RICHARD SAVAGE.* ONE of the best-known passages in Macaulay's essays is that depicting the miseries of the literati under the first two Georges. With his accustomed felicity and...

LONDON: NOVEMBER 6th, 1909.

WE may say at once that in Roodscreens and Roodlofts Mr. F. Bligh Bond and Dom Bede Camm have made an extremely valuable contribution to the literature of an important and...

is needless to say, 8 scholar of high repute far outside the limits of his own Church. The present book is admirably sound and fair. If it were not for its frequent insistence...

ECONOMIC theories which justify the existing order have the advantage of prescriptive right against their rivals, but %hey labour under certain disadvantages. The conditions of...

hare been written about St. Faure Cathedral, no work in any way iv:lel:late has appeared since the publication of Dean Milman's Annals in 1868. The forty years that intervene...

a household word on either side of the Atlantic, and his quaint humour, to say nothing of his more solid qualities, has won him innumerable friends wherever the English language...

Tars delightful book is intended for two very different sets of readers; and it may be best enjoyed perhaps by ignoring its objects altogether. It is meant, in the compiler's...

THE " vignettes" or "dramatic episodes "—the two are hardly synonymous—which make up Miss Betham-Edwards's new book vary a good deal in interest and value. Some are very old...

book will be read widely outside Etonian circles, though it would vividly illustrate for others what is really of general interest,—namely, the unbroken Eton tradition of...

6d.)—This "Public School Story" is of excellent quality. Mike Jackson is one of a distinguished family of cricketers, and likely to become the flower of the flock. He goes to...

WE have hardly yet recovered from the astonishment caused by the results of the Rheims Aviation Meeting. Only the other day it was counted a marvel if a man propelled himself...

THE RED BOOK OF HEROES.* Mn. LANG is delightfully ironical when he says in his preface that we should "like all books to be fairy-tales or novels." As for fairy-tales, we must...

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Trevannion, a retired sailor, who has lost most of his money by unlucky ventures on land, invests what is left in a craft with which he intends to follow the whaler's business...

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into open mutiny on Friday week, when Commander Typaldos, of the torpedo-boat flotilla, led an attack on the loyal part of the Fleet at Salamis. He had under him at first,...

Imagine that Spain was a nation of savages :— "I am a Constitutional Sovereign, so Constitutional, indeed, that I have no prerogative of mercy on my own initiative. Do 'not...

of Spain with respect, for we recognise in him a Sovereign of honour and good faith, and believe that he is inspired by the highest devotion to his country. We acknowledge also...

discusses the prospects of the Spanish campaign in Morocco. They are by no means bright. The army, he says, is suffering morally and physically by remaining cooped up behind...

LITERARY SI7PPLEDIENT.

T HE King of Spain this week granted an interview to a representative of a Paris newspaper, Le Journal. The King began by protesting against the way in which foreign opinion had...

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or innocence we do not attempt to pronounce judgment. What we do say is that it has not been shown that he had a fair or adequate trial,--i.e., that he was accused of a definite...

any case.

Monday. in the provincial towns there has been very little change. The gains on one side have balanced the losses on the other. In London, however, the London Municipal...

the point of view of those who, like ourselves, believe that Municipal Socialism is quite as injurious as State Socialism. Whate'v'er else the figures of the Municipal Elections...

paper an extraordinary account of how the naval officials at Kiel have wasted public money by their ignorance and negligence. The sales of surplus stock have been the occasion...

were considered in the House of Commons on Monday. In his opening statement Mr. Burns analysed the amendments, a hundred and eighty-one in all, pointing out that there were only...

and ability, Mr. Harold Cox poured upon the Budget a douche of chilling and destructiie criticism. Ile 'was convinced, he declared, that if ever the Lan.d-taxes were Put into...

to changes of trade, such, for example, as the - substitution of taxi-cabs for hansoms, we of course admit; but the great bulk of the unemployed have been brought into -...

a general defeat for Tammany, although the Tammany candidate for the Mayoralty, Mr. Gaynor, was elected. The opponents of Tammany were joined in the same curious alliance (of...

moved the rejection of the Finance Bill. His criticism of the Land-taxes was sound and effective, but the speech ended with a passage which We greatly regret, because it will,...

the new proposals in the Budget had caused a shock to the credit of the country. Unless the Liberal leaders disavowed the new- fangled doctrine that people ought to be taxed,...

