"_Up, Guards, and at them!_" (Vol. v., p. 396.).--I know not what your correspondent A. A. D. may mean by asking "whether the battle of Waterloo was not a myth!" but I am glad to be able to state, from the very best authority, the circumstance of the celebrated order to the Guards on that day. It was at all times the Duke of Wellington's habit to cover as much as possible troops exposed to the fire of cannon, by taking advantage of any irregularity of ground, and making them sit or lie down, the better to cover them from fire till the moment of attack; and the Duke's common practice was, just as the enemy came close, and was on the point of attacking him, he attacked them. What he may have said on this occasion, and _probably did say_, was, "_Stand up, Guards_;" and then gave the commanding officers the order to attack. One would not pledge oneself to the very syllables of such a command on such an occasion; but what I have stated is the recollection of one who was present, and it is _equivalent_ at least to the popular version of "_Up, Guards, and at them!_" C. [Our correspondent's doubt, whether Waterloo itself is not a myth, was intended, we presume, as a hit at the historical scepticism of the present day.] _Bawderich, and Bells_ (Vol. iii., pp. 328. 435. 503.).--May I be allowed to call the attention of your readers who are curious in such matters, to a _cut_ of the Bawderich and its Gear, engraved in the 13th and 14th Numbers of Willis's _Current Notes_, about which there have already been several notices in your interesting periodical? I would also request any gentlemen who have access to old parish records, to see what entries they can find relating to the _item_ in question, and anything about the "_wheles_" of the _belles_. It is desirable to find out by whom, and when, the present whole wheel was introduced. Originally a half-wheel only was used, and such may still be found in some towers. In Dorsetshire the half-wheel is common; and there being no "_fillet_" nor "_ground truck_," "peals of changes" cannot be rung as they are in other towers. H. T. E. _Algernon Sydney_ (Vol. v., p. 318.).--MR. HEPWORTH DIXON invites your readers to furnish him with references to any works which may throw light on the history of Algernon Sydney. May I suggest to him to look at the article on Macaulay's _History of England_ which appeared in the _Quarterly Review_ two or three years ago, wherein there are statements, from cited authorities, which seem to prove that that "illustrious patriot" was no exception to the famous rule, that "every man has his price." C. E. D.