21 APRIL 1877, page 15

Epigrams.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—I have just seen in the Spectator for March 31 some lines -attributed to the Khaliph Radhi Billah, who died A.D. 951. Will you allow me......

[to The Editor Of The "speotator. ")

Sin,—In Mr. Bence Jones's letter he relinquishes the discussion of the "practical difficulties" suggested in his first letter, and relies upon the more hackneyed, but less......

Poetry.

A LOST. DARLING. WHEN the snowdrop pierced the snow, And mezereon 'gun to blow, When the branches bare and stark Felt the life within the bark, In the midst of February, Came a......

The Sparrow In The United States.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPEOTATOR.") SIR,—Whatever may be the political opinions of the English sparrows now living in the United States, it is certainly a great mistake to say......

Parliament And The Church.

[To TER EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—In several of the Australian colonies, commencing with Victoria, about twenty years ago, the local Legislatures have passed Enabling......