Abhba.
Anecdote of George IV. and the Duke of York.—The following letter was written in a boy's round hand, and sent with some China cups:
Dear Old Mother Batten,
Prepare a junket for us, as Fred. and I are coming this evening. I send you these cups, which we have stolen from the old woman [the queen]. Don't you say anything about it.
George.
The above was found in the bottom of one of the cups, which were sold for five guineas on the death of Mr. Nichols, who married Mother Batten. The cups are now in possession of a Mr. Toby, No. 10. York Buildings, St. Sidwells, Exeter.
Julia R. Bockett.
Southcote Lodge.
Queries.
ANONYMOUS WORKS: "POSTHUMOUS PARODIES," "ADVENTURES IN THE MOON," ETC.
A remote correspondent finds all help to fail him from bibliographers and cotemporary reviewers in giving any clue to the authorship of the works described below. But he has been conversant enough with the "N. & Q." to perceive that no Query, that he is aware, has yet been started in its pages involving a problem, for which somebody among its readers and contributors has not proved a match. Encouraged thereby, he tenders the three following titles, in the full faith that his curiosity, which is pretty strong, will not have been transmitted over the waste of waters but to good result.