14 JANUARY 1911, page 16

"the Comic History Of England."

[TO THE EDITOR OP TEE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—You record in your last issue (p. 3) Bishop Westcott's interrogative criticism upon this ill-conceived work : " Should you like any one......

"a Scout's Son."

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR...1 SIR,—In your review in last week's Spectator of "A Scout's Son " you quote :—" The sort of fellow who asks any one about his father does......

Te./. Dickens Stamp.

[To THE EDITOR OP SHE "BriccrAmov.."1 Sra,—In my letter to you on the above subject last week I assumed that the generous action of Messrs. Chapman and Hall, Dickens's......

A Signalman On The Hawes Junction Disaster.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—On bearing of the tragic " mistake " made by Sutton at Hawes Junction, I wrote to a signalman in whom I am interested to ask his views......

"if The Worst Comes To The Worst."

[To THY EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I was surprised to read in a leading article in last week's Spectator the expression, "If the worst comes to the worst." I am aware that......

A Bird Of Nigeria.

[To TER EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —I am writing to ask whether any of your readers could possibly name the following small bird from my description. He is about the size......

Cromwell An Englishman.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.1 SIR,—I stand corrected, and I am delighted to do so. I rejoice to find that Cromwell was far more of an Englishman on the mother's side than......

[to The Editor. Op The "spectator.") Sir,—whatever May...

the nationality of Cromwell's nearest ancestors, is it not certain that his earliest must have been Englishmen ? So far as I know, there is but one parish of Cromwell, and that......