The Maintenance Of Girls.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—In your article on" The Maintenance of Girls," you seem to have adopted the common statement about the doom of certain 800,000 girls to......
The Wine-tax.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] Sin,—Let us grant that "sparkling wine is a luxury on which 20 per cent. is not too high a tax." But then, why should it be only that variety......
Emtn Pasha.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your excellent review of "Emin Pasha in Central Africa," on March 24th, you say :—"Emin is spoken of through- out Dr. Felkin's......
The New Conversion Scheme.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Stu,—You draw attention in your issue of March 31st to the small amount of New Three per Cents. as to which dissent to tfte Chancellor of the......
The Pension Question.
[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] SID,—There is one circumstance connected with the present pension system of which I do not wish to make too much, but still I think it should......
[to The Editor Of The "spectator."] Sir,—i See That In
your issue of March 31st you reproduce the cases of pensions quoted by Mr. Jennings in the House of Commons, with the very natural remark that "if they cannot be fully explained......