24 AUGUST 1872, page 14

The Ballot.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sin,—In your article on the Pontefract election, you point out certain drawbacks to the vote by Ballot, and you consider that the result, on......

Farm Labourers And Their Cottages.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sur,—It appears to me that your correspondents "A. J. W." and "A Liberal Baronet" have failed to appreciate the difficulty sug- gested by "A......

A Prophecy.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPEOTATOR.1 SIR,—We often hear of extraordinary instances of the memory of memorable events passing away, but the most extraordinary that has ever come......

[to The Editor Op Thb " Spectator:1 Sir, —if You

will turn your eye from Pontefract, 1872, to South. Devon, 1835, from Mr. Childers' election to Lord John Russell's election, you will see a condition of things so nearly......