26 JANUARY 1878, page 14

Wife-beating.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—" I would rather," in the "Fortunes of Nigel," says Richie Moniplies, when George Heriot was for saving him from his master's wrath, "1......

Poetry.

BEACONSFIELD TO GRANVILLE. MY dear Granville, 'tis indeed surprising That when you set your simple wits surmising What to my Eastward musings is the clue, You trust in prints......

Art.

THE OLD MASTERS AT BURLINGTON HOUSE. [FLRST NOTICE.] TUE Winter Exhibition of "Old Masters" at Burlington House. is this year of mediocre merit. There are good pictures, one or......

Letters To The Editor.

THE ONLY REMEDY FOR "TILE LAW'S DELAY." (TO ME EDITOR or TIM "SPZOTATOIL1 San,—Mr. Osborne Morgan feelingly reminded us a short time back, that there were 601 cases waiting for......

The Climate Of The Danube.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.' ] SIR,—A correspondent has asked you lately why the Danube is oftener frozen than the Rhine. Supposing it to be so, the reason is simple. The......