of the day outruns so vastly the needs of the reading public, that it can only be justified at all on the ground that the great mass of the electors do not read, and are only...

the police, the unemployed every day parading the most thronged thoroughfares, and using occasionally most menacing lan- guage. Some of their leaders threaten a great riot on...

Carnarvon. In the first of these, he called the Liberal Unionists' objection to Home-rule "the miserable excuse of a difference of opinion about a Bill introduced eighteen...

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case.

Republican Party, which is now greatly embarrassed by the Wilson scandal, would take advantage of the proposal for the conversion of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan to turn...

With the " SpEcrexon." of Saturday, November 19th, will be issued, gratis, a SPECIAL LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, the outside pages of which will be devoted to Advertisements....

T HE Vienna correspondent of the Times announces that the German Government has changed its Bulgarian policy, and will now earnestly support the Administration of Prince...

fair, about two miles from Ruabon, in which he made a sharp attack on the House of Lords, asserting that it is of no use for Irish Members to introduce into the House of Commons...

was his explicit declaration that, till Ireland should surrender the cry for a Parliament which would be a distinctly national Parliament and practically independent of Great...

in the course of which he urged Irishmen not to purchase their farms, but to carry out the " Plan of Campaign," which could be worked this winter more easily than ever. " We,"...

criticism on Sir William Harcourt's remark that the authority of Mr. Gladstone in this country resembles the authority formerly wielded by Cavour in Italy, and that now wielded...

inciting resistance to the law, has been confirmed on appeal by the Recorder of Cork. When the judgment was delivered on Monday, the warrant for Mr. O'Brien's removal had not...

out the remarkable position taken by Mr. John Morley in main- taining frankly that what they wanted was to make the Irish- man a " new creature," and that the only way of doing...

Irish officials have received somewhat uncomfortable contradictions, to which neither Mr. Gladstone nor Mr. Morley has replied satisfac- torily. Mr. Gladstone in his Nottingham...

some apprehension as to the future of national bondholders. He said Europe now owed £1,000,000,000 sterling,—that is, she paid £160,000,000 a year " to the descendants of her...

the Mandi's army began to descend the Nile. The evacuation, therefore, stopped. It is now again proposed to evacuate every- thing but Alexandria, and the European force is being...

secrated on Thursday, at Truro, by the Bishop of the diocese, the Archbishop of Canterbury (who was formerly Bishop of Truro) preaching the sermon, and the Prince of Wales, who...

(Mrs. Otto Goldschmidt), which occurred on Tuesday. She occupied a special place in Europe. First in her art, perhaps the greatest vocalist who ever lived, she was the one...

a Resident Magistrate in Ireland had admitted in the case of Mr. O'Brien, that " he had made up his mind what sentence to pass before he had heard what the prisoner had to say...

Smith for spokesman, who advocate Free-trade with the United States. Mr. Goldwin Smith, in a letter published in the Times on Thursday, declares that the subject will be...

equally divided on Tuesday on the subject of the statute for creating an honours school in Modern Languages,-92 against 92,—and the result, of course, was that the Proctor gave...

THE NEXT STEP. -NAT E trust that the Government, in the Cabinet Councils which must be eo frequent this month, will thoroughly thresh out the question of introducing or...

from this to have five years to run before the people can be asked to fact these were not the points on which, a year and a half confirm or retract their judgment on the most...

THERE are two theories about the use of the British 1 Embassy in Paris, and Lord Salisbury, in selecting Lord Lytton to succeed Lord Lyons, has acted on the older and, as we...

T HE trial of Police-Constable Endacott has ended as, from the evidence, it was bound to end, and as it was all along probable it would end, unless popular feeling was to...

W E wonder what those critics of the Government who suggest some radical alteration in its constitution or its policy every other day, would think of it if Lord Salisbury were...

M R. ARNOLD-POINTER'S scheme for buying Ireland and presenting it to its people, described at length in the November number of the _Nineteenth Century, will need much discussion...

A T the public conferring of the degrees of the Royal University of Ireland last week, Lord Emly, the Vice- Chancellor of the University, though he expressed his sense of the...

W E wonder whether it is trne that exaggeration is popular with ordinary people. That must certainly be the impression of the speakers and writers who so recklessly indulge...

W E are not concerned to press home to Canon Taylor his statistical errors. We did not reprint his figures, which were on the face of them preposterous ; and we had previously...

Mr. Mayer has been unable to procure a more spacious and convenient theatre for his nineteenth season of French plays, the draw- backs of the Royalty do but furnish an...

WESTERN AUSTRALIA. rTo THE EDITOR OE TEE SEECTAT011...] Sta,—In an article in the Spectator of October 22nd, headed "A Modest Demand," the writer disposes in a somewhat off-...

[TO THE EDITOR OF TIM "eremarea."] BIER In these days of emasculated Liberalism and sentimental Radicalism, when cant seems bodily transferred from the sphere of religion to...

