Firman granting a nominal amnesty. It practically covers nobody, as all who are already punished are excluded from its operation, and all who offend against the laws, which...

gasworkers, and thus, to the extent of their power, deprive London of heat and light. They are, however, reported to have abandoned the general movement, as their employers have...

TRIKES have again been the topic of the week. The South kJ Metropolitan Gas Company, having offered its men a share of profits on condition that they engaged themselves for...

on the charge that he had pilfered some of the social reforms of the Tory Party, he retorted that if it were so, he must have been like a man mentioned in one of Fielding's...

which took place at Venice on Thursday night. He was attacked sharply by bronchitis a week or two ago, and the attack left him with a very much weakened heart, from the failure...

case.

ber 6th, removes a figure which, had the Confederate States succeeded, would have become important in the world. He did not, however, make "a nation," as Mr. Gladstone supposed...

why he and the Ulster opponents of Home- rule have no belief in the moderation of the Nationalists in case they should win their cause. He showed that on November 16th last,...

and France, and it is feared that it may spread to England also. In St. Petersburg and Vienna it has attacked all classes, and in Paris six hundred emploggs were disabled by it...

the question as to Mr. Gladstone's meaning when he charged some of the Liberal Unionists with having got weary of Liberalism long before the pro- posal of Irish Home-rule gave...

of showing that it cares nothing about the welfare of Egypt, but cares much about displaying its spitefulness towards England. It has been resolved to abolish forced labour...

of Ireland under the Union. In 1841 there was an acre and an eighth to every head of the population living in the rural districts ; now there are four acres to every head of the...

at the meeting of Wednesday, and again most disagreeable revelations were made. It is admitted that in two at least of the schools, severe epidemics have broken out owing to the...

one Gladstonian in the House of Commons who has emulated Lord Herschell's sedulous moderation, is getting bitter at last. In his speech at Wolverhampton yesterday week, he...

saying that Mr. Gladstone had encouraged Irish crime. That Mr. Gladstone has apologised for the " Plan of Campaign," and spoken of boycotting as mere "exclusive dealing," and as...

but we note with regret the wide prevalence of a rumour that the Government has decided against a large scheme for the conversion of Irish farms into freeholds. The scheme to be...

exceedingly well received—a fact of importance, as the Free City long felt sullen at the loss of its autonomy— and at a banquet in the evening made the following im- pressive...

fund is being collected for the restoration of St. Saviour's, South- wark, the ancient splendid parish church which is to be the cathedral of the Suffragan Bishop. Southwark has...

Friday 971 to 971.

recovering from his terrible fall from the balcony of Major Wissmann's house. He remains, however, in danger, the internal injuries being serious, and the discharge still...

is not favourable to the solidity or the success of the new Republic ; but we may mention here two or three recent facts. It is believed, or indeed known, that the Provisional...

a lecture on " Spain and Spanish Art," which we do not hesitate to characterise as his finest oratorical performance. Though ornate, as Sir Frederick cannot help being, it is...

the Bloomsbury Rifle Volunteers, has announced that the distribution to the Army of the new magazine-rifle (which is a weapon of far greater precision than the Martini, and also...

T ORD HOBHOUSE'S is not the only remonstrance we have received as to our comments on the action of the London County Council in regard to London property. Our other...

MR MORLEY AND SIR HENRY JAMES. T HERE are two rather remarkable arguments used, the one by Mr. Morley in his speech of Friday week at Glasgow, the other by Sir Henry James in...

perambulate the country making long speeches on the great political controversies of the day, understand the new institutions under which we are working much better than the...

it is, completely confirms the view we expressed upon receipt of the official telegrams. There never was any solid strength in the Empire of Brazil, and there will be no...

of the community. They have not contracted to surrender they have a real case of overwork or starvation pay to their liberty in order to perfect their organisation, plead, it is...

A RECENT issue of the "Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers," noticed in the New York _Nation, contains a remarkable collection of facts in connec- tion with...

