SALMON v TROUT.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7384, 9 August 1889, Page 3

SALMON v TROUT.

TO THB KDITOR OF THB PRESS. Sir,—ln Mr Farr'a letter on this subject, which appears in the Press of this morning, there is only one observation to which I need offer auy remark. He has evidently failed to understand my argument ; but among many uugentlemauly imputations he suggests that the mark of interrogation—by which naturalists indicate their hesitation in giving an absolute determination of a species—on the label of the fish has been added, it is to be inferred by mc, for the purpose of this paltry discussion since he last saw it. Such a hint renders further discussion with Mr Farr impossible on my part. Henhy O. Forbes. Sth August, 1880. TO THB EDITOR OF THB PRESS. Sir,—lt was with extreme regret that I read a letter in your issue of the Bth inst., signed S. C. Farr, on the subject of Dr. Giinther's report on the supposed salmon submitted to him. Into the merits of Mr Farr's scientific remarks I have no desire to go, nor, I imagine, has the public; but what I do want to point out is the fact that though Mr Farr is the Secretary of the Acclimatisation Society, his action in regard to this question has in no way been authorised by the Council of that Society, and I sincerely hope that at the next meeting of the Council some older mem* ber than myself will bring forward a resolution disclaiming all sympathy with Mr Farr. It is a notorious fact that the Acclimatisation Society is not in good odour with the public, and can we wonder at this when we find the Secretary making such offensive remarks about scientific men, whose only offence is that they have presumed to differ from him, and that their opinion has been proved to be right. The cooperation of men like Professor Hutton and Mr Forbes would be invaluable to us; but how' can we expect their help when they know that If they offend Mr Farr'a vanity they will be treated In the way Mr Forbes was treated ia your issue of the Bth inst. Can anyone suppose for an instant that Professor Hutton would not have been the first to rejoice in the fact that salmon had at last been successfully introduced could he honestly have done so? If Mr Farr chooses to impute unworthy motives to Mr Forbes, of course he may do so, and I do not suppose Mr Forbes will be much injured thereby, but I think, in the interests of the Acclimatisation Society, it should be clearly under* stood that he in no way represents the feeling of the Council.—Yours, &c, TjT. T. Charlbwoop.