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INDEX TO VOL. CXLVIII.

Emin

AFRICAN BOOKS, SOME RECENT, 829-
A. M. Mackay, Pioneer Missionary
of the Church Missionary Society to
Uganda, by his sister, 830
Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equa-
tor, by A. J. Mounteney Jephson, 835
-The Life of Edmund Musgrave Bartte-
lot, from his Letters and Diary, by Wal-
ter George Barttelot, 837-Five Years
with the Congo Cannibals, by Herbert
Ward, 841 With Stanley's Rear
Column, by J. Rose Troup, 842-
Travels in Africa during the Years
1875-1878, by Dr Wilhelm Junker,
843- The New World of Central
Africa, with a History of the First
Christian Mission on the Congo, by
Mrs H. Grattan Guinness, ib.

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, by C. M.
Aikman, 195-necessity for a better
provision for technical education in
agriculture, ib. - establishment of a
Board of Agriculture, 196-provision
for the application of science to agri-
culture, 197-position of agriculture
as an industry, 198-proper storing of
farmyard manure, 199-dairy-farming,
ib.-Government provision for teaching
agriculture in Germany and other
countries, 200-its results, 201-in-
struction in agriculture in Scotland,
202-England and Wales, 203-work
of the agricultural societies, 204-
increase of agricultural literature, ib.
-proper nature of agricultural educa-
tion, 205-State aid and endowment,
206.

"AS YOU LIKE IT" à l'Américaine, 421
-minute study of Shakespeare in
America, ib. influence of Puritans on
the stage, 422-actors' liberties with
Shakespeare's text, 424 - Mr Daly's
presentation of "As You Like It," 425
-Miss Rehan's delineation of Rosa-
lind, 427-her transgressions against
true feeling, 429.

AUTUMN POLITICS, 866-Mr Gladstone's
Mid-Lothian campaign of 1890, ib. -

necessity of examining the ex-Premier's
statements, 867-a historical untruth
about Ireland, ib. - instances of Mr
Gladstone's inaccuracies, 868 - Mr
Smith - Barry and the case of Tip-
perary, 869-the Father M'Fadden
incident, 870-Mr Gladstone's phari-
saical teaching, 871-the constitution
of the Irish courts, and the conduct of
the police, 872-Home Rule for Scot-
land cry, 873 - unsatisfactory utter-
ances of Mr Gladstone, 874-equivoca-
tions on the Plan of Campaign, 875-
political claptrap on an Irish Parlia-
ment, 876-Scotch Church Disestab-
lishment and the Eight Hours Bill,
877-Lord Hartington's and Mr Glad-
stone's speeches compared, 878 - Mr
Gladstone's perversion of Irish affairs,
882-Mr Morley and the Tipperary
affair, 881- Lord Salisbury and our
foreign relations, 882-Mr Goschen's
Dundee speeches, 883 - return of
Unionist Rectors for the Universities

of Edinburgh and Glasgow, 884.
BAMBOO, THE, by P. Hordern, 228.
Barttelot, Edmund Musgrave, the Life of,'
from his letters and diaries, by Walter
George Barttelot, reviewed, 837.
BIMETALLISM, by Herbert C. Gibbs, 268
-the Battle of the Standards, ib.-
adoption of, by France, 269-the gold
standard of Germany, ib. - relative
values of gold and silver, 270-object
of, 271 - the currency difficulty in
India, 272-the experience of France,
273-working of the bimetallic law, 273
-effect of large production of gold, 274
-double currency of gold and silver,
276-Sir John Lubbock and the bi-
metallic controversy, 277-the argu-
ments against, 278 - activity of bi-
metallists, 279 views of Mr Goschen,
281-Indian exchange, 283.

BOHEMIAN BATHS, LIFE AT, by W.
Fraser Rae, 515-Shakespeare's know-
ledge of Bohemia, ib. -abundance of
mineral springs, ib. -Carlsbad in its

earlier days, 516-changes in treat-
ment, 518-regimen at the spas, 519
-the daily round at Carlsbad, 520-
patients at Marienbad, 522—the castle
of Prince Metternich, 524-character
of the patients at Franzensbad, 525-
earth baths, 526-family baths, 528-
Teplitz spa, 529.

