LONDON: APRIL 29th, 1911.

ROMAN PLUTOCRACY AND BUREAUCRACY.* THESE two volumes are of unequal size, cost, merit, and style. The larger volume contains 335 pages, and the smaller 152. One is by the...

MISS HALLAM MOORROUSE has done valuable service in making a " representative and characteristic" selection from letters written by naval officers during a period of more than...

"THE female of the favoured social class "—" the female of a governing race "—" who is distinguished from women at large by the number of things she may not do." " Her history...

THE present season has not, we must confess, produced much of conspicuous or exceptional merit in the way of popular natural history books. We have selected for mention in one...

plausibility of the Socialist propaganda are not to be denied. The attack now being made on the Constitutional checks in our system of popular government is not avowedly carried...

Mn. CHAULB8 BOOTH has printed a new edition of his small volume bearing this title, and since its first issue the report of a committee of the County Councils As- sociation has...

Ma. CANTON takes up the story of the Society at the jubilee of 1854, and carries it on as far as the centenary of 1904. It cannot have been an easy task. To deal at all with so...

a champion of the " crown of indivisible supremacy" as Mr. Shewan shows himself to be. He takes up the cause of one of the most maltreated of the twenty-four books, the tenth,...

London Clubs : their Histories and Treasures. By Ralph Nevill. (Chatto and Windus. 7s. 6d. net.)—Some of the clubs of which Mr. Nevill writes have disappeared; it would be safe...

Across the Roof of the World. By Lieut. P. T. Ethertoa. (Constable and Co. 16s.)—Lieut. Etherton made a remarkable journey from Lansdowne in the Himalaya foothills to the Altai...

MEMORIALS OF OLD LINCOLNSHIRE, OLD LEICESTER- SHIRE, AND OLD DURHAM. Memorials of Old Lincolnshire. Edited by E. Mansel Sympson. (G. Allen and Sons. 15s. net.)—Archaeologically...

Romantic California. By Ernest Peixotto. (T. Fisher Unwire• 10s. net.)—Mr. Peixotto has found portions of both Italy and Spain in the Golden State ; the vineyards are merely a...

COAST. Lights and Shadows of Life on the Pacific Coast. By S. D. Woods. (Funk and Wagnalls. 5s. net.)—The son of a Massa- chusetts Presbyterian minister, Mr. Woods was born...

The History of the Tenth Foot. By Albert Lee. 2 vols. (Gale and Polden. 25s. net.)—The Tenth Foot, now known as the Lincolnshire Regiment, a title appropriately recognised by...

In the series of " Oxford Geographies " (the Clarendon Press, 3s. 6d.) we have Australia, Physiographic and Economic, by Griffith Taylor, B.Sc. Mr. Taylor comments in his pre-...

We have to notice with a brevity that is certainly not in accord with their general value a variety of class-books to be used in the study of English. Not a few persons...

A Hero of the Sea. By J. E. Patterson. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—After an account of the development of the life-saving rocket apparatus, Mr. Patterson proceeds to his subject...

Political Priests and Irish Ruin. By Frank Hugh O'Donnell (P. S. King. ls. net.)—" Paraguay on Shannon" is Mr. O'Donnell's sub-title. Paraguay was ruled at one time by the...

The Municipal Year Book. Edited by Robert Donald. (Edward Lloyd. 10s. 6d. net.)—We have again to record the appearance of this most useful and interesting volume. It tells us...

The Art of Tatting. By Katharine L. Hoare. (Longmans and Co. 21s. net.)—This is a beautiful book, chiefly composed of collotype plates. There is a short introduction by the...

Bellows' French Dictionary. Compiled by John Bellows. Revised and enlarged by his son, William Bellows. (Longmans and Co. 5s. net.)—Many of our readers must be acquainted with...

British Canals Problems and Possibilities. By J. E. Palmer. (T. Fisher Unwin. 5s. net.)—Mr. Palmer, who has some practical acquaintance with the subject, argues on the side of...

could produce is that entitled Handbooks on British Colonies, Compiled by Walter B. Paton, M.A. (Wyman and Sons, 2s.) It contains twelve hand- books,—Canada, the Australian...

