Commons, House of, necessity for
reform, 302.

Conant, Dr Martha P., 'The Oriental
Tale in England,' 381.

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Conference, The, and the Country,
293-the method of compromise,
ib.-essential condition of agree-
ment, 294-difference of principles,
295-views of the Conservatives
and Liberals on the reform of the
House of Lords, 295-297-free
assets to bargain with, 298-char-
acter of the House of Lords as an
institution, 299-criticisers of the
experiment, ib. urgent public
need for the Conference, 300-need
for reform of both Houses, 302.
Conservatism, 501-principles gov-
erning the two parties, ib.-con-
stitution of the Unionist party,
502-motives of opposition, ib.-
House of Lords and the Budget,
503 and Tariff Reform, ib.
Socialism and labour legislation,
504-doles, 504, 506-some ardent
proposals, 505 the 'tax
foreigner' fallacy, 506-Imperial-
ism, 507-Conservative reforms,
ib.-versus violent changes, 508-
why we vote, 510-the balancing
elector, 511-the wire-puller, ib.-
historical illustrations, 512-518-
reasons for recent uncertainty, 518
-the constitutional question, 519
-the unrest of labour, 520-Con-
servatism and content, Radicalism
and discontent, 521.
Conway, Sir Martin, Four Great
Collections,' 330.

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the

Cook, C. H., 'Thames Rights and
Thames Wrongs,' 93.

Copyright Law Reform, 483-the
Berne Convention, 483, 484-need
for reform, 484-progress in Europe,
ib.-the Revised Convention, 486-
Imperial copyright, ib. - present
deficiencies, 487, 488-many old
Acts and the new Bill, 489-the
length of copyright, ib.-proposed
extension, 490-493-cheapness, 494
-a licence to publish, 495-regis-
tration, 495-improved system, 496
-defects in the existing law, 497—
and the remedies, 498-the author's
nationality, 499-copyright in the
United States, 499-an opportune
moment for redress, 500.

Country, The, and the Conference,
293. See Conference.

Vol. 213.-No. 425,

Dante's Theory of Poetry, 402-
the medieval mind, 403-Art, the
grandchild of God, ib.-'De Vul-
gari Eloquentia,' 404 - Aristotle,
ib.-birth of the epic, 406-the
songs of Provence, 407- Italian
love of lyrics, 408-Dante's choice,
409-Guido Guinizelli, 410-his in-
fluence on Dante, 411-beauty and
reality, ib.-Cavalcanti, 412-the
claims of love, 413-the 'Vita
Nuova,' 415-Beatrice, 416-loneli-
ness and enlargement, 417-influ-
ence of Tuscan movements, 418
-Virgil, 419-condition of the
Italian tongue, 420-and the ideal
language, 421- the principle of
unity, 422-analogy with Words-
worth, ib.-the speech of culture,
423-'tragic,' 424-ideals of style,
425-politics and patriotism, 428
-structure of the 'Divine Comedy,'
429-at the parting of the ways,
430.

Doyen, Dr, result of the use of his
vaccine on cancer, 77.

E.

Edward VII, King, The Character
of, 1-his baptism, 1-3-parents, 2
-early years, 4-characteristics, 5,
17, 21, 26, 29, 31-influence of his
surroundings, 6-system of educa-
tion, 7, 16-accorded the privilege
of choosing his own dress, 8-love
of neatness and order, ib.-ap-
pointed colonel, 9-receives the
Order of the Garter, ib.-memo-
randum for his guidance, 9-11-
for the gentlemen appointed to
attend on him, 11-15-his power
of observation, 17-life as a stu-
dent, ib.-at Oxford, 18-his pla-
cability, religious views, 22
letter from Prince Consort, ib.-
Sir H. Bulwer's impressions of
him, 24-character of his speeches,

26-social duties, ib. — isolation
from public affairs, 27-amuse-
ments, ib.-power of influencing
his fellow-men, 28-method of
transacting business, 29-his title
of Peacemaker,' 30-charm of his
personality, 30-32-genuine inter-
est in others, 31-dislike of waste,
ib.-sense of proportion, 32-re-
tentive and well-ordered memory
and his mastery of anecdote, ib.
Emery, W. d'Este, 'Some Recent
Studies in the Problem of Cancer,'
54.

