Longevity.
[To THE EDITOR 01 . THE " SPECTATOR.") Sin,-You are mistaken in supposing that " at present the highest age known capable of absolute proof is 106, at which Lady Smith died a......
The Situation In Zululand.
[To THE EDITOR or rug "SPECTATOR. "] Sts,—Will you allow me to draw your attention to an import- ant consideration which is not adverted to in the remarks on the situation in......
The Improvement Of Egypt. [to The Editor Or The "
SPECTATOR. " ] Siu,-In your last issue, Mr. Hilary Skinner says "that the native fears the reformer almost as much as he hates the usurer." Very true, but why? Because what we......
Poetry.
ME WSL ADE. STRANGE powers are they that work 'twixt sea and land; Where winds and waves, the rivals of the shore, In tempest or in calm, for evermore, Beat on the cliff, or......