have selected Lord Salisbury as the special representa- tive of this country at the Conference, and the selection has been most warmly received by the public, no one opposing...

friend has the complete confidence of his colleagues. They have confidence in his abilities, in his complete grasp of the sub- ject, and in the tact and firmness of his...

Papal Secretary of State, and believed by most Protestants to be a sort of familiar demon to the Pope, died on November 6, of gout in the stomach. The Cardinal, who was said by...

and was a continuation in a milder strain of the tale he told at Aylesbury in September. He rang the changes on the integrity and independence of Turkey, the faith of treaties,...

con- siderable wine merchant, was installed as usual on the 9th November ; and as usual, Mr. Sanger, the circus-keeper, was em- ployed to improve the annual pageant. He showed...

T HE present situation would appear to be this :—The armistice has been arranged, the military difficulties having proved less „formidable than was expected, and the Turkish...

case.

W E congratulate the country upon the event of the week, the selection of Lord Salisbury to represent its in- terests in the coming Conference on the Eastern Question. The...

L ORD HARTINGTON gains ground as a leader with every speech he makes, and the speech of last week at Keighley will do more to convince all sections of the Liberal party that...

election of Mr. Tilden as President of the United States 1 —if he has been elected, a point which, up to the evening of Friday, was still uncertain—is a very serious, and may...

VO one can deny Lord Beaconsfield's heroic courage as a 11 statesman. But if any one were prepared to deny it before the Guildhall speech of Thursday, that speech would have...

T HE news that to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has been allotted the seat in the Cabinet vacant by Lord Tdalmesbury's retirement, will not surprise any one who has known the re- pute...

111.111, peculiarity of Cardinal Antonelli's career was that he remained a statesman and a diplomatist after the Church for which he schemed had made statesmanship and diplomacy...

THE new number of the Contemporary has two papers which 1. contain valuable data for the appreciation of Mr. Matthew Arnold as a religious writer and teacher,—the one a paper in...

1 - there is a taste which appears to be more unreal than the taste for precious stones, it is the taste for the larger kind of feathers. The stones do at least gratify to the...

THE " PALL MALL GAZETTE " AND MR. GLADSTONE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:'] you allow me, after a careful study of the issues between Mr. Gladstone and the Pall Mall...

To THE EDITOR 07 THE SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—In your article, "The Way to the North Pole," you say, "It turns out that the land supposed to have been seen by Hall far to the north of...

(To THE EDITOR OF TER "SrsOrATOR.1 So,—As many of your readers have asked for explanations of some parts of my letter of last week, and I have no leisure to answer them...

(TO TER EDITOR 07 TILE "SPECTATOR. " ) Sra,—The Spectator has now for some time urged that a collection of independent Slav States would form-the best practicable defence of...

X. DOUDAN.* Tins summer, before separating for the season, those who think that a good book is a good friend must have felt a singular * Bogdan: lirlanges et Ldllre.c. Buie,...

(TO Tam EDITOR OF THE " SFROTAToR.1 Sin,—The experience of your Derbyshire correspondent reminds me of a similar case of an aunt of mine, who dreamt a riddle which puzzled her...

• Theological Review for October. Article 3: On the Bang. of Uhristiso Fellowship.' London : Williams and Norgste. AN article with the title " The Range of Christian...

THIS work, which has received the highest eulogies on the Con- tinent, will hardly fail to attract the study of such English scholars as are led by necessity or inclination to...

THE opening lines of this last volume of the veteran historian's latest work refer thus briefly to his decease :—" At the very moment when the master's hand is missed from his...

THE November number of the Contemporary is, perhaps, the strongest number published for years, and if, taken alone, it is not the best illustration of the perfect impartiality...

The Warfare of Science. By Andrew White, LL.D. (Henry S. King and Co.)—The author of this book is the president of Cowell University. He has been deeply impressed by the...

one who wants a pleasant tale—where true love does run smooth, where.aot. &single misunderstanding takes place between the lovers and not a single letter is interdepted, and...

intended as an introduction to the studies of the rail- way-engineer, this "text-book of science" contains much that will interest the general reader. The safety of railway...

has a geed deal to say that is sensible and instruc- tive. Occasionally she is, we must take leave to say, neither the one thing nor the other. " Alas for humanity !" she...

compositions are hymns. Many of these seem to have met with acceptance, and one, "My faith looks up to Thee," has achieved a very considerable success. These compositions range...