16 FEBRUARY 1889, page 15

National Defence.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Stn,—In the article upon National Defence, published in your issue of the 9th inst., you admit that in England one of the greatest......

Concerning Irish " Bulls."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIE, — In connection with your most admirable article on this subject in the Spectator of February 9th, permit me to put on record another......

Franklin's " Project Of A New Version."

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — I should better have said simply that Franklin's sugges- tion of a new version was not a serious proposition, than that it was made......

Demoniac Possession.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — It occurs to me that there is one deduction from the strange history of the demoniac kor demoniacs) of Gadara (or Gergesa), which, so......

A Canine Friendship.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J SIR,—The following story of friendship between two dogs may, I think, interest some of your readers. Some time ago, I used often to stay......