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Notices to Correspondents.

To account for the non-appearance of several letters which have been received, and to prevent others of a like nature from being sent, the Editor begs to state that as it is obviously impossible that well-known controverted points in religion, politics, science &c., can be adequately discussed in a work like "NOTES AND QUERIES," we cannot insert letters which go directly to provoke the discussion of such points. Correspondents from whom they are received, we can only refer to the notorious sources of information; inquirers to whom these are unknown, are probably not in a state to profit by any dispute which they might engender.

J. B. or J. O. (Birmingham). The Editor believes that the portraits respecting which our correspondent inquires are mere impostures unworthy of notice.

S. P. H. T. is thanked for his kind reminder. The subject has not been lost sight of; but postponed partly from the pressure of correspondence, and the consequent want of room—partly from want of time. We hope however to take some steps in it before the present volume is completed.

T. LAWRENCE. The puzzling epitaph forwarded by our correspondent has already been recorded and explained in "NOTES AND QUERIES." See Vol. II., pp. 311. 346.

E. H. Y. The Query was inserted Vol. iii., p. 351.; and the only satisfactory reply received is one not calculated for publication, but shall be forwarded to our correspondent, if he will kindly say how a letter may be addressed to him.

F. R. R.'s Query respecting the "Hanap Cup" has been anticipated in our 1st Vol. p. 477., and replied to at p. 492.

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