Churchill the Poet (Vol. v., p. 74.).
—If Churchill was, as C.R. states, "already imprudently married," how could he be eligible to a scholarship in Trinity? I believe, in Churchill's days, a Westminster scholar was entitled, as of course, to a Fellowship in Trinity. Married men, as undergraduates, are, I suspect, of recent date in the universities, even as Fellow Commoners or Pensioners.
J.H.L.
Hieroglyphics of Vagrants and Criminals (Vol. v., p. 79.).
—Consult Mayhew's London Labour and London Poor for an elucidation of these signs.
CRANMORE.
Paring the Nails (Vol. iii., p. 462.).
—The following Rabbinical quotation on the subject of paring the nails, is certainly curious as bearing on the superstitions connected with the nails:
"Ungues comburit sanctus; justus sepelit eos; impius vero spargit in publicum, ut maleficæ iis abutantur."