The Government of European Cities, By William Bennet Munro. (Macmillan
and Co. 10s. 6d. not.)—Professor Munro, who occupies a Chair of " Government " at Harvard, describes in this volume French, Prussian, and English municipalitiea. His observations and criticisms are useful, though we are not prepared to allow that the American system, at least in its results, is better than ours. Possibly Professor Munro would give something like an assent to this. Again, we do not believe that in this country "considerable numbers of intelligent, reputable, and well-paid workmen are excluded because they live in low-priced lodgings." The limits of the franchise are four shillings per week for unfur- nished and five for furnished lodgings. Did our author's inquiries lead him to believe that any number of " well-paid " workmen were living in lodgings at a lower rent than these very modest figures ?
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