speeches in the debate. We must be content to note the mar- vellous debating dexterity displayed by Mr. Asquith, the high character of Mr. Balfour's admirable speech, and the...

published in Monday's papers. It is a very bitter document. The crisis, he maintains, has "unfortunately been brought about by our allies," and by them alone. As for the Tsar's...

against the Cave motion was produced by a vote of 346 Ministerialists against 268 Unionists. Three Liberals voted against the Government—Mr. D. M. Mason, Mr. Munro- Ferguson,...

of the Tsar's intervention in the Balkan dispute was, we regret to note, fulfilled almost as soon as we wrote. The Neue Freie Presse admits that Russia, as the inspirer of the...

case.

THE most important event of the week has been the Marconi Debate in the House of Commons. We have expressed in our first leading article our deep concern that the House of...

" confederates," " working together," and an indeterminate " they " worthy of Mrs. Gamp, that the editor of the Spectator made common cause and common charges with Mr. Maxse and...

have to be put before the electors. Had the Liberal Party accepted the amendment read out by Mr. Bonar Law, the incident, to the relief of all concerned, might have been...

because we have refused to make charges which he can answer, but have stuck steadily to charges which he cannot answer, and which at heart he knows are true. But is it fair, is...

reading, on the ground of the uncompromising attitude of the Church leaders in Wales, and stated that nearly all the Liberal Churchmen on his side would do likewise. The...

Cecil, but maintained that though serious they had all been used in the discussion of the Irish Church Bill and, with one exception, had all been overruled and overridden by...

in Silesia have been marked by a curious incident. Gerhart Ha.uptmann, the famous dramatist and poet, who is a native of Silesia, was commissioned to write a Festspiel for the...

celebrated this week in Berlin and through- out Germany with great splendour and, but for one notable exception, with general and genuine goodwill. The Socialists, who...

Church Bill on Monday in a thin House, claimed the right to describe the measure as the considered work of the House of Commons. The results of by-elections in Wales since the...

Union and a Richmond chemist named Clayton, all of whom were charged with conspiracy to commit damage to property and to incite others thereto, were found guilty at the Old...

will be to satisfy what we had almost termed the demands of the Foreign Office for successful political prophecy. In circumstances such as those which now prevail in...

Consols (29) were on Friday 73—Friday week 731. Bank Rate,41per cent., changed from 5 per cent. April 17th. Consols (29) were on Friday 73—Friday week 731.

bestowal of what may be called sensational degrees. Besides the Archbishop of York and Lord Dillon, who was very properly honoured as the greatest authority on ancient armour,...

Saturday, Mr. Handel Booth, M.P., who presided, said that be was aghast at the many suggestions already made as to the amendment of the Insurance Act. The cause of his pertur-...

of Canon Barnett, which took place at Hove on Tuesday. Canon Barnett had many claims to the regard of his fellow-countrymen, but one was of special moment. He was the originator...

has an interesting letter in Monday's Times on train ferries in practice. Speaking from his own experi- ence—be established a ferry between Italy and Sicily— and judging by the...

Science Department of King's College for Women. This admir- able proposal has been so often described and supported in the Spectator that we need not do more than put up this...

memoration of the founders and benefactors of the University, was delivered by the Professor of Poetry, Dr. Warren, the President of Magdalen. We cannot resist quoting the...

THE MARCONI DEBATE. T HE Liberal Party in the House of Commons has struck a heavy blow at the greatest of public interests. By the ruthless use of the party majority they forced...

W HEN a man whose conduct is being criticized chooses the wildest, the most ill-judged, the most sensational, the most irresponsible of the attacks upon him, and insists upon...

called for the customary manifestations of his well-deserved popu- larity. Whatever foreign observers may think of the Imperial aims or the Imperial methods, there can be no...

"I do not think there is any doctrine more fatal to the root principle of democratic government than that it should consist of the constant amelioration, at great expense to the...

T HAT vague but convenient entity, "the plain man," or " the man in the street," has recently had some rather difficult questions to consider. One of the most puzzling has...

