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Lord Hartington spoke in the Free-trade Hall of Manchester on
The SpectatorTuesday. He admitted that Lord Salisbury could certainly force a dissolution, if he pleased, on the Franchise Bill, sup- posing that the Government decided to introduce it; and...
On the subject of Reform, Lord Hartington reproached the Leeds
The Spectatorand London Conferences with having neglected prac- tical difficulties, to press on a measure which could hardly be shaped until the practical difficulties had been overcome. He...
La France states that a General of Division in Algeria,
The Spectatorin answer to a demand for troops for Tonquin, has already telegraphed that the Mah di's "emissaries" are proclaiming his victory, and that he -expects a general rising of North...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorT HE destruction of the Army of Hicks Pasha has been placed beyond a doubt, but nothing whatever is known .of the subsequent movements of the Mahdi. A report has :reached Cairo...
Mr. Chamberlain made a speech at Bristol on Monday, at
The Spectatorthe meeting of the National Liberal Federation, which was singu- larly clear and vigorous, though without the higher qualities of the orator, without passion and without...
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The news from Tonquin is not pleasant for Frenchmen. It
The Spectatoris rumoured, on good authority, that Admiral Courbet refuses to advance on Bacninh without further reinforcements ; and he has only 600 men to expect immediately, and 1,200 men...
An extraordinary correspondence has been published between Mr. F. Lockwood,
The Spectatorthe Liberal candidate for York, and Lord Salisbury. The latter had stated that Mr. Lockwood was inter- viewed by the Irish Nationalists, and that, in consequence of this...
Paris is greatly agitated by a fear that things are
The Spectatorgoing wrong in Tonquin, and IL Cl6mencean on Thursday tried to obtain permission to make an interpellation. He maintained that a memorandum had been received from China making...
G. Warden, formerly Secretary of the London and River Plate
The SpectatorBank, and J. D. Watters, broker, were tried this week for' stealing 2116,000 worth of bonds payable to bearer from that. Bank. Warden surrendered after he had escaped, and...
The German Emperor, on the 27th ult., received the Presid-
The Spectatorents of the Prussian Diet, and in his address used an expression which has attracted great attention. He "assured them, in the most positive manner, that peace was at the...
It appears to be nearly certain that a great strike
The Spectatoris impend- ing, both in the coal and cotton trades. In the former, the- miners declare that prices have risen, and demand an increase of wages by ten per cent., while the owners...
Sir Charles Dilke, in a speech to the Reusis Club
The Spectatorof Chelsea on Thursday, revealed a secret of some importance. The Govern- ment intend to act promptly on a Report of the Royal Commis- sion on City Guilds, and to bring in a...
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We are not sorry to see that the Cambridge Senate
The Spectatorhas re- jected the proposal to establish a modern-language tripes, and wish the majority had been larger. It was only 40 to 39. The modern languages are most useful, but the...
The Carlyle statue on the Chelsea Embankment appears to be
The Spectatormuch disfigured by a great framework of notice-boards, on which the public are solemnly warned of the rules and regulations under which public gardens are to be used by...
An admirable letter in Thursday's Times from the Rev. Brooke
The SpectatorLambert, Chairman of the Council of the "Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants," describes the work done by that Association amongst the 3,000 girls from the...
The Birds of Aristophanes has been acted at Cambridge this
The Spectatorweek with singular success. The Birds is the great comedy in which, according to Ottfried Muller, Aristophanes satirised Athenian plausibility and credulity, in the persons of...
It is satisfactory to find that Lord Rossmore's commission as
The SpectatorJustice of the Peace for Monaghan has been suspended, in con- sequence of his action on October 16th. Lord Rossmore, on that occasion, unquestionably led a procession to a...
The Electra of Sophocles was performed last week at Girton
The Spectatorby the students of the College, with a success which certainly justified the attempt. The play was selected as being one of the few really good ones containing a chorus of...
The Crown Prince of Germany has evidently produced a most
The Spectatorpleasing impression in Spain, the populace especially being quite enthusiastic about his dignified bearing. Both he and his father are taking unusual pains to deepen the...
Mr. Shaw Lefevre made a telling speech at the Gladstone
The Spectator.Club on Thursday, in which he abused the attempt to secure by any direct scheme the representation of minorities up hill and down dale. But while attacking it thus furiously...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE MAHDL W E are not often in accord with the Government on Egyptian questions, but in the new crisis which has arisen, their action strikes us as both wise and firm. They...
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CABINET MINISTERS ON REFORM.
The SpectatorB OTH Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Hartington have spoken this week, and both have said something on Reform. Though neither of them spoke for the Government, and both, indeed, as we...
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MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAN FOR REHOUSING THE POOR. T HE Government has
The Spectatorevidently considered the necessity of taking some action, or, as we hope, of authorising the new Municipality of London to take some action, towards the Rehousing of the Poor....
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THE MOVEMENT FOR AN ENGLISH CHURCH BODY.
