J.M.B.

_Hoods warn by Doctors of Divinity of Aberdeen._--Will you allow me to
inquire, through the pages of your publication, of what _colour_ and
_material_ the _exterior_ and _lining_ of hoods were composed which Doctors
in Divinity, who had graduated at Aberdeen, Glasgow, and St. Andrew's,
prior to the Reformation, were accustomed to wear? I imagine, the same as
those worn by Doctors who had graduated at Paris: but what hoods they wore
I know not. I trust that some of your correspondents will enlighten me upon
this subject.

LL.D.

_Irish Brigade._--Where can I find any account of the institution and
history of the Irish brigade, a part of the army of France under the
Bourbons?

J.D.

Bath.

_Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception._--In the charge delivered by the
Bishop of London to his clergy, on the 2nd instant, the following passage
occurs:

"It is not easy to say what the members of that Church [the Church of
Rome] are required to believe now; it is impossible for men to foresee
what they may be called upon to admit as an article of faith next year,
or in any future year: for instance, till of late it was open to a