ALFRED, THE HERO KING, by J. S. B., 535.
Allan Quatermain,' by H. Rider Haggard,
reviewed, 261.

Altaic races, the, 25-the symbolism of,
30-the demonology of, 31.

'Arcady for Better or Worse,' by A.
Jessop, D.D., reviewed, 245.

Armies of the Continent, the study of
the, 126.

AUSTRALIA, RABBITS IN, 818.

Australian colonies, Russian designs on
our, 144.

Austrian army, the, 595 et seq.
'Baireuth, Memoirs of the Margravine of,'
reviewed, 114.

BARBETTE, THE PROTECTED, OR MONCRIEFF
SYSTEM, 230.

Boat-races, University, history of, 837.
Boroughs, close, 360.

BRABOURNE, LORD, ON MR GLADSTONE AND
THE IRISH QUESTION, 443.
British army, reorganisation of the, 569.
Burnham Beeches, the, 422 et seq.
CESAR BORGIA :—

I. THE CARDINAL OF VALENCIA (1476-
1498), 848-the story of his early life,
849-made a Cardinal by his father
when sixteen, ib.-his attitude as a
Prince of the Church, 852—the murder
of his brother carried out to further
ambitious plans, 854.

CAPTURED BRIDES IN FAR CATHAY, 691—
survivals of primitive forms of mar-
riage, ib.-hunting for a wife, ib.-cap-
ture among the Lolo tribes of China,
692-peoples without a marriage cere-
mony, 693-ceremonies employed in
Chinese marriages, 694—the anti-matri-
monial associations of China, 696.
CASTLE OF VINCIGLIATA, THE, 652.
CATHAY, CAPTURED BRIDES IN FAR, 691.
Churchill, Lord Randolph, on the mis-

management of the army and navy, 92
-on the condition of the British army,
136.

VOL. CXLII.-NO. DCCCLXVI.

'Coleridge, Samuel Taylor,' by Alois
Brandl, reviewed, 247.

CONGO, THE, EXPERIENCES OF AN ENGLISH
ENGINEER ON, 519.

Cookham and its ferry, 421.

CORNER OF MERCIA, A, 404-its historical
landmarks, 405-a viking's grave, 408
-the Chiltern Hills, 411-ancient for-
tifications, ib.-a primitive trackway,
417-Cookham and its ferry, 421-
the Burnham Beeches, 422 et seq.
COUNTRY PARSON, THE, AS HE WAS AND
AS HE IS, 317-sporting and farming
parsons, 322 — clerical
" and
diners-out, 323.
Covenant of 1557, the, 607-the King's
Covenant, 608-the third covenant, 614
-prevailing ignorance of the Covenant
of 1638, 617-the subscription of the
Covenant, 619.

bucks

Covenanters, the character of the, 611.
CRANES OF IBYCUS, THE, by Friedrich
Schiller, translated by Sir Theodore
Martin, 687.

Cumbernauld, the bond of, 629.
Danish war, the story of the, 128.
Demonology of the Altaic races, 31.
'Der Roman der Stiftsdame,' by Paul
Heyse, reviewed, 514.

'Die Nilbraut,' by Georg Ebers, reviewed,

504.

Dilke, Sir Charles, on the condition of
the British army, 136.

DIVER, THE, by Friedrich Schiller, tran-
slated by Sir Theodore Martin, 400.
DRAGON-TREE, THE, OF TELDE, 660.
DRAMATIC EFFECT, A, 753.
EBERHARDT, 199.

EDUCATION, SECONDARY, IN SCOTLAND, 69.
ENGLAND'S STRENGTH IN CASE OF WAR,
277-requirements in peace and war,
278 our state of unreadiness for war,
279-our maritime expenditure, ib.-
our military expenditure, 281-the
defence of India and the Colonies, 282
-British forces available to take the
field, 284-suggested increase of our
field army, 286-the store departments
at Woolwich, 287-reserve of horses,
ib.-the volunteers, 289.
3 N

EXPERIENCES OF AN ENGLISH ENGINEER
ON THE CONGO, 519-its navigation,
522 the Congo Free State, ib.-
voyage from Léopoldville to Bangala,
523-attack on a station by Arab
slave-traders, 530-the liquor traffic,
533.

FALL HUNT IN THE ROCKIES, A, 264.
France preparing for contingencies, 583.
French and German armies of to-day, the,
314-their strength, 315.

Frontiers of Germany and France, the
new military, 304.

