S. G. C.
French Jeux d'Esprit.—In the spring of 1852, when Prince Louis Napoleon was doing all he could to secure the imperial crown, the following hexameter line was passed from mouth to mouth by the Legitimates. I am inclined to think that it never appeared in print:
"Napoleo cupit Imperium, indeque Gallia ridet."
Which translated mot-à-mot gives a clever double sense:
"Napoléon désire l'empire, et la France en rit [Henri]."
J. H. de H.
Queries.
SAMUEL WILSON.
I should be glad of any information respecting Samuel Wilson, Esq., of Hatton Garden, in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, whose will was proved October 24, 1769, and which I have read. He was the donor of the bequest, known as "Wilson's Charity," to the Corporation of the City of London, for loans to poor tradesmen. I wish to ask,—