The Hanging In Somersetshire.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — The case of hanging which I quoted in the Spectator of October 10th happened both when and where I said it happened, in 1801, at......
A Lesson From Wales.
[To THE EDI [OR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Some philosopher has, or might have, observed that " the real significance of everything we see, lies not in the thing itself, but in......
Music And Its Effect On Animals. Tro The Editor Of
THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — To prove that horses can distinguish tunes, let me relate an anecdote given to me by Harley the comedian. He was walking down the Strand with a......
[to The Editor Cif The "spectator. "] Sin, — Anent "...
the Zoo," the following facts may interest you. Of two dogs of mine, one showed a great fond- : ness for music. She (though usually my shadow) would always leave me to go to a......
[to The Editor Of The "spectator. "]
SIR,—I am able to add something to the accounts already given of the executions for rick-burning in Somerset. In my parish and near by, many eye-witnesses of the scene still......
Lord Rodney.
[ro THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR."] SIR,—When in Jamaica some years ago, I heard a tradition about Lord Rodney which I do not find mentioned in Mr. Hannay's capital little book.......
Government Insurance.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — Sir Arthur Blackwood finds the cause of the falling-off of the Government Insurance business in the " touting " of the private......
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