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The correspondence between the Dutch and British Govern- ments on
The Spectatorthe subject of the war in South Africa was pub- lished on Tuesday afternoon. The Dutch communication, handed in by Baron Gerieke—the Minister representing the Netherlands in...
Lord Lansdowne's reply is courteous but crushing. The British Government
The Spectatorappreciate the humane motives by which the proposal is actuated; but, inasmuch as it is made on the responsibility of the Dutch Government alone, and is un- authorised either by...
The Continental Press, and especially in Germany, are still racking
The Spectatortheir brains to find some means of convincing the Americans that they were on their side during the Spanish War, and that it is an absolute delusion to suppose that they ever...
Renter's agent in Pekin, telegraphing on February 1st, give a
The Spectatori•emarkable ,account of the reception of the ladies of the Legations at the Palace on that day. The Dowager-Empress occupied the throne, the Emperor being seated at a small...
The relations of France and Russia in the Near East
The Spectatorwere brought up in the French Chamber on Monday. In the absence of the Chamber, the Conseil d'Etat had voted a credit of 3,000,000 fr. to cover the expenses of the Czar's visit...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorT HE war news of the past week has been of the usual character. We go on capturing the Boers at the rate of about four hundred a week, and we continue to restrict the area of...
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On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Rutherford moved the second reading of
The Spectatorthe Deceased Wife's Sister Bill After using the usual arguments, he pointed out that no clergyman would be obliged to solemnise the marriages dealt with. This protected the...
In the Commons on Tuesday Mr. W. Jones moved a
The SpectatorReso" hiticn declaring that in the best interests of the Welsh nation. and of the Church the State Establishment in Wales should cease to exist. The Motion was supported by Mr....
In the House of Commons on Friday week (January 31st)
The SpectatorMr. Brodrick presented a supplementary estimate for £5,000,000 for military expenses in South Africa. He gave at the beginning of his speesh some interesting figures as to the...
It should be added, in fairness to Mr. Brodrick, that
The Spectatorthough he is technically responsible, he was not at the War Office when the remount scandal took place. We also strongly endorse Mr. Balfour% vigorous defence of his colleague...
Undoubtedly Mr. Brodrick is right in regarding this as a
The Spectatorvery great achievement on the part of the War Office. - Un- fortimately Mr. Brodrick had next lo turd to what was any. thing but a great achievement, —that is, their dealings...
• A naval pendant to the German pamphlet, "The Invasion
The Spectatorof England," has been contributed to the Deutsche Revue for Februsxy, and is summarised by the Berlin correspondent of the Morning Post in Monday's issue. The author, Admiral...
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It is extraordinary that a body of honourable men, and
The Spectatormen also who, we admit, are actuated, even when most mis- taken, by the highest and purest motives, should have stooped to the use of such means to destroy the Bill. We do not...
After Sir Henry Fewler's speech, Mr. Rutherford moved and carried
The Spectatorthe Closure, and then began a series of operations intended to obstruct the measure, which we have dealt with at length elsewhere, but which we must characterise here as an...
Two by - elections have been held in the last
The Spectatorweek. The vacancy in the Ecclesall division of Sheffield caused by the death of Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett has been filled by the return of the Unionist, Alderman Samuel...
We publish elsewhere the first of a, series of articles
The Spectatoron "The Mechanism of War" which will be contributed to our columns by "Linesman," the writer on the war who, though he prefers to keep his anonymity inviolate, has become under...
We greatly regret that when the question of the unfair
The Spectatoropposition to the Bill was raised in the House of Commons on Thursday Mr. Balfour, though regretting what took place refused to give the Bill special facilities because of the...
We are delighted to see that at the general meeting
The Spectatorof the National Rifle Association, held on Wednesday, the Chairman, Sir Henry Fletcher, was able to give a most favourable account of the work of the Association. Not only was...
