15 JULY 1911, page 16

Footpaths.

!To rim EDITOR OF THE " sprerams."1 Sra,—Born in 1845 and a lifelong resident of Caterha.m-on- the-Hill, I would like to draw attention to the obstruction to the legal paths and......

Tenement Nests. [to Ire Editor Op The "spectator:]...

issue of last week reference was made to a double neat of house-martins. This is, I believe, not MUMS- mon,. and I have seen, a similar arrangement this afternoon with other......

[to Tun Editor Of Mt "spectatop.."1 Sir,—among The Many...

built annually by house- martins under the eaves of our house I frequently notice double ones—like the one mentioned by your correspondent last week—and this year I see there is......

Trout Streams.

[To rue EDITOR OF TIM "SPECTAT0101 SrR,—Like your eorrespondent "G. H. S." of July 8th, I have fished the Test (near Longparish) for some thirty years, but I am, happily, not of......

[to Tue Editor Of Err "spectator."}

Sui,—Does not the sense determine whether a plural or singular verb shall follow a collective noun.? We have in the " Te Deum" :— "The glorious company of the Apostles: praise......

Sheep And Shepherds.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sm,—There are two counting-out rhymes known to me which bear a particularly striking resemblance to the Lincolnshire score. The first of......

Cor,tigurrna Nouns.

[To 2113 EDITOR OP 7PCR " SPECTATOLn . SIR, — A letter under the above heading in the Sp - edgier of July 8th recalls some words of William Cobbett's on the subject. In his......

Mental Activity And Memory.

[To TIER EDITOR OF THZ "srsersrosi.."3 Sin,—My experiences are less spiritual than those of ' Senex Quidam " in your issue of July 8th. Inter cilia, during my nearly fifty years......