I N every man there is a desire to stand where he has not stood ; to see what he has not seen ; and to look beyond anything that shuts in his view. This desire manifests itself...

[Extracts from a letter recently received from a young English lady. She had been advised by her doctor to visit a brother in Nigeria.] "Somewhere on the Benue : April I S UCH...

[TO TEE EDITOR OF THE "EPROTATOR.'l SIR, In your admirable article "The Newest Marconi Dis- closures," one of an admirable series, you say, " What would be quite sufficient and...

" IS THERE MONEY IN IT ? " [TO THE EDITOR OP TEE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Is there money in it ? Apparently this is the question which this Government thinks everybody ought to ask...

[70 THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] beg to enclose two extracts regarding the Chancellor of the Exchequer which have some bearing on his present position. That from the British...

SIR,—Throughout two leading articles you appeal to Unionists to demand a general election on Home Rule, and you plead with Liberals to concede the demand. I have some knowledge...

[To THE EDITOR CF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—My protest, published in your issue of May 31st, against your dishonesty in writing of Ireland has provoked retorts from correspondents...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—You draw attention to Sir Henry Blake's article in the Nineteenth Century in which he says, "There is a widespread belief that under...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. '] Sin,—The first part of "An Irishwoman's" letter refers to a matter of opinion. As regards the second part, church- building is so far from...

Sra,—Allow me to call the attention of your readers to the admirable manner in which " the wise, witty, and quaint Thomas Fuller" sums up spoliations like that about to be...

[To THE EDITOR OF TEl "SPECTATOR. "] SIE,—Will you allow me space for a few words of comment on the editorial note appended to the letter of " V." in your issue of last Saturday...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. ' ] L Price was detained in gaol for five months awaiting his trial for murder. At the end of that time he was tried and found "not guilty."...

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—The Albanian Committee ask you to give the hospitality of your columns to make known the fact that a public dinner will be held at the...

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —There are many people in Great Britain with a superfluous amount of wealth who, having no near relatives to whom to bequeath it, leave...

[To Ms EDITOR OF THE " SPECTAT011:1 fail to see anything inequitable in a proprietor being compelled to pay increment duty on his minus site value, provided there has been a...

and consequently an courant of the Cyprian question, I beg to be allowed to say a few words regarding the letter published in your last issue over the initial " V." and your...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — Last week there was taken from us a man who will not easily be forgotten by those—and they were many—who were his personal friends....

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—The Trustees of the London Parochial Charities have lately made a grant of 2L000 and the Clothworkers' Company of £100 to the...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —A letter in the Spectator of June 7th recalls to me the -efforts often made by Mr. Gladstone to speak sympathetically of his great...

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR.'] SIR,,—In a recent review of Mr. Trevelyan's " Life of Bright" you spoke of Bright's absence of gesture in his public speak- ing. Now I heard...

SIR, —I read with much interest the article "Miss Austen's Village and Ours" in your issue of February 15th. May I venture to ask if your contributor, or the writer of the...

(To THE EDTIOR or THE " Sracrwrou."1 SIR,—The call upon our funds in this nineteenth year of our existence promises to be greater than ever. Applications are flowing in, but we...

by land or sea, who, by reason of their sex and youth, need care and supervision. The Travellers' Aid has been at work for nearly thirty years, meeting young women who journey...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—On January 15th, while I was watching a match on the Richmond Football Ground, a heron sailed over it, going west. Mr. Laurence...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SFECTATOR:1 Siu,—I am enclosing you a cheque for £1 towards the Commons Preservation Account, 10s. towards the £1,000 and 18s. annual subscription to...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —Your article on "Nature Reserves," calling attention to the formation of a society for the protection of our wild fauna and flora,...

[To Tux EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR.") Sin,--The article on this subject in your issue of June 7th must have been read with interest and appreciation by two classes of readers :...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THl " SPECTATOR.") Sin,s—The problem of housing the working classes is now very much to the fore, and its difficulty is acknowledged by all. Various solutions...

