The Irish "after."
[To THE EDITOR Or THE " Srsomos. " ] STR, — Your correspondent, Mr. Arthur Norman, in the Spectator of July 18th, closes his letter by the statement : "When he (i.e., the......
Return Match At Cricket After 170 Years.
[To TEN EDITOR Or TEl "SPECTATOR"] Sin,—I hope the following cricket incident may interest your readers. In the year 1744 a cricket match was played on the Artillery Ground,......
A Correction.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SpEcrAron."), Sin,—In your issue of June 27th, p. 1063, in the course of a book review, you say : "Mr. William B. Scott is Blair Professor of Geology and......
Books.
MR. MORRITT OF ROKEBY.. IN 1808 Lady Louisa Stuart introduced Sir Walter Scott to a Yorkshire squire, Mr. Morritt of Rokeby, who speedily became one of his chief intimates. His......
Two Somerset Superstitions.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' SIR,—In an interesting letter published in your issue of July 18th, Mr. L. H. Barnard refers to the superstition that the person who on the......
Poetry.
GALLO PIN' JOE. (A CORNISH CHARACTER.) GA.LLOPIN' JOE be the fancy name us calls him in the Port, Tho' tisn' for looks he've got the name, be baint the hurryin' sort He'm......
[to The Editor Of The " Spectator."1 Sia,—in The Blackdown
region forty years ago to run at top speed upon first hearing the cuckoo in the spring was an observance not to be broken lightly. Boys especially were enjoined to fail not. No......
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