28 APRIL 1888, page 15

Political Criminals.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your very able article of April 21st on "Mr. Dillon's. Arrest," I think you miss the point of the argument in favour of treating the......

Poetry.

MATTHEW ARNOLD. WEEP, if ye have the power to weep, All flowers of odorous and musical names That haunt the woodland or the wave of Thames— Weep, if ye have the power to weep,......

An April Love.

NAY, be not June, nor yet December, dear, But April always, as I find thee now : A constant freshness unto me be thou, And not the ripeness that must soon be sere. Why should I......

[to The Editor Of The "spectator."]

have no hesitation in saying that when bullfinches gape, hiss, and flutter their wings to those they like, as mentioned by Mr. Cobb, they do so as expressive of affection or......

Ito The Editor Of The " Spectator."1

SIE,—The article in your issue of April 21st oir Mr. Dillon's Arrest" contains these words :—" For instance, to admit the distinction of political offences as contrasted with......

The Language Of Animals.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 • Srp.,—Mock anger seems to be rather common among birds. There is in them, when caged, some suppressed excitement, or fury, especially in......