the Queen's birthday are too numerousto be mentioned separately, but we must quote a portion of Admiral Sampson's striking address at the dinnerof the British Schools and...

congratulation at Windsor, but undoubtedly the serenade in the Grand Quadrangle of the Castle by the Windsor and Eton Madrigal and Choral Societies and the Eton and Windsor...

the less said about the Transvaal controversy the better. We must, however, chronicle the debate in the Ra.ad on the President's proposals in regard to the franchise. At that...

T HE eightieth birthday of the Queen, which is to be cele- brated in London on June 3rd, actuallyfell on Wednesday last, and was celebrated on that day at Windsor, throughout...

Report on the Dreyfus Case to the Court of Causation, or is just about to do so. It is alleged that though it will not note any "new fact," it will adduce a number of...

but the great number of the delegates, their want of knowledge of each other, and the absence of any preliminary work to clear the ground and to settle a detailed programme,...

case.

opening of a cottage hospital at Carshalton on Wednesday afternoon. After a happy allusion to the appropriate choice of the date in view of the Queen's constant sympathy with...

Mr. Morley's astonishing attempt to give point and momentum to his charge against Lord Kitchener by placing immediately after it the brutal rubbish about "potting niggers"...

Berlin. London, it appears, has the next lowest mortality from consumption after Naples and Buenos Ayres, the highest rate being shown by Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vienna, and...

the scene of another great digester. The Mail steamship Paris,' of the American Line, which left Southampton last Saturday, called at Cherbourg for passengers, and while making...

Forest of Dean Liberals at the Town Hall, Lydney. After declaring that when people talked in the abstract and in generalities of Imperialism they were disputing about "the...

Conference, now in session in Birmingham, at his house, and addressed them on the subject of old-age pen- sions. The manly and outspoken character of his remarks ought to...

Britain was held at Bradford on Saturdaylast. The report claimed that its members had always been free from the spirit of dissension which had distracted other organisations ;...

the Queen's birthday on Wednesday, Lord Rosebery pointed out that on mounting the throne the Queen had only two things left her to achieve,—domestic happiness and the...

London Incumbents to the English Church," published in the Times of Monday. South London, which now numbers nearly two million inhabitants, is advancing in population at very...

week has led to an extraordinary duel in Paris. After the performance last Saturday of Hamlet—in which Madame Sarah Bernhardt is playing the title-role—M. Catulle Mendes,...

and the Daily Telegraph have now dropped their Sunday issues. The Daily Mail set the example last Sunday, and will to- morrow be followed by the Daily Telegraph. Thus the United...

of the appointment by the Emperor of Russia of a Special Commission, under the presidency of the Minister of Justice," to consider without delay the question of either...

return of all the money spent by us since 1883 on military operations in the Soudan. It appears that the total is 27,890,112, but of this total about £7,000,000 was incurred in...

restrained and yet poignant inscription to commemorate the courage and devotion of Mrs. Rogers, the stewardess of the 'Stella,' and this week Mrs. Marston gives us the more...

Friday 110k.

THE QUEEN'S EQUANIMITY. T HE celebration of her eightieth birthday has once again made the Queen the object of sympathetic interest and criticism throughout the English-speaking...

I T is a situation of pathetic interest,—this clash between one of the clearest claims of national and constitu- tional Right which the world has ever seen, and the Most...

the Hague tells us that there was one phrase in M. de Staal's opening speech at the Peace Conference which was very much remarked on by his colleagues. It was the reservation...

TN politics the same result seems sometimes to follow 1 from quite different causes. A good deal has been said, and said quite truly, about the independence and self- assertion...

that, as a result of the long conference between the Austrian and Hungarian Premiers respecting the renewal of the Ausgleich, it is recognised that the Austro-Hungarian...

AT ARK TWAIN, who has been residing so long in Vienna, is at length taking leave of that city, much to the regret of the literary circles of the Austrian capital. He has enjoyed...

