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'Principles of Geology,' 378-developement of Huxley's views,
379, 390-Darwin's Variation of Animals and Plants under
Domestication,' 381-plants and animals of ancient Egypt
compared with those of to-day, 381-influence of environment on
variation, 384-Lord Kelvin, 386, 396-Richard Owen, 387-
Descartes, Newton, and Kant, 388-Cuvier, 389-De Candolle,
390-Von Baer, 390-common ancestry of men and apes, 392-
discontinuous variation, 392-late Duke of Argyll's criticisms,
393-American scientific opinion, 394-Weissmann, 395-Lord
Salisbury, 395-Professor Weldon, 396-natural selection as
affecting man, 399.

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Drama, Modern English and French, review of books concerning,
178-distinction between ancient' and 'modern' drama, 179—
Shakespeare's' Hamlet,' 180-arrangement of Elizabethan play-
house, 182-platform-stage, 183-Drury Lane in Colley Cibber's
time, 183-Congreve's plots, 185-mad-scenes, 185-acting and
'spouting,' 186-rhetorical plays, 187-gradual modification of
stage-technique, 188-Theatres Regulation Act of 1843, 189—
picture-stage, 189-free trade in drama in France, 190-French
love of didactic moralising, 191-Diderot as dramatic critic, 192—
Dryden on French plots, 193-Rostand and Romantic movement,
193, 202-Dumas, Scribe, and the new drama, 194-French
drama a criticism of life, 195-English idea of the theatre as
a place of 'entertainment,' 196-Augier and Dumas fils, 197
-Hervieu and Brieux, 201-Robertsonian drama, 203-Sir
H. Irving, 204-Ibsenites and anti-Ibsenites, 206.

Duff, Sir M. E. Grant, his Victorian Anthology' reviewed, 436.
Dutt, R. C., his 'Epics of Ancient India' reviewed, 319.

E.

Edinburgh Review, The, review of the first century of its history,
275-Lord Jeffrey's forecast of its prospects, 275-Sydney Smith
the first editor, 276-Jeffrey's editorship, 276-names of first
contributors, 277-Jeffrey's college days, 278-its motto, 279-
Longman and Constable joint publishers, 279-its buff and blue
colours, 280-topics treated in early numbers, 280-French
Revolution, 280-Lake poets, 281-metaphysics, 281-balance of
power in Europe, 281-Brougham's views on Britain's splendid
isolation compared with those of Mr. Gladstone in 1870, 283-
remuneration to writers, 285-'Quarterly Review' started as a
Tory rival, 285-article on French aggression in Spain, 286-Sir
Walter Scott, 287-Moore's challenge to Jeffrey, 290-changes
of publishers, 290-Wordsworth's Excursion,' 291-Napoleon's
escape from Elba, 292-Reform, 293-abolition of slavery, 294-
Catholic Emancipation, 294-reforms in criminal law, poor law,
political representation, &c., 295-Blackwood's Monthly
Magazine' appears as a rival, 296-Macaulay's essays, 296, 301-
Sydney Smith's sermon on Queen Victoria's accession, 297—
Macvey Napier's editorship, 298, 300-Brougham's attacks on
Lord Melbourne, 299-Carlyle, 302-Macaulay's criticism of

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Gladstone's Church and State,' 303-John Stuart Mill, 304—
Empson, Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, and Henry Reeve as editors,
304 Dr. Arnold and the 'Oxford Malignants,' 306-Dean
Stanley, 307-Mr. Gladstone's extremist policy and the Whig
principles of the Review, 308-Irish Land Acts and Home Rule,
310-Liberal Unionism, 311.

Education Bill, The, review of, and of Report of Board of Education,
236-machinery created by the Bill, 237-Act of 1870 and the
religious difficulty, 238--Bill of 1876 extending compulsory
attendance and free education to voluntary schools, 239-Act of
1897 establishing aid grants to voluntary schools, 240-financial
inequality between rate-aided and other schools, 240-Cowper
Temple clause concerning religious teaching, 241-Bill of 1902
and its concessions to the voluntary principle, 243-various
solutions of the religious difficulty, 244-secularisation of schools
in North-West France, 245-the parson no longer sole manager
of voluntary schools, 246-secondary schools, 246-'higher
elementary' schools in France, 247-technical instruction, 249-
evening continuation schools, 250-block grant' instead of
payment by results, 250-Cockerton judgement, 251-age-limit
for elementary education, 252-Parliamentary grant for evening
schools, 252-new authority to control education, 253-financial
arrangements under the Bill, 255-training of teachers, 256.
Egerton, H. E., his book on British Colonial Policy reviewed, 464.
Eighteenth Century, review of M. Emile Faguet's literary studies,
507-Montaigne, 515-Bossuet, 517-religion and patriotism,
518-social problems and economic facts, 521-literature, science,
and politics, 522-Hegelian philosophy, 523-De Maistre and
Ultramontanism, 524-liberty and democracy, 525-Positivism
and Christianity, 527- Liberal Catholicism, 528-socialism, 531
-progress of mankind, 532.

