6 MAY 1922, Page 13

A LINK WITH THE PAST.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]

Sia,—I remember well, when at Furness's School in Rugby, seeing a man with his feet in the stocks in the town, with a policeman standing near hint. This was about 1866, possibly 1867. I have met no one who has seen stocks in use as a punishment, and this record may be of interest.—I am, Sir, ictoria, Vancouver Island, April 11th, 1922.