The Year's Work - in Classical ,Studies: Edited by W. H. D Rouse, Litt. D. (John Murray. 26. 6d. net.)—There are sixteen• chapters in this volume, each of which is an epitomised...

Petite Anthologie des Pates Lyriques Francais. (T. Nelson and Sons. is. net.)—This little volume, one of the "Collection Nelson," gives us what it would scarcely be possible to...

What Will the Weather Bet By H. G. Busk. (W. Heifer and Sons, Cambridge. Gd. net.)—This is likely to be a useful little book. The forecasts published in the newspapers are...

afterwards Mrs. Craigie. Her father, Mr. John Morgan Richards, contributes a biographical sketch, and we have a number of lettere which supply various details of literary and...

Early English Proverbs. Collected by the Rev. Walter W. Skea , The Clarendon Press. as. Gd. net.)—Let anyone look at Mr. Skeat's "List of Books Quoted." It fills ten pages, and...

Geoffrey Mott. (Stead's Publishing House. ls.)—The editors plead this reason for publishing another edition of this famous morality play—that they have made this edition...

Jowett. (H. Frowde. Is. net.)—Dr. Jowett gives a clear and impartial statement of the controversies which have been con- cerned with the date, authorship, and interpretation of...

(James Nisbet and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—This book is little more than a reprint of notes made at the Broadlands Conferences which took place between the years 1674 and 1888 under...

net.)—Most people know what name "H. J." stands for, but it would not be proper to print it. We merely say, however, that he has been engaged for a long time in dealing with...

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F RIDAY'S news from Fez is by no means reassur- ing. The Daily Mail correspondent, telegraphing on Thursday from Rabat " by wireless to Tangier," states that the first...

day's paper a gloomy account of the Austrian finances. It is very doubtful whether the present fiscal system can meet the ordinary expenditure of the State now that Military and...

very successful and agreeable visit in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of Italian Unity. On Saturday last he was entertained at a State banquet at the Quirinal. The King of...

celebrated in New York on Tuesday, when messages were read from Mr. Taft and King George. Mr. Taft said that the classic English of this Version of the Bible had given shape to...

last Saturday's paper of the revision of the Greek Constitution. It had been hoped to finish the revision before Easter, but this has been impossible. The language in which the...

interesting analysis of the effect on Russian politics of M. Stolypin's recent action. Ho says that the crisis marks a distinct advance in Constitutionalism ; for the first time...

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ment seems to have caused some remark. Mr. Balfour noted that the charge had been brought against Unionist leaders that " we supported this idea of the Referendum suddenly,...

a remarkable proof of the short memories of our politicians . Just at this time last year the problem of a Poll of the People was very much in the air, and was being widely dis-...

laid by members of the Government entirely upon the prejudice they had raised against the Upper House, and everything else was thrown into the background. Therefore Ministers...

except from the operation of the Parliament Bill any Bill for modifying it. Mr. Asquith replied that the amendment would "stereotype in this particular matter a very serious...

are to meet at Washington early in May to consider the best means of preserving the fur seal, the sea otter, the walrus, and plumage birds in the North Pacific. The object of...

has been the rejection of the Labour Government's demands altering the Federal Constitution in two important points. The voters were asked whether they approved of empowering...

that a Bill if rejected three times by the House of Lords should be submitted to a poll of the electors. We discuss this amendment at length elsewhere, and we need only record...

Constantinople had a most interesting and important result last Saturday, when the insurgents carried all before them at a private meeting. The Times correspondent says that ten...

Commons was devoted to a discussion of Mr. Lonadale's amendment to the Parliament Bill, excluding from its opera- tion any measure of Home Rule for Ireland. After asserting that...

since January 1st, there are still probably some 20,000 to 30,000 men to whom its existence is unknown, or who, if they have vaguely heard of it, do not know where to apply. It...

discussion of Mr. Will Crooks's motion that " the right of every family of the country to an income sufficient to enable it to maintain its members in decency and comfort should...

was then notorious, that a very large number of Liberal as well as Unionist Members were at that time favourably inclined to the Referendum solution, and that the chief...

Mar. 9th. Consols (21-) were on Friday 81—Friday week 811.

