23 MARCH 1901, page 15

Mr. Ritchie's Promised Bill.

(To THY EDITOR OF TH8 "swam:m.1 Sra,—Lord Salisbury is reported as having said that " in punitive legislation against the intemperate he is inclined to go even a step further"......

Thomas Erskine.

pro THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR-1 you allow me to correct an error in your interest- ing article under the above beading in the Spectator of March 16th? Thomas Erskine was not......

Home Defence And Old-age Pensions.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Srn,—On reading your interesting article on" The New Army Scheme" in the Spectator of March 16th, I was very much struck by your admirable......

A Great Scottish Teacher.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR-1 SD2,—While thanking you for your admirable article on George Macdonald—" A Great Scottish Teacher "—in refer- ence to the proposed memorial to......

Public-house Licenses.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPEGTATORM Sin,—its a means of increasing the Revenue you advocate an increase in the licenses to sell intoxicants. Does this mean that the State should......