The confiscation of monastic property stands upon a wholly different footing.

Mr Balfour went to the root of the matter when he spoke of the property of the Church being used for the corruption of the people. Sacrilege is bad enough. But sacrilege of which the object is bribery is a special crime reserved for our modern Puritans. The fact is, that religious equality means in the mouths of many persons simple plunder-a community of ecclesiastical goods. In the mouths of others it no doubt means something less ignoble than that: but in as far as it is different, the term is utterly misleading. Religious equality only means that all religions shall be equal in the eye of the State, just as all individuals are equal in the of the law. There are to eye be no immunities, no privileges, no disabilities; and there are none either in the English Church or among English Dissenters. The Bishops sit in the House of Lords in virtue of their temporal baronies; and as for property, there is no more reason why one religious body should not be richer than another, than why one individual should not be richer than another. Equality as a political term does not extend to such differences as these.

well. Three days afterwards, however, the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and America were all discussing a proposal submitted to them by the English Government for joint intervention between the two belligerents. Two refused the offer; two didn't even answer it; and only one agreed to it. This is described by Lord Rosebery as an "extraordinarily favourable reception" of the British proposals. It had been publicly stated that Government had despatched a circular to the Powers, and had met with a rebuff. Oh dear, no! There had been no circular, but only an all-round communication: no rebuff, but only a distinct refusal by two Powers, and contemptuous silence on the part of two others. The agitator, says Mr Balfour, who does not know how to wrap up a bad policy in fine language, is not fit for his work, and should be dismissed without a character. Perhaps this is what some of Lord Rosebery's colleagues are thinking about their chief.

The Irish party will, of course, lend their assistance in overthrowing the House of Lords. Mr Dillon, speaking at Glasgow on the 15th of last month, made no secret of that. Of course the Irish will do all they can to make themselves masters of Great Britain, which in the absence of the House of Lords they will be. Whatever their internal dissensions, they "well drilled " enough for that. We earnestly beg the British public to note well the real character of the present crisis, and the danger which lies ahead of them, not in the fitful energy of irresponsible cliques or individuals, but in the unprecedented attitude now assumed by the Ministers of the Crown. Surely both Scotchmen and Englishmen can under

are

stand what the absolute supremacy of Irish politicians in a House of Commons uncontrolled by any second chamber must necessarily mean that it would lead to methods of government wholly irreconcilable with the laws of political economy, with the most elementary rights of property, and with all those prescriptions and traditions which are necessary to the maintenance of our Indian and Colonial empire. Ireland has proved over and over again her incapacity for selfgovernment. How, then, can she be trusted to govern others, and those others ourselves? We must not forget, either, the power that lurks in the background of Irish supremacy, or the uses to which it would certainly be converted by the Roman Church. All these dangers, no longer fanciful, remote, or despicable, but real, imminent, and formidable, can only be successfully encountered by the combination of parties which has prevailed for the

last eight years, heartily and powerfully supported by the voice of the people. They have their fortunes in their own hands. If they do not choose to save themselves from the hateful tyranny which awaits them on the destruction of the House of Lords, nobody else can save them. If they will not strike a blow in defence of the great social fabric which is now threatened; in defence of the commerce, the credit, and the capital on which their prosperity is dependent; in defence of the political constitution by which alone these are protected; and for the sake of that ancient religion of whose implacable enemy the Separatists are the secret agents, they deserve the worst that can befall them when England has lost her place among the nations, and her wealth, her power, and her empire, which now support her teeming population, have departed for

ever.

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VOL. CLVI.-NO. DCCCCL.

'Badinage,' by M. de la Brête, review
of, 592,

Bar-le-Duc, life of the Pretender at, 227
et seq.-amusements of the exiled Court
at, 235 et seq.-departure of the Pre-
tender from, 245.

BAR-LE-DUC, THE PRETENDER AT, 226.
Bass, fishing for, with fly-rod, 422, 425.
Beauty in nature, little feeling of the
Irish for, 321.

