THE ABBE SIEYES.* MR. CLAPHAM'S book is an essay on the politics of the French Revolution. He deals with the political writings of Sieyes and their effect on France from the...

Ma. Caurarm, who has already produced two very thoughtful books on economic subjects, namely, The Evolution of Money and Economic Method and Economic Fallacies, has now...

LONDON: NOVEMBER 16th. 1912.

No one who has any practical experience of public affairs will' deny the value of sentiment in administration. Still less can anyone who knows modern India deny that His Majesty...

books of popular natural history, or "Nature-books," to use the odious expres- sion which some publishers appear to prefer, would gladly see several favourite phrases blotted...

M. ROMAIN ROLLAND'S book is neither a biography nor a study of the works of Michel Angelo. It is rather a series of essays dealing with the personality of the master. Owing to...

this book is of necessity mixed with sorrow. Reading these delightful mays, so full of gaiety, of keen perception, of curious knowledge unaffectedly shown, it is impossible not...

MR. RYAN writes in a lively and picturesque way, and the idea of his new book is a distinctly good one. By telling again, in careful detail, the life-stories of some of the...

THESE interesting Memoirs were originally written in French, the language of Courts, and have been arranged for publication by Princess Radziwill, whose husband was the grandson...

CITIES AND TOWNS OF EUROPE.* THE illustrated books that describe and depict towns or countries are pouring forth from the publishing houses in a copious stream. Those readers...

THE standards of present-day fiction for boys are high and are well maintained. It has plenty of alluring adventure and inculcates sound manliness of character. The stories for...

THE letterpress of this volume has its own importance and the illustrations have their beauty. One must hope that these good qualities will not be two stools between which the...

PRESUMABLY we must realise that this is the last of the many delightful story books to be connected with the name of Andrew Lang. No one could read his preface without realising...

To his Great Engravers series Mr. Hind has added two volumes--• Holbein and llfareantonio. (W. Heinemann. 2s. 6d. net each.)— The introductory notes are scholarly, short, and to...

It seems a new idea to think of the Louvre as a palace with a long and great history and not merely as a museum where pricelesa works of art are treasured—and, alas ! not always...

25s. net.)—The author has cast his net wide, and has cot limited his choice to any time or school. The result is a very interesting collection of pictures, which are expounded...

and Co. 38. 6d. net.)—This work has the appearance of a boy's book and is suitable for young readers, but it is not written in the manner of a children's history or school book....

The Boy's Book of Model Aeroplanes, by F. A. Collins (Eveleigh Nash, 3s. 641. net), comes from America, where the model aero- plane seems to have a great vogue. There are clubs...

illustrated by Arthur Backham. (W. Heinemann. 65. net.)— The illustrator has here had free scope for his power of fantastic drawing. This is shown in the silhouettes and little...

and Co. 55. net.)—There is little satisfaction to be got from criticising the selection of any anthology. The verses in this "pastoral garland" are taken from the works of Nash,...

G. W. Cox. (T. Nelson and Sons. 65. net.)—These are about forty short versions of Greek myths as told by the late Sir George Cox. They are interspersed with sixteen plates in...

(Jo. 42s. net.)—The interest of armour is twofold : historic, as an actual record of long-past methods of fighting, and also for the sake of its wonderful craftsmanship. The...

by Morley Adams. (R. T. S. 4s. 6d. net.)—Here is a. mine of information at a low price, which would keep a large family of different ages well occupied throughout a dark winter...

(E. Arnold. 10s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Kempson has compiled adisenrsive and most cheerful volume. He describes it well as an 'informal record of Cambridge sport and sportsmen during the...

Messrs. Nelson send a series of four volumes, in which are retold at full length and with considerable freedom some of the oldest romances in European legend. Mr. W. E. Sparkes...

glad to presume that the supply of a new edition of these tales implies a demand for them, and pictures will no doubt make them the more attractive to the young. Mr. Soper's...

3s. 6d.)—Eight capital fairy stories are comprised in this book. The scenes are laid in Oriental lands of mystery, not unlike the countries of the Arabian Nights. The characters...

MY SUDAN YEAR. My Sudan Year. By E. S. Stevens. With forty illustrations. (Mills and Boon. 10s. (3d. net.)—If you are in search of a dis- cussion of the English position in the...

Harrison has written some pretty verses, which she has herself illustrated, about children and fairies. It will please the mothers more than the little ones, as it has not quite...

The Brenner Pass. By Constance Leigh Clare. Illustrations by J. F. Leigh Clare. (The Century Press. 6s. net.) —I t is hardly fair to bring out such a book as this in the autumn...

