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Mr. Gladstone's speech commenced with a cordial acknow- ledgment of
The Spectatorthe Lord Mayor's personal compliments to himself, —namely, those Homeric and Horatian passages to which we have already referred, with the kindly commentary in which they were...
The Paris correspondent of the Times states on "good "autho-
The Spectatorrity that the general basis of an agreement between the Suez Canal Company and the British shipowners is to be as follows : —A second Canal is to be cut, the British Government...
The Delegates from the Transvaal now in London have pre-
The Spectatorsented their demands in writing to the Colonial Office. They are marked by the one-sidedness which usually distinguishes requests from South Africa. The Boers ask that the Sand...
NEWS OF THE WEEK
The SpectatorT HE Government of Germany is most desirous of conciliating Spain, and the Emperor, therefore, wished to return the visit of King Alfonso in the stateliest fashion. A personal...
The Lord Mayor's Day, yesterday week, had its remark- able
The Spectatoraspects, but they were hardly aspects involving any political surprise to the nation. It was remarkable for the interpolation in the procession of a van of frozen meat from the...
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He reviewed also the remarkable change which had taken place
The Spectatorin the popular view of foreign affairs, under the influence of what Mr. Disraeli used to sneer at as the " cosmopolitan" ideas of the Liberal party,—in other words, the idea...
The Reading celebration was continued on Thursday, when Mr. Shaw
The SpectatorLefevre made another speech, in which he gave a very clear and interesting review both of the Rookeries evil and of the serious condition of agricultural labour at the present...
The English are beginning in a vague way to realise
The Spectatorthe magnitude of India, and to comprehend that it contains some fifty millions more people than all Europe west of the Vistula. Few, however, are quite aware of the number of...
After Mr. Lefevre, Lord Selborne made a very gentle Liberal-Conservative
The Spectatorspeech ; Mr. Walter a very safe one, insisting on the love of constituencies for their old Members ; and Mr. John Morley a vigorous Radical speech, of which the key was that if,...
Mr. Fawcett, who spoke after Mr. Lefevre, and who bore
The Spectatortestimony to Mr. Lefevre's admirable administration of the Post Office during his own serious illness last year, made some - criticism on our own columns in relation to the...
M. Tirard, the French Chancellor of the Exchequer, is.we fear,
The Spectatornot a safe financier. The French economists complain strongly of his budgets as concealing deficits, and he has now made to the Budget Committee a most insidious proposal. The...
On Wednesday was celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Mr. Shaw
The SpectatorLefevre's election as M.P. for Reading, and the dinner, at which 350 guests were present, was followed by speeches of unusual interest. First came Mr. Lefevre's review of his...
It is a great pity that orators in English meetings
The Spectatorare not allowed by etiquette to swear. We are quite sure that if Mr. Lowther, at the Tory Colston Dinner at Bristol on Tuesday, had been allowed to swear at Mr. Gladstone and...
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Mr. Forster, in presiding ou Wednesday over a large public
The Spectatormeeting at St. George's Hall, Bradford, in connection with the Luther Commemoration, described Luther as " the most courage- ous man, for both physical and moral courage, that...
The difficulties of the historian are well illustrated in the
The Spectatordis- cussion in the Times on turtle soup. Sir Henry Thompson, who is an eminent authority on food and cooking, as well as surgery, writes to say that turtle soup is " never "...
Dean Cowie is to be translated from Manchester to Exeter,
The Spectatorand to fill the Deanery vacated by the death of Dean Boyd. The appointment is a good one. Dean Cowie is, in the first place, a Senior Wrangler, and so considerable an authority...
The Dean of Carlisle has, it appears, been offered the
The SpectatorDeanery of Manchester, but has not yet made up his mind to abandon his present sphere of work, so soon after he had entered on it. We trust, however, that he will accept the...
The statement of the Echo that nearly all Mr. Gladstone's
The Spectatorecclesiastical appointments have been of a High-Church character is not only false, but ridiculous. What do they think of Dean Bradley ? of Dean Connor ? of Dean Davidson ? of...
From a letter by Dr. Murrell to this week's Lancet,
The Spectatorit appears that Dr. Sydney Ringer had no share in the responsibility for the experiments, of which we gave a brief account last week, on the poisonous effects of nitrite of...
Mr. Chamberlain made a most able speech at the Trinity
The SpectatorHouse on Wednesday upon the losses of British shipping. He quite acknowledged the failure of Mr. Plimsoll's Act, under which the losses have steadily increased. In 1882, the...