BEN VRACKIE, FAREWELL TO, 571.
Bermudas, fabulous references to the,
in literature, 520.

Birds, the protection of, 56 et seq.—diffi-
culty in identifying eggs of, 57-keep-
ing of, in cages, 63 et seq.

Black-buck shooting in India, fascination
of, 388.

BLACK FLY, THE RED BODICE AND THE,
66.

Blackwater, the country of the, 320.
Blue cow or neelghai, difference of

opinion amongst Hindoos regarding
sacredness of the, 389.

Bonapartism, decay of, in France, 307.
Boulevards of Paris, modern changes in
the, 465.

'Brave Fille,' by M. Calmettes, review
of, 596.

British cavalry, present condition of,
172 et seq.-training of, for war, 176
et seq.-traditionary recklessness of,
in the field, 180.

BRITISH FORESTRY, 647.

BRITISH SERVICE, THE CAVALRY ARM
OF THE, 169.

BROOKE, FELICITY, 818.

Buddhist temples of Java, the, 90 et
seq.

Budget Bill, the, in the House of Lords,
441.

Cannes, golfing in winter at, 552.
Cardigan, Lord, sporting anecdote of,
550.

Carnot, M., assassination of, 305.
CAVALRY ARM OF THE BRITISH SERVICE,
THE, 169.

Cavalry, role of, in modern war, 170—
character of British, 172-regiments
of, in British service, 173-training
and instruction of British, 176-sug-
gested improvements in British, 178.
CELIBACY AND THE STRUGGLE TO GET
ON, 777.
Chamberlain, Mr, the legislative pro-
gramme of, 891 et seq.

Champs Elysées, modern changes in the,

464.

Charles Edward, Prince, entry into Edin-

burgh of, in 1745, 98-victory of army
of, at Preston, 99-march of troops of,
on London, 102-the battle of Falkirk
won by, 104.

Chiffoniers of Paris, the past and present,
460.

China, stationary condition of civilisa-
tion in, 714, 724-want of true valour
in soldiers of, 716-undisciplined con-

dition of troops in, 718-state of forti-
fications in, 720-origin of the war
between Japan and, 879 et seq.-prob-
able results of war with, 884 et seq.-
effect of war with, on future position
of Japan, 887 et seq.
CHINA'S REPUTATION-BUBBLE, 714.
Church, General Sir R., suppression of
brigandage in Apulia by, 254 et seq.-
imprisonment of, by revolutionary
forces, at Naples, 270-release of, 271.
CLIMATE, THE GOLFER IN SEARCH OF
A, 552,

CLUB-HOMES FOR UNMARRIED WORKING
MEN, 701.

Codling, fishing for, with throw-out lines,

County rates, increase of, during last
fifty years, 121 et seq.
'Dalila,' M. Feuillet's, adaptation of,
for the stage, 381.

"DAMNABLE COUNTRY, THAT," 309.
Death duties, the, origin of, 126-Sir
William Harcourt's provisions regard-
ing, 127.

DEER-FOREST, A LUCKY Day in a, 272.
DENNY'S DAUGHTER, 700.

DESTRUCTIVES AND CONSERVATIVES, 159.
DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM, THE, 411.
Early marriages, prevalence of, amongst
workmen, 701-proposed counterac-
tives to, 703 et seq.

East India College of Haileybury, the
students of the, 108 et seq.
Education rate, origin of, 119-increase
in amount of, 120.

Eggs of wild birds, difficulty in identify-
ing, 57-legislation regarding protec-
tion of, 58 et seq.

Elephant, trials of the Indian sportsman

in connection with the, 391 et seq.-
hunting of the wild, in the Nepaul
Terai, 404-use of the fighting, in
coercing captured wild elephants, 406.
"El Mahdi," Moslem expectations re-
garding the appearance of, 27-title of,
assumed by the Sheikh of Jerboub, 28

et seq.
END OF THE STORY, THE, 254.

