13 DECEMBER 1884, page 13

Art.

INSTITUTE OF PAINTERS IN OIL-COLOURS. THIS Exhibition is one of considerable importance ; indeed, after that which is held at the Royal Academy, it may be con- sidered the chief......

*** We Are Compelled By The Pressure On Oar Apace

to omit all the rest of our Correspondence for the present week.......

Wild Cries Of Stormy Petrels On The Wave, Skies Clouded

o'er, that e'en the wise and brave Shrank, as in dread of great npheavings near : So was it with us, when there met the ear The words that came of old from prophet's lips, As......

Letter To The Editor.

THE ALLOTMENTS EXTENSION ACT. rTo THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "' SIR,-I do not know whether you were surprised to hear from " A Country Vicar " " that the agricultural......

Poetry.

CANON G-IRDLESTON E. [BORN SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1805; DIED DECEMBER 4TH, 1831.] 'LIE years have passed, and passed in other scenes, Since that so kindly smile greeted me oft, And......