deadlocks between the two Houses is that the Refer- endum would only be applied to Liberal legislation, and that the Lords would never add a Referendum clause to Unionist...

Asquith's Motion to the effect that a strong and efficient Second Chamber was necessary, and that the Rouse, while willing to consider proposals for reform, "decline to proceed...

O N Tuesday Mr. Asquith moved the first section of his Resolutions for dealing with the so-called veto of the House of Lords. We have dealt elsewhere with the main part of his...

who declared that the effect of party government would be to make the second and third discussions of a measure nothing but an empty form. "There is no greater hypocrisy than to...

giving the Resolutions "a hearty and general support," ended with some remarks, none the less sinister because they were veiled, which showed that his attitude towards the...

disuse of the veto of the Crown and the so-called veto of the House of Lords, because the Crown now acted on the advice of Ministers, and no Minister would advise the Crown to...

after painting a terrific picture of the tremendous power of correction and discrimination which would be left to the Peers under the Government proposal, and after denouncing...

between Canada and the United States on the question of the tariff bad reached a satisfactory termination. Notes have been interchanged between Mr. Knox and Mr. Fielding, from...

on the Veto Resolutions were issued in the House of Commons on Thursday night. Proceedings in Committee on the first Resolution are to be brought to a close not later than 10.30...

Government would not hold office unless they had reason to believe that they could carry their Resolutions into law. "Since the House of Lords, upon evil and unpatriotic...

of Commons a Motion in favour of proportional representation, which was supported by Members from every part of the House. Mr. Burns, on behalf of the Government, threw cold...

University on Monday in the presence of the Egyptian Princes, the Ministers and several ex-Ministers, and members of the diplomatic body. Character, he insisted, was far more...

inaugural address yesterday week. After thanking the Duma for electing him, M. Guchkoff outlined a comprehensive scheme of legislation, including a new National Defence Bill,...

When is the General Election to be ? for the belief that it, is now inevitablels widespread. We can, of course, claim no special knowledge, nor the power of prediction, but if...

of the Veto Resolutions there can be no doubt ; but whether they will be equally successful with the Budget remains to be seen. All depends on whether they can come to terms...

the Government's Radical supporters on the other, will say to these revelations. How will the Temperance Party view the exemption of Ireland from all increased taxation on...

our last issue, has produced the usual crop of corrections. His condemnation of the Land Purchase Act of 1903 is answered by Mr. William O'Brien in the Times of yesterday week....

the High Court at Bombay appointed to try the seven Brahmans implicated in the murder of Mr. Jackson, the Collector of Nasik. After a trial which lasted sixteen days, Kanhere,...

King George read in the Chamber a Royal Proclamation announcing the convocation of a National Assembly to determine what clauses of the Constitution are to be revised. No date...

families had been swept clean away to make deer forests for a few rich plutocrats is dealt with in Monday's Times. "Western Highlands" writes to point out that the Royal...

Thursday week said that the Miners (Eight Hours) Act "bad dislocated trade, thrown thousands out of work, and, should a great strike not be averted, it would be the most...

points out that the constitution of the House of Commons requires reform no less than that of the House of Lords. "Perhaps," he says, "the mote in our brother's eye may appear...

a Babylonian version of the story of the Flood discovered at Nippur by the American excavators acting under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania. The text, which is...

of the United Kingdom Alliance, appears in Thursday's Times. He arrives at the conclusion that £155,162,485 was spent on intoxicants in 1909, as compared with 2161,060,482 in...

March 17th Consols (2i) were on Friday 81 1 1 4 .—Thursday week 81.

ASQU1'1'11.'S SPEECH. M R. ASQ ULU:1'S speech in introducing the Veto Resolutions was, as might have been expected, exceedingly brilliant and exceedingly able. We might indeed...

dealing with the creation of Peers shows that the Government are as usual living in a fool's paradise. They clearly think that the Lords may be frightened into acquiescing in...

A T a recent meeting of the Legislative Council in Calcutta Mr. Gokhale moved for the appointment of a Commission to frame rules for compulsory fres elementary education in...

