26 NOVEMBER 1881, page 15

Mr. Bright And Church-rates.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—No one can be less desirous than I am of depreciating the value of Mr. Bright's services in bringing about a settlement of the......

Charles Kingsley On Prayer.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Six,—It happens accidentally that I have only just seen your number of November 12th, in which a correspondent sends you a copy of a letter......

The Irish Land Question.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the Spectator of the 12th inst. I read the following :— 4 ‘ Owing to circumstances in the history of Irish agriculture, and......

The Verb "to Sag." [to The Editor Of The "spectator. "]

SIE,—Your reviewer and Mr. Bram Stoker could, I am sure, tell me heaps of things that I do not know, and I suppose we all learn something new every week of our lives. But may I......

"curiosities 0 F Puritan Nomenclature." [to The Editor Of...

" SPECTATOR."] SLR, —In the registers of the parish of Heanor, Derbyshire, is the entry of the baptism of twin children," Jeru " and " Salem," dated about one hundred years ago.......

Reformatory And Industrial Schools.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, I hope that the attention which the cases of the Glasgow Girls' Reformatory School and the St. Paul's Industrial School have called......

Art.

FASHION AND ART; OR, SPOTS ON THE SUNFLOWER. THERE are some signs of a coming change in the Art world, or rather in that small section of the London Art world which may be......