11 NOVEMBER 1911, page 17

Portinscale Bridge.

[To TEE EDIT011 OF TKO " SPIICTATOB."] Sra,—The courtesy and common sense of the Council prevailed last week, and the question of building a new bridge at the cost of £4,000,......

Ad Matrem.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOE."] Sxn,—The week before last I was tempted to send you the lines from Pope beginning "Me let the tender office long engage," but on turning......

" Curiosa. Felicitas."

[TO TEE EDITOR OP TEE " SPECTATOR." J SIR, — Petronius ' dictum upon the style of Horace is surely as baffling to the would-be translator as many of the great poet's own phrases......

Mr. Munro And Children.

To THE EDITOR OF THE " SFECTLTOR." Srn,—May I be allowed to make one criticism on the otherwise admirable review of "The Chronicles of Clovis" in the Spectator of last week P......