T HERE is hardly any English poet who has had a greater power of delivering an electric shock than Mr. Browning. His is the verse which flashes—as a galvanic battery—flashes...

W E have not had time yet to read carefully the letters . from Lord Chesterfield to his godson which Lord Carnarvon has just unearthed and given to the world in so, sumptuous an...

A DISCOVERY of the original edition,—the edition of 1686,—of Bunyan's "Book for Boys and Girls; or, Country Rhymes for Children," which has just been re- published in fac-simile...

A COMMENTARY FROM AN EASY-CHAIR: THE NEW JOURNALISM-MR. BURNAND AND THE AMERICAN LADY -THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER. THE New Journalism bids- fair to give us all work enough to do,...

LOCAL TAXATION OF RENTS IN LONDON. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Six,—The case is very much as I supposed. You have con- fused different proposals, with the natural...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." I SIR,—As an Englishman, loving his native land, but who has made his cause one with those who live and work under the " Stars and Stripes,"...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—I hope that you will be able to find room to reprint a fine epigram by Professor Lewis Campbell (published in the• Classical Review),...

CAPTAIN TROTTER'S " LORD DALHOUSIE." IT is not perhaps possible, certainly it is not possible except to men more brilliant than Captain Trotter pretends to be, to write a...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " FPECTATOR:] you allow me to express my sincere thanks to those who anonymously sent me books in answer to my letter in the Spectator of November 30th P I...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—In your notice of the memoirs of Henry Richard, in the Spectator of December 7th, you speak of the view that war is wrong, as being...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. " ] Sin,—Allow me to indicate an error in the Spectator of November 30th. Her Majesty's Envoy at Lisbon (my father) is Mr. Petre, not Mr....

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Will you allow one who owes to Macaulay her long and affectionate intimacy with " Fanny Burney and her Friends," to say a word in...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—Your suggestions for settling the Tithe controversy seem to me to leave the main difficulty untouched. At the bottom of the opposition...

THIS narrative poem is Mr. Austin's most ambitious effort, and at different periods may be said to have occupied his attention for years. The Human Tragedy as it was first...

book, very simply and ably written by a clergyman of the American Episcopal Church, concerning the great need in the United States for a breaking down of the barriers between...

THE form in which Mr. Vernon has brought out his translation of the Purgatorio is another illustration of the increased study of Dante among us. The poetical versions of which...

accurately, the first part of another—to the handsome series of "Illustrated Geographies," if we may so call them, which their enterprise has given to the world. Three Scotch...

of Lord Randolph Churchill's political utterances has uniformly pursued a definite and intelligible course. The readers who turn to these volumes in the hope of refreshing their...

GIFT-BOOKS. Three Geoffreys. By " M. M." (W. H. Allen.)—This is a sort of tragi-comedy of errors, in which the leading parts are played by three Dromios, who may be...

—This is a most stimulating book to put into the hands of a pro- mising and ambitious boy. As its name indicates, it narrates what has been done in the world by young men ; it...

this book we have a good idea admirably worked out. It con- sists of a series of articles on various places in Europe, written in a popular style by such well-known writers as...

is no very early record of an earthquake—down to that great catastrophe which destroyed the White and Pink Terraces of New Zealand. Here, however, he contents himself with...

a pity that this story is so tediously long, for many of the characters in it, and particularly the girl-characters, are really well drawn. There is plenty of family happiness...

Co.)—Mat and Tim Sampson are the sons of a New Forest woodcutter. Mat, following his father's example, thinks more of the forest's wild inhabitants than of its timber. He gets...

and Sons.)—Mrs. Macquoid tells a pathetic tale. Joseph Le Bas takes his dancing bear, Pepin by name, from his home by the Isere on a long journey into Germany, hoping to reap a...

author who puts into a hook but one thing so good as the five-year-old "Babs " (otherwise Arabella) has not failed. She is a most delightful little creature—to read about. The...

is indeed "a tale of adventure," and of very strange adventure too. A family party, consisting of two brothers with their four sons, meet with some very curious experiences in...

