22 JUNE 1901, page 19

An Adventurous Wagtail.

(To THE EDITOR OF TR& "SPECTATOR.") Snt,—The following extract from a letter of May 26th last may interest some of your readers :— " Midland Railway, Wellingborough. A truck of......

The Liberal Party And The Country.

go THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Few thoughtful Liberals will be disposed to question your belief that the future of the Liberal party is very pre- carious, and that......

The Liberal Party And Peace.

[TO THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, - Old members of the Liberal party looked forward with great interest to the utterances of their leaders on the subject of the terms of......

(to The Editor Of The "spectator."]

Sis,—There is a certain old house which was in my family for several generations,—it had been a monastery or home of a Brotherhood in the reign of King John. I remember an old......

Poetry.

FOUR EPIGRAMS FROM THE ANTHOLOGY.* (" Lama Veneria."—Aseleplades, B.C. 290; Samoa, I. 2.) SWEET to thirsty throats in summer is the draught of snow, Sweet to sailors after......

A Dream House.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sts,---The story of a "dream house" in your issues of May 25th and June 1st brought to my recollection a curious instance of the same kind......

Swifts In London.

[To THZ EDITOR OR THE SPECTATOR."] saw three common swifts hawking over the east end of the Serpentine this afternoon (June 13th). I regret to say that they have since......