O N Tuesday in the Reichstag Prince Billow in making his statement on foreign affairs dealt first with the Hague Conference, about which he made a decisive declaration. After...

ment's Conscription Bill for increasing the number of recruits. There was a long and stormy debate in secret on Monday, and it seemed possible that the Socialists might talk...

allegations, for nothing could have been more loyal or more satis- factory than the way in which Lord Cromer was supported, individually by Sir Edward Grey and collectively by...

the relations of the Powers in Morocco. He trusted to a direct exchange of views to clear up all misunder- standings. Germany had no object in Morocco but equal opportunities...

a telegram to Monday's paper that the Egyptian Nationalist agitators are attempting by means of articles in the Paris Press to make ill-blood between France and England....

pointed out that she had nothing to gain by Imperial Preference, her dependence on the markets of foreign countries exposing her to the risks of retaliation, which were all the...

handling by the supporters of the Government in the second reading debate in the Commons on Monday. Mr. Munro- Ferguson moved an amendment which, while supporting the principle...

in honour of the tercentenary of the landing of the first English settlers. " We celebrate," said Mr, Roosevelt, " the birthday of this nation." In an eloquent speech he then...

trasted the incompatible arguments of the Solicitor-General and the Lord Advocate for Scotland, and exposed the absurdity of introducing into prosperous areas a system specially...

the Bill secured the maximum of gain with the minimum of change. The conditions it proposed were such that it was an abuse of language to speak of dual ownership, and he bad...

some introductory remarks from Lord Elgin, Sir Wilfrid Laurier raised the question of Preference, and stated that Canada was content to adhere to the resolutions of 1902. The...

the second reading of a Bill enabling Borough Councils in London, and probably throughout England, to be elected under a scheme of proportional representation. If the scheme was...

Horace Plunkett has arranged to quit his post in the Whiteun. tide Recess. In this context we may note an admirable letter from "An Old Irish Liberal" in Tuesday's Westminster...

Lord Tweedmouth for information as to the constitution of the Homerleet, with special reference to the manning and efficiency of the squadrons at the Nore. He described an...

such resistance to be in essence anarchical and destructive of civil society, find no difficulty in condemning the attitude taken up by Canon Newbolt, Lord Hugh Cecil, and their...

Apr. 25th. Consols (2i) were on Friday 85—on Friday week $51.

no advance, and Lord Balfour, we are glad to see, gave the weight of his authority to the pro- posal. Lord Carrington objected to the Bill, but, on behalf of the Government,...

Noncon- formists, it is sound for Churchmen. "But their case is worse still," for under the Act of 1902 they are required to maintain the structures of the schools in which...

THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT. N O impartial observer of current politics can review the position of the Government without coming to the conclusion that it is one of...

B Y far the most important point in Prince Billow's statement on foreign affairs to the Reichstag on Tuesday was the announcement that Germany will take no part in the...

W E sincerely trust that the rumour published , in Tuesday's Daily Mail that the Government scheme, for dealing with the differences between the House of Lords and the House of...

T HE most hopeful symptom at present in the social politics of the United States is the attitude of the people towards President Roosevelt. That division of politics, as Mr....

T HE formation of new Universities, and the stimulus they have given to the newer lines of study in the North and the Midlands, have been attended with one dis- advantage. They...

HERE are certain discoveries which can be taken Va. granted. They have only not yet been made because the driving necessity for making them has not yet arisen. The necessity is...

AN amusing discussion has been going on in the West- - minter Gazette about " Life on 285 per Annum." Can a single woman, brought up in the cultivated class, live a civilised...

T HOSE who are sufficiently bold and sufficiently hardy to dare the risks of spring salmon-fishing received a good reward for their enterprise in 1907. There are " points," and...

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING. f To ran Earros or re. "3racrl1qL"1 Sur,—The National Service League owe you a debt of gratitude, not only for the courage with which you have...

MO THE EDITOR OR THE SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Can you explain to an anxious Conservative bow it comes to pass that in these latter days as Parliamentary seat after seat becomes vacant...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE SPECTATOV1 SIR,—If your readers will turn from Professor Goldwin Smith's letter which appeared in your issue of April 20th, and will refer to the last...

"SPECTATOR...2 SIR,—A propos of the perennial discussion about this matter, I have always been interested, and rather amused, by the short view usually taken regarding it....

Sm,—Without entering into the controversy as to the accuracy of the analogy between Canada before the estab- lishment of responsible government and the Ireland of to-day with...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE SPECTATOR.1 Sra,—I am indebted to you for the comments on my letter which appeared in the Spectator of April 20th, but regret that, in spite of the great...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SAE, —I have no wish to enter into a controversy with so courteous and distinguished Et protagonist as the author of the letter on "Lord...

• [To THE EDITOR oy THE "SPECTATOR. "] Cyprian Bridge asks in his letter of last week for the credentials of M. Fontin, whose essay on national defence was reviewed in the...

[To Fag Boma or Tas . arzoisTols."[ Sra, — Ingenious as is the generous plan proposed in your issue of April 27th by the distinguished historian, Dr. Hodgkin, and sagacious as...

[To Tn. EDITOR OF Till `SPECTATOR:] Srit,—I have been wondering what can be the real meaning and object of publishing the results of Lancashire cotton- spinning companies so...

me WE EDITOR OF Tale "SrEcTATOIL1 SIR, —You have given us again your favourite dilemma : if foreign goods continue to be imported under a tariff, the home manufacturer will not...

ITO THE EDITOR OP Till .EPECTATOILn Sra,—If, as I should hope, you will feel pleased to accept for insertion in your paper these few lines with regard to the letter in your...

