formal vote of congratulation on the Royal wedding, went into Committee of Supply on a financial resolution supple- mentary to the Home-rule Bill. In the course of the dis-...

O N Tuesday, itt. Develle, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, made his statement to the Chamber in regard to Siam, The Siamese had encroached on Tonquin and Amain, and these...

the Irish revenue derived from the taxes and Crown lands, which amounted to £4,522,000, and the whole of the miscellaneous receipts, which stood at £138,000. That would be...

" water-tight compartment," but with a notable decrease of vigour and interest. The experience of "that two-handed engine at the door," which, as in " Lycidas," "stands ready to...

French Government, described by us in detail in another column, will probably not be known till Monday. It is stated, however, in a Renter's telegram, dated" Bangkok, Thursday,"...

the German Army Bill by a slightly increased majority,- i.e., 16 (201 to 185). This was due to the fact that Ahlwardt and two other Anti-Semites, who were absent before, voted...

any case.

include the principal teachers of the Irish National schools had been negatived, Mr. Balfour criticised Mr. Morley's scheme, and moved, as an amendment, that no official should...

votes were taken without discussion on some ten clauses. These included matters of very great importance, and matters in regard to which discussion was impossible on the first...

attention to the administration of justice in Ireland, relying, among other things, on the address of Mr. Justice Gib- son to the Grand Jury of the County Clare and on his...

small private ward, which had been provided by the generosity of the eminent journalist, Mr. J. Passmore Edwards,—who in a great variety of ways had proved him- self a true...

Chamber of Commerce, when the President, Sir Albert Rollit, M.P., took the chair, the Chamber presented to Sir John Lubbock, M.P., an address, illuminated on vellum, warmly...

Irish Civil servants, and the conditions of their service, their dismissal, and their pensions, was continued on Wednesday, when the most important of the divisions occurred on...

at Boston, on Wednesday night, to a great Unionist meeting. Lord Randolph assailed Mr. Gladstone with all the wrath which be can concentrate in his perorations :— " Mr....

the production of a memorandum in which the limits of obedience to orders were specifically laid down by Admiral Tryon himself. The memorandum was only written last May. The...

the strength of the London Fire Brigade was taxed to its utmost by three bad fires,—one in St. Mary-Axe, one in Aldgate, and one in Brompton. The first was by far the most...

New Consols (21) were on Friday 99i.

the 'Victoria,' which has been sitting in Malta during the past week, has been of quite unusual interest. A full state- ment of the facts tends to show that from some cause,...

a programme which will prove useful in several im- portant respects. The lectures which will be delivered upon history and literature deal with "The Making of Modern England,"...

- the United Club, in St. James's Hall, on Wednesday. He said that never in the whole history of our Parliament had such a tremendous strain been put on the Members of the House...

on Wednesday to consider the demand made by the masters for a 25 per cent, reduction in wages, or a reference to arbitration. The reduction, however, is "calcu- lated on the...

THE EXCUSE FOR GLOOM. W E cannot and do not believe that the people of the United Kingdom will support their representatives in the very grave resolve which the House of...

A PEDANTIC rigidity in adhering to minor principles is not, one would have thought, a characteristic vice of the English intellect. We are rather given to pride ourselves on the...

by " buffer " States is not a matter which we have any desire to discuss on the present occasion. But even granting that the policy we pursue is a wise one, and that the balance...

M R. BALFOUR is, to our mind, one of the most " nourishing " thinkers, to use the late Madame Mohl's happy expression, in the country. He seldom speaks or writes without fixing...

W E are not sure which of the two last great fatalities in the tragedy of Admiral Sir George Tryon's career will prove to have been the most serious to this country,—the...

I F Radical Members of Parliament cannot always con- vert the inches given them into ells, they may be trusted to complain loudly of their inability to make the change. Some...

A S to the detailed merits of the "coal crisis" we know nothing. They have not yet been sufficiently clari- fied by public discussion to make it possible for us to pro- nounce...

/[ R. STEAD is establishing a new quarterly to discuss and discover in some measure the borderland between the seen and unseen. He has invited and invites any help that the...

P EOPLE have talked .nonsense about the horrors of the struggle for life, and the terrible strain that competi- tion throws on men's energies, till that large band of persons...

A WEEKLY contemporary a few days ago, commenting upon an old work entitled the "Art of Tormenting," -offered some reflections of its own as to the modern practice of an art...

I F the rational basis of legend and fable is worth exploring at all, we may well ask why the possession of electric power, the most strange, and until recently the most inex-...

