been swept out of existence. Omdurman fell on Friday week, but owing to the interruption of the wires the news was not published in London until Sunday. The battle was...

the whole of our force marched from their position in the direction of Omdurman, the position on the extreme right being held by Macdonald's Sondanese and Egyptian brigade. The...

disgraceful behaviour of the Turkish troops, who not only joined in the massacre, but were seen firing on Colonel Reid and his men. The mob ran through the streets shouting...

T HERE is no pause in the rush of sensational news. As if the Czar's Encyclical, the taking of Khartoum, the resig- nation of M. Cavaignac, and the Anglo-German understanding...

flanks resting on the river, the army—it numbered only twenty-three thousand all told—thus assuming the form of three sides of a very irregular square. The English brigades,...

case.

men killed and sixteen thousand wounded. The prisoners number about four thousand. The losses on our side were, we are thankful to say, extremely light. We had only two officers...

who were exhausted by their long fight and march. On Sunday a deeply impressive service of thanksgiving was held among the ruins of Khartoum (representatives from each arm of...

by an Imperial Decree. In England and throughout the Continent this event is regarded as of great moment, and as denoting a triumph for British diplomacy. Undoubtedly it is so,...

so favourable to the Bond as was first supposed, owing to an unexpected Progressive victory at Uitenhage. The present state of parties Is: Bond, 40; Progressives, 37. Vryburg...

last Tuesday, walking from the Palace to the church, where she delivered, with a simplicity and fervour which greatly impressed those present, her address to the States- General...

of the day was the magnificent charge of the 21st Lancers. The regiment had never before in its history crossed swords with an enemy, but the troopers quitted themselves as if...

was announced that M. Cavaignac, the War Minister, had resigned, as he was unable to agree with his colleagues that there must be a revision of the Dreyfus case. M. Brisson and...

record the appointment of Sir Graham Bower as Colonial Secretary to the Mauritius. We do not wish to be too hard upon Sir Graham Bower, but it will be remembered that the South...

by Cardinal Vaughan, denying in explicit terms the possibility of any Jesuit, or indeed any Roman Catholic, being permitted to act as a clergyman in the English Church in order...

is recorded this week,—the arrival by the ' Austral ' of a cargo of Australian oranges in perfect condition. Hitherto the popularity of the orange, one of the most delicious as...

day, his subject being his great-grandfather Sheridan, whose name is imperishably connected with that city. After illustra- ting Sheridan's pecnlar debt to Bath, where he "found...

British Association recalls the sensational predictions of the late Professor Jevons in his famous pamphlet on the coal question in 1865. As Jevons predicted a great world...

President's review of his thirty years' experiments in the domain of psychical research. Sir William Crookes—who, be it noted, is also President of the Society of Psychical...

New Consols (2!) were on Friday, 110/1g.

• OUR POLICY ON THE UPPER NILE. IC HARTOUM is in our hands and the Dervish power has been utterly destroyed. It is true that the Khalifa has not yet been captured, but it is...

the politically minded citizen has been able to spare from Khar- toum, Crete, the latest developments of the Dreyfus case, and the Czar's Rescript, has been taken up with...

M CAVAIGNAC'S destiny is seemingly to be the • victim of sudden gushes of notoriety. They began when he was a student, and they have gone on at intervals ever since. This time,...

There have been, speaking generally, four classes of Queens in history ; and in speaking of them we are speaking of actual Queens - regnant, not of those who were the mere...

Sir William Crookes before the British Association was somewhat less technical and more generally interesting than is common in the Presidential addresses before our annual...

T HOSE who had studied the character of Mr. Glad- stone with any care might reasonably have formed two anticipations with regard to the disposition of the bulk of his property....

T HE air is full just now of Church controversies. Sacer- dotalism, confession, secret societies in the Church, the petrifying of the Church services,—each and all have called...

T HE news of the tragedy on the Midland Railway has of course set every one talking about the chance which brought about that accident. It was the chance that a trolley had been...

4 ' ri OMBIEN d'art faut-il pour rentrer dans la Nature ?"— k../ How much art is necessary to get back to Nature P This pregnant observation of a witty Frenchman must often be...

cIDYLLS OF THE SEA.—III. THE CRUISE OF THE 'DAISY.' [To THR EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.'l 'b'In,—Something, doubtless, akin to the contact of the naked soul with its God is the...

THE NEW IRISH MOVEMENT. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the Spectator of August 27th you devoted a good deal of space to "The New Irish Movement," the scope and...

[To TEE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR:] SIR, — The correspondence on the subject of sacerdotalism• tempts me to offer a suggestion, for which I hope you will be able to find room....

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] SIR,—I regret to find the Spectator among the papers which have only praise for the Czar's motives in issuing his. "Encyclical," but no...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The specimens of Irish and English " bulls " which have been sent to you by various correspondents are amusing, 'especially to those who...

To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR,'] SIE,—The telegraphic despatch conveying the news of the battle of Omdurman contained an interesting illustration of a verse of the...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIE,—I see you are publishing ring-stories. Here is one. My wife, previous to her marriage, was staying at the Grand Hotel, Paris, in 1873....

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Several very sad cases of drowning which have lately happened induce me to request that you will allow me to relate the remarkable...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR,"] SIR,—The annexed seems not unworthy to go alongside of your ring-stories. It is from "Recollections of an Octo- genarian," privately printed...

Sru,—May I ask you to insert the following extract from Dr. Reeves's "History of Down and Connor," showing how tbe Dalriadan branch of the Irish Kings founded the Monarchy in...

