of Lords," remarked that hie zest for Parliamentary institutions was much less keen at the end of a Session than at the begin- ning; just as his zest for the Lord Mayor's...

and have immediately thrown in their lot with the Anti- Parnellites. They have not been sorry to be compelled to keep passive till it became clear to them which of the two...

the Free Education Bill which struck out the word " suitable " from the proviso that in case the Education Department is asked to allow a charge of fees, or an increase of fees,...

J ORD SALISBURY'S announcement of the intended visit J of the French fleet to Portsmouth after its return from Russia, makes it clear enough that there is no coldness at the...

case.

- wanted in the House of Commons, were present at a banquet at the Mansion House on Wednesday, where they were, of course, complimented on the work of the Session by the Lord...

Andover on Wednesday, admitted that the by-elections were ominous to the Government ; but, on the other hand, he said that the Gladstonian leaders, though they expected success...

this day week, in which he stated that the Unionists were going in "shoals," wherever there was an election in Ireland, to vote for the Parnellite candidate. We hope this is not...

with the Speaker on Monday, after more than one attempt to divide the House when he had really no support to justify going to a division,—Mr. Atkinson asserting that the...

Shipping Federation, gave evidence before Group B of the Labour Commission. He declared the " crimping " system,. which, though illegal, is largely carried on, to be exceedingly...

in Manchester on Saturday, a letter was read from Sir Henry James pointing out "the great difficulty existing, under- present circumstances, of fully placing the views of the...

declared yesterday week, proved a great triumph for the Gladstonians, Mr. Brand (the son of Viscount Hampden, formerly Speaker of the House of Commons, and at one time Liberal...

v. W. H. Lindsay and Co."—was decided in the House of Lords on Tuesday. It is a well-established principle of law that a workman cannot claim compensation_ from an employer if...

the way in which the plan of bringing Church services to the bedsides of sick people by means of the telephone is being carried out in the Midlands. A special instrument has...

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at Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, is to be sold by auction on August 6th "in building-plots suitable for the erection of high-class residences, villas, and bungalows," and...

and instructive letter to the Times of this day week, on the various attempts that have been made, first, to tax charities, and then, when that appeared to be quite con- trary...

night, and in which forty-three persons were killed and over one hundred injured, was one of the worst ever recorded. At 9 o'clock, a train of twenty-three carriages left...

British ship Harland,' lying at Valparaiso, and quoted in the Pall Mall Gazette of Monday, contains a stirring account of the doings of H.M.S. Warspite.' Boats, the writer says,...

guilty to the attempt to obtain £40,000 by false pre- tences from Mr. Streeter. It will be remembered that Pinter professed to be an alchemist, and to have discovered the...

PEERS AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. W E trust that Lord De Manley and the Peers who think with him as to the wisdom of shutting up some of our ablest statesmen in a gilded cage,...

exult in the victory at Wisbech. To turn a victory in which their opponents won by 1,087 votes into a victory in which they won by 260 votes, is a perfectly legitimate subject...

T ORB SALISBURY is often told,—we ourselves have often told him,—that his judgment is wiser than his tongue ; that he acts more wisely than he speaks ; that if he could but...

IR GEORGE TREVELYAN'S speech at Downend, near Bristol, last Saturday, on the political wisdom and fruitfulness of passing Reform Bills on Reform Bills with an ever-increasing...

T7 opposition to the Irish Training Colleges Bill is a significant example of the kind of difficulty which occasionally besets Englishmen in the work of governing Ireland. The...

visit, and his evident satisfac- tion in obtaining a knowledge of England at first- hand, is a useful reminder of the fact that, be the reason what it may, there does and has...

HETHER the careful limitation of the Naval Manceuvres to deliberate fleet evolutions, and the exclusion of correspondents from the ships, have for their object, as some critics...

paper on the revival of Quakerism, in which it is shown that a very small body, which during the first half of the present century was apparently dwindling rather rapidly, has...

H AS any male being ever reached manhood without the longing for kingship having attacked him in some form or other ? As surely as there is a period of would-be pirateship,...

T HERE are two phrases that are often used in common speech, but which for some reason or other have rarely found their way into print ; possibly because every one who uses or...

T O ask such a question as that which heads this paper may at first seem mere paradox. That every sound-minded Englishman is at heart a countryman, has been for so long a fixed...

THE FORT DES VINGT-QUATRE HEURES. THE other day, as I was listening to some old familiar words which have been sounding now for eighteen hundred years and more, my mind...

observe upon the last point in your criticism of Lord Salisbury's speech at the United Club, whizh appeared in the Spectator of July 18th? You say it was a great error on his...