EPISTLE FROM HORACE, AN, 793.
ETON MASTER, AN, 693.

Evicted Tenants Bill, secession of Union-
ist leaders regarding the, 446-debate
in House of Lords on second reading
of the, 447.

Falkirk, the battle of, 104-letter from
an eye-witness regarding, ib. et seq.
FAREWELL TO BEN VRACKIE, 571.
FELICITY BROOKE, 818.;

FEUILLET, La Femme DE M., 370.
Feuillet, Madame, birth and early years
of, 371 et seq.-youth of, spent at St
Lỗ, 373-diamond spray presented to,
by Prince Louis Napoleon, 375
married life of, 377 et seq.-letters of
M. Octave Feuillet to, 385.

Fez, news of the death of the Sultan
of Morocco received at, 478-
- new
sovereign accepted at, ib.-State en-
try of Sultan into, 484.

Finance Bill, provisions of the, regard-
ing taxes on land, 126 et seq.
FOREIGNER, A, 727.

Forest fires of India, the, 405.
FORESTRY, BRITISH, 647.

FRANCE AND GERMANY, THE NEW
AFRICAN CRISIS WITH, 145.
FRENCH NOVELISTS, SOME, 583.
FRIGATE, AN OLD "SEVENTY-FOUR,"
222.

FROUDE, JAMES ANTHONY, REMIN-
ISCENCES OF: I., 756.

Gaelic language, the relationships of,
39-pronunciation of, 41.

Galla race, characteristics of the, 358—
hair-dressing of the, 365.

GAME-BOOK, LEAVES FROM A, 543.
Gentili, Don Luigi, an Italian spy,
General Church's treatment of, 259
et seq.

GEOGRAPHERS, POETS AND, 515.
Geography, former contempt in England
for the study of, 515-modern esti-
mate of, 517 et seq.-influence of the
romance of, on Shakespeare and Mil-
ton, 519 et seq.-inspiration received
from, by Coleridge, 524-Tennyson's
indebtedness to, 525.

GERMANY, THE NEW AFRICAN CRISIS
WITH FRANCE and, 145.

Gladstone, Mr, review of the translation
of Horace by, 793 et seq.

Golf, the playing of, at Cannes, 552-at
Pau, 553-at Biarritz, 556—at Dinard,
-at Jersey, 564-at Guernsey,

561

-

568.
GOLFER IN SEARCH OF A CLIMATE, THE,
552.

Grand, Mrs Sarah, on the "Man of the
Moment," 778.

Great skua or bonxie, the, in Foula, 58.
HAILEYBURY, MEMORIALS OF OLD, 107.
HAKKALAND, A RIDE IN, 600.

Hale, Edward, Master of Eton, charac-
teristics of, 695-influence of, at Eton,
696-wide sympathies of, 698-death
of, ib.

HAND, THE SKELETON, 527.

HANNA, MY ABYSSINIAN SERVANT, 663.
HARRAR, A RECENT VISIT TO, 350.
Harrar, the history of, 361- situation
of the city of, 363-hairdressing of
the women of, 365-an outbreak of
cholera in, 366-designs of Italy upon,
369.
Hawley, General, flight of the Dragoons

of, at the battle of Falkirk, 104 et seq.
Heir, birth of an, to the British throne,
304.

Homes for unmarried working men, de-
sirability of establishing, 709 et seq.-
cost of, 712.

HORACE, AN EPISTLE FROM, 793.
House of Lords, legal and moral author-
ity of the, 444-barrier presented by
the, against revolutionary legislation,
893-power of veto frequently exer-
cised by the, in parliamentary history,
894-Lord Rosebery's utterances re-
garding the, 896 et seq.-assistance of
Irish party in overthrowing the, 902.
INDOOR LIFE IN PARIS, 802.
INN, AN ANCIENT, 843.
Ireland, first impressions of, 310-char-
acteristics of the inhabitants of, 312
et seq.-aspects of spring in, 317-the
climate of, 322- hospitality of the
people of, 323.

