Is Nature Cruel?

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sra,To my friendly correspondent, Mr. Crick, and to my decidedly unfriendly one, Mr. Green, I would make this com- prehensive answer. Do they......

Points From Letters ' Ceisius.

Your contributor, Mr. BroWn, in his delightful article " In Frozen Holland," states, " I suspect these foreign tempera- tures. They are not based on honest Centigrade or......

[to The Editor Of-the-spectatoul

' SIR, —Using " idear of " instead of "idea of" may be common, but more common is the abuse of such words as " what," `‘ When," • " *hielf," " Wheel ; " ancl• others.......

Canal Transport Delusion

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sia,—We are invited to believe that canal transport is cheap, and we are urged to adopt a great national canalization pro- gramme. Our canal......

English Undefiled

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—When I first read -the letter under the above heading in your issue of March 2nd, I thought that an old friend of mine, who (barring one......

A Non-italian Pope .

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] - Sra,—A suggestive thought in connexion with the new Vatican State which I haVe not seen mentioned in the Public Press is that the grant of a......