What Is An " Artist ?"

(To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") S1R,—A short letter in your last number, headed "A Verinont Ruskin," and signed "J. T. C.," suggests the question put over these lines. "Mi.......

"peace With Honour." Fro The Editor Of Th3 "spectator.") Si

it,—Allow mo to draw your attention to a possible source of the now celebrated phrase, " Peace with honour." Mr. Swinburnc- puts these words into the mouth of Knox, in the......

Siterwood Oaks.

[TO TB E EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") inc to correct an erroneous impression c onvoyed 1.1:1 my letter to you in your issue of the 2nd inst. I 1 .ittid that believed the oaks......

Were The Garrotters Put Down By Flogging?

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—The reviewer, in last week's Spectator, of' Walpole's " His- tory of England," says, " We think that this question [whether the cat '......

The Hughenden Peacocks.

fro THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sin,—The late Earl had as much right to keep peacocks as King Solomon (II. Chronicles, ix. 21) or anybody else; but those- birds at the......

Elementary , Teachers And Inspectorships Of Schools.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE 'SPECTATOR.") your issue of April 23rd, you comment briefly on a paper read by the Rev. E. F. MacCarthy before the National Union of Elementary Teachers.......

Mr. Romanes On Vivisection.

[re THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] S1R,—As a member of the Society for the Protection of Animals liable to Vivisection, I crave the insertion of a few lines in vindication of......