correspondent "JARLZBERG" is one of that vulgar class (like our old Moore's Almanack, &c.) got up for sale among the superstitious and the ignorant, and palmed on the world under the mask of a celebrated name. According to Bayle, Albertus Magnus has, by some, been termed _Le Petit Albert_, owing, it is said, to the diminutiveness of his stature, which was on so small a scale, that when he, on one occasion, paid his respects to the pope, the pontiff supposed he was still kneeling at his feet after he had risen up and was standing erect. J.M. Oxford, April 19.