17 JULY 1909, page 14

British Women's Patriotic League.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIE,—A League under the above title was formed last November to concentrate and combine all patriotic efforts on the part of the women of......

The Manufacture Of Paupers. [to The Editor Of The "...

SIR,—In an article in the Spectator of June 26t1i the writer remarks that in 1886 Mr. Chamberlain "placed upon the municipal authorities an entirely new responsibility for......

Treasury Encroachment On The Rights Of Civil Servants.

[To Tall EDITOR OP THE " SPECTLT08."] SIE,—There can be no doubt that the favourable reception given to the Superannuation Bill as a whole has been in part due to the fact that......

Compulsory Service.

To THY EDITOR OV THY " SPROTATOIC."] SIR,—It will hardly be denied that the welfare and the happi- ness of a people depend to a large extent on a full and abiding sense of......

Glastonbury Abbey.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPICTATOR.1 Sin,—Your interesting article on Glastonbury in the Spectator of June 26th, whilst recalling the past, suggests also a question for the......

The Improvement Of London.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The very interesting accounts which have just been published of the enterprise of Mr. Charlton Humphreys in acquiring the freehold of......