I would be glad if any of your correspondents could give me any information regarding this agitation, and if it produced any sensation at the time?
ELGINENSIS.
193. Herschel anticipated.
—Can one of your correspondents mention the name, and any other particulars, of the man who anticipated Herschel relative to the sun's motion; and was declared to be mad for entertaining such opinions?
ÆGROTUS.
194. Duke of Wellington.
—Where can a copy of the petition, presented by the Lord Mayor and Common Council, setting forth the insufficiency of the Duke of Wellington as a general, and his obvious incapacity, and begging his immediate recall, be obtained, and the date of it? It is a droll historical document, which should not sink into oblivion.
ÆGROTUS.