26 JANUARY 1901, page 15

Army Reform.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sntr —" Inquirer " in your issue of January 5th "cannot help wondering how they [i.e., War Office officials] fill up thei r tune." Listen!......

Old-age Pensions And A Home Defence Reserve.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sra,—The article on "Old-Age Pensions and a Home Defence Reserve which appeared in the Spectator of January 12th con- tains the most valuable......

Lab Definition Of A Gentleman. [to The Editor Of The

"SPECTATOR.") Sin,—Does not the 15th Psalm, which is usually known as the Gentleman's Psalm, accurately describe what a gentle- man one who lea.deth an =corrupt life, speaketh......

Mr. Balfour And The Scotch Church.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Your two paragraphs in the Spectator of last week alluding to Mr. Baliour's speech at Haddington on the union of the Free and United......

Drill And Discipline.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the Spectator of January 19th in the article on "Drill and Discipline" I find the following :—" If a plain and unornamented dress is......

"the Bitter End."

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Szn,—In your notice of "Conferences on Books and Men" (Spectator, January 19th) the reviewer renders a good service to the English language......