23 NOVEMBER 1889

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We have elsewhere given our view of the causes and

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probable results of this extraordinary revolution. The people of Brazil offer the greatest example in existence of what Radicals consider the pestilent monopoly of land. Their...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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MHE event of the last eight days has been the disappearance of the Empire of Brazil. The true details of this singular and unexpected occurrence are still unknown, the...

Mr. Goschen made an admirable speech at Cardiff yester- day

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week, in which he pointed out how the spirit of Home- rule had tainted all the political ideas and electoral cries of the time. For instance, it is not enough to say that Welsh...

*** The Editors cannot undertake to setters Manuscript, in any

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case.

The Czar is said to have made a speech highly

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favourable to the immediate prospect of peace. — He was speaking to the artillery officers collected for the Artillery Jubilee Festival on Wednesday, and after expressing his...

The safety of Stanley and Emin Pasha would appear to

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be assured. Captain Wissmann, Commandant of the German settlements in East Africa, has received a letter from Mpwapwa, .dated the 10th inst., announcing their arrival at that...

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In the evening, at Swansea, Mr. Goschen devoted himself to

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proving that the Home-rule programme in its revised form really means that the Constitution must be taken to pieces. If the Irish Members, having a Parliament of their own for...

The French Government has already enjoyed one important victory and

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suffered one serious defeat. On Tuesday, M. Maujan, a Radical Deputy, proposed Revision, and demanded urgency, which • was approved by 25 Extremists, 38 Bon- langists, and 51...

Mr. Henry Fowler, speaking at Coventry yesterday week, made the

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curious assertion that the grant of a separate Irish Parliament would make no difference in the fairness of letting the Irishmen sit in the Parliament at Westminster. This he...

With reference to Mr. Goschen's anticipation of a sub- stantial

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surplus, Mr. Morley ventured to hope that it would be applied to secure a free breakfast-table, or at least to the reduction of the present duty on tea by not less than...

M. Floquet, elected President of the French Chamber, on Tuesday

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made a high-flown speech, intended to be conciliatory, in which he declared that " a flash of the fraternity of '89 has passed from Paris to the world," but deprecated " barren...

Referring to the growth of trade and the return of

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prosperity, the Chancellor of the Exchequer predicted a probable surplus, and also,—what he even regretted,—a rise in the yield of the taxes on drink, which have during so many...

Mr. John Morley addressed the Eighty Club on Tuesday night

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concerning the Social questions of the- day. He denied that he was a Socialist, and said that he was quite content with the name of Radienl; indeed, that if Socialism any...

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Is there going to be a scandal in the London

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School Board ? We trust not ; but there has been somewhere among its agents very gross negligence, if not corruption. At the weekly meeting of Thursday, Mr. Helby, as Chairman...

All kinds of telegrams are being published about the destitu-

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tion to which Mrs. Parnell, the mother of the agitator, has been reduced in America, the inference drawn being that Mr. Parnell is a person upon whom natural obligations have no...

M. Guimet has built and given to France a "

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Museum of Religions " in the Avenue d'Iena, which the President of the Republic, M. Carnot, formally opened on Wednesday. It has rooms devoted to the Buddhist, the Tao, the...

Bank Rate, 5 per cent.

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New Consols (2k) were on Friday 97-k to 974.

Sir George Errington, who contested the Newton Division of South-West

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Lancashire as a Home-ruler in 1886, and was defeated by Sir Richard (now Lord) Cross, made a speech at Earlstown in that division, in the presence of his old opponent, last...

The public is already beginning to learn that, as it

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pays for everything, it must pay for the increase of wages and shorter hours now being demanded by labourers all over the Kingdom. The journeyman bakers, for instance, have...

Professor Huxley writes a very able letter to Thursday's Times,

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showing that on the assumptions of Mr. Laidler's version of the Spencerian "absolute ethics," States have no more right to the land within them than individuals, the whole...

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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'HIE BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION. T HE Empire of Brazil has been withdrawn, like a con- demned play. Nothing at once so grandiose and so grotesque has occurred in politics in our time....

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MR. JOHN MORLEY'S IDEALISM.

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M R. JOHN MORLEY explained to the Eighty Club on Tuesday night his difficulties in classing himself. He did not always know, he said, what to call himself. Some people calledhim...

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SIR E. GUINNESS'S GIFT.

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S IR E. GUINNESS'S gift to the poor of London and Dublin is a splendid one, and his generosity deserves all the commendation it has received. It is nonsense to say, as some of...

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VULGAR REPUBLICANISM.

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R EPUBLICANISM has both a good and a bad side, but its bad side, its thoroughly vulgar side, is the side which recommends it apparently to some of our most active politicians....

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THE DULLNESS OF THE NEWSPAPERS.

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T HE world is to be further burdened, it seems, by the production of an illustrated daily paper, the Daily Graphic, which is to appear on January 4th next. It will, - we dare...

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THE AUSTRALIAN DIFFICULTY. T HE controversy between the Australian Premiers, which

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has been further advanced by the publication of a despatch from Mr. Gillies, of Victoria, grows in interest as it proceeds. So grave a step as the formation of a Dominion should...

