4 MAY 1867, Page 3

A white bear got loose from a menagerie the other

day at Nottingham, and strayed into a field where some labourers were at work. They looked at the strange animal, thought it looked dangerous, and went off to call the police, the richest illustration of true British instinct we have recently had. If Satan were to appear to an average Englishman, he would first call a con- stable, then write to the Times, and then describe his visitor at a public meeting.