BORN ON HALLOW E'EN, 798.
CAN A MOTHER FORGET? by Garth
Gibbon, 97.

COMEDY IN FICTION, 60-the art of the
raconteur, ib. -the sense of humour in
great novelists, 61 - the humorous
characters in Fielding and Smollett, 63
-joviality of Marryat, 64- Michael
Scott's breezy fun, 65- Sir Walter
Scott's spontaneous humour, 66
treatment of, by Dumas, 69-Dickens,
ib. Thackeray, 70-Lever, 72-George
Eliot, 73-Anthony Trollope, 74-
Blackmore, ib.
Counterfeit Sportsman, the, 848.
COUNTRY MEMBER'S MOAN, A, by Sir
Herbert E. Maxwell, Bart., 32-the
bondage of routine, 33-rearrangement
of the town and country seasons, ib. -
no interference with grouse and par-
tridge shooting, 34-country houses
and the requirements of recreation and
repose, 35-prayers in a country house,
37--carnal wants, 38-equipment of a
country house, 39-reading in bed,
40-reform in gardening, 41- 41-pleasure

of field-sports, 42.
CRIME IN FICTION, 172-wide range of
the criminal romance, ib. -treatment
of, by the old novelists, 173-Scott's
delineation of rogues, 174
French
criminal romance, 175-Balzac, ib.-
Eugene Sue, 177 - Gaboriau, 178
Boisgobey, 180 Constant Geroult,
182 criminal romance of England,
183 Harrison Ainsworth, ib.
Dickens, 184-Wilkie Collins, 185-
Charles Reade, 186 Mrs Henry
Wood, 187-Miss Braddon, ib.-sen-
sational stories, 189.

CRIMEA, THE WAR IN THE, 853-merits
of General Hamley's work on, ib. -his
sketch of the prelude to the war, 854
-descent of the allied forces on the
Crimea, 855-British military machin-
ery out of gear, ib. Russian plan of
resistance, 856-the battle of the Alma,
857-the great strength of Sebastopol,
858-strategy of Todleben, 859-the
decisive conflict at Inkerman, 860-
the fate of Sebastopol, 862-the defici-
ency of supplies, ib. - Hamley's pictur-
esque accounts of the bombardments,
863-Napoleon's plan of campaign, 864
-the mission of the war, 865.
CUSTOMS, by Sir Herbert E. Maxwell,

Bart., 702-the field of folk-lore, ib.-
dining at the House of Commons, 703
-shaving, 704-chimney-pot hats, 705
-the bath, 706-hypnotism and witch-
craft, 707-marriage customs, 708-
dinner-parties, 710-grace before meat,
711.

DANTE AND BEATRICE, by Sir Theodore
Martin, 658.

'Darkest Africa, in: or, the Quest, Rescue,
and Retreat of Emin, Governor of
Equatoria,' by Henry M. Stanley, re-
viewed, 233.

DIARY OF AN IDLE DOCTOR, by Axel
Munthe. II. Italy in Paris, 398.
DOROTHEA, by the author of 'Miss
Molly,' I.-II., 358—III.-IV., 530.
DRUSES OF THE HOLY LAND, THE, I.,
by Haskett Smith, 750-mystery sur-
rounding the history of the, ib.-origin
of their name and religion, 751-an
insanely vicious monarch, 752-the
Druses descendants of the subjects of
Hiram, King of Tyre, ib. -the rites of
the, and their connection with Free-
masonry, 753-their sacred books, ib.
-esoteric aspect of their religion, 754
-initiation, ib. -exclusiveness of their
character, 755-civil dissensions among
the, in the sixteenth century, 756-
the Crusaders and the, 757-exoteric
side of the Druse religion, 758-their
belief in fatalism, ib. -primitive nature
of the popular remedies of the Druses,
759-the ten incarnations of God, 760
-object of incarnation, 761-list of
prophets, 762-influence of the Parsee
religion on the faith of the Druses, ib.
-the Druse mystics and the power of
the seven planets, 763-influence of
the seven laws, 764-strict monogamy
of the Druses, 765-their attitude re-
garding marriage and divorce, ib. -
female morality, 768 - intermarriage
and consanguinity, 769.

'Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the
Equator,' by A. J. Mounteney Jeph-
son, reviewed, 835.

EPISODE IN THE LAND LEAGUE MOVE-
MENT, AN, 145.
Euchologion. A Book of Common Order:
being Forms of Prayer, and Adminis-
tration of the Sacraments, and other
Ordinances of the Church; issued by
the Church Service Society, referred
to, 659 et seq.
EXCHANGE WITH INDIA :-

I. By Lieut.-General W. I. Gray,
127-the importance of the subject, ib.
-summary of Mr Wood's arguments,
ib. the standard coin of India, 128-
the case between two portions of the
empire, 129-the Indian taxpayers'
aspect of the question, 130-the lowest
workable rate of exchange, 131-stabil-
ity of the currency of a country, 132.

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II. By Clarmont Daniell, 135-the
hallucinations of the exchange ques-
tion, ib. examination of Mr Wood's
views, 136-economic novelties, 137-
working of exchanges, 139-Mr Wood's
calculations criticised, 140-the alleged
gold deficit explained, 142-duty of
the Government of India, 144.

FICTION, CRIME IN, 172.

'Five Years with the Congo Cannibals,'

by Herbert Ward, reviewed, 841.
FRAUDS OF SPORT, by "Dooker," 845-
the Mendacious Sportsman, ib. the
Counterfeit Sportsman, 848-the Sport-
ing Impostor, 850.

GOVERNMENT AND THE CROFTERS, 431-
the report of the West Highlands and
Islands Commission, ib. -proposed in-
crease of means of communication,
432-suggested construction of har-
bours and piers in the Lews, 433--loan
for fishing-boats, 434-loafing habit of
the people, 436-advantages of emi-
gration, 437-position of the crofters,
438.

GRAMPIANS, A MORNING IN THE, 352.
GUEUTCH, by Francis Scudamore, 190-
Der Saadet, the Happy City of the
Turks, ib. the general flitting, 191-
parade of household forces before start-
ing, 193-humours of the journey by
steamer, 194.

Hamley, General Sir Edward, 'The War
in the Crimea' by, reviewed, 853.
HELIGOLAND, THE ISLAND OF GREEN,
RED, AND WHITE, 160-visiting the
island in winter, i ib. - a fancy-dress
ball, 161-social decorum, 162-old
Frisian dances, 163-winter amuse-
ments, ib.-routine of life on the island,
164-Frisian legends, 165 earth-
houses in Sylt, ib. -giants and dwarfs,
166-children's stories and rhymes, 168
-early inhabitants, 170.

HELPS, ARTHUR, by H. Preston-Thomas,
44-his literary tastes, ib. his inti-
macy with Lord Palmerston, 45-
creates a new industry in Hampshire,
46-his position as Clerk of the Privy
Council, 47-his official relation to
animals, 48-his over-sensitiveness to
criticism, 49-the Queen's reliance on
his judgment, 50-his plays, novels,
and essays, 51.

HENRYSON, ROBERT, by F. R. Oliphant,
497-apathy of the English public re-
garding Scottish poetry, ib. -character
of Henryson's compositions, 498-facts
of his life, 499-connection with Dun-
fermline, 500-first publication of his
poems, 501-influence of Chaucer on,
502-his serious moral poetry, 504-

versatile genius of, ib. -" Robene and
Makyne," ib. "The Testament of
Cresseid," 506-"Orpheus and Eury-
dice," 509-prolixity of his 'Fables,'
510-his denunciation of the wrongs
of his age, 512.

HINDU INFANT MARRIAGE, by H. H. Ris-
ley, 785-tragic death of a child-bride
at Calcutta, ib. -the custom of infant
marriage, 786 - social and religious
aspects of the question, 787-canonical
rites of Hindu marriage, 788-ignor-
ance of primitive man as to infant
marriage, 789-the caste system and
marriage, 790-redressing the unequal
proportions of the sexes, 791-need of
reforming the Hindu marriage system,
793-suggestions as to marriage reform,
794-influence of the marriage-brokers,
795-infant marriage and the Hindu
social system, 796.

