12 OCTOBER 1929, page 21

A Hundred Years Ago

THE " SPECTATOR," OCTOBER 10TH, 1829. ANECDOTES OF THE NEW POLICE. Last Tuesday, I had occasion to make some enquiries on account of a charitable institution. The parties to......

Points From Letters

CRUELTY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. Can nothing be done to improve the lot of the horses and mules in the Middle East ? The R.S.P.C.A. might be able to take some action in this......

110. Religious Thought Of The Day.

Extraordinary interest was shown in the " Defence of the Faith " series of articles published in the Spectator early this year. Further articles interpreting the religious......

Poetry

September THE moon is down. Bird planets wing The brilliant path of memory, Seeking a lost Egyptian spring, Along the margin of the sky. Low in the west, the lotus buds In a......