Anti-reform Potatoes.
In consequence of the Earl of Mansfield's opposition to the Reform Bill, many of the inhabitants of Highgate and Hampstead have declared they will not eat the potatoes grown......
The State Of London.
Nothing can exceed, considering the greatness of the public disappointment, the quiet which has prevailed in London during the whole of the week. On Monday there was a very......
World Help For China
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIE,—In an article on Manchuria in your issue of Septem- ber 26th, you write: " If, by some form of international co-operation, the Powers......
The Late Professor Von .wilamowitz- Moellendorff [to The...
the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—By the death of Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff Europe has lost her most distinguished Greek scholar. There was nobody quite like him : he was not only......
_ The Late Cecil Sharp.
At the request of his executrix I am writing the Life of Cecil Sharp, and I should be grateful if those who knew hint would send me any letters that they may have from him, or......
Points From Letters Tithe Barns.
We know of an old tithe barn in North Hampshire. It was the tithe barn of Crondall Parish, before that parish was sub- divided. It stands in the grounds of " Peatmoor," Fleet,......
The Historical Mss. Of Ceylon • [to The Editor Of
the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—The Government of Ceylon has recently appointed .a Commission for the purpose of inquiring into the existence of hitherto unknown documents relating to the......
Poetry
O ut in the Woods. . . . October CowcaoFr Woods are green yet, For oaks are late in turning ; But the copses up at Hunridge, Of beech, are slowly burning To leaflessness through......
A Hundred Years Ago
At the last Levee but one, his Majesty, with much affability, - inquired of Prince Talleyrand as to the state of his health ? The veteran diplomatist replied that he " was......
Drury Lane Theatre.
On Thursday evening, Mr. Macready repeated his part of William Tell ; a character, as our readers know, of the same cast as Virginias, Alfred, &c., and of which he is a spirited......
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