. p. 382., in the continuation of a "Child's History of
England," says, when alluding to the threatened invasion of England by the
Spanish Armada:

"Some of the Queen's advisers were for seizing the principal English
Catholics, and putting them to death; but the queen--who, to her
honour, used to say that she would never believe any ill of her
subjects, which a parent would not believe of her own
children--neglected the advice, and only confined a few of those who
were the most suspected among them, in the fens of Lincolnshire."

Mr. Dickens had, of course, as he supposed, good authority for making this
statement; but, in reply to a private communication, he states it should
have been _Fens of Ely_. I am, perhaps convicting myself of gross ignorance
by seeking for information respecting it; nevertheless, I venture to ask
the readers of at "N. & Q." for a reference to the authentic history, where
a corroboration of Mr. Dickens' statement is to be found?

PISHEY THOMPSON.

Stoke Newington.

_White Bell Heather transplanted._--Is it generally known that _white bell_
heather becomes _pink_ on being transplanted from its native hills into a
garden? Two plants were shown to me a few days ago, by a country neighbour,
flowering pink, which were transplanted, the one three, and the other two,
years ago; the former had white bells for two years, the latter for one
year only. What I wish to know is, Whether these are exceptional cases or
not?

W. C.

Argyleshire.

_Green's "Secret Plot."_--Can you inform me where the scene of the
following drama is laid, and the names of the _dramatis personae_? _The
Secret Plot_; a tragedy by Rupert Green, 12mo., 1777. The author of this
play, which was published when he was only in his ninth year, was the son
of Mr. Valentine Green, who wrote a history of Worcester.

A. Z.

"_The full Moon brings fine Weather._"--When did this saying originate, and
have we any proof of its correctness? The late Duke of Wellington is
reported to have said, that, as regarded the weather, it was "nonsense to
have any faith in the moon." (Vide Larpent's _Private Journal_, vol. ii. p.
283.)

W. W.

Malta.

_Nash the Artist._--In the year 1802, Mr. F. Nash made a water-colour
drawing of the Town Hall, churches, &c., in the High Street of the ancient
borough of Dorchester; a line engraving (now rather scarce) was shortly
afterwards published therefrom by Mr. J. Frampton, then a