The Divining-rod.

[TO THE EDITOR or TEE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR, —I am unwilling to trouble you with my experience in tkis matter, because of the avowed antagonism of our re- spective opinions in......

[to The Editor Of The " Spectator."

SIR,—Mr. W. H. S. McKnight's letter with reference to the above is but another instance of the way in which a smattering of science is made to do duty for profound know- ledge,......

" 0.it.r. Books."

[To THE EDITOR OP THE ". SPECTATOR. " ] thanking you very heartily for your appreciative notice of the opening volume of my little series—Mr. Alfred Fitzmaurice King's Irish......

[to Ths Editor Of The " Spectator. " ] Sir,— Whilst...

a house in Gloucestershire in the early part of this year, I was present at some water-divining experiments. Most of the spectators, after watching the pro- fessional diviner,......

Poetry.

AN INVOCATION. WHAT, cold and silent quite, Oh heart of mine, to-night ! Where is thine offering ? Poet, the hour is late ! Hast thou no song to sing, No joy to celebrate P The......

Schoolboys' Blunders.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Here is a translation sent up yesterday in my fifth form :—" Raro antecedentem scelestum Deseruit pede Pcena claudo :" " Rarely did a......

Cyprus.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPZOTATOE:] Sin,—Allow me to correct some misapprehensions in your article on Cyprus of August 24th. The quotations you make are not from a despatch of......