22 NOVEMBER 1913, Page 18

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—May I add to

your varied list of thanksgivings a grace which I heard uttered at a political banquet in Ireland before the speeches commenced ?—" For all the material blessings we have received, and for the intellectual benefits we are about to receive, Thy Name be praised."—I am, Sir, Sec.,