" $PEOTATOE."1 SIE,—I will ask space for a few words in reply to the editorial note appended to my letter in the Spectator of July 25th. I. do not complain of the Roman Bishops...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR IRELAND. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTAT01."] Sin,—Allow me to express my hearty agreement with your article on "Mr. Balfour's Announcement." You omit to...

HOD GE ON FREE EDUCATION. FREE Eddicashun cummin', an' noboddy's 'odd to be broke ; Noboddy voatin' agen it ! an' noboddy putt in a spoke ! Cats lick kittens to shape a bit at a...

Sin,—I hope that Lord Salisbury's speech of July 15th is a hint of what Government propose to do during the next Ses- sion. It is insufferable that Ireland and the North of...

[To THE EDI/OR OF THE " SPECTATOV1 SIR, — Your reviewer, in his kindly notice of my book, states that I am "a follower of Ouida..' " This remark has been made by reviewers...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR." ] SIR,—Permit me to say that I, for one, have anticipated the suggestion of "A. G. T.," contained in a letter which appeared in the Spectator...

LTO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Will you allow me once again to bring before your readers the needs of the Factory Girls' Home and Club in Tabard Street P It becomes...

LETTERS OF KEATS.* A COLLECTION in a separate and convenient form, of Keats's letters to his family and friends, has long been wanting, and all lovers of the poet ought to be...

ADMIRERS of Mr. Hardy may often be heard to wonder how it is that, in spite of the genius displayed in his novels, in spite • A Group of Noble Dames, By Thomas Hardy. London :...

AT first sight, the idea of Madame Van de Velde's book seems not otherwise than a happy one. Literature, as she truly says, is becoming more and more cosmopolitan ; and it is...

STUDENTS of the Psalter and Old Testament critics who have regretted the delay in the publication of these Lectures, and the continued necessity imposed on their writer of not...

of stage parody has enabled us to understand more clearly than ever how it comes about that dyspepsia and melancholy are so often the lot of the professional humorist, whether...

was reviewed in the Spectator nearly twenty-three years ago. It has a strange, and even pathetic history. It was brought out by its author with con- siderable difficulty, and,...

by Henry Morley, LL.D. (Routledge and Sons.)— Dr. Henry Morley, the most indefatigable of editors, deserves the thanks of all lovers of good poetry for this little volume. It is...

has chosen a somewhat misleading title for hie romance, for it is romance, and not a thrilling tale of blood and plunder. The plot and the groundwork of the story are made up of...

Mathews.)—Mr. Crane has many gifts, and has tried his skill in more than one field. The little volume does both author and publisher credit for the tasteful style in which it is...

A Guide to the Choice of Books, for Students and General Readers. Edited by Arthur H. D. Acland, M.P. (Stanford.)—Guides of this class have been somewhat frequent of late, and...

Co.) —This is undoubtedly a well-written and well-conceived story. There is something real, almost realistic, about the characters, a great deal more flesh-and-blood in them...

(Heinemann.) —This is one of those treatises professing to be an introduction to more advanced and elaborate works, but which can be always read with advantage. Mr. Thurston...

the "Pseudonym Library," is a charming love-story, very soon read through, but leaving a distinct and pleasing impression, not readily to be effaced. The scene is laid in...

(Cassell and Co.)—It cannot be said that Dr. Kinns contributes much original matter to the controversies in which he takes a part, or that he approaches the questions involved...

Translated by John Francis Davis. (Bell and 'Sons.)—We gladly welcome a translation, which seems carefully done, of Professor Kluge's valuable work. The etymological history of...

1603 - 1886. By William Wardell Bean. (C. H. Barn- well, Hull.)—This is a very laborious compilation, for which, seeing that it can hardly be a lucrative publication, we ought...

and Co.)—Every reader who knows what is good will agree with the commendation which Dr. Sayce, a most competent judge in such matters, bestows on this book. Miss Miller's title...

most obvious and distinguishing fault of That Affair is "gush," and " gush " of an apparently hopeless persistence. Annie Thomas has, we see, four other novels after her name,...

Co.)—We cannot compliment Mrs. H. Bourke either on the con- struction or on the style of her story. Of course it is satisfactory, from our point of view, that a rabid Home-ruler...

Perry. (Hutchinson.)—The story told in this book includes but a short period,—from the marriage of Bonaparte and Josephine, in March, 1796, down to the end of the following...