TOPICS OF THE DAY. CWORTH, Mr. W. 31., on English Rail- ways 391 Africa, South, Mr. Chamberlain on ... ... 142 _ 484 — — Mr. Chamberlain's Visit to ... 652-655 -African...

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Powers recently engaged in China to restore the city of Tientsin to the Government of Pekin. They waut to keep the means of coercing, the Empress-Regent should she prays...

W E are happily able to record good news in regard to the King. Throughout the week the bulletins have 'been daily more and more satisfactory, and the last issued on Friday...

very interesting facts as to the progress of the case. "The temperature fell gradually, and is now normal ; the general constitutional condition has been everything that could...

were formally renewed at Berlin on Saturday, June 28th, by Count von Billow and the Austrian and Italian AnxbassadOrs. The terms remain unchanged, and the new Treaties are to...

-relations in the Commons, M. Delcasse was making an important statement as to French foreign policy in the Chamber of Deputies which was also specially concerned with Italy....

case.

the calls upon the Treasury. The revenue receipts for the quarter ending June, 1902, show an increase on those of the same quarter in 1901 of no less than £5,367,000. This is...

of Great Britain on the illness of the King and the slratuatio failure of the Coronation ceremonial, and so have most of the peoples, the only exceptions being certain classes...

moved the adjournment of the House in order to call attention to the impending evictions on Lord De Freyne's estate. No one will doubt Mr. Russell's sincerity and good...

between Austria and Hungary, which was fast ripen- ing into a dangerous quarrel, has been terminated. The Emperor, becoming aware that his two Premiers were not on terms,...

week was chiefly occupied with the Education Bill, with which steady progress was made. During the debate on Wednesday Mr. Balfour, we are glad to see, laid down the very proper...

when the Chambers will recommence sitting. M. Rouvier requires time to consider his exceedingly difficult, and even dangerous, task. It is stated on good authority that the...

on June 28th, declares that the Czar, who is greatly alarmed by the accumulating reports of discontent in Russia, has resolved to grant audiences to leading journalists, pro-...

Horse Guards on Tuesday morning passed off with brilliant success. After the inspection of the parade had taken place —the Queen leading the way in her carriage, followed by the...

to the rulers of the Indian Empire. The Queen, accompanied by a crowd of Crown Princes, reviewed thirteen hundred soldiers, all picked men, representing the different forces of...

pitch, and burnt with flames so bright and fierce that all the near landscape looked as clear as in the daytime. That was weird and striking, but it was still more thrilling to...

at the celebrations of the Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee, proved that after all the most primitive form of illumination is the most effective. Everything combines to make a...

not very profitable discussion took place in regard to foreign affairs occasioned by a speech by Sir Charles Dilke. The chief point of interest in Lord Cranborne's general reply...

reading of the Finance Bill, Lord G-oschen made a powerful defence of Sir Michael Hicks Beach's financial measures. The tax on corn would, he declared, only amount to half a...

of last Saturday on the progress of his scheme, published just a year ago, for the abolition of typhoid in the Army. He contends, not without good grounds, that Mr. Brodrick's...

New Consols (2k) were on Friday 961.

THE ALLEGED NEED FOR PROTECTION. W E advise all who have had their minds perturbed and confused by the paradoxes of Protection to read carefully M. Yves Guyot's article in the...

T HE English never attend, in the true sense of atten- tion, to two things at once ; and while there remains an element of danger in the King's illness events on the Continent...

T HEpaper which Captain Mahan contributes to the July number of the National Review is one of the ablest of his many remarkable contributions to the science of naval strategy....

T HERE are points about the Kings and Crown Princes of Europe—the "European family," as the Emperor Nicholas I. once described them—of whom we are just now hearing and seeing so...

Q EVEN Commissioners have inquired into the condition of the Port of London, and have all signed the Report without• any reservation whatever. The explana- tion is simple. The...

M EN ask of their teachers one of two things, that they should prove or that they should prophesy; but religion is no longer considered susceptible of proof, and it is long...

W HEN a man has made, not only one, but many prophecies which he has lived to see fulfilled, his forecast of the future of any particular subject, whether seemingly likely of...

A THOUGHTFUL notice to the dogs of London was issued by Mr. John Colam, the secretary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, early in the week which should...

THE LITE LORD ACTON. [To Till EDITOR OP TIM "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—You say truly in the Spectator of Jane 28th that "the death of Lord Acton has removed from the sphere of human...

" ENGLAND " INSTEAD OF "BRITAIN." [To TER EDITOR OP TRZ SPZOTATOU."1 have always understood that the Spectator prides itself not only on the purity of the English but on the...

[To THE EDITOR OF TUC "SPECTATOR.") Si,—The enclosed extract from time Quarterly Review of June, 1839, may relieve the minds of some of your readers as to the term "...

called "Roman Catholics," firstly, because that name was invented and first used in opprobrium; secondly, because it connotes what is untrue ; and thirdly, because it is an...

[TO THE EDITOlt OR THE "SPECTATOR."J Sin,—Father Gerard's letter, originally addressed to the Spectator, appeared in the Tablet of 14th inst. I sent a letter to the editor of...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE 'SPECTATOR-'J SIR, — Mr. Montefiore's appeal (Spectator, June 28th) ought to receive the energetic support of every Englishman. The persecution of the Jews...