Stn,—The article on" A Roman Catholic Ideal," in the Spectator of October 29th, suggests one or two thoughts that seem to have escaped the notice of the writer. He appreciates...

TEE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, —Being a constant reader of your paper, I have several times lately seen it stated in your columns, directly or indirectly, that two out of the five...

rT. TRE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. "] Stn,—While agreeing with most of your comments on the recently published Life of Miss Vaughan, I yet desire to point out that the matter...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE SPECTETOR.”f Sin, — There is a story told of the late Dean Stanley to the effect that one day when travelling in Roumania, he addressed a small peasant...

[To THE EDITOR OP TEE SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I overlooked the remark quoted by your correspondent, " S. L. P., " or I would have at once answered your challenge. I do not, of...

Sin, — It is stated in the article on " A Jewish Hamourist, " which appeared in the Spectator of October 22nd, that M. G. Saphir ' s father was a pedlar. This is a mistake. His...

[TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—Might I be permitted shortly to reply to Mr. Hill ' s letter P The " rundale " system was only applicable to the amble portion of land...

[To THE EDITOR OF TRH SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—" Honour to whom honour is due. " I am glad to read in the Spectator of October 29th the well-deserved tribute of admiration to the late...

its THE EDITOR OF TILE “Sexcuma."] SIR,—Your kindness in dealing with my book tempts me to submit for your consideration a remark or two on the point where my critic detects a...

THE LATE DUO DE BROGLIE.* [FIRST NOTICE.] Now that the Souvenirs of the late Doe de Broglie, published in France a year ago, have been translated into English, it is time to...

ARNOLD and Stanley, sowers of good seed, Master and pupil here are graven in stone ; One with strong brow to crush the evil down, Strong faith to inspire, to renovate, to lead :...

EDWARD THRING. He made men seers, young dreamers to desire The one thing good,—to do the difficult right ; He cast Truth's heart into the fiercest fight, And bade us battle on...

The writer of the interesting letter on the Monastery at Carthans, near Meran, which we published is the Spectator of September 10th, has received the following acknowledgment...

THERE is much beautiful poetry in this fantasy, for we can hardly call it a drama. We suppose the drift of it to be that while in woman perfect love cannot face death without...

THERE delightful memoirs divide themselves naturally, and are divided by M. Perey, into two parts ; the first, entitled " L'Abbaye- aux-Bois," consisting almost entirely of the...

Mn. HALDANE will forgive us for saying that his well-intentioned, and in many respects well-executed, " study " of Adam Smith suggests, in the first place, Emerson's view of...

intimate expressions of the ideas of the people." It is an amiable platitude, this, and venerable from its antiquity, originally propounded, perhaps, in that comparatively...

ME magazines are a little dull this month, though they contain some readable papers. The one which will excite most atten- tion is the article in the Fortnightly Review on "The...

We are very glad to see a new English edition, prepared by Pro- fessor A. H. Keane, of Dr. Rudolf Gneist's Student's History of the English Parliament. (H. Grevel and Co.) It is...

of the Beat Available Books (about Tmenty.five Thousand) in every Department of Science, Art, and Literature. By William Swan Sonnenschein. (Swan Sonnensehein and Co.)—It would...

by H. Sutherland Edwards. (T. and E. Maxwell.)—The title of this book, if not actually deceptive, is decidedly misleading. The work purports to be a translation of...

F.G.S. (Sampson Low and Co.)—This is a model book of travel. "The clearest and simplest manner of describing a journey of exploration, of sport, or of adventure," says Mr. Karr,...

maiden who talks prettily to herself in a green wood, within hearing of the golden youth who shall presently awaken her fair soul, and speedily induce her to trust her future to...

and Co.)—This book is so realistic, in its best sense, that it took us some time to decide whether it was a true history or a fictitious narrative. The author is evidently of...

S. H. Butcher, M.A., and A. Lang, M.A. (Macmillan), a "new and cheaper edition" of a translation which has taken an unques- tioned place aa a standard.—The Geology of England...

part, become the Woman's World, and is now edited by Mr. Oscar Wilde, who has already obtained for the magazine the support of a large number of ladies both of culture and of...

Adventures Ashore and Afloat, cr Svo (R.T.S 1 2,0 Anderson (A. A.), Twenty-Five Team in a Waggon, 2 vole. (Chapman A Hall) 24/0 Athanasios on the Incarnation, translated by F....

Robert Morris, M.A. (Stevens and Sons.)—The Anglo-Indian Codes. Edited by Whitley Stokes, D.C.L. Vol. I., Sub- stantive Laws. (The Clarendon Press.)—The Duties and Rights of...

of business, should not be addressed to the EDITOR, but to the PUBLISHER, 1 Wellington Street, Strand, W.C.

JECONS. — On the 3rd inst., at 11 Weimer Road, Birkdale, Southport, Elise Augusta. the wife of William Alfred Jevons, aged 6/ years.

