CONNOISSEUR

(Fr. connoitre, to know.) In the Fine Arts, one who is versed in a knowledge of the fine arts. His qualifications are so numerous, that very few sound connoi eurs have appeared; and in nine cases out of ten these come under the description of a well-known Italian author of being " conoscitori senza cognizione." CONOHELIX.tween the Cones and A Volutes.genus of shells, intermediate beCONOPS. (Gr. Kwvoixp, a gnat.) A Linna;an genus of Dipterous insects, characterized by having an elongated, slender, pointed proboscis. It is at present subdivided into the genera Bucentes, Prosena and Stomorys, Myopa, Zodion, and Conops proper: the larvae of the latter subgenus are developed within the abdominal cavity of the humble bees, and other Hymenoptera. CONSCIENCE, COURTS OF, and of REQUESTS, are courts for the recovery of small debts. The jurisdiction of these courts in London and other places arises out of various statutes, beginning with 1 J. I. c. 14., their original appointment having been by order in council under Henry VIII. The jurisdiction of the London Court of Conscience is extended by 39 & 40 G. III. c. 101. to the recovery of debts not exceeding £5, and in South walk and many other places by subsequent statutes. [s. 289]