... . [The Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Hews. J Sib,-- Kind and brave B.-P. said in his recent message how good it would be to give the women and children of Matching a trip to the sea. Will those of your readers who know the joy of breathing fresh air send contributions towards the carrying out of Baden-Powell's own expressed wish to the Manager, Union Bank of London, ...

... . [The Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Weitw.] Sir, Would that your remarks on Bootmakers, in your article The Sportsman and his Clothing, might bear .fruit. If only it could be impressed upon that most impracticable of all workmen, the boot-maker, that hoots should he made for feet, and not feet for boots, a blessing indee I would be brought about. The numerous absurdities ...

... DkarSir,- 1 Mi Sir, I was reading youreditorial of the 20th on The Sportsman and his Clothing, in which you show a knowledgeof the requirements for foot wear, and it is only by getting boots made to order that a man can keep his feet in good order, and this is more noticeable in army men, who almost without exception have their boots made to measure. With regard to remarks that out of one ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. THE SPORTSMAN AND HIS CLOTHING. To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic JYeiw.] Dear Sir,-- Our attention has been drawn to the article entitled The Sportsman and His Clothing, in your issue of Sept. 22nd., and we feel constrained to say a few- words in defence of our much maligned trade. It is somewhat difficult to know whether the writer of the article refers ...

... . We have been aslted to insert the following Headquarters of the Army in South Africa, Pretoria, 3Qth September, 1900. [To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Wetcs.] SlK, Will you kindly allow nte, through the medium of your paper, to make an appeal to my countrymen and women upon a subject I have very much at heart, and which has been occupying my thoughts for some time ...

... CO RiiESPOJS1 DEN CK [To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Nexo 4-.] SIR, It will probably he recollected that this time last year you were so good as to insert in your columns an appeal on behalf of those on whom we are so largely dopendent for the sport we enjoy in hunting, namely, the huntsmen and whinners-in of fox and stanhounds. I desire to repeat my appeal. As is ...

... . [To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.] Sir, I think the public should be informed that the lato Mr. John Sims Reeves, in addition to the grown-up children of his first marriage, left a widow aged twenty- seven, and an orphan son aged four, who bears his name, totally destitute, and dependent solely on the precarious earnings of tho widow as a vocalist. If any member ...

... . Sir, As the writer of the article on the above subject, 1 im very pleased that it has elicited a slight correspondence in connection with boots, and I much regret that I have not been able to contribute my small share thereto before. Messrs. Faulkner and Co. are quite correct in supposing that I referred to the bespoke business alone, and not only that but the highest class of bootmakers for ...

... . L lo the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.] Dear Sir, In reference to your paragraph in the Sporting awl Drama tic News of 2llli November, as to licenses covering one roil only, you may be interested to hear that the point has just been decided by the Recorder of Galway, who held that it was one rod one license, two rods two licenses. That is, of course, used at the ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. EVEN CHANCES. [7To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Sir, WITH reference to an article on this subject, lately contributed by me to these columns, a correspondent points out that I based my calculations respecting the length of the longest series (mathematically) due, on the results furnished by one table alone, and says, We have to consider the total ...

... . [To the Editor of the III 'titrated Sporting and Dramatic News.] ^IK' Will you permit me (as an ardent admirer of your articles) to venture a few words on Hungarian Partridges, a sub ject you touch on in this week's Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Newsl I have been much amused by ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 1 PRINCE CHRISTIAN VICTOR MEMORIAL. Sir, Will you allow us to appeal for assistance in carrying out the following project, which was organised towards the close of last year The sympathy evinced by our lamented and revered Queen Victoria in all the personal sorrows of her people arising from the South African war, ...