16 JULY 1864, page 16

The Basis Of Ecclesiastical Unity.

To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." SIR,—Your publication of the letters of "A. Z." on "the Basis of Ecclesiastical Unity" makes it appear as if you were desirous of eliciting......

To The Editor Of The " Spectator."

Slit,—Your corresFondent " A. Z.," in his able letter throws out a supposition that " the thing signified by the Spirit, Wisdom, or Word of God' is a Divine Essence, not a......

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THE BRITISH INSTITU LION.— ANCIENT MASTERS. THE chief honours of this year's exhibition belong to Velasquez. There are comparatively few of his pictures in England, and seldom......