5 DECEMBER 1885, page 14

The University Of London.

rTo THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Since the last meeting of Convocation several conferences and meetings of graduates have been held, at which the action to be taken......

Poetry.

"SCIENCE AND POLITICS." [Hence the sort of amused contempt which "is felt by the physicist for the professional politicians, and- for the crowds who throw up their caps in his......

Lto The Editor Of The " Spectator." J

Sin,—The problem before Convocation at the London Uni- versity is not merely of the simple nature supposed in Dr. Pye Smith's letter to you. The desires which the London Univer-......

Art.

THE OLD SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER- C 0 LOUR S.* • THE present Exhibition of sketches and studies at the Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours is notable for one charac-......