O N Friday the welcome news was received of a successful engagement fought by Lord Methuen's command at Belmont. Lord Methuen, whose force numbers about thirteen thousand men,...

feat of arms carried out in the Soudan by Colonel Wingate. On Thursday that gallant officer attacked and destroyed the force of Ahmed Fedil, the ablest supporter of the Khalifa...

Hatfield, is a grave as well as a mournful event. The daughter of Sir E. H. Alderson, Baron of the Exchequer, Lady Salisbury inherited abilities which made her companionship for...

the situation is a most curious one, for Natal is now dotted with British forces hemmed in by Boers,—i.e., at Ladysmith, at Eat- court, and at Moei River. This he regards as...

the public, absorbed in the South African struggle, has quite perceived. The signs of unrest are increasing. On Sunday there was a parade in Paris of two hundred and fifty...

which is developing towards Colesberg under General Gatacre cannot but help the general situation, as well as prove a source of great satisfaction here, it is impossible to deny...

case.

remains defiant. M. Deroulede was so insolent when interrogated, calling the President "unworthy" and "a Pana- mist," that he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment ; and...

present of a tin of chocolate capable of making sixteen cups of cocoa or being eaten as " sweets "to every soldier now on active service,—the chocolate for immediate consumption...

comments on England and her cowardice in fighting one of the strongest combinations she has ever encountered are becoming milder. By and by the people will see, as the...

all equally unpleasing to the Imperial Govern- ment,—namely, a quarrel with Hungary, a long continued block in all civil business, and a distinct diminution in the weight of the...

that it was a public duty to state the other side of the case in regard to the war, and repelled the imputation of want of patriotism in those who condemned the diplomacy that...

well. He arrived at Windsor on Monday as arranged, in a punctual train, and has been received with that extra distinc- tion which is paid to great Sovereigns who are also...

that slander was a justifiable weapon to use against tyrants and capitalists. It is improbable that they ever recorded any formal opinion of the kind, but it is certain that the...

the deplorable incident occasioned by the publication of certain notes purporting to represent a conversation between Sir Alfred Milner and Mr. Molten°, because, in our opinion,...

Australian, the Mansion House War Fund ex- ceeded 2300,000 by Thursday evening. We understand that the War Office has accepted the offer of another anonymous benefactor to...

a speech at the annual meeting of the Croydon Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, in which he dwelt on the recent great increase in our trade. The average volume of our trade in...

the Church Defence Committee on Tuesday, made some very sensible remarks upon the subject of Disestablishment. The separation of the connection between the Church and State...

dwelt upon the strain placed upon the loyalty of the Cape Dutch. He asked that they should be made to understand that there would be no attempt to curtail their constitutional...

on the platform. Speaking at Rochester on Wednesday, he indulged in some frank criticisms of the Liberal party and its leaders. Of Lord Rose bery he observed that he "possessed...

New Consols (2) were on Friday 1011.

THE MILITARY SITUATION. 0 " to the fact that Sir Redvers Buller very wisely keeps his own counsel as to his strategic plans, it is by no means easy to get any very complete or...

I T is not often that the death of a lady spreads dis- may through the political world, but undoubtedly dismay was the first feeling created by the tidings of the death of Lady...

W ILL the Boers go on hating us when the war is over ? Will they refuse to acquiesce in the application of the principle of equal political rights and an equal share of...

T HE Paris correspondent of the Times made on Wednes- day a statement which we think he would not bare made if he had not obtained official confirmation of its truth. If so, it...

T HE discussion which has occupied the London School Board for the last two Thursdays reveals a real and growing danger to the pockets of the community. Put generally, it is the...

said to have remarked recently in some speech or lecture that people were paying much less attention to the Press than of old, and he attributed this chiefly to the...

T HE question of ricidivisme is one of the most perplexing which confront modern nations. As it is unquestion- ably on the increase_ the world over, we must assume that there...

I N only two points has the despatch of our Army overseas shown weakness. On certain transports the fresh meat intended to keep our men in health during the voyage was found to...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] think every one must cordially sympathise with you in your desire (Spectator, November 18th) to see some portion of our South African...

[To THE EDITOR. OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Those critical quidnuncs who prophesy that the Transvaal Boers will hate the English with an undying hatred after they have been...

