[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
SIR,—Under the above heading, last week, you exprsesed your- surprise that people objected to the proposed dowry to the Princess Louise. As one mixing much among the working-classes, I know they only object because they think the Queen is living in a comparatively mean, poor style, and that she is saving large sums of money, which they think should be spent in holding Court in London, and so promoting trade, not in London merely,. but all over England. This feeling is at the kottom of the objection-
Your mention of the misunderstanding of Queen's taxes- I can confirm, as also the absurdity of what are called Crown cases being reported as the " Queen v. So-and-So." An old fellow in the New Forest said he did not think much of the Queen. She seemed to be doing nothing but going to Scotland and to law._ Why not call the Queen's taxes by some other name, and give us a public prosecutor, and use his title instead of the Queen.
Pray forgive this intrusion on your valuable time from a constant reader of your exceedingly valuable journal.—I am,„
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