18 JANUARY 1890, page 16

William Dampier.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Referring to the fact of Dampier's marriage having been overlooked in a recently published sketch of the great navigator's life, I would......

Books.

MR. TRAILL ON STRAFFORD.* THE battle which raged around Strafford in his life has raged round his memory ever since, and on the whole, though the verdict tends to vary with the......

A Dog Obeying A Summons. [to The Editor Of The

"SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The enclosed may interest you. I received it this morning. I have no doubt Dr. Barford, of Wokingham, would verify it, but I have not the pleasure of his......