On Thursday Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman made a long and powerful
The Spectatorspeech in opposition to Mr. Balfour's new rules. His chief point was that the House was the grand inquest of the nation, and that this function would be impaired by the...
Lord Salisbury was the guest of the Junior Constitutional Club
The Spectatoron Wednesday, and delivered an interesting and character- istic speech. His allusion to the recent "abortive crisis," and his caustic references to the "curious step" taken by...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorFRANCE AND ENGLAND. W E trust that the article in the February Grande Rscue by Colonel Picquart dealing with the relations between France and England will be taken to heart in...
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• " HOOLIGAN " TACTICS IN PARLIAMENT.
The SpectatorW HEN we wrote in our last issue of the " Hooligan " party we did not dream that they would give the very unpleasant justification of the sinister side of their name which they...
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THE REAL " REMOUNTS " QUESTION.
The SpectatorNAT E trust that the real lesson to be learned from the facts revealed by the discussion in the House of Commons on the working of the Remount Department will not be obscured by...
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UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROVINCES. F UTURE historians, it seems probable,
The Spectatormay have to record that the masterful personality of Mr. Chamberlain exercised a not less potent influence, at a critical period, on the course of development of higher...
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THE LONDON WATER BILL.
The SpectatorD ELAY is never more dangerous than in the purchase of vested interests. For more than a generation it has been perfectly certain that the London water companies would one day...
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" ULYSSES " AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The SpectatorAI R. STEPHEN PHILLLPS is to be congratulated upon another and most successful attempt to revive the poetics drama in England. Ulysses, given for the first time at Her Majesty's...
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ST. JOAN OP ARC.
The SpectatorT HE approaching canonisation of Joan of Arc—who is already technically "venerable," to the surprise of Mr. Andrew Lang and - others, who associate the idea of venera- bility...
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DESERT ANIMALS.
The SpectatorT HERE are cold deserts and hot deserts, but it is in the latter that the presence and continuance of animal life are the more remarkable. There are almost no places, however...
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O NE need not 10 a Scotsman to be subject to
The Spectatorthe fascina- tion of machinery, though in truth it would appear as if no intelligence created south o' Tweed were capable of a full and intimate understanding of the marvel. The...
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CORRESPONDENCE.
The SpectatorWHY NOT ANOTHER EXODUS? [TO THE EDITOR OF THE -srEc-rezos.”1 Silt,—At noon one pens these words in a City office by the kinily aid of the electric lamp. The light renders dimly...
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LORD ROSEBERY AND THE LIBERAL UNIONISTS.
The Spectator(TO TUE EDITOR OF TUE " SPECTATOR.1 Srn,—The very excellent article appearing in the Spectator of February 1st under the above heading, and in which you comment on a letter in...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Spectator• HOME-RULE AND LORD ROSEBERY. ETO THE EDITOR OF THE "S1'ECTATOR:1 Sin,---Two distinct points arise out of the article and corre- spondence in the Spectator on Home-rule and...
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[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1
The SpectatorSin, — The same idea which Mr. Montgomery refers to in his quotation from Spenser (Spectator, February 1st) is brought out in a beautiful phrase of Arran: Be4, 41; icyceOic...
THE HOLY SEPULCHRE.
The Spectator• [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your notice in the Spectator of January 25th of an anonymous pamphlet professing to be a reply to my article in last July's...
[To TIIE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorSin,—You state in your leading article of February 1st that to Mr. Gladstone "to represent Home-rule as a consequence of the Irish alliance would have seemed something little...
EUTHANASIA.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."3 Sin,—In your article on the above-named subject in the Spectator of January 25th you imply that the practice is absolutely contrary to...
fro THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.")
The SpectatorSrn, — A more correct reading of the lines from Dryden's Don Sebastian, quoted from memory in the Spectator of February 1st, may be acceptable :— " Don Sebastian to Almeycla...
