21 FEBRUARY 1903, page 16

Venezuela.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR"] SIR,—As a test of the soundness of the Ministerial defence, is it not a fair question to ask,—In the light of the un- mistakable opinion of......

Prayers For Fine Weather.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—In the Spectator of February 14th your correspondent in his interesting letter upon this subject quotes from the Gifford Lectures of the......

The New Scheme Of Naval Training.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—I do not think that Mr. Cope Cornford in his denuncia- tion of the new scheme of naval training in the Spectator of February 14th quite......

Our Food Supply In Time Of War. [to The Editor

OF THE "SPECTATOR"] SIR,—I observe that in your article. in the Spectator of Feb- ruary 7th on this subject you say that "at one time the price of corn during the Crimean War......

America And The New Primate. [to The Editor Of The

"SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—The Archbishop of Canterbury in his admirable speech after his enthronement mentioned that it was from America that he received his first telegram of......

[to The Editor Op The "spectator., Sir,—in Six Out Of

the nine instances given by Mr. Murray the novelists or poets he condemns are supported by authority. The " Century Dictionary" gives " hoarse," " husk," " shrill," " tiptoe," "......

[to The Editor Op Tim "spectator. "] Sin,— Will You Permit

me to quote an authority on this subject which I conclude the Spectator still deems worthy of respect ? "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed......

[to The Editor Op The "spectator. "]

SIR,—The various letters referring to "Prayers for Fine Weather " seem to me to miss one point,—viz., that as " all things are naked and open in the eyes of Him with Whom we......

[to The Editor Op The "spectator."

StR,—The practice referred to by Mr. Murray in the Spectator of February 14th of manufacturing verbs out of adjectives, &c., is a very common one in childhood. Only yesterday......