useful summary of the Report of the Commissioner of Pensions in the United States for the year ended June 30th. The sum paid, about £32,400,000, is the largest on record, and...

Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Saturday last. By the unanimous judgment of the four Judges the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey is pronounced to be a...

an important speech on the proposed new taxes, and bravely stifled a rebellion in the approved manner of M. Clemenceau. He explained that all the "prejudicial Motions" to reject...

any case.

T HE Lords' debate, dealt with in detail on the next pages, which was expected to end on Thursday, has been ad- journed till Monday ; but it seems certain that the vote will be...

said as to the weakness involved in the determination to abstain from voting announced by Lord Cromer, Lord Rosebery, and Lord Balfour of Burleigh. We cannot express any...

some account of the proceedings of the new Provincial Assemblies in China. Within a fortnight of their birth some of the Assemblies have denounced many of the Central...

may com- mand against the policy of rejection up till the very last moment. Our opposition to rejection is, however, purely technical, for we share to the fullest possible...

Panama Canal is once more shown by the annual Report of the Canal Commission. The original estimate, including policing and sanitation, was £28,800,000. In 1906 the cost of...

on Thursday, when Lord Balfour of Burleigh delivered a speech which deeply impressed his audience, not only by its eloquence and sincerity, but by the weight of its arguments....

whose speech we deal elsewhere. Lord Pentland in opposing the amendment complained of the unfairness of the position in which the Liberals were placed. He believed it was true...

Bill in detail, but dealt almost entirely with the Constitutional issue, which, he claimed, had not been treated seriously by Lord Lansdowne. The House of Lords had a legal, but...

which was remarkable even in a week of good speeches, and on a day made memorable by one of the most eloquent, witty, and fascinating speeches that Lord Rosebery has ever made....

the House of Lords was opened on Monday night by Lord Crewe, who molted formally and without comment that the Bill should be - read a second time. Lord Lansdowne's speech was an...

French Chamber on the French claims in Morocco. He warned Mulai Hold in plain terms that the patience of France would not last indefinitely, and as the Envoys from Morocco were...

the proposal to denounce certain officials who are said to be guilty of corruption or inefficiency. It was expected that the pro- scription list would be published on Wednesday,...

taining account of the probing of the Leonardo-Lucas bust. Last Sunday the core was removed by a process of electric cautery, and was found to contain a large " piece of grey...

to Thursday's debate to pass without a word of comment. Though Lord Newton hit many heads, and hit them very hard, good temper as well as good sense marked his speech...

was held at Cambridge last week, proved of very great interest. Mr. Harold Co; M.P., gave an address on "Socialism and Individualism," which we trust will be printed verbatim by...

Interest or Natural Beauty was held on Tuesday. It endorsed the Council's appeal for funds to purchase some land offered for building near Windsor Castle in order to preserve...

he always does, with a deep sense of conviction. The answer, he declared, which would come back from the people was : "Never again,—never again in this country shall the funda-...

dropped what appears to ns a very wise remark. He declared that in some respects the claims of both Houses of Parliament have been put too high by their respective admirers and...

force and moderation at Trowbridge on Wednesday. If once the right of the House of Lords to interfere or suspend the Budget was allowed, it would become impossible for a Liberal...

Oct. 21st. Consols (2k) were on Friday 82k—Friday week 821.

THE DUTY OF UNIONIST FREE-TRADERS. T HE division on Lord Lansdowne's Motion will not be taken till next Tuesday. The course of the debate, however, shows that, short of...

the Albert Hall on Friday week to express " the protest of Christian England " against the cruelties in the Congo was proof positive of the absence of all partisanship,...

B Y the side of the really serious questions which are raised by the expected action of the Lords there are others which deserve notice as examples either of assump- tions built...

( NE of the most interesting and important of the kl recent protests Land-taxes was furnished at the mass meeting of auctioneers, estate agents, and surveyors held at Cannon...

lATE publish in another column a letter from Mr. Herbert Bull, who has already done, as his letter shows, and as his friends know, admirable work in pro- testing against the...

T HE very best books do not satisfy the student; they give an appetite for reading. Such a book is the late Dr. Brooke Foss Westcott's " Two Empires " (Macmillan and Co., 6s.),...

" T HE Bishop of Birmingham in an address last week entitled " Shall We Send Our Sons to the University P" complained that athletics were the only real form of strenuousness at...

T HE National Trust for preserving places of historic interest and natural beauty, and all who sympathise with the objects of that excellent society, can look back upon the...

THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN ENGLAND. [To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. ") Sir,—The great impression made on the mind of a political neutral by the turn which this party conflict...

vas "srsontroa."] Sin,—May one who is no financier, but a student of the history and character of his countrymen past and present, say a word in strong support of the...

[To THE EDITOR or THE "SPECTATOR. ") SIR,—Lord Beauchamp, with, it is to be hoped, a defective sense of historical perspective, compares the adoption of Lord Lansdowne's Motion...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. ") SIR,—That the Radicals are hard pressed to make out a case against the House of Lords is clearly shown by the enclosed extract which...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—On the first page of last week's Spectator you remark : "Even if the present Government were to have a great and unexpected victory, and...

tTo THE EDITOR OF TER "SPECTATOR."] Srn,—I beg to notice your article on November 20th on "Morality and Taxation," in which the motive for gifts inter vivos is taken to be the...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR:] Sin,—As a former owner of land in New Zealand, I desire to say a word in confirmation of the general view taken of the land policy of that...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, — There will assuredly be many among your readers who, even if they do not write to say so, will be deeply grateful for your brave...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. " Silt,—I read with great interest the letter of " Englishman " on the subject of "Indian Students in English Families" which appeared in the...

