Watt, in his _Bibliotheca Britannica_, ascribes to Dr. John Campbell, author of a _Political Survey of Great Britain_, &c., &c., the authorship of a little world entitled-- "A true and exact Description of the Island of Shetland, &c. Together with an account of the Great White Herring Fishery of that place, 12 mo. Lond. 1750, and 2d ed. 1753." In the preface the writer states that he spent five years in Shetland. Now I want to know if Dr. Campbell ever spent five years in Shetland; for if not, he could not be the author, though it would appear from vol. i. p. 679. of the _Political Survey_ that he had at least visited Shetland more than once. Also, as I have only the second edition, if any one would be so kind as to give me a copy of the title-page of the first edition, and the number of pages, I would feel obliged, as I suspect that in both these respects the editions differ. Βορεας. [The following is a copy of the title-page of the first edition of the latter work:--"An Exact and Authentic Account of the greatest White Herring Fishery in Scotland, carried on yearly in the Island of Zetland, by the Dutch only. The Method the Dutch use in catching the Herrings, and an exact account of their way of curing, and lasting, or casking them. And a Method laid down whereby we may easily engross that profitable branch of trade into our own hands. To which is prefixed a Description of the Island, its situation, produce, the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and their method of trading with the Dutch. By a Gentleman who resided Five Years on the Island. London: Printed for Joseph Davidson, at the Angel, in the Poultry, 1750." Pp. 34, and a Preface to the Candid Reader of three pages.] _The Word "Rile."_--May I add to the _East-Anglian Vocabulary_ the adjective _rile_ = muddy? "The water is too _rile_ to drink" was the remark of a servant the other day. The verb _to rile_ is given in Forby's _Vocabulary_. CHARLES THIRIOLD. [Is not _rile_ a corruption of the American colloquialism _royle_ or _roil_, to make turbid by stirring up the sediment, or to make angry? Theodore de la Guard, in _The Simple Cobler of Aggawam_, p. 2. A.D. 1647, says: "Sathan is now in his passions, he feeles his passion approaching: he loves to fish in _royled_ waters."] Replies. WINCHESTER EXECUTION. (Vol. iv., pp. 191. 243. 284.)