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INGRATITUDE.

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I N the present day, it is thought very easy to understand why people ought to feel a great deal that they feel very faintly, if at all ; because Europe is, on the whole, in a...

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SCEPTICISM ABOUT ONESELF.

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I T has been said by devotees of Shakespeare that everything can be found in his plays; and certainly the best descrip- tion of the newest intellectual foible of mankind is to...

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THE LITERARY TASTES OF SHOP AND FACTORY GIRLS.

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N OT to do as he would be done by, is frequently a first duty of him who would serve his neighbour. Careful, delicate experiments, vivid sympathy, and great unselfishness alone...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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-" A REPUBLIC IN EXTREMIS." ITO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTILTOR.."3 SIR,—As I infer from a careful perusal of your able and thoughtful article on " The Situation in France,"...

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IRISH CATHOLIC INTOLERANCE.

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pro THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. ") SIR, — Kindly allow me space for a few words (my last) in reply to " C. P. M." He states :—" The Act of Settlement was a compromise, arrived...

THE NEGRO IN THE NORTHERN STATES.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. ") SIR, —You have an editorial article, in your issue of October 26th, based upon a New York letter published in the Man- chester Examiner,...

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ELIJAH'S MANTLE.

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[To THE EDITOR. OF THE "SPECTATOR. "' SIR,—Your reviewer asks how Mr. Gillies knows that Elijah's mantle was " a loose sheepskin." If he will turn to 2 Kings i., 8, he will...

BOOKS.

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THE TEXT OF THE " DIVINA COMMEDIA."* MOST readers of Dante little imagine upon what uncertain ground his text, as they have it, stands. Considering the immense value which was...

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EARLY PROSE ROMANCES.*

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THE reader weary of the sober realities or of the gross and obtrusive sensationalism of recent fiction, may find some refreshment for his soul in these naive stories of "...

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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TIMBER.*

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THE vertebrate monsters of geological antiquity have long since yielded to the subtle influence of natural selection ; but the giants of the vegetable world still exist, and...

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A LIFE OF QUEEN CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN.* CONSIDERING the amount

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that has been written of and against Queen Christina of Sweden—if not the most re- markable woman that ever wore a crown, certainly the most remarkable woman that ever gave up a...

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MR. S. BARING GOULD'S "HISTORIC ODDITIES."* THE literary skill of

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the author of Mehalah is too well known for praise, and the same may be said of his literary taste and. judgment. But the exuberance of his versatile industry leads him...

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LADY DUFFERIN'S LIFE IN INDIA.*

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THE contrast between Sir Alfred Lyall's view of India and Lady Dufferin's is most striking. To the Poet-Governor, India is a continent filled with millions who develop as well...

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CURRENT LITERATURE.

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GIFT-BOOKS. Minnie Hartford ; oY , " Others, not Self." By Miriam von Kranichfield-Gardner. (Trabner.)—This book is an odd mixture of scenes and sentiments of different kinds....

One Little Vein of Dross, by Ruth Lamb (Nisbet), is

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an agreeable story of the married life of a well-to-do young couple, Tom and Olive Beauchamp, and except for one character in it, is not easily distinguishable from other works...

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The End Crowns AU. By Emma Marshall. (J. F. Shaw

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and Co.)—Mrs. Marshall describes her book as "A Story of Life." Perhaps we may say that, for all its merits—and readers who know Mrs. Marshall's work need hardly be told that...

The Hermit - Hunter of the Wilds. By Gordon Stables. (Blackie.)— Mr.

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Stables takes, in his new book, an unconscionable time to warm to his work ; otherwise, it is, to say the least of it, quite up to his usual mark. It is difficult indeed to see...

Follow the Right. By G. E. Wyatt. (Nelson.)—This is a

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pleasantly written and otherwise agreeable story, with the slightest of plots. An Eton boy saves the life of an old lady's dog at the risk of his own, and this almost...

Wee Folk, Good Folk : a Fantasy. By Ethel M.

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Wilmot - Buxton. (Sampson Low and Co.)—This " fantasy" is written with much grace and power of fancy, and though scarcely suitable for children, whose likings are decidedly...

Number Three Winifred Place. By Agnes Giberne. (Nisbet.)— The pretty

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surprises of this story will make it a general favourite. Niece-in-law and uncle-in-law go to lodge in the same house, and apparently without knowing each other. Only...

Sir Aylmer's Heir. By Evelyn Everett-Green. (Nelson.)—It is rather unfortunate

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that in some respects this story should recall and suggest a comparison with " Little Lord Fauntleroy." In both, the love, candour, and simplicity of a child work wonders upon...

The Quiet Life. With Prologue and Epilogue by Austin Dobson.

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(Sampson Low and Co.)—Here we have "certain verses by various hands," with " the motive set forth in a Prologue and Epilogue." The poems are seven in number,—viz., Andrew...

