I met with it in an American book, but it was probably an importation.
Spinster.
German Phrase.—What is the origin of a sarcastic German phrase often used?
"Er erwartet dass der Himmel voll Bassgeigen längt."
L. M. M. R.
German Heraldry.—Where can I refer to a book in which the armorial bearings of all the principal German families are engraved?
Speriend.
Leman Family.—About the middle of the seventeenth century, say 1650 to 1670, two gentlemen left England for America, who are supposed to have been brothers or near relatives of Sir John Leman, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1616. Traditions, which have been preserved in manuscript, and which can be traced back over one hundred years, tell of a correspondence which took place between the said Sir John and the widow of one of the brothers, in relation to her returning to England.
The writer of this (a descendant of one of these gentlemen) is anxious to learn the names of the brothers and near relatives of this Sir John; and whether any evidence exists of their leaving England for America, &c., &c.; and would feel much indebted to any one who would supply the information through your paper.
R. W. L.