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It is reported that the concluding words of the King's
The Spectatortoast have been very greatly appreciated in Russia by all classes. The phrase was certainly very happily worded. It is generally understood that the King's allusion to the...
It is announced that Revel will be the meeting-place of
The Spectatorthe Emperor of Russia and the President of the French Republic on the occasion of M. Fallieres's visit to Russia. He will arrive at Reval on July 27th, and will remain there...
We have expressed elsewhere our general satisfaction with the results
The Spectatorof the Reval visit, which may, we think, without exaggeration, be described as a notice to the whole world that the evil tradition that Britain and Ruissia are "natural enemies"...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorT HE meeting between the King and the Emperor of Russia has been the chief event of the week. The speeches at the banquet, which took place on board the 'Standart,' the...
The comments of the European Press on the meeting make
The Spectatorvery interesting reading. The Russian Press of all kinds is pleased, and the Radical Russ not the least of them. The French Press is naturally sympathetic, and it may be noted...
The King in his reply spoke of the Czar's "
The Spectatoraffectionate words," and heartily endorsed the statement in regard to the Convention recently concluded between the two Governments. " I believe it will serve to knit more...
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The conspiracy with which they bad to deal, continued the
The SpectatorViceroy, had been falsely represented as the effort of a down- trodden people struggling to free itself from a foreign oppressor. To the best of his belief, it had largely...
The Indian Government Bills dealing with explosives and newspapers were
The Spectatorintroduced and passed in the Legislative Council on Monday. The Explosives Bill is almost identical with the English Act, while the Newspaper Bill gives power to confiscate...
The report of Mnlai Hafid's arrival at Fez, though not
The Spectatoroffusially confirmed, is regarded as quite likely to be true. But the effect of such an achievement, assuming it to be a fact, is largely discounted by his methods and the...
The long interview with Sir Robert Hart, who has just
The Spectatorreturned to Europe after thirty years' continuous residence in the Far East, which appears in last Saturday's Doily Moil is, Perhaps, more remarkable as a revelation of...
On Thursday the House was also occupied with Supply, but
The Spectatorat the beginning of the proceedings the Prime Minister announced that on Wednesday a Resolution will be moved for the allocation of the time to be devoted to the Committee and...
Parliament reassembled on Wednesday, but neither on that day nor
The Spectatoron Thursday was any business of importance transacted. On Wednesday, upon the vote for the Customs Department, Mr. Snowden objected to the political disabilities imposed on the...
The results of the elections for the Prussian Chamber are
The Spectatornow practically complete, second ballots being required in only 25 out of 443 seats. The 418 representatives elected are distributed as follows :—Conservative Right, 140; Free...
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The deviations of Mr. Richard Croker, the famous ex- Tammany
The Spectator"boss," from the arena of politics are always picturesque and occasionally surprising. His latest idea is that of bringing over the Temple of Philae from Egypt and setting it up...
Dr. Moses Gaster, the eminent Hebrew scholar and archaeologist, describes
The Spectatorin Tuesday's Times the discovery of what he believes on good ground to be the authentic text of the Samaritan version of the Book of Joshua, which had been lost to the world for...
The q-eVernment's old-age pension scheme has been freely *tweed at
The Spectatorthe mutual Whiteuntide Conferences of the various Unities of Oddfellows. The general attitude of the speakers was decidedly critical. They welcomed the principle of old-age...
Lord Morley, who was the guest of the Indian Civil
The SpectatorService Dinner Club on Thursday, made an admirable speech to the distinguished and representative audience gathered to hear him. He was trying, be declared, to feel his way...
On Monday Mr. John Burns, accompanied by Mrs. Burns, visited
The Spectatortie estate of the Ealing Tenants, Limited, one of the properties developed in accordance with the policy of the Copartnership Tenants' Housing Council. Mr. Burns, in opening the...
At the end of his deeply interesting address Lord Morley
The Spectatordefended his policy in regard to the Press. The Act, he declared, meddles with no criticism, however strong, of Government measures. It discourages the advocacy of no policy,...
Bank Rate, 21,- per cent., changed from 3 per cent.
The SpectatorMay 28th. Consols (2i) were on Friday 87i—on Friday week 88.
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THE NEW INDIAN PRESS ACT.
