is still in the hands of the Revolutionaries, who have appointed Colonel Maschin Minister of War, and are endeavouring to manipulate the elections. A portion of the Army,...

King is becoming serious. The compromise suggested by Count Khuen Hedervary on his acceptance of the Premier- ship has been rejected, and M. Kossuth has finally resigned his...

of the Times correspondent from St. Petersburg. That journal receives, of course, quantities of Russian' news, and as its correspondents are condemned to secrecy they are very...

O N Friday morning the Pope was still, alive, but all the latest news pointed to the necessity of another operation being performed on the chest for the purpose of drawing off...

London has greatly delighted not only the Parisians but all French- men, and may exercise great influence in the internal politics of France. The average Frenchman gathers from...

chances of the next election to the Holy See, which is now occupying all men's minds, and only one new name has come to the front, that of Cardinal Agliardi. It seems, however,...

Wednesday, and on Thursday Mr. Brodrick made the statement that the permanent garrison in South Africa is to be raised to twenty-five thousand, partly for local reasons and...

white races in the Southern States of the Union increases so rapidly as to alarm the central Government. The practice of lynching certainly increases, and this in spite of the...

of Lambeth Palace a deputation representing the signatories to the recent clerical "Declaration on Ritual." The Archbishop of Canterbury in a wise and statesmanlike speech...

with a somewhat academic discussion as to thequalification of the lay electors to the proposed Church Council. The Bishop of Worcester and Lord Hugh Cecil could not accept a...

Australia, which had become one of importance, has, we fancy, been settled by a speech from Lord Tennyson, who is now acting in that capacity. He has declared that E10,000 a...

with the Houses of Laymen of both Provinces in Com- mittee was held on Thursday and Friday week in the Great Hall of the Church House, Westminster, under the joint presidency of...

Australia, which had become one of importance, has, we fancy, been settled by a speech from Lord Tennyson, who is now acting in that capacity. He has declared that E10,000 a...

continued efforts that are being made to induce Mr. Chamber- lain to give up the taxation of food, in spite of his declaration, "If you are to give a preference to the Colonies...

the Times of Wednesday is a fierce attack on the adminis- tration of the Transvaal Colony. He declares that Mr. Chamberlain's visit was a dismal failure ; that an unprece-...

Unionists who oppose Mr. Chamberlain's projects have formed a Unionist Free-Food League, and mean to organise their forces throughout the country. Sir Michael Hicks Beach is...

the editor of the Scots Observer, but still better as a literary critic, and best of all as a poet of great force and originality, died on Saturday last. The end was sudden, but...

relations of the British Empire and Germany since May, 1897, is of much interest at the present juncture The despatches of the last few months are, indeed, of the firsl moment,...

Consols (21 per cent.) were on Friday 921.

MR. BALFOUR AND THE UNIONIST FREE- TRADERS. T HAT Mr. Balfour is sincerely anxious to maintain the unity of the Unionist party we do not doubt for a moment. He has no desire,...

marked way from any other election by a Committee. There must be a majority of two-thirds in favour of the selected candidate, and, from the moment that majority is secured the...

home, and to force people to buy from their neighbours rather than from the foreigner, by legal enactments in the nature of tariffs, is one which appeals at first sight to...

W E had occasion in our issue of February 14th last to deal at length with the difficult question of the position of the laity in the Church of England. We then emphasised the...

blow to the Austrian Empire. He was, in the eyes of the Emperor and the people, a reserve force which could be entrusted in time of pressing emergency with a kind of...

A BOOK has lately been published on "The Decadence of Preaching," by Harold Ford, LL.D., D.C.L. (London: E. Stock, 2s. 6d. net). The author is the rector of Taddington, and the...

T T must always remain a matter of surprise that the Brendan legend, with its picturesque details, has not taken a more definite place in English literature. For it has about it...

T HE Daily Mail has opened its columns to a list, con- tributed by correspondents, of places on the coast which do not come under the title of "seaside resorts." Different...

' MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON "HISTORY." [To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.") Sza,—Mr. Chamberlain, in advocating his fiscal policy at Birmingham, has asked us to "look back to our...

[To THE EDITOR OF rsz " SPZCTAT011.1 SIR,..4 write to correct a current Protectionist misstatement: that the sugar-refiners of Great Britain have been ruined by the Continental...