HOLY LAND, THE, 1-looking into the
heart of Jerusalem, ib.-first sight of
the Mount of Olives, 2- the Holy
Sepulchre, ib.-Holy Week in Jerusa-
lem, 3-should Jerusalem remain in
the possession of unbelievers? 4-pil-
grimage to the tomb of Moses, 5-
fables of pious tradition, 7-sympa-
thetic pilgrims, 8 - division of the
temple of the Holy Sepulchre, ib. the
Greek Church and the false miracles,
10-the Mosque of Omar, 11-the val-
ley of Jehoshaphat, 13-the road to
Bethany, 14-Bethlehem, 15-the great
Church of the Nativity, 16 - the
churches of the Greeks and Latins
compared, 17.

IDAR, THE VALE OF. A SERMON IN
STONES, by Sophie Weisse.

I. The divisions of Germany, 75-
where is Prussia not? 77 - upper
reaches of the Rhine, 78-the course
of the Moselle, ib. -a shy and discreet
railway, 79-Oberstein and its stone
industry, 80-the Counts of Oberstein
and their castle, 81-traces of the
Romans, 82-characteristics of Ober-
stein, 83-legends of old castles, 84-
an entomologist, 86-skinning flints,
88-the agates of Idar, ib. their
beauty and value, 90-the diamond,
92-the formation of agates, 93-the
Hebrews and precious stones, 94-valu-
able gems, 95-superstitions regarding
precious stones, 96.

II. A trip up the Vale of Idar, 208
-cutting and polishing gems, 209-
history of the gem industry in Idar,
210-beauty of the road up the valley,
211-hunting for butterflies, 212-
sorrows of a scarecrow, 213-the village
of Kempfeld, 214-visit to a famous
gem engraver, 215-Herr Fuchs at

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home, 216-lemon-coloured butterflies,
217-value of Fuchs' portrait gems,
220-his method of working, 222.
Iddesleigh, Earl of. See Northcote.
INFANT MARRIAGE, HINDU, by H. H.
Risley, 785.

'INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HIS-
TORY, 1660-1783, THE,' by Captain A.
T. Mahan, U.S. N., reviewed, 576.
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, by Martin
Ross, 54.

IN THE EVENING, by C. M. Ο'Ν., 389.
INVINCIBLE ARMADA, THE, by Schiller,
translated by Sir Theodore Martin,
513.

Italy in Paris, 398.
Jews encouraged to renounce their religion
in Russia, 454.

KENNETH MACRAE, by James Graham,

224.

KNEIPP, PFARRER, AND THE WÖRIS-
HOFEN WATER-CURE, by A. de Ferro,
816.

LEPERS, ABOUT THE, ONCE MORE, by
Colonel Knollys, 733-public interest
aroused regarding the condition of the
Cape lepers, ib. -the leper island re-
visited, 734-improved condition of
the settlement, ib. -new machinery of
administration, 735-tour through the
wards, 736-plethora of supplies for
the lepers, 737-a pitiable case, 738-
leprosy in South Africa, ib. -capricious
nature of the malady, 739-beneficial
influence of public opinion, 740.

Leprosy in South Africa, 738.
'Life, Letters, and Diaries of Sir Stafford
Northcote, First Earl of Iddesleigh,' by
Andrew Lang, reviewed, 585.
LIFE'S PAUSES, by Wallace Bruce, 575.
LITURGICS OF THE SCOTTISH KIRK, THE
NEW, by A. К. Н. В., 659-origin of
the Church Service Society, ib.-issue
of the Book of Common Order, ib. -use
of the word liturgy, 660 - eccentric
prayers, 661 - stories concerning the
prayers of the North, 663 - former
use of liturgies in Scotland, 664-the
prosecution of Dr Robert Lee, 665-
the strain of free prayer, 666-objec-
tions to read prayers, 668-personnel
of the Church Service Society, 669-
revival of reading prayers by Dr Robert
Lee, 670-description of Euchologion,
671 worship of an ideal National
*Church, 674.

