defeating the obstructionists who for nearly two years have arrested important Government measures. The method of his victory is significant of many things. He had brought in...

On March 10th seven Japanese destroyers assailed the port on its two projecting sides, and one of, the two flotillas was engaged by six Russian vessels of similar type. The...

Delcass6 and• Lord Lansdowne have arrived at a settle- ment of all the questions which as yet divide France and Great Britain, and that although time must be spent in arranging...

as we trusted in Lord Roberts, has started for the front in an armoured car, and expects to be in fall command at Kharbin by the beginning of April. He has made speeches to his...

the monastic Orders has been accepted by the French Chamber. The first and most sweeping clause, which "forbids all religious Congregations to practise teaching of any kind or...

is this week almost worthless. It is guessed that the Japanese in great force are trying to cut the railway by which Port Arthur is supplied, and to get behind the Russians on...

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chiefly remarkable for the defeat of• the Government by a majority of 11 (141 votes to 130) on a Motion by Mr. J. Red- mond to reduce a vote for the teaching of Irish in the...

that a Royal Commission should be appointed to report on the state of trade, and whether any action was needed "in the furtherance thereof." He called on the Government to...

the second reading of the Land Values (Assessment and Rating) Bill. The measure, which embodies, with certain modifications, principles of Bills introduced in former Sessions,...

disabilities of women in respect to the franchise ought to be removed by legislation was carried in the House of Commons by 114 (182 to 68),—a heavy majority, obtained, however,...

against the Trust system. An organisation called the Northern Securities Trust was created, the object of which was to pool the shares of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific...

or to education. By far the most striking speech was that of Lord Hugh Cecil, which was full of that moral earnestness of which he is one of the few possessors in contemporary...

to treat, and Colonel Younghusband quietly awaiting their return to a better state of mind. That return is, how- ever, doubtful, for though they have allowed the new Chinese...

Wilts at their meeting on Saturday last unanimously decided to support Sir John Dickson-Poynder, the Free- trade Unionist Member, at the next Election. Considering that the...

by- elections now go when the Government majority is not in four figures. The supporter of Mr. Balfour has been beaten, and the Opposition gain a seat. Mr. Lyell has con- verted...

leading articles during the present crisis have been marked by a high sense of responsibility, as well as by political insight and good sense, has spoken out boldly on the...

at Newcastle on Saturday last. After a notable reference to Sir William Harcourt as one of the "stately and memorable figures of Parliament," Lord Rosebery dealt with the...

to con. oentrate the Free Trade forces." All that we desire to add to this—and with our addition we have no reason to think that the Daily Chronicle or any Free-trade Liberal...

of Cambridge, which took place at Gloucester House on Thursday morning. Had the Duke lived till March 26th he would have completed his eighty-fifth year. Though it would be...

either form of Royal Commission ; and Lord Spencer, who wound up the debate, also deprecated an inquiry. For our- &Nivea, we agree with Lord Goschen that a strictly limited in-...

A FREE-TRADE MINISTRY. T HE fact that the Government have been defeated during the past week, though it was only on an insignificant snap division, has set every one talking as...

E NGLISHMEN do not like "tall talking," and do not appreciate its use, which is to catch the attention of masses so slow in thought or so low in intelligence that nothing which...

I T is always difficult to discuss an Indian administrative reform when only its principle is announced by tele- graph. The mass of reasons by which it is sure to be supported,...

duty of the Committee stops at providing an efficient machine. It will be for the Government and the nation to use that machine to provide the Army that we need. This fact, and...

I T was only to be expected that the delay in the introduction of the Licensing Bill should be the occasion of conflicting reports. We do not mean that this delay is necessarily...

who he realised, in a short-lived moment of insight, was destined to redeem the world. John must have been a striking figure as he stood in the wilderness clothed in camel's...

W HEN the announcement was made a few days ago that Mr. Beerbohm Tree had founded an Academy of Dramatic Art, there was one question which, in the general chorus of approval and...

I N the grove of tall elms at the south-western corner of Kensington Gardens the London public has for some weeks watched the unusual sight of the lopping, sawing, and cutting...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE SPECTATOE."] Sur.,—The Russophil portion of the German Press expresses its delight that the "good old Bismarckian tradition" is being adhered to in regard...

THE CASE OF FREE-TRADERS WHO ARE SUPPORTERS OF THE GOVERNMENT. [To TEM EDITOR Ow THE " Elnecramos.1 desire to answer the two questions put to me by your correspondent "A. W. G."...

(TO THM EDITOR 0? THE "spears:ma.") Sni,—Perhaps you will allow me a word in reply to your remarks on my letter in the Spectator of March 12th. The framers of the Irish Church...

" SPECTATOR." . 1 SIR,—In your article under the above beading in the Spectator of March 12th (p. 401) you say:—" 'Dumping' is only foreign importing under a vituperative alias...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Stn,—I think your readers will be interested to learn that the following ladies have joined the Women's Free-Trade Union: —The Duchess of...

SIR, - Will Mr. Waters (Spectator, March 12th) point out where in the Act of Union the number of representatives for Ireland was fixed at one hundred as an irreducible minimum P...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sra,—May I respectfully submit that Mr. Johnston has not answered my questions in his letter (Spectator, March 12th) ? What I wanted to know...

SPECTATOR:] STD,—The statement recently made in the House that some 70 per cent. of our licensed houses are now " tied " is of grave interest in view of the growing practice...

[TO TRH EDITOR OF VIZ "SPRCTATOR.1 SIE,-I have read a great deal that has been said with reference to the fiscal question, and have not seen any allusion to the fact that the...