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[To THE EDITOR Or TIM "Srscrwroa.1 SrD,—In connection with the
The Spectatorquotation from Spenser cited by Mr. Montgomery in the Spectator of February 1st, it is well to note that this metaphor of "quitting the ranks Without orders," as applied to...
THE DANGER TO BURNHAM BEECHES.
The Spectator[To THZ EDITOR OF THE " SPATTAT01.1 , SIR., — May I through your columns,make an appeal for the preservation of Burnham Beeches ? Doubtless some of your readers will be aware of...
[To THZ EDITOR Or TRH .SUICTITOR:] SIE,—It is much to
The Spectatorbe wished that your interesting article on " Euthanasia " in the Spectator of January 25th may lead to further discussion on the subject of suicide from the moral and religious...
AUBREY DE VERE.
The Spectator(To THZ EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOIL.1 SIR, — In the excellent letter of Mr. John Dennis's in the Spectator of February 1st there is one opinion differing BO widely from my own...
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.")
The SpectatorSra,—May I relate the following story ? A lady was dying of a fatal and painful disease in poverty and neglect. Her only known relation, a son, had disappeared many years...
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SEPOY GENERALS.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I must venture to differ from Mr. Seton-Karr on certain points of his letter regarding Herbert Edwardes in the Spectator of January...
THE ATTITUDE OF INDIANS TOWARDS QUEEN VICTORIA.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIE,—Just about a year ago the Empire was mourning RS Sovereign Lady. It is perhaps hardly realised in England how truly Queen Victoria's...
THE MEDICAL SERVICE OF THE ARMY.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOE."] Sin,—In the Spectator of February 1st Dr. Fremantle writes of the "broad conception of the objects of the Army Medical Service" formed by...
HOLBEIN AND HENRY VIII.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "srzerraolt.- - 1 SIE,—Referring to your notice of the historical pictures at the New Gallery in the Spectator of January 18th, allow me to point out that...
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POETRY.
The SpectatorTHE NORWEGIAN SKI-RUNNER. ERE yet the morning's golden bars Have put to flight the paling stars, Rap-rap along the frozen way Goes the ski-runner, brisk and gay. He leaves the...
BOOKS.
The SpectatorSIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH.* THIS Life of one of the most highly gifted of the early champions of Colonial self-government and reform is a literary masterpiece. Whether in political...
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DANTE AND GIOVANNI DEL VIRGILIO.* IT is striking to contrast
The Spectatorthe little we know, or ever shall know definitely, about Shakespeare with the comparatively much we know, or may know, about Dante. We learn next to nothing about Shakespeare...
MR. AUGUSTINE BIRRELL'S "MISCELLANIES." * MB. BIRRELL prefaces his new
The Spectatorbook with a number of delightful quotations, apparently by way of explaining the publication of it. It is hardly necessary to say that anything in the way of explanation or...
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THE OLD COURT SUBURB.* Taz rapid growth of London during
The Spectatorthe nineteenth century has obscured the pleasantest aspect of the great city. Time was when what is now known as London was a collection of villages or small towns, each with...
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THE MAGAZINES.
The SpectatorMa. FREnEnicH GREENWOOD'S " Violent Proposal," which stands first of the three articles on South Africa in the new Nineteenth Century, is a vigorous plea for the exclusion of...
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NOVELS.
The SpectatorROSANNE.* Miss Nrrra. SvaErr, whose name has recently attained an enviable prominence in connection with the drama, has largely justified her success by the excellent new novel...
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Lady Gwendoline. By Thomas Cobb. (Grant R.ichards. Os.)— Only on
The Spectatorthe actual title page does Mr. Cobb accord his heroine her title. On the back and outside, the book is called " Gwendo- line " tout court. But by whatever name she is called,...
Princess Puck. By U. L. Silberrad. (Macmillan and Co. Cs.)
The Spectator—A slight over-elaboration of detail, a genealogical background of excessive intricacy, and some repet.tions of effects—these are the faults of Miss Silberrad's exceedingly...