A most regrettable error crept into our:reviews last week. The
The Spectatorreviewer of Mr. O'Donovan's new edition of his book on Mery spoke iu feeling terms of the "premature decease" of the author, who is alive, and sending to the Daily News most...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE SPEAKERSHIP. T O our mind, the Speaker ought to be a much more important figure in the Democratic House of Commons of the future than lie has ever been in the Middle-class...
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LORD RIPON. T HAT Lord Ripon should be attacked by those
The Spectatorwho dis- approve the Ilbert Bill is natural enough, for the dis- pute which underlies that question rouses very fierce antagon- isms, as well of modes of thinking, as of caste,...
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THE CHEERFULNESS OF POLITICIANS.
The SpectatorT HE celebration of Mr. Shaw Lefevre's twenty years con- nection with Readin g has not only plenty of special political interest of its own, but it g ives a bri g hter...
GERMANY AND SPAIN.
The Spectator-TYIN G ALFONSO of Spain recently visited the German Emperor at Hombur g , received at his hands the hi g hest honour he could confer, and was treated in all respects as the...
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THE FRANCHISE IN IRELAND.
The SpectatorW E do not understand the sort of rage with which not only Tories, but some moderate Liberals regard any proposal for reducing the Irish Franchise. That men like Lord...
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THE FAILURE OF MR. PLIMSOLL'S ACT.
The SpectatorO NE of the most frequent of Tory fallacies is that which represents the Liberal Party as a destructive one, and a Liberal Government as a company of Destroying Angels, whose...
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M ARTIN LUTHER.
The SpectatorI T is no wonder that the estimates of Luther di ff er so widely as they do. Even the keenest Roman Catholic must• often be bewildered by the passionate intensity of his faith,...
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AN EMANCIPATED MIDDLE-CLASS.
The SpectatorM R. MATTHEW ARNOLD has either been scolding the Americans afresh for their Philistinism, or his arrival has revived discussion about his former lectures in England, in which he...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The SpectatorTHE REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES. [To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. ") Sia,—After your appeal to any one who knows bow to make the representation of minorities feasible to...
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rTo THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOILl SIR, — In the Spectator
The Spectatorof this week you say, " If any one knows how to make the representation of minorities feasible, and not liable to a catastrophe" whenever a minority Member dies or resigns, we...
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BEARDS.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Stn,—May I point out that the writer of the article on "Beards," in your paper of November 3rd, has mistaken the force of the sayings...
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, — It has often been
The Spectatorsaid in the discussions on minority representation that the methods by which it is proposed to secure it are wanting in simplicity, and not easily understood by ordinary people....
fTo THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "]
The SpectatorSia,—Fully agreeing that no representative system can be satisfactory which does not provide for the representation of important minorities, I would suggest that, until the...
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MAGDALEN COLLEGE AND THE PHYSIOLOGICAL. LABORATORY.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—A paragraph appeared in the Spectator of last Saturday on the Oxford Memorial concerning the University Physiological Laboratory. That...
CHILDREN AND THEIR DINNERS.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —My attention has just been called to the letter of your correspondent " J. G. F.," in last week's issue, in which it seems that those...
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POETRY.
The SpectatorPOETS, AND POETS. I KNEW a poet,—one with eyes of laughter, A face like a sun-smile, eager as a boy, .Singing as the birds sing, trusting the Hereafter : I knew a poet, and...
X.—THANKSGIVING ODE.
The SpectatorEnthroned upon a silver beam Of perfect light, Our lady reigns as doth beseem The Queen of Night! Whate'er thy pastime is, Dian or Artemis,— Whether as huntress fair and...
THE NON-RESIDENTIAL COUNTY FRANCHISE.
The Spectator(TO THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.'l SIR,—The non-residential county franchise has a value which the Spectator is not likely to depreciate as merely sentimental. It provides a...
IX.—THE DREAM OF PERICLES.
The SpectatorI am called, so thou would'st know, Dian of the silver bow ; And, while slumber seals thine eyne, Bid thee list the voice divine : Seek out mine Ephesian shrine ; And, before...
LYRICS OF PERICLES.—III.• VIII.—ODE TO NEPTUNE.
The SpectatorGon of the steed and the spear and the Ocean, Speed thou our barks o'er the wandering foam ; Steer us by reef, and by headland and island, Outward and onward, and inward and...
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ART.
The Spectator" PHIZ." THERE is an unpretending little exhibition, at the Rooms of the Fine-Art Society in Bond Street, which should be seen by those who are interested in English art. The...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorMR. FLINDERS PETRIE ON THE PYRAMIDS.* No one interested in Egyptian archaeology can fail to profit by the study of the exact, sober, and luminous account of the Pyramids of...
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MR. CLARK RUSSELL'S NEW NOVEL.* THERE are two novelists of
The Spectatorthe day who, while they do not re- semble each other in any other respect, equally possess the power of blending romance with reality, and whose works " consequently stand apart...
