23 SEPTEMBER 1882, page 14

Books.

A ROUND TRIP.* [SECOND NOTICE.] Or two lines of steamers that connect the Far West with the Far East—a third started and owned entirely by Chinamen is now in full work—the......

Presence At A Distance. [to The Editor Of The "

BPROTATOR."] Sat,—Mrs. Gilbert told me the story which Mr. Josiah Gilbert has contributed to your columns under the above title (p. 1,138). in 1848 or 1849. As his account......

Reading Aloud As An Industry For Women. [to Tun Editor

OF THE "SPECTATOR."] have read with great interest all that has appeared in your columns of late concerning employment for women. I do not remember to have seen anything......

Mr. Green's Imprisonment. [to Tee Editor Or Tan...

H. G-." says that the Spectator has, more than once, assumed that Mr. Green's benefice becomes void at the end of three years from the monition. If the Spectator has erred, it......

A Corrections

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " firEcrwron."1 SIR,—Will you permit me, whilst thanking you very gratefully 'for your flattering review of my book, "A Royal Amour," to point out two......

How To Reduce The Number Of Railway Accidents.

ere TEE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The Passenger Duty presses heavily (viz .,£800,000 a year) especially on the passenger lines. Its total abolition seems as far off as......