19 SEPTEMBER 1908, page 15

" Than Whom."

[TO THE Rorrolt OV THE "EPROTATOlt."] Sin,—At a breakfast with Mr. Gladstone in the "sixties" I was so fortunate as to sit near a great writer—one of the very few great writers......

[to The Editor Of The "spectator.1

" Public Librarian" is a fair sample of the public, his own letter (Spectator, September 12th) confutes his state- ment that the public know and use the one-inch Ordnance maps.......

"delenda Est Passer."

[To THE EDITOR OF TILE "SPECIFATOIL . ] Sin,—Permit me to sympathise respectfully with " W. N.'s " British Ambassador (see Spectator, September 12th). I am convinced that he was......

Justice To Jane Austen.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Srsoraros."] SIR,—May I say a word about the interesting review headed " Mediaevalism " which appears in the Spectator of Sep- tember 5th P I know nothing......

New Maps For Old.

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIE,—The recent correspondence in your columns would seem to show that certain of your correspondents and your own contributor have a......