Free Will And Destiny.
[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sig,—In the otherwise friendly notice of my Free Will and Destiny, the Spectator of July 24th makes a statement which is distinctly, and I......
Disrarli And Gladstone.
1To THE EDITOR OF THE-" SPECTATOR"] Sza,—In confirmation of what Mr. Bassett so forcibly demon- strates, perhaps you will allow me to give a personaLrecollec- tion. I happened......
[to The _editor Of The " Spectator."] Sia,—surely Your...
ear and memory have failed him in his quotation of the wine-bibber's apology. I have never, to my knowledge, seen the lines in print, but as they reached me by rote ran like......
Notes On A Cellar-book.
[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."1 believe the severest precisions of literary etiquette hold that an author should never take any notice (in the way of reply) of reviews,......
Pruning The Golden Bough.
.[To THE Emma or sae ".Eirsomoa."] Sut,—The editing of a paper would be an impossible task if it were open 4- o correspondents to canvass the opinions of reviewers.......
A Pise Barn.
[To THE .EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sns,—I think it may interest you to learn that I have built a barn, SOft. by 15ft..by 12ft. high, in Pise-de Terre, with which I am in......
'the Passing Of Classics.
tTo THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SrE,—I was at Harrow last Speech Day. For -so long as I can remember (over-sixty years) the school prizes are then handed to the winners.......
The Plumage Bill.
[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your issue of July 24th I find the Hon. Secretary of the Plumage Group contributes an amusing perplexity of " per cents" and dates......
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