"Now as, in a preceding line, the smoker boasts of his 'Idæan fingers,' it is plain that every man rolled up his sharoot for himself." H.G. _Antiquity of Smoking_ (Vol. ii., p. 216.).--_Herod_. lib. i. sec. 36. is referred to for some illustration, I suppose, of smoking through tubes. _Herodotus_ supplies nothing: perhaps _Herodian_ may be meant, though not very likely. Herb smoking was probably in use in Europe long before tobacco. But direct authority seems sadly wanting. SANDVICENSIS. "_Noli me tangere_" (Vol. ii., pp. 153. 219. 250.).--In a New Testament published by the Portusian Bible Society is a small ill-executed print, called "Christ appearing to Mary," copied from a picture by C. Ciguani. WEDSECNARF. _Partrige Family_ (Vol. ii., p. 230.).--Mr. Partrige's reference to Strype's _Ecclesiastical Memorials_ is quite unintelligible to those who have not access to the Oxford _reprint_ of that work. The reprint (I wish that in all other reprints a similar course was adopted) gives the paging of the original folio edition. I submit, therefore, that Mr. Partrige should have stated that the note he has made is from Strype's _Ecclesiastical Memorials_, vol. ii. p. 310. The grant to which Mr. Partrige refers is, I dare say, on the Patent Roll, 7 Edw. VI., which may be inspected at the Public Record Office, Rolls Chapel, on payment of a fee of 1s., with liberty to take a copy or extract in pencil gratuitously or a plain copy may be obtained at the rate of 6d. a folio. The act of 1 Mary, for the restitution in blood of the heirs of Sir Miles Partrige, if not given in the {287} large edition of the Statutes, printed by the Record Commissioners, may no doubt be seen at the Parliament Office, near the House of Lords, on payment of the fee of 5s. I believe I am correct in saying that no debates of that session are extant; but the proceedings on the various bills may probably be traced in the journals of the two Houses of Parliament, which are printed and deposited in most of our great public libraries. C.H. Cooper. Cambridge, Sept. 7, 1850 _City Offices._--The best account of the different public offices of the city of London, with their duties, etc., that I know of, your correspondent A CITIZEN (Vol. ii., p. 216.) will find in the _Reports of the Municipal Corporation Commissioners_. W.C.