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Books.

HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE.* THIS volume is the record of a journey in the East, and the con- versations and reflections to which it gave occasion. It seems to have been modelled on......

Episcopal Incomes.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.'] Sin,—Your correspondent "J. H." tells us that the Parliamen- tary position and "enormous " incomes of the Bishops put a stumbling-block in the......

Epping Forest.

[TO THIS EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Mr. George Lefevre has such a well-deserved reputation among all lovers of open spaces for strenuous and successful efforts in their......

Feudal Ties.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The article in your last impression on "Lord Darnley on 'Feudal Ties," reminds me of the following authentic anecdote : —A certain......

Poetry.

PORT MEADOW. O wirox wan waste of waters, where no breath Ruffles the mirror-surface ; where the grey Of clouds above is real, as if the day Were no less gloomy to a world......