believed that the Austro-Russian Note, which has been under con- sideration by the Powers during the week, was presented to the Porte on Thursday. The contents of the Note are...

I T is with a sense of relief that we are able to record that on Saturday last the Government announced that the Venezuelan Protocol had been agreed on, and that the blockade...

received deputations at Graaf Reinet, Middelburg, Schomibie, and Pearl. At Graaf Reinet Mr. Chamberlain spoke with the utmost frankness on the subject of rebellion and loyalty....

of all opinions, and his hope was to bring them together. He had met many men who had fought in the war, and had learned to respect them thoroughly and to trust their assurances...

were published this week. They are Mr. Root, Senator Lodge, and Senator Turner. Mr. Root ; an- questionably one of the ablest men alive to-day in the Anglo-Saxon world of ,...

the garden party was meagre, and the attitude of the Dutch distinctly unsympathetic, but the - moderate and con- ciliatory line of Mr. Chamberlain's remarks appears to have been...

case.

attention to the fact that the Prime Minister on Friday week repeated in the strongest terms his repudiation of what he termed the "fantastic invention " that the German Emperor...

day with the usual state and ceremony. Both. the King and Queen, we are glad to record, were declared by all who witnessed the ceremony to be in excellent health. The King's...

week announcing the complete success of the Kano Expedition under Colonel Morland. The object of the operations was to check slave-raiding, secure the safety of our garrison at...

given by the Berlin correspondent of the Times in Tuesday's issue. From these it appears that in the decade 1890-1900 the number of persons in Prussia of Polish or kindred stock...

was begun and ended on Tuesday, and was not of any im. partance. In the Commons the operative part of the debate on the Address was begun by Sir Henry Campbell-Banner. man, who...

de Paris from the pen of M. Victor Berard. After dismissing those "specialists" who either parcel out Morocco in geometric sections and distribute it to their friends and...

dealing with the Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants of the Trust. The Scholarships (£100 a year, tenable for one year) are confined to graduates of Scottish Universities,...

and Wednesday. He stated that he was selected for the command in South Africa in June, 1899; and that at the interview with Lord Lansdowne it was agreed that an army corps, a...

to questions with reference to Colenso, he attributed the loss of the guns to their being advanced too close to the enemy's position, " contrary to his intention," and gave...

Hotel to consider the desirability of creating a North Sea Squadron, and of establishing a naval base on the East Coast. Mr. Haldane was in the chair, and he and the chief...

amendment on the housing of the working classes, moved by Dr. Macnamara,—a debate to which interest was added by the fact that at the moment the King, who has always exhibited...

week has begun to be interesting, even in the meagre official summary provided to the public. Sir George White, who was examined on Monday, stated that previous to embarking for...

chiefly occupied with Mr. Heir Hardie's amendment, which was a vote of censure on the Government for not dealing adequately with the unemployed problem, being ultimately...

Friday 92i.

INTERNATIONAL ANIMOSITIES. M R. BALFOUR and Sir Henry,Campbell-Bannerman have both during the past week lectured the British Press, including, no doubt, the Spectator, on its...

M R. BALFOUR'S announcement of the reorganisation of the Committee of Defence has met with a very large meed of approval in the Press. In many ways we agree with these...

I T is something even that the Eastern question ha,s again found its way into a King's Speech. For a quarter of a century the Powers have been content to remain passive in the...

A S Mr, Chamberlain's South African tour draws -DR- towards its close there is a general recognition, which is only emphasised by the earplugs of a few special pleaders obsessed...

T HERE is a story told by Mr. Sidney Peel in "Trooper 8,008 I.Y." of a company of Imperial Yeomanry on the march, and newly arrived at the place chosen for their camping-ground...

T "preface to the Prayer-book, though so well known and so much debated by ecclesiastical experts and students of Church law and history, is very little read by the general...

T HE smoke of the forest fires lay in heavy folds along the mountain sides, and a faint haze was steaming up in misty patches from the sea. The ship was shouldering her w ay...

opinion have led the Indian Government to take a very important step for the protection of bird-life in India. What is known as the East Indian trade in birds' skins for the...

_GERMAN EXPECTATIONS AND ASPIRATIONS. [To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—In my previous letter on Germany and Britain in the Spectator of December 20th, 1902, I...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 81'4 —Your endeavour to open the eyes of Englishmen to the bad feeling of the Germans towards our nation is a wise policy. I have noticed...

THE ANGLO-GERMAN ALLIANCE. [TO THE &Duos OF THE "SPECTATOR:I Si14-41aving carefully followed your admirable articles on the Anglo-German Alliance, I cannot forbear from sending...

(TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—It seems curious that one of the "verbal atrocities" quoted by Mr. Murray in the Spectator of February 14th should have been used...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR, —Is it too late for you and for the proof-readers of leading English journals to make an effort at stemming the influx into our...

to see the editorial note you appended to a letter on this subject in the Spectator of February 14th, " The last thing which we desire is to stir up or increase national...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR"] SIR,—As a test of the soundness of the Ministerial defence, is it not a fair question to ask,—In the light of the un- mistakable opinion...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—In the Spectator of February 14th your correspondent in his interesting letter upon this subject quotes from the Gifford Lectures of...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—I do not think that Mr. Cope Cornford in his denuncia- tion of the new scheme of naval training in the Spectator of February 14th...

