Walter Raleigh Sinjohn. By H. C. Ross-Johnson. (Bentley.)—This is a
fairly readable tale, with plenty of adventure in it and well written too, some slang phrases which here and there come in very inappropri- ately, excepted. But we must, take exception to the inevitable obstacle which has to be imagined to hinder the hero's marriage. His name is Walter, and he is unlucky enough. to have a brother William. This gentleman's marriage is announced as W. Sinjohn, Esq., to So-and-So. Is any bridegroom ever described by an initial? could he possibly be so if he had a brother for whose Game the initial would serve ? The young lady of course believes that it is her " W." who is married. Her mother knows it to be otherwise ; that is possible ; she is unprincipled, as. the mothers in these cases commonly are. And the bridegroom knows- it also ; that is strange, for he is an honourable soldier. We would guard ourselves against being supposed to endorse the heavy charges of corruption and unrighteonaness which Mr. Ross-Johnson takes the occasion to bring against the Indian Government and its judges. Does he really think that within the last few years judges " on probation' have been "confirmed " as a reward for unjust decisions ? The book
gives another proof of the bitter feud that still exists between the Indian Government and the "Adventurers."
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