7 JANUARY 1893, page 16

Mr. Gladstone On The English Race.

T N his letter to the author of the American book which Mr. Goldwin Smith describes to us in Thurs- day's Times, Mr. Gladstone, after first warning his correspondent, Mr.......

Decanal Functions. E Cclesiastical Curiosity Is Perhaps...

Deanery has to be filled up than in the case of any similar vacancy. This is not because Deaneries are any longer peculiarly rich " plums." They have ceased to be great prizes,......