topit place in the ancient Cathedral of the little town of Roskilde. The ceremony was attended by Queen Alexandra, the Dowager-Empress of Russia, the German Emperor, the King of...

E VEMYTHING seems to indicate that the crisis at Alge- "ciras has been reached. Much was hoped from the private discussions between the French and German delegates which...

case.

people of France on the subject of the separation of Church and State. The Pope reserves for a futnre pro- nouncement his advice as to the policy which French Reman Catholics...

of the King's Speech, which was read by King Edward, dealt as usual with foreign politics, and calls for little comment. We may note with satisfaction, however, that no attempt...

place. From an early hour the approaches to the House were held by soldiers, and policemen were posted throughout the building. The two Vice-Presidents of the Chamber protested...

Chamberlain's speech, assured him in regard to our relations with France that our understanding remained as strongly entrenched as ever, that it had no sinister purpose towards...

was adjourned at midnight, on an amendment to the Address condemning the Government for having described the employment of Chinese indentured labour as slavery, while it was...

state of Ireland as the greatest disgrace and danger to the Empire, and the greatest obstacle to the efficiency of Parliament. He observed that while they took all that came...

by Mr. Chamberlain, who explained that at the request of Mr. Balfour, who was temporarily absent, he was acting as his substitute. Mr. Chamberlain frankly admitted that it was...

of flogging in the Navy was withdrawn after Mr. Robertson had read the new Admiralty circular ordering that the punishment should be suspended. Colonel Sa,underson moved an...

spoken by the Transvaal, the Government are not prepared to tolerate any and every form of indentured labour. The Assembly, though free to adopt a reasonable form of inden-...

against the doctrine that membership of a club or of the Conserva- tive party deprives any man of the right of private judgment on matters which are not within the recognised...

of Devonshire made a speech on the Fiscal question and the position of the Unionist Party which, we venture to say, was one of the ablest and most statesmanlike ever made, even...

would be for the House of Lords if, besides the differences that exist between them and the majority in the House of Commons on the Irish question, the social question, the...

in effect, a declaration of war against the Fiscal Reform Unionists. " I remain a Unionist, and I claim the right to remaiv a Unionist, irrespective of any opinions which I may...

and Free-trade candidate in Chelsea against Mr. Whitmore, the late Unionist Member, the General Conirmittee of the Constitu- tional Club have removed Lord Balfour of Burleigh's...

would contest the vacant seat in the City against Mr. Balfour, as an independent Unionist Free-trade candidate. The only noteworthy point in Mr. Balfour's speeches is his...

on Friday 901.

THE KING'S SPEECH. T HOSE who looked for a legislative programme in the King's Speech which would be at once foolish and violent, and hoped that the cause of Free-trade might...

I T is to be feared that the Algeciras Conference will break up without result. Though there is no need to dread that war, or even a state of things pointing immediately to war,...

and it is well to have a candid friend to deal faithfully with them. The merit of the English attitude • towards officialdom is that it is rarely inclined to take it quite...

T roll Report of the Royal Commission on Trade Disputes, published on Wednesday, is one of the weightiest public documents ;which have appeared for many years. The Commission,...

W E do not wonder that the Prime Minister is disposed to leave the question of old-age pensions largely to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is not merely an instance of the...

" HE history of Israel from Moses downwards is not 'the history of' an inspired book, or an inspired order, but of an inspired people," wrote Dean Stanley. "The acts of the...

A WIDE space of plonghland skirts the southern edge of the common, sloping towards the sun and the distant bills. This is the peewits' favourite feeding ground, and here all the...

T HE season has been a very forward one. St. Valentine's Day is long past. The birds have been singing for many weeks the songs of the new time, and very soon, when the young...

GERMANY'S ATTITUDE TO THE AUSTRIAN QUESTION. To THD EDITOR Or TIM " SrECTAT011."1 Sin,— " if there were no Austria, it would be necessary to create one." These words of the...

M. PAUL SABATIER ON THE ROMAN CHURCH IN FRANCE. [MONSIEUR L'EDITEUR DO " SPECTATOR."] lioNsixtrn,—Permettez-moi de vous remercier pour l'article excellent Tie vous consacrez...

"SPRCTATOR." . 1 SIR,—The letter in your issue of February 17th, signed "Edith H. Glover," on "The Playtime of the Poor," awakens in me much sympathy, and at the same time, I...

[To THE EDITOR OT THE " SPECTATOIL." J Sin,—You refer in laudatory terms in last week's issue to the Bishop of Carlisle's letter "on the clergy and the schools" published in...

SIR,—I regret to say that I cannot understand either you or the Bishop of Carlisle (Spectator, February 17th). Of course, every Christian believes his own opinions to be...

