"I do not know how the truth may be;

I tell the tale as told to me"?

W. T. M.

Hong Kong.

Twittens.—Are not the narrow passages in Brighton so called? and what is the meaning?

A. C.

Clapper Gate.—Steps, with a gate above, into Bushy Park are so called; what is the meaning?

A. C.

Jemmy.—When and why was sheep's head baptized with the name "Jemmy?" Does it apply to the entire sheep, or to the head only? I have heard of a "James's head" as a refinement of "Jemmy's head," which would make it seem as though the sheep was the "Jemmy."

Shirley Hibberd.