29 MAY 1875, page 14

The Marks In Competitive Examinations.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—I can hardly hope to interest any considerable number of your readers in so technical and difficult a subject as Examination- marks, but......

An2esthe'l'ics And The Lower Animals. [to The Editor. Of The

"SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It seems to be generally supposed in this country by people- who interest themselves in the present controversy about vivisec- tion, that chloroform and......

Letters To The Editor.

CIVIL-SERVICE APPOINTMENTS. [TO THE EDITOR OF TUN "SPEOTATOR.1 seems that the Report of the Civil-Service Inquiry Com- mission requires a deal of explanation. We have already......

Civil-service Reform.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sin,—As a junior half-way down the list, I may, perhaps, be trusted to present a more uncoloured view of Civil-Service reform that than of......