Empire, The, and the Colonies, review of books concerning, 464—
Colonial Conference and Mr. Chamberlain, 464-schemes of com-
bined Imperial defence, 464-commercial relations with the
colonies, 466-preferential tariffs, 467, 469-dread of militarism,
468-military consolidation, 469-Imperial federation, 471, 485
-representative government in Cape Colony, 472-Australian
Commonwealth Act, 473-protectionist tariffs, 473-Alien Immi-
gration Act and labour question in Queensland, 474-federal
Government's postal service and Tasmanian sweepstake business,
475-policy of thrift, Lord Hopetoun's resignation as governor,
and delay in choice of site for new Australian capital, 476—
federal Supreme Court, 476-jealousy between States, 477-
powers of new federal parliament, 478-Canadian federation, 480
-stages in evolution of confederation, 482-attempts to federate
West India islands, 483-federation in South Africa, 484.
England and Russia during the Nineteenth Century, review of some
treaties and conventions, 534-Edinburgh Review' of 1804
upon alliance between France and Russia, 535-Czar Alex-
ander I.'s friendship for England, 536 coalition against

Bonaparte, 536-Eastern question, 537-Russian alliance with
England after Napoleon's march on Moscow, 539-Turkey as a
bone of contention, 539-Duke of Wellington on instability of
Ottoman Empire, 541-Mehemet Ali's rebellion in Egypt, 542 —
Napoleon III. and Czar Nicholas, 543-Anglo-French alliance
against Russia, 543-Nesselrode's forecast of Crimean War, 544
Russo-Turkish war, 547-entry of Dardanelles by British fleet,
548-England in Egypt, 549-Central Asia, 552-Persia and
Afghanistan, 553-disasters to Russians at Khiva and to English
at Khyber Pass, 554-British annexation of Punjab and treaty
with Afghan Amir, 555-Russian conquest of Kokand, Bokhara,
and Khiva, 556-Indian frontier, 557-Persia's protectors, 559
-Merv, 560-second Afghan war, 561-Pamir and Chinese
frontier, 563-railway through Asia Minor to Persian Gulf, 564
-relations of Russia and England with the Afghan Amir, 565.
English Novel, The, in the Nineteenth Century, review of Mr. W.
Raleigh's book concerning, 487-critical opinion in early numbers
of Edinburgh Review' of some contemporary novels, 487-
Miss Burney, Miss Edgeworth, 488-Jane Austen, 488, 490-
Scott, 489-novels with a purpose, from Dickens and Thackeray
to Meredith and Hardy, 495-Mrs. Humphry Ward, 497-love
scenes indispensable in popular fiction, 498-Stevenson's adven-
ture stories, 499-Joseph Conrad, 499, 500-Richard Feverel,'
500-treatment of the sex problem in English and French
literature, 500-Hewlett, Barrie, Kipling, 503-dramatic fiction,
503-discussions as to method, 504-decadence of the novel, 505.
English Scenery, The Causes of, review of Lord Avebury's book
concerning, 97-interchanges of sea and land in prehistoric times,
97, 108-testimony of Ovid and Herodotus to geological ex-
changes, 98-Niels Steensen's inferences from fossil remains, 99
-Byron's idea of immutability of mountain and ocean, 100—
effect of atmosphere on aspect of sea-scape, 100-weather fore-
casts, 101-dramatic diversity of English sky, 102-unpicturesque
landscape and its compensations, 103-geological explanation of
existing scenery, 105-rivers, 107, 114-measurement of geological
time, 110-glacial epoch, 112-why Britannia rules the waves,
113- -sea cliffs, 115-influence of animals on scenery, 117.

F.

Faguet, E., some of his books reviewed, 178, 507.

G.

'German Empire of To-day,' by Veritas,' reviewed, 343.
Government and Trade, review of publications concerning, 343-
London pre-eminent as a commercial port, 344-construction of
docks, 345-Thames Conservancy, Trinity House, and Water-
men's Company, 346-opinion of Royal Commission on decadence
of Port of London, 346-inadequacy of present dock accommoda-
tion for ocean-going ships, 347-proposed unification of control

