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Mr. Albert Grey, M.P. for South Northumberland, addressed some of
The Spectatorhis constituents at Hexham this day week, in a speech which virtually announces his intention, in case of the intro- duction of a Franchise Bill without a Redistribution Bill,...
It is probable that Khartoum is lost. The Times' corre-
The Spectatorspondent there has asserted this for some time, and now the following official telegram, addressed to the Egyptian - War Ministry, by Colonel Coetlogon, has been forwarded from...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorPi: British Government has directed the Khedive to abandon , Soudan, and to confine his efforts to the defence of Egypt up to the Second Cataract. The Khedive has consented, and...
The Members for Sunderland, Mr. Gourley and Mr. Storey, addressed
The Spectatortheir constituents on Wednesday, and were both of them thoroughly loyal to the Government, as well as regards reform as regards the Egyptian policy. Mr. Storey, indeed, does not...
M. Ferry has explained himself upon Revision, by permitting a
The Spectatorfriend to repeat to the correspondent of the Times his exact words uttered in conversation. There will be no Revision at all until Bills have been passed by both Houses limiting...
if Further, Mr. Albert Grey holds that if a Franchise
The SpectatorBill alone is introduced, he must take the precaution of voting on the hypothesis that the Redistribution Bill will be a bad one, and therefore against any change which would...
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Prince Bismarck has introduced a new Bill for in- suring
The Spectatorworkmen against accident. The employers in each trade, or rather, division of trades—upholsterers, for example, being classed with carpenters—are to form an insurance guild,...
As we anticipated, the rejoicings over the Commercial Treaty with
The SpectatorSpain prove to have been premature. The Council of State at Madrid, by a vote of 14 to 13, has advised the rejection of the Draft Treaty, and though it will be submitted to...
If Mr. George wishes, as he evidently does, to be
The Spectatorconsidered rather the Professor of a new Political Economy than an in- cendiary, he should separate himself from colleagues like Mr.. Michael Devitt. That person is losing his...
Mr. Gladstone made a very fresh and interesting speech to
The Spectatorhis Hawarden tenants on Wednesday, at the annual dinner of the tenantry, on the subject of the present condition of English agriculture. He insisted that the farmer, as the...
Mr. Henry George, the author of " Progress and Poverty,"
The Spectatorexplained his views on the nationalisation , of the land, or rather on the confiscation of all land rentals, on Wednesday, at St.. James's Hall. He spoke with great eloquence,...
Matters are fast approaching a crisis in Spain. The political
The Spectatortension there must be much more severe than outsiders per- ceive. The Prime Minister, S. Posada Herrera, has hitherto been rather ultra•Liberal, has accepted advice from...
On Tuesday morning the head of the Brahmo Somaj of
The SpectatorIndia, Keshub Chunder Sen, died at Calcutta, at a comparatively early age. Ever since 1878, when the marriage of his daughter with the Rajah of Cooch Behar took place, at an age...
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The compromise on the Ebert Bill, described last week, has,
The Spectatorit is said, been accepted by the Legislative Council. There was a momentary difficulty on the question whether, if no jury could be found, the Magistrite should try without one...
We regret to notice the death of Dr. Lasker, for
The Spectatormany years the head of the Progressives in the Prussian and German Chambers. He was a determined constitutionalist, and fought Prince Bismarck steadily, with occasional success....
The Fa Mall Gazette's appeal to the Liberal Party in
The Spectatorthe House of Commons to state, through its columns, jts wishes as to the prograMme of next Session, has not been supremely successful. About 175 Members only have replied to it,...
Mr. Henry Fowler, M.P. for Wolverhampton, in a letter to
The SpectatorThursday's Times on Sir Stafford Northcote's paper on Con- servative and Liberal finance, sums up the truth of the case very briefly thus :—" There .has been a decrease in the...
Mr. Francis Galton has added a new flavour to life
The Spectatorfor the few who love the study of pedigree, and who, beyond pedigree, like to have something of an inward picture of the ancestors from whom they are derived. He offers to...
It was . arranged that Admiral Courbet should attack Bacninh yesterday, but
The Spectatorit is, of course, possible that he required still further preparations. It is believed that Chinese troops are in the fortress ; but as yet there is no sign that China intends...
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, in a. speech at Maryport on Thursday,
The Spectatoropenly avowed that if the Irish were not content with having equal rights with the English in every respect, he would give them the alternative of complete separation. We are...
The Bishop of Exeter, in a speech at Holsworthy last
The Spectatorweek, gave a somewhat melancholy picture of the pressure of routine 'correspondence on an ordinary Bishop. "The clergy often said that the Bishop worked very hard; but the...
