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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorA ROYAL betrothal of some importance is announced,— that of the Cesarewitch to the Princess Alix, daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse, and granddaughter of our own Queen. The...
The French Chambers, which had been in recess for a
The Spectatorfew days, met again on Wednesday, and M. Menne was re-elected President of the Chamber by 253 votes, to 141 which were given to M. Andrieux, the nominee of the Reactionaries. M....
Lord Kimberley made a moderate speech in defence of Home-
The Spectatorrule on Wednesday at a meeting of the Wymondham Liberal Association. He asserted, first, that the Irish are far too sensible of the advantage of being associated with the more...
The correspondence about the monstrous accusation brought against Sir Robert
The SpectatorMorier by the German Press has been pretty active during the week, and has brought out most conclusively that, in the first place, Marshal Bazaine could not have been first...
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
The SpectatorWith the " SPECTATOR" of Saturday, January 26th, will be issued, gratis, a SPECIAL LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, the outside pages of which will be devoted to Advertisements....
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Victoria, at least., is a loyal Colony. On November 28th,
The SpectatorSir Bryan O'Loghlen, leader of the Opposition, brought for. ward a motion condemning the Government for not claiming a veto on the appointment of the Governor. The motion was...
There is reason to believe, from statements published in the
The SpectatorTimes of Friday, that another immense calamity has fallen upon China. Famine, it is stated, has fallen upon the vast and over-populated provinces of Honan, Shantung, and Chihli,...
The children of this generation have a creed, and it
The Spectatoris not badly summed up in a sentence which the Mayor of Defert quoted from Carnot the regicide, when registering on Wed- nesday the civil marriage of President Carnot's niece...
Mr. Labouchere goes about preaching-doctrines which will be of the
The Spectatorgreatest use to the Unionist cause. He identified himself at Gloucester on Tuesday with the "Plan of Cam- paign" and with boycotting in its most malignant form. "He could not...
The Supreme Come" of Germany, which sits at Leipzig, has
The Spectatorreleased Professor Geffeken, after a close confinement of ninety days. The Professor was accused of treason, it will be remembered, for publishing part of the Emperor...
Lord Rosebery made another admirable speech on Wedne. day, in
The Spectatorwhich he insisted on the great place which London had formerly taken in English history, a place which it has recently lost, chiefly on account of its unmanageable size and of...
Lord Rosebery has made two very admirable speeches this week
The Spectatoron the immense responsibilities of the London County Council, and the magnitude of the duties which, without any gradual preparation, it will have to assume. On Monday, he...
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The people of South Lambeth are most anxious to buy
The Spectatora property which will make them a pleasant park. They can buy it for 245,000, and they have received grants in aid from public bodies and private persons to the amount of...
Our recent weather has been bad enough, as Londoners know,
The Spectatoreven when the blinding fog has not made life a burthen; but at least we are free of the elemental convulsions which in America add such a terror to existence. On Wednesday, the...
It seems to have been conceived in one quarter that
The Spectatorin commenting on Miss Wedgwood's paper on "The Cambridge Apostles" last Saturday, in our review of the Magazines, we had intended to say that the modern Agnostics are in some...
Mr. Llewelyn Davies and the Salvation Army have re- newed
The Spectatortheir engagem - ent during the week, with much the same result as before. The Salvation Army can produce plenty of members who live in or near Lisson Grove ; but they cannot...
The burglars are getting quite reckless as to murder. In
The Spectatora burglary committed at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening at Muswell Hill, the burglars fired many times at the owner of the house, Mr. Atkin. and his sons, and wounded Mr. George...
Pygmies exist, but they are not very small. That seems
The Spectatorto be the first deduction from the lecture on the subject given by Professor Flower on Thursday at the London Institution. The smallest known race, he says, are some Negroes...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorIN THE POLITICAL WILDERNESS. I T has been observed that democratic forms of govern- ment are very apt to sterilise politics,—democracies not being roused by any political...
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ENGLAND UNDER WORKING MEN.
The Spectatorr speech of Sir M. E. Grant-Duff to the London Working Men's College on Saturday last marks a notable change in the attitude of two important classes to each other. When, in...
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LORD ROSEBERY ON COUNTY COUNCILS.
The SpectatorL ORD ROSEBERY is a Home-ruler, and a leading one, and as such we desire for him any amount of failure in his political designs ; but for all that, we heartily hope that he will...
TWO LESSONS OF THE MORIER INCIDENT.
The SpectatorT HERE are two broad lessons to be learned from the history of the Morier incident. One is, that the character of Prince Bismarck is not softening but hardening with age, and...
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MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S RETURN.
The SpectatorT HE heartiness and cordiality of the public welcome accorded on Tuesday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain, on their return to England, are matters of public congratulation....
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THE EPIDEMIC OF MURDER N OTHING is more astonishing than the
The Spectatorlaw of moral contagion which appears to render violent crime the cause of more violent crime, almost after the same fashion as that in which one case of scarlet-fever is the...
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THE HIGHLAND CROFTERS.—A HARD AND DIFFICULT CASE.
The SpectatorA N Act was passed in the last days of the late Parliamentary Session to expedite the fulfilment of that task which has been assigned to the Crofter Com- mission in Scotland....
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MR LLEWELYN DAVIES AND THE SALVATION AEMY.
The SpectatorT UE passage of arms between Mr. Ilewelyn Davies and " Commissioner " Railton belongs to a class of con- tests which give equal satisfaction to both combatants. Each not merely...
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THE MANUFACTURE OF PERSONALITY.
