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County of Meath, on Sunday, in which he attacked Mr. Morley and Mr. Dillon ; but it was a speech that reminds one of the advice which Lord Westbury (then Mr. Bethell) is said to...

on Wednesday. The first English criticism which suggested itself was, that the grey colour of the hulls, though easier to see at night than the English black, is less easy to...

Kells on Sunday, said that Mr. Dillon had excused himself for sending the message to the Leinster Hall meeting begging Mr. Parnell not to retire because he thought that Mr....

T HE Times of Tuesday printed in large type an article on "England and the Powers," from "a French correspon- dent." The article points out that the visit of the French fleet to...

During the past week, Montreal has been receiving a squadron of French cruisers with what the descriptive reporters term "indescribable enthusiasm." On Sunday, the Admiral and...

of the Union and suffered even from a cold in his head has been pensioned, the Republican Party are looking out for some fresh scheme for keeping the surplus under. They seem...

"rear platform" of the car on which he was journeying to Bennington, Vermont, for the purpose of inaugu- rating a monument that has been erected on the site of the battle which...

announced that Mr. McGreevy, the person against whom the charges of corruption were primarily directed, had resigned his seat, and that a new writ had been ordered to be issued....

now raised to the Lords in consequence of the death of his father, the Earl of Dartmouth, is to take place on Wednesday, and there ought to be no manner of doubt as to the...

during the week. As usual, there has been a great deal of frothy talk, and of squabbles over the drafting of resolutions. As usual, too, the English delegates have not been...

in the Bells speech, in Mr. Dillon's reply, and Mr. Parnell's rejoinder, are not of the first importance, though they show how bitter is the personal feeling between the two...

and influential of the Ulster Unionists, accepts Mr. Balfour's pro- posals with regard to Local Government in Ireland quite cordially, not even guarding himself with as much...

in its Cardiff meeting on Wednesday, devoting it chiefly to his own special subjects,—the astro- nomical discoveries due to spectroscopic analysis and photo- graphy during the...

New Consols (24) were on Friday 954 to 95i.

maturity, and old age of suns, it would be still more so to hear about the infancy, maturity, and old age of planets ; and here, un- fortunately, astronomy gives us no light,...

in regard to animals, was afforded by the complaint made to the Magistrates of the Enfield Bench, by a lady who had lost a tame jackdaw. She took the bird out of its cage to...

Private Bryan, who was found murdered at Cork on Friday, the 14th inst., some curious evidence was given as to that strange instinct which induces dogs to do their best to...

corre- spondent who asked him his opinion of the promise to introduce next year an Irish Local Government Bill. He says that he has great confidence in Mr. Balfour, a remark in...

THE " PAMPERED" PARTY. T HE Daily News on Monday, speaking, we suppose, in the name of the Gladstonian Party, worked itself up into quite a little fit of passion, a propos of...

" New Light on the Jewish Ques- tion," Mr. Goldwin Smith contributes an article to the August number of the North American Review. Unfortunately, however, on closer inspection,...

I T is clear from the remarks on Mr. Parnell's speech at Kells which Mr. Morley has sent to the newspapers, that he does not trust Mr. Parnell. On the other hand, it is clear...

"E ITHER Mr. Parnell or Mr. Dillon, or both, have very remarkable memories. Their recollections re- late to the same periods, but they are absolutely divergent as regards what...

THE evidence that the disturbances in China are some- thing far more serious than mere anti-Christian - outbreaks is becoming overwhelming. It is possible, as is stated by some...

I T is said that the chief feature of the contest at Lewisham is a profound indifference on the part of the constituency as to the result of the election. Lewisham is...

I T is to be hoped that the old stone forts which stand on either side of the mouth of Portsmouth Harbour, and form, as it were, the gates of empire through which fleets and...

I N the beautiful and living picture of the late Mr. W. H. Gladstone which his brother-in-law, the Rev. E. C. Wickham, draws in the sermon preached at Hawarden on the Sunday...

T T is sad to reflect upon the vast amount of sympathy that must be practically lost and wasted every year by being -misplaced or lavished upon unworthy objects. Happily, the...

Q TORKS," says Aldrovandus, " will only build their nests kl in free Republics; neither will they dwell in Thuringia, .for the reason that no tithes are paid there." But there...

AN ENGLISH VILLAGE OF TO-DAY. AFTER twenty-two years' absence, I find myself in England, my native country, again. I am settled !,down in ber very heart, in a delightful corner...

ANATHEMATISING BELIEF. [TO THE EDITOR OF sax " SPILCTATOR."] Six.,—My letter—written, I confess, in rather abrupt terms— was intended for your private ear, and without any...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."" SIR,—You are too modest, and your correspondent is too bold, when he asserts that you suppress all mention of Kuenen, Wellhausen, Robertson...

PTO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."' SIR,—Both sides in the recent controversy in your columns as to the adoption of the principle of Free Education by leading politicians have...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J Sin,—I am very pleased to see that you are taking up the subject of boilers for the Navy, as it is one which is ripe for discussion. We...

[TO THE EDICOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."' SIR,—A friend has called my attention to two severe articles in your paper, in which I am misrepresented as to matters of fact. That, I...

BIE,—Your interesting article headed "Attacks on the Lam- beth Judgment," in the Spectator of August 8th, contains the remark that " north side' is a common technical expression...

TO " J. K. S." YES, J im , I sympathise with all Your snorts of righteous indignation At twang of bat, and whang of ball : 'Tis sacrilege : 'tis desecration. How could a...

(Vide letter to the Spectator, August 15th,1891.) FIE, fie, on thee, Spectator ! who The Word our fathers held for true Believing, art content to stay so ! Down, down, upon thy...

MR. LOWELL'S SERIOUS POETRY.* THE time when Mr. Lowell was growing.up towards manhood was one of the barrenest and dreariest periods in English poetry. Byron had passed like a...

Tun latest publication of " The Adventure Series" is by no means the least interesting, being a new edition of the old translation of Mendez Pinto's Peregrinaccio, which was...

STUDENTS of what Colonel Maurice very properly will not allow us to call " the art of war," will be glad to find his able article in the Encyclopmclia Britannica reproduced in...

SEVERITY is much less resented than caprice. Those brought up by strict parents may recur to childish memories with no unkindly feeling. But those in favourable moments treated...

Ma. JOHN RAE, in the new edition of his able and exhaustive work on Contemporary Socialism, draws a happy distinction between Social Politics and State Socialism. By the former,...

ANOTHER aimless desert journey, this time in torrid heat, after traversing the Persian mountains in deep snow, and putting up with dirt and privation as well as cold ! Can the...

Low, Marston, and Co.) ; A Panoramic Guide to the Great Eastern Railway (Bemrose and Sons) ; and Boot's " District" Guide to London (A. Boot and Son), a volume which performs...

tary. (Institute, Northumberland Avenue.)—This volume con- tains nine papers read before the Institute. Two refer to African subjects, " British East Africa," by Mr. G. S....

Epidemic Influenza. By Richard Sisley, M.D. (Longmans.)— Dr. Sisley has collected a number of interesting notes on the " origin and method of spread" of the disease. The...

(T. and T. Clark.)—This is a highly interesting little monograph on the personality of the great theologian, and on his work. This last was many-sided. He was more than a...

by John Macdonell. (Eyre and Spottiswode, for H.M.'s Sta- tionery Office.)—The first trial reported is that of Charles Pinney, Mayor of Bristol, for neglect of duty on the...

H. Murray. Vol. III., Part 1, " E—Every." By Henry Bradley, Hon. M.A. (Clarendon Press.)—The valuable quality of the New English Dictionary is now so well established, that our...