Times has lately drawn attention to a very disturbing feature in the economy of New South Wales. Australia has too often turned a cold shoulder to immigrants from the Mother-...

"p ROMISE anything rather than to be wise." This is perhaps the wisest of all the wise sayings contained in a little book of aphorisms which -was popular in the early Church,...

it/IAN, says Penh's, is a very noble piece of work ; and is indeed king of kings, except at those times when he is troubled with a cold in his head. If it be not Persius, it...

I S it possible that we are within measurable distance of a general awakening to the necessity for preserving the commons and open spaces of the country ? The newspapers lately...

SOME MODERN FRENCH BOOKS. [TO THZ EDITOZ OF THE "SPICTAT011.1 SIB,—In suggesting the names of a few readable books among those recently published in France, it seems natural...

[To THE EDITOS OF THE "8PECTATOR:] Sza,—The Centre Party Union has for some time been the second title of the Middle Classes Defence Organisation, and has recently been adopted...

"SPECTATOR."1 Sin,—Since there is now a definite prospect of the Finance Bill coming before the House of Commons at an early date, may I be allowed to sound a warning note...

THE SINGLE-CHAMBER RESOLUTIONS. (To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOZ.1 Srn,—In the interesting article on "The Single-Chamber Resolutions "in your issue of March 26th in dealing...

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] SIE, - I have been surprised to find that both parties and all speakers ignore one aspect of this question,—viz., the logical consequence of...

have read with much interest an article entitled "The Women's Charter" in the last number of the Spectator. I entirely agree with your disapproval therein expressed of Lady...

[To THE EDITOR. OP TEE " SPECTATOR.") Si/Z. — Your criticism in last week's Spectator of Lady McLaren's "Women's Charter" fills me with thankfulness. I consider the proposal to...

Sin,—In criticising severely at considerable length the plea of Lady McLaren for a more scientific consideration of infanticide you quote from her "Women's Charter" this...

CrO THE EDITOZ OP THE " SPEETATOR."1 SIR,—The time-honoured saying that "there is no new thing under the sun" proves true even of German commercial rivalry. Thus in the...

article on "Socialists and the Poor Law" which appeared in last Saturday's Spectator, I began to wonder whether the writer of that article could have carefully studied the...

LTO THZ EDITOE OP TEE " SPECTATOR:] SIR,—Referring to Mr. Davis's letter in your issue of March 26th, some of us who have suffered from the short- comings of the Post Office...

[To THE EDITOZ OF THE " SPECTATOR.”] Sra,—I hope you will allow me, as an oldPoor Law Guardian, to thank you for your timely and able article of Saturday last. I have followed...

ITO rum Emma or ram "srocriroo."1 Sm.,—Newlands Corner, not far from Guildford, is one of the beauty spots of Surrey, and a delightful place for an Easter Monday parade, or for...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " BPECTATOE."1 the Spectator kindly inform me what it would consider the most appropriate toast of the Army as at present constituted? In the days of the...

[To THE EDITOR ClY THE " SPEcr■Toz."] Sta, — Your known sympathy with well-considered charitable methods encourages us to ask you to find space for a few words on the objects...

rro THZ EDITOZ Or UTZ " SIMETLIOZ.1 Sin,—The thought must have occurred to most of us that in the last days, or hours, of our life some part, a large part, will be spent in...

[To THE EDITOS Or THE "SPECTITOR."1 Sra,—No doubt is entertained down here as to the prominence and eminence of Welshmen. Of the thirty Liberal Members of Parliament elected in...

[To THE EDFf0/1 OF THE " SPIICTATOlt."1 SIE,—Your reviewer of my "Selections from the State Papers of the Governors-General of India," Vols. I. and IL, "Warren Hastings," states...

[To THE EDITOR OF TRY " smarkToli."1 Sm,—Referring to the question of the dial of Ahaz in your issues of February 19th and March 26th, it may be interesting to know that the...

THE DEATH OF MARCH. ART thou enfolded in the pregnant Year Or re-incarnate in a star unknown, Or to Titanic stature bast thou grown In some bleak unimaginable sphere Nay,...

