5 JUNE 1886, page 9

M. De Freycinet And The Princes.

I T is an interesting speculation whether M. de Freycinet is without opinions, or without the courage which the possession of opinions should properly carry with it. One or......

Is Precocity A Sign Of Disease?

O NE of the best of Lord Beaconsfield's many flashes of light on history is his account, in " Coningsby," of the great men who have also been very young :—" ' For life in......

London Vestrydom.

T HE annual farce of the Vestry elections has just taken place in London, and the government of this great city is again entrusted for another twelve months to the undisputed......