The SpectatorW E wonder that so little attention appears to be paid in this country to the remarkable studies and experi- ments of Professor Janet, of Havre, and Professor Liegeois, of...
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MR. BRYCE ON RANK.
The SpectatorM R. PIC KERSGILL, M.P. for Bethnal Green, in a lecture on Shakespeare delivered to his constituents on Tues- day, denounced " rank " as a "fetish," meaning thereby, we presume,...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The SpectatorTWO VIEWS OF EMPIRE. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.'] SIR,—I have no wish to argue the points wherein you criticise my address in Newton Hall on January 1st; but I shall be...
LIBERAL 17NIONIST POLICY IN IRELAND. [To THE EDITOR OF THE
The Spectator"SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In reviewing Mr. Pellew's instructive book, "Talks in Ireland in 1887," you very pertinently remark that the solution evidently desired by that singularly...
THE INDIAN CONGRESS SEDITIOUS PAMPHLETS.. [To THE EDITOR OF THE
The Spectator"SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It is no doubt true that, as is pointed out in the Spectator of the 5th inst., Bengalees do not believe their own charges against officials; but it by no...
THE HOUSE OF HAPStURG.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Mr. Freeman's proposal to call that which is commonly called "the Austrian Empire" by the term "the House of" Austria," would create as...
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[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:9 Sin, — Last November, I
The Spectatorwent to Lincoln on purpose to see the cathedral; the weather was inclement, and I was a perfect stranger in the place. But it would give me pleasure if you could allow me to...
THE MILDNESS IN THE SOUTH.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR,—As the exceptional mildness of our winter seems to interest your readers, they may care to learn that here we have, if not exactly a...
THE " HELPERS OF THE POOR, " BRISTOL. [To THE EDITOR OF
The SpectatorTHE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Some years ago, you kindly allowed us to make known through your columns our need of fresh workers at the " House of Help " in Trinity Street, Bristol,...
CLOSED CATHEDRALS.
The Spectatorpro THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR,"] SIR, — I have sufficient assurance to think that I need not apologise for having addressed my letter of the 12th December, 1888, to you,...
THE " ENCYCLOP2EDIA BRITANN1CA. " [To THE EtIrroa OF THE " SPECTATOR:]
The SpectatorSin, — If the new " Encycloptedia Britannica„ " which I have not seen, has been " got-up " as to type, paper, and above all binding, as well as the old one, its " ponderous...
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MR. COMYNS CARR AND " MACBETH."
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 SxR,—In your notice of "Macbeth at the Lyceum Theatre," you are good enough to refer to my recently published essay on the play, which you...
THE EVIL EYE."
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR?'] SIR,—The following instance of the "Evil Eye" may be added to the accounts already given in the Spectator. Mr. Edward Noel, whose name will...
POETRY.
The SpectatorTHE DE-NATIONAL ANTHEM. DEDICATED TO THE PARTICULARISTS OF GREAT IRELAND AND LITTLE BRITAIN. [" Without any disparagement to our own old God Save the Queen.'" — M.B....
BOOKS.
The SpectatorA CANADIAN POET.* A VOLUME of verse published at Ottawa, and full at once of the influence of Canadian scenery and of classical culture, arrests the reader's attention at once....
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PROFESSOR PFLEIDERER ON "PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY."* [SECOND NOTICE.] IN criticising the
The Spectatorwork of Professor Pfleiderer, it is difficult to know where to begin. The doubtful positions are so numerous, and the questionable principles so many, that we are at a loss,...
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RECIPES FOR MAKING GOUT.* TRADITION relates that the late Duke
The Spectatorof Beaufort, in the days when as "Dandy Worcester" he led the fashion of London, consulted Sir Henry Halford as to the best means of warding off the gout. "Above all things...
IDEALA.* How far the author of this remarkable book has
The Spectatordrawn what he has called a "Study from Life" from an actual personality, living through actual or possible circumstances, and how far the • Ideala : a Study from Life. LoLtbn:...
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SIR JOHN STRACHEY'S "INDIA."* WE heartily recommend the agents of
The Spectatordisturbance, and the many persons whose main qualification for dealing with the great subject is an ample supply of the best intentions, to read with care Sir John Strachey's...
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AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN IN WAR-TIME.* A GREAT war, like
The Spectatora great storm, reveals often through the gloom and the tumult, glimpses of grandeur and beauty never seen by mortal eyes in hours of peace. The fairest qualities in human...
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CURRENT LITERATURE.
The SpectatorMessrs. W. H. Allen and Co. have purchased the monthly magazine, Knowledge, from the representatives of its founder, the late Mr. R. A. Proctor, the astronomer, and it is now...
The B/acklicfl Ghosts. By Sarah Tytler. (Chatto and Windus.) —The
The Spectatorwriter takes for her theme the misfortunes of a Devonshire family, the Endicotts of Blackball. The heroine, of course, is a daughter of the family, a strong, self-willed, but...
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Lady Blue-Beard. By the Author of " %it and Zoe."
The Spectator2 vols. (Blackwood and Sons.)—There is a great deal of smartness in the writing of this book ; in fact, there is far too much. There is a story, and the story is worth telling ;...
The Children's Fairy History of England. By the Rev. Forbes
The SpectatorE. Winslow, M.A. (D. Stott.)—We do not see the good of the" mes- meric seances" which the author employs by way of machinery to introduce his narrative of English history. And,...
Two children's magazines come to us, somewhat late for notice,
The Spectatorfrom the Religious Tract Society. These are, Our Little Dots : Pretty Pictures and Stories for Little Girls and Boys, and The Child's Companion and Juvenile Instructor. In both...
