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OUR INDIAN STIPENDIARIES.
The SpectatorOUR INDIAN STIPENDIARIES. ONE of the many peculiarities in the British administration of India is that it never tries to be unusually just and kind without getting itself into...
THE LIBERAL MEETING.
The SpectatorTHE LIBERAL MEETING. yTHEN political life and property become unsafe, we are pretty certain to have political Vigilance Commnittees set on foot, and they are, indeed, the only...
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[Will somebody in Parliament just ask either the Duke of Argyll...]
The SpectatorWill somebody in Parliament just ask either the Duke of Argyll I -- I. 11 . - _ . - ,or Mr. Grant Duff what they are abo ut in Central Asia? According to the Times, they are...
[Lord Salisbury succeeded yesterday week in inducing the House...]
The SpectatorLord Salisbury succeeded yesterday week in inducing the House | - or I . _ _ VL norus to address the Crown against the scheme of the Endowed Schools Commissioners for the...
[A new section of the Metropolitan District Railway, from...]
The SpectatorA new section of the Metropolitan District Railway, frolu Blackfriars to Cannon Street, was opened on baturamy, ana xiir. Gladstone made a speech. He said he was a shareholder...
[Mr. Haviland Burke on Tuesday asked for a Select Committee...]
The SpectatorMr. Haviland Burke on Tuesday asked for a Select Committee s . .....
[Note also that six Bishops voted for the Commissioners' scheme,-....]
The SpectatorNote also that six Bishops votedfor the Commissioners' soheme,- Dr. Thirlwall (St. David's), Dr. Temple (Exeter), Dr. Mackarnems (Oxford), Dr. Goodwin (Carlisle), Dr....
[Count Beust has been making a speech to the Reichsrath, in...]
The SpectatorCount Beust has been Making a speech to the Reiclhsrath, in which he stated that the policy of Austria was one of peace, and that the recent historic events greatly increased...
[The London School Board had an interesting debate on Wednes-...]
The SpectatorTrhe London School Board had an interesting debate on Wednes- day on the motion to include " Latin or a modern language " as a discretionary subject for the higher elementary...
[We do not like this solution of the Bee-Wright difficulty at all.]
The SpectatorWe do not like this solution of the Bee-Wright difficulty at all. 'That person, from whatever motive, has nearly created an insur"rection by pressing Charles II.'s Sunday Act...
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[This amiable little sparring match did not, however, exorcize the...]
The SpectatorThis amiable little sparring match did not, however, exorcize the I angry spirit, and Mr. Newdegate, who immediately rose to talk (or rather preach) against time, bad not...
[When it became known that the Liberals generally are pre-...]
The SpectatorWhen it became known that the Liberals generally are pre-. pared to withdraw their amendments on the Ballot Bill for the purpose of pushing it through, Mr. Pell (Conservative...
[The German Correspondent is very vexed with the Spectator for...]
The SpectatorTho German Correspondent is very vexed with the Spectator for- misrepresenting the recent Jineute of colliers at K6nigshiitte, but, we conf ens we cannot see the...
[The resolution of the Liberals not to speak, and, we suppose,...]
The SpectatorThe resolution of the Liberals not to speak, and, we suppose| also to leave the House while the Conservatlves talrea against time, was virtually adopted at a meeting of 274...
[A few days ago, Judge, Counsel, and Jury in the Tichborne...]
The SpectatorA few days ago, Judge, Counsel, and Jury in the Tichborne case were all protesting that they must die it they went on wLit the trial without a four-months' rest. They were...
[The Privy Council Bill has passed its third reading in the Lords...]
The SpectatorThe Privy Council Bill has passed its third reading in the Lords under a fire of criticisms, some of which were just.. The Bill is a. mean Bill. If the best Indian Judges, men...
[Lord Claud Hamilton's speech brought up Mr. Gladstone,...]
The SpectatorLord Claud Hamilton's speech brought up Mr. Gladstono, I who remarked on " the liberty and licence" of a speech that had been listened to in "' exemplary silence " and " with...
[Mr. Beresford Hope hereupon twitted Mr. Disraeli with his...]
The SpectatorMr. Beresford Hope hereupon twitted Mr. Disraeli with his "C conciliatory " overtures to the Government in relation to deferring the debate on the principle of the Ballot Bill...
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[The French Elections have ended in a victory for the Adminis-...]
The Spectatorthe French Election have ended in a victory for the Adminis- I tration. )F 117..._ --UL.UU. J[ il " vacan8cies scattered all over France, 91 have been filled by mneii who...
[M. Thiers seems as much bothered with the Press as M. Rouher...]
The SpectatorM. Thiors seems as much bothered with the Press as M. Rouher ever was, and is re-enacting the law that oaution-money to the amount of £480 shall be deposited as security for...
[The Conservatives of the House of Commons were engaged...]
The SpectatorThe Conservatives of the Haouse of Commons were engaged I . - -. . unrtng Jitiesay and 'thursday in a very elaborate attempt to burke the Ballot Bill by talking against time....
[Among endless rumours, the clearest ideas about M. Thiers'...]
