paper that an extraordinary petition for clemency has been addressed by Albanian refugees in Montenegro to the Sultan. The petitioners speak of prostrating themselves at the...

T HE relief column on its way to Fez has halted at El Kunitra, as there has been some difficulty in provisioning it. It is probable that two depots will be formed on the road,...

Wednesday an account of the present condition of Persia which he had just received from a friend at Teheran. The Russian troops are said to have evacuated Kazvin, with the...

yesterday week. The Prime Minister proposed the principal resolution. The situation, he pointed out, had not been organised or engineered by the apparatus of diplomacy ; the...

paper an interesting analysis of feeling in the United States about the Philippines. He says that to judge summarily from con- versations about the Philippines one might suppose...

in the opportunity of taking an active part in furthering a cause which throughout his political life had been very near his heart. The two great political parties had always...

case.

was occupied by a discussion of the principle of the second clause, the rejection of which was moved by Mr. S. Roberts. Mr. Churchill declared that a great Consti- tutional...

Ownership and National Land Bank Bill was given a second reading. Lord Dunmore explained that its object was to encourage the extension of small ownerships of agricultural land...

his promised statement on the appointment of Justices of the Peace. In a general reply, he noted that the questions mainly relattd to the Advisory Committees, which were unani-...

concluded by a discussion of the Preamble, the omission of which was moved by Mr. Barnes on behalf of the Labour Party. Mr. Asquith re-stated the attitude of the Government,...

which he stated that he was alone responsible for appointing Justices. He had always regarded this duty as belonging exclusively to his office :— " The principles on which this...

the utmost credit. It is not merely a question of loyalty to a colleague, but of maintaining the principle, to which Lord Loreburn has inflexibly adhered, that such appointments...

said before in condemnation of the Government's refusal to agree to any compromise, and of their cynical avowal that they are estab- lishing Single-Chamber government in order...

against invalidity and unemployment. We have dealt with his speech in detail in our leading columns, and will only express here our satisfaction that the Chancellor of the...

of the Parliament Bill was concluded on Monday by the help of the "kangaroo" closure. Early in the debate Mr. Asquith accepted an amendment of Mr. Bridgeman's. The Bill in its...

new "skyscraper," of which plans have recently been filed in New York. It will be 750 feet high and will contain 55 storeys. The Monument in London is 202 feet: the highest...

Hereford has issued a letter to his Diocese stating that he is inviting to a Coronation celebration of the Holy Com- munion both members of the Established Church " and also...

Marl- borough raised the question of emigration to the Colonies, with regard to which he maintained that the Government had taken no action. Lord Lucas, in reply, pointed out...

policemen at Houndsditch, with being accessories after the fact, and with burglary, began at the Central Criminal Court before Mr. Justice Grantham on Monday. The Judge said...

Mar. 9th Consols (2k) were on Friday 81/---Friday week 81.

of Connaught, who replied for the Royal Family, spoke from personal observation of the success of the British section at the International Exhibition at Rome, in which the...

munion of the company of the revisers of the Bible which was held in Westminster Abbey on the completion of their work. A number of Nonconformist scholars were Communi- cants....

the rubric at the end of the Confirmation Service, which states that "none shall be admitted to the Holy Communion until such time as he be confirmed or he ready and desirous to...

of Convocation of Canterbury, strongly condemned the action of the Bishop of Hereford as being " a contravention of sacred principles," and as being " unconstitutional in the...

the evening of Friday, April 29th. The figures were :—Mr. J T. Agg-Gardner (U.) 4,043; Major L. Mathias (L.) 4,039, or a Unionist majority of four, and the result is a Unionist...

THE NATIONAL INSURANCE SCHEME. T HE Chancellor of the Exchequer's scheme is so attrac- tive that it is difficult to keep one's head in regard to it. Consider what it promises....

T HOUGH we adhere to the belief expressed by us last week that Germany has no deliberate intention of altering her policy in regard to Morocco, we fear that the German Press is...

