_Unacknowledged Quotations from the Scriptures._--As a compensation for the passages which are often held to be in the Bible, but are not there, it sometimes happens that others are taken from thence, and given to profane authors. Among these is "Multi pertransibunt, et augebitur scientia," which, Daniel xii. 4. notwithstanding, is the motto of the first edition of Montucla's _History of Mathematics_, followed by "--_Bacon._" I have also seen it given to Bacon elsewhere. M. _Latin Hexameters on the Bible._--The doggerel Latin hexameters subjoined were made by a Christmas party at Billingbear, eighty years ago. Amongst the contributors I can only point out the names of my father and Sir Thomas Frankland, the sixth baronet, who printed the verses for distribution amongst his friends. I have often found them useful, and they may be perhaps of service to others. MEMORIA TECHNICA _for the Books of the Bible, arranged in the order in which they occur_. "Genesis, Exo, Levi, Num, Deutero, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Sam, Sam, King, King, Chron, Chron, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalmæ, Prov, Eccles, Song Solomonis, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lament, Ezekiel, Danielque Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi, Matthæus, Marcus, Lucas, John, Acts of Apostles, Rom, Cor, Cor, Gal, Ephes, Phi, Co, Thess, Thess, Timothy, Tim, Tit, Phil, Heb, James, Pet, Pet, John, John, John, Jude, Revelations." _Apocrypha._ "Esdras, Esdra, Tobit, Judith, Esth, Wisd., Ecclesiastes, Bar, Song, Susan, Idol, Manasses, Maccabe, Maccab." BRAYBROOKE. _Epigram on La Bruyère._--The French Academy has been made the butt of more sarcastic sallies than any other institution of equal distinction and respectability. Some of these have been directed against it as a body, such as Piron's epitaph on himself: "Ci-gît Piron qui ne fut rien, Pas même Académicien." Others were levelled at the members individually. Of this sort are the lines on La Bruyère: "Quand La Bruyère se présente, Pourquoi faut-il crier haro? Pour faire un nombre de quarante Ne fallait-il pas un zéro?" Who was the author of the latter epigram? Since the days of La Bruyère it has been used as a standing gibe against all newly elected Academicians, whose names could be substituted for his, with a due regard to rhythmical propriety. HENRY H. BREEN. St. Lucia. _Cock and Bull Story._--As the expression of a "_cock_ and _bull_ story" has sometimes puzzled me, so it may have puzzled others, and I therefore send the following Note, if worthy of notice: