26 AUGUST 1899, Page 17

MANCHESTER WEATHER.

[To. THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, —The severe strictures passed by a Frenchman on Manchester weather, quoted in your article on " The Charms of an Irish Holiday," reminded me of a remark I once beard in a railway-carriage as we neared Manchester early one morning. The sun had been shining brightly, but as we approached the city it became dull and misty. A young fellow who had been looking out of the window some time and had noticed the change, said in a strong Lancashire brogue, " I wouldn't be paid to live in Manchester, there's neither summer nor winter, it's all back-end." This seemed to hit off the truth of the matter even better than the remark

made by the foreigner.—I am, Sir, &c., P. H. H.