in Russia. The Czarina was on the 12th inst. safely delivered of a son, to the delight of her husband and all loyal Russians, who had fancied from the birth of four successive...

parallel lines, have presented Notes to the Russian Government on the treatment of neutral shipping. The American Note, following the lines of their declaration as to contraband...

a Treaty at Lhasa, and during the week rather alarming telegrams were received. It appeared probable that the great Lamas were intent on delay, were instigating a refusal to...

the 10th inst. was a failure. The details are hardly yet fully known, but it is clear that Admiral Togo attacked them in deep water, drove the bulk of the fleet to take refuge...

met and defeated. It had been sent out probably in the hope that it might be joined by the fleet escaping from Port Arthur, but Admiral Kamlmura compelled it to an engagement at...

plan for improving the liquor trade is to be tried in New York. A Trust has been formed, and a public-house—locally called a saloon—has been opened at an expense of £2,000, in...

36 votes to 34 on the motion for the recommittal of the clause of the Arbitration Bill granting a preference to Trade- - Unionists, which the Government chose to treat as a...

in the main decidedly optimistic in tone. The surplus originally estimated in 1903-04 was 2948,700, but had been exceeded by 21,762,500, the yield from duties indicated growing...

the effect that the British Exchequer should defray a substan- tial portion of the expenses of the Tibetan expedition, Mr. Brodrick resisted the proposal on the ground that the...

and aware that there were battleships behind them, he has formed a new view of the justice of American claims, and has agreed to pay compensation for the losses suffered by the...

or rather the Emperor's visit to him at Marienbad—for technically that was the arrangement—which occurred on Tuesday, has been absolutely devoid of political interest. Their...

by the Lord Chancellor. Its contents indicate the truth that the present Government, whether from want of skill or of interest in legislation, lacks driving power. The only...

Their object, as officially stated, was "to ascertain as far as possible the extent of the danger which threatens a fleet com- pelled by strategic exigencies to move within the...

Presidential address to the annual meeting of the British Association. He chose for his subject "Reflections suggested by the New Theory of Matter," and in a paper marked not...

tion, the famous portrait of Ariosto by Titian. The picture was purchased from its present owner for the same sum that he gave for it-230,000—but has only cost the State...

Archbishop of Canterbury, who is a Scotsman, in a letter full of good feeling, has offered his mediation, and that of "one or two of the most competent and clear-headed of our...

Wednesday, and is full, as usual, of curious and instructive reading. While the number of letters shows only a fractional increase per cent., and an actual decrease of 1 . 52...

interesting notes on the wounded in the naval war, contributed by Inspector-General Suzuki, Surgeon-in-Chief on Admiral Togo's flagship. Inspector-General Suzuki's report, which...

be, is after all but a " little " State, which in a very short time must "bleed to death." It is not very easy to trace the origin of this belief, unless it be the habit of...

I T is right that the Czar should be congratulated both by diplomatists and the Press upon the birth of his long-expected heir. That the nations have grievances against Russia...

Cecil makes some valuable suggestions for the better treat- ment of uncontroversial legislation. The present treat- ment of it is as bad as it can well be. The House of Commons...

arisen in the Far East. In the dispersion of the Russian fleet after its abortive attempt to escape from Port Arthur last week, certain vessels were driven to seek the...

the scientific structure, and found in the proved inadequacy of materialism the justification of the, idealist Science, there- fore, in its narrower dogmas has always been the...

cordial invitation received and accepted by the Archbishop, to present the salutations of the Church of England to the forthcoming Triennial Convention of the sister Church in...

Many scholars say that the ebrew poet used an old story as a vehicle for his new ideas, just as Goethe and Shakespeare did much later on. It is easy for the ordinary reader to...

Sin,—Allow me to express my hearty agreement with the views expressed by you in your article on "The Conflict in the Scotch Churches" (Spectator, August 13th), and my hope that...

their childhood will agree that then they had a far more real possession of it than fifty deeds of ownership could give them now. For one thing, their time in it was reckoned,...

you say, "There is no contesting the legality of the decision." Of course there is no contesting the fact that the decision is final in law, as pronounced by the highest Court...

writes : "To Scottish readers the most luminous and the best informed judgment has been that of Lord Robertson," a state- , ment - which refutes itself, unless the members of...

