20 APRIL 1889, page 15

A Concatenation Of "bulls."

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Srn,—Since you are taking up the subject of Irish "hulls,' perhaps the following will prove acceptable. John Brougham,. better known to us......

Sonnet.

EDMUND BURR& AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. THE age was sordid; Christian hope burned low ; Old thrones of Wisdom tottered insecure; Old crowns of Kings, like mist that o'er a moor......

A New Irish "bull."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin, — As you appear to take some interest in Irish "bulls," perhaps the following may be worth having. An Irish lady asked me if a certain......

" Corp " For "corpse."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR"] may be interesting to know that much further north than North Durham " corp " is generally used for "corpse." The Shetlanders, whose dialect......

Poetry.

THE OLD HOUSE. IN through the porch and up the silent stair ; Little is changed, I know so well the ways ;- Here, the dead came to meet me ; it was there The dream was dreamed......

Art.

THE EXHIBITION OF MINIATURES AT THE BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB. FOR the time being, the gallery of the Burlington Fine Arts Club has become a very Paradise for the lover of......