1 MAY 1886, page 15

Musical Literature.

T HE recent perusal of M. de Saint-Saens's charming volume, " Harmonic et M6lodie," in which learning and lucidity are admirably combined, and of Miss Fay's vivacious chapters......

The Irish Land-purchase Bill.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR,"] Six.—In your article of April 24th on this Bill, you conclude in these words :—" But this is a request to lend £150,000,000 to unwilling......

Home-rule In Ireland.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTAT011.1 S Ilt,—I do not think the saying that Mr. Gladstone has banished ,political economy to Jupiter and Saturn is quite a fair one ; but it is......

Letters To The Editor.

MR. TUKE'S SEED-POTATO FUND. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR," j "SIR, — Y011 have taken so warm and practical an interest in my work of distributing seed-potatoes in the West......