LYRIC POETRY.* Lyric Poetry, by Mr. Ernest Rhys, is one of a series of popular books dealing with English literature, in which, the publishers tell us, "literature is to be...

David Murray, LL.D. Glasgow : James MaeLebose and Sons. 1108. 60. net.] imprint of the brothers Foulis. In the present volume Dr. Murray has provided us with the story of the...

LONDON: NOVEMBER let, 1913.

IT was Chancellor Oxenstiern who used to murmur, "quantulci. sapien.tici regitur mundus," and Mr. Keynes, now a teacher of economics at Cambridge, and once himself a member of...

is described as "Censor- ship in England : its History from the Fifteenth Century." But the authors have confined their attention to the censorship of stage plays, and...

IT seems to be impossible for anyone to write impartially about the Jesuits, and Mr. McCabe, although he insists again and again on the purity of his intentions and obviously...

THE interest and fascination of the seventeenth century in France, compared with the eighteenth, are probably to be found in the spiritual heights to which the former was...

Mn. TAWNRY has written a learned, thoughtful, and suggestive book, which is at once a real addition to our knowledge of economic history and a basis for the discussion of many...

THE title of this book might lead one to expect a book of abstract theory, but Miss Robinson, while keeping before us the spirit that has led British workers to combine from the...

is no leas delightful than its predecessor, and it is pleasant to know that there is still more to come. For Mr. Scully, both in temperament and in the nature of his experience,...

FAIRY AND OTHER STORIES.* THE flood of Christmas publications is again upon us. The jaded " grown-up " is once more roused to envy of the young people of to-day, for whom...

he is not con- tent to keep his great stores of learning sealed in his own study nor yet in those books of his which appear dry as dust to the unenlightened. Particularly...

these three plays for children offers considerable help to the producer or stage-manager by careful instructions as to the production, the clothes, how they should be designed...

to many and a delight to more to learn that Mrs. Lang has yet another, the twenty-fifth, volume of her stories "edited by Andrew Lang." Last year her Book of Saints and Heroes...

Daphne Allen. (George Allen and Co. 5s. net.)—We cannot help thinking that it is a very great mistake to reproduce in so serious a manner these immature sketches of a clever...

ART BOOKS. History and Methods of Ancient and Modern Painting. By James Ward. (Chapman and Hall. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Ward covers a large field and, as he gives some account of...

Hope. (John Hogg. 7s. 6d.)—This book confines itself almost exclusively to mediaeval heraldry, and dismisses the later de- velopments with one line of contemptuous allusion,...

books, though Mr. Maeterlinck claims the ownership of one. He has written a short account of the brief life of a puppy which apparently died of distemper. It is all in the...

Murdoch. (The De la More Press, is. net.)—This little book is welcome in reminding us of the fine quality of the Edinburgh Gallery, from which a small selection of pictures have...

—If Mr. Max Beerbohm had never existed these caricatures would have been considered very clever. But this kind of thing is only amusing when it is done at first hand. Is it on...

Una" Series. (William Heinemann. 6s. net.)—An incredible amount of information clearly conveyed has been got into this little volume, as well as a large number of small but...

Studies in the Apocalypse. By R. H. Charles. (T. and T. Clark. 4s. fid. net.)—Canon Charles has published in a some- what expanded form the lectures which he gave this spring...

Stoughton. 20s. net.)—In this volume writer and artist are one, and, possibly on account of the horrors of the three-colour process, we decidedly prefer the letterpress to the...

6d. net.)—These articles on painting were well worth reprinting—they mostly appeared either in the Burlington Magazine or the Morning Post. One of the most interesting of the...

Our Villa in Italy. By Joseph Lucas. (T. Fisher Unwin. Ss. net.)—This little book, with its alluring title and interest- ing pictures, will attract the attention of those who...

Architecture Shown to the Children. By Gladys Wynne. (T. C. and E. C. Jack. 2s. 6d. net.)—The writer of this little book has compressed her subject with shill, for though she...

