26 APRIL 1884, page 14

Refinement In Birds.

rTo THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sra,—What my friend the Bishop of Bedford calls "the delight- ful gallantry" of the barn-door cock towards his hens is too , familiar to......

Steele, Or Congreve P

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. " ] cannot regret the trouble I have taken and given in the question of authorship at issue between the respective champions of Congreve and of......

The Clergy And Vivisection.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — Notwithstanding the numerous letters that have appeared in your columns on this subject, your correspondents have failed to suggest......

[to The Editor Op Tee " Spectator."] Sir, —it Is...

to admirers of Thackeray to find that they can emerge from the " Steele or Congreve " controversy - with their faith in the author of " Esmond " still unshaken.. Does not he......

The Decay Of Parties In The Church.

[To THE EDITOR Or THY "SPECTATOR. "] Sia,—One reason for the decay of religions parties, as such, and of the gradual shading-off of their distinctive lines, is that all that is......