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Correspondence.

THE SCHOOLMASTER'S TREATMENT IN BOOKS. [ToTHE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] SIR,—The schoolmaster is often said to be abroad : if he is wise he will remain there and carefully......

Wild Sports In Ireland.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR." Sin,—In your notice of Mr. Bickerdyke's book in the Spectator of July 31st, you say he doubts whether pike of 40 lb. weight are ever caught in......

Our Royal Family Of Irish Descent.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Is "the emerald gem of the Western world set in ths crown of a stranger ?" I think not. The throne of Great Britain and Ireland is......

A Royal Residence In Ireland.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' Sin,—In the Spectator of July 31st your appreciative article on a proposed Royal Residence in Ireland is, to my knowledge, consonant with the......

Letters To The Editor.

MACHIAVELLI IN MODERN POLITICS. [To THE EDITOR. OF THE " SFECTATOR."1 SIR,—In your article on Machiavelli, in the Spectator of August 7th, you say :—" The distinction at which......