[To TEE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, — It has been a subject of curiosity to me, summering in the much-wooded parts of Surrey, which are as attractive to me, that squirrels...

venture to supplement the editorial note of August 27th on the Celtic female descent of the Stuarts [strictly, Stewards] from David L Alan, son of Flaald (the father of William...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."3 SIR, — None of the writers in your columns have alluded to the strain of Welsh blood which came to Charles I. through his ancestress...

CLIFTON CHAPEL* THIS is the Chapel: here, my son, Your father thought the thoughts of youth„ And heard the words that one by one The touch of Life has turned to truth. Here...

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR...3 Si, — In your review of Sir John Skelton's book on " Charles I.," in the Spectator of August 20th, you mention Lord Rosebery's picture at...

pro THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the Spectator of June /8th you are good enough to insert a review on my book, "Through Unknown Tibet." In this review fault is found...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTAT0R.1 E,—It is often asked what has become of our old English amilies. I have just gathered white water-lilies from the elds of De Vere, now known...

THE ADVENTURES OF A FRENCH SERGEANT.t THIS is a new edition of an interesting book, and presents something of a literary puzzle. It was first published in 1825 in Paris, and...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR-1 IR,—In your characteristically temperate but truly admirable rticle in the Spectator of August 20th, on "The Company p romoter and the...

the very worst of tempers. He belabours fiercely Bishops, Canons, and the parochial clergy, makes some mistakes, and does no little injustice, but certainly tells some truths...

hundred and thirty three pages of M. Anerbach's work read like a ncv And yet, read carefully and slowly, it develops interest which will not leave a page unread by an who can...

written upon Sophie Arnould, but Mr. Douglas has not written it. In fact, he has little quali- fication for the task save industry. He has read the scandalous memoirs of the...

was in the height of her yellow-backed popularity, reviewers were in the habit of treating her with scant respect, or, at any rate, of rebuking her sternly for her unbridled...

MA., M.D., D.V.S., F.R.C.S. (T. Fisher Unwin. 10s. 6d.)— This is an interesting book, although unequal in parts. To mention its fault first is to say that it is perhaps slightly...

Earl Marx and the Close of his System : a Criticism. By Eugen v. BOhm-Bawerk. Translated by Alice M. Macdonald. (T. Fisher Unwin.)—This is an excellent translation of the famous...

V.-VI. of "The Novels of Jane Austen, Winchester Edition." (Grant Richards.)—The " Wincheiter Edition" continues to delight the . , faithful readers of Jane Austen's works. How...

By the Rev. S. Charles Cox and Rev. R. M. Serjeantson. (W. Mark, Northampton.)—St. Sepulchre's, Northampton, is one of the four round churches which still exist in England...

Willson. (Grant Richards.)—Mr. Willson gives, by way of pre- face, an amusing correspondence between a friend of his, Mr. George F. Beam, and Mr. Rudyard Kipling. Mr. Beam com-...

inclined to prefer the episodes of the story to the story itself, the by-play of the drama to the drama itself, the minor characters to the protagonists. Sylvia, for instance,...

Arrowsmith, Bristol.)—The story which Mr. Vizetelly tells is, it is true, ancient history, for it is a thing that happened twenty years ago ; nevertheless it is worth telling....

Harcourt. (R. Bentley and Son. 12s.)—This is an Anglo-Indian novel, the work of one who. knows what he is writing about. It is satisfactory to see that he takes a less...

Grevel and Co. 12s. 6d.)—Professor Wiedemann avoids the pit- fall of an attempt to systematise all that we know about the re- ligious beliefs and practices of ancient Egypt....

title of this book, of course, suggests "A Window in Thrums." The plan, however, is not to tell what an observer sees through his or her own window, but what can be observed...

volume contains six short stories written with some power. "A Breath of the Sea," a pretty tale of misunderstanding and reconciliation, may be mentioned with spec - ;se. —...

J. Dyer, F.R G.S. (George Philip and Son.)—This volume supplies a long-felt want, as it deals with mineral resources of enormous value and extent. For instance, the mineral...

studies from life in Derelicts. Stephen Joyce, the unhappy man who is dogged by the evil report of having been in prison, is good, but does not show so much subtlety as other...

17.S.)—The author dedicates this story to the pupils and teachers of "our blessed country schools." We do not criticise the epithet, though it is not wholly applicable to the...

Co.)—Though Andrew Deir describes scenes well, and has some good characters who talk well, the complete absence of any plot or central motive running through this story prevents...

20s.)—A county history without a reasonable index— such was the original edition of Collinson —is a most tiresome work of reference. Happily the deficiency has now been made...

and Co.)—This is a rendering of the great epic of the North in its mediteval German dress. Though much more elaborate, it cannot be said to be as poetical as earlier Volsung...

Paul and Co.)—If the author of these drawings had a sense of tone equal to his sense of line they would be excellent. Taken as they are, they are best when simplest and little...

a little book reproducing Holbein's famous designs. In an intro- ductory note Mr. Austin Dobson tells us that the earliest known edition was printed at Lyons in 1538 by the...

(Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.)—This is a second edition of a very picturesque story, a romance of Acadia in the days when England and France were still contending for the mastery...

unpretending little volume should not be over- looked by lovers of poetry. Along with a certain awkward- ness that marks the beginner, it exhibits a sense of style and a note of...

Institute, Wellington, N.Z. 7s. 6d.)—This first instalment deals with canoes ; their mythology, design, and decoration. The work is one of great detail and the plates numerous....

got up and gives reproductions of a number of the more obvious of the Academy pictures.

British Miniature Painters awl their Works. By J. J. Foster. (Samp- son Low and Co.)—To deal with this delicate art in a ponderous tome seems anomalous, but we must forgive the...

and enlarged edition gives a very full picture of the subject of the biography. The author describes Hogarth as an honest Englishman of the bull-dog type ; misunderstood and...