earnestly entreats the electors to lay aside passion, and to forget "premature and prejudicial words which may have been spoken in the acutest stage of a long and bitter...

It ie our intention occasionally to issue gratis with the SPECTATOR Special Literary Supplements, the outside pages of which will be devoted to Advertisements. The Twelfth of...

freedom and corporate efficiency" of the Liberal Party to the "high regimental discipline which sends the two minorities" —the Tories and Parnellites—" each in a well-fused...

friends of the Church. He evidently regards that great change as possible, for he observes that "a current throughout the civilised world slowly sets in this direction," and...

M R. GLADSTONE'S "Manifesto," or Address to the electors of Midlothian, appeared in the evening papers of Friday. It is long, perhaps too long ; but Mr. Gladstone fiad, much to...

dom of bequest, and freedom of possession "—the last words may refer either to expropriation or tenant-right, or both—but he also desires to "deal freely with the transfer of...

will be more divided, though the division will not be felt at the polls. With a frankness most unusual in a statesman of such rank, Mr. Gladstone acknowledges serious errors of...

case.

the Sovereigns are agreed, Prince Bismarck is most unwilling to give up his claims, merely because they are un- acceptable to Spain ; while Spain holds her rights so clear, that...

determination to consent to no plan for the dismemberment of the Kingdom, renewed his proposal for National Councils with what would be practically legislative powers, and the...

which distinguishes theta from those of most Radicals, and makes them most pleasant to read; and substantially he does not go as far as Mr. Chamberlain. That is probably because...

conciliating the Irish, but the Germans succeed no better with the Slays. The Czechs of Bohemia, though completely surrounded by the dominant Germans and Magyars, remain...

speech, con- gratulated the Tories on having at length found out that Mr. Gladstone is the great Conservative force within the Liberal Party. We have been preaching that truth...

help Liberals to victory, and are returning towards that Oppor- tunism which is, after all, one of the signs of statesmanship. Mr. Chamberlain, for instance, made a speech at...

Mr. J. Corry, President of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, succeeded in upsetting the equanimity of the experts who listened to his paper. One of them—Dr. W. A....

and a man of most sober judgment, agrees, we perceive, with Mr. Chamberlain that local Councils might be entrusted with the power of acquiring lands for distribution in...

year's meeting, and it is stated that the proceedings have been unusually enjoyable and instructive. The enjoyment may be conceded, as the citizens of Aberdeen were most...

to 100k.

Gloucester, which, however, tailed off towards the end. He tried with some skill to accentuate the differences between Lord Hartington and Mr. Chamberlain; he painted in rose....

elephant, had his. It was his destiny to attract more attention than any other elephant which ever existed, and it pursued him till his death. Alone of his race, he has been...

The population is entirely hostile, and the Resident is compelled to restrain them through agents who act unwillingly and, therefore, inefficiently. He is anxious to annex ; but...

Wednes- day, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, and passed resolu- tions deprecating the recall of Sir Charles Warren from South Africa, and opening communications on the...

quite pleased with their prospects. Their wire-pullers and their journalists all say that things are not looking so bad as they expected ; that there is much less enthusiasm in...

MR. GLADSTONE'S MANIFESTO. T HE expected manifesto from Mr. Gladstone appeared on Friday, in the form of a written address to the electors of Midlothian ; but it reached us too...

S OME of our Agrarian Radical friends are very angry with us for maintaining that " mere " enfranchisement of the soil, its release from all obstacles which impede free...

I T is as well to understand the ideas of French Radicals, for they are sure sooner or later to come to the top, if only for a time ; and to shriek with alarm at their proposals...

I T is a curious ending to the excited expectations of eager partisans and more eager lawyers who anticipated tre- mendous struggles in the Registration Courts over the enrol-...

B Y a sort of tacit convention between Parties, Scotland has become the Belgium of political discussion. It has genuine attractions for English Liberals, who return to their...

T HE Elswick strike has ended, and ended happily. The men have seen on reflection that their contention was not one that they could hope to sustain with any genuine support...

M R. CHAMBERLAIN, in his very able and unusually moderate speech at Glasgow on Tuesday, placed the theory of an Established Church on rather too high a ground. He said the...

M R. PREECE, Electrician to the Post Office, delivered ol Monday an address to the British Association which, if not specially interesting or instructive, may serve to remind us...

