19 FEBRUARY 1881, page 15

The Cambridge University Commissioners. [to The Editor Of...

SPECTATOR:1 Sm,—You naturally dislike prolonging the dispute between " X. " and myself, for the conflicting assertions of two anony- mous correspondents can scarcely affect the......

Ireland And England.

[To THE EDITOR OF Till' " SPECTATOR"] Sm„ — An almost unpardonable but really surprising ignorance exists in the English mind respecting the actual feelings of the Irish people......

Mr. Pollock ' S " Spinoza. " Pro The Editor Of The "

SPBOTATOR.1 Ont, — In the review of my book on Spinoza contained in your last two numbers, there are misconceptions, or statements tend- ing to produce misconception, the more......

The Retention Of Candahar.

(To TIM EDITOR OF THE " EPROTATOR.") IS ili, — After a careful perusal of the Indian papers, I cannot help thinking that on the question of the expediency of retain- ing or......

Nonconformist Wranglers. [to The Editor Of The "spectator:1

Sin, — It ia needless to assume any special affinity between Non- conformity and mathematical capacity. A Wranglership means unusual natural powers, with, or (in the old days......