'Mackay, A. M., Pioneer Missionary of
the Church Missionary Society to
Uganda,' by his sister, reviewed, 830.
MANNERS, by Sir Herbert E. Maxwell,
Bart., 470- a seventeenth - century
teacher of dissimulation, ib.--conversa-
tion with ladies, 471-forms of shyness,
472-perplexing inequalities of nature,

473-ambition an exalted form of self-
ishness, 474-piquancy and interest of
conversation, 475-ignoring the pres-
ence of servants, ib. -courtesy, 476-
temper, 477-the art of conversation,
ib. pleasant deference in manner, 478
-the art of smiling, 479.
Mendacious Sportsman, the, 845.
MENDELSSOHN'S "DUETTO" BY MOON-

LIGHT, by Samuel Reid, 682.
MORNING IN THE GRAMPIANS, A, 352-
the view from the top of Ben Muich
Dhui, ib. the course of the Dee, 353-
the house of Invercauld and the old
castle of the Earls of Mar, 354-floral
wealth, 355-thoughts on the sense of
beauty, 356.

NEW-FOUND WORLD, THE, AND ITS HERO,
233--the Emin Pasha Relief Expedi-
tion, ib. discoveries of Livingstone and
his successors in Central Africa, ib. -
Stanley's explorations, 234-his relent-
lessness of purpose, 235-Livingstone
and Stanley contrasted, 236-character
of Emin Pasha, 237-necessity of Emin
leaving his province, 238-Stanley's
attitude regarding Major Barttelot, 239
-Stanley's bitter attack on Mr Jame-
son, 240-Tippu-Tib's treachery, ib.-
how Major Barttelot was murdered,
241-Stanley's view of the slave trade,
243-Tippu-Tib a slave-raider, ib.-
means for suppressing slave - raiding,
245-results of the relief expedition,
246-value of Stanley's book to the
African student, 247-his services in
solving the African difficulty with
Germany and Portugal, ib. -progress of
the development of Africa, 248-activ-
ity of the British East Africa Company,
249.

'New World of Central Africa, the, with
a History of the first Christian Mission
on the Congo,' by Mrs H. Grattan
Guinness, reviewed, 843.

NIGHT IN A MOORISH HUMMUM, A, by
Walter B. Harris, 568.
NIGHT ON THE FLATS, A, by a Son of
the Marshes, 676.
NORTHCOTE, SIR STAFFORD, 585 - his
place as a Conservative leader, ib.-
merits of Mr Lang's biography of, 586
-boyhood and early life, 587 - his
sympathy with the Irvingite move-
ment, 588-Oxford career, 589-enters
political life under the auspices of Mr
Gladstone, 590-advocates free trade,
591-antipathy to Whig principles,
ib.-unsuccessful attempts to enter the
House of Commons, 592-heads the poll
at Dudley, 593-devotion to Mr Glad-
stone, ib. prepared and carried Re-
formatory and Industrial School mea-
sures, 594-joins the Conservative

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party, 595-success as a debater, 597
-authority on finance, ib. -the Am-
erican difficulty, 598 - enters the
Cabinet, 599-his career as Indian
Secretary, 600-the Alabama Commis-
sion, 602-Friendly Societies, 603-
controls the national finances, ib.-
scheme for reducing the National
Debt, 604-the Eastern troubles, 605
-leads his party in the House of
Commons, ib.-his influence in Parlia-
ment, 606-deals with obstruction, ib.
-the Home Rule movement, 607-
Irish mismanagement of Mr Gladstone,
ib.-future of democracy, 609-made
a peer, ib. his character, 610.
PHYSIOLOGIST'S WIFE, A, by A. Conan
Doyle, 339.

RECESS AS IT IS AND AS IT WAS, THE, 303
-the recess as it is, ib. -the recess as
it was, 305-causes and progress of the
change, 313-its effect on the health
of statesmen, on the public mind, on
the House of Commons, and on politics,
314-proposed changes, 318.
Russia, European ignorance of, 441.
RUSSIAN JOURNALISTIC PRESS, THE, by
Major - General F. Chenevix Trench,
115-Russian dread of publicity, ib. -
present position of the newspaper press
in Russia, 116-its subjection to super-
vision, ib.-suppression of the 'Golos,'
117-working of the censorship, ib. -
men of straw on the Russian press, 119
-the 'Novoe Vremya,' 120-subsidised
papers, 121-the Moscow press, 123-
the Russian provincial press, ib.-
general degradation of the Russian
press, 124-ignorance of Russian offi-
cials in the provinces of what is going
on at St Petersburg, 125.

