25 FEBRUARY 1899, page 14

• The Crisis In The Church.

(To THE EDITOR 01 THE "SPICTATOR."] SIR —I see in the Spectator of February 18th an appeal to Christian charity with respect to this so-called crisis. (Every age is critical to......

Pericles And Mr. Gladstone.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Mirabean, says Macaulay, "was fond of giving odd compound nicknames. Thus, M. de Lafayette was Grandison- Cromwell; the King of Prussia......

The Promoter In Parliament.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIB. —To prohibit "M.P.'s " from holding directorships would be unwise, if it were possible, but might not something be done towards......

Stormy Petrels' Nests.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the islands off the West Irish Coast your correspon- dent, Mr. Stone, has only found stormy petrels living in burrows made by other......