24 APRIL 1897, page 33

Asceticism.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THZ "SPECTATOR."] Sis, — In the Spectator of April 17th " Catholicus" asks "Is there not a story of Dr. Johnson on his knees in the muddy kennel of Lichfield......

The Chances Of Invasion.

[TO THE EDITOR 01 THE "STEC/ATM..] SIR,—The great Duke of Wellington is indeed a crushing authority on the subject of national defence ; but he was surely purposely......

Books.

THE SYSTEM OF SCEIOPENHAITER.• THE growth of the influence of Schopenhaner is a signficant chapter in the intellectual history of the latter half of the nineteenth century ; and......

Mr. Disraeli's First Speech.

[To THR EDITOR OF THZ "SPECTATOR." ] SIB,—In Sir M. E. Grant Duff's " Diary " the question is again raised as to the unfinished sentence in Mr. Disraeli's famous first speech,......