ECHOES FROM AUVERGNE. La Bowrboule, July 17th. AN Englishman can scarcely avoid the danger of having his national vanity fed in this La Bourbonle. A new hotel is being built...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." j SIE,—We wonder at the persistency of Admiral Tryon, the admiration and idol of the Navy, in giving the order which, led to the loss of the...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPICTATOR."1 Sin,—Your interesting articles on "The British Flag" and "The Tone of Empire," in the Spectator of June 10th and July 15th, impel me, with...

SIR WILFRID LAWSON ON THE VETO BILL. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I have no right to claim more of your space after the courtesy with which you inserted a letter of...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] Sin,—Your correspondent K. Clarke's account of "A Canine Guardian," in the Spectator of July 15th, has induced me to send you the following...

[To TOE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Stu„—May I mention several points which seem very much to counteract the symptoms of nervousness which you notice in the British Empire? Lord...

" STECTATOR."] Sin,—The letter of a "Country Rector" in the Spectator of July 15th raises some very interesting questions to which it may not be unprofitable to devote a few...

THE SECTARY. A HEAVY hand the bruised reed to break A foot to quench the smoking flax well shod, A bitter zeal, alert and keen to make The breach more wide betwixt mankind and...

observations made by many different people at many different times and in many different places, and has grown into favour owing to the vigour of its advocates, the convenience...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "Sreare.Toa."3 Sin,—The cock-birds here in Gloucestershire are always called "Toms," whether clacks, fowls, turkeys, or any other birds. The name is also...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR,"] Srn,—I should he much obliged if your correspondent, " Vexillum," whose letter in the Spectator of July 1st I read a few days ago, would...

" The worst of weather can but mend, There's a turning to the longest lane ; E'en rascal Roundhead rule will end, And the King enjoy his own again. Though boar the butcher's axe...

essays, collected chiefly from the Fortnightly Review and other sources. They are on various subjects, and are for the most part detached, except for the religious standpoint...

not—an English Academy of Literature, and that, too, endowed with power to regulate literature, a by-law ought to be made at once to put down the spook in fiction, under the...

been treated of more or less well in a number of French books ; but there was room in England for a book like Lord Ronald Gower's, which embodies the last results of French...

about to bring out a revised edition of Todd's Parliamentary Govern- ment, came as an excellent piece of news to all students of the Constitution. To have Dr. Todd's sound and...

Primary Convictions. Being Discussions of which the greater part were delivered in the Church of the Heavenly Rest, before the President, Faculties, and Students of Columbia...

and Son.)—Major Macdonald was sent on a mission by Government in the summer of 1889, his object being, to put the matter briefly, to examine the working of the Royal Niger...

John Addington Symonds. (Macmillan.)—These are an addi- tional volume of the travelling experiences of Miss Marianne North. They refer to a period earlier than that covered by...

and Co.), being the "Royal Academy Supplement" of the Maga- zine of Art. The pictuaes, of svhiels there are several hundreds here given, are reproduced by photography. The...

Bullen.)—This is a love-story, with a certain admixture of sea-life and of life in California. We cannot say that it interested us very much. The hero seems a feeble kind of...

of these papers have appeased in Atalanta, and are excel- lently adapted to the public which that magazine speciallY addresses. We may mention "Princess Ice-Heart," "The Seal-...

Co.)—Mr. Bridgb was a Contemporary of Hawthorne at Bowdon College, and has some very pleasant recollections of the time (1821-25). Incidentally, too, he lets us hear some...

D. M. Spence, D.D., and the Rev. Joseph S. Exell, MA. (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co.), we 1 ave "Ecclesiastes," the Exposition by the Rev. W. J. Deane, the Homiletics by Rev. T....

would have done well to keep back the publication of his book till the time was ripe for considering it. At present, the Home-rule Bill blocks the way, and the Parish Councils'...

(Clowes and Sons.)—Mr. Miller gives an account of Hythe from the earliest times, and relates the foundation of the School of Mus- ketry, and gives photographs of various places...

Stock.)—If we had space sufficient, we would quote Dr. Simpson's most interesting preface. He tells us that he was ap- pointed Librarian in 1E432, and that he has since...

Series. 1843-1860. (George Allen.)—The most eloquent of living writers is remarkable for the number of beautiful passages in his works which can be severed without much injury...

and adapted for English Readers by Edmund McClure, M.A, (S. P. C. K.)—This second edition is brought up to date. There are eighteen plates, giving, besides the stars,...