D,, at the London and County Printing Works, Drury Lane, W.C. and Published by Jonx BAKES for thz "hi ECTA.1011." ',Limited), at their Cace. UYellingten Street, in the Precinct...

clearer as the days pass. President Wilson naturally wants peace, but a policy of gently waiting on events has too often ended in war under the present conditions. The...

Law examined in a very frank fashion the ideals and prospects of the Unionist Party. The "awing of the pendulum" was no longer the reality it used to be. He saw no actual...

O N Saturday last the Prime Minister made his anxiously expected announcement on the Irish crisis. On Tuesday Sir Edward Grey spoke to his constituents in Northumberland on the...

door against the avoidance of civil war by the exclusion of Ulster, but clearly left that door open. In our opinion his " conditions " were merely a very guarded way of saying...

days may afford a useful parable. It sometimes happened in duels that the seconds were a great deal more bellicose and more unwilling to come to any settlement than the...

time, and the internal difficulties of the Liberal Party culminated last Saturday in the defeat of the Government in the Senate. Count Romanones at once resigned office, and...

FOR THE No. 4,453.] WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOYEAIBER 1, 1913. [ NE REGISTERED AS A PRICE S,. WSPAPER. BT POST—Aim. POSTAGE ABROAD 10.

case.

after a two months' visit to Canada and the United States, related his impressions to a corre- spondent of the Times at Fishguard on Monday. He had undertaken the journey in...

that Prince Arthur of Connaught will succeed the Duke of Connaught as Governor-General of Canada, points out that the prospect is opened up of having a per- manent dynasty in...

murder brought against the Jewish race was held at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, on Tuesday night. Sir Francis Montefiore presided over an assembly representing all...

large and fascinating scheme (as we learn in the Times of Tuesday) for developing and beautifying Paris. Baron Haussmann's famous renovation would be almost put in the shade....

F. G. Bell, the correspondent of the Morning Post at Lisbon, who was arrested by the Portuguese police last week on the charge of defaming the Portuguese Government and...

of which were superfluously caused by the bitterness of the Pan-German and Guelph factions, is virtually ended. The Federal Council unanimously agreed that Prince Ernest...

policy. Instead of making, as before, a money con- tribution to the Admiralty, on the understanding that ceitain ships belonging to the Australian station will be stationed in...

of the result of the Italian general election has proved correct, and the return of Signor Giolitti's Cabinet is assured. Lovers of omens will not fail to notice that the...

that a breach has been made, and is widening, between the English trade unions and the Irish Transport Workers' Union. Mr. Gosling and other members of the Trade Union Congress...

of Berlin, 1916, was held on Tuesday, when it was announced that the Committee were greatly disappointed at the inadequate support given by the public to the Olympia Fund. It...

of the chairmanship of the Royal Com- mission on Venereal Disease, which was promised by the Prime Minister on August 11th. The Government are to be congratulated on their...

0. Com- pany resigned their positions, chiefly as a protest against the rates of pay. Out of regard for the public convenience they arranged that their resignations should not...

tenants, and explained the Government's policy with regard to the use of land in urban areas—a side of the land question upon which he had not touched in his earlier speeches....

the agent of the Duke of Bedford, to suggest in the Morning Post of October 17th that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should offer the Duke of Sutherland £2 an acre for 200,000...

well-known firms of advertising agents protesting against circulars which had been issued by the "Financial Publicity Department" of Renter's Agency. Reuter's Publicity Depart-...

Oct. 2nd. ConsoLs (21) were on Friday 72i—Friday week 72k.

MR. BONAR LAW AND THE CRISIS. I N his speech at Wallsend on Wednesday the leader of the Unionist Party showed the three highest qualities of statesmanship—firmness, moderation,...

S TRANGE as it may seem, there are plenty of indications in the speeches of the Liberal leaders, and still more in articles in the Liberal newspapers, that the Liberal Party...