Parliament in 1844 to secure to the Unitarian bbdy the possession of places of worship founded by Trini- tarians, he says that the Government of that day "felt that a great...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J SIR,—Some readers of the Spectator who follow its reasoning with attention and patience would be grateful if you would make them...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It seems to me that if rifle clubs are to be encouraged some method of expediting the process of affiliation to the National Rifle...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTLTOR.1 SIR,—I read with the keenest exultation your article upon a universal language in last week's issue. It sounded too good almost to be true...

horse's head and neck, and supported on the right side by a hostler, and on the other by a huntsman; on the shield is a fly, a flea, a ham, and a magpie ; underneath is a scroll...

13th asks for a third "quartering." Allow me to submit to you the coat-of-arms as it was given to me many years ago by a Yorkshireman. It runs thus : A flea, a fly, a magpie,...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—If the somewhat querulous letter from Mr. Hewins which you published last week is to be taken as a sample of his controversial methods,...

Social Democracy having for its object the creation of such a German wedge through Central Europe as will be capable of controlling the destinies of Europe. That is succinctly...

August 13th you say that there are "a few grouse even in Shropshire, the most southerly in the world." May I point out that grouse may be found, not perhaps in very large...

spondent's question (Spectator, August 13th) about the Yorkshireman's coat-of-arms, which has for its subscription, " Tak' hod an' sup, lad " ; and is the sign of 'The Black...

her in the distance as a picture, And to let your fancy play With the vision of her houses as you knew them, And her people moving there, When of old yourself went in and out...

of one whose career is suddenly cut short, and who appeals to the world rather by his promise than by his fulfilment. For the author must try to show to others what the...

five bodies, the recent study of whose attributes has threatened the traditional foundations of certain branches of physical science. Only speaking here of radium, which is...

and what methods should be used ? There is undoubted force in the objection which has been made, and made with success, so far as this country is concerned, to including...

shopkeeper's undersized and ill-favoured son, but he indulges, before starting on the story proper, in a preface of thirty-three closely printed pages of Meredithian bravura on...

P. Putnam's Sons. 6s.)—It would be obviously unfair to judge this book by the standard of Western fiction, even were the inevitable non-conductor of a translation not a further...

6s.)—People who have an old-fashioned prejudice in favour of a book being either "fish, flesh, fowl, or good red herring" had better avoid the new book by the author of the...

MR. ST. JOHN LUCAS'S POEMS. Poems. By St. John Lucas. (A. Constable and Co. 5s. net.) —Mr. Lucas overlays his thought, of which he has at least a more than passable supply,...

and Co. 6s.)—Mr. Gunter has a good story of adventure to tell in this book, and he tells it with his own accustomed wealth of italics, capitals, and notes of exclamation. It is...

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Sons. 10s. 6d. net.)—Sir Montagu Pollock has given us a book which is clearly the outcome of many years of loving study of natural beauty. It is an excellent supplement to the...

George. (Methuen and Co. 3s. 6d.)—The "Introductory Part" of this book is as temperate and closely reasoned a defence of Imperial action as could be desired. That ambition and...

as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] Story of the Delhi Coronation Durban By Stephen Wheeler. (John Murray. 42s. net.)—The eighteen months spent on the...

he brings against the Army,—that it is paralysed by jealousy. Why, he asks in particular, did De Wet escape so often? Lord Methuen might have caught him, if he had been backed...

the Rev. R. M. Serjeantson. (W. Mark, Northampton.)—St. Peter's Church is a noticeable example of the finer class of English parish churches, and it has found a painstaking and...

6d. net.)—There is some very pretty writing in this book, not expended, we think, to tho very best effect, on the subjects which are dealt with. There is a slender thread of...

Brown and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Cooper, with whom we are glad to renew our acquaintance, tells us some of the incidents of eight long walks, the shortest of which covered two...

per vol.) we have four of the Shakespeare plays. These are Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, and King Richard III. The books, with their excellent typography and...

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