31 DECEMBER 1887, page 14

Leek.

T HIS "town on a hill in a valley," called by its people "the Metropolis," or, better still, "the Queen of the Moor- lands," is certainly, in its way, one of the most......

Madame De Stael. [to Run Editor Or Ran .. 13rscrarol"]...

was rather startling to be told in the Spectator of December 24th, in your review of Miss Daffy's life of this cele- brated woman, that " she was no genius." She had, no doubt,......

A Name For New South Wales.

[To THE EDITOR or THE EPICTATOR.1 Sia,—If New South Wales must have a new name—and it is not difficult to understand the desire for one—is there any good reason why she should......

Letters To The Editor.

A PRAIRIE FIRE. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR " ] SIE, — The accompanying extract from a letter recently received from a son in Canada may interest some of your readers.—I "......

The Liberal Leadership.

[To Tar EDITOR or Tan .. Srnoriros.1 Sin,—While I was reading your articles on "The Succession to the Liberal Leadership," I could not help recalling a remark made to me a few......