269. _Parliamentary Debates._--By the fortunate preservation of the MSS. of Mr. Cavendish, there was a probability of our getting a pretty full report of the proceedings of what has been called "the unreported parliament," which sat from 1768 to 1774. Unfortunately, on the death of Mr. Wright, the publication stopped, having arrived only to the debates of March, 1771. Is there any chance of the further publication of this important work? If not, where is the MS., and can it be consulted? P. D. Minor Queries Answered. _Merry Wakefield._--Whence arose the Yorkshire proverb "Merry Wakefield?" Fuller mentions it in his _Worthies_; but does not give, or guess at, its derivation. R. W. ELLIOT. [What peculiar cause of mirth the town of Wakefield hath above others, Fuller certainly confesses he cannot tell, unless that it may be entitled to that epithet from its cheapness, and the plenty of good cheer. Grose, however, adds, "Might it not be _mirrie_, that is, faithful Wakefield? and allude to some event in the disputes between the houses of York and Lancaster. _Mirrie-men_ is a term that frequently occurs in old ballads, signifying true or faithful men." While again it has been suggested that it derives this complimentary epithet from the reputation of that "Merry man the Pindar of the town Of Wakefield, George a Green, whose fames so far are blown; "for Braithwaite, in his _Strappado for the Divell_, applies it to both of them, when he speaks of "'Merry Wakefield and her Pindar too.'] _The two Kings of Brentford._--Occasionally when there is an expression of ultra-friendship on the part of two persons who were before supposed, their profession to the contrary notwithstanding, to hate each other right heartily, the following comparison is elicited from the bystanders: "They are like the two kings of Brentford smelling at one nosegay." I have sought for the meaning of this _profound_ remark from many denizens of that ancient locality, but hitherto without success; it being, somewhat like the mud of Brentford, impenetrable. Presuming that the remark, like most popular sayings, bears reference to some foregone fact or event, I shall feel obliged by some one of your contributors stating to what the adage refers, and what it is meant to imply. Does it bear any relation to the fact that the two members for Middlesex are nominated at Brentford? And is the comparison quoted from any and what work? E. J. HYTCHE.