18 FEBRUARY 1882

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*** The Editors cannot undertake to return Manuscript in any

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case.

The debate, first on the Address, and then on the

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report on the Address, has crawled on during the week, but without eliciting any very remarkable speeches, with the exception, perhaps, of that of Mr. Sexton, the Home-ruler,...

Lord Randolph Churchill, however, did take a very despond- ing

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view of Ireland, and a still more desponding view of the prospects of this Government, which he expressed with that triumphant insolence of style which he has made his own. He...

NEWS OF THE WEEK

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T HE Parliamentary sky grows clearer. Last week, many Tories and some Liberals believed that the Government would be wrecked on the Closure, and the Times declared on Saturday...

Mr. Phinket, on Monday, directed much of his criticism, which

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was close and detailed, to the cases dealt with by the Sub-Commissioners under the Land Act. Mr. Chamberlain, in replying to Mr. Gibson, pointed out that after the prosecution...

All the information published this week leads to the conclu-

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sion that France has accepted Lord Granville's advice to manage the Egyptian question through "the concert of Europe." Sir Charles Dilke, on Wednesday, expressed in the House...

The debate on the Address collapsed on Tuesday night, some-

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what unexpectedly. Mr. Sexton, who would be the recognised leader of the Parnellites, but for his feeble health, delivered to a rather thin house a lengthy speech, said to have...

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Mr. Gladstone also made a very strong point of the

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complete misdirection of Lord Beaconsfield's alarms when, in his letter to the Duke of Marlborough, he spoke of the danger of the poli- tical dismemberment of the United...

Sir Henry James made a good speech at Taunton on

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Tues- day, when supporting the Liberal candidate, Lord Kilcoursie, in favour of the closure of debate by a majority. He showed that Sir Stafford Northcote had admitted at the...

Westminster has returned Lord Algernon Percy without a contest, and

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the Tories seem to think this a great triumph. As Mr. Morley was beaten in 1880 by no fewer than 2,366 votes, and as the Irish question certainly divides greatly the Liberals of...

The Lower House of the Convocation of York and both

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Houses of that of Canterbury are anxious for Mr. Green's release from prison, but seem to be entirely incompetent to. secure it. The only device seems to be to implore the...

After other speeches of little importance, Mr. Lowther assailed the

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Irish policy of the Government, in a speech which, for him, was somewhat subdued. But he asserted, without troubling himself to give the slightest evidence for the assertion,...

The Attorney-General for Ireland, in his speech of Wednesday and

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Thursday, brought a positively crushing indictment against the Land League, which, however, it is impossible to summarise, as much of the evidence consists of extracts from the...

On Wednesday, at Balboni, Sir S. Northcote addressed some of

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the branches of the East Surrey Conservative Association, and took pains to throw cold water on the violence of some of his partisans, and to speak somewhat disparagingly of...

The Taunton election resulted on Thursday in the return of

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a Tory, which leaves the representation as it was. Mr. Allsopp, the Conservative, polled 1,144 votes, against 917, given for the Liberal, Lord Kilcoursie,—majority, 227. The...

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The Italians appear quite determined to try very large experiments

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in Parliamentary reform. Both Houses have already passed a law establishing a simple educational qualifi- cation, every adult male being entitled to vote, provided he can read...

West London was in alarm on Thursday evening. An out-

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rider, riding by the Royal carriage near the gate of Buckingham Palace, was thrown, and the evening papers gave accounts of the incident. The newsboys, with their customary...

The Errington story has been disposed of at last. Sir

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C. Dilke on Wednesday, in the House of Commons, and Lord Granville on Thursday, in the House of Lords, both explained that Mr. Errington was not sent on any Mission to the...

Mr. Cowen intends, we perceive, to "call attention" to the

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conduct of Lord Ripon in subscribing £1,000 for Mr. Rowland- son's expenses in the North Riding, and of Lord Zetland in sending voters to the poll in his own carriage. He should...

The insurrection in Dalmatia against Austria is taking the form

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of a regular Slav demonstration. In a manifesto just issued by the Insurgents, they declare that privileges guaranteed to them by treaty have been violated; that they will...

Mr. Ashrnead-Bartlett delivered one of his wild harangues on foreign

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politics on Wednesday, setting forth that the Ministry had alienated Germany, and interfered in Egypt, and allowed Russia to advance 600 miles,—Russia, which had 4,000,000...

Lord Salisbury made a speech at the Mansion House on

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Tues- -day, in favour of Lady Bective's movement for forcing the fabrics made out of English wools and woollens into fashion. He ad- mitted that the purchase of these things was...

Consols were on Friday KC to 104.

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TOPICS OF THE DAY

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PUBLIC FEELING ON THE CLOSURE. P UBLIC feeling on the Closure is maturing, and is maturing in a manner very favourable to the proposal of the Government, or if possible, to...

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ARABI BEY'S FUTURE.

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T ELLHE is very great historical interest in this Egyptian movement, apart from its immediate political conse- quences. We are seeing history made, and if we could only watch...

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SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE AT BALHAM.

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S ill STAFFORD NORTHCOTE'S speech at Balham on Wednesday has this feature of interest, that it reads like that of a man who was really bethinking himself of the great difference...

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MR. SEXTON'S SPEECH.

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W E see little reason for the admiration which the Times and the London correspondents of the country papers have expressed for Mr. Sexton's speech at the close of the debate on...

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CONVOCATION AND THE RITUALISTS.

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T HE Convocations of Canterbury and York have been in session during the week, and in both the Lower House has done its best to justify hostile criticism. If bodies which in...

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

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S IR ANDREW CLARKE'S opinions always command a certain respect, but his defence of the Channel Tunnel will not, we fear, convince many of its opponents. He misses the strong...

