The first edition of last week's Spectator had been published
but a few hours, when we received a letter in the same handwriting as that sent to us with Mr. Nuft TM:CS signature, to the effect, that the writer was going out of town, but hoped that his letter would be published in small if not in large type ; but giving its no means of ascertaining whe- ther the letter was or was not the genuine production of Mr. Hawses Norraor.. Still, if we had room, we should insert the first letter; which is printed, and which the real Mr. NorraGE may see on applica- tion at time Publishing-office : but time pressure of more important matter excludes it from our columns. Its substance may be briefly stated. Mr. NOTTAGE (or the writer who personates him) says that he is really a man of ancient family and large fortune ; that he has " two princely domains " by marriage with an " extremely wealthy heiress ;" that pro- perty worth 18,000!. a year depends upon his obtaining a seat in Par- liament within three years; that 2,0001. shall be forfeited to any one who "can make the money more or less ;" that Mr. NorranE is and always has been a Liberal ; that a Mr. CROASIMILF:, an opulent friend in Essex, was foolish enough to send the incorrect paragraph about Sir GERARD NOEL'S resignation of his seat to the newspapers ; and finally, that the public notices of himself have very much annoyed his " lovely, highly-accomplished, and no less amiable, newly.married young bride." For this we are indeed sorry; and, in so far as we may have, though unconsciously, been instrumental in annoying the lady, we humbly ask her pardon.
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