A.

Abbott, G. F., The Rumanian Factor
in the Balkan Problem,' 477.
Abraham, Dr J. J., on the condition
of 'Lâtah,' 135.

Adenet le Roi: The End of a
Literary Era, 413-his unique
position, 414-four poems, 414, 416
patrons, 415, 416-title of 'le
Roi,' 415-Les Enfances Ogier,'
417-419-Berte aus grans piés,'
419-422-Beuves de Commarchis,'
422-'Siège de Barbastre,' ib.-
'Cléomadès,' 423-426-his geo-
graphical knowledge, 427-charac-
teristics, 428-realistic word-pic-
tures, 429-431.

Aitken, G. A., Matthew Prior,' 92.
Alban Hills, The, 330-view of
them from Rome, ib.-geological
development, 331-earliest ceme-
teries, 333-site of the ancient city
of Alba Longa, ib.-constitution
of the Latin League, 334-the great
highways, 335-the Via Appia, 335,
340-the Via Latina, 335, 347-
importance of its geographical
position, 336-the chief resorts of
wealthy Romans, 337-episcopal
jurisdiction, 338-increase of the
power of the Barons, 339-the
power and wealth of the Papacy,
ib.-cultivation of the vine and
olive trees, 340-the site of Bovillae,
ib.-town of Albano, 341-Ariccia,
342-Castel Gandolfo, 342, 352-
temple of Diana, 342-Nemi, 343-
Valle Vivaro, 343, 347-Punta di
Leano, 343-city of Lanuvium and
Vol. 218.-No. 435.

the temple of Juno Sospes, 344-
Civita Lavinia, ib.-Sub Lanuvio,
345- Velletri, ib. - Maschio d'
Ariano, 346-Lago della Doganella
and Castle of Piombinara, 347-
village of Rocca Priora or Perjura,
ib.-Labici, Monte Porzio Catone,
348-Frascati, ib.-hill of Tuscu-
lum, 349-351-abbey of Grotta-
ferrata, 351-Marino, 352.

Albert, Prince, result of his mar-
riage, 202.

Ashby, Thomas, 'The Alban Hills,'
330.

Austria-Hungary, Count Berchtold's
scheme of 'progressive decentral-
isation,' 278-relations with Bul-
garia, 285—with Servia, 292-
policy in the Near East, 571.
Autolycus' Pack: The Ballad
Journalism of the Sixteenth
Century, 372. See Ballad.

B.

Bacon, J., his designs for the postage
stamp, 396.

Balkan Problem, The Rumanian

Factor in the, 477. See Rumanian.
Balkan War, The Strategy of the,
255-characteristics of Turkey, 255–
258-subject races, 258-the army,
259-261, 264-armies of the Allies,
261-264-formation of the League,
265, 278-plan of campaign, 266—
commencement of hostilities, 267,
268, 282. concentrations, 268-
Turkish position, 269-271 — vic-

-

tories of the Allies, 271-advance
on Monastir, 272-the eastern area
of the war, 273-attack on Adri-
anople, ib.-advance of the Bul-
garian armies, 274-277-invest-
ment of Adrianople, 276-advance
on Constantinople, ib.-negotia
tions for an armistice, 277.

Ball, Dr F. E., The Correspondence
of Jonathan Swift,' edited by, 49
et seq.-History of the County of
Dublin,' 60-characteristics of his
work, 61.

-

or

Ballad Journalism of the Six-
teenth Century, 372-first English
- the ballad
periodicals, ib.
'ballet,' 373-vicissitudes of the
poems, 374-essentially songs, 375
-pious or moral, 376- satires
and exhortations, 377-memorial
poems, 378-controversies and
description of monstrosities, ib.-
verses from Tarlton, 380-Tich-
borne, 381-Deloney, ib.-political
news-ballad, 382-verses from W.
Elderton, 384, 387-390-Kirkham,
385-S. Peele, 386-T. Preston, ib.
-good advice for the balladist, 390.
Battleship, The, and its Satellites,
457-measures of defence the ruin
of navies, 458-principles of su-
premacy, 459-development in the
design of battleships, 459-462-the
Dreadnought, 462-use of big or
small guns, ib.-result of the long-
range torpedo, 463, 468, 474-dis-
advantages of the submarine, 465,
466-of the destroyer, 467-annual
cost, ib.-reduction in the number
of torpedo tubes, 468-proposal for
the reconstruction of the pre-
Dreadnought into torpedo ships,
468-471-case of the Majestic,'
469-cost of increasing the speed
of a battleship, 471-function of
air-craft, 472-increase in the size
of Dreadnoughts, 473-value of
wireless telegraphy and hydro-
planes, 475.

Bédier, Prof. J., 'Les légendes
épiques,' 427 note.

Belloc, A., 'Les Postes Françaises,'
394.

Belloc-Lowndes, Marie, 'Madame du
Deffand,' 513.

Berry, Miss, publication of the
'Letters of the Marquis du Def-
fand,' 513.

Bickley, Francis, 'New Facts about
Matthew Prior,' 91.