Triangular Cricket. By E. H. D. Sewell. Illustrated. (J. M. Dent and Co. 5s. net.)—A detailed account of the nine test matches of the triangular tournament between England,...

6d. net).—This is a story of a poor man's house from the point of view of the women and children, and very good it is. Tommy is a delightful little boy, who plays many pranks...

and Daniel. is. 6d. net.)—This little book is well worth reading, for though it is about a subject of which we all probably think we know something, it is so pleasantly written,...

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. By Frances Berkeley Young. (David Nutt. 7s. Gd. net.)—Mary, Countess of Pembroke, has had the misfortune to suffer from too much reflected...

Co. 5s.)—It is a delight to meet again, in one of the best stories ever written of the Civil War, our old friends Edward and his sisters, and Patience Heatherstone and her...

of Colonel Keith Young, C.B., some tints Judge-Advocate-General in India. Edited by Arthur F. Scott (Constable and Co. 12s. 6d. net.)— Mr. Scott's selection of letters gives a...

Gs. net.)-Assuming that there remained in British letters a legitimate place for an anthology of Edinburgh. which in this age of compilations and literary mincemeat one is...

F. Cecil de Carteret, M.A. (Skeffington and Son. 2s. net.)-These are very sensible and manly sermons to Boy Scouts. They are worth reading by those who are interested in the...

Mabel Loomis Todd gives us glimpses of Tripoli as she saw it when accompanying her husband, the American astronomer, to observe the solar eclipses of 1900 and 1903. Her...

Lie., at the London and County Printing Works, Drury Lane, W.C.•. and Published by JOHN BAKER for the " SPI.0 CATON" (LiZWIC(1), at their Office, No. 1 Wellington Street, in the...

proceedings of Monday in connexion with the Home Rule Bill be rescinded, and the outcome was a scene of disorder and riot such as has not occurred since the conflict during the...

and the nation, a complete change came over the situation. When the House met they expected to see Mr. Asquith make another attempt to force his rescinding motion through, in...

show signs of their determination not to listen to Liberal speakers. While Mr. Pollock was speaking Sir W. Bull called Mr. Asquith repeatedly a. "traitor." Being called upon by...

case.

wrought an absolute revolution. Single- Chamber Government is bad enough, but we should have reached an infinitely worse stage. We should have had a Single Chamber practically...

of the Parliamentary crisis. On Monday after- noon the Government were defeated in the Commons on an amendment to the financial clauses of the Home Rule Bill proposed by Sir...

• TRIMEASURABLY the most important event of the week has been the defeat of the Government, followed by the refusal of the Opposition, persisted in to the point of not...

No. 4,403.] FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1912. [ REGISTERED AS AlPRICR 65. r IL NEWsAFE. BT Posr...64a.

and Servia in regard to a port on the Adriatic, and will only say here that there seems reason to believe that a peaceful settlement will be attained. The Triple Alliance, we...

cannot but seem harsh and discourteous to the Portuguese Legation, but we have no option. We repeat that Portugal cannot, or will not, govern her colonies properly, and that...

that the action taken by the Opposition in regard to Mr. Asquith's motion was perfectly different from the puerile, un- dignified, and altogether to be condemned action taken by...

that all chance of stopping the entry of the Bulgarians by force of arms is over, are trying to attain their object by negotiations. They are, that is to say, offering to make...

words which appear in Lord Cromer's Introduction to Mr. Harris's "Dawn in Darkest Africa," just published by Messrs. Smith, Elder and Co., a book which we hope to notice next...

but it is not difficult to guess its general outline. It will, we feel sure, in substance, acknowledge the plea of the Opposition that a decision of the House can in the future,...

the conclusion that it is necessary for all persons who detest slavery, and, really mean to do their best to abolish it, to use every effort in their power to put an end to our...

always happened in the present war when great events are in progress and an undecided battle raging, an extinguisher has during the week come down on all sources of information...

that the town is now occupied not only by the Greeks but by a contingent of Bulgarian and also of Servian troops. We presume, however, that this silence is due to negotiations...

:— " The Portuguese Legation, having seen in a letter published in your trustworthy journal of November 9th the phrase, 'Portugal cannot, or will not, govern her colonies...

ment Bill was resumed. Mr. McKenna pointed out that the ardent opponents of flogging were mistaken in saying that flogging had been long ago abandoned by the law. It was still...

before Mr. Asquith's speech, and were made by Mr. Churchill and Colonel Seely respectively. Mr. Churchill said that no harm, but rather good, had been done during the year by...

