15 AUGUST 1903, page 15

Free-trade And Agriculture.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] . SIR,—As an out-and-out, thick-and-thin advocate of our one- sided system of Free-trade, you surely stand pre-eminent. A man who denies the......

Ruined Trades.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR- ° ] SIR,—In commenting last week on Sir H. Maxwell's letter, you opine that " it is not Free-trade, but want of skill and energy, that has......

The Sugar Convention Bill. [to The Editor Of The...

SIR,—A paragraph in the Spectator of August 8th about the Sugar Convention Bill contains a statement with which I agree, viz. :—" We have always challenged the wisdom of......

Corn-duties And The Price Of Wheat.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.'] SIR,—You did me the favour to insert in the Spectator of June 20th a letter in which I sought to prove from a com- parison of wheat prices in......