31 AUGUST 1895, page 16

Absent-mindedness.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—An inscription in an Indian cemetery which records the assassination of a missionary by his chankidar (watch. man), concludes with the......

Tunis And Egypt.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—You have given a new and startling direction to the Egyptian question by conjoining it with the treaty stipula- tions of France as to......

A British Gentleman.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—As the originator of the controversy to which the title has become affixed, I write to disclaim all respon- sibility whatsoever for it.......

Home-rule.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.'] SIn, — I am a very regular and diligent reader of the Spectator, and it seems to me you, in common with most Englishmen, believe the people......

A Cat With A Fire-brigade Medal.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR,"] SIR,—A lady friend of mine had a very favourite cat, named Peter.' One night she left him in his usual sleeping-place, and went to her own......

Mr. Plimsoll's Appeal.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—I am afraid Mr. Plimsoll does not appreciate the fact that our woes, in a political sense, arise from the assumption by the House of......