13 MAY 1905, page 16

[to The Editor Of The " Spsciveron:1

Srn,—Allow me to thank you for the kindly notice of my book on our "National Bibliography" which appeared in your impression of April 22nd, when I was away from London. With......

Tee Amount Of Subscriptions And Fees Received Up To May

11th for the Cheap Cottages Exhibition is 41,151, in addition to 4420 promised to the Prizes Fund, making a total of 21,571. The President of the Board of Agriculture, the Right......

[to Tim Editor Of The " Spectator."] Suz,—i Do Not

know whether you are still interested in dog stories; but if you are, the following facts, collected on Perth Station platform on the night of April 29th, may interest you. I......

Sir W. Temple On "a Belgic Circle In The Empire."

LTO TRIO EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sia,—Your article on "The Question of Holland" (Spectator, May 6th) contains the suggestive statement that, according to Germanophils, "if......

Poetry.

Tli.b1 NORTHERN LIGHTS. ALL scentless lie the fields of snow, The valley mists hang deep below, No earthy damps attaint the air, And all is pure and white and fair. No stir......

The Landscapes At The Academy Show To Better Advantage Than

the subject pictures. The latter are for the most part singularly wanting in originality and force. False sentiment and deadening conventionality make success impossible in so......