E. Smith, reverting to the old-age pensions controversy, noted that the Member for East Denbighshire, Mr. Hemmerde, had definitely stated during the by-election that "everybody...

the Darren Colliery, near Bargoed, South Wales, on Friday week. Generally a hundred and eighty-eight men are employed in the mine, but at the time of the explosion there were...

intervene with a request for fair play, offered no apology. He maintained that the Lord Advocate was absolutely without excuse for stating that as a result of Tariff Reform...

with elegantly phrased generalities. He adhered to the view that land differed from all other forms of property, and contrasted the Government's plan of taxing values which...

a long and impassioned attempt to vindicate himself from the charges brought against him by Mr. Balfour. He claimed that the enthusiastic cheers with which lie was received...

THE LORDS AND THE BUDGET. rr TE Bermondsey Election and the Municipal Elections in London and elsewhere undoubtedly prove that there is no great wave of popular approval of the...

TTNDER the heading of "The Land for the People" kJ the Daily Ezpress has published a very useful penny pamphlet by Sir Gilbert Parker. It contains a good deal of information as...

I T is only natural that all the Chancelleries of Europe should be watching affairs in Greece with confessed anxiety. King George must have almost reached the limit of his...

T HE thanks of the public are due to Lord George-. Hamilton for ' at last unburdening his soul with regard to the treatment which he and his colleagues of the majority of the...

T 4 ESTany element of the mean and the ridiculous should be wanting from the Budget controversy, Mr. W. T. Stead has announced that at "Julia's Bureau" in the Strand he has...

W HIT would be "the effect of the introduction of business contracts into family life"? asks "an elderly bachelor" (we publish his letter elsewhere), who has rewarded the niece...

_ 1k 4 N addition to the number of books in which Mr. J. G. Millais deals with the birds and beasts of his native country is an event for naturalists and shooting-men. No other...

THE MONARCHY AND THE CHURCH OF SPAIN. rro THE EDITOR 07 TICII " SPECTATOR...1 SIE,-If Spain attributed the course of events this summer to the influence of D.on Alfonso, the...

readers may not know the extent to which Dr. Salter's personality influenced the election. He is not only a medical man well known in the neighbourhood, and also local member...

BLACKSTONE AND THE BUDGET. 130 THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It has occurred to me to see what could be found about the financial privileges of the House of Commons...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIB,—The system of taxing capital values seems much more applicable to Stock Exchange securities than to land, because such securities have...

rTo THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In last week's Spectator you say that a . " serious blow" Ims been given the Budget, although the Unionist polled 448 lees votes than...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."1 SER,—It is said that the quiet men in the middle determine a General Election. What one of them (who has always sup- ported the Liberal...

rTO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The following passages from Mr. Winston Churchill's "African Journey" afford a striking comment on his present attitude towards the...

[To THE EDITOE 01 THE " SPECTAT013.1 SIR,—As an elderly bachelor, I esteem myself fortunate to have my small household affairs managed by one of my brother's daughters....

[To THE EDITOR OP VII " SPECTATOII.1 SIR,—Under the impenetrable veil of anonymity a man may venture to tell many things concerning hia experience in life. If, therefore, I...

[To TEE EDITOR OF TEE " SPECTATOR:1 Ssu.,—Mr. Cuthbert Laws, the son of a fine sailor, who himself has spent some part of his life at sea, and who is now manager of the...

ask you for more space in which to deal with your correspondent Mr. Edward Noble's charges, but his misrepresentations are so gross--whether deliberate, or due merely to...

[To Tim EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sia,—In my humble opinion, the Unionist Party in Parlia- ment have committed three mistakes in this matter, and have misrepresented the...

[To TEE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] Si,—Now that Socialism has passed into the region of practical politics, it is perhaps interesting to learn that the precepts of...

Sra.,—This letter is out of date, as I have only just received your issue of October 9th, but I hope you will insert it. I wish to express my strong sympathy with the cause...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] Stn,—Dr. Kynaston's experiment of translating Horace, Odes IV. 7, in the original metre, published in your last issue, recalled to my mind...