O UR Liberal Government is getting on. It is a strange reflection—or it would be strange if the paradox had not been introduced to the notice of all at various periods of...

T HE appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the railway service of the United Kingdom is a significant indication of the rapidity with which the present Government...

T ORD HOUGHTON once said that the conversation and society to be met with in the house of the Gaskells at Manchester were the one thing which made life in that city tolerable...

T HE papers lately have teemed with accidents. Catastrophe after catastrophe has shaken the publics nerves, and rent open all those great unanswerable questions which from time...

T HERE must be many different frames of mind in which a man accepts or undertakes a Colonial Governorship. In the days of Crassus and Verres one single consideration perhaps...

A SOUTHERN UNIONIST'S VIEW OF THE EXCLUSION OF ULSTER. [To TEE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR"] SIR,—It is perhaps naturally urged by the average Radical, whose one desire is to get...

LTO THE EDITOR OE THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Much discussion has been going on as to what part our Army will take in settling the internal peace of Ireland after Home Rule is...

SIR,—I am afraid that you have missed the point of my letter, which is the sanctity of the oath of the Covenant. I do not forget that "the Ulster leaders have definitely...

SIB,—It seems to the writer that not nearly enough is made of the gross inconsistency and injustice of the Nationalist double claim—(1) that Home Rule ought to be granted be-...

rm THE EDITOR OE TEE " STECTATOR."1 Sin,—In the present crisis, as the Government profess to ridicule the resistance of Ulster, it might be well for your widely read journal to...

SIB,—In relation to the Irish business you have often permitted me to disagree with your views, but to-day let me write that your attitude as to Ulster is supremely wise. I hope...

[To THZ EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sra, — Mr. Macpherson (Spectator, October 25th) claims that there are nearly three million acres of land suited for agri- cultural purposes...

SIB,-I am not going to take up your space in attempting to prove what is well known and has often been proved, namely, that people cannot now live or even exist on the produce...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—The enclosed letter, which appears in the Herald of October 28th, seems to me to deserve currency.—I am, Sir, &c., Glasgow a wider B....

SIR, — When Cato the Elder produced his sample of rare and refreshing fruits for the benefit of the Roman Senate, with the information that they had been grown within three...

at Berwick Sir Edward Grey said : "When you are dealing with land reform and you find it necessary to interfere with the individual owner or with the mortgagee, or whoever it...

has trotted out the old fable as to Highland deer-forests displacing crofters and sheep. It is not new; it is not true. It was exploded forty years ago. The subjoined extracts...

[To THE EDITOR OF TUE "SPECTATOR:1 SIR, — In your article in the Spectator of October 11th you leave out of account one of the greatest difficulties in the way of...

Srn,—The admirable article, "The Problem of Recruiting," appearing in your issue of October 11th should serve as a great stimulus to those who are seriously concerned with the...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR...1 SIn j I venture to make a reply to M. Vamvaeas' letter on the above subject which appeared in the Spectator of October 11th. At the end of...

[To TER EDITOR OF THZ " SPECTATOR."' SIR,—The Portuguese Legation complained of "malevolent insinuations" from the British press, and issued on October 13th a statement from...

[To me EDITOR Or THE "SPEC-TATOU."] SIR,—Speaking of cheap cottage-building in your issue of October 18th, you have certainly hit the right nail on the head where you speak of...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE 'SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Whatever may be the decision of the Home Secretary in the case of Driver Caudle, and while many of us would be glad to see a free...

SIR, — May we appeal through your columns for support to a , branch of work of the Charity Organisation Society, known as Mutual Registration of Assistance? This work has been...

[To ma EDITOR OF ma" iirscrAToR.'1 SIR, — Your readers may like a more amusing version of the good story on your front page (October 25th). It was said that the late Mr....

SIR, — The Committee of the Howard Association will be obliged if you can kindly give publicity to the enclosed letter which has just been sent by the Association to Sir Edward...

