27 FEBRUARY 1904, Page 16

MIXED FISCAL METAPHORS.

[TO TIM EDITOR OF Till "SPECTATOR.") SIR,— As an example of misquotation, mixed metaphor, and muddle, I think the following extract from a Calcutta newspaper would be bard to beat :—" Messrs. Winston Churchill, Seely and Beckett have practically burnt their boots while acting the part of Balaam's ass and blessing the