15 AUGUST 1891, page 7

The Russian Famine. T He Russian Government Are At Last...

to realise the gravity of the situation created by the failure of the crops in Western Russia. On Tuesday, an Imperial ukase was issued forbidding the export of "rye, rye-meal,......

The New Irish Leader.

M R. DILLON is not to be spared any of the burdens of leadership. Though he has come into the field late, he is expected to make up for the time lost through his enforced......

Mr. James Russell Lowell.

W E question whether the death of Mr. James Russell Lowell will be felt even in the United States more keenly than it is felt in England. Whether as a poet, or as a critic, or......