18 MAY 1912, page 14

National Insurance.

[TO THE EDITOR OP VTR "SPECTATOR " ] have pleasure in answering the questions of your correspondent "J. W. B." to the best of my ability. Sec- tion 1 of the National Insurance......

[to The Editor Of Thr Osricenion."1

SIR, In your article last week "The Prevailing Pessimism" there is a passage referring to Miss Austen as follows:- " She depicts a society steeped in selfish luxury—luxury......

" Simple, Sensuous, Passionate."

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Will you allow me a word of comment on a sentence in your current " Notes of the Week" P The writer is dealing with Browning, and......

Miss Austen And The Poor.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIE, — May I suggest that in your article of last week yen do a little less than justice to the author of "Emma "P You say that " even in......