Sin,—" The word ' Catholic ' embraces all that is essentially good and true either in religion or in morals. To limit ' grace ' which came by Christ' to the external Church is...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THR "SPECTATOR.'] Sin,—Tbe admirable letter from Mr. Napier in the Spectator of June 28th endorses with great force the view which on a former occasion you...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Will you allow me to say a few words of comment on the close of your article in the Spectator of June 28th headed "The King" ? You say...

me to reply to your remarks upon my letter of June 286, wherein I failed to explain clearly that numerous officers in the recent campaign were supplied with luxuries, such as...

. [To TIE EDITO% OP TIE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Dr. Johnson has been quoted times out of number a* the author of the silly definition of angling referred- to by Mr.'Peter D. Thomas...

(To TH1 EDITult OP THE "SPECTATOR.'] SLR, —In your issue of May 10th in the article on "St. Peter" you say that Paul accused Peter, " as it seems to vs rather hastily, of...

(To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—As one of the young men of the present day, perhaps. you will allow me to say a word on the subject of "A Hostess's " letter in the...

[TO TUE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] fully share the surprise of Mr. A. H. Davis (Spectator, June 21st) at the strong dislike which is _felt for the split infinitive. We learn...

sescrssoasi SIR,—The name of a byway in this neighbourhood carries its back so far and forms so strong a link with a period tux- mentioned in your fascinating article in the...

THREE BOOKS ON FRANCE.* OUR Scotch author's preface explains that his book is to be taken as an exposition of the causes of the French Revolution. His summa summarum calls that...

MILL HILL'S REVENGE. Me late Mr. Murray Spicer, the victim of a "Hooligan" outrage in St. Pancras, was an old Mill Hill boy. The head-master, Dr. McClure, recently announced...

[To TIM EDITOR OF Tar " SPECTATOILl Sin,—Referring to the excellent proposal in your issue of June 21st to put up memorial tablets in Board-schools, I think that in addition to...

Tins "Short History" should be read by all who are interested in education, and also by every one who is taking any part in present educational controversies. The two classes...

THERE is no Monarch in history whose character has been longer in need of an adequate presentation than Remy VIII. It was, no doubt, inevitable that the Sovereign who presided...

THERE is nothing more remarkable in the history of the world than the rapid rise of Germany. Forty years ago the great Empire administered by William II. did not exist. Once...

THE Nineteenth Century is bewilderingly kaleidoscopic in its contents, ranging from "Islamic Libraries" to a draw- ing-room play in duologue; but like all the monthlies, save...

not feel sure as to the real object of this book. The Eastern Prince is a Hindoo of the highest caste, and, more than this, born with the signs of the "sacred blith." As he...

THE CIRCULAR STUDY.* MADAME HUMBERT has rendered a conspicuous and memor- able service to all who profess the art of detective fiction. She has rendered it well-nigh impossible...

of "Gerisau. is distinguished from the general . run 'f "mock-Royal"zomanees,by : its dealing a F1th tiro real pagee'c.,f history. Nothing less than the .making of the German...

63.) —The "River" is an Australian river, and has an important function to perform in bringing about the accomplishment of the heroine's destiny. This is indeed the best part of...

Co. Cs.)—An awful confusion was created in Steven- son's "Wrong Box" by the mischievous youths who "played billy with the labels" of the luggage and goods of the Loudon and...

Dent and Co. 4s. 6d.)—This novel would be greatly improved .if,_. like "Vanity Fair," it could have been written as "a novel without a hero." For Ernest Brotherton, half hero,...

[Under this heading tee notice such Books of ths ussk Si haus nit L.son reserved for review in other forms.] CORONATION Ones.--.Good Words in its "Coronation Number" publishes...

HORTUS INCLUSITS. Hortus Inclusus. By John Ruskin. Third Edition. (G. Allen. 6s.)—We may be peculiar, but it has always seemed to us that this volume contains the only work of...

have added to the interest of this little volume if some indication had been given in it of the occasions which prompted the first writing, or speaking, of the papers it...

is another attempt to smooth the path of the learner of Latin. In the first section only the first declension, and the present indicative of sum and of first conjugation verbs,...

Co. 4s. 6d.)—This is an excellent book, well arranged and exhaustive of its subject. Part I., " Health of the Man," deals with foods, stimulants, preparation of foods, quality...

69.)—How admirable would be the result if the writers of fiction in general would equip themselves for their task as Mr. Perry has done! He has made "a complete study of the...

H. Rycroft. (Warren and Son, Winchester. 4d.)—Mr. Rycroft makes some thoughtful suggestions for the improvement of rural educa- tion. Make the children really interested in what...

Pltuxuner, MA. (The Clarendon Press. 5s. net.)—This volume contains the Ford Lectures for 1901. Lectures L and II. are devoted to the "Sources," and contain, of course, an...

68.), appears in anew edition, arranged so as to present more forcibly the author's contentions. We are glad to see that Mr. Wilkinson has secured a considerable audience....

Hall. Os.)—It is a very great pity that Mr. Harper does not keep himself to his proper functions of a guide to cycle-riders. Let him tell them how they are to find their way,...

a brief article to which we must give, though somewhat late, a few words of notice. It sets forth a plan for providing the colonists (of the Roman kind, the "soldier-farmer")...

and Stoughton. 7s. 6d.)—We may mention among the more important contents of this volume, Dr. E. C. Selwyn's "Dialogues on the Christian Prophet "—Dr. Selwyn would help his...