AND CO. ' S, 283 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 17.S.A., where single Copies can be obtained, and Subscriptions are received.

in the Precinct of the Savoy, Strand, in the County of Middlesex. at 18 Exeter Street, Mrs. ; and Published by him at the" Bremsroa" Office, No. 1 Wellington Street, Strand,...

TO the vrtator No. 3,097.] FoIt THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1887. [ T „,,==,%„=,,,}oB.A.ria.

MUSIC AND MANNERS.* Is it savours not a little of sacrilege to criticise the utterances of a writer who boasts "a somewhat exhaustive acquaintance with European despots," and...

LONDON: NOVEMBER 5, 1887.

Ir no doubt sometimes happens that the person who reads a book, or looks at a picture, sees more meaning, more suggestion of one kind or another, than the writer or painter...

ON all matters appertaining to the prisons of Russia and France, Prince Kropotkin is able to speak with authority. He has spent in them several years of his life, and his first...

IT ie impossible to g ive an outline, concise and yet complete, of a narrative which, like M. Ebers's Bride of the Nile, forms one consecutive stream of episode and action,—one...

is expressly desi g ned for "Students at the University and the hi g her forms in schools," it is difficult to understand why Mr. Haskin g s has deviated from the common...

significant one. There is not, there never has been, a "Colonial" Britain, unless the Crown Colonies may be grouped under such a designation ; for our Colonies, almost from...

GLOBE-TROTTING, whether for pleasure or on what are euphemistically but inaccurately styled " professional tours," is so overdone, that but for special circumstances, which are...

Unwin ) —The author of this novel seems to have some grievances which he or she (let ns say, by preference, " she") has to air, aversions which she wishes to denounce, and...

the history of the Sisterhood of St. Mary-at-the-Cross. And he has done this in a most 'satisfactory way, by publishing a number of letters written from time to time, and...

volume is one of a series which has more than once been noticed in our columns, "The Story of the Nations." Something more, perhaps, might have been said about Egyptian...

and Co.)— Mr. Wood describes and gives directions for playing more than thirty games of " patience." Some of them he illustrates, and it is on these that he recommends the...

Incidents of Indian Life. By the Rev. J. Cave-Browne. (W. H. Allen and Co.)—A retired Indian Chaplain here tells, and tells very well, some striking stories of the East. These...

Treatment. By C. W. Mansell Moak!. (II. K. Lewis.)—It would have been as well to say expressly whether they aro in- tended for the profession or for lay readers. There are...

posthumonsbiographies are commonly too laudatory, what shall we say of those that are published in the subject's lifetime ? However, it is the fashion of the time, and it is...

and Sons.)—This volume displays in a remarkable way the versatility of this writer. "The Brigand's Bride" is a most charming little story, with merits curiously different from...

an interesting little pamphlet, relating some really wonderful results. "The very cheapest dinners," he says, " are by far the most popular." What are these dinners ? may be...

a very quaint book. Brongh Duval is left in charge of two brothers much younger than himself, whom he trains by a liberal one of the horsewhip. Brough had very decided views. He...

vole. (Hamilton, Adams, and Co.)—These two volumes are, in fact, a fragmentary Church history, giving an account of prominent per- sonages and events during a period of about...

P. F. Ball. (Longmans, London ; Hodges, Figgie, and Co., Dublin.) —Dr. Ball's volume is a contribution of some value to ecclesiastical history, especially as regards the...

his Wars,--the first edited by the Rev. W. H. Hatton, the second by W. J. Ashley, M.A. (David Nutt),—belong to a series which is appearing under the super- intendence of Mr....

by the Rev. W. Robertson Nicoll, M.A.: (Hodder and Stonghton.)—No papers are more interesting than those is which Professor Sunday disousees "The Origin of the Christian...

poems in six miniature volumes, enclosed in a case. The case and all weigh together something less than 10 oz., and can be conveniently carried in a coat-pocket ; the separate...

Low and Co.)—Mr. Dennett is anxious to make us know a little more about the negro, and certainly contrives to do so by means of pen and pencil. Photographs and drawings, which...

Griffiths has made the beet of a not very profitable story. An heiress concealed under the disguise of a shop-girl, and a young officer who falls in love with her, may be...

We air a great nation," said Mr. Hannibal Chollop to Martin Chnzzlewit the younger ; "and we most be cracked up" (we quote from memory). Mrs. A. B. Dodd "cracks us np," and we...

story—if it may be called a story—of a gentleman who is clever and cultured and good, but labours under the double disadvantage of being rich and having made his money by soap....

Fitzgerald. (Ward and Downey.)—So far as we remember, the name of F. M. Allen is a new one in literature, and as his title-page does not credit him with any previous works, we...

B.A. Oxon. (Macmillan and Co.)—It is easy to point to the faults of Marmion an a work of art ; and Mr. Macmillan may perhaps be right in saying that it is the most unequal of...