24 NOVEMBER 1900, Page 15

LORD ROSEBERY'S "NAPOLEON."

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Surely the explanation of the ill-feeling between Napoleon and Sir Hudson Lowe is to be found in the fact that neither of them was a gentleman. The writer of the review of Lord Rosebery's book in the Spectator of Novem- ber 10th admits that Sir Hudson was not what we should call a gentleman. Has Napoleon, judged by his behaviour towards the unfortunate Queen of Prussia (to take one instance only), any better claim to be so called ? It has always seemed to me that here is the key to the unfortunate state of affairs between jailor and prisoner at St. Helena.—