"A LEXICOGRAPHER," says Dr. Johnson in one of his wittiest definitions, "is a maker of dictionaries, a harmless drudge." The definition is a jest, obviously and consciously...

T HE 'Maria Wood,' the last of the Thames State barges, is to be broken up, having made her final appearance in a river pageant at one of the beautiful illuminated fetes now...

SEA ETIQUETTE. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sia,—Nothing is more loudly regretted by the praisers of old times than the gradual disappearance of etiquette under the...

THRIFT AND OLD AGE IN THE VILLAGE. [To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Some time ago there appeared in these columns a letter, in which the wiiter suggested that the...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR:I Sra,—The advantage of Latin over English for monumental inscriptions is, of course, that it is so much more terse. For instance, could an...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sirs,—Whilst glad to see in the Spectator of May 20th " K's " excellent suggestion in memory of the noble 'Stella' stewardess, it is a...

the family history of Isaac Walton is of public interest, I venture to point out with reference to the letter of "S. M." in the Spectator of May 13th that full information...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sre.,—You only quote half the epitaph written on himself by a clergyman. Let me give the full text :— " Beneath this yew, the shadow of...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SES., — I have just read in the Spectator of May 13th an article on Lord Rosebery's speech at the City Liberal Club. Is it not possible to...

(To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sra,—In your interesting article in the Spectator of Ma,y2Oth on Lord Charles Beresford's proposed policy in China, you certainly place the...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SI14—I venture to think that your interesting article in the Spectator of May 20th on "Literary Anglomania in France" is based on a certain...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR, — On June 19th, 1648, the following letter was sent to Lord Fairfax before Colchester :— " My LORD,— We have sent the enclosed...

SER, — With reference to the responsibility of Cromwell for the persecution of the Friends, the two following extracts from Quaker works recording interviews between the Pro-...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Was not the author of the comparison of Lord Salisbury to "a lath of wood painted to look like iron" General Ignatieff? I have an...

[TO THE EDITOR OP TUE "SPECTATOR.") SIR, — In your article in the Spectator of May 13th on "Scholarship" there are one or two points which many, no doubt, besides myself, who...

CFO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR:) SER,—There is a question which I venture to hope may receive careful and thoughtful consideration in your columns. The question is this....

(TO THII EDITOR OP THE "SpEarATop..1 SIR,—In connection with the interesting review of Philemon Holland's quaint but really genuine translation of " Suetonius," edited by Mr....

letter to the Spectator of May 20th about the alleged mutilation of the Bayeux Tapestry by the late Mrs. Charles Stothard (who by her second marriage became Mrs. Bray, and was...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") the recently published "Lumsden of the Guides" there is an interesting story, at p. 124, of the rescue by Lieutenant Peyton, of H.M. 87th,...

THE SOUTHERN ALPS, AFTER RAIN. [Donis non nnmero, mid arenas.] THE dew clings to the myrtle, yet glistening with rain ; The mist clings to the mountain, expelled from the plain...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") should like to be allowed to bear witness to the great and good work which is being carried on by Dr. Miller at the Christian College,...

Ste.—With reference to the interesting article on the Bayeux Tapestry, published in the Spectator of May 13th, some of your readers may not be aware that an exact facsimile of...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sta,—Your leaderette on the British expedition to the Antarctic Continent in the Spectator of April 1st reflects rather on the generosity...

IN our article last week on Lord Charles Beresford and China we dealt with the policy which, as the result of the mission undertaken at the invitation of the Associated Chambers...

LEONARDO DA VINCI.* WAS the genius of Leonardo complete or fragmentary I Like all things connected with this marvellous man, the enigma awaits solution. We can point to...

man of the experiences he has met with when serving in one of her Majesty's Line regiments for seven years is sure to contain a good deal of information that is interesting to...

appears on the title- page of this volume, yet no inconsiderable part of the work has been done by Mr. Louis C. Purser. Professor Palmer, when constrained by growing weakness...