Borden, R. L., Prime Minister of
Canada, his speech on British
Preference, 176.

Braesch, M. F.,

Rapport s les
documents relatifs à la Revolmin
Française,' 356.

Brain, the human, relation to mine
121-the controlling organ of the
whole body, 122-number of cells,
123. See Mind-Cures.

British Museum, Subject Index of
contemporary books, 353.

British Policy in the Near East,
565-struggle between Slav and
Teuton, 565, 573-result of the
victories of the Allies, 566-im-
pending duel between Germany
and Russia, 567-designs of Bul-
garia, 568-a Turco-Bulgarian en-
tente, ib.-Greco-Turkish, 569-
precautionary measures, 570-crea-
tion of an independent Albania,
571-result of the war on Turkey,
ib.-the aims of British policy, 573
-relations with Greece, 574-com-
petition for the dominance in the
Midland Sea, 575-the policy of
Italy, 576-579-of Germany, 580-
of France, 581-'rights' to Syria,
ib.-inevitable transfer of Southern
Arabia, 582-demands of the Ar
menians, 582-584-of the Syrians.
584.

British Preference in Canada, lk.
See Canada.

Bulgaria, development of the army,
261-263-winter manœuvres, 263.

See Balkan War. Progress and
development, 282-M. Stamboloff's
policy, 283-relations with Servia,
284, 286-with Austria-Hungary,
285-designs, 568-relations with
Turkey, ib.-result of the war,
570.

C.

Canada, British Preference in,
168-Tariff Commission Bill aban-
doned, ib.-protective tariff policy
of the Liberal Government, 16
172-adoption of the policy of
British Preference, 171-extension
of the Preference, 173-attitude of
the Liberal Government, 173-175-
the Conservative party, 175-179-
the Manufacturers' Association,
179-181 their attacks on the

preference, 182-185, 187-memo-
rial, 183-publication of Death in
the Clothing,' 185-trade with
Germany and France, 189-United
States, ib.

Cecil, Algernon, 'Disraeli: The First
Two Phases,' 208.

Cecil, Lady Robert, 'The Training
of a Queen,' 191.

Chapman, C., character of his evi-
dence before the Divorce Commis-
sion, 235.

Chevalley, L., his opinion of the
'Magnalia,' 46.

Christian Science, methods of, 136,
146.

Cliffe, F. H., his translation of the
works of Leopardi, 2.
Cloriston, Henry, 'Some New Ver-
sions of Leopardi,' 1.
Clouston, Sir Thomas, Mind-Cures
from a Scientific Point of View,'
118.

Comfort, William Wistar, 'Adenet
le Roi,' 413.

Commons, House of, character, 549,
554, 559-result of the closure, 551
-method of obstruction, 552. See
Parliament Act.

Crakanthorpe, Mr, his evidence before
the Divorce Commission, 237.
Crawford, Lord, 'Catalogue of the
Philatelic Library,' 412.

Crisis in the Near East, 278-
origin of the Balkan League, ib.—
complex aims and interests of the
States, 282, 293-increasing fric-
tion, 283-relations between Bul-
garia and Servia, 284, 286-problem
of Albania, 287-289-the Adriatic,
289-Croatia, 290-relations be-
tween Austria and Servia, 292—
the future of Constantinople, 294
-possibility of the formation of a
Near-Eastern Confederation, 295-
policy of Roumania, ib.-position
of the Powers, 296-298.

D.

-

Dawson, Sir T., his lecture on 'The
Engineering of Ordnance,' 461.
Deffand, Madame du, and Horace
Walpole, 513-publication of her
correspondence, ib.-her birth and
early years, 515-interview with
Massillon, ib.-marriage and ap-
516
pearance,
relations with
Philippe d'Orléans, ib.-separa-
tion from her husband, 517, 518
-relations with Hénault, 519-
death of her husband, 520-suite
of rooms, ib. -salon, 521 - her
friends, 521, 524-afflicted with
blindness, 522-treachery of Julie
de l'Espinasse, ib.-friendship with
H. Walpole, 523, 526-531-mode of
entertaining her guests, 525-of
dictating her letters, 528.

Disraeli: The First Two Phases,
208-his cryptic character, ib.-
works on, 210-212-environment,
212-political views, 213, 217-219
-member of Parliament, 214-his
maiden speech, ib.-marriage, 215
-hybrid creed of Tory Democracy,
218-attack on the Poor Law of
1834; 219- applies for a place
under Government, 220, 228-poli-
tical novels, 221-224- relations
with Peel, 224-229.

Divorce Commission, The Ma-
jority Report of the, 230-Lord
Gorell's views, ib.-copiousness of
the evidence, 232, 239-number of
witnesses, ib.-character of the
evidence, 233–239 — principles of
the Positivist, 236-Eugenics, 237
- fatal proposal of enlarged
grounds of divorce, 240-causes
for the dissolution, ib.-result of
unhappy marriages, 242-the
remedy of divorce, 243-case of a
mother of the working-class, de-
serted by her husband, 243-245-
fate of the children, 245-insanity,
ib.-cruelty and drunkenness, 246
-case of the husband deserted, ib.
-immorality of the lowest class,
247 objections on religious
grounds, 248-three groups of the
Minority Report, 249-statements
of so-called principle, 250 — dis-
tinction between the Majority and
Minority Reports, 251-risk to
family life, 252-number of divorces
in the United States, 252-254.
Dobson, A., 'Selected Poems of
Matthew Prior,' 92.

