10 AUGUST 1895, page 18

The "rights" Of Irrational Animals.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, — Will any of your correspondents who claim " rights " for irrational animals be good enough, firstly, to define what they mean by......

Poetry.

THE NEW POLITICAL ARITHMETIC. HAVE you heard of the famous Professor— His college is near the Thames ' side— Whose theme is the science of numbers To political matters applied ?......

A Strange Sparrow.

(To Tim ED/TOR Or TER " SPECTATOR:I Sin, — There is a Jenny Wren ' s nest on a bough of a cedar- tree in this garden. Noticing a female house-sparrow con- stantly flying towards......

A Dog-story.

go MB EDITOR OF TUE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Among your numerous dog-stories perhaps the follow- ing may find a place. I have a skye-terrier puppy, only nine months old. On Thursday......