Duty Wins. By Joseph Forster. (Biggs and Debenham.)— This story

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forcibly recalls the old familiar one of Joseph and his brethren ; and the meting out of wealth and earthly happiness to the good, and misery and poverty to the bad personages,...

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There is no lack of variety in the issue of

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the Universal Review for November 15th. Lucas Malet's " Wages of Sin " is con- tinued ; a characteristic " Reminiscence of De Quincey " is recorded by Mr. Rae-Brown ; Professor...

My Boynie. By E. E. Green. (Sonnenschein.)—" Boynie" is a

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little cripple whose dull moments are brightened by the possession of a greenhouse and numerous flowers. The story relates the accident by which he was crippled, and the growth...

The Magazine of Art. (Cassell and Co.)—There are many things

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in the Magazine of Art which will excite , . popular interest, besides the fine illustrations which we have come to expect as a matter of course. Perhaps no articles will give...

Scout's Head; or, St. Nectan's Bell. By Frederick Langbridge- (Warne

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and Co.)—Mr. Langbridge has written here a story that will excite, entertain, and, we should hope, instruct its young readers. It is good in itself, though a critical reader...

Sam Silvan's Sacrifice. By Jesse Colman. (Mackie and Son.) —This

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" Story of Two Fatherless Boys " is very harrowing. There is a selfish brother and a good brother, and the good one is killed by a bull while he is helping his brother to get...

It Might Have Been. By Emily Sarah Holt. (John F.

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Shaw and Co.)—This is a " Story of the Gunpowder Plot," and deals, therefore, with questions which are still burning, always a dis- advantage to a work of this kind. Miss Holt...

Sir Ludar : a Story of the Days of the

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Great Queen Bess. By Talbot Baines Reed. (Sampson Low and Co.)—This most vigorously written tale will interest boys of all ages, beginning as it does with a fight between two...

The Young Castaways. By Lady Florence Dixie. (John F. Shaw.)—The

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author tells us that the pampas of Patagonia—the second title of her story is " The Child-Hunters of Patagonia, "- and the life of its Indian tribes are well known to her. The...

Quite Unexpected, by Ismay Thorne (Gardner, Darton, and Co.), is

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a very pretty story of the sudden invasion of a peaceful old bachelor's house by a handful of young nephews and nieces, and the consequences of their "quite unexpected" arrival....

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Days with Industrials. By A. H. Japp. (Trubner and Co.)—

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Most people are never tired of hearing the story of some great industry; the actual figures often possess a decided charm. Mr. Japp discusses industries which are sure to...

The History of Wool and Woolcombing. By James Burnley. (Sampson

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Low and Co.)—An ancient trade like wool is sure to have romance in some of its stages of growth, and Mr. Burnley has made the most of the inventors and the inventions which com-...

Half - a - Century of Australasian Progress. By W. Westgarth. (Sampson Low and

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Co.)—The light which Mr. Westgarth's retro- spect of Australasian progress throws on the prosperity of Australia and New Zealand is both bright and searching. He went out to...

Darell Blake. By Lady Colin Campbell. (Trischler and Co.)— Lady

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Colin Campbell has a considerable amount of literary ability, and she has the advantage of being acquainted with the society of which she writes; but though her one-volume novel...

Heat. By H. G. Madan. (Rivingtons.)—The aim of this treatise

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is rather to show the general principles and laws of heat than to attempt a too mathematical demonstration of them. This, the true aim of an elementary manual, is often lost...

A Trust Betrayed. By John Tipton. 3 vols. (Ward and

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Downey.)—Mr. John Tipton has produced a novel of the old- fashioned melodramatic type. There is a beautiful heroine who is abducted so often that she must have become quite...

A Treatise on Manures. By A. B. Griffiths. (Whittaker and

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Co.) —Dr. Griffiths has made up a very interesting volume on the manures of the present day, as well as a useful text-book for intending specialists. And the numerous analyses...

Two Kings of Uganda. By R. P. Ashe. (Sampson Low

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and Co.) —Mr. Ashe gives us a somewhat gloomy account of life on the Victoria Nyanza, which seems on the whole to have been one of unremitting watchfulness and suspense. The...

Cremation and Urn - Burial. By W. Robinson. (Cassell and Co.)—That the

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question of "Cremation versus Burial" will have to be decided soon, no reasonable being doubts. Mr. Robinson's brochure is a vigorous plea for urn-burial, likely, we should say,...

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A History of Bridgewater. By Sydney Gardner Jameson. (Elliot Stock.)--The

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early history of Bridgewater is soon told. The neighbouring country, though not the place itself, comes into notice as the scene of some of King Alfred's fiercest struggles with...

The Contemporary History of the French Revolution. Compiled by F.

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Bayford Harrison. (Rivingtons.)—Mr. Harrison has gone to the Annual Register of the time for his "contemporary history." "Nothing is omitted," he says, "which is essential,...

Burns : Selected Poems. Edited, with Introduction, Notes, and a

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Glossary, by J. Logie Robertson, M.A. (Clarendon Press.)—In these days, when scraps of little or no value, often rejected by their writers, are raked up, we welcome so sensible...