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under a public Port Authority, 350-natural advantages of
London, 351-public ownership of docks and harbours, 351-
American Board of Inquiry into 'docks and terminal facilities,'
352-river management in Continental countries, 352-German
trade rivalry, 353-British and German consular services com-
pared, 355-nationalisation of railways, 356-subsidies to steam-
ship lines, 357-American shipping combine,' 360-Hamburg-
American line and North German Lloyd, 360-case for and
against subsidies, 362-importance of commercial education, 364.
Grey, Charles, first Earl, review of publications concerning, 408-
early years, 409-military training under Wolfe, 410-battle of
Minden, 411-battle of Kloster-Kampen, 412-siege of Havana,
413-aide-de-camp to the King, 413-operations against Ameri-
can colonists, 414--battle of Brandywine, 414-surprises General
Wayne, 414-defeats Washington at Germantown, 415-night
attacks on isolated ports, 415-gives evidence on conduct of
American War, 416-defence of Plymouth against French and
Spaniards, 417-lieut.-general and Knight of the Bath, 418-
defence of dockyards, 418-Pitt's scheme for capture of French
West Indies, 419-Sir Charles Grey in command of land forces,
420-capture of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadeloupe, 424-
negro constabulary organised, 426-fighting with the French in
Guadeloupe, 427, 429-yellow fever, 429-false charges levelled
against him by West Indian merchants, 429-division of prize-
money, 431-Privy Councillor, commander of Southern district,
and Governor of Guernsey, 431-created Viscount Howick and
Earl Grey, 433—relations with his officers and men, 434.

H.

Harrison, Prof. W., his 'Commonwealth of Australia' reviewed, 464.
Hastings, C., his book on 'The Theatre' reviewed, 178.
Henley, W. E., his 'Lyra Heroica' reviewed, 29.
Hugo, Victor, review of his works, 156-popularity in Paris, 156-
Mr. Swinburne's admiration, 156-some defects in his art, 158,
162, 176-love of antithesis, 159-'L'Art d'être Grand-père,' 161
-childhood in Spain, 162-first essays in verse, 163-romanti-
cism, 163-lacks Shakespeare's sympathy with human nature,
164-Notre-Dame,' 166-later novels, 166-'Les Misérables,'
'Travailleurs de la Mer,' 167-poetry the field in which he
reigns supreme, 168-excellence of his technique, 170-Légende
des Siècles,' 173-L'Année terrible,' 176.

Huxley, T. H., his Collected Essays' reviewed, 366.

J.

Jenkyns, Sir H., his 'British Rule and Jurisdiction beyond the
Seas' reviewed, 464.

Jones, W., his 'Secret History of Whitehall' reviewed, 139.

K

Knight, Prof., his 'Pro Patriâ et Reginâ ' reviewed, 29.

L.

Lambert, B., his 'History and Survey of London' reviewed, 139.-
Lang, A., his Helen of Troy' reviewed, 319.

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Langbridge, F., his Ballads of the Brave' reviewed, 29.

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Law, E., his Kensington Palace' reviewed, 139.

M.

Magnússon, E., and Morris, W., their translations of the Völsun ga
Saga reviewed, 319.

N.

Napier, Macvey, his correspondence reviewed, 275.

Napoleon III. and the Decline and Fall of the Second French Empire,
I-doctrine of nationalities, 2-war with Austria on behalf of
Italy, 3-treaty of Villafranca, 4-annexation of Nice and
Savoy, 6-Garibaldi's invasion of Papal provinces, 7—vacillating
policy with regard to Italy, 8-liberty of speech accorded to the
French legislature, 10-responsible ministry demanded, 11-
Rouher appointed Minister of State, 12-the Emperor's conceal-
ment of his policy from his advisers, 14-barren sympathy for
Polish insurrection, 15-Mexican War, 17-Maximilian's fatal
expedition, 22-Bismarck secures French neutrality before attack-
ing Austria, 25-military weakness of France, 26-new weapons
and altered tactics, 27.

0.

Ollivier, E., his 'L'Empire Libéral' reviewed, 1.

P.

Pacific, The Mastery of the, review of books concerning, 210—
expansion of United States in the Pacific, 211-American annexa-
tion of the Philippines and its political importance to Great
Britain, 211-Filipinos' dislike of work, 213-Chinese labourers,
213-half-breeds and education, 214-American notions of self-
government unsuited to the Philippines, 215-Manila as a rival
to Hong-Kong, 216--Singapore, 218-Sandakan harbour, in
Borneo, 219-P. & O. Company and its competitors, 220-ques-
tion of subsidies for steamship lines, 221-Kiao-Chau and German
trade, 223-possible awakening of China, 225-China and
Russia, 227-Australian federation, 228-New Zealand, 229-
transcontinental railway between West and South Australia, 230
-coloured aliens and labour question, 231-New Guinea, 232-
British Columbia, 233-Canada and Pacific trade, 234.
Passos, J. R. dos, his 'Commercial Trusts' reviewed, 343.
Peace in South Africa, review of the agreement as to terms of sur-
render of the Boers, 260-peace rejoicings and postponed Coro-
nation, 260-racial misunderstandings, 261-British supremacy
secured, 262-suspension of Constitution of Cape Colony, 264-
preponderance of Dutch among white races in South Africa, 264
-terms offered to and accepted by the Boers, 265-Lord
Kitchener's appreciation of bravery of defeated burghers, 266-

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