The Year Of Birth Of Leonardo Da Vincl

(TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."J SIR,--The reviewer of M. Merejkowski's romance, " The Fore- runner," in the Spectator of August 9th, corrects the author's chronology by the......

Civilian Guides.

lTo THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Referring to training a number of men to act as county guides, I think the scheme might be developed most satis- factorily on the lines......

Army Reform.

[To THE EDTIOR OP THE .• scccrAzos."1 do not wish to begin again an old discussion to which you have already given so much of your space ; but should you at any future date have......

Canada's Postal Grievance.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Referring to Mr. MacMurchy's letter in your issue of the 2nd inst., in which he mentions the work of the Aberdeen Association in......

The "flower Inscribed With Woe."

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In an edition of Milton's "Lycidas " lately published . by Messrs. Blackie I gave what I consider to be rather strong grounds for......

Our Strange Language.

[TO TILE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 the days of my youth we children were taught the following lines as a guide to the right pronunciation of ough :- " Though the tough cough......