18 JANUARY 1913, page 15

The Origin Of The Stars And Stripes.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") Sta,—I trust that I shall not seem ungracious in taking exception to a single statement in your friendly and generous article on......

Portuguese Slavery And The Government.

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—Your comprehensive review of Mr. Crawford's book in last week's issue gives one furiously to think. It seems a strange inconsistency......

Matthew Arnold On Emerson.

rro THE EDITOR OF THE "SrEcnrroa."1 SIR,—It may not be necessary for a critic to read the books which be discusses. It is hardly possible for him to read them all when his field......

The Late Canon Bell. [to The Eorros O Rius "srecrarort."1

SIR,—I venture to write a few lines about my old headmaster, Canon Bell, not as an adequate tribute to his memory, but as an attempt to record some part of his work for......