2 DECEMBER 1922, page 45

"a Bigot And An Orangeman."

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—I enclose an extract from Borrow's Lavengro, dealing with Ulster. I thought it might interest your readers :— " Oh yes ! It is easier to......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Srn,—i Have Again To

thank your reviewer for pleasant words about my book : but he has made a slight mistake. He says he has given reasons against the Baconian authorship. May I tell him, so have I?......

The Elusive Shakespeare. [to The Editor Of The...

reviewer, in his letter headed "The Elusive Image," which is published in your issue of November 25th, has treated Sir Sidney Lee with very great discourtesy. The sneer......

Ireland Revisited.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—Business takes me to Dublin at certain intervals. After reading the article on "Ireland Revisited" in the last issue of the Spectator I......

The Question Of Palestine.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—There is no parallel between the Balfour Declaration and Shylock's Bond: In the Bond Antonio signed away a pound of his own flesh, whereas......

Dactylic Verse In English. [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

SIR,—May I point out that the first six lines of The Bride of Abydos supply what is wanted in fuller measure than the two lines quoted by Mr. Omond from Dryden's Albion and......

The Maid-of-all-work's Epitaph.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—You remember that some time ago you printed versions of the epitaph of a Maid-of-all-work who was " going Lo do nothing for ever and ever......

Hangs Its Head With Shame, But It Is Not Really

Labour. " Vote for — and get your rent back" is a big bribe to poor folk.—......

Minority Elections.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—The figures officially published by the Secretary to the Proportional Representation Society show conclusively that if the system advocated......