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
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
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
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
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