SAGAS FROM ICELAND, TWO: I. Gunnar's
Death; II. The Burning of Njal, 103.
Scott's, Sir Walter, delineation of rogues,
174.

SEA-FISHING AT THE CAPE, by William
Greswell, 626-new field for fishing,
ib. variety and abundance of fish,
627-small sharks, 629-delicious fish,
630-fishing from the rocks at low
water, 631-poisonous fish, 632-sea-
birds, 633-weather signs, 634-how
to utilise the fish-food of the Cape,
635.

SECRET MISSION, A, Chapters VIII.-X.,
19-XI.-XV., 251-XVI.-ΧΙΧ., 405-
XX. - XXIII., 480 — XXIV.-XXIX.,
684-XXX-XXXІІІ., 770.

SESSION AND THE MINISTRY, THE, 285-
the charges against the Government, ib.
-difficulties of the licensing question,
286-honest intentions of the Govern-
ment, 287-Mr Labouchere's avowal of
obstructionist tactics, 287-abuse of the

system of questioning, 288-dirty trick
of the Opposition, ib. -revision of ques-
tioning, 290-the closure and its use,
ib.-obstructive tactics of Mr Gladstone,
291-satisfactory foreign policy of the
Government, 292-useful legislation of
the session, 293-the case of Mr Caine,
294-Mr Parnell's latest manifesto, 296
-his Home-Rule scheme, 297-gallant
bearing of Mr Balfour, 301.

SPORT IN FICTION AND IN FACT, 547-
French and English love of sport, ib. -
sport a part of English life, 548-
Shakespeare's references to, 549-
Somerville, ib. Thomson, 550-Field-
ing and Smollett, 551-Scott's sporting
characters, 552-Dickens and Thack-
eray, 553-Lever and Anthony Trollope,
554-Whyte-Melville par excellence the
sporting novelist, 555-Hawley Smart
and Surtees, 556-Washington Irving
and Cooper, 557-Mayne Reid, 558-
Catlin, 559-Scotch writers on sport,
ib. Scrope, ib. -Colquhoun, 560-St
John, ib. Harris's 'Wild Sports in
South Africa,' 561-'The Old Forest
Ranger,' 563-Captain Forsyth, 564-
General Macintyre's Tibet experiences,

566.

Sporting Impostor, the, 850.
Stanley-Barttelot controversy, the, 837.
'Stanley's Rear Column, With, by J.
Rose Troup, reviewed, 842.
SURREY HILLS, ON, 456-the Weald, ib.
-a moor on a May morning, 457-
watchingblack-cock,458-afurze brake,
459-in a beech-wood, ib. -a sparrow-
hawk's nest, 460-wealth of bird-life,
ib. the old squire and his retainers,
462-Leith Hill, 463-woodcocks and
pheasants, ib.-killing game with cross-
bows, 464-the Holmbury Hills, 465
-catching adders, 466-a keeper's
views on owls, 468-Hackhurst Downs,
ib.-a deserted heronry, 469.

TARSUS, PAST AND PRESENT, by J.
Theodore Bent, 616-Cleopatra's visit
to, ib. digging among the ruins of
the ancient town, 617-the modern
town of, ib. the home of many na-
tionalities, 618-abundance of the man-
dragora, 619-huts of the Ansairee, ib.
-prosperity of the Greeks in, 620-the
Armenian Protestants, ib. - legends
and traditions of St Paul, 621-the
tomb of the prophet Daniel, 622-
churches turned into mosques, 623-
ruins of the castle of Bayazid, ib.-
traces of the Roman occupation of, 624
-marble quarries, 625.

TONGAN HISTORY, A RECENT CHAPTER
IN, by Coutts Trotter, 741-condition
of the Friendly Islands, ib. -acceptance
of Christianity by the natives, 742-

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