10 MAY 1884, page 13

The Income-tax Test.

• [To THE EDITOR OF TIM "SrEcroroz.") BM — The increasing returns for Income-tax are due to a rise in rents, and not to a rise in profits, as the following figures show :— Tear.......

A Consoling- Experiment.

. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—My pretty, pale cousin, "-Religion," writes you in her pensive. way :—" I have hitherto been receiving support from two......

Courtesy In Birds.—the Duck.

[To TRY EDITOR OF TRH " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — The two illustrations of courtesy in birds given by your correspondent in the Spectator of April 19th are attractive and interesting.......