Mayor in support of the Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty renders it impossible for us to deal with the speeches in this issue, but we can at least express our cordial approval...

curious examples of how difficult it is to make the men who are eligible aware of the existence of the Reserve. The Surrey Reserve has now been in existence for nearly two years...

Tuesday. After the defeat of an amendment to provide that Bills passed under the Parliament Bill must have had a majority of at least a hundred in the House of Commons, the...

Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, had been appointed Dean of St. Paul's. The choice is one which could hardly have been bettered. Dr. Inge, who was born in 1860,...

Veteran Reserve by Major Hansford on Tuesday last, Colonel Seely, Under Secretary of State for War, made a very interesting speech. The Veteran Reserve, he declared, had the...

THE POLL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. T HOSE who are anxious to see the Poll of the People introduced into our Constitution in order to settle deadlocks between the...

T HE French Government will have to walk very delicately if they mean to avoid an expensive, long, and harassing campaign in Morocco on the one hand, and new diplomatic worries...

"A ginooine statesman should be on his guard, Ef he must hey beliefs, nut to b'lieye 'em to hard ; For, ez sure ez ho does, he'll be blurtin"em out 'Thont regardin' the natur'...

I T seems to be generally anticipated that Mr. Lloyd. George's scheme for compulsory insurance against unemployment and invalidity is to be explained to the House of Commons...

T HE discussion of the "Holmes Circular" first in the House of Commons and then in the newspapers and at the Conference of the National Union of Teachers at Aberystwyth has...

AB ITTER fool !" exclaimed King Lear. How often, as one reads the literature or listens to the talk of Olt hour, is one tempted to repeat his words! Never was there so much...

O NCE more London is faced with the opportunity of doing the right thing in the right way, and once more there seems to be a likelihood, unless a serious and determined effort...

THE PROBLEM OF THE PACIFIC. [To TIM EDITOR 07 " SPLCRITOR."1 SIR,—That Australia is faced with an Asiatic problem, nearly everybody knows ; that the same problem confronts...

Sin,—The interesting article on this subject in the Spectator of April 15th serves to call renewed attention to the urgent need which exists for a complete reorganisation and...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPEOTITOP.."] Sin,—In your article of April 15th you consider that farmers are treated too leniently in assessing their incomes, but against that you...

[To TEM Enrros or rxx " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—An interesting sidelight is thrown upon the unfortunate connection of certain members of the Rowntree and Cadbury families with the...

[To THE EDITOR 07 TEM " SP ECTATOR.1 Six,—I read the article in the Spectator with interest, but it only touches a very small part of the question. I am an Assistant...

SIR,,—I venture to suggest that the article in your issue of the 15th inst. requires an immediate correction on your part in a most vital and important particular. In the third...

[To TIER EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. " ] Sin, — May I supplement in one direction your interesting article on the laws against gambling? The present law is in a chaotic state of...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SrEcTATOR.1 Szn,—" Inquirer" and " Onlooker" must be totally un- acquainted with Mr. Gladstone's speeches or they would at once have known where to find...

[TO THE EDITOR or T NZ "Brseraroa.'9 SIB, —Your article in the issue of April 22 nd on the present position of affairs in Mexico has reminded me of a " Report " made by the...

[To THE EDITOR or ma "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—It is now plain that Mr. Redmond will accept a subor- dinate and tributary Parliament provided that the minority are handed over to the...

[To Tom EDITOR OF MR SPECTATOR."] SirE, — Does not your entire argument on what you call the "essential evil" of the Parliament Bill—the interregnum proposals—rest on the...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' Sin,—I should like to say a few words with reference to Miss Loane's article on " Class Hatred." Generally speaking, I think class hatred...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —The comments of " Laicus " in your issue of April 22nd, on the Good Friday procession in London, appear to me to be hardly fair, and...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."' SIR,—Your readers might perhaps be interested to learn what sort of impression the newly-elected House of Laymen has produced on one who,...

[To THE EDITOR or vax "SPEorrrov.."1 Sru, — Vandalisms are now rife in the southern counties, and the Spectator had lately to draw attention to the reckless cutting down of...

