are showering flatteries upon him, giving dinners, for example, at which all who are great in Russia attend. This naturally leads to further conjectures as to the 'object of so...

student at Bonn, his father being present at the ceremony. The Emperor received in the evening an entertainment from the crack corps of the University, the " Borussia," and made...

their indem- nity. They all apparently wish to leave Pekin, but are afraid to go without their money, and cannot agree either as to its amount or the method of raising it. The...

T HERE is very little war news to report, except further captures of men, guns, horses, and rifles. Lord Kitchener, telegraphing from Pretoria on Thursday, reckons the totals...

which has promised a loan of four or five hundred thousand pounds to the Government .of Korea in consideration of some railway concessions. They suspect that France, is. acting...

to which some attention should be paid. It is to the effect that the Government of Japan, which watches events in China from an entirely separate point of view, has always been...

is an Anti-Semite, and any mob attacks any Jew at Bight with impunity. Yet such is the irony of fate that this Mayor has just issued a decree which will probably do more to...

in Austria, which is more gently governed than Germany, the members of the Imperial House are protected against " offensive " criticism by a statute which punishes it with five...

some extent advanced by the discussion. Although no division was taken, and although Mr. Balfour specially disclaimed any right to speak for his colleagues or his party, it was...

of Irish University education. Mr. Dillon, who moved the Motion, was supported in a very able speech by the only Roman Catholic Unionist who sits for an Irish seat,—Mr. Martin...

circular to all heads of colleges or lycies, or State schools of any, kind, requiring them to prohibit the distribu- tion of pamphlets or writings of any kind calculated to...

able piece of work. His main contention, as before, was in effect that it is better to have an imperfect University to which Irish Roman Catholics are willing to send their sons...

have been a remarkable sight. The population there, though often unruly, is attached to the British flag, without which their wealth would soon disappear, and the crowds which...

to consider the education of candidates for commissions in the Army and the system of training at Woolwich and Sand- hurst, and to report whether any changes are desirable in...

authorising the levying of Income-tax at 14d. in the pound was passed, after a somewhat sterile debate. The Irish Members protested against the rise in the Income-tax as...

moving the second reading of the Prevention of Cor. ruption Bill, paid a very proper tribute to the immense industry and ability devoted to the subject by the late Lord Russell...

celebrate Liberal and Progressive victories in West Islington held at the Hotel Cecil on Wednesday, spoke at length on the Budget proposals of the Government, con- demning the...

of Commons, by a majority of 157 (279 to 122), read a second time the Bill legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Though we recognise the sincerity of the opponents...

91 (221 to 130). The Chancellor has thus got his Resolutions. It is clear from the answer given to the deputation of persons interested in the coal trade that the Cabinet, as we...

New Consols (2f) were on Friday 94i.

ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY. T "agitation which is always provoked by new forms of taxation is at present in full swing, but we do not think that it will produce any very great...

I T is a hurried age. The memoirs which will one day enable us to understand the character of Queen Victoria as we understand that of Queen Elizabeth or Queen Anne are already...

this year specially full of interesting things, and constitutes one of the most valuable lessons in the true Imperialism—the Imperialism of sanity and anti-Jingoism—that the...

I T is hard. even for a native, nearly impossible for a foreigner, to form a definite opinion as to the pro- spects of the Ultramontane party in the Austrian Empire. They...

the matter of his episcopal patronage. There was a time when this would have meant that the Bishops refused to die. In those days bishoprics were really prizes, and the prize-...

S CIENCE during the last hundred years has revealed a vast amount of absolute truth. Countless questions which have puzzled the ages have been categorically answered. A few men...

W E have received a small pamphlet, or rather paper, apparently read before the Historical Society of Massachusetts, in which the writer, Mr. Josiah Phillips Quincy, propounds a...

A PRIL is to our birds the time of great and happy achievements. The building of the nest embodies for these intellectual and 1:esthetic creatures all that is greatest in their...

HOW TO CONQUER SOUTH AFRICA IN ITS -- SCHOOLS. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, —The question of education in the schools of South Africa, with which Mrs. Heckford...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—If you can grant me the space, I should like to point out that Mr. T. Ranken in his reply published in the Spectator of April 13th deals...

the Spectator of April 20th on "How to Conquer South Africa in its Schools" reminds me of the following circumstance which occurred some time ago. A young officer took up a...