German and Russian frontiers, 584.
Germany, France, and Belgium, 291.
Germany, Russia, and Austria, 583.
'Gilchrist, Anne: her Life and Writings,'
by Herbert H. Gilchrist, reviewed, 107.
GLADSTONE, MR, AND THE IRISH QUESTION,
443-the policy of separation, 444-his
solicitude and affection for Ireland, 446

the amalgamation of Liberals and
Irish Nationalists, 448-the proposed
restoration of the ancient Parliament
of Ireland, ib.-local government in
Ireland, 453-the encouragement of
Irish delusions, 459-the ex-Premier's
appeals to the separate nationalities,
463-the success of Unionist policy,
467-the strength of our opponents,
468.

Gladstone's, Mr, efforts to secure and re-
tain the Irish vote, 726.

GLOVE, THE, by Friedrich Schiller, trans-

lated by Sir Theodore Martin, 565.
'Goethe and Carlyle, Correspondence be-
tween,' edited by Charles Eliot Norton,
reviewed, 121.

GOLFING SONG, A: THE LONG PUTT, by
W. A. F., 697.

Great Silver River, the: Notes of a Resi-
dence in Buenos Ayres in 1880 and
1881,' by Sir Horace Rumbold, Bart.,
reviewed, 251.

'Half a Century: or, Changes in Men and
Manners,' by Alex. Innes Shand, re-
viewed, 389.

HANNAH MORE, 773-friendship with Sir
Joshua Reynolds and Dr Johnson, ib.
-early effusions, 776-her influence in
London society, 780-her stories and
tracts once popular, 786-her enemies
and detractors, 788.

HITTITES, THE, 25-a branch of an ancient
Altaic race, ib. - the religion of the
migrants, 27-their symbolism, 30-
the demonology of the Altaic races, 31
-their early temples, 32-the language
and writing of the Altaic peoples, 33-
the Hittite inscriptions, 34.
'Hortus Inclusus,' by J. Ruskin, reviewed,
704.

'Hundred Days in Europe, a,' by Oliver
Wendell Holmes, reviewed, 713.

Iddesleigh's, Earl of, 'Lectures and Es-
says,' reviewed, 235.
ILFRACOMBE, A SKETCH FROM, 36-its rail-
way and hotel accommodation, ib.-
its picturesque situation, 38-the dis-
trict associated with Kingsley and
Blackmore, 39-the village of Clovelly,
40 et seq.-Bideford and Barnstaple,
44 et seq.-the Rev. Robert Stephen
Hawker, 46-Lundy Island, 47.
Ireland, the ancient Parliament of, the
proposed restoration of, 448.

IRISH QUESTION, MR GLADSTONE AND THE,

443.

ISLAND OF SERK, THE: A SERMON IN
STONES, 178.

Italian alliance, the proposed, 871.
'Italian Sketches,' by Janet Ross, re-
viewed, 243.

ITALY, TURKEY, AND ENGLISH ALLIANCES,
870.

JOYCE, IX.-XII., 1; XIII.-XVI., 149;
XVII.-XX., 329; XXI.-XXIV., 471;
XXV.-XXVIII., 626; XXIX.-XXXII.,

731.

'Juvenilia: being a Second Series of
Essays on Sundry Esthetical Ques-
tions,' by Vernon Lee, reviewed, 257.
Laud's Service-Book, 612.
'Lectures and Essays,' by Sir Stafford
Henry Northcote, First Earl of Iddes-
leigh, reviewed, 235.

'Letters from a Mourning City (Naples,
Autumn 1884),' by Axel Munthe, re-
viewed, 117.

LITERARY VOLUPTUARIES, 805.

'Lost Epic, a, and other Poems,' by Wil-
liam Canton, reviewed, 115.

'Lytton, Life of Rosina, Lady: a Vindica-
tion,' by Louisa Devry, reviewed, 112.
MARCO POLO, 373.

MERCIA, A CORNER OF, 404.

METHOD, MUSINGS WITHOUT, 355.
MILITARY POWER IN EUROPE, THE BAL-

ANCE OF:-

I. RUSSIA AND ENGLAND, 124-the
conditions under which modern armies
engage, 125-the study of the armed
forces of the Continent, 126-the reign
of force in Europe, 128-the story of
the Danish war, ib.-collapse of the
Turkish resistance to Russia, 133-
the transport of armed forces, 136-
Sir Charles Dilke and Lord Randolph
Churchill on the condition of the British
army, ib.-the Ordnance Department,
141-the reduction of the horse-artil-
lery, 142-our offensive strength against
Russia, 143-the resistance to Russian
aggression, 144-Russian designs on our
Australian colonies, ib.-the character
of the Russian army, 145-the depot
forces of Russia, 147.

II. GERMANY, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM,

291 -German and English economy,
293-General Brackenbury on the pay
of junior officers in the German army,
295-Government railways of Germany,
296-education of the soldier, 302-
the new military frontiers of Germany
and of France, 304-the neutrality of
Luxemburg, 311-will the Germans
violate the Belgian territory? 309-has
England abandoned Belgium? 312-the
French and German armies of to-day,
314-their strength, 315.