The SpectatorW E hold that Lord Morley is amply justified in granting the demand of the Indian Government for a more stringent Press Act. The Secretary of State did well in not acting in the...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The Spectatornu; REVAL MEETING. T HE significance of Royal meetings is often exag- gerated, but no friend of peace and of a better understanding between the nations can fail to recognise the...
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THE STATE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.
The SpectatorI T would be unjust to blame the Government for the singular spectacle presented by the state of public business. The delays incident first to the long absence of Sir H....
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OUR SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIMENT.
The SpectatorT WO or three years ago few Englishmen would have contemplated the prospect of what is now an accomplished fact in South Africa ; many, indeed, would have regarded it as an...
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THE RESERVES OF CONSERVATISM.
The SpectatorA GOOD general does nothing to endanger his reserves. He knows that sooner or later he will want them, and he schemes to use them with the most effect. What would we think of a...
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RATIONAL MYSTICISM.
The SpectatorM ETAPHORICALLY speaking, a great crowd of men and women stand to-day round the doors of all the Churches. They may seldom go inside, but the echoes of the creeds, prayers, and...
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BABYLON.
The SpectatorB ABYLON lies on a knoll above a valley winding eastward. inland between hills, where in olden days the Channel washed the foot of Mendip. The valley is reclaimed now, tilled...
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NEW CAGES AT THE "ZOO."
The SpectatorJAL. STRANGER to the Zoological Gardens perhaps owe- sionally passes the main gateway in any month from February to June and wonders at the singing of a bird which he hears near...
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CORRESPONDENCE.
The SpectatorTHE FUTURE OF ENGLISH COMMONS. [To THE EDITOR OR THE CCATOR," J SIR,—There is probably no question of public interest on which public opinion has more definitely formed itself...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The SpectatorTHE CULT OF THE MONSTER WARSHIP. [To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR"] Srs,—In your comments in the Spectator of June 8th on Sir William White's article in the Nineteenth...
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THE SLAYS.
The Spectator[To THY EDITOR or TH1 “seserwros."1 SIR,—May I be allowed to draw attention to certain inaccuracies in the article on " The Slays " published in your issue of June 6th ?...
THE OLD-AGE PENSIONS BILL.
The Spectator[To rom Smolt or ma "Eirsorkros.") SIR,—Your article on "The Old-Age Pensions Bill" In last week's Spectator is conclusive on the point that amendments are needed. Two old...
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IIALF-A-MILLION OF PAUPERS.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, —Mr. Martineau's very dogmatic statement on the above subject in your issue of May 23rd makes me wish, with your permission, to break...
SIR,—In view of the extent to which New Zealand has
The Spectatorbeen quoted as a very paragon of excellence in matters legislative, it is high time that some one should state the facts of the case as seen from within, and I am glad to see an...
TER EDITO1 OP TIE " 9FRCTAT01121
The SpectatorSIR,—I hardly think the extract sent you by Mr. Legge (Spectator, May 23rd) is quite fair, or at least there is a good deal to be said on the other side. For a few years there...
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GARDENING FOR WOMEN. [To THE EDIT013 OW THE "8esarvros.1 SIR,—As
The Spectatora humble aspirant to the above career, may I ask space in your columns to urge some protest against an opinion put forward in your review (Spectator, May 30th) of Miss...
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REST-ROOM FOR GIRLS AT THE FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR Or THE " till'ECTILTOR." J SIR, —A site has been granted by the promoters of the Franco-British Exhibition to a Committee of ladies who represent societies and...
THE STATE OF INDIA.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."1 Sin,—At this time, when indignation and horror fill the minds of most sane people at the atrocious bomb outrage in Muzaffarpur, instigated,...
A GARDEN AVIARY.
The Spectator(TO THE EDITOR Or THE " scsarsTott.• 1 SIR, —The writer of your interesting article on a garden aviary (July 30th) may like to know that squirrels, if well fed, do not...
CO-OPERATION AND SOCIALISM.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J SIR, — Your note on my letter in your issue of June 6th seems to indicate a failure on my part to put my point quite clearly. I took the...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorTHE POETRY OF T. E. BROWN.* IF it be true, as the Chinese doctrine asserts, that all good poems must either be extremely short or extremely long, there can be no doubt whatever...
