16 MAY 1874, page 17

Poetry.

"TELLING THE BEES." [However naturalists may determine as to the sagacity of bees, the compliment they receive in several countries of being " told " when the master of the......

The Busy Bee.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—Sir John Lubbock's researches into the qualities of the Busy Bee are conceived in a spirit which should render them very gratifying to......

The Nine-hours Bill.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—It is, I think, a generally accepted fact that before legisla- tion is made, it must be proved that it is required. I had expected that,......

Art.

THE ROYAL ACADEMY. [SECOND NOTICE] SINCE the opening of the exhibition, a lively controversy hae sprung up in the Times on the old claims of landscape painting to better......