[To TIER EDITOR OP TER " SPROTATOR:1 enclose an extract from the Toronto Mail and Empire of February 23rd referring to the letter of Mr. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, which...

[To TER EDITOR OP TICE "EPROM/MOB:9 SIR,—Pray forgive me this once if I ask a question of rather a controversial kind. The old theory of Free-trade was free exchange; that the...

Sts,—I think you will in fairness allow me to point out to your correspondent on p. 412 of last week's issue one reason why the middle class (I say nothing of the upper) do not...

SIR,—At the present moment, when methods of education are being reconsidered, and primary and secondary schools re- organised, it seems opportune to suggest that persons of...

this subject (Spectator, March 12th) seems to ask for a reply. Yes; it does at first sight seem curious that poor gentlewomen do not adopt teaching as a profession. On closer...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.1 SIR,—May I, in answer to the question in your issue of the 12th inst., give a few reasons, drawn from practical experience, against ladies...

SIE,—Your correspondent's letter on the above subject in the Spectator of March 12th is very much to the point at this juncture ; and there is another aspect of the case. After...

[To TEl EDITOR 07 TEl "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Wishing to place one of my boys in the Navy, I was anxious to learn how boys are now selected for that Service. Accordingly, I read the...

made in the letters on this subject appearing in the Spectator of March 12th which are BO wide of the truth that the public may be misled unless they are corrected :— (1) It is...

ITO TRH EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—In the very interesting article on the German Lied in the Spectator of February 27th there is an allusion to Sims Reeves as a singer of...

AN APPEAL. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIE,—Will you allow me through your columns to call atten- tion to the great and pressing needs of the Royal Normal College and...

SHAKESPEARE AND BACON. SAID Hood : " I know, if I'd a mind, I could like Shakespeare write, And soon could prove to all mankind How well I can indite ; And yet," remarked this...

[TO TUE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Si,—In your very interesting article on "Anglo-Saxons and the Bible" in the Spectator of March 12th, surely it ought not to have been...

SARAH JENNINGS.* MRS. COLVILLE would have written a far better book if she had more accurately distinguished biography from history. Many erudite writers have done their best...

[TO TILE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Concerning your note on Indian sympathy with the Japanese (Spectator, March 12th), may I—as one of the owners of the Times of India,...

of British naval policy which he so admirably com- menced in his studies of Elizabethan seamanship. His aim is to write the history of our Navy from the standpoint of the...

COLONEL ANSTRIIIHEE THOMSON is to be congratulated on the energy which has enabled him, when nearer ninety than eighty, to carry through to a successful conclusion the task of...

Duke of Buckingham, was anything but fortunate. His father was a profligate adventurer, advanced by the favour of an undiscerning master to a greatness far beyond his capacity ;...

THE IClondyke rush and its sequel have furnished the tellers of tales and the manufacturers of romance with a good deal of raw material, mostly at second hand, to be worked up...

Mr. Harland's readers would have a perfect right to be sadly disappointed if he did not give them in his novels a good dose of the sunshine and the romantic charm of Italy. An...

unredeemed brutality and sordid realism it would be difficult to find the equal of this book. The reader will grant that the story is to a certain extent "powerful " ; but the...

Mr. Fletcher is so charmed with his book that it is quite a pleasure to read his opening paragraph. "This," he informs the sym- pathetic reader, "is one of those stories which...

The Lubcibu '1 Allxib (Second Part) of Muhammad 'Awfi. Edited by Edward G. Browne. "Persian Historical Texts," Vol. II. (Luzac and Co.)--English students of Oriental languages...

Animal Kingdom. By David Sime, M.D. (Cambridge University Press. 10s. 6d. net.)—Whilst somewhat too technical for lengthy review in the columns of a lay paper, Dr. Sime's...

6s.)—Mr. Eugene Stock, whose opinion should go for much, speaks very highly of this book. Its literary merits soon show themselves ; of its value as "an account of mission work...

reader of this "story of a missing will and of the search for it" will have no reason to complain. In the first chapter a mysterious stranger with a mysterious bag dies in an...

The boy and the grown man who are fond of handling tools and " making things" in their leisure time—a taste which would be commoner than it is if it were adequately...

6s.) — Boom Five. By Hamilton Drummond. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 6s.)—Here are two competitors for the favour of a public that likes a highly spiced meal. Is there not something...

Lit eras Humaniores ; and Mr. J. T. Holmes, father of James. The last winds up the correspondence with the remark: "whatever may be the failings of Oxford, about which we read...

Frowde. 6s.)—Mr. Thirtle gives an explanation which accounts for much of the perplexity that exists about the meaning of the Psalm titles. " Titles " is not the right word for...

(Westminster Press. is.)—" Break!" is the command given to the signalman to unfurl the rolled-up pennant, and thus signal to the flagship that the order has been executed and...

British Museum. ls.)—This is the sequel of the "Stone Age Guide," published in 1902, and, like that, an excellent piece of work. It bears no name, a fact that suggests a highly...

Preface, by F. A. Gasquet, D.D. (J. Hodges. 3s. 6d.)—These letters have been selected from the translation made by the late Dr. Bales. Dr. Gasquet has added a few notes ; we...

very instructive. There are men—a ".reclaimed cannibal" on the outside, and "three Christian teachers" on p. 1 within— native churches and schools, and village scenes. We trust...

3s. 6d. net), 4 The Prelude, by William Wordsworth, with Notes and Introduction by Basil Worsfold. The Prolegomena are biographical and critical, and are of excellent quality....