I shall feel greatly obliged by the above information.
Z.
Glasgow.
Daughters of St. Mark.—How many were adopted as daughters of the Republic of St. Mark? Catherine Cornaro was one, and, I believe, Bianca Capello another. I think there were but one or two more: but who were they?
Rosa.
Kentish Fire.—What is the origin of the term "Kentish fire," signifying energetic applause?
Rosa.
Optical Phenomenon.—On the afternoon of the 20th January, at one o'clock, as I stood on the beach of Llandudno Bay, North Wales, I observed a rainbow, from the circumference of which passed a number of bright pencils of light, apparently converging to a point near the invisible centre of the rainbow. What is the explanation of this phenomenon?
C. Mansfield Ingleby.
Birmingham.