(To THZ EDITOR OF THE " SPEQTATOR.1 SIR,—We may be permitted to put aside the question of the economic propriety of the duty on exported coal now that, so distinguished an...

(TO TILE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sin,—The best answer to the Duke of Bedford's proposals for officering the Army (Spectator, April 13th) is a rough estimate of the cost....

Sin, — Your interesting article on "Vastness and Isolation " in the Spectator of April 20th recalls to my mind Words- worth's own interpretation of the lines— " Those obstinate...

("TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—When I was a young girl between fifteen and sixteen, I frequently experienced to the full the almost indescribable mental condition...

"Vastness and Isolation" in the Spectator of April 20th the writer says : "Tennyson, too, seems to have had experience of the mood." If he will refer to Tyndall's "A Glimpse of...

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] have read with amazement Dr. Conan Doyle's denun- ciation, in the Spectator of April 20th, of the approaching visit to England of a team of...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' Sun,—The paragraph at the beginning of your last number (April 20th) says of the Budget : "Its chief feature is the proposal greatly to...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sui,—The writer of a letter under the above heading in the Spectator of April 20th demurs to my statement that proper appliances for...

[To TUE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sra,—With reference to one letter, or two, in the Spectator a few weeks ago, I may say that few iiersons can have had a more curious...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sr,—The oldest representative of art in this artistic neigh- bourhood has left us, to our great regret. Mr. Eddis was born in 1812, and up to...

[TO THE EDITOR OF Tin "SpEcrsTon.."3 SIR,—Perhaps the following unconscious mot of may house- keeper may come into this class. On a recent important occasion she brought in the...

April 13th an article on "Village Saws and Sayings" quotes an authentic speech : "If us had two like he, it 'ud take I all rs time to look arter they." This is taken by the...

go THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I venture to send you the following account of the doings of a quaint member of our family, 'James,' the crow, thinking that it may...

[To THE EDITOR OF TILE " SP ECTATOR."1 SIR,—Your interesting article in the Spectator of April 20th raises many questions and speculations. When I was in Fiji two or three years...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Si,—Mr. Bernard Price's story in the Spectator of April 13th of the Dublin Fusilier is probably not of the ben trovato , species, but the...

(TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—The readiness with which our birds in London—even in Inner London—accept the crowds and streets, and all the hubbub connected...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Stu,—In the Spectator of January. 12th I made mention of a handsome green parrot for which my great-grandmother, Lady Aldborough, is said to...

THE NEW GALLERY. THE skies change, but not the picture exhibitions. Year after year the same general effect greets the eye. One would imagine, indeed, that the pictures had...

TO MARY ARDEN. (WRITTEN ON SEEING THE ROOM IN WHICH SHAKESPEARE WAS BORN, APRIL 23RD, 1564.) HERE in this room, upon an April day, After a night of groans, her anguish past, A...

Now strikes the sap with heady liquor Through veins from winter free ; The flame of spring begins to flicker In every bush and tree. • Q1111011 Elizabeth. t Nary Queen of...

- MR. GARDINER'S LATEST VOLUME.* IT is happily far too late in the day to repeat conventional words of praise about a new volume of Mr. Gardiner's. The famous historian has...

Mr. Stillman, the extent of his travels, and the number of distinguished persons in art, letters: and politics with whom he has been brought into intimate contact—Kosenth,...

notices of Mr. Shuckburgh's translation, and we are glad to congratulate him on the accomplishment of a work which must have been as laborious as it is certainly interesting....

Spain as effete after the perusal of a book so abounding in exuberant vitality as this brilliant and engrossing story of Valdes. The main outlines of the plot are not...

THE "EDINBURGH REVIEW." The April Rdinburgh Review is so full of admirable articles that it offers a povitive embarrassment to the reviewer. We cannot hope to summarise...

Richards. 5s.)—This is the first volume of a proposed "Fabian Series," to appear under the editorship of Mr. Frederick Whelen. The sub-title is "A. Sketch of Competition."...

(Longinans and Co. 5s.)—This volume belongs to the "Oxford Library of Practical Theology," now appearing under the editorship of Messrs. Newbolt and Stone. It seems to be a...

