T HE Elections are over, and the result is practically a tie between the Liberals on the one hand, and the Tories, plus the Parnellites, on the other. As the Parnellites only...

one or two seats. It has lost only one. In the new Parliament, Wales will be represented by 27 Liberals and 3 Conservatives, instead of (as in the last Parliament) by 28...

day, made a somewhat remarkable deliverance. He denied that the Radical wing were desirous of turning out the Govern- ment. " This was a time at which politics were more...

is very likely, steady Tories, and that the Conservatives carry the Universities of Edinburgh and St. Andrews,— which Mr. Erichsen may very possibly win,—the result will give...

week has been the defeat of Sir Ferrer Herschell, in the North Lone- dale division of North Lancashire, by the Conservative, Mr. W. G. .Ainslie, who won the seat by 225 votes,...

Great Britain at least has declared strongly for the late Liberal Government and against Lord Salisbury. This he- effects very satisfactorily ; but he commits the serious...

of Eng- lish and Scotch Members who have incurred the wrath of the Parnellites by voting against them ; and they claim to have helped actively in the defeat of forty-one Members...

an Eastbourne clergyman who had been using the pulpit as a Conservative platform, is apparently struck by the result of the recent elections,—though not perhaps sufficiently so....

labourers,—for the North-Western Division of Norfolk, by a majority of 640 against Lord H. Bentinck, is a critical event in the history of our Constitution. We believe that...

on what he meant by Home-rule. He meant by it an Irish Legislature as independent as the Legislature of the Canadian Dominion. He wanted no Army, no Navy, and no right to...

movement in the Soudan. The Arabs, led, it is said, by a successor to the Mandi, have concentrated a large force at Dongola, are spreading Northward up the river, and are...

original policy. He professes entire cordiality towards all foreign Powers, and refuses to present the Nicaragua Canal Treaty- to the Senate, on the ground that he will not...

all, the position in Servia would appear to be this. Prince Alex- ander, believing 'that Austria and Russia were at variance, decided to go forward. Ile received, however,...

found a memorial to her memory. We are not fond of memorials, and rarely mention them ; but Miss Prideaux deserved one. She was, in the judgment of those best qualified to...

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the richest owner of personalty in the world, dropped dead in his library on December 8th, after an exciting discus- sion with Mr. Garrett, another great railway potentate. We...

been con- victed, and punished by a nominal fine, for the cruel death he inflicted on so many Museum pigeons by feeding them with oatmeal mixed with spirits of wine. It does not...

Lord Dafferin openly stating that he awaits orders from home, and will not prematurely commit the English people. There appears to be some reason for delay which is not yet...

'University of London, Mr. Magnus's Committee to reopen the question of reform was carried, and constituted of twenty-five members. The discussion, however, was in the highest...

Representative Peers of Scotland in the last Parliament on account of his supposed atheism, took the opportunity of the election of the new Representative Peers in the Picture...

THE TIE, AND WHAT IT MEANS. T HE Elections have ended in a large majority for the Liberals over the Tories ; but either in a tie between the Liberals and the other two parties...

W E should like to know what Mr. Parnell thinks of it all. That he exults a little, or even much, may be assumed even of a secretive character like h's, for it is not possible...

I T is quite natural that a defeated party should seek to console itself by the assertion that it ought to have triumphed, and that, as usual in this complex universe, force has...

T HE statistics of the new electoral returns are very curious. They certainly seem to show that Liberalism and Con- servatism run in veins, like seams of coal, or chalk...

A DECISION of the Court of Appeal has this week deprived the impoverished Exchequer of some £25,000, or the cost of five Judges for a whole year. The basis of the decision was...

T HERE is a solid reason for the interest taken in Europe in the fortunes of the Vanderbilt family, a reason unconnected with the rise and fall of American Railway stocks. It is...

A RCHDEACON DENISON is one of those serious men,— there are not a few of them,—whom it is difficult to take seriously, that is, to take for what they are. There are serious men,...

I F Mr. J. C. Robinson's account of the Sultan's Treasury is correct, the world must, we fear, surrender any lingering hope of finding any unknown collection of ancient art...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.”1 have been doing my best with the help of Mr. Horton's letter, in accordance with his own kindly desire, to under- stand the position and...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SFEOTATOBI" J SIR, —Your correspondent, Mr. Horton, comments on " the painful spectacle of the Church throwing the whole of its influence into the scale...

THE IRISH VOTE. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your last number you say that the Irish people are unanimous for revolution. This is an enormous exaggeration. I...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR,—Mr. Ii. M. Wallis, in attempting to explain the reasons of Mr. Shaw-Lefevre's defeat at the recent election in Reading, has the...

HERKOMER'S PALNTINGS. Ma. HUBERT HERKOMER is a good specimen of a perfectly modern type of artist; and he is in many respects, both in his merits and his shortcomings, an...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—The Spectator of November 5th contained an interesting review of the reprints that have been lately issued of Charles and Mary Lamb's...

space to very emphatically contradict a statement made in a letter, signed 11. M. Wallis, which appeared in your issue of December 5th. In enumerating the causes which, in his...

