of his diocese that he did not sign because he thought the address too reproachful in tone to the loyal High-Churchmen, and that after the " severe " Bill of last Session,...

and Wales,—all but two of them, namely, the Bishop of Durham and the Bishop of Salisbury,—have put forth an Encyclical, dated Lambeth Palace, 1st March, 1875, to the clergy and...

Judicateg i Bill. No serious opposition had been offered to it in the - Peers, though opposition had been threatened to it in the Commons by Mr. Walpole, and the Lord Chancellor...

regard with some disquietude rumours, which may of course be false, as to the reason both for this abstention and for M. Buffet's return after he had finally declined the...

A FTER a series of intrigues which remain partly unintelligible, though we have stated elsewhere the theory which seems best -supported by the evidence, the President of the...

case.

Ives, Mr. Praed, who was turned out on petition because somebody he never employed treated some electors, was returned again by 658 to Z50-; and though his opponent, Sir F....

that we should obtain next.year, at a cost of 114,677,000 an Army of 129,000 regulars—exclusive of the 60,000 men employed in India—about 103,000 Militia, 7,928 effective...

in London at the Agricultural Hall, Islington,—which will hold, it is said, some 20,000 people,—for evening preaching ; and at Exeter Hall for noon-day prayer-meetings. We have...

that in Sir Wilfrid Lawson it has got the most genuine humourist of our recent Parliamentary annals. Indeed, in this Parliament he is twice as amusing as he was in the last, and...

the House of Commons in drawing attention to the low condi- tion of primary education in Ireland. The number of trained teachers in Ireland is not much more than one-third of...

the recognition of Marshal Serrano's Government % in Spain, but it did not come to much. Lord Derby said, in answer to Lord Granville, who hinted that such recognition waa ,...

paying too much interest on Savings-bank deposits. They have already incurred a deficiency of £4,500,000, and this is annually increasing. Sir Stafford Northcote was asked on...

the creation of new bishoprics within any diocese too big for the efficient control of a single Bishop, was discussed in Committee in the House ofiLords on Tuesday, and Dr....

leave to introduce into the House of Commons a Bill for the creation of a new diocese of St. Alban's,—and for such a re- arrangement of the boundaries of the dioceses of...

the transit of Venus will bring back some interesting obser- vations for the naturalists. At least there appear to have been some very interesting observations made on a tribe...

column, by "An Irish Catholic," which certainly seems to show that Mr. Gladstone has been misled in supposing that the relieving Act of 1791 was obtained in any degree by the...

surprised to hear that the proportion of inquests to deaths in all Eugland is 5 per cent., or one in every 20; and that in London it rises to 7-9 per cent. or one in every 12i....

Lunacy Commissioners have ordered to be released after inquiry should be arrested again immediately, on a new certificate of insanity from other doctors. Yet this seems to have...

can. The Judicature Bill is gone ; the Friendly Societies Bill is all gristle ; the Food and Drugs Adulteration Bill makes cheating a little easier ; the Artisans' Dwellings...

Saturday, at the age of 60. He was an admirable official, and has been for many years a discreet and valuable extra Secretary to the Queen, and his -death is recorded by Her...

MR. DISRAE.LI'S SUR]IENDER. T HEMinistry reigns, but does not govern, The House of Lords governs, governs secretly, governs so absolutely, that a clique of its Members can...

T HE Ecclesiastical procedure of Prussia during the last three years seems to us much the most melancholy instance of national retrogression guided by administrative...

- TUR. GATHORNE HARDY is a Minister in whose irt assurances that he does not wish or intend to reverse the Military policy of the last Government, the Liberals of the House have...

M BU.N.h.ha has at last formed his Ministry, and perhaps e it is as good as the circumstances of the case gave any one a right to expect. But it has not been put together An...

I T is natural enough that Englishmen, and- particularly English Tories, should sway, just now towards the Ameri- can Democrats, for the Democrats, though hostile to England,...

appear to be business- In like, amiable, at heart modest, and thoroughly sincere men, without any knowledge to speak of of the difficulties which beset the faith of modern...

A N Oxford Don in a rage is an awe-inspiring spectacle, no doubt,—to an Oxford student. But he is not quite so awe-inspiring to the remainder of mankind, who, though disposed to...

MR. GLADSTONE AND THE PROTESTATION OF 1789. (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR") SIR,—It is time that the history of the "Declaration and Pro- testation signed by the English...

[TO TEE EDITOR OT THE SPECTATOR.1 SIR,—To whatever length my admiration for the general opinions of the Spectator may extend, it is impossible for me ever to read your articles...

draw your attention to this passage in Dilke'S , "Greater Britain" (eh. xviii., ad fin.)?— " This evening, after five sleepless nights, I felt most terribly the peculiar form of...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATO3.7] SIR,—In your article on "Education in the Agricultural Dis- tricts" you call particular attention to a practical consideration of great...

JOHN LEECH'S OUTLINES. 'TEN years and more have slipped away since genial John Leech was ground to his early grave by street organs, and in these days of rapid progress, we...

[To THE EDITOR OF TUB "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Permit me to say that the proposal for Home Government put forward by the Rev. Thaddeus O'Malley, and condemned by Mr. Bright, is not...

DEAD DUTCH CITIES.* THE belief which one hears constantly expressed in French society that Prince Bismarck means to accaparer ' Holland before long, so that the German Empire...

ONE of the many merits of the volume before us is that it accu- rately carries out the aim announced in its title and explained in its preface. "It claims to be an examination,...

FEW people of ordinary intelligence, we are disposed to think, would be inclined to dispute that Mr. Macdonald has had bestowed - upon him that divines afflatus which for lack...

ALL that relates to Troy has been eagerly discussed in every age. In the volume before us, however, we find not only the latest theories, but the presentation of results as...

To readers of the Scriptures, the name and origin of the Samaritan people are not altogether unknown. It is unknown perhaps to - many that, although disowned and despised...

'THE Contemporary for March contains several articles of great vigour, but probably none which will interest the general reader so much as the last instalment of Mr. Julian...