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The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY THE NEW CAVE OF ADULLAM. T N Mr. Albert Grey's speech at Hexham on Saturday, we must, we fear, recognise the mouth of the new Cave of Adullam. Of course,...
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THE DEATH OF KESHUB CHUNDER SEN.
The SpectatorT HE interest so often expressed here in Keshub Chunder Sen strikes resident Anglo-Indians as exaggerated, but the instinct of the English, who towards India often occupy the...
THE NEW DEPARTURE IN EGYPT.
The SpectatorT HE Government has shown great decision in its arrange- ments for the defence of Egypt, and great want of decision in its arrangements for governing the country. It required...
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MR. MARRIOTT'S PAMPHLET.
The SpectatorM R. MARRIOTT'S pamphlet on " The Liberal Party and Mr. Chamberlain " has reached its ninth thousand,— no great number in itself, but rather a large number for the sale of so...
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MR. GEORGE'S PROPOSAL.
The SpectatorW E do not intend to use hard words about the Socialist lecturer, Mr. George. So far as observers can judge, he is as entirely sincere in his views as the men who periodi- cally...
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THE STOKE NEWINGTON MURDER.
The Spectator"M YSTERY" is a word which lends itself to very loose usage, and full advantage has been taken of this liberty in regard to the Stoke Newington Murder. Except in the sense that...
THE INUTILITY OF OATHS. T HE following dialogues appeared in the
The Spectatormorning papers last Tuesday, as having taken place at the Coroner's Inquest on the victim of what is called the Stoke Newington murder :- "lames Brace, another small lad, was ....
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THE OLD AND NEW CYNICS.
The SpectatorT HERE seem plenty of indications that the present day is likely to witness a revival of that cynical tone of thought which first grew into a school of thought, so far as we...
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THE UNHAPPINESS OF SOME WOMEN.
The SpectatorNv E cannot agree with our correspondent, " A Woman," that it is the work involved in too many duties which impairs the serenity of the otherwise happy women whom we described...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The SpectatorRELIGIOUS TEACHING AT OXFORD. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Mr. Horton must allow me to say that he is hasty. He will be surprised to learn that your correspondent,...
THE COMMITTEE ON IRISH AFFAIRS.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] am reminded by a paragraph in the Spectator of the 5th inst. that a Committee has been formed for keeping the English public well informed...
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FOREIGN MASTERS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. [To THE EDITOR OF THE
The Spectator" SPECTATOR. " ] Sts,—Your article on "The German Teacher in England" (De- cember 29th), dealing as it does so largely with Private Schools in general, calls for some reply, and...
LORD COLERIDGE ON ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. tTo THE EDITOR OP THE
The Spectator1. SPECTATOR. "] Sta,—While Lord Coleridge's paper is fresh in the memory of your readers, may I call attention to the weak link in his chain of reasoning P There is an old...
THE IRISH FRANCHISE.
The SpectatorrTo THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Stn,—In your note to my letter of the 28th ult., on one of Mr. Plunket's arguments against the reduction of the Irish Franchise, you say...
THE DISENDOWMENT OF THE CITY GUILDS.
The SpectatorLTo THE SD/TOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sra,—I agree with every word of your articl, of the 29th ult. on the City Guilds Commission. Their pros arty is public pro- perty, and must...
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THE HAPPINESS OF WOMEN.
The Spectator17 0 THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.".1 Sra,—The delightful picture of the happiness that belongs to " well-to-do Englishwomen " given in the Spectator of January 5th might have...
MR. SPENCER'S RELIGIOUS THEORY.
The Spectator[TO IRE Burros or THE " Brscrkroa."] Sra,—As a warm admirer of much of the work of Mr. Herbert Spencer, and from the point of view of Christian Evolutionism, I must express my...
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THE "JOACHIM."
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " 8rEcTATEE.1 Sra, — You ask, " What is a 'Joachim ?" "Joachim " is an old name for the German silver thaler, as coined from ore in the Joachimsthal, in...
BOOKS.
The SpectatorSWISS SOLDIERS IN FRENCH ARMIES.* Suaraisz is sometimes expressed that the First Napoleon, whose greed for territory was so insatiable that he annexed nearly the whole of...
TOURNAMENTS.
The Spectator[To ME EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.'1 have read with much interest Mr. Freeman's letter on the subject of the introduction of Tournaments into England in your last issue, in...
ARE DOGS " COLOUR-BLIND "P
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR or THE " BrEcraTos."] SIR, —Your correspondent," W. H. O'Shea," has found several dogs " colour-blind." If black is a colour, I can give several instances in...
POETRY.