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SII1,—Your suggestion of a Referendum by the House of Commons in the Spectator of October 16th is very timely. Bat would it not be better...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR:] Srn,—In asking this question, I do not invite you to open your columns to an endless discussion on the postulates of political economy....

your issue of October 16th is an inquiry by "Pro Patrii " headed " British Heroes." May I be allowed to send to you copies of two tablets to be seen at Delhi, one over the...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I have read with deep interest and sympathy the article on "King Lear at the Haymarket" in your issue of Septem- ber 18th. But when...

I TO THE EDITOR OP THE "Sriscreroa. ° 9 SIR, — Sir William Napier in his Life of his brother, General Sir Charles James Napier, mentions an instance of British...

add Captain Nolan's name to the list of our British heroes who lost their lives in doing, or trying to do, some service for their country. Captain Nolan, it will be remembered,...

one deeply interested in the welfare of boys, I was very glad to read your timely remarks on Boy Scouts in last • Both these gallant officers have since died. Lieutenant lIome...

Siu,—The following is from Cooper King's "Story of the British Army" :—" Private Mope of the Buffs was, with some Indian troops, taken prisoner near Sinho, and led before...

ITO TUE EDITOR OP TEE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The interesting correspondence on squirrels to which you have lately opened your columns puts one in mind that Sir Humphrey Gilbert...

FTO TEL EDITOR OF TILE SPECTATOR.'] SIE,—May I draw the attention of your readers to a perform- ance given at the Caxton Hall on Thursday afternoon of John Bull's Market,...

To THE EDITOR OP TRY " SPECTATOR." J Sra„—In your review in the Spectator of October 23rd of the "Records of the General Baptist Churches in England" your readers are led to...

Tell men of high condition That manage the estate, Their purpose is ambition, Their practice only hate. And if they once reply, Then give them all the lie." —SIR WALTER...

rTo ms EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."1 Snt,—You said in your note in the issue of October 9th on this subject: "The squirrel who hoisted his own tall in the breeze should have...

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

Win have received the following contributions in answer to the appeal of the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines' Protection Society, on behalf of the deputation to the United States...

CHRISTIANITY AT THE CROSS-ROADS.* IN any circumstances, a new volume by George Tyrrell would gain a multitude of readers, because for many years his latest word about the most...

which repel even while they attract. They are the sort which one puts down occasionally With one's sympathies estranged only to return immediately and to read on, protesting...

gifts to his admirers that the first duty of a reviewer is to express his gratitude and pleasure at the appearance of a new volume. In these days of slipshod performance...

THE life of a soldier who died at thirty-two, told mainly in his letters, is a new and bold form of military biography. A hero in undress is always a disquieting thought to a...

Minn recollections of men and things were written, we are told by the editor, between the years 1864 and 1838. The earlier of these dates carries us back nearly half-a-century,...

M. KAWAGUCHI, who was once Rector of a Buddhist monastery in Tokyo, is an enthusiastic student of the litera- ture of his religion, and became impressed with the belief that he...

MR. FAB/AN WARE, the editor of the Morning Post, recapitu- lates in a remarkable article in the Nineteenth Century entitled "Unionist Opportunism and Imperial Democracy" the...

A MAN'S MAN * WE owe a great debt to Mr. Ian Hay, not merely for the excellent entertainment provided in his novels, but for the unflinching determination with which he...

Co. 6s.)—This is a really charming story, scarcely probable, it is true—did any one ever find that A was really B ?—but that makes no difference.—They and I. By Jerome...

Maxwell's style cannot be called distinguished, nor does he contrive to make his characters very lifelike. Still, his novels are interesting. In his new book he gives his...

Philip and Son, 6d.) It contains twenty-four maps, measuring eight inches by four and a half. Among them are Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, Palestine at various times (would it not...

[Under this heading we notice ouch Books of the week as hare not been reserved for review in other forma.] The Bible - Reader. By E. Nixon and H. R. Steel. Part III. (Norman,...

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and Sons. 6s.)—The special value of this volume will be found in the attention which is given to Dante's works other than the " Commedia." The author begins with a Life of...