[To TRZ EDITOR or TIER "SPECTATOR. "] SIR.,—On behalf of the Victoria League, may we make blown through your columns the existence of a newly formed Sub- Committee called the...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — The controversy between the Foreign 1st - misters at Vienna and St. Petersburg is especially interesting to Turkish subjects, for we...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. " ] Srn,—Your commentary on " Ann Veronica " in last week's Spectator reminds me of a passage in that wise and beautiful book, " The Lover's...

[To sits EDITOR or TIED "SPECTATOR."] Srn,—Having had some experience as a District Magistrate in India for twelve years, I should like to say that the only way I could ever...

pro TIEN EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — In view of the present discussion concerning the Leonardo bust, it may be interesting to your readers to recall the story of the...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SricTAToz."] Sts,—The article in the Spectator of October 23rd had a peculiar interest for me, inasmuch as some twelve months or so ago I spent...

[To TIM EDITOR OF TIER " BrICTATOR.1 SIR,—The completion of the full-sized truck by Mr. Brennan and its successful running on the mono-rail will be of interest to many. In 1906...

[To THIL EDITOR Of THE " SPECTATOR. "] Stu,--Tn your review in last week ' s Spedator of the new Life of Pope there is a phrase unintelligible to me : " The indictment of...

[TO TIM EDITOR OF TIM " EIFECTMOR."] SIE, — No hare in nursery rhymes ! Has the writer of the article in your last issue forgotten— "Once upon a time, no matter when, When...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated," the .Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode of...

" EIPRCTATOL"1 Sia,—When in London a few months ago, I was informed by Mr. Evans, honorary secretary of the Great Public Schools Association, that many of the elder lads in...

TO THE RIVER BELL (HENDECASYLIABICS.) LITTLE Bela! Delightful, baffling river, All day long have I fished thy waters vainly; Vainly dangled my flies in futile casting Over...

NEW LIGHTS ON HANDEL. A. COUPLE of months ago the contention—put forward by a writer in the Cornhill—that music was essentially an aristo- cratic appanage was discussed in...

THE JOURNAL OF JOHN WESLEY.* TRB publication of the first volume of the standard edition of Wesley's Journal is an event of no small importance in the literary as well as in the...

NEARLY thirty-five years ago, writing of the place which Sir Wilfrid Lawson held in the House of Commons, the Spectator said : — " Country gentlemen make just the sort of...

agreeable as welt as a very valuable book. It is pleasant to read of a really prosperous black race, self-contained, individual, and pro- gressive ; and it is still more...

has collected with pious and indefatigable labour the whole scattered mass of Shelley's extant correspondence; he has arranged it in chronological order and annotated it...

THE inspiration under which Mr. Newbolt wrote his magnificent sea-songs like "Drake's Drum" is in the • Songs of Memory and Hope. By Henry Nev7bolt. London : John Murray. Os....

WE can say without any hesitation that this book is very good reading. Here is a story which, to use Sir Edmund Cox's words, is "really too glorious." When he was in Sind he...

Tins is a most timely and valuable little book. The South African Union, consummated last summer, was too dramatic an event not to impress the popular imagination ; but a Con-...

THE MINVERN BROTHERS.* WHEN Mr. Turley published Godfrey Marten, the first of the excellent series of school stories of which The Arinvern Brothers is the latest, and in some...

Lowell, or a book so entirely forgotten as to be practically new to ninety-nine readers out of a hundred, was indeed a stroke of good fortune. The transaction which put Mr....

6s.)—Mrs. Cotes's new novel, although not so amusing as many of her former works, is more seriously interesting than its predecessors. The story deals with India of to-day, and...

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review is other forms.] The Shorter Bible. Arranged and Edited for the Use of Schools and for...

{John Lane." 2s. 6d. net.)—This is one of the series of Handbooks of Tractiall; Gardening," and should be as welcome as any. The fact is that the sweet-pea repays its cost as...

Edited by Catherine Frances Frere. (A. Constable and Co. 6s. net.)—Lady Clark, amidst the various activities of her life, made the practical study of cookery a serious object....

XXI., " Whichcord—Zuylestein." (Smith, Elder, and CO; 15s. net.)—This volume concludes the reissue of the first edition,: representing, as it does, LXI.-LXIII. There is yet to...

net.)—The greater part of this book is given to the horse. First we have the turf, then we have the hunting-field, and we come back to the noble animal in polo. On the whole, we...

by Charles Annandale, LL.D. 4 vols. (Gresham Pub- lishing Company. 30s.)—Dr. Annandale's biographical sketch is a candid and sensible piece of work. It is necessary to have a...

net.)—Mr. Milne adds, by way of a sub-title, " With Excursions in Memory Elsewhere among People and Places." The root idea of the book is the action of a man who gives up the...

net)—This is an anthology from English poets, consisting of pieces original and translated. The first is an Elizabethan translation (Barnacles . Barnes, 1593) from Moschus, and...