THE POET LAUREATE'S NEW POEMS.• THE Poet Laureate is always at his best when he writes under the restraint of some classical or other self-imposed rule of speech which...

will be a very pleasant book, though only anglers perhaps will enjoy it thoroughly, for in these pages the zeal of the angler has flamed higher even, we think, than the zeal of...

Timm is much to be said for the appearance just now of an illustrated book on Norway. It is surprising, when one considers the plenitude of recent works on the country, that so...

Church. By the Author of " The Martyrs of Vienne and Lyons." (Hatchards.)— This is but an ill-written story, which certainly does not commend to. its readers the great subject...

Fenn generally contrives to give us something fresh in his stories. Here his hero is initiated into the mysteries of gardening. As we follow him in his apprenticeship we, too,...

Tract Society.)—This is the chronicle of a life from child- hood to old age very simply and unaffectedly told, and not without the quiet suggestion of more than one good lesson...

to seize a British merchantman, and they are checkmated by the captain, who takes on board some man-of-war's men, and by their help thoroughly discomfits the conspirators.

Mrs. Emma Marshall. (Nelson and Sons.)—Mrs. Marshall's hero is quite up to her best mark. Salome is a very well-drawn character ; we recognise her reality at once. Nothing could...

Hutcheson. (Hodder and Stoughton.)—This book is not improved by having had to be extended to regulation length (120,000 words, we should say, according to the curious reckoning...

South. They meet with plenty of adventure,—especially in their southern travellings, when they encounter aggressive savages. Then there are elements of entertainment in their...

" story of the slave squadron " is a capital book of its kind. A young lad gets his appointment as midshipman to a new sloop-of-war, the 'Daphne,' and finds himself bound for...

(Warne and Co.)—" Cricket," our readers must understand, is the name of is girl, not of a game, in this particular connection. She is the daughter of a Welsh labourer who...

tells them in a more systematic way than is commonly followed in compiling colleo- tints of such narratives. In the first place, we have a chart exhibit. ing the localities of...

of Childhood, by Walter Harts (Dean and Son), containing the old favourites, "Cinderella," "Pass in Boots," "Riding Hood," "Blue Beard," "Sleeping Beauty," and...

with page borders, having for frontispiece a representation of "the St. John in the Thorwaldeen Marbles." Dr. Maodufes Introduction is, for the most part, such as we should wish...

By Thoodorl Wood. (S.P.C.K.)—Mr. Wood, author of those most interesting and useful little books, " Oar Insect Enemies " and " Our Insect Allies," follows them up with another...

giving the seventh number of his magazine to the public, of its prospects ; and the fact that the institution which he and it defend is now on its defence will convert hope into...

is the yearly issue of a magazine which may be recommended without hesitation, both for its reading and its illustrations.

a companion volume to " The Sea," from the pen of the same author. In the first part we begin with chapters on Mont Blanc, on this follows a description of Switzerland generally...

maga- zines published by the Religious Tract Society,—the Sunday at Home and the Leisure Hour. In the former we have, besides several serial stories, a set of papers on the...

Dr. H. W. Daloken, and Grimm's Fairy Tales, with illustrations by C. H. Weypert (Routledge), appear in two handsome volumes, which will not give the purchaser any cause of com...

that clement. At last his father finds him, and all goes well. The materials of the story are too well worn for any very effective use to be made of them.

one of the best things of the kind that is published. We may give a special word of praise to its most convenient shape. The annual volume of a magazine is often somewhat...

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M. SCHWABE'S TRANSLATION OF THE JERUSALEM TALMUD.* IL SCHWABE'S rendering of the Jerusalem Talmud, judging from the instalment presented to us, is not a work that English...

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with the title of this book. From it, one may reasonably expect a selection of strategic and tactical studies treated either from the military student's point of view, or, at...

THE name of Rainbow Gold is derived from a feature which seems not unlikely to become fashionable in fiction (as witness those two delightful books, Treasure Island and Sing...

of seven men who are generally regarded by competent judges as greatest among the great preachers of Wales,—Daniel Rowlands, Robert Roberts, Christmas Evans, John Elias, William...

kind of work which a Univer- sity ought to do. The professors of a University are men of eminence in their various departments, and they ought now and then to give to us some...

of a series now in course of publica- tion under the auspices of the Oxford Historical Society, the Warden of Merton has succeeded in setting forth, as far as the archives of...

Mg. V.S.31BilRY'S new book reminds us of an incident that occurred in the House of Commons during the first administra- tion of Lord Palmerston. Sir George Lewis had introduced...

A FACT mentioned in the book before us shows in a striking light how very modern is the modern world in which we live. * Malthus and his Work. By James sonar, *at., B01101...

and Sons.)—We are glad to see a second edition of this most useful and wholesome little book, and we trust that its approved popularity may encourage the publishers to bring out...

Imprimenr Editenr, Paris.)—The study of primitive races is, in effect, the study of our own beginnings ; for in prehistoric times, yet only the other day as reckoned by...