18 AUGUST 1883, page 18

Shirley And Tate And Brady.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Nicholas Brady, and Nahum Tate, Esq., Poet- Laureate to his Majesty, on December 3rd, 1696, obtained his Majesty's " Royall allowance"......

The Word " Chap."

I . TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sra,—I do not wish to intervene in the controversy noticed in the Spectator of last week, between Mr. Skeat and Mr. Wedg- wood, as to the......

(to The Editor Of The " Spectator.")

Sia,—I beg to contribute another anecdote on the subject of how our meaning is conveyed to animals. When I was in Norway with my husband, a dog belonging to the people of the......

The Earthquake In Ischia.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I have received the following additional contributions, in answer to the appeal you kindly allowed me to make through your columns, on......

Books.

MR. PATTISON'S EDITION OF MILTON'S SONNETS.• THIS is one of those little volumes which the true lover of literature will not only read carefully once, but dip into again and......