[To THE EDITOR OF TRY "SPECTATOR:] Sra,—It has been decided by a few of the friends and admirers of the late Rev. Wentworth Webster—who died at Saxe, Basses-Pyrenees, on April...

[To TIM Roma or Tu. .SPECTATOtt."] Sra, — Aa an instance of longevity and long service, may I mention that the Rev. William Chanter, who died in 1859, had been vicar of...

your interesting "links with the past" the following, in the hope, too, that some one still living can complete the evidence. I was bunting at Melton in the winter of 1875, and...

ITO THE EDITOR Or TON .EFEOTATOR.1 Sra, — In your issue of March 9th you were kind enough to publish a letter in which I recommended our late sergeant- instructor of gymnastics...

ITO TEE EDITOR OF TUE .EPECTAT011...] Sra, — A tabby tom-cat which I have reared from a kitten and which is now nearly three years old possesses more amiable characteristics...

rTO TUN EDITOR OP Taa .EPECTFATOTL1 SIE,—No doubt Mrs. Sellar knows the following story of Herbert Spencer, though she' does not mention it in her delightful book, reviewed in...

[Te SIM EDITOR OF TIM "SPECTATOL".1 Siu,—Please allow me to thank you for the review of my "Letters of Literary Men" which appears in last week's Spectator. I notice, however,...

WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND. (Died April 6th, 1907) MAN ne'er bad kindlier comrade, Nor earth more noble son, Earth's peoples truer singer, Than he whose race is run. He has...

[To I= EDITOR OF TIM "S.CFLT01,21 Ihn,—Pressure of business has made me overlook a letter from "Pat" in the Spectator of April 13th, to which I must give a short answer, to save...

THE ACADEMY.—I. THE great majority of the pictures at the Academy give one the feeling that their painters, though often competent work- men, have an entirely different point...

PASTORAL ENGLAND.* PASTORALISM in literature is the usual accompaniment of Imperialism in politics. It is a minor chord in the key of Empire, and one which has been very...

has studied the affairs and language of France since childhood, has every right to be beard on the engrossing subject of the day in France. He has an exceptional amount of...

Mn. Cox is a recognised exponent of time-honoured Liberal principles, and the issue of a second edition of this work is a sign of the times. The Member for Preston, in his place...

Hawkins, the Elizabethan sea-captain, although his name is every where in the chronicles - of his age. Mr. Walling does not profess to do more than make " suggestions" for a...

SIR CHARLES TUPPER, ex-Prime Minister of Canada and late High Commissioner for Canada in London, discusses "The Problem of Empire" in the new Nineteenth Century from the point...

HER SON.* RIIVIEWER8 ought not to divulge the plots of novels, but if we violate this rule it is to serve the purpose of illustrating the unsatisfactory results which may flow...

probably never anticipated when the Charity Organisation Society was formed that it would become the foundation of a romance. Mr. Paterson, however, has seen what capital...

WOOD-CARVING. Practical Wood-Carving. By Eleanor Rowe. (B. T. Botsford: 7s. 8d.)—This book is not only practical, but thorough, and is written by one who obviously knows the...

Stoughton. 6s.)—These studies give a picturesque glimpse of life at Tangier and of camping in the neighbourhood. Incidentally, also, they make the gentleman whom we have been...

and Windus, 2s. 6d. net), noticed in our DAM of April lath, was by a slip of the pen described as an eighteenth- instead of a seventeenth-century story.]

6s.)—A collection of short stories of varying merit.—The Prince's Valet. By John Barnett. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 6s.)—A romance of the Young Pretender after his return to France...

Blackwood and Sons. 10s. net.)—Globe-trotting ladies, it appears, still embark with unabashed courage on large volumes describing their travels. Griselda gives us her adventures...

Records of an Old Vicarage. By Robert Yates Whytehead. (John Long. Gs.)—Mr. Whytehead seems to be fortunate in the possession of a quantity of family and local records. He gives...

We have received from Messrs. A. and C. Black a colour repro- duction of Rembrandt's portrait of an old lady in the National Gallery (12s. 6d.) This reproduction is one of a...

(Tinder this heading we notice meth Books of the week as have not bee marred for review in other forma] Robert Clark of the Punjab. By Martyn Clark, M.D. (Andrew Melrose. 'Ts....

M. Dent and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Gamon was commissioned by the Trustees of Toynbee Hall to write this book; he prepared himself for the work by an unsparing industry in making...

A. P. Foley, B.A., and F. H. Carruthers Gould. (Sir I. Pitman and Sons. 5s. net.)--The Stock Exchange began in 1802 with five hundred subscribers; but, of course, the business...

and his School." (T. N. Foulia. ls. 6d. net.)—Here we have some pleasing little pictures of Scottish life. The chapter from which the book takes its title has no little pathos...

6s. net.)—This is largely a new book, much having changed in the six years which have passed since the first' edition was published.—Another book which is virtually new is a...

Stock. 5s. net.)—The main purpose of this volume is, as may be supposed, to give an account of the missionary work that has been carried on at Singapore and elsewhere. Other...

(James Lewis, Selkirk. 5s. net.)—The late Mr. Whitehead, who was vicar of Brampton, Cumberland, during the period 1874-84, not only set a good example for those administering...

7s. 6d.)—This is an interesting book, which, however, an English reviewer feels constrained to treat with a certain reserve. It would be easy to give offence, for instance,...

E. Currie. (Walter Scott Publishing Company. 18.)—The introduc- tion is not the least interesting part of this volume. "Of the writers in this book," say the compilers, "with...