Empire, The Second, The Begin-
ning and the End of, 104-charac-
teristics of Emperor Napoleon III,
108, 115-his appearance, 108-
policy, 113-wish to revise the
treaties of 1815, ib.-unfitness for
the rôle of constitutional monarch,
114-his sympathy with the Car-
bonaro Society, 116-early esca-
pades, ib.-attempt to overthrow
the government, 117-elected Pre-
sident of the Republic, 118-elec-
toral manifestoes, ib.-complains
of the incapacity of his Liberal
Ministry, 119-ruin of the Liberal
Constitution, 120-his secret nego-
tiations for an alliance with Austria
and Italy, 123, 124-Hohenzollern
question, 123-Councils at St Cloud,
124, 130-despatch to Benedetti,
126-war declared, 130.

Ensor, R. C. K., 'Modern Socialism,'
169.

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F.

Finance, International, in Time
of War, 303-London the finance-
citadel, ib.
comparisons with
foreign countries, 304- the food
supply, 305 illustration from
America, ib.-national debts, 306
-Imperial and local taxation, ib.
-income tax, 307-local expendi-
ture, 308-advantages and liability
of London, 308-gold reserves in
banks, 309-a sudden foreign de-
mand, ib.-value of a large gold
reserve, 310-312-the cost of wars,
312-historical examples, 313, 314
- Germany's monetary require-
ments in event of war, 314-
financial consequences to England
of war, 315 et seq.-tables analysed,
316-319-effect on foreign trade,
319-Consols, 320-estimated value

of securities, 321-merchant ship-
ping and neutral flags, 322-ex-
penditure on armaments, 325-the
Colonies, 327-a Royal Commission
required, 329.

Fisher, H. A. L., 'The Beginning
and the End of the Second Empire,'
104.

Four Great Collections, 330-de-
velopments in catalogues, ib.-
their arrangement, 331-the King's
pictures, 332-337-English paint-
ers, 332-Holbeins at Windsor, 335
- the Wilton House collection,
337-340-the Longford Castle col-
lection, 340-344-Dr Mond's collec-
tion, 344-351.

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France, progress of Socialism, 165–
numerical strength, 172—the Con
fédération Générale du Travail,
173-result of State control, 182.

G.

Gadow, Hans, 'Birds and Their
Colours,' 132.

Gardner, Prof. P., his chapter on
'Christianity and the Thiasi,' 223
note.

Germany, progress of Socialism, 165
-conference at Erfurt, 169-nu-
merical strength, 172-influence of
trade unions, 173-monetary effects
of a war with England, 315–324.
Giffen, Sir Robert, on Consols, 320.
Gladstone on the Relations of
Church and State, 522-religion
and politics, ib.-the treatise of
1838; 523-the Establishment, 524
-change to High Church opinions,
525-the Maynooth grant, 526—
truth or liberty? 527-Dissent, 528
-'an autonomous church,' 529-
the Gorham case, 530-the Judicial
Committee as a spiritual court, 531
-cases involving heresy, 532-re-
ference to the bishops, 533-Essays
and Reviews,' ib.-meet spiritual
progress with spiritual progress,
534-Ecclesiastical Discipline, 535—
the six resolutions, ib.-the law of
marriage, 537-re-marriage, 539-
the deceased wife's sister, 541-
education, 542-support of the
alliance of Church and State, 545.
Gladstone, W. E., his estimate of
John Stuart Mill's tact in Parlia
ment, 285.

Latin America, The Promise of.
See America.

Leroy-Beaulieu, M. Paul, on the cost
of wars, 312.

Longford Castle, pictures at, 340-344.
Lords, House of, Bill for the reform
of the, 243-its merits as an insti-
tution, 299-need for reform, 302.
Low, S., 'The Governance of Eng-
land,' 234 et seq.

Lowell, A. L., 'The Government of
England,' 235 et seq.

Lyttelton, Sarah, Lady, extracts
from her Letters, 3-5.

M.

Macauliffe, M. A., 'The Sikh Re-
ligion, its Gurus, Sacred Writings,
and Authors,' 187 et seq.

MacCunn, F., 'Sir Walter Scott's
Friends,' 48.

Mallock, W. H., A Critical Exa-
mination of Socialism,' 177, 180.

Marx, K., founds the International
Workmen's Association in 1864;
160-revival of his doctrine of
Socialism, 162-its theoretical char-
acter, 165-collapse of his theory,
177-180.

Maxwell, Rt Hon. Sir H., 'The Story
of the Tweed,' 95.

Melville, Mr Lewis, 'Life and Letters
of William Beckford' criticised,
384.

