7 SEPTEMBER 1918, Page 12

JOHN PAYNE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—My life of John Payne, which has been written with the kind assistance of Payne's executoi, is now almost ready for the press. I should be very glad to hear from any of your readers who possess letters written by or to Payne.—I am, Sir, he.,