2 MARCH 1895, Page 23

A Lady's Impressions of Cyprus in 1893. By Mrs. Lewis.

(Remington.)—We must not complain if some thirty pages are given to impressions of the voyage to Cyprus, and more to im- pressions of books about Cyprus ; what remains is satisfactory enough, and gives us a sufficiently good idea of what the place and the people are like. On one thing our author is quite clear, —viz., that our occupation has not been an unmixed blessing. One curious yet easily explicable fact is that crimes of violence have greatly increased. Our system of justice, which gives the accused every chance, is not suited to the people. Something more rough-and-ready is wanted. Any one meditating a visit to the island should certainly read what Mrs. Lewis has to say about it.