[to The Editor Op The " Spectator."] Sin, — As One Who

has lived in a Colony for four years, may I be allowed to agree entirely with your article in reply to the letter of " A Returned South African," especially with your opinion......

" Aviation."

[To TRH EDITOR OP TEE "SPECTATOR. " ] STE,,—I hope it is not too late for me to express my con- currence in your protest against this barbarism (Spectator, August 28th, p. 295).......

Holiness.

[To THE EDITOR OW THE "SPECTATOR. "] , Sitz,-- , -Does not the etymology of the word " holiness " in our :English tongue give the reason why the thing is so rarely ' _found P......

" Ra Ssel As."

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. " ] .SIE,-,Appreciation of " Rasselas " is so scarce to-day that one demurs unwillingly to your phrase in last week's issue, a " great book"......

The Authorship Of " India In 1983." Pro The Editor

OF THE " SP i ECTATOB.":1, SIR,—With reference to the extracts from "India in 1983" in your issue of the 7th ult., and the concluding paragraph of your remarks, in which you......

In A City Bee-hive.

[To THE EDITOR or am "Brzaszos."] Bensusan, whose article in last week's Spectator I read with much interest, seems to have been unfortunate with -his bees.- My observation......

The Cedars Of Surrey.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. " ] Silt,—It is an interesting fact that the county of Surrey, which was the birthplace and residence of the famous publicist John Evelyn......