By the Bev. A. A. Bates. (Clarke and Satchell, Leicester. 3d.)—Mr. Bates does not seem to understand the objection to the " damnatory clauses" of the Athanasian Creed. It is...

rUncler this heading we notice such Books of the week as hare not been reserved for review in other 'eras.] The History of South Africa. By the Hon. A. Wilmot. (Kegan Paul,...

Tozer instructs his readers "how to embark" upon "Free Lance Journalism," by which is meant writing for any journal that may choose to accept contributions without being...

(S. W. Partridge and Co. is. 6d net.)—Mr. Mee gives unstinted praise to the municipal life of Mr. Chamberlain, and praise, leas absolute indeed, but in ample measure, to his...

Cd.) —This "Practical Guide to Jerusalem and its Environs" has all the look of a thoroughly useful book. The traveller, if he is to make the most of his opportunity; must be...

(3s 6d. net) o The Life and Letters of Edward Biekersteth, Bishop of South Tokyo, by Samuel Bickersteth, M.A. (Sampson Low, Marston, and Co.) The portrait is absent, and the...

is one of the "Bijou Biographies;' a useful little book, very easily carried, and not difficult to read. Of course, in so narrow a compass we cannot have the anecdotes, &c.,...

Barrett (Alfred), The Golden Lotus, Cr Svo (Macqueen) 61) Beckett (R A.), Romantic Essex, Pedestrian Impressions, cr Svo ...(Dent) 3 6 Behinen (Jacob), Dialogues on the...

74.76 Great Queen Street, W.C.; and Published by Joss BAENA for the " SrEc-rxroa " (Limited) at their Office, No. 1 Wellington Street, in the Precinct of the Savoy, Strand, in...

TO I'OR THE No. 3,800.] WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1901. Ent:=7:::0,D; GRATIS.

THE FIRST PREMIER OF NATAL.* THE Colony of Natal, though it includes what is perhaps the most delightful region of South Africa, and has been the scene of some of the Most...

LONDON : APRIL 27th, 1901.

THE title of Mr. De Roo's book, History of America before Columbus, suggests an atmosphere of legend and romance ; and, indeed, though this first impression is unfair to the...

things in this book; and metaphysicians of all schools will be grateful to Professor Knight for many of the letters which appear in it. But it is in more respects than one a...

The Hidden Berrants. By Francesca Alexander. (D. Nutt. 6s.)—Miss Alexander does not rise above the level of easy and fluent verse. Nor does she always keep up to it....

HARROW SCHOOL. Harrow. By T. Fischer Williams, M.A. (G. Bell and Sons. s. 6,1 )—This is one of the "Handbooks to the Great Public ichools." Mr. Williams tells the story of the...

West African Studies. By Mary H. Kingsley. With Illustra- tions and Map. Second Edition. With Additional Chapters. (Macmillan and Co. 7s. 6d.)—We welcome this reprint of the...

Four new volumes have appeared of the " Great Masters Series" (Bell and Sons, 5s. each.) The most interesting of these is the Giorgi , ate, by Mr. Herbert Cook, for the reason...

William Conynghani Plunket, Fourth Baron Plunket, and Sixty - first Archbishop of Dublin. By Frederick Douglas How. (Isbistet and Co.)—Mr. F. D. How's practised skill as a...

The Briton's First Duty. By George F. Shea. (Grant Richards. es.)—Mr. Shea in this book makes an earnest and well. written appeal to his countrymen to accept the special form of...

Modern. Abyssinia. By Augustus B. Wylde. With Frontispiece and a Map. (Methuen and Co. 15s. net.)—Mr. Wylde's book is on the whole the most ungrammatical that in a large ex-...

.T. P. Marat: the People's Friend. By Ernest Belfort Bar. (Grant Richards. lls. 6d.) —According to Mr. Belfort Bax, who, however, brings no witness for the defence except Must's...

The Oak Hamlet : being an Account of the History and Associa- tions of the Village of Ockham. By Henry St. John Hick Bastian. (Elliot Stock. 21s )—This history of a Surrey...

Lord Lilford, P.Z.S., President of the British Ornithologists' Union : a Memoir. By his Sister. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 10s. 6d.) —This short and unpretending memoir gives a good...