(To vas EDITOZ or TEZ "Eirrommos."] Bra,—Unlese we can discover how to make men and women either short or tall as we wish, the question whether tall or short people are, as a...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR:] Snt,—You have been so heartily with us in all the work of the National Trust that I think you will be glad to know that another beautiful...

SIR,—I shall be glad if you can find space for the following little story, in the hope that some of your readers may be able to suggest an explanation: Many years ago my uncle,...

[To TEE EDITOR or THS " SPICTATOZ:9 din, — I have read with much interest the letter in the Spectator of April 15th with the above title. I can quite believe it. I have had...

CORONATION HYMN. The King shall rejoice in Thy strength, 0 Lord; exceeding glad shall he be of Thy salvation." O Loup the guardian of our race, In Whom we live, to Whom we...

THE ACADEMY.—I. AT this season of the year in London it is possible for those who wish to hear music to choose from a bill of fare comprising entertainments of all kinds....

or initials, or with a p$sadamim, or are marked "Communicated," the Editor must not turcsialilv be held to be in agreement with the views Therein expressed or with the mode of...

LADY HALLE. LADY HALLS, better known as Mme. Norman-Neruda, was not only a great musician, but she came of a musical family and of a musical race. Her ancestry for one hundred...

THE HOLY BIBLE.* • Ma. POLLARD and the Oxford Press and Mr. Frowde are all to be congratulated on the admirable memorial they have devised for the tercentenary of the...

Evolution and Heredity, one of the best is not a text-book, but just a record of pleasant memories. Dr. Judd's The Coming of Evolution is written with singular charm and...

Committee of Imperial Defence has produced the first instalment of a work of exceptional interest as well as merit. Works of this kind are usually divided sharply—and somewhat...

to a valuable and important contribution to our knowledge of British mammals. It will, when completed, form a work in three * A History of British Mammals. By Gerald E. H....

Mn. MAIMAM- DEMBLEBY thinks be has made a discovery and has written a book to prove that he has done so. The dis- covery is that Charlotte Bronte wrote not only the works which...

DIVIDING WATERS.* THE author of My German. Year has written a very readable, well-intentioned, sentimental, and exasperating romance on the theme of Anglo-German relations. Her...

" THESE pages," we read, " form no suitable lists within which to wage the bitter controversy as to whether Free Trade is or is not completely suited to the needs of a nation."...

IT is not an easy matter to appreciate the value of these two volumes. That they have been prepared at a great cost of time and labour is manifest., They are octavos of the...

points of view from which Mr. Chambers's new novel, deal- ing with the American Civil War, is of intense interest. The first is that psychological problem which makes every...

6s.)— This book is not properly a novel, being a series of more or less disconnected papers on the life lived by two Americans in a Norman village. It is at least to be...

6s.) Here are twenty-one short stories in which Mr. Barry Pain atones, so to speak, for much of his fun.—Lucky. By Cora Minnett and Pellar Hawker. (F. V. White and Co. 28.6d.)...

Marshall again conducts his readers into the same family circle with which his last novel was concerned. Squire Clinton is the father of "the eldest son" as he was of "the...

Book Club. 5s. net).—Last summer, as many of our readers are aware, a party of teachers came from Winnipeg on a visit to the old country. In this volume we have a record of the...

This number of the Edinburgh is unusually devoid of political articles, of such, at least, as deal with current topics. In " The Conflict of Colour," however, the greatest...

Dent and Sons. 4s. 6d. net.)—" The best desert in the world" is Mr. Rendell's opinion of the Sinai peninsula ; he has certainly given us here a very delightful description of...

[1714er this ]backup isr notice mak Book& pt no tad so how ows4 bawl ~rood for rrei•os in °Owl forma Non-Churchgoing : its Reasons and Remedies. Edited, with In- troduction, by...

similar works The Place - Names of Berkshire. (The Clarendon Press. 2s. net.) "Yearly all," says the author, "are of native English origin, and they signify either position or...

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T. Clark. 2s. 6d. net.)—This is a description and explanation by an expert of the Moabite Stone. We have the story of its discovery, the reasons which have convinced scholars of...

a new edition, but as it includes in its survey the provisions of the last Finance Act, it is, to a large extent, practically a new book. And it certainly should be useful....