15 MAY 1897, page 17

Macedonia.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THS "SPECTATOR. "' SIR,—Might I be allowed a few lines with reference to the extremely interesting letter of your correspondent "X. X. X." in the Spectator of......

The Disaster In Paris.

THZ EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—The immediate cause of the terrible disaster at Paris suggests an explanation of catastrophes which are far more trying to our faith in a......

Poetry.

COWSLIPS. Cowslips, sweetlips, smelling of the summer, Coming with the cuckoo, bringing in the May, Lifting heads in pastures, where the cattle spare you, Waiting to be gathered......

Thrushes And Rooks.

[TO TEN EDITOR OP TER " SPECTATOR. "] Sit, — It would be interesting to know whether the following curious scene has been observed by others as well as by the writer of this......

A Strange Presentiment.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I see that you state the fire in Paris took place on Wednesday, May 5th, not on Tuesday, the actual day. I enclose a statement,......

A Curious Kind Of Wild-beast Farm.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—The writer of the interesting article on "Wild-Beast Farms " in the Spectator of March 27th has probably never heard of one curious and......