30 JULY 1898, page 16

A Handful Of Old Stories.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " snociwros."] SIR,—I have found these stories (and a good many others) 'ea the notebook of an old aunt who has lately died. Early in the sixties, the late......

The Dictionary Of National Biography. [to Tee Editor 07 The

" SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Mr. John E. Page, in the Spectator of July 23rd, whilst transferring the authorship of the phrase, "Probability is the guide of life," from Jeremy Taylor......

Prayer-book Reform.

[To TRY EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — Your correspondent " C. H. B.," in the Spectator cif July 23rd, has struck a note which will reverberate far ana wide. That note is "......

[to The Editor Of The "spectator"] Sir, —the Counsel Of "

C. H. B." expressed in the letter printed in the Spectator of July 23rd is excellent ; but why is the evening celebration of Holy Communion to be "allowed" on one day only ?......

Naples Society For The Protection Of Animals.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, —I venture once more to beg you to find room in the Spectator for an appeal on behalf of the Naples Society for the Protection of......

The Debate On Vaccination.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—An eminent philosopher and historian has remarked : " If I am not wanted for the defence of the State, if I am not dangerous to those......

A Correction.

[TO THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—You do me the honour of alluding to me in the Spectator of July 23rd as "the Irish-American now preaching at Stein- way Hall." May I......

"the Minister Of State" And The Marriage Question.

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR "] SIR,—In the brief notice of "The Minister of State" in the Spectator of July 23rd your reviewer asks, "Why the sneer on page 58 ? "......