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AN ENGLISH PREACHER OF NIRVANA.

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T HE volume of papers by the late Mr. IIinton which Miss Caroline Haddon has given to the public,* is at once very interesting and very bewildering reading. One feels as if one...

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THE BIRMINGHAM ADVENTURESS.

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T HE true interest of the Furnieux story—we copy the spell- ing of the accused herself—lies for us, in the credulity of the lady's dupes. There is nothing so very exceptional...

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FRIENDS AND FRIENDS.

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n ow is it that Friendship, which ought to be an infallible consolation in the great calamities of life, only aggravates them ? It is Balzac who puts this question, in a letter...

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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MR. GLADSTONE AND HOME-RULE. Enron • CORRESPONDENT. j Sift,—The excitement caused in certain quarters by Mr. Glad- stone's reference to Home-rule, in his reply to Mr. Smyth's...

A FARM-YARD FABLE.

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O NE day the poultry belonging to a farm-yard were idling about, with nothing particular to do, and evidently just in the humour to observe and comment upon each other's move-...

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THE VALUE OF IRISH LAND.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Your correspondent, "An Irish Barrister," concludes his letter, published in your last number, by affirming that to talk, as I have...

" FAUCIT OF BALLIOL." [To THE EDITOR OF THE "BrEcraroa.")

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SIR,—In your review of my novel, "Emit of Balliol," you take exception to a political passage which may be misunderstood. It was written at the time when I, in common with many...

A QUESTION FROM SCOTLAND. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]

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SIR,—Lord Colin Campbell will have a nearer difficulty than that to which your correspondent refers. When the Duke of Argyll, in 1877, protested against Lord Hartington's pledge...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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MR. GLA.DSTONE AND THE ROMAN CATHOLICS. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR,—In an article contributed by me to the current number of the Contemporary Review, I have...

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ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS IN WARSAW.

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[We publish the following extract from a private letter from a Polish lady at Cracow, who has friends and relations at Warsaw, on the authenticity of which we can rely.]...

"THE GLORY OF GOD."

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Before the question of the "Glory of God" fades away from the minds of your readers, I ask to be allowed to address a few words of...

THE ASTRONOMICAL NOTICE TO QUIT.

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[To THE EDITOR. OF THE "SPECTATOR.'J SIlt, — It would not have been at all surprising to me, if I had learned from your correspondent, "J. S. Bogg," that the article which...

THE WISH TO BELIEVE.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sia,—As Dr. Littledale has given us an interesting account of a convert to Romanism whose wish was fathsr to his thought, perhaps you will...

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BOOKS.

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M. TAINE ON THE JACOBIN - CONQUEST.* IT may reasonably be suspected that, even yet, M. Taine ía generally known and admired among us more for his style than as a philosopher, a...

THE GIRLS' PUBLIC DAY SCHOOL COMPANY.

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[TO TEE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR?'] you allow me, as Chairman of the Council of the Girls' Public Day School Company, while thanking you for your very favourable notice of our...

MR. PROCTOR'S SPECULATION.

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I To Tax Enrron op TER " SPEOTATOR."] SIR, — Before the attention awakened by your article on "The Astronomical Notice to Quit" ceases, you may not deem it unimportant that...

ETERNAL PUNISHMENTS. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]

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SIR, — It is refreshing to hear of a genuine conversion, if it be from darkness to light, especially when it is speedy and com- plete. A few years ago, a friend of mine—there is...

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MRS. DALL IN CALIFORNIA.*

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TILLYNT.T.FRO Of each nation are wont to Interest themselves, with noteworthy uniformity, in the same class of objects in the countries they visit. To an American, for example,...

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THE STATISTICS OF SUICIDE.*

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PROFESSOR Moaszmor is a very patient collector of facts, and possesses a very decided talent for the manipulation of them. The present writer has not been fortunate enough to...

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MISS GORDON CUMMING IN FIJI.* As we omitted to notice

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this amusing book on its first appear- ance, we are not sorry to avail ourselves of the issue of a third edition to welcome it and give some account of it to our readers. In...

THE QUESTION OF CAIN.*

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Mts. CASHEL Hoar has given us nothing as yet so skilfully constructed in plot and so interesting from beginning to end as this story. It is not that the surprises in it are...

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THE WORDSWORTH SOCIETY'S PUBLICATIONS.* MESE two interesting publications show that

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the Wordsworth Society, whether its life be long or short, has something real to do. Indeed, Mr. Knight's paper on the successive editions of Wordsworth's works published in...

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NOVELS AND TALES.—Beggar My Neighbour. By E. D. Gerard. 3

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vols. (Blackwood and Sons.)—The opening scene introduces to us three boys, sons of a Polish noble, who are playing at cards for an old silver watch. It is the fortunes of these...

Educational Theories. By Oscar Browning, M.A. (Regan Paul, Trench, and

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Co.)—We need hardly say that the whole of this book, which is only too short for the magnitude and the number of the topics of which it treats, is well worth reading. Mr....

A Son of Belial : Autobiographical Sketches. By Nitram Tradleg.

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(Trfibner and Co.)—Very transparent pseudonyms affect only to veil the writer and the places about which he writes. His book is a sort of apologia pro vita sue. He tells us how...

CURRENT LITERATURE.

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Goethe's lphigenie in Tauris. Edited by Dr. Bachheim. (Clarendon Press.)—Dr. Buchheim deserves much credit for this careful edition of one of Goethe's masterpieces. In the...

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The British Imperial Atlas. (Letts, Son, and Co.)—Many of the

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features of this handy atlas are original. For instance, it contains comparative enset maps to various countries, on the same scale as the other maps ; comparative tables of...