The SpectatorTHOUGHTS AT SUNRISE. Tai summer night is waning, and the morn Breaks over steaming streams and silent fields, With dim, far voices of the early dawn. God and his world are now...
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NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS.* THESE new stories are fully as
The Spectatorgood as those which first -obtained a reputation for Uncle Remus, and perhaps the back- ground of negro character on which they are painted for us, is even more admirably...
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PROFESSOR HARRIS ON AGNOSTICISM.* Ws cannot be expected to give
The Spectatorwithin the limits at our com- mand any full account of the contents of this very remarkable volume, consisting, as it does, of well-nigh six hundred closely- printed pages. And...
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THE ART JOURNAL FQR 1883.*
The SpectatorTHEB.E is a great improvement in English illustrated maga- zines ; both the Portfolio and the Art Journal have made con- siderable advance in the merit of their reproductions of...
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ROSMINI'S BOOK ON THE ROMAN CHURCH.*
The SpectatorTax English edition of this striking work, as we gather from the dedication and preface, is the discharge of a debt of pions affection on the part of Dr. Liddon. The book is...
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The Gentleman's Magazine gives us a good number. The first
The Spectatorinstalment of " Philistia," by Cecil Power, is good. We shall be interested in hearing something of a young Oxford Socialist, as Harry Oswald promises to be. Mr. Grant Allan is...
The Portfolio.—There is a very interesting article—certainly the most thorough
The Spectatorcriticism that has yet appeared—on the Cambridge performance of the Birds of Aristophanes. A curious chapter in artistic history is supplied in " Hogarth and the Pirates." The...
The Expositor.—Dean Plumptre contributes to this number the first part
The Spectatorof "Ezekiel : an Ideal Biography,'] which exhibits charac- teristically his method of interpretation and illustration, a method at once ingenious and sound. Archdeacon Farrar...
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The SpectatorThe London Quarterly.—Perhaps the most interesting article its this number is that on " National Education at Home and Abroad." It reviews a large part of the subject, and...
Belgravia this month is certainly strong in fiction. Mrs. Cashel'
The SpectatorHoey begins a story which promises well. Another story, " The Wearing of the Green," is also opened, but we fear that the "Castle," and the "Nationalists," and other things of...
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John Herring : a West of England Romance. By the
The SpectatorAuthor of " Mehalah." 3 vols. (Smith, Elder, and Co.)—This novel Can hardly fail to be somewhat of a disappointment to the expectations which have been formed of the work which...
We have received in an elegant little volume the Fourth
The SpectatorCentenary Edition of Luther's Table-Talk. (T. Fisher ITuwin.)—The Table-Talk was first published in 1564, from the notes of a certain John Gold- sohmidt, supplemented by the...
The Matthew Arnold Birthday Book. Arranged by his Daughter, Eleanor
The SpectatorArnold. With a Portrait. (Smith, Elder, and Co.)—It is impossible to come across Mr. Matthew Arnold's poetry in any form without pleasure, but we confess that this is the form...
Geoffrey Stirling. By Mrs. Leith Adams. 3 vols. (Chapman and
The SpectatorHall.)—It is not often that we see so slender a stock of material spun out to the orthodox length which suits the circulating libraries — and, we should think, no one else in...
Tinsley' s Magazine for January is composed too much of
The Spectatorthin fiction. There is, however, a paper of some interest on " The Life of a News- paper Correspondent," by Mr. O'Shea, which includes a sketch of some of his Irish...
The Eleventh Commandment. By Signor Barrili. (Remington.) —We had hitherto
The Spectatoralways believed that the Eleventh Commandment was, " Thou shalt not be found out," and we imagine that the majority of English people•are of the same opinion. The Italian...
'Twixt France and Spain. By E. Ernest Bilbrongh. (Sampson Low
The Spectatorand Co.)—We must own to feeling a prejudice against "gossip- ing guides," a class in which Mr. Bilbroagh avowedly includes his volume. Gossip is not always unwelcome, but it...
The Art Journal.—An engraving by Mr. Lomb Stocks, after Mr.
The SpectatorMillais's " The Princes in the Tbwer," and an etching by Mr. C. 0. Murray, "Dante and Beatrice," after Mr. Harry Holiday, are the chief illustrations in this number. Both are...
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The Diothas ; or, a Far Look Ahead. By Ismer
The SpectatorThuisen. (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.)—These previsions of the future are getting to be a little tiresome ; and this, though clever and certainly well written, cannot be...
A Cambridge Staircase. By the Author of " A Day
The Spectatorof My Life at Eton." (Sampson Low and Co.)—The writer has made a very de- cided advance on his last book, about which we felt bound to express an unfavourable opinion. We may...