Mexico, historical development of,
465-467.

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Mill, John Stuart, 264-his views
on education, ib. lack of full
humanity, 265-manner of deliver-
ing his speeches, 266, 284-a logical
machine in early life, 266-account
of his reading, 267-appearance,
268 characteristics, 268, 278-
letters of advice, 269-opinion of
Hegel, 270-the saint of Rational-
ism,' ib.-on the feeling of mental
loneliness, 271-three episodes of
quasi-religious influence, 272-
friendship with Mrs Taylor, 273—
marriage, ib.-death of his wife,
274-his desire to accept a form of
Theism, ib.-views on religion,
275-277-intellectual modesty, 277
-literary works, 278-honest indi-
vidualism, ib.-power of indepen-
dent criticism, 279-stages of his

intellectual growth, 279, 280-in-
fluence on intellectual candour, 281
-impressions of Wordsworth and
Southey, 282 - opinion of the
'speculative Tories,' 283-political
views, 284-Parliamentary career,
285-causes of his popularity, 286
-reasons for the decline of his
influence, 287-290-effect of his
'Essays on Religion,' 287–289 –
value of his political utterances,
291-a great critical thinker, ib.
Mond Collection, the, 344–351.

N.

Naval Crisis, The, 546-Mr Lloyd
George and naval expenditure, ib.
---naval policy of foreign countries,
547-growth of the German fleet,
548-ministerial admissions, 549-
grave facts, 550-other continental
naval developments, 551 --- casual
accidents, 552-pre-Dreadnoughts,
553 tables, 553-555- improved
armour, guns, and projectiles, 555-
557-pre-Dreadnoughts deteriorat-
ing, 557-comparisons with Ger-
many, 558-swift scouts, 559-new
cruisers, 560 — torpedo-boat de-
stroyers, 561-dock accommoda-
tion, 562-564-no accepted standard
of naval strength, 565-to educate
the nation, 566.

Niagara Falls, 99-101.

Nile, the, 83-a river of mystery, 84.

0.

Ollivier, E., history of 'L'Empire
Libéral, 104-his father, 106-re-
publican views, ib.-transforma-
tion of his views, 107-impressions
of the Emperor, 108-founds a
Third Party, 109-political_views,
110-his great scheme of Liberal
reform, ib.-framed on a basis of
confidence, 111-the Mexican ex-
pedition, 112-on the policy of
Emperor Napoleon III, 113-the
ruin of the Liberal Constitution,
120-the causes of the Franco-
Prussian war, 120-129-his pacific
intentions, 121-difficulties of his
position, 127-protest against mo-
128 Declaration
bilisation,
Appeal to the Powers, 129.

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of

P.

Paganism and Christianity, 210.
See Christianity.

Pascal, The Problem of, 431-the
man, ib. recent editions, 432-
contrast with Fénelon, ib.-Pas-
cal's inheritance, 435-character-
istics, 436-idealist, 437- revolt
against Descartes and Aristotle,
and
437-intellectual
spiritual
eagerness, 438-Jansenism, 439-
Abbé St Cyran, 441-restoration
of Pauline spirit, 442-disquietude
and disillusion, 443-conversion,
444-the Provincial Letters, 444-
447-the 'Pensées,' 447-ecstasy in
salvation, 448-religion, mysticism
and morality, 450.

Pearson, K., Archives of the Middle-
sex Hospital,' 67.

Peru, historical development of, 474–
477.

Pratt, E., British Canals,' 101.

R.

Redford, Mr, and the Censorship of
Plays, 361 et seq.

Richter, Dr J. P., and the Mond
Collection, 344–351.

River, The Genius of the, 80-
their part in moulding the earth,
81-course, 82-normal mood in
sight of its goal, ib.-character-
istics of the Colorado, 83-power
of the Nile, ib.-the Chagres, 84-
economic interest, 85-its place in
poetry, in mythology, ib.-explora
tion of the Congo, the Niger, and
the Gambia, 87-impressions at
night on a river, 88-the water of
the Barada, 89-the Jordan, ib.-
Niagara Falls, 90, 99-101-bridges,
90-chalk-streams' of Hants and
Wilts, 91-the Avon, the Stour,
and the Ouse, ib.-the Thames, 92-
95-the Tweed, 95-eternity, the
keynote, 96-the Hudson, 97-99-
the Columbia, 99-the Mississippi
100 union of rivers, 101 - the
Danube, 102-the Rhone and the
Rhine, ib.

