2. If so, how has its place been supplied heretofore in our diplomatic correspondence?
Henry H. Breen.
St. Lucia, Dec. 1850.
Singing of Metrical Psalms and Hymns in Churches.—1. When and how did the custom of singing metrical psalms and hymns in churches originate? 2. By what authority was it sanctioned? 3. At what parts of the service were these psalms and hymns directed to be introduced? 4. Was this custom contemplated by the compilers of the Book of Common Prayer?
Arun.
Ormonde Portraits.—I shall feel much obliged by information on the following points:—
1. Whether any portrait of Thomas Earl of Ormonde has been published? He died in the year 1614.
2. How many engraved portraits of Thomas, the famous Lord Ossory, have been issued? their dates, and the engravers' names.
3. How many engraved portraits of the first and second Dukes of Ormonde, respectively, have appeared? their dates, and engravers' names.
James Graves.