O NE of the most unpleasant features of recent Liberal administration is the apparent determination of the Liberal Party to multiply Government appointments and to increase...

the last days of April produced. such sympathetic responses in other Cantonese cities as indicate a wide, and perhaps careful, revolutionary organisation. This is not...

T HE "form and order" of the Coronation Service and of " the ceremonies that are to be observed" has been issued in various shapes and at various prices by the King's Printers...

A STRONG dislike to the sight of trouble does not prove a good heart—nor a bad one. In the same way the strange attraction of trouble is felt by a few exceptionally good and by...

O F all the recent alterations in the Zoological Gardens in Regent's Park, perhaps the most striking improvements are the new cages for the bears. The large pond which was given...

[To TIM EDITOR OF THY " SPRCTATOP.."] must be a matter for regret to moderate men that there should be a difference of opinion between the Chairman of the recent Royal...

WHAT THE WORKING MAN WANTS. [To TER EDITOR OP THY"SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—May I ask a question as to one point mentioned in your article under the above title in your issue of April...

[TO THE EDITOR. Or THE "SPECTATOU."] SIR,—You have been kind enough to mention, with approval, from time to time, the work of the People's Refreshment House Association, and...

leading article on this subject, and if you care to publish this letter from one who bets on horse racing, you can do so. I am a regular reader of your paper and am absolutely...

I supply Mr. Wallace-Hadrill with one or two facts which should interest him P The advertisement which he quotes (and which I should be very sorry to defend) was issued when Mr....

[To THZ EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR."' SIR,—This being the All-British Shopping Week, and a good many Union Jacks about, may I ask what flag we common people are at liberty to...

To THZ EDITOR 07 TEl "SPECTATOR."' SIR, —When the Quaker left off the long coat with its up- standing collar, and the Quakeress her coal-scuttle bonnet, and both of them the "...

[TO THE EDTTOR 07 TEl "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—In the Spectator of April 15th you say in footnote to "R.N.B.'s " letter : " It is invidious and disagreeable in a high degree for the...

footnote to the letter of "R. N. B." in the issue of April 15th is a begging of the question. Might I ask, has Miss Loane lived her life amongst the working class, or is her...

[TO THE EDITOR. OY THE " SPSZTATOR."] SIEjCIDUld not the Coronation year of our Gracious Sovereign be made additionally memorable by the initiation of a scheme for keeping all...

[To TIM EDITOR. OF Tax "6YECTATOR.1 STR,—I heard lately that a lad was leaving onr village here to try his luck in Canada. He had been recommended to go first to Ripley,...

SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—I should be very glad if you could give publicity in your columns to the fact that a special meeting of the Council of the New Forest Conservative and...

first story given under this heading in last week's issue, your correspondent " A. B." gives a story which, in the light of many modern instances, is an entirely credible one ;...

[TO THE EDITOR OF VTR " SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—I had occasion recently to make inquiry through some French correspondents as to the effect on personal and com- mercial integrity of...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. " ] SIR,—With regard to your correspondent A. B.'s theory of brain-waves, the following may be of some interest to your readers : About twenty...

"SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—May I be allowed to refer to " Vectensis's " letter in your last week's issue P The explanation of escapes from accident such as he described is to be found,...

by the recent letters in the Spectator, particularly by that written by "A. B." in last week's issue, to quote a similarly puzzling experience of my own. In February, 1908, when...

SPRING, THE TRAVELLING MAN. IT is Spring, the Travelling Man, has been here, Here in the glen; He must have passed by in the grey of the dawn, When only the robin and wren Were...

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR. "] Slit, It is desired to gather the letters of the late Mr. Henry Charles Lea to aid in the preparation of his biography. Will you be good...

[TO THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—The writer of "Half a Century with Horses," in the Spectator of April 22nd, says : " One of the fastest Derbys was won by a chestnut...