"SPECTATOR."' SIR,—As a constant reader of the Spectator, I have been much interested in the correspondence on "Fundamental Christianity and Religious Education." I cannot...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTFAT011."1 SIR,—One remark of your correspondent "A. N. B." in last week's Spectator invites energetic dissent. "Surely," he tells us,." the voice...

rTo THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR"] SIR,—An agreement on " fundamentals " would undoubtedly be excellent ; but you will, I think, allow that it is exceedingly difficult to...

SPECTATOR:1 trust that your readers will take careful note of the fact that your correspondent, the Rev. William Robinson, Congregational Minister of Farnworth, having given...

LTO THE FaMTOR OF THE " EIrscrETOR:1 Snz,- 7 -Mr. J. A. Craig in your last issue takes you to task for saying that the Church was the first to care for the education of the...

[TO TER EDITOR OF TUE "SPECTATOR."] Sm,—Your article in last week's issue, which was so valuable in enforcing attention to this problem, emboldens me to urge what I believe...

[TO TER EDITOR Or TEN "SPECTATOR:"] Sin,—I hope that Mr. Kenrick (in last week's Spectator) is misinformed when he writes that "we clergy who gave our support to the Liberal...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTAT011.1 Sin,—I agree with Mr. H. E. Malden in your last issue that a direct vote of the ratepayers on all expenditure necessitating a loan is...

[To TaS EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sxn,—It was with alarm and dismay that I saw in last week's Spectator the indifference with which the possibility of the leasing of Mogador...

[To THE EDITOR OF THS "SPECTATOR." . 1 have read " Z.'s " letter and your interesting article on temperance legislation in your issue of the 17th inst. Like all literature on...

[THE experiment proposed by Colonel Pollock for which we are asking subscriptions may be briefly described as follows. Colonel Pollock declares that if funds sufficient to meet...

Thursday, as announced, it was agreed to proceed forthwith with the experiment, in the confident belief that the remain- ing £500 would be forthcoming before the close of the...

MLLE. LANDI. IN his suggestive volume recently noticed in these columns Mr. Ffrangeon Davies urges upon singers with eloquence and cogency the need of using their brains and...

ROMANCE. MORN, and a world of wonder ! 0 the time Of winds like trumpet-calls, and seas that gleam, And sounding sunlit roads that wind and climb Far over hills of dream,—...

EDGAR ALLAN POE.* TH.Z other day we had occasion to notice an admirable new edition of Emerson, a fitting tribute to a writer whom America has long held in special honour....

which must be troubling, as dt never troubled before, many minds. The old way of teaching the Bible "from cover to cover" is discredited, at least among people who think. The...

THE last phase of the Irish revolutionary movement, or what we may call the Parliamentary epoch, has already covered the lifetime of a generation, and is still in progress. Like...

FOB one reason or another, perhaps the name of Madame Geoffrin is not quite so familiar to the general public as those of her more ornamental contemporaries and leaders of...

6s.)—This is a rather pretty and innocent little book, though it is difficult to believe that any one could be quite so foolish as Dorothea, the heroine, or so impetuous as...

THE GAMBLER.* THE novelist who has suddenly swum into vogue on the strength of an ingenious novel of sensation such as John Chilote, M.P., must always find it hard to satisfy...

ART-BOOKS. Sate Greenaway. By M. H. Spielmann and G. S. Layard. (A. and t. Black. 20s.)—This is a sympathetic biography, and as we read it is impossible not to be charmed by...

(Hodder and Stoughton. 5s. net.)—.This is a strange medley. Pictures of all times and all nations jostle each other, making the oddest contrasts. Martin and Poussin face each...

Co. 6e.)—There is a pleasant atmosphere of sunshine about Mr. Sladen's novel, A Sicilian Marriage. It is a compliment to the book to call it a novel, as the story is decidedly...

Theological Lectures. Edited by A. S. Peake, M.A. (Sherratt and Hughes. 10s. 6d.)—This volume contains the inaugural lectures delivered by the professors and lecturers in the...

Discourses, with Introduction and Notes by Mr. Roger Fry (Seeley and Co., Is. 6d.) A special feature of this book is the inclusion • of reproductions of pictures by the late...

Glaisher. 4s. 6d. net.)—This is a collection of short war stories, of which the most modern concerns the last Egyptian campaign. The most striking is the first, "My Friend...

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Co. 2s. net.)—The young Englishman, says Dr. Allbutt, "if he is to be equal to the conflict of modern life, must . be able to reaoon both on man and nature, to measure his own...

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for roviow in other forms.] Any one who wishes to acquaint himself with the personnel of the new...

Co. 8s. 6d. net.)—These "adventures of explorers who came from the West eastward" make, we need hardly say, a most interesting book. The first—Mr. Lent discards, for good...

(St. Bride's Press. 58. net.)—Mr. Freeman makes a plea for the practice of cremation, and urges various reasons, more or less cogent, in its favour. The ancient practice had...

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