Perak had proposed that the Malay States should offer a first-class armoured ship to the Admiralty, and later in the week came the news that the Government had gratefully...

Albert Hall. The speeches made by Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Bonar Law were of great importance, but we cannot deal with them adequately, so great is the pressure upon our space. We...

warmly of the "wonderful national creation of the people themselves—the National Reserve." A Reserve of over 170,000 trained and experienced men is indeed an invaluable...

bought from the Duke of Sutherland by Sir William H. Lever. It is understood that Sir W. Lever will devote the house to national purposes. It would be impertinent to suggest to...

Bryce from the Ambassadorship to the United States. During the last five years Mr. Bryce has filled his office with dignity and success. No appointment, perhaps, was ever more...

a statement on the Balkan war, impressive in form and admirable in manner, and the heartiness with which it was received proved that he expressed the feelings of everyone...

Peel to the peerage, took place on Monday. The Unionists retained the seat with an increased majority of 52. The figures were—Sir Gilbert Wills (U.) 1,882, Mr. J. E. Schunck...

Prime Minister, Senor Canalejas, by an anarchist on Tuesday. Senor Canalejas was shot dead while standing outside a book shop in Madrid. His death is a great loss not only to...

obliged to arraign the Foreign Office for their supineness in dealing with Portugal, we do not suppose for a moment that at heart they are anything but perturbed and disgusted...

THE PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS. A SINGLE Chamber is in any case a danger to liberty, good government, and sound democracy. When, however, that Single Chamber is not even bound by its...

Commission, which was issued on Monday, is a document of superlative importance, affecting questions which strike into the foundations of our whole social, and ultimately of our...

a compromise being reached in the controversy between Servia and Austria-Hungary. That is in every sense satisfactory, but we are bound to say that we have never felt any great...

W E have dealt elsewhere with the grave situation which the Government have created by their attempt to override all Parliamentary precedent. Here we may point out that whatever...

W E do not propose at the moment to go into the details of the Marconi contract, but there is one aspect of the evidence given by Sir Alexander King to which it is important to...

ANT -E desire to thank the Press of all shades of opinion for the public-spirited way in which it has inserted and endorsed the appeal of the Spectator to those men who are...

A LEADING article in the Nation last week was a very curious and striking illustration of the effect which the thought of physical suffering has on some minds. The article was...

£1. all and graces are rather resented just now. We are all very much afraid lest our neighbours should think too much of themselves. Miss Austen, on the other hand, rather...

I T is certainly a remarkable fact, as Mr. Lloyd Storr-Best remarks in an introduction to his admirable translation of Varro's "Rerum Rusticarum," just added to Bohn's Classical...

are many old soldiers in the very prime of life around this district who, like myself, until I saw to-day's Daily Mail, were totally unaware of the existence of the National...

rTO THE EDITOR OF TRH "SPECTATOR:] SIR,—Your appeal to the nation to increase ,the numbers of the National Reserve must appeal to all who have the safety of the nation at...

NATIONAL RESERVE. [To THE EDITOR Of TEM " SPECTATOR:9 Sin,—A preventive to the greatest peril that can happen to our country is of utmost importance, and your scheme of a huge...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR:9 Sig,—Re your letter in the Daily Mail about the National Reserve. What are you doing for fellows in my position ? I am twenty-one years old,...

[To THE EDITOR or THE "SPECTATOZ:] SIB, — Probably most people, if they think about it at all, believe that the struggle which is now taking place between the medical profession...

LTO THE EDITOR OF TIM " SPECTATOL"] SIE,—In answer to a question raised in your issue on Novem- ber 2nd as to practical work for those engaged in Red Cross work, may I tell of...

SIE,—I have often thought it a pity that ex-police officers were not eligible for enrolment in the National Reserve, and having read your letter in the Ongar Gazette I should...

SIR,—It was of the Earl of Kildare and not of the Earl of Desmond that Henry VII. issued his famous dictum. One of his Council had complained, "All Ireland cannot govern this...

TO TIED EDITOR Or THE " SPEcTATOR."] should be very much obliged if any of your readers who are familiar with the tropics would give me their opinion' as to whether there is...

Sin,—The peace of Europe being again disturbed, the atten- tion of the world at large is concentrated on what questions may arise on the finale of the present war in the Near...

[TO TIM EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Since Mr. Humphreys in his letter to you on "Propor- tional Representation" refers somewhat pointedly to myself, a few words in reply...