AMATEUR MILITARY CRITICS. [TO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPErT tTOR.") SIE,—It may amuse some of your readers to see how the amateur military critic flourished two thousand years ago....

Sin,—In Mr. Whibley's letter on "English Prose" he claims music as the mark of style, and puts aside both propriety and conciseness of diction, lucidity and simplicity, as false...

[TO THE EDITOR OF TUE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I cannot discover in the Edinburgh Review the maxim attributed to it by Mr. Whibley, that "prose has nothing to do with words." Perhaps...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECFATOR.1 Si,—Is there not something a little ridiculous in the jeremiads now sometimes uttered—and echoed in your columns even by writers as well...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") MONSIEUR LE RtDICTEUR,—COMMO complement aux docu- ments que vous avez publies stir l'attitude du clerge franeais dans l'afia.ire Dreyfus, je...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sps„—You may care to print the enclosed translation into Latin elegiacs of the charming little poem by Mr. Henry Newbolt published in your...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—As an old and deeply interested reader of the Spectator, may I be allowed to say that it has been one of the sur- prises of my life to...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Yonr excellent article in the Spectator of November 4th on the cottage question asks,—" Is it wholly out of the ques- tion that a...

doubt occupying the serious thought of most of those who either as a matter of business or philan- thropy are taking a practical interest in the welfare of the poorer working...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your issue of November 11th the question is put, 1 Was it Parr or Porson who knew as much Greek as a Greek cobbler P" It was said of...

Fro THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It is proposed by friends of the late Mrs. Emma Marshall, of Clifton, the well-known authoress, to place in Bristol Cathedral (with the...

His shoulders stoop unblamed: Whose wrinkles speak of patriot cares, May show them, nor be shamed. And if, sometimes, deliberate thought Too careless speech betrays, Honour to...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Your poetical correspondent, "Hosea, Jun.," in the Spectator of November 11th, would, by his signature, lead us to suppose that he...

THE quiet clouds, the quiet air, The calm that haunts us every- where In these broad fields, where sunlight sees Our homely cattle at their ease; The woods, whose leaves of...

LORD LYTTON'S INDIAN ADMINISTRATION.* WE hope that the next edition of this book will appear with the motto "Si Pergama dextral" on either cover. Its authoress has done all...

THESE essays bear the same relation to serious literature that vers de societe' do to true poetry. This is not, however, against them, for prose de societg is what Mr. Gwynn...

of a fantastical age, fully deserves the tribute of a biography. But there is a serious stumbling-block in the biographer's path; so little is known of the gallant knight that...

ill-assorted, ill- named, but extremely readable, volume is to be found in Lewis Carroll's own words. In the charming article on "Alice' on the Stage" which he wrote for the...

THE literary alliance between Miss Somerville and Miss Martin (" Martin Ross ") has already borne many admirable results, but in the quality and quantity of diversion provided...

LEGISLATION AND INDIVIDUALISM. The Conscience of the King. By James Carmichael Spence. (Swan Sonnenschein and Co. Gs.)—The gist of Mr. Spence's book may be gathered from these...

from the German of Oscar Bie by E. E. Kellett and E. W. Naylor, Mus.D. (J. M. Dent and Co. 12s.)—The pianoforte occupies such a prominent place in modern social life, owing to...

—Mrs. Hugh Bell has embarked upon a mission to the Stupid. She has come to the conversational rescue of Goodman Dull and his wife, and has provided that worthy couple with...

Osbern and Ursyne : a Drama in Three Acts. By John Oliver Hobbes. (J. Lane. 3s. 61)—The heroine of this play is described as " a girl of twenty, very delicate in expression and...

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] THEOLOGY.—These Holy Mysteries. By the Rev. C. Clementson....

5s.)—Four young ladies, left with a very slender provision for their support, resolve to spend their capital in the effort to fit themselves for earning their livelihood. One...

F unk and Wagnall'a Standard Diction- ary of the English Language." These are the" Student's Edition," abridged by James C. Fernald and Francis A. Marsh, with other assistance...

0/ipharit. Arranged and edited by Mrs. Harry Coghill. (W. Blackwood and Sons. (Js.)—A third edition, revised. Some of the letters of Mrs. Oliphant's younger son have been...