23 MAY 1885, page 15

The Water-colour Exhibitions.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR." I SIR, - I cannot resiet the temptation of sendingyon myhumbleprotest -against-the opinions expressed in your last number as to the rival......

Poetry.

TO FREEDOM.* FROM THE ROMAIC OF ALEXANDER SOUTSOS. ART thou she whom once I joyed to gaze on, beautiful and brave, cueenlike in thy purple mantle, in thy band a flashing.glaive......

Ar T.

THEROYAL ACADEMY. [SECOND NOTICE.] - In our first-notice of this-year's'Exhibition at BirrlingtonlIonse ma spoke chiefly ofthe general character of the exhibition, and :-said a......