Far-ran, and Co.)—This tale is written, as we are told, in the simplest style and language, for the amusement of children o f from eight to fourteen years of age." The author...

"Story of School and City Life" deserves, in a way, the commendation given by the writer of the preface,—him- self a well-known contributor to this kind of literature. The hero...

Son.)—This is a pretty little story, told in a particularly lively fashion. One need not inquire too closely into the probability of the incidents. The world would certainly be...

we think, more than once recorded the appearance of a volume by Mr. Hoffmann, under the title of " Modern Magic." Now we find that this treatise has been complained of as "not...

Co.)—We have included this among the " Gift-Books " of the year, because it comes in the guise which this literature generally assumes. It really is a novel, decidedly above the...

little tale, this, of child-life. Olive, who lives with an uncle and aunt, welcomes to England her mother and a little sister returning from India. There is an admirable ayah,...

The " Far North Land," of which Dr. Stables here gives us a tale is Alaska, a novelty, as far as we remember, in fiction, and not often described by travellers. The incident...

" story of England and France two hundred years ago" is so con- trived that it takes in the Dragonnades in the days of Louis XIV. and Monmouth's rebellion. We are inclined to...

concludes its twentieth year. Mr. Loftio finishes up his series of articles on "Westminster Abbey," finishes them, we may say, in a very bad humour with " restorers," Sir...

Rand. (Nelson and Sons.)—This is the story of a young woman with strong religious convictions, who does her best to enforce them upon others.

need hardly say that this is an interesting volume. Under the head of " Vital Statistics," we find returns from the principal cities and towns. Of the large cities, Montreal...

"romance of the Cornish cliffs" is a good story. Briefly described, it is the tale of how a young man was accused of murdering his companion, and but very narrowly escaped being...

Nisbet and Co.)—This book might be briefly and not untruthfully described as the story of how a girl loses an unworthy lover and finds a worthy one. But this subject is handled...

Innes.)—There is merit in this story ; the affection between the Colonel and the " Baby," and what it worked, can hardly fail to touch any reader's heart. But surely there is...

It pertains," writes Mr. Oxley, "to tho scientific and philosophic historian to record the fact that in this- nineteenth century, A.D. [rather a strange phrase], indubitable and...

Chapters about school life, with the farcical names of Picklerod Priory and its master, Mr. Samuel Smitehead, do not prepossess one in favour of this tale. But when the writer...

(Griffith, Ferran, and Co.)—This is a story of love-making, lucky and un- lucky. A certain Ruby St. Leger is the principal character. She begins by marrying an Italian—Italians,...

—Here the young heroine tells her own story. She is the daughter of a squire, left, it would seem, penniless by him when he meets with a sudden death in the hunting-field. His...

—Some little people who are just recovering from the measles and feel not a little out of sorts grumble at their lot, though really there was little to complain of. Miss Weber...

(Nelson and Sons.) —The principal subject of this story is one that has a very con- siderable interest. It is that remarkable race, the Karens of Burmah. Their loyalty to the...

tional obligation by giving them an edition of Chaucer's Legend of Good Women (Clarendon Press). It shows all the thorough- ness that characterises his work. The Legend, written...

C. S. Calverley's Ball - Room Comedy, cleverly illustrated by May Quiton. It is a rhymed alphabet about a ball, beginning with " A is an angel of blushing eighteen," " B is the...

a variety of Letts's Diaries. There is Letts's Office Diary and Almanac (No. 51), an almost stately folio which might -serve, besides commoner uses, the purpose of any one who...

book, though it certainly cannot be called a good novel. It is not too much to say that the plot is somewhat farcical, with just a touch of melodrama. A Scotch minister (surely...

compressed Prayer - Books for the waistcoat-pocket, bound in flexible russia and morocco and calf leather, containing the greater part of the contents of ordinary Prayer-Books,...