6 JUNE 1925, page 19

" Till May Is Out" [to The Editor Of The

SPECTATOR.] STR,—I have lately been told that the advice " not to cast a clout till May is out " refers to the may-tree coming into blos- som and not to the end of the month of......

The Banner Of The Admiral Of Poole [to The Editor

of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—All who are interested in personal or corporate heraldry will probably like to know that, owing to the public spirit of the Mayor of Poole, an excellent......

P O_e T_r Y4

A REBUKE I DID but oust you from the chair I most affect, when toil is ended, And, with Zenobia's outraged air By Caesar's car, you sit offended ; If thoughts of cats can e'er......

Pity In Pigs [to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sm,—having

often noted the Spectator's interest in animals, I think it worth while to send you the following account which I have obtained from the eyewitness of the incident. She says......

The Victoria History Of Berkshire

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—With reference to the letter of Mrs. Cope in regard to the editorship of these volumes may I be allowed to say that the most important......