14 AUGUST 1869, page 15

The Channel Bridge.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR-1 SIR,—I must beg that you will correct the statement in reference to M. Boutet's bridge, which appeared in your article of the 31st ult. It is......

Books.

—4— FRA PAOLO.* A LIFE of Sarpi is a desideratum in English literature. Not only was his career a distinguished one in an age replete with great men and great careers, but the......

Vaccination.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE ''SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It is so seldom that the Spectator calls names instead of giving arguments, that the following words, being part of a sen- tence on......

The Chinese In America.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.''] SIR, —Will you allow me, as one who knows something of the question, and takes great interest in it, to say a word on your paragraph......