[To THE EDITOR OF TIM "SPECTATOR..1 SLE,-I do not think anyone has recalled the conditions fore- told by Lord Byron, under which "The city won for Allah from the Giaour The...

[To via EDITOR OF THE " SPROTATOR:1 Sin,—In your issue of November 2nd it is related that, in the presence of Sir F. Wedmore, Tennyson was asked whether he liked the Russians,...

[To THZ EDITOR, OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—The letter of your correspondent " Iophon " in last week's issue contains two rather grave misrepresentations. He says that "there are...

rro THE EDITOR OF TIM "Srzorimit."] Sra,—I have just been shown your remarks on my article in the Fortnightly Review, and I must beg to protest against your misrepresentation of...

[To TEE EDITOR OF TER " SPECTATOR.1 SIR ,—You will like to hear of a newspaper which was saved by its readers because they had faith in its editor. Two years ago the Montreal...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."1 SIR,—My attention has been called to the suggestive article which appeared under the above heading in your issue of October 26th. As one well...

[To THE EDITOR 01 THE "SPECTATOR:] Sin,—Host in all its meanings, guest, spital (It. spedale, Ger. Spital) have only two letters, s and t, common, and do not seem much allied...

[To THE EDITOR OF TEl "SPECTATOR."] SIB, — The writer of the article, "The Fox and the Law," in your issue of November 9th, has surely missed the local allusion in Sir Walter...

[To MEE EDITOR as THE "SPROTAT011."] SIR,—lf there are hundreds who regard Scott's lines, quoted in your last issue, as "a- blemish on a great poet's reputation," then the said...

BENJAMIN DISRAELI.* WE cannot begin a review of the second volume of Mr. Monypenny's Life of Disraeli better than. by repeating . a quotation given in. our notice of the first...

SITI.,—my attention was directed to-day to a letter in your last issue asking about the loco plant. This information I can give if you care to have it. There are several...

[To ms EDFFOR OF TRH "Srscraion."1 Sin,—In reply to Mr. Thorburn's letter re the "loco" weed in last week's issue, I find that " loco " is the Spanish word for crazy. The evil...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] think you have a twofold mistake in your last week's review of Messrs. A. and C. Black's "Peeps Series" (Literary Supplement). The volume on...

A.N OLD DOG. Now that no shrill hunting horn Can arouse me at the morn, Deaf I lie the long day through, Dreaming firelight dreams of you; Waiting, patient through it all, Till...

or initials, or with a• pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated," the Editor must trot necessarily be held-to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or talk, the mode...

access to a library he ought to find many references to the "loco-weed." I have no doubt the Agricultural Department in Washington will be able to tell him of special treatises...

FEw Englishmen, we suppose, know much about Welsh poetry: Such names as Merlin and, perhaps, Taliessin are vaguely familiar; there are one or two collections of Welsh songs and...

THERE are two ways of writing about a country that one has but cursorily examined. One may write of it with the pontifical solemnity of Mr. Sipling's Padgett, perfectly...

THERE is a general notion abroad that Marshal Ney was a dashing soldier, with plenty of courage and energy but little brain. It is not difficult to understand bow this idea...

THERE are few more interesting figures in the story of seventeenth-century England than the two cousins with whom this unpretentious volume is concerned. There was indeed a...

THIS large and handsome volume is divided into two parts. In the first and longer division, the author tells with consider- able spirit the story of the great Plantagenet who...

"TWIXT LAND AND SEA." IN one or two of the latest of Mr. Conrad's books some of his admirers have noticed with consternation signs of new and by no means happy developments...

Sotheran. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Lewis's thesis is the first of a series of literary and historical studies to be issued by the University of Wales. It deals systematically with the...

John W.. Cunliffe. (Oxford University Press. 7s. 6d. net.)—The failure of Senecan tragedy to obtain a foothold in England is a dispensation for which it is impossible to feel...

and satire abound in this most amusing book. There is only the barest pretence that the kingdom of Jingalo is not the England of to-day, but Mr. Housman, in presenting King...

is usually his practice, Mr. Belloc has provided us with a volume that can be read with pleasure and ease. His new collection of essays resembles former efforts in this as in...

[Under this heading we notice such Books of tha souk as hays not been marital for mins in other forms.] Thomas Hardy : a Critical Study. By Lascelles Abercrombie. (Martin...

novel, in which a conscientious American girl has to choose between two magnanimous lovers, of whom one is English.—My Love and I. By "Martin Redfield.' (Constable and Co....