17 FEBRUARY 1894, page 17

Art.

THE DIRECTORSHIP OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Mn. GLADSTONE will shortly be called upon to appoint a successor to Sir Frederick Burton, in the directorship of the finest collection......

Flying Lizards.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR:] Srs,—An article in the Spectator of February 10th on "Diving Birds at the Zoo," alludes to the "extinct flying lizards." It might interest the......

Melozzo Da Forll

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] am much obliged by the references which Mr. Curiiid.1, has been so good as to afford in the Spectator of February 10th. 1 had quite forgotten......

France And Ireland.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—Yesterday, from a terrace planted among the red porphyry rocks of the Esterel mountains, overlooking a broad expanse of blue......

De Mortuls.

[TO THE EDITOR OP TNZ "SPECTATOR:9 Sin,—A question of deep interest is touched upon in your correspondent's interesting letter from Luxor in the Spectator of February 10th.......

Poetry.

BEACON HILL. THEY chanted vespers 'neath a nave Of Norman arches grand and grave, And the deep tones of stately song Surged, like a wave, the aisles along, And prayers flowed......

The Ballad-poetry Of Southern Spain.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTAT011."] Srn,—At the end of your article in the Spectator of February 3rd you quote "the words of a forgotten poet." Allow me to remind you that......