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THE AUTHOR OF " TTJLLOCHGORUM."
The SpectatorTHIS is not the first biography that has appeared of the modest, scholarly, genial, but withal sagacious, Episcopalian divine, who found time, in the midst of varied labours and...
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RUSSIAN LITERATURE.*
The SpectatorWITH this book Mr. Turner has supplied a want which has long been keenly felt by the majority of the English-reading public. For this good deed he deserves thanks. Now, at any...
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POLAR EXPEDITIONS.* WHEN the history of the nineteenth century comes
The Spectatorto be written by an impartial Lecky of the twenty-fifth century, it is a matter of curious speculation to think what he will say about Polar Expeditions. For they stand apart...
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We give a hearty welcome to Miss Kate Greenaway's very
The Spectatorpretty illustrations of Little Anne, and other Poems. By Jane and Aone Taylor. (Rontledge and Sons.)—" Little Anne" and its companions have held their place in many nurseries,...
The Truant Hares and their Friends, by Arthur S. Gibson
The Spectator(Griffith and Ferran), is another moderately successful book, the illustrations being, perhaps, better than the letterpress.
0n/when's Chap-Book . Chaplets (Field and Tuer) is a quaint revival
The Spectatorof the ballads, with their rude coloured engravings, which delighted an older generation. Of these ballads there are eight, " The Barkeshire Lady," Jemmy and Nancy, of...
Prince Pertinaz : a Fairy Tale. By Mrs. George Hooper.
The SpectatorIllus- trated by Margaret L. Hooper and Margery May. (Field and Tuer.) —Mrs. Hooper's tale, first published, though not quite in its present form, twenty years ago, in the...
The Maids of Lee, written by F. E. Weatherly, illustrated
The Spectatorby W.I. Hodgson (Hildesheimer and Faulkner), is decidedly good. The various suitors are depicted with pleasant humour in some good drawings, to which the verso supplies a...
The Nodding Mandarin : a Tragedy in China, edited by
The SpectatorLewis F. Day (Simpkin and Marshall), is a tale in verse, somewhat after the manner of Hans Christian Anderson, of two china figures, a chimney-sweep and a shepherdess, that...
Three Blind Mice, with music and words from an early
The Spectatoredition, illustrated by C. A. Doyle (George Waterston), sufficiently describes itself.
Gray's Elegy, Artist's Edition. (J. B. Lippincott and Co., Phila-
The Spectatordelphia, U.S.; John Stark, London.)—This volume is adorned with some twenty illustrations of landscape and figures, not unworthy in design of the poem of which they are the...
From the same publishers we also get " Phiz's" Funny
The SpectatorAlphabet, " Phies " Funny Stories, and " Phiz's" Baby Sweethearts, the last not being much to our taste.
When is Your Birthday ? A Year of Good Wishes.
The SpectatorA Set of Twelve Designs, by Edwin J. Ellis, with Sonnets by the Artist. (Field and Tuer.)—Mr. Ellis has given us twelve female heads, illustrating the months of the year,...
From Messrs. Routledge we get R. Caldecott's Hey-Diddle.Diddle Picture-Book, containing
The Spectatortho four rhymes, " Where are you going, my Pretty Maid ?" "Hey, Diddle, Diddle," "The Fox Jumped over the Parson's Gate," and " Froggio's Wooing," illustrated in the style which...
Told in the Twilight. By F. E. Weatherly. Illustrated by
The SpectatorM. E. Edwards and J. C. Staples. (IIildesheimer and Faulkner.)—Both verses and illustrations are pleasing. " 31innie Counting her Chickens," on p. 27, and " The Unappreciative...
POETRY.—A Volume of Poems:, by G. W. Bettany (Londob Literary
The SpectatorSociety), is perhaps beat criticised by an extract. Hero are two stanzas from the " Battle of Tel-ol-Kebir :"— " On they go to death or glory, Trampling on rebellions sand...
The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast, by Mr. Roscoe
The Spectator; and The Elephant's Ball and Grand Fete Champotre, by "W. D." (Griffith and Farran), are fac-simile reproductions of the editions of 1808 and 1807, published by "J. Harris,...
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The SpectatorCHRISTMAS BOOKS. Coleridge's Ancient Mariner. Illustrated by David Scott, R.S.A. With Life of the Artist, and Descriptive Notices of the Plates, by Rev. A. L. Simpson, D.D....
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The Land of Fetish. By Captain A. B. Ellis. (Chapman
The Spectatorand Hall.)—Captain Ellis has nothing very complimentary to say about African kings, or colonial governors, or missionaries. These last are indeed his special abhorrence. The...