LTO THN EDITOR OF TEl " SPECTATOR.1 SIR,—You say in answer to Mr. H. Fitzherbert Wright in the Spectator of July 11th that you believe the tinplate industry, often cited as an...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE 6.spsarsTon.1 Sin,—For the benefit of Sir Conan Doyle, who states in the Spectator of July 4th that he is unable to find "what fraction of a penny per loaf...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.") STR, — As a constant reader of the Spectator, I find in your issue of July 11th an invitation to Mr. H. F. Wright to supply you with a case...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."' Sin,—May I take it from your silence that you have receded from your position with regard to the unimportance of exports, and that you now...

the Spectator of July 11th to Sir A. Conan Doyle's instance of the motor-car purchased in France instead of in Birmingham does not appear to me so exhaustive as could be...

commercial firms in Lancashire and the North of England are grateful to the Spectator for the expert way Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal proposals have been analysed, discussed, and...

[TO THE EDITOR OP TER " SPECTATOR.'] SIR,—One of the reasons which is frequently given for the need of reconsideration of our Free-trade system is the impor- tation of foreign...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In launching his great scheme of preferential tariffs Mr. Chamberlain avows that the cost of living would be raised in this country....

of your correspondents in the Spectator of July 11th have been good enough to comment upon my illustration of the motor-car, and perhaps you will permit me to show as briefly as...

THU "SPECTATOR,"] Sin,—Are you not a little hard on the "Fairchild Family" (Spectator, June 27th) ? In order to judge it fairly we must remember that a hundred years ago there...

SIR,—" Comprehension is not compromise." This was a golden speech of the late Bishop Samuel Wilberforce; and he applied it to the Chur'ch of England with his usual pene. trating...

pro THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR,"] SIB, — In a sermon preached five years ago before a gathering of clergy at Oxford the following sentence occurred :--" Our ideal must be, not...

"SPECTATOR."] SIE,—The Washington correspondent of that admirable Free-trade organ, the New York Times, telegraphs to his journal the substance of an interview he has had with...

!'To THU BOMA OF TUB "SrscrAroa.1 Si, — It has become necessary to enlarge Hampstead Heath because the "Twopenny Tube" is going to have two stations there,—one on the very edge...

" QUAM MITLTA NON DESIDERO!" , [" Socrates in pampa cum magna via anri argentique ferretur, quam multa non desidero !' inquit."] WELL said, old sage, all hail to thee. How...

COMMERCE AND THE EMPIRE.* WE have no hesitation in drawing attention at the present time to Professor Davidson's work on commercial federation, though it was published three...

Tins book is the exception which proves the law in regard to , "sequels," especially, it may be added, of Scottish "sequels." It might have been anticipated that Superstitions...

IT would have been much to be regretted if nothing had been done to give to the world a memorial of Canon William Bright. On the other hand, there was no occasion for a lengthy...

THESE volumes represent a considerable portion of the life-work of the author, who is a Norwegian by blood and a zoologist by profession. It was when Mr. Lumholtz was on a -...

SARAH TIILDON.* _Mon of us are conscious of a deep-rooted scepticism as to the possibility of any great purification or elevation of character in any human being. Such a...

Lane. 6s.)—It is a mistake, as greater novelists than Mr. Jackson have found, to begin by making your hero a fool, and giving him such a name as " Wayzgoose." There comes a time...

and Wagnalls Company. 6s.)—The Socialist in this book is a decidedly clever study, the Prince is too melodramatic and ridiculous for words. This produces an odd sensation in the...

Cobb has apparently given up the attempt to keep to the high standard of his early novels, for he now always contents himself with slight short stories of no great interest. He...

Dublin. 3s. 6d.)—A "Congested District" in Ireland and a region in the North Riding of Yorkshire are the places in whioh, for the time at least, Professor Lane-Poole has chosen...

Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—This volume makes a worthy beginning for the new venture of the "Jewish Worthies" Series, Maimonides was a very remarkable person, and something of an enigma,...

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This little book, the success of which, as our readers doubtless know, has been yew great indeed, is yet another reminder that for the homelier, more intimate humour we must go...

MA. 2 vols. (Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, New York.)—This is a work put together with much in- dustry, and in a wide, comprehensive spirit. We cannot pretend...

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] The British Empire Year-Book. By Edgar G. Wall. (E. Stan- ford. 21s....

Bahadur Ghanasha.m Nilkanth Nadkarni.. ,(D. B. Taraporevala,,Sonsoind Co., Bombay.)—This Journal, gives the incidents and ex- periences of a tour through the United Kingdom...

edited by Henry Norman, M.P. (W. Heinemann, 78. (id.) This is a new magazine which has for its objects "National Efficiency and Social Progress." There are things with which we...

(Constable and Co. 2s. 6d. "war songs" Mr. Butler explains that he means the poets' record of the wars of Britain. "Songs" all the poems are not; but they make a fine...

and Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Brown, who acknowledges the help given by various experts in the subject, deals systemati- cally with the foundation and management of public...