III. GERMANY, RUSSIA, AND AUSTRIA,
583-France preparing for contingen-
cies, ib.—the German and Russian fron-
tiers, 584-Russian railways, 585-the
position of Poland, 586-the condition
of Poland, 588-Austrian capability of
resisting Russia, 595-the position of
Germany in a war with Russia and
France combined, 598-the Russian
advance towards India, 603—the char-
acter of the Afghans, ib.-results of the
inquiry, 605.

IV. ITALY, TURKEY, and ENGLISH
ALLIANCES, 870-Italy and her enor-
mous seaboard, ib.—the war resources
of Italy, 871-the proposed Italian
alliance with Germany, Austria, and
England, 872-the probability of war,
with Russia and France as allies, 874
-a strong English fleet a necessity,
875-Mr Smith's work as a military
reformer, 876-Germany and Italy,
877-Russia and her broken pledges,
878-the maintenance of the integrity
of the Turkish empire, 881 - the
strength of the Turkish army, 883-
the German army in relation to Russia,
886-points established, 887 Sir
Charles Dilke's blunders, 888 et seq.
MONORIEFF SYSTEM, THE PROTECTED BAR-
BETTE, OR, 234.

-

MONTROSE AND THE COVENANT OF 1638,
607-the Covenant of 1557, ib.-the
King's Covenant, 608-the character
of King James, ib.—the four Articles
of Perth, ib.-condition of the Church
of Scotland at James's death, 610—the
character of the Covenanters, 611-
Laud's Service-Book, 612- the Third
Covenant, 614-the prevailing ignor-
ance of the Covenant of 1638, 617
-the conduct and career of Montrose,
ib.-the subscription of the Covenant,
619-results of the inquiry, 624.
MUSINGS WITHOUT METHOD: the Rod Now
and in the Past, 355-Close Boroughs,
360-an Unsolved Problem of Every
Day, 364.

OARSMAN, THE ACADEMICAL, 835.
OLD SALOON, THE :—

July: Charles Reade: Dramatist,
Novelist, Journalist, by Charles J.

Reade and the Rev. Compton Reade,
99 Anne Gilchrist: her Life and
Writings, by Herbert H. Gilchrist, 107
-Life of Rosina, Lady Lytton: A Vin-
dication, by Louisa Devry, 112—Mem-
oirs of the Margravine of Baireuth,
translated and edited by H.R.H. Prin-
cess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein,
114-A Lost Epic: and other Poems,
by William Canton, 115-Letters from
a Mourning City (Naples, Autumn
1884), by Axel Munthe, 117-Corres-
pondence between Goethe and Carlyle,
edited by Charles Eliot Norton, 121.

Aug. Lectures and Essays, by Sir
Stafford Henry Northcote, First Earl
of Iddesleigh, 235-The Pleasures of
Life, by Sir John Lubbock, 239-Italian
Sketches, by Janet Ross, 243-Arcady:
for Better or Worse, by A. Jessop, D.D.,
245-Samuel Taylor Coleridge, by Alois
Brandl, translated by Lady Eastlake,
247-The Great Silver River: Notes of
a Residence in Buenos Ayres in 1880 and
1881, by Sir Horace Rumbold, Bart.,
251-St Petersburg and London, 1852-
1864 Reminiscences of Count Charles
Frederick Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, edited
by Henry Reeve, 254-Juvenilia: being
a Second Series of Essays on Sundry Es-
thetical Questions, by Vernon Lee, 257
-Allan Quatermain, by H. Rider Hag-
gard, 261 Sabina Zembra, by W.
Black, 262.

:

Nov.: A Collection of Letters of W.
M. Thackeray, 1847-1855, 698-Hortus
Inclusus: Messages from the Wood to
the Garden, sent in happy days to the
Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston,
by their thankful friend, J. Ruskin,
704- Underwoods, by Robert Louis
Stevenson, 709-A Hundred Days in
Europe, by Oliver Wendell Holmes,
713.

PAUL JONES, 541-a native of Kirkcud-
bright, ib.—his early career as a sailor,
ib.-accepts service under the United
States, 542-the raid on St Mary's Isle,
546 the attempted destruction of
Leith, 551-his desperate fight with
the Serapis, 552-his return to America,
558-enters the service of Russia, 559
-his character, 562.

Perth, the Four Articles of, 608.
'Pleasures of Life, the,' by Sir John
Lubbock, reviewed, 239.

Poland, the frontier of, 586-the condi-
tion of, 588.

Problem, an Unsolved, of Every Day, 364.

