18 JUNE 1870, page 17

Poetry.

A MEETING. ONE hour, 'mid laughter and festal light, A look, a softly spoken word : The next, ere dayspring hath mastered night, The short dry speech of sword to sword. With......

Shakespeare And Dickens.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sin,--In your admirable "Topics of the Day," in which there is always so much to agree with, I find a note (June 11) which astounds me. In......

Books.

MR. TROLLOPE'S CiESAR.. MR. ANTHONY TROLLOP; whatever he does, always leaves On his readers an impression of competency and mastery of his subject. Any phase of social life......

Bribing At The Test-ballo Is.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPEOTITOR:1 SIR,—The Spectator of to-day asks the friends of the Ballot "If it paid Mr. Robinson's friends to bribe voters at the test-ballot, why will......

Mr. Markham's "life Of Lord Fairfax."

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 trust that you will be able to give me a little space, in order to refute an attack which was made upon the great Lord Fairfax, and upon me......