3 MARCH 1888, page 15

The Allotments Associations.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —Mr. Jesse Collings has received a large number of letters from Associations and from gentlemen of all shades of politics, including......

Reason In Animals.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] S111, — Are animals able to think over and carry out a plan ? The following anecdotes will answer the question. When in India, I had a small......

The Value Of By-elections.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. "] Sia,—The inference that by-elections are no true forecast of the succeeding General Election, because the Liberals rapidly lost seats from......

The Education Of Girls.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] 8.0, — In reply to "A Constant Reader," I was, of course, aware that the " Girls' Public Day-School Company " encouraged a certain amount of......

An Expedition To The Antarctic.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] BIR,—The interesting article on the above subject in your issue of October 8th last is very reassuring to those who advocate such an......

Poetry.

BLEAK is the wind and all the woods are bare, No rift of blue gladdens the wintry sky ; But Nature mourns her lover with a sigh, Hiding beneath a snow-white veil her care ; Ah !......