11 NOVEMBER 1865, page 15

Political Apathy In The North.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] New York, October 20, 1865. THE new law for the registration of voters in the State of New York went into operation on Tuesday of this week. If......

The Function Of Prayer.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—There is one view of prayer which would make it not un- philosophical to conceive that God may suspend or over-rule even physical laws,......

Books.

No book published since the life of Dr. Arnold has produced so strong an impression on the moral imagination and spiritual theology of England as we may expect from these......

Working Men's Franchise.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SFECTATOR."] Sin,—In estimating the probable working of such a reduced fran- chise as is likely to form one of the features in a new Reform Bill, I doubt......