[To rim EDITOR OF TER “Srscriros."] S111, — I can now give you a few more facts upon this subject. The Dutch Government of Java, having prepared its opium at the Government...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE SPECTATOR." j SIE, — Your very valuable and interesting article on "How Trafalgar was Fought," that appeared in your issue of October 25th, describes fully...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE eel-EL-Tiro:4..] Sin,—In your issue of September 27th there is an article on the Little owl (Athene noctua). The majority of the informa- tion in that...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR"] Sj,—In reading the suggestive article on "Goodness versus intelligence" (Spectator, October 18th) I was struck by your statement that "the...

[To ma EDITOR OF THY " SPECTATOR...] SIR,—May we avail ourselves of your courtesy to inform Old Etonians that the fund for the above-mentioned object will be closed at the end...

AN EAST-COUNTRY MELODY. WHEN the dawn sweeps up from Hasebro', With the daylight at its heels, Across the level surges, To the marrams and the meoLs, It lights with fresher...

THE BLAKE EXHIBITION. IN one of Mr. Hemy James's books an American gentleman is constantly dropping into the Louvre to see what's going on. It seemed at the time a delightful...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR...I SIR,—Many of the friends of Andrew Lang have desired to see some simple memorial of him in the countryside which was his birthplace, and...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Siu,—My attention has been called to a letter on the Servant Problem in your issue of September 13th, mentioning a training school for girls...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily - be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode of...

HENRY LABOUCHERE.* THE greatest compliment which the public can pay to an -author is to read his books. It cannot be doubted that this -compliment will be paid to Mr. Thorold....

Iv is a privilege for lovers of poetry to have within the boards of a single volume those pieces which "A. E.," as he says in his preface, would wish his friends to read. The...

THIS little book falls into two divisions. Twelve of the fifteen chapters are occupied with a sketch of the history of the English Church, and the remaining three discuss its...

THE history of the town of Brightlingsea, as a " member " of the Cinque Ports, Which within recent years has reasserted and made Valid its claim to certain privileges, is of...

IT is usual to describe a book of this kind as suggestive. What the reviewer usually means by the word be is often too polite to explain, but what it comes to is that the book...

fifth collection of essays, of those tiny, exquisite sketches of his, which make us feel afresh that "The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as...

THE book before us is very difficult to review. It is not, and does not profess to be, a public Life of Miss Estelle Stead's father, but is largely a book of intimate and family...

the ninth edition of this standard guide-book has been carefully brought up to date, and supplies all that the most conscientious traveller can possibly require. A good instance...

ME. CHARLES TENNYSON, in his introduction to The Shorter Poems of Frederick Tennyson, has given us a curious and interesting account of their author, a man in whom even...

BENDISH.* Mn. MAXTRICE HEWLETT'S new novel is an interesting example of the latest phase in the evolution of the historical romance. In its early stages it generally took the...

the year 1862 Miss Braddon produced "Lady Audley's. Secret," a book whose popular appeal may be gauged by the fact that in London now it is being used as a cinematograph- film ;...

Nelson and Sons. 2s. net.)—This year-book, now published for the second time, is intended to be a record of social progress in all parts of the United Kingdom during the past...

(Cassell & Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—The greater part, of Dr. Horton's account of his impressions of his stay in India is devoted to describing the progress of the various missionary...

[7.7r.iler this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been +aimed for review in other forms.] English literature which has been little touched upon by otiticism,...

Viscount Haldane of Cloan. (John 'Murray. Is. net.)—We are glad to notice a reissue of the tadress delivered by Lord Haldane on September 1st before the American Bar Associa-...

Fraser. (Hutchinson and Co. 2s. net.)—A story of old Paris. The adventures include an .encounter with a sorceress, a mock marriage, and a real love -affair.

the slack moral standard of many fiction-writers of to-day; who ends her book with the assurance, "Miranda was happy. The fair vista of life stretched before her ; a life lived...