"_Our correspondents will see, on very little reflection, that it is plainly the Editor's interest to take all he can get, and make the most and the best of every thing." Thus we spoke in our earlier numbers, and we repeat it now as a reply to two or three communications which have reached us during the present week. As in the management of_ "NOTES AND QUERIES" _we can have no party to serve, no prejudices to gratify, we beg our correspondents--more especially those who are personally unknown to us (and to whose communications we always endeavor to give the earliest insertion possible, because we cannot explain to them, as we could to those to whom we are known, the reasons for delay.)--that for the delay or non-insertion of their communications there are always what we believe they would admit to be satisfactory reasons if they were but acquainted with them; although, from the difficulty attendant on the management of a work like the present, we are not able to bring those reasons before them._ _Among other interesting articles which are in type, but necessarily omitted from the present number, are_ "The Crucifix as used by the Early Christians," _by_ SIR J. EMERSON TENNENT; "Remains of James II.;" "Wady Mokatteb identified with Kibroth Hattavah," _by the_ Rev. M. Margoliouth; "Legend of the Red Breast," &c. JARLTZBERG _is thanked. His suggestion will be carried out at the commencement of the New Year._ GRUS. _Surely the inscription is not correctly copied. The first line we should read_ "LADI, HELP!" _and the second_, "MERCY, JHESU!" P. M. M. _The article on_ "Deep Wells," _is omitted this week only from want of room. The other communication is postponed for a short time._ W. W. R. (Oxford) _is at present the only remonstrant. We will, however, give his suggestion our best consideration._ J. B. (Manchester), _who inquires respecting the family of Tonge, is informed that his Query may be fully answered by a reference to_ vol. xiii. _of the Rev. Canon Raine's_ Lancashire MSS. W. L. (Hitchin) _will find articles on_ "Vegetating Insects" _in our_ 3rd Vol. pp. 166, 398, 436. LONG'S ASTRONOMY _has been reported, and may be had by applying to our Publisher._ _Full price will be given for clean copies of_ No. 19. _upon application to our Publisher._ REPLIES RECEIVED.--_Derivation of London--General Moyle--Cavalcade, &c.--Races in which Children are named after the Mother--Schola Cordis--Voltaire--Cagots--Carmagnoles--Use of Tobacco--Pigeons--Inscription on Spectacles--Talented--Latin verse on Franklin--Warnings to Scotland--Suicides--Earwig--Johannes Trithemius--Share of Presbyters, &c.--Countess of Desmond--Proverbial Philosophy--Crosses and Crucifixes--Theodolite--Mitigation of Capital Punishment--Milesian--Truth--Verses in Prose--Cabal--Jocelyns' Legacy--San Grail--Curious Tenure--Boiling to Death--Arbor Lowe._