6 MAY 1911, page 16

Poetry.

SPRING, THE TRAVELLING MAN. IT is Spring, the Travelling Man, has been here, Here in the glen; He must have passed by in the grey of the dawn, When only the robin and wren Were......

The Late Mr Henry Charles Lea.

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR. "] Slit, It is desired to gather the letters of the late Mr. Henry Charles Lea to aid in the preparation of his biography. Will you be good......

" Kettledrum."

[TO THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—The writer of "Half a Century with Horses," in the Spectator of April 22nd, says : " One of the fastest Derbys was won by a chestnut......

Art.

THE ACADEMY.-11 IF Mr. Stott had called his picture " La Vierge an Lapin," instead of Her thoughts were her Children (97), be would have made the title agree with his stylistic......

" Communicated," The Editor Must Not Necessarily Be Held To

be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with The mode of expression. In such instances, as in the case of " Letters to the Editor," insertion only means that as......

The Victoria League Newspaper Scheme.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—May we draw the attention of your readers to the Newspaper Scheme of the Victoria League for sending newspapers and magazines, when......