30 MAY 1891, page 14

Animal Esthetics.

SCENTS AND SOUNDS. O NE of the oddest tales in the "Bestiaries," or stories of Bible animals written by the monks, is the legend of the panther. " The panther," so the homily......

Letters To The Editor.

THE PROBABILITY OF ANOTHER WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. t To TUE EDITOR OF VII "SPECTATOR."] do not wish to underrate the dangers that may arise if any considerable number of Boers trek......

The Next Election.

pro THE EDITOR OP THE " SPEOTATOR."] Sin,—Would you allow a quiet protest against your argument for an Election this autumn P You cannot expect . anything like unanimous consent......

Weather-forecasting.

[TO THU EDITOR OP THE " SPILOTATORrl Sin,—Whatever advances meteorology may have made as a. science, it seems abundantly clear that it has not arrived at a. point of much......