29 APRIL 1893, Page 13

A Defender of the Faith. By " Tivoli." (Griffith and

Ferran,) —This "romance of a business-man" can hardly be found fault with because it is romantic. Still it passes the limits, as it seems to us, of what is permitted. The arson plotted between Winder and Ashcroft, for instance, is incredible, or, as "Tivoli" seems to prefer to put it, " incredulous." A good deal of Church politics is mixed up with the tale, and has a somewhat incongruous look. At the same time, some dramatic power is shown in the construc- tion of the plot.