The SpectatorAmong endless rumours, the clearest ideas about M. Tbiersa policy appear to be these. He will, on the conclusion of the recess, that is, in the first week of October, invite...
[THE Army Bill got itself passed on Monday, after another...]
The SpectatorNEWS OF THE WEEK. I . V1)HE Army Bill got itself passed on Monday, after another 1'debate upon its principle, made a little more interesting by the intervention of Mr....
[Mr. Forster, remonstrating and attempting to bring the House...]
The SpectatorI Mr. Forsber, remonstrating and attempting to bring the House to reason, Lord Ulaud tamilton indulged in a long dissertation on all things conceivable,-especially the number...
[The Admiralty has escaped a severe disaster.]
The Spectator'The Admiralty has escaped a severe disaster. The Agincourt, I an ironclad of 6,500 tons, one of the grandest vessels in the -world, ran aground on the 2nd inst. on the Pearl...
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Life and Labours of Duncan Matheson. By the Rev. I. Macpherson.
The SpectatorLife and Labours of Duncan Alfactegon. By the Rev. I. Mfacphorson. I (Lorgan, Uhase, and Scott.)-Mr. Matheson wrote his own epitaph, in which he described himself as having...
Only a Commoner. By Henry Morford.
The SpectatorOnly a C(ommoner. By Henry Morford. 3 vols. (Tinsley.)-This I novel consists of two stories joined together by the very slightost possible connection. That from which the book...
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SONNET.
The SpectatorSONNET. My fears were more than the reality - The silence, sealed lip, the sunken eye, The hueless frozen cheek, the forehead cold; These were what I had dreaded to behold: But...
JULIAN FANE.
The SpectatorB OOK S. JULIAN FANE.* 'MR. LYTTON has given us in this little volume a very pleasant -sketch of one who may serve as a type of a class,-the class of men who exercise a spell...
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THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
The SpectatorTOPICS OF' THE DAY. THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. THE result of the recent Elections in France is a triumph for the Republicans, the value of which it is difficalt to over-estimate....
LORD SALISBURY AND THE HOUSE OF PEERS.
The SpectatorLORD SALISBURY AND THE HOUSE OF PEERS. I ORD SALISBU1RY is probably quite unconscious of the 1 great work he is doing for the House of Lords. [lad we now any equivalent for the...
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My Summer in a Garden. By Charles D. Warner,
The SpectatorCURRENT LITERATURE. I Mqly Stmmer in a Garden. By Charles D. Warner, (Boston, U.S.: Fields, Osgood, and Co.)-This is a set of humorous papers describing the experiences of an...
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CHARLES MAYNE YOUNG AND HIS SON'S JOURNAL.
The SpectatorCHARLES MAYNE YOUNG AND HIS SON'S JOURNAL.* I 'lHtm memoir of Mr. Young's father, which appears most promineutly on the title-page of these two volumes, occupies only 133 pages...
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WHYMPER'S SCRAMBLES IN THE ALPS.
The SpectatorWHIYMPER'S SCRAMBLES IN THE ALPS.* IN June, 1783, Jacques Balmat, of Chamouni, abandoned at a. great height on Mont Blanc by a party of peasant explorers. whom he had joined,...
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SONGS OF THE SIERRAS.
The SpectatorSONGS OF THE SIERRAS.* IT has for some time been a matter of speculation to Englishmen whether the new life of the English race in the Far West. would produce a new growth of...
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BISMARCK HAMMOND.
The SpectatorBISMARCK HAMMOND. * REPORT has just been presented to Parliament on the A Diplomatic and Consular Services which, we daro say, nobody outside the profession will ever look at....
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AN ANCIENT TICHBORNE CASE.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorLETTER TO THE EDITOR. AN ANCIENT TICHBORNE CASE. [To TIM EDITOR OF THE " SPROTATOR."] SIR,-There is a curious parallel in Roman history to the romantic trial which is exciting...
FROM HEINE.
The SpectatorPO ET R Y. . . FROM HEINE. I. . ["; DAB MEER BnGLANTZTE WRIT HINAUS."] FAR, far away the ocean shone, Eve's last red glow revealing We sat by a fisher's cabin lone, Alone,...
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THE MAGAZINES.
The SpectatorTHE MAGAZINES. ONE of the most curious, and to us most interesting papers in the Magazines of this month is Mr. Leakey's account in St. Paols of the "Tlasmauitin Devil." This...
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THE PREMIER AND THE COMMONS.
The SpectatorTIHE PREMIER AND THE COMMONS. E NGLISHMEN are never conciliated by persistent unfairIJ ness, and if the Tories wish to reestablish what they think the waning popularity of the...
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A SCIENTIFIC TESTING OF MR. HOME.
The SpectatorA SCIENTIFIC TESTING OF MR. HOME. THIE 1 Poluiar Science Review for July, which is edited by Mr. T Crookes, an eminent chemist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society, contains an...
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MR. ARNOLD ON GOD.
The SpectatorMR. ARNOLD ON GOD. FEW writers of the day can rival Mr. Arnold's skill in the Socratic art of introducing the deepest questions in an informal and almost incidental way,-of...