"I N the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king ;" and in a country cultivated by small occupying owners, a yeoman with twenty or thirty acres may be the richest man in...

FREE SCHOOLS. [To THE ED/TOR OF THE SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Mr. Arthur Mills, in his letter to you, assumes that free education virtually means the extinction of Voluntary Schools....

Sut.,—There is one aspect of the Free Education question not touched upon in the correspondence in your columns, that has come before me in the following way. A few weeks ago I...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] SIR,—You are perfectly right when you say, "The happiest agriculturist in England is the man who, earning 12s. a week for perhaps...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J Sia,—It has been observed in your columns, and elsewhere, that the question of Disestablishment will divide the Liberal Party. But one...

SPECTATOR."] SIR,—May I ask for space in your columns for a very brief account of an Association which, though much valued by its members, is probably unknown to some who might...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] observe that the newly organised " Free Land League" omits from its programme one very important change in the law which is absolutely...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J Sre,—Your interesting article under the above title has received a somewhat practical illustration in my own experience during the last...

[To THE EDITOR OF TNE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In referring to the Attorney-General's speech at Ventnor, in your issue of September 12th, you say,—" It has long been fore- seen that...

rTo Inv EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sta,—Referring to Mr. Westlake's letter in the Spectator of the 12th inst., may I be allowed to add my quota to the correspondence upon this...

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR?'] SIR,—It is, perhaps, unfair to assume that the letter of Mr. James Cree in your issue of to-day is a joke of the proverbial Scotch kind,...

A TRANSLATION FROM VICTOR HUGO. SOYONS comme l'oiseau pose pour nu instant Sur des rameaux trop fr8les ; Qni sent trembler la branche, maks qui chant pourtant, Sachant qu'il a...

ET0 THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—As the author of the "Biography of Sir W. R. Hamilton," I am anxious that readers of the Spectator who have taken note of Dr....

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR:1 SER,—Will you allow me to mention an experience which, as I know it is not singular, seems to me to point to a danger to the Liberal cause...

THE ADVANCED BROAD CHURCH.* THESE sermons, preached in the church which is, for many of us, indelibly associated with the teaching of Frederick Maurice, are full of interest...

SOME time ago the "Old Bohemian" gave us an entertaining book of personal reTniniscences, and he now gives us that still greater rarity, an amusing cookery-book, probably the...

In these days of analytic criticism, no manifestation of the human mind escapes the observation of the modern philosopher, no longer a mere metaphysician, but also an...

excellent biography of one of the worthiest, though least known, of that eminent Yorkshire family which played a considerable part in English public life two centuries ago, and...

book of considerable interest, though more, perhaps, as a psychological study of a very unique mind, than for the speculations which it contains. The late Henry James, the...

if any, books of travel and adventure published within the last year will more thoroughly repay the trouble of careful perusal than the volume before Here is no dry record of...

Flemings." 3 vols. (Hurst and Blackett.)—There seems to be what we may call a recrudescence of the " Claimant " epidemic among the writers of fiction. One of the prominent...

The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant. (John Dale, Manchester.)— The writer hits some blots in our social system ; that it is not diffi- cult to do. The difficulty is to be just...

Low and Co.)—The authors have collected opinions from a great number of practical teachers as to the effects on the voice of singing by children, especially on the important...

Levi. (John Murray.)—This is a report made to Sir Arthur Bass, M.P., supplementing and bringing up to date the inquiries instituted by the author, at the desire of Sir Arthur's...

Wylde has given us an original tale under this title, which may, with a little alteration, be applied to her book; for although it contains good scenes, vivid description, and...

says the father of the heroine to his newly-recovered daughter, "how marvellously you remind me of your mother. The very mole she bad on her neck is reproduced in you." Mr....

seems to us to be one of the attempts to acclimatise in England the Zola class of fiction. We have seldom read anything more repul- sive. A collection of the most odious men and...

Co.), is a poem constructed, we suppose, after the model of "Maud." It is a pity that Miss Obbard did not furnish her readers with an "argument," for really on reaching the end...

V. White.) —There is an agreeable novelty about the circumstances of Mr. Cleland's story. The scene is laid in Canada. The "rich man" is a Southerner, who has found his way to...