A Prophet of the Real. By Esther Miller. (W. Heinemann.
The SpectatorGs )—Lord Westbury, when a barrister, ottee gave the following advice to his pupils : "Never make a mistake in logic—you are sure to be found out. The facts remain at your...
A Blow over the Heart. By Robert Machray. (Chatto and
The SpectatorWindus. 6s.)—Mr. Machray's book is rather disappointing. In the beginning the reader, with anticipatory thrills, thintis he is to be introduced to international complications...
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CURRENT LITERATURE.
The SpectatorEREWHON REVISITED TWENTY YELES LATER. Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later. By Samuel Butler. (Grant Rchards. 6s.) —The reason why continuations commonly fail to interest...
SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator[Under this heading we notice such Books of the Walk as have not been reserved for renew IS other forms.] War Map. (W. and A. K. Johnston. le. to 6s.)—Thie is a revised and...
The Need and Practicability of Licensing Reform. By Frederick Ernest
The SpectatorSlee, M.A. (J. S. Phillips.)—Mr. Slee has made a valuable contribution to the great discussion on what may be compendiously called the "drink question." On the matter of...
The God - seeker: a Tale of Ohl Styria. By Peter Rosegger
The SpectatorAuthorised translation by Frances E. Skinner. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.50.)—The God seeker is a tale of terror and gloom founded on facts recorded in an old chronicle. The time...
The Trial of Man: an Allegorical Romance. (John Murray. 6s.)
The Spectator—The scheme of the very remarkable allegory to which an anonymous author gives the title of The Trial of Man can only be ooe pared in its boldness to the scheme of "Paradise...
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lkfemorials of Old Buckinghamshire. Edited by P. H. Ditchfield, M.A.
The Spectator(Bemrose and Sons. 12s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Ditchtield has collected here one-and-twenty papers about famous houses in Bucks, about sundry relics of the past that are to be found in...
Art Sales of the Year 1901. Edited by J. Herbert
The SpectatorSlater. (H. Virtue and Co. 30s. net.)—Mr. Slater is the editor of the well-known work, often noticed in these columns, "Book Prices Current,' and he is an expert in engravings....
Two Winters in Norway. By A. Edmund Spender. (Longmans and
The SpectatorCo. 10s. 6d)—Nothing will persuade us that Norway "is at its beat "—to use the phrase which Mr. Spender employs in his preface—during the winter. That it has special beauties at...
Notes on Education Reform in Ireland, from the Memoirs of
The SpectatorSir Thomas Wyse. By his Niece. (Redmond and Co., Waterford. 6d.) —This pamphlet throws some light on the complex question of University education in Ireland. Whether this light...
Cromwell on Foreign Affairs, with Essays By F. W. Payn.
The Spectator(C. J. Clay and Sons. 2s. 6d. net.)—We cannot follow Mr. Payn into his disquisitions on international law. He is all for magnifying it, and his views as to the legitimate extent...
Toynbce Mall: Annual Report. (28 Commercial Street, E. 6d )
The Spectator— This is a very interesting document, to the analysis of whieh we would gladly give more space than other claims render possible. Let our readers study it for themselves. They...
Source Book of the History of Education. By Paul Monroe,
The SpectatorPh.D. (Macmillan and CO.' 203. net.)—These " source " books e , volumes which give originrd documents—are of very great utility, and we are glad to see the subject of education...
The African Society and Miss Mary H. Kingsley. (West Africa,
The Spectator46 Cannon Street.)—" Do not force European civilisation on African tribes, but do your best to elevate and improve their indigenous systems,"—such, in effect, is the plea set...
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Crowns and Coronations: a History of Regalia. By William Jones.
The Spectator(Chatto and Windus. 3s. 6d.)—A collection of a vast mass of curious and interesting matter. —ChrEstus Victor : a Student's Reverie. By Henry Nehemiah Dodge. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.)
