27 JULY 1889, page 17

Ilth "spanish Main."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sm,—In your review of Mr. Russell's "Dampier," in the 'Spectator of July 20th, you say that that worthy "sailed the Spanish Main, and......

The Ringed Dotterel.

HEED not the lures of copse or lea, Or bushy dell, But skirt the rising tide with me, Ringed Dotterel. Black veil drawn close athwart the eye, Black collarette, And white......

Poetry.

THE PEAR-TREE. AN APOLOGUE. ["Why have the Radicals lost heart ?"—Spectator, July 20th, 1889.—" We always call ourselves Radicals."—Spectator, passim, before 1885.1 " So, they......

The Ethics Of Games Of Chance.

[To THY EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—The interesting article under the above heading in your issue of July 20th prompts me to beg for space in your columns for one more......

Books.

THE SCOTTISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.* THE former of these two curious books has, to say the least of it, been unfortunately entitled by its author or compiler. It cannot be said in......

[esnsrum.—in The Third Line Of The Fourth Paragraph Of Mr.

Victor Horsley's letter, in our last week's issue, the word " points " should have been "prints."]......