OF THE "SPECTATOR"] SIR,—I observe that in your article. in the Spectator of Feb- ruary 7th on this subject you say that "at one time the price of corn during the Crimean War...

"SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—The Archbishop of Canterbury in his admirable speech after his enthronement mentioned that it was from America that he received his first telegram of...

the nine instances given by Mr. Murray the novelists or poets he condemns are supported by authority. The " Century Dictionary" gives " hoarse," " husk," " shrill," " tiptoe," "...

me to quote an authority on this subject which I conclude the Spectator still deems worthy of respect ? "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed...

SIR,—The various letters referring to "Prayers for Fine Weather " seem to me to miss one point,—viz., that as " all things are naked and open in the eyes of Him with Whom we...

StR,—The practice referred to by Mr. Murray in the Spectator of February 14th of manufacturing verbs out of adjectives, &c., is a very common one in childhood. Only yesterday...

SIR,—I do not know if the following particulars of a Society somewhat analogous to the " Kaleidoscopes " mentioned in the Spectator of January 31st are of interest. In June,...

'! SPECTATOR.") sin,—In the Spectator of December 20th, 1902, there is a curious slip. You say that Captain John Smith, ten years after landing in Virginia, brought home his...

[TO TEE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR.") Sin,—The following family letter gives an account of a spiritualistic seance in 1762, and may be of some historic interest in connection...

[To THE EDITOE Or TEE "SPECTATOR:I Sur,—In a letter which appeared in the Spectator of February 14th under the above heading, explanations of the following three facts were...

" srscrATon."1 SIR,—In the Spectator of January 17th (" The Liberty of Prophesying ") you say that religious toleration is by no means a modern idea. In support of this...

[TO MR EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—In reference to the article on the above subject in the Spectator of January 31st, I beg to submit to your notice an extract taken...

AN ALLEGED ROMANCE BY JOHN MILTON.* THE critic, happily for his peace of mind, is not often con- fronted with a problem so perplexing as that of which he has to attempt the...

[TO TEE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J SIR,—In the Spectator of February 14th I notice an article entitled " Subalterns' Court-Martials." May I ask whether the spelling of the...

" ANNUS MIRABILIS." DAYLIGHT was down; and up the cool Bare heaven the moon, o'er roof and elm, Daughter of dusk most wonderful, Went mounting to her realm : And night was only...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTA TOR.1 Sra,—Your article on circumstantial evidence in the Spectator of January 31st leads me to lay before you the following statement, one of...

the last century, such is the aim of Mr. liacColl's book. Considering that the survey includes not only the art of England, but that of France, and even that of Spain in so far...

THE first of the two volumes before us—Mr. Masefield's Salt Water Ballads—is marked by that brutality which has come to be synonymous with power in the minds of too many...

Fon the first time in our history since the great French War, we have been at war with an enemy who can write a book (the Russian accounts of the Crimean War being only acces-...

" CROPPIES LIE DOWN."* MR. BUCKLEY'S novel has many of the unmistakable signs of a first venture. He has not yet mastered the art of omission, and in his conscientious desire to...

a novel of the old-fashioned kind, a description which is as far as possible from disparagement. There is no problem of life in it, no pessimism, no cynicism,— unless we are...

SOME BOOKS ON THE EDUCATION ACT. The Education Act, 1902. By Montague Barlow and H. Masan. (Butterworth and Co. 35. 6d. net.)—This book will be useful to those who wish to...

very modern " note " is given to this story by the curtain rising on a prologue of which a battlefield on the veld is the scene. However, the story soon leaves South Africa, and...

6s.)—This story suggests various reminiscences. We think of the " Sentimental Journey " when we read of a Boer woman "with half her hair in curl-papers," the said curl-papers...

Edited by R E. Forrest. (Methuen and Co. 6i.) —There is little. literary merit about The Sword of Airaet, the value of the book depending entirely on the bona-fides of "John...

6s.) —This is a story of the days of Charles I., to which the adjective " bustling " is eminently appropriate. From Whitehall to the Netherlands, Paris, and Ireland is the...

Modern School Buildings. • By Felix Clay. (Botsford. .25s. net.) —The interest which is taken just now in all details of education will cause many besides professional...

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as haw not been reserved fur review is other forms.] Cities of India. By G. W. Forrest, C.I.E. (A. Constable and Co. 10s....

The Surrey Archaeological Society. Vol. %V11. (Published at Guildford for the Society.)—The Surrey Archaeological Society is to be congratulated upon the interest of its...

Newnes, 3s.) we have The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, by Charles . Lever. Harry Lorreguer appeared more than sixty years ago ; of the many changes which this period has...

Notes by W. Carew Hazlitt. (Savile Publishing Company. 2s. net.)— This is the first number of the "Burlington Series for Collectors." Books, by which we mean books of the...

Report of the needs and work of the University of New York gives an instructive account of Transatlantic ideals in academical matters,—ideals which we might well imitate here....

Mead defines the purposes of his book by the terms of the sub-title. It is " a discussion of the economic and legal ques- tions created by the growth of irrigated agriculture in...

Bull Press. ls.)—Here is an excellent example of the success of him qui miscuit utile dulci. A "Merry Manual" it is called. " full of Facts and Fancies." And truly one may see...

50s.)—This directory appears for the forty-third time. There is, we take it, no publication of the kind which requires such careful editing. The class with which it deals is...

and Son. 2s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Parsons is a strong advocate of private as against State and municipal enterprise in the matter of housing the poor. He tells the story of the...