... To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Sir, Among your illustrations in last Saturday's Illmtratcd Sporting and Dramatic Notes is one which describes the process of searching for water by the rod. It may interest some of your readers to learn that this device is not unknown in the Canadian North-west, where a twig of peach or willow is often used for the purpose, a peach ...

... OUR IIORSES. Tjie Editor of the Illustrated N porting and Dramatic News. Sir, I rejoice to observe that the Tress lias at last taken note of the monstrous cruelty daily inflicted upon our dumb servants, the unfortunate horses of this Metropolis, as evidenced by your feeling article on the subject of street pavement. Al most hourly I am witness of the disgraceful condition of London Bridge, and ...

... . The Editor of the Illustrated Sperling and Dramatic News. Dear Sir, I am so pleased to see that your valuable paper is taking up the cause of the poor horses. Don't you think it would be possible to send a petition to the Lord Mayor and also to some local West End authorities to have the asphalt and wood pavements yiell sprinkled all over in slippery and wet weather I can't help thinking if ...

... THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN- SHIRE RAILWAY AND LORDS' GROUND. The Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Silt, This Company intend to apply to Parliament for a Bill to enable them to extend their line to London, and in doing this are anxions to obtain a small portion of Lords' Ground, viz., part of the so-called Nursery or Practice Ground, where thoy would construct a ...