S.

St Cyres, Viscount, his work on
'Fénelon,' 432 et seq.

Schatz, Prof., on the Collectivist
State, 186.

Scott, Walter, The Prose of, 33—
character of his prose, ib.-perfect
command of sound construction, 34
-the denunciation by Meg Merri-
lies, 34-39-absence of style, 35-37
-severe purity of the vocabulary,
40-faultless structure of the
speech, ib.-effects of sound and
rhythm, 42-close of the speech,
ib.-farewell to Derncleugh, 44—
'Wandering Willie's Tale,' 45-51-
the two accounts of the trans-
action, 46-48-comparison with
Stevenson's tale of the Bass Rock,
48-style of his historic romances,
51-extracts from St Ronan's
Well,' 52.

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Sikhs, The History of the, 187-

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birth of Nanak the founder, 188-
meaning of the word, ib. -his
religious principles, 189-history
of the ten Gurus, 189-192-the
Sahijdharis, 192- the Gobindi
Singhs or Sikhs, 193- persecu-
tions, ib.-Sirdars or the Misls,
194-career of Ranjit Singh, ib.
-relations with the British, 195
-administration of his army, 196
-character, ib.-causes of the dis-
ruption of the Sikh kingdom, 197
-invasion of British territory, 198
-battles, ib. — surrender, 199-
annexation of the Punjab, ib.-
population, 200-employment in
the British army, 201-loyalty in
the mutiny, ib.- character as
soldiers, 202, 207-a Granthi at-
tached to every regiment, 202-
studies of their religion, 203–206—
the Granth or Sikh Bible, 204-
tendency to relapse into Hindu-
ism, 206, 208-State support, 207
-neglect of their education, 208.
Simpson, F. A., 'The Rise of Louis
Napoleon,' 115.

Skene, James, 'Memories of Sir
Walter Scott,' 48.

Socialism: II. Its Present Posi-
tion and Future Prospects, 160
-influence of Marx on the move-
ment, 161-formation of a 'Na-
tional Union of the Working
Classes,' 162- the 'Red Inter-

national,' 163-its political char-
acter, ib.-parliamentary strength,
164 the movement in Germany,
165, 172-France, 165, 173-Great
Britain, 166-foundation of the
Social Democratic Federation in
Vol. 213.-No. 425.

1881, ib.-formation of the Inde-
pendent Labour party, 167, 174–
the movement in Austria, 168-
Belgium and Italy, ib. — pro-
grammes of the parties, 169, 170—
appeals to the working classes, 171
-numerical strength, 172, 174-
relations between Socialism and
trade unions, 172-conflicts between
the Anarchist and Collectivist sec-
tions, 175-policy of Reformists or
Opportunists, 176-collapse of the
Marxian theoretical system, 177-
materialistic view of life, ib.-false
conception of history as a series of
economic class wars, 178-Capital-
ism, ib. theory of increasing
misery, 179-proposed abolition of
money, ib.-suppression of indi-
vidual ownership, 180-arguments
for Collectivism, 181-result of
State control, 181-183- question
of private capital, 183-185-the
ethical argument, 185.

Spain and the Vatican, 585-the
clerical problem, ib.-a real, but
not the chief, grievance, 586-
complex issues, ib.-nationalities
in the nation, 587-regionalism,
588-indifference to national poli-
tics, ib.-electoral reform, 589-
political absenteeism, ib.-oppor-
tunities for reform, 591-neglect
of economic opportunities, ib.
the sugar industry, 592-educa-
tion, 593-schools of commerce,
594-anti-clericalism, 596-Carlist
conspiracies, 597-financial diffi-
culties, 599-the Court of Caserta,
ib.-the Concordat, 600-party de-
velopments, 602-a cabinet of con-
ciliation, ib.-religious difficulty
exaggerated, 603-effect on the
monarchy, ib.—the future, 604.
Stevenson, R. L., his tale of the Bass
Rock compared with Wandering
Willie's Tale,' 48.

T.

Thames river, its importance, 92-95.
Thayer, G. H., 'Concealing-Colora-

tion in the Animal Kingdom,' 132.
Trade Unions, The Position of,
567-disorganised agitation and
unrest, ib.-Socialist attitude, 568
-labour exchanges, ib. - Work-
men's Compensation Act, 569-the
'Socialist Labour Party,' 570-the
Osborne judgment, 571 et seq.-new