6 OCTOBER 1923, page 17

Cricket In The 'seventies.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Stn,—I will comply with your invitation to write something inspired by an article upon Cricket in the Spectator of September 8th. It is so easy......

" Mend Or End."

[To the Editor of the Srxerdvroit.] SIR,—The invention of the phrase " Mend or end" has been frequently but erroneously attributed to John Morley, who applied it to the House of......

Cinemas For Children.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—An extraordinary omission upon the part of the pro- viders of public amusements has been forced upon my attention in course of recent......

Wild Birds In London.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Almost constantly now a pair of carrion crows are to be seen in St. James's Park. I wonder if any of your readers know whether these birds......

A Mysterious Board.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Can you throw any light on the use of the word " Board " in the following extract from the Times Law Report of July 26th, of Hull v.......

Poetry.

THE YOUNG GIRL WEDDED. LIKE that big bee droning Along the shadowed beams, Into my life Love blundered, Through my defence of dreams. Into my life so quiet, Like a long loft......