23 JANUARY 1886, page 13

Letters To The Editor.

THE DEMOCRACY AND HOME-RULE. [TO THE EDITOR OF TEE " SPECTATOR."] Sts.,—Mr. G. It. Portal's letter, in the Spectator of January 16th, seems to demand a response from me. To his......

The Significance Of The Irish Elections. [to The Editor Of

THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Mr. J. J. Murphy has called attention to the very large number of abstentions at the recent elections in the provinces of Munster, Connaught, and......

The North And The South Of Ireland.

LTo THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 Sia,—In a letter which appeared in the Spectator of January 2nd, under the heading of "The Irish Elections," it is stated that the Irish......

Grasse, And The Manufacture Of Scent.

T HIS is the time of year most perfect on the Riviera; the sky is serenely blue, the sea rolls lazily as if overburdened with warmth, the scent of the orange-blossom still......