The SpectatorT HE appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the best mode of constituting an efficient Anglican Church Representative Body,—if, at least, it may also inquire whether...
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THE DIFFICULTY OF FRANCE IN ASIA.
The SpectatorG ENERAL CAMPENON, the French Minister of War, was on Wednesday interrogated by the Committee of the Chamber, which is discussing the Tonquin grant, as to his resources for...
LORD DERBY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CONFEDERATION.
The SpectatorW EDNESDAY, November 28th, 1883, may hereafter be a day famous in the history of the "Expansion of England." The meeting of the advisers of the Crown in the several Australian...
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CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIALISM.
The SpectatorW E have not had the advantage of reading any report of Mr. W. Morris's Oxford defence of Socialism which would give the remotest idea of the kind of Socialism which he advo-...
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THE PROTECTION OF PAPER SECURITIES.
The SpectatorT HE trials of Warden and Watters for stealing a huge amount of Bonds payable to bearer and speculat- ing with them on the Stock Exchange, have evoked a quantity of excellent,...
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"THE BIRDS" AT CAMBRIDGE.
The SpectatorT HE brilliant representation of the brightest and gayest of the Greek Comedies, which has attracted crowded audiences to the Cambridge Theatre throughout the week in which we...
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SIR WILLIAM SIEMENS.
The Spectatorr E work of Sir William Siemens deserves notice, not only because of the interest which attaches to great achievements, but also because his career bears witness at every step,...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The SpectatorMINORITY REPRESENTATION. To THE EDITOR OF THE 'SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I am afraid my scheme of representation must, indeed, be complicated, if even the Spectator misapprehends it....
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THE NEGATIVE VOTE.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.'] Srn,—Will you allow me a few words on your own article, and on the letter of "C. R. A.," relative to the negative vote ? As to the former, I...
To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.1
The SpectatorSIR,—Is it not possible that the adoption of negative voting- would effectually destroy the chances of men with any marked individuality of character, and result in the still...
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorSIR, — Will you allow me to supplement Mr. Compton's hypo- thetical case of the working of the Negative Vote by another :— Against. Candidates. For. 1,164 ...... . ..... Jones...
THE REFORM BILL.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR"] Sin,—In the many able articles which have appeared in your lately respecting the approaching Reform of Parlia- mentary representation, I have...
CARLYLE'S NEMESIS. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR-1 SIR, — Carlyle ' s
The Spectatorinveterate habit of detraction—a mean habit, unaccountable in a man so great—avenged itself upon him in one instance of which, so far as I am aware, no notice has been taken....
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THE OXFORD PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY.
The SpectatorITO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Mr. E. B. Nicholson has declared himself to be the 'high local authority for the statements I challenged in the -Spectator for last week, I...
BOOKS
The SpectatorA TIMELY HANDBOOK FOR CONSERVATIVES.* TIIE late Mr. Bagehot was, as is well known, on almost all sub- jects a hearty, though moderate Liberal. Nevertheless, his great dislike...
POETRY.
The SpectatorCHARLES LAMB. DEAR heart ! from dim Elizabethan days Surely thy feet strayed to our garish noon ; Thou should'st have walked beneath a yellowing moon, In some old garden's...
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A NOBLE WIFE.*
The SpectatorTan author states in the preface that this book is an attempt to produce "a drama, in the form and under the conditions of a novel ;" but what that may mean is not very...
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LIFE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.*
The SpectatorTHE private correspondence and diaries of public men of the past have long been objects of research, as the best materials for history which aspires to go below the surface. In...
A NOVEL ABOUT THE REGENCY.*
The SpectatorOfav the other day, we were all reading what Mr. Anthony Trollope says in his Autobiography about the hopeless unpopu- larity of historical novels, and finding confirmation of...
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MR. F. M. CRAWFORD'S "DOCTOR CLAUDIUS."* CARLYLE was fond of
The Spectatortalking about a certain Ram - Dass, who had "fire enough in his belly to burn up the sins of all the world." Well, there is fire, or rather "go," enough in this one- Doctor...
PROFESSOR WEISS ON THE LIFE OF CHRIST.* PROI ESSOR WEISS'S
The Spectatorfirst volume consists of two books, entitled respectively "The Sources," in which the origin and the mutual relations of the Four Gospels are discussed ; and "The Prepara-...
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CURRENT LITERATURE.
The SpectatorGIFT BOOKS. The Wigwam and the War-path. By Ascott It. Hope. (Blackie and Son.)—Mr. Hope has searched among the treasures of the past history of the American Colonies, and here...
which the great French novelist has mingled fact and fancy
The Spectatorin a very happy fashion. We feel sure that the lad who makes his home among the wild birds on the Breton cliffs is a real person ; but he is skilfully idealised, and his story...
The Shoes of Fortune. By Hans C. Andersen. With a
The SpectatorBiographical Sketch, by Kenneth It. H. Mackenzie, LL.D. (Hogg.)—The tales, of course, we need not criticise; but we may say that the illustrations are not unworthy of them. They...