[To . ms EDITOR or THE "SPECTATOR. " ] Sia,—Your article on this subject contains some valuable matter, but conveys little or no warning on the economic position. A middle-aged...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE •'SPECTATOR.") SIR,—In reference to Mr. Sedgwick's letter• under the above heading, which appeared in your issue dated June 7th, may I make an appeal for...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, —The English custom of writing pompous and foolish inscriptions upon mural tablets and monuments is one of those things which tend to...

SOME SMALLER' EXHIBITIONS. THE exhibitions in the art dealers' galleries are of more than usual interest this season. Lack of space makes it impossible to write here with any...

in the suggestions .made for an inscription for the proposed monument to Sir John Moore. Everyone knows about Moore. Why P Surely from Wolfe's immortal lines on his death and...

PETER. . (A Kitten-Buried of Bea.) NOT in a garden of rose and lily Where the bee and the blackbird play, Not in a cloistered crypt and:chilly Under the minster grey; But -...

te in -agroestuntt with the views: therein expressed or with the mode of expression. In such instances . , or in the case of "Letters to the . Editor," insertion only_tneans -...

'[Cheques should be addressed to the Spectator, 1 Wellington ''Street, Strand; - London, W.C., and made payable to the Spectator and crossed " Barclay and Co., Gosling's Branch,...

WELLINGTONIANA.* IN dealing with Lady Shelley's sprightly and discursive com- ments upon the current events of her day, we have to transport ourselves back into a society which,...

attempts to apply the theories which he has formed during his long study of the phenomena of psychology to the elucidation of one of the most important and unintelligible...

useful piece of work in preparing for the press a reprint of two books, now more than sixty years old, which are full of instruction for the problems of to-day. The two books...

JUDGED as a biography, this monumental work will be con- demned as too- long by the general reader accustomed to accounts of eighteenth-century personages which have been boiled...

men who fought at Talavera and Badajoz appears in good season. Coin- piled from contemporary letters, despatches, newspapers, and diaries written on the spot by officers and...

No one can dispute Mr. Barker's right to publish a book about Southern France or question his intimacy with the country_ He has lived there most of his life, has spent his...

2111i. THOMAS has, with the assistance of Mr. Collins's illustra- tions, compiled a very honest, useful, and pleasant volume. He makes no pretence about it. Indeed, he is...

book an "unvarnished account" of his wanderings, the reader need fear no "rough-hewn" or careless writing, for he has "shaped his ends" (if we may so use the quotation) with...

THE INSIDE OF THE CUP.t IT is impossible not to be struck by the resemblances and contrasts presented by Father Ralph, recently reviewed in • The Corssions of a Tenderfoot. By...

this book is likely to be of the greatest service. The seventy routes described in it cover the chief cities of the world, and a short account of every important place passed...

Co. 3s. 6d.)—Mr. Laxworthy is the type of spectacled philosopher who is at present the fashion as an investigator of crime. He dis- covers several very pretty mysteries in the...

The Broad Highway " Mr. Farnol gave us a gentleman turned amateur blacksmith : hero we have the son of a champion of the ring and a lady of gentle birth figuring as "a...

Jenkins. 5s. net.)—The author of the present volume has had a wide experience of motors, for she must have been one of the first women to drive her own car on tour. She...

little charm about this story and the manner of its telling. The scene of more than half the book is laid in Austria ; later on we are taken into Kent. There are two girls,...

MIder this heading we notice such Books of the week as hate not been teemed for review in other forms.] size, Alps and Sanctuaries has hitherto been one of the least known of...

Home and Abroad for the Year 1912. (Longmans and Co. 18s.)—It is always fascinating to turn aside from the questions of the immediate present and glance for a moment at those of...

and Co. 5s. net.)—This is the official publication of the Charity Organization Society, and it contains, as in previous years, an elaborate introduction by Mr. C. S. Loch on "...

it is due. By the Rt. Hon. Lord Avebury. (Macmillan and Co. 6s.)—The geographical and geological conditions of the Swiss Alps are here explained in some detail, but in a popular...