A LITERARY HISTORY OF ROME.* To discuss a large volume of this nature in a brief notice can only be an idle effort, for the subject is immense, and there are no fixed laws of...

SPRCTATOR."] Sut,—May I point out that it is not strictly accurate to say that Praed's poem, "One More Quadrille," is printed for the first time in Mr. Godley's book of...

Sin,—May I add to Mr. C. R. Haines's letter in last week's Spectator and say I was taught by the late Dean Plumptre that "the sun standing still" of Joshua was simply a quota-...

LTO TEN EDITOR OF TIIB " SPECTATOR."] venture to think that Lady Tennant's charming poem in last week's issue of the Spectator is incorrect in ascribing the office of love on...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein empressed or with the mode of...

THE full and very interesting biography of Lord Kelvin which Professor Silvanus Thompson has now issued was begun, he tells us, in June, 1906, with the consent and assistance...

than a year ago we reviewed Captain Calthrop's exceedingly interesting translation of The Art of War, written by Sun Tzti nearly six hundred years B.C., a work which is aptly...

Mn. MAUGHAM, our Consul-General at Delagoa Bay, having already written a useful book on Portuguese East Africa, has now supplemented his work with a study of that section of the...

Mn. AND Mits. WEBB contribute more than their fair share to the storm of words which threatens to "snow under" the problem of Poor Law reform. In this volume they complain that...

books which have lately interested me." This is a sentence out of Rosemary's Letter Book, and it might be put at the head of moat of the chapters. Mr. Courtney has thrown some...

at these charmingly got up volumes, with their profusion of illustration, fashion-plates and others; would hardly prepare one for the point of view from which they are written....

°us, interest in this - volume is not a little moved by the fact that the author occupies the Chair of English in St. David's College, Lampeter. The alumni of Lampeter...

Professor Knight gives us here is severely limited. He has used four only out of the fourteen books, and some of these four are represented by very brief extraets,-2 Maras, for...

I WILL MAINTAIN.* HAVING achieved popularity with a novel written in her teens, it speaks well for the self-criticism of Miss Marjorie Bowen that she should have refused to be...

Hall. 6s.)—On opening a new novel by Mr. Arnold Bennett the reader enjoys all the pleasure of complete uncertainty as to which of his many manners the novelist has chosen to...

[Undo? this heading Ir4 notice Etch Books of the week as hare not been reserved for review in othir forms.] An English Student's Wand,er-Year in America, By A. G. Bowden-Smith....

William- son. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)---Until he arrives at the last few chapters of Mr. and Mrs. Williamson's new novel the reader will flatter himself that for once these...

6s.)—A modern story written in the first person by a mother and her daughter.---Tumult a Wessex Romance. By Wilkinson Sherren. (Stanley Paul and Co. 6s.)— The plot is familiar—a...

10s. 6d. net.)—We must be content with transcribing the title of this volume. It is, then, described as "An Easy Introduction to the Science [of Heraldry] and a Com- plete Body...

Ward. 2s.)—This volume of between four and five hundred pages gives us full information about all insurance companies—British, Colonial, &e.—with premiums, bonuses, dc....

and is. 6d.)—It was an excellent idea to give the Life of a woman so remarkable as was Elizabeth Fry in an accessible shape. The popular conception of what her religious and...

County Council under the care of Mr. G. L. Gomme, who furnishes each with an introduction. The first is Court Minutes of the Surrey and Kent Sewer Commission. This covers the...

3s. 6d.)—Part of this volume has been published before, but a considerable portion is new. It is now, in fact, a complete account of the Olympic movement from its start in 1896...

(Longmans and Co. 6s. net.)—This "Story of the City Founded by Champlain" gives us an account of the growth of Quebec during three centuries. In July, 1608, was constructed the...

12s. net.)—Mr. Tangye went out to the Sudan to kill game; we may feel sure that but for the game he would not have gone ; but he does not say overmuch about the killing. He has...

and Co. 10s. net.)—This book was originally published some twenty-five years ago, part of it being reprinted from letters rddrersed to the St. James's Gazette, which was then...