Mount Onii and Beyond: a Record of Travel on the Thibetan Border. By Archibald John Little. F.E.G.S. With a nap and Illustrations. (W Heinemann. 10s. net.)—Whatever Mr. Little...

St. Louis. By Frederick Perry, M.A. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. 5s.)—Mr. Perry gives us an eminently readable biogiaphy of Louis IX. of France, and an exhaustive summary of French...

Rambles Round the Edge Hills and in the Vale of the Red Horse. By the Rev. George Miller. (Elliot Stock. 6s.) —What Mr. Bashall has done for Ockham, the Rev. George Miller does...

Drifting. (Grant Richards. 2s. 6d.)—The author of this bock has gone far to spoil a good case by sheer ill-temper. He is really not at all akin to the faddist who cries " Wolf !...

The Story of Belgium. By Carlyle Smythe. (Hutchinson and Co. 6s.)—Belgium shares with Holland the glorious traditions of that long, cruel struggle against Spanish bigotry, and...

Jeffery Parker, D.Sc., F.R.S., and W. N. Parker, Ph.D. With 156 Dlustrations. (Macmillan and Co. 103. 6d.)—The late Dr. Jeffery Parker and his brother had begun to arrange their...

Classification and Uses of Finger - Prints. By E. R. Henry, C.S.I. (Indian Civil Service). (G. Routledge and Sons. 2s.)—Sir William Herschel introduced the use of finger-prints...

The Venetian Republic: its Rise, its Growth, and its Pull, 421- 1797. By W. Carew Hazlitt. 2 vols. (Adam and Charles Black. 42s.)—This huge work is practically a new history of...

The Mirage of Two Buried Cities. By John Fletcher Horne, M.D., F.R.S.E. (Hazell, Watson, and Viney. 10s. 6d.)—To some extent the present handsome volume is an amplification of a...

Flame, Electricity, and the Camera. By George Iles. (Grant Richards. els. 6d.)—It is a far cry from the drawings on bone of the cave-men to photography in colour and the...

Christian Thinking. By the Rev. William Medley, M.A., of Rawdon College. (Macmillan and Co. 6s.)—The aim of these lectures, delivered at the Regent's Park Baptist College under...

It has been said with much truth that" the geological resources of the United States include a greater variety of economically valuable substances than has 45 yet been found...

tale of the days of Dr. Johnson and Hannah More," is not altogether easy to write. Dr. Johnson is not so difficult a character as some, for we can get his ipsissima vertex, but...

5s.) —In her. new story Miss Pollard gives us an interesting and graphic account of the French Revolution. Lady Marcia Oldham is an English girl who has lived since her...

and Co. .22 2.e.)—This book is founded on an exhibition "held in the spring of 1900, at the Fine Art Society's Gallery in London, at which samplers covering every decade for the...

Heinrich Hertz, late Professor of Physics in the University of Bonn. With an Introduction by H. von Helmholtz. Authorised English Translation by D. E. Jones, B.Sc., and J. T....

Elizabeth Reid, his Widow. Assisted by Charles H. Cole. (Greening and Co. 8s. 6d.)—This biography is somewhat belated, for the sub- ject of it died seventeen years ago. Still,...

Co. 75. 6d.)—A great number of amateur gardeners will be able to appreciate Professor Ward's study bf disease in plants. Some may find it a little dry, but no great exercise of...

and Morgan Shepherd, San Francisco. 6s. 3d.)—This little book of essays and sketches contains a very pleamntly written account of bird-life in California. Mr. Keeler intends it...

and Co. 3s.)—Dr. Gordon Stables and his five coadjutors tell a score of stories, all of the present war, and all, we under- stand, true, at least in the main outlines. Between...

(Mac- millan and Co. 8s. 6d.)—One more garden book ! Sylvana in her first letter to Amaryllis makes it a condition that her "un- known friend" shall never expect "a single word...

6s.)—Mr. Baring-Gould gives us here a short account of the lives of a number of women eminent for piety and courage. The martyrdoms of the early Christians are not exactly...

(John Lane. 4s. 6d.)—We are glad to welcome this new edition of our old friend "Beauty and the Beast," "The Frog Prince." and "The Hind in the Wood." In these pictures Mr....