East, The Near, British Policy
in, 565. See British.

East, The Near, The Crisis in,
278. See Crisis.

Eddy, Mrs, the founder of Christian
Science, 136-characteristics, ib.-
neurotic condition, 137-fascina-
tion for the system of Dr Quimby,
ib.-association with Mr Wiggin,
138-character of her book 'Science
and Health,' 139-dogmatic egot-
ism, 140-on the action of drugs,
ib.
Edinburgh, Duke of, Vice-President
of the Philatelic Society, 409.
Elderton, W., style of his verses,
384, 388-390-command of rhythm,
387.

'Emmanuel Movement,' method,
144, 147.

Esdaile, Arundell, 'Ballad Journal-
ism,' 372.

Eugenics, the principles of, 237.

French Revolution, TheCan-
temporary Literatua -
number of works a-
speeches delivered in Asse
358-on the trial of Los F
359-peculiarities of the speed
359-361-variety of subjects,
ignorance of the people, -
count of the supposed insuratin
in London, 363-365-spe
jealousy and sentimentality,
369-the sensibility, 369-5
Fulton, T. W., 'The Sovereignty of
the Sea,' 447.

G.

Garnett, R., A History of Italian
Literature,' extract from, 1.
Geikie, Sir A., Landscape in His
tory and other Essays,
tracts from, 332.
George V, King, President of the
Philatelic Society, 409-his
tion of postage stamps, .
Germany, trade with Canads,
the protagonist of the terper
destroyer, 465-— strength
navy, 470-policy in the
570, 580.

Gorell, Lord, Chairman of
Commission, 230. Se
Gray, Dr J. E., A Hand Catalogue
of Postage Stamps,' 406.
Greece, the military service,
declares war with Turkey,

Balkan War. Relations with the
Kutzo-Vlachs, 481-with Turkey

569.

Labruzzi, C., his sketches of the
Alban Hills, 344.
Lane-Poole, Stanley, 'Swift's Corre-
spondence,' 49.

Lang, Andrew, 299-his sketch of
the history of St Andrews, ib.-
'Pickle the Spy,' 300-'The Com-
panions of Pickle,' ib.-' Prince
Charles Edward,' 301-The King
over the Waters,' 302-' History of
Scotland,' 303-characteristics of
the book, 303-306-'The Mystery
of Mary Stuart,' 306- The Gowrie
Conspiracy,' 307-John Knox and
the Reformation,' ib.-'The Maid
of France,' 308-Custom and
Myth,' 309-his early initiation of

folklore, ib.-study of Greek lite-
rature, 310-influence of Prof.
Tylor's works, ib. - his article
'Mythology and Fairy-tales,' 311-
Bible reading, ib.-views on primi-
tive forms of religion, 312-316-
'Myth, Ritual and Religion,' 316-
views on totemism, 316-318-his
indulgence in fumisterie, 318-
translation of the Odyssey, 319-
'Homer and the Epic,' ib.-' Homer
and his Age,' 320-The World of
Homer,' 321-Homeric Hymns, ib.
-character of his poetry, 323-325

Helen of Troy,' 325-Old
Friends,' ib.-'The Mark of Cain,'
326-his thirst for reading, and
his retentive memory, 327-posi-
tion as a critic, ib.-'Letters to
Dead Authors,' 328-' History of
English Literature,' 329-his bio-
graphy of Lockhart, ib.

Lemon, R., 'Catalogue of a Collection
of Printed Broadsides,' 374.
Lennan, M., his works on the sur-
vival of totemism, 316.
Leopardi, Some New Versions of,
1-his European reputation, ib.-
inadequacy of translations, 2
characteristics of his poems, 3-7—
literary environment, 4-sense of
restraint, 5-denunciations of na-
ture, 7-mental condition, 8-re-
lations with a lady, 9-his poem
'Il Risorgimento,' 10-14-'Ode to
Silvia,' 15-18-return to Recanati,
18-character of his mother, 19-
declines an ecclesiastical career,
ib.-Le Ricordanze,' 20-24-The
Village Saturday,' 25-' After the
Storm,' 26-'Canto Notturno,' 27-
30-views on religion, 31.
London, The Royal Commission
on University Education in,
532. See University.

Lords, House of, character, 554, 559.
See Parliament Act.

Lucas, E. V., 'Selection from Cow-
per's Letters,' extract from, 50.
Lyttelton, Lady, on the character of
Queen Victoria, 201, 203-her ad-
miration of Prince Albert, 202.

M.

Marthe, A. L. de la, Le treizième
siècle,' extract from, 432.
Martin, Sir T., his translation of the
odes of Leopardi, 2.