14 MAY 1898, page 16

Irish "bulls."

rro TIM EDITOR OF TRZ " SPECTATOR:1 SIR, — The letter of "X. X. X." in the Spectator of April 30th brought to my mind the following :—Some five and forty years ago I was on......

Sir,—i Am Indebted To You For Assisting Me In My

efforts to call public attention to the many serious drawbacks of "limited liability," by alluding to the main contentions of my recent Nineteenth Century article. There have......

Ancient Vineyards In England.

To TUX EDITOR 01 TIZ "BrEcrAToa. - ] Sin—There seems reason to believe that in the Middle Ages vineyards were not confined to the South of England. Ancient field-names are known......

The Florida Velvet Bean.

[To THE EDTTOR OF TH2 " fil'ECTATOR."] SITZ, — I send you herewith a sample of the new Florida pro- duct,—the wonderful velvet bean. Up to two years ago it was grown here in a......