5 SEPTEMBER 1931, Page 12

MR. LEIGH HUNT AND THE " TATLER."

The Tatler is a daily publication, carried on by Mr. LEIGH HUNT ; and shows in the pleasantest manner in the world how much men of talent might do for us in the way of wisdom and of wit, " for the trifling sum of one penny," if only the Government would let them alone. The genius of Mr. LEIGH HUNT rejoices in the com- position of light papers on literature, and such divisions of life and society as he is familiar with ; and we are sure that his and similar writings would be acceptable far beyond the circuit of the metropolis, if it were not that the atrocious stamp-duty every- where fixes its fatal boundary, and in iron capitals inscribes " Foux PENCE," or in other words, Thou shah- go no further.