6 JANUARY 1906, page 17

The Home Life . Of The Poor. T Wo Striking Collections Of

essays on the subject of the poor lie before us,—" The Canker at the Heart," by L. Cope Cornrow]. (Richards, 3s. 6d. net), and "The Queen's Poor," by M. Loane (Edward Arnold,......

The Surprises Of Legislation.

W HEN the Aliens Act was under discussion in Parliament it was commonly said by the Opposition that it was merely a legislative farce. The Government had to redeem a promise,......