POETRY.
The SpectatorTHE OPEN ROAD. OUT past the bars of Square and Place, And streets where toilers bear their load, Past all the hurrying populace There runs the Open Road. How white its ribbon...
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THE VICTORIAN CHANCELLORS.*
The SpectatorTwo years ago we had the pleasure of calling attention to the great merits of Mr. Atlay's continuation of Lord Campbell's Lives of the Chancellors. The present volume completes...
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A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF SOCIALISM.*
The SpectatorTHE Socialist controversy is growing in volume, but the- majority of the books that reach us are, like the above, adverse criticisms. Throughout them there runs the complaint...
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THE TACTICS OF HOME DEFENCE.• IT is much to be
The Spectatorhoped that the timely appearanoe of this admirable little treatise on the tactics of fighting in enclosed country, emanating, as it does, from a member of the Head- quarters...
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NOVELS.
The SpectatorPAULINE.f Mn. NORRIS must have something like thirty novels to his credit, but there is nothing perfunctory, no sign of fatigue, about his latest book. His limitations remain....
HARNACK'S " SAYINGS OP JESUS."*
The SpectatorPROFESSOR HanNacx's sub-title explains the sense in which he uses the phrase " Sayings of Jesus,"—" the second source of St. Matthew and St. Luke." The first source is, of...
A HISTORY OF IRELAND.*
The SpectatorTars volume comes as another strong proof of the great literary mival that has spread over Ireland within recent years. It is complete in itself, and is a record of Irish...
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The Death Man. By Benjamin Swift. (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)—This
The Spectatoris a melancholy romance in which the principal figure is the public executioner, while his stepson is the hero. It is difficult for the ordinary person to look at life from the...
SOME BOOKS OF T H[E WEEK.
The Spectator[Under this heading us votiee emelt. Books of the week as hew not been reserved for senor in other furms.1 The Book of Exodus. With Introduction and Notes by A. H. M'Neile, B.D....
The Scarlet Runner. By C. N. and A. M. Williamson.
The Spectator(Methuen and Co. 6s.)—The inevitable motor-car written of by Mr. and Mrs. Williamson appears in this book, and is a sort of beneficent providence in which its owner flies about...
It is the haunt of most of the game the
The SpectatorEnglish sportsman knows so Veil, and some of its scenery differs but little from the Northern landscapes of the British Isles. The province itself is divided into two most...
RIADABLIS Novets.—The Honour of "Z." By Graham Hope. (Smith, Elder,
The Spectatorand Co. Os.)—An excellent story in which English —to speak more exactly, Welsh—life and the complications of Russian politics are cleverly mingled.—Prisoners of Chance. By...
The Annual - Charities Register and Digest. (Longman and Co. 6s. net.)—This
The Spectatorvolume of nearly seven hundred closely printed pages — a very ample consideration for the price asked—owes, as usual, very much to Mr. C. S. Loch. It is not too much, in fact,...
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The Brazilian Year - Book. Compiled and Edited by J. P. Wile-
The Spectatorman. (McCorquodale and Co. 42s. net.)—This volume, published under the patronage of the Brazilian Government, appears for the first time. Perhaps there is a " rose " tint over...
The Children's Encyclopaedia. Edited by Arthur Mee, (Carmelite House.)—" The
The SpectatorChildren's Encyclopaedia is the first attempt that has ever been made to tell the whole sum of human knowledge so that a child may understand." "The whole sum" ! That is a...
Athenian Lecythoi. By Arthur Fairbanks. (Macmillan and Co. $4 net.)—This
The Spectatorpublication belongs to the " Humanistio Series " of the publications of the University of Michigan. Mr. Fairbanks has classified, described, and reproduced with outline- drawing...
The Face of England. By A. K. Collett. Edited by
The SpectatorW. Beach Thomas. (Alston Rivers, ls. net.)—This is one of a series of "Citizen Books" having for its object to put the reader in possession of that knowledge of his country...
Helps to Latin Translation at Sight. By the Rev. Edmund
The SpectatorLuce. (Spottiswoode and Co., Eton College.) —Mr. Luce has put together in this volume between three and four hundred passages from Latin authors of the Golden and Silver Ages....