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For Chums, a Story for Youngsters, by Rayleigh Severne (Griffith
The Spectatorand Ferran), we cannot say much. The book is too big for the very small things which it has to relate. With half the length, it would, if a wearied critic may judge on such a...
The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch. By Talbot Baines Reed.
The Spectator(Religious Tract Society.)—This story is reprinted from the Boys' Own Paper ; and, indeed, it well deserves a more extended life. The device of making a biographer of a watch, a...
with as much delight by the old as by the
The Spectatoryoung. The present writer confesses to a preference for those stories of this author which tell of every-day life, rather than for her fairy stories. There is much beauty and...
The Fate of Castle Lowengard. By Estee Stuart. (Snttaby and
The SpectatorCo.)—Castle Lowengard is the abode of a German baron of the old type, the baron who took toll, and something more than toll, of pass- ing merchants, and trod down his peasants...
Among the Tiroblins. By Sydney Hodges. (Remington.)—Though this does not
The Spectatorcome up to our ideal of a fairy story, it is a brisk and pleasant tale, which will doubtless please its readers. The hero of Mr. Hodges' firet . tale, "Among the Gibjigs,"...
In Friends, though Divided (Griffith and Farran), Mr. G. A.
The SpectatorHenty goes back to the Civil War for the incidents of his story. The friends, as may be readily imagined, are drawn by circumstances to take opposite sides. This is a situation...
Mrs. Temple's Grandchildren. By Evelyn Everett-Green. (Nisbet and Co.)—Dolly Temple
The Spectatorand her brother Marmaduke come home from India, to be put under their grandmother's charge, when Dolly is to perform the function of a peace-maker, for the grandmother is sorely...
Cissy's Troubles. By Dailey Dale. (Nisbet and Co.)—Cissy, the heroine
The Spectatorof this simple little story, is all the more attractive because she is "not too bright and good, &c." On the contrary, she has a distinct spice of wilfulness. But then, she is...
Picked Up at Sea, and other Stories. By J. C.
The SpectatorHutcheson. (Blackie and Son.)—The first of these stories is a curious mixture of land and water. The scene changes from the sea to a mining camp in the States ; the Sioux appear...
The Madman and the Pirate. By R. M. Ballantyne. (Nisbet
The Spectatorand Co.)—We cannot pretend to check Mr. Ballantyne's account of Pacific Wanders, missionaries, and pirates, who make up the dramafispersonca .of this tale. We can only say that...
Lily and her Brothers. By "C. C. L." (Griffith and
The SpectatorFarran.)— This is a simple chronicle, bearing every mark of being, what indeed it professes to be, a true chronicle of daily life. There is nothing especially eventful in "...
How It All Came Round. By L. T. Meade. (Hodder
The Spectatorand Stoughton.)—It is always a pleasure to read one of Miss Meade's tales, but we must repeat a wish that we have, we think, expressed before, that she would consult...
An edition of Robinson Crusoe, by John Major (Chatto and
The SpectatorWindas) comes recommended by illustrations of George Crnikshank's; and by "A Poet's Memories of Robinson Crnsoe," from the pen of Bernard Barton.
Sir Valentine's Victory, and other Stories. By Emma Marshall. (Nisbet
The Spectatorand Co.)—Sir Valentine finds himself dispossessed from his position as heir to his grandfather's estate and title by the sudden return of another grandson, supposed to have been...
Paddy Finn ; or, the Adventures of a Midshipman Afloat
The Spectatorand Ashore, is a reprint of one of Mr. W. H. I. Kingston's capital stories. (Griffith and Ferran.)
Poppies and Pansies. By Emma Marshall. (Nisbet.)—" Poppies" and "
The SpectatorPansies " represent two types of girls, which Miss Marshall describes with her wonted skill. Tbe story is slight, but well told. Now and then a touch of humour relieves its...
The Court and the Cottage. By Emma Marshall. (Griffith and
The SpectatorFarran.)—This is a sad story,—sad at least in the ending, when the girl who has been so wilful at the first comes to her right mind. But we suppose that it will be useful as an...
Pilgrim Sorrow : a Cycle of Tales. By Queen Elizabeth
The Spectatorof Roumania. Translated by Helen Zimmern. (T. Fisher Unwin.)— The Queen of Roumania has achieved some literary distinction, under the pseudonym of "Carmen Sylva." And, indeed,...
By Uphill Paths. By E. Van Sommer. (Nelson and Sons.)—
The SpectatorThis is a story of honest endeavour to do good, and teaches admirably that best of lessons,—that a man must not judge his work by the event, nor look to success as the test by...
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NOVELL—Juliet. 3 vols. (Bentley and Son.)—There is a merit in
The Spectatorthe style of this tale which far exceeds any deserving that we MD find in the tale itself. It has a style, itself no small distinction, when, we compare it with piles of...