25 AUGUST 1883, Page 3

The pension granted by the Government to Mr. Matthew Arnold

for his services to English Literature will do them the highest credit in the eyes of all true lovers of literature. It is, however, only equal in amount to the pension awarded to Prince Lucien Bonaparte; and useful as Prince Lucien Bonapaite's philological services have been, they are a trifle to the services of certainly the second poet of our day.