JAPAN, THE POSITION OF, 878.
Japan, condition of the troops in, 721-
absence of true martial spirit in sol-
diery of, 722-preparations for war
made by, 723-origin of the war be-
between China and, 879 et seq.-prob-
able results of the war between China
and, 884 et seq.-effect of war with
China on future position of, 887 et seq.
JAVA, SIX WEEKS IN, 78.

Java, the climate of, 78-travelling in,
79-the cinchona plantations of, 82-
native flora of, 83 et seq. passim-the
Buddhist temples of, 90 et seq.-the
volcanoes of, 94 et seq.

JERBOUB, SENOUSSI, THE SHEIKH OF, 27.
Jerboub, situation of, 29-propaganda
emanating from, 30-growing reli-
gious importance of the Mahdi of,
ib. et seq.-political power of the
Mahdi of, 35.

Jildessa, the Arab governor of, 359-
famine and disease at, 360.
Journalists, reminiscences of some mo-
dern, 533 et seq.

Kilkee, the natural attractions of, 311
et seq.

Killarney, beauty of, in spring - time,
317.

Kinglake, A. W., influence of the liter-
ary style of, on contributors to the
periodical press, 540.

Korea, policy of China regarding, SSO
et seq.-probable future of, 885.
LA FEMME DE M. FEUILLET, 370.
'La Seconde Vie de Michel Teissier,'
M. Rod's review of, 587.
LEAVES FROM A GAME-BOOK, 543.
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, character
of, 228 et seq.-reception of the Pre-
tender at Bar-le-Duc by, 233-recep-
tion of Mary of Modena by, 239-the
Pretender's farewell to, 245.

Local Government (Scotland)

Bill,

powers of, as regards taxes on land,
123 et seq.

Lodging - houses, establishment of, in
Glasgow, 704-in London, 706 et seq.
Longo, Maestro, an Italian revolution-
ary, General Church's treatment of,
262 et seq.

LOOKER-ON, THE, 285.

Loss OF H.M.S. VICTORIA, THE: AN
ANNIVERSARY LAMENT, 435.

LOST AND IS FOUND, WHO WAS, Chap-
ters v.-VIII., 1—IX.-XII., 182-XIII. -
XVI., 325-XVII.-XX., 485-XXI.-XXIV.
(Conclusion), 624.

'Lourdes,' M. Zola's, review of, 584.
LUCKY DAY IN A DEER-FOREST, ▲, 272.
Lupo, Occhio, a noted Apulian brigand,
capture of, 257.

Lythe, fishing for, with rod and tackle,

424.

Mackerel, fishing for, with fly-rod, 421.
Maclagan, Dr David, career of, 247-
biographical notices of the seven sons
of, 248.

MACLAGAN, GENERAL ROBERT, R.E. :
ONE OF A REMARKABLE FAMILY,

247.

Maclagan, Robert, birth and parentage
of, 247-career in India of, 249 et seq.
-marriage of, 252-labours of, during
the Indian Mutiny, ib.-settlement of,
in England, 253-his death, ib.
Maclagan, Sir Douglas, career of, 248.
'MAGA'S' LIBRARY, IN :—

:

July Life of General Sir Hope
Grant, edited by Henry Knollys,
Colonel (H.P.) R.A., 129 — Corre-
spondence of Mr Joseph Jekyll with
his Sister-in-law, Lady Gertrude Sloane
Stanley, 1818-1838, edited by the Hon.
Algernon Bourke, 135- Letters of
Harriet Countess Granville, 1810-1845,
edited by her Son, the Hon. F.
Leveson-Gower, 138-The Diplomatic
Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Lof-
tus, P.C., G.C.B., second series, 1862-
1879, 141.

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