Wells—whose speedy restoration to health will be earnestly desired by thousands of grateful readers—than his power of lending freshness and vitality to some well-worn...

6d.)—The fascination of Fitzgerald's translation of Omar has compelled artists to try to give their feelings about it in form. Whether this is advisable may be doubted. In the...

ART•BOOKS. La Photograph;e est ells an Art? Par R. de in Sizeranne. (Hachette. 10 fr.)—The author answers the question asked by his title as to whether photography is an...

Ernest Law. (F. Hanfstaengl.)—This folio is splendidly illustrated with photogravures executed with special care. Mr. Law gives the history of each picture as well as an...

Colour, with a Descriptive Text, by G. F. Warner. (Longmans and Co.)—This portfolio, printed by order of the Trustees of the Museum, contains specimens of mediteval...

Press. 42 2s.)—Mr. Binyon writes in a charming and discursive way of the old Flemish towns, and Mr. Strang has etched them in that peculiar style of his which has in it a...

.Record, 1897, compiled by John Fisher (Chapman and Hall, 10s.), consisting of reproductions of the prize works in the national competitions of the South Kensington schools. The...

of the chapter from the "Stones of Venice," which William Morris thought of such importance that he wrote an introduction to it. At the beginning there is a Most impressive...

author's aim is to turn aside the art of the world from picture- making to decorative handicraft. In trying to do this he is follow- ing William Morris. Mr. Blount considers...

is the third volume of the reprint in octavo form and contains the index.

Unscientific Account of a Scientific Ezpedition. By Mrs. Edgeworth David. With Portraits, Map, and Illustrations. (J. Murray. 12s.)—Professor Edgeworth David, of the...

little short of an artistic cookery book. Art can be taught, but not by receipts. The author is a Professor of Painting at Woolwich, and perhaps his teaching may account for the...

10s. 6d.)—Though this book has no pretensions to literary merit, it will be of no little interest to all lovers of Cronwell, and, indeed, to all students of the Commonwealth...

Boston and New York ; Gay and Bird, London ; $115) Miss Vida D. Scudder has produced a series of studies which Ire marked by a great deal of knowledge, discrimination, and...

Boston, U.S.A.)—This is a good little handbook well illustrated. It will give a person who comes fresh to the consideration of schools of painting a good general view. The...

(Hutchinson and Co., 12s.) can be read with interest and pleasure by themselves, but they also combine to form a vigorous and effective argument in support of the position that...

MA. 2 vols. (H. Frowde. 42s.)—This is a time for missionary centenaries. The London Missionary Society is, indeed, a little behindhand with its record of its hundred years of...

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] History of Saint Vincent de Paul. By Monseigneur Bougard. Translated...

and Co., 3s. 6d.), deals with various social problems which have attracted much attention of late years. Among these are "The Submerged Tenth," for which he suggests something...

we have an eighth volume, A Child's Ifiatory y. Spain, by Leonard Williams (2s. 6d.). Spanish.history, from the multiplicity of divisions, Christian and Moslem, is a very...

A. B. Miall. (T. Fisher Unwin. 162.)—Captain Bertrand started with two companions, Captain Gibbons and Mr. Percy Reid. After a while they separated, dividing the region to be...

"Talks on the Christian Endeavour Pledge" are plain, practical discourses. A word of introduction explaining exactly what the "Pledge" is would have been serviceable.—...

Fletcher. (J. M. Dent and Co. Is. net.)—This part contains the account of the city of York and its neighbour- hood, the Minster naturally occupying a considerable space. The...

Bird. 6s. net.)—Mr. Hall looks on his subject from a point of view which differs from that of the orthodox. This does not hinder his book from being one which the orthodox may...

(G. P. Putnam's Sons.)—The poem which gives a title to this volume shows that the writer has studied Browning to some purpose. It is a fine bit of work, the story of how the...