22 OCTOBER 1887, page 15

The Starlings' Autumn Manceuvres.

[To T117 EDITOR OF TUB SPECTATOB.".1 Sin,—The late Mr. Assheton-Smith was a man of some account in his day, and when he died, a biography of him came to be written. It is not a......

Starlings Not Fruit-eaters.

[To Tar Roma or Tar "SrScrsros..] ens —I am thunderstruck at a most confident assertion in an article upon " Starlings " in Obambers's Journal of this month, —namely, that they......

The Doctrine Of The Fall.

[To ran romans or THE “Sracreroa."] Sts,—I run thankful to my friend Miss Whately for showing you that the doctrine of the Fall is not so entirely exploded as you thought. For......

Russia Versus Germany.

[To rim Maros or Trim "Ssacrsroa."J Sm,—In common with other readers of your valued paper, I have read with regret your recent articles on the probabilities of the next European......

Islam.

[To rat Burros or TEE "Ereormea."] Sur,—To deal exhaustively in twenty minutes either with Islam or with Christianity, much more with both, is clearly impossible.. Twenty......