THE KING AND OTTAWA [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
SIR,—Since the consensus of opinion ranges itself with Spenser in the line, " But who can turn the stream of destiny ? " it is reasonable to think that the reference to the " destinies of all the nations of the Commonwealth," made by the Imperial Conference in the recent message to His Majesty, was to those destinies foreordained by the Divine Will.
Such being the case, " The Humblest of His Majesty's Subjects " would appear to be in error when he attributes the intention of those who drafted the message to put our destinies in human hands. And so the choice of the word " preside " is possibly not so unhappy after all. Indeed, if the context precludes the use of " rule," there seem to be few words which could more fittingly be employed.—I am, Sir, &c., Zealand, Bay Road, Dovercourt, Essex. L. C. DEvrrr.
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