THE ACADEMY.-11 IF Mr. Stott had called his picture " La Vierge an Lapin," instead of Her thoughts were her Children (97), be would have made the title agree with his stylistic...

be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with The mode of expression. In such instances, as in the case of " Letters to the Editor," insertion only means that as...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—May we draw the attention of your readers to the Newspaper Scheme of the Victoria League for sending newspapers and magazines, when...

How many people, we wonder, who have been delighted by Mr. Max Beerbohm's entertaining exhibition have stopped to consider that, after all, here is to be found an example of the...

M. BERGSON AND OTHERS.* WE now possess, in admirable English versions, M. Bergson's three chief works, and if some enterprising scholar will give us a translation of that...

Mn. H. C. WOODS is already known from his book, Washed by Four Seas, as an intelligent traveller and most industrious observer. The title of his new volume, The Danger Zone of...

roll, written within and without with lamentation and mourning and woe. It was his picturesque way of describing a country afflicted with plague, pestilence, and famine, with...

THE very interesting series of studies of animals which recently appeared in the Times is fresh in our memory. Their author, Mr. H. Perry Robinson, has now collected them...

Du. PHILLIPSON'S learned and ample treatise is, we believe, the first systematic work yet published on the subject. Laurent's huge llistoire du Droll des Gene covers, it is...

EVERYTHING that Mr. Halford writes about chalk-stream fish- ing is well worth reading, and The Modern Development of the Dry-Fly is a noteworthy book which all south-country...

Mr. J. A. R. MARRIOTT in the _Nineteenth Century urges the need of granting to the Dominions an official and effective voice in foreign and Imperial policy, and suggests a...

This handsome and well-illustrated book is a successful attempt to trace the imprint, more remarkable in Sicily • The Modern Development of the Dry-Fly. By Frederic 11. Raiford....

JOHN VERNEY.* READERS of Mr. Vacbell's Harrow story, The Hill, will be glad to renew their acquaintance with the hero and other leading figures of that genial romance. But...

of the books of which one counts the pages yet remaining to be read. For an expert novel reader such praise might well bo enough ; but it may be well to give a little more...

D.D. (James Clarke and Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—Dr. Hodgson's object is to Religion: the Quest of the Ideal. By J. M. Hodgson, D.D. (James Clarke and Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—Dr. Hodgson's...

William Boyd, M.A. (Blackie and Son. ls. 6d. net.)—There are things, doubtless, in this little volume which will profit any teacher, professional or other. Possibly the...

of that most useful book, the Royal Blue Book, is specially welcome to those who want to be sure of the exact ad- dresses of their friends in London. In addition to the usual...

Sons. 2s.)—Miss Silberrad is so much a describer of con- temporary manners that it is difficult to recognise her in fancy dress. Here, however, she gives us the story of a...

Smiles (John Murray, 2s. 6d.), is a republication of Dr. Smiles's Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray, condensed and edited by Thomas Mackay, the " John Murray " being the...

(Smith, Elder and Co. 6s.)—A collection of stories about sea-going people and matters of the shore, vigorously written.—Le Gentleman. By Ethel Sidgwick. (Sidgwick and Jackson....

Robert Scott and William C. Stiles (Funk and Wagnalls Co. 21s. net.)—This work is described as "containing facts, incidents, stories, experiences, anecdotes, selections, &c.,...

and Co., 5s. net) appears for the third time. This volume furnishes information about "societies and institutions," beginning with the " Board of Agriculture and Fisheries,"...

I. P. Ackroyd). (Blackie and Son. 7s. 6d. net.)—This is a charming volume, which we warmly commend to the attention of all who may have occasion to use it. "Infant School" may...

[tinder this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] St. Po ,41 in the Light of Modern Research. By the Rev. J. R. Cohu....

very useful work, Outlines of the World's History, by Edger Sanderson, M.A. (Blackie and Son, 6s. net.) The contents of the volume will be sufficiently indicated if we mention...