22 JUNE 1918, page 12

" Thoughts On The Battle."

[To THIS EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] fen,—No poet ever preached a gospel more invigorating to his own age, or to ours, at a crisis like the present, than Virgil in the Aeneid.......

" Except Honour."

ITo THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—After the battle of Pavia, Francis I. sent the well-known message, "Tout est perdu fors l'honneur," thereby implying, not only that all......

Federalism In The United States.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Snc,—Those who are seeking a solution of the Irish difficulty by the application to Ireland (and perhaps also to England, Scotland, and......

Some German Women In 1870.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,— I have lately come across Florence Nightingale to her Nurses (Macmillan, 1915), a collection of " messages " to members of the St.......

The Importance Of Italian.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—Without joining issue on the question whether Italian or Portuguese can claim a larger measure of Latinity, I beg to submit the......

Income Tax.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") you allow me to make a few remarks on your very interesting article on Income Tax in your last issue? Reforms in Income Tax assessment based......