PROTECTED BARBETTE, THE, OR MONCRIEFF
SYSTEM, 230-the old system, 231-the
new system, ib.-the misapplication of
the Moncrieff system in certain cases,
233-the Inchkeith experiments, 234.
PUTT, THE LONG: A GOLFING SONG, by
W. A. F., 697.
RABBITS IN AUSTRALIA, 818-the rabbit
plague in the Riverina district, 819-
the hostility of the sheep farmers to
rabbits, 821 - attempts to keep the
rabbits under, 822-the effect of wire-
fences, 825 the natural enemies of
the rabbit in Australia, 829.
'Reade, Charles: Dramatist, Novelist,
Journalist,' by Charles J. Reade and
the Rev. Compton Reade, reviewed,
99.
RECONSTRUCTED WAR OFFICE, THE, 567.
RETROSPECTS OF THE REIGN, 388-'Half a
Century: or, Changes in Men and Man-
ners,' 389-'The Reign of Queen Vic-
toria, a survey of Fifty Years of Pro-
gress,' 395.

REVIEW OF A REVIEW, A, 715—Mr Glad-
stone's article on Dr Ingram's history
of the Irish Union, ib.—its inaccuracies,
ib. et seq.-Mr Gladstone's efforts to
secure and retain the Irish vote, 726-
Mr Gladstone's sympathies with the
mob and malcontents in Ireland, 730.
RING OF POLYCRATES, THE, by Friedrich
Schiller, translated by Sir Theodore
Martin, 684.

ROCKIES, A FALL HUNT IN THE, 264.
Rod, the, Now and in the Past, 355.
Ruskin's 'Hortus Inclusus,' reviewed,
704.

Russian railways, 586.

'Sabina Zembra,' by W. Black, reviewed,
262.

Scotland, the Church of, condition of, at
King James's death, 610.
SECONDARY EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND, 69
-difficulties of English grammar, 71
-the special advantages of the classical
languages, 74-the place of the clas-
sics in secondary education, 75-the
methods of teaching history and geo-
graphy, 76-Scotch schools and uni-
versities, 78-defects in Scotch second-
ary schools, 79-necessity for grading
schools, 82.

SELF-GOVERNMENT versus HOME RULE,
860-financial aspect of Mr Gladstone's
Home Rule scheme, 862- the sup-
porters of the Parnellite idea, 865-the
management of Irish affairs in Ireland,
866.

SERK, THE ISLAND OF: A SERMON IN
STONES, 178.

SESSION, THE, 430-the majority made up
by the Liberal Unionists, ib.-the Home
Rule creed of Mr Gladstone and his
followers, 431-the Government Crimes
Bill, 432-unscrupulous opposition of
the Gladstonians, 433-the Irish Land
Bill, ib.-prospective Land Purchase
Scheme, 435-the necessity for Union-
ists organising, 439 hindrances to
legislation, 440-the Government and
the National League, 441.
SKETCH, A, FROM ILFRACOMBE, 36.
Smith's, Mr W. H., work as a military
reformer, 876.

-

SOCRATES, by J. S. B., 273.

St Giles's Church, the riot in, 614.
'St Petersburg and London, 1852-1864:
Reminiscences of Count Charles Fred-
erick Vitzthum von Eckstaedt,' edited
by Henry Reeve, reviewed, 254.
Survivals of primitive forms of marriage,
691.

Symbolism of the Altaic races, 30.
TELDE, THE DRAGON-TREE OF, 660.
'Thackeray, W. M., a Collection of Letters
of, 1847-1855,' reviewed, 698.
Trackway, a primitive, 417.

TWINS, THE, FROM THE CHINESE OF WU
MING, 49.

Underwoods,' by Robert Louis Steven-
son, reviewed, 709.

Valencia, the Cardinal of, 848.
VEILED STATUE AT SAIS, THE, by Fried-
rich Schiller, translated by Sir Theo-
dore Martin, 563.

'Victoria, the Reign of: a Survey of Fifty
Years of Progress,' edited by Thomas
Humphrey Ward, reviewed, 395.
VINCIGLIATA, THE CASTLE OF, 652.
WAR OFFICE, THE, 85—the report of the
Royal Commission, ib.-history of the
War Office, 86 et seq.-the Commander-
in-Chief, 89-state of our army in the
Crimea, 91-Lord Randolph Churchill
on the mismanagement of the Army
and Navy, 92-the German army, 94-
administration of the War Office, 96.
WAR OFFICE, THE, RECONSTRUCTED, 567—
Mr Stanhope's plan, ib.-reorganisation
of the British army, 569-voluntary
enlistment, 570-conscription, 571-
German military administration, 574-
suggested division of the War Office,
578-suppression of half of the depot
centres, 581.

'Was Will das Werden?' Roman von
Friedrich Spielhagen, reviewed, 497.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY, IN, 21st June 1887,
387.

WHO WERE THEY? A MALTESE APPARI-
794.

TION,