of Lords speech on the second reading of the Parliament Bill. We give his own words, for we could not improve on them, and abridgment would spoil them: "It is true that this House will be given the right of three rejections in two years, but those rejections would take place with the knowledge that there was hanging over us, whatever happened in the third year, the inexorable right of the House of Commons to end all further discussion and to pass the Bill into law over our heads." Under these conditions the House of Lords would be little more than a
debating club. And all our readers familiar with these institutions must know very well the difference between speeches made on some abstract resolution, leading to nothing, and speeches made on some practical question concerning the business of the club on which action was to follow. The immeasurable superiority of the latter will be acknowledged by all who have ever had the opportunity of comparing them. The Lords' debates, of which the result was a foregone conclusion, not to be affected in any way either by eloquence or argument, would soon degenerate into merely academical effusions, would gradually lose the high character which they have so long maintained, and cease to command either the respect or admiration of the country.
It is well to call attention to the brief peroration with which
Mr Asquith wound up his address, in which, as in a lady's postscript, resides the 100t of the matter. The abolition of the Veto is necessary to enable the Government to realise their great ideals. "We have before us great ideals in the social and economic sphere, towards the realisation of which we have
made some progress during the last four years. We don't require to be told what these ideals are. We know them too well, and have exposed them too often to make it necessary to dwell on them again. They mean simply the destruction of all which the majority of the nation regard as their most highly prized heritage, and still hope to hand down uninjured their descendants.
But the people will see at all events that, in order to bring the House of Lords more into conformity with the public opinion of the day, they are not tied down to the Government proposal, and that other changes are possible which would effect the desired object without destroying that part of the Constitution which protects us from violent, sudden, and precipitate changes. We hope, at all events, that we shall never live to see the day when the destinies of this great Empire shall be abandoned to the tender mercies of a treasonable faction subsidised by foreign gold, or the fantastic tricks of such pretenders to statesmanship as now fill some of the highest posts in the present Government.
Airships, different types of, 4-probable improvements in, 5-utility of, in warfare, 6 et seq.-attacks by, on vessels, 10 et seq.-defence against the attacks of, 12 et seq. Amaranthe, H.M.S., jobbery in connec- tion with, 54 et seq. 'Arboretum et Fruticetum Britanni- cum,' Loudon's, stimulus to tree- planting given by, 184. ARCADY, IN, 14.
ARNOLD-FORSTER, HUGH OAKELEY, 777. Arnold-Forster, Hugh Oakeley, parent-
age of, 777-education of, 778-be- comes Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, ib.-pamphlet of, on the Irish Land League, 779- literary activities of, 781, 784-elec- tion of, as member for West Belfast, 782-joins the firm of Cassell & Co., ib.-official visit of, to South Africa, 785-becomes Secretary to the Ad- miralty, 786 et seq.-improvements in the Navy effected by, 788 et seq.- becomes Secretary of State for War, 790-reforms in the Army proposed by, ib. et seq.-visit of, to Jamaica, 793-death of, 794.
Arnold-Forster, Mrs, visit of, to Cecil J. Rhodes, 785.
Asquith, Mr, bait of, to the Labour
party, 852-speech of, at the National Liberal Club, 854.
Balfour, Mr, speech of, at Nottingham, 847.
BALLAD OF BROWN YVES, THE, 474. BANKER, THE DEVIL'S, 448. BATTLE, A PRIVATE, 190. BATTLE OF EDINGTON, THE, A.D. 878, 491.
BENGAL FAIR, "HAMLET" AT A, 463. "BILL BAILEY:" I., The Coming of "Bill Bailey," 602-II., The Proving of "Bill Bailey," 603-III., The
Passing of "Bill Bailey," 607—IV., "Bill Bailey" Comes Again, 611. Bombs, dropping of, from airships, 8. Boycotting in Ireland, a narrative of, 125 et seq.
BURLESQUE OF NATIONALISM, a, 421. Calcutta, regulation of the police in, discussion of bill for, 711.
Cambridge Eleven, the, defeat of Aus- tralians and Oxford by, in 1878, 95 et seq.-composition of, in 1869, 97 et seq.-in 1890-93, 104 et seq. Cavalry Training Manual of 1900, con- trast of the, with Manual of 1907, 148 et seq.
Celt and Saxon' by George Meredith, notice of, 399 et seq.
CENTENARY, A REGIMENTAL, 632. CENTRAL CHINA, A TRIP INTO, AND A NEW VARIETY OF DEER, 57. CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND THE IDLE RICH, THE, 765. Chatham, jobbery in the dockyards at, 52 et seq.
Chester, the great Masque at, 314 et seq. CHIPS, 45.
Churchill, Mr, speech of, on prison reform, 395 et seq.
CIVIL SERVICE, THE INDIAN, 510. Clarke, Charles, boycott of, in Tip- perary, 125 et seq.
CLARKE, MR, THE STRANGE CASE OF :
THE NEW GOSPEL IN IRELAND, 125. Classics of Greece and Rome, Mr Wynd-
ham's asserted absence of Romance in the, 816 et seq.
Clunies Rose, George, the Cocos Islands formed into a kingdom by, 263 et
Government for Scotland," manifesto
of the, examined, 421 et seq. CONFERENCE AND ITS SEQUEL, THE, 557. COUNCILS, THE INDIAN, AT WORK, 701. COUNTRY INNS, 502.
CRANES AND CRACKSMEN: A TALE OF Two HUNTS, 342.
CRICKET, UNIVERSITY: CAMBridge, 95. Criminal class, sentimental treatment of the, 395 et seq.
Dale Dike Reservoir, bursting of the, 113 et seq.
Dalhousie, the Marquess of, arrival of, in India, as Governor-General, 669— Iduties of, in connection with the re- volt in Moultan and the Punjab, 670 et seq. controversy of, with Sir Charles Napier, 674-calumnies against, 676-services of, in connec- tion with Burmese War, 677-death of the wife of, 678-public works inaugurated by, in India, 679 et seq. -annexation of Oudh by, 681 et seq. -departure of, from India, 683. DALTON OF THE OSIRIS, 161. DEVIL'S BANKER, THE, 448. Dickens's county inn, examples of, 502 et seq., 508.
Disraeli, Benjamin, youth and education of, 685 et seq.-Conservative news- paper projected by, 687 et seq.- travels of, in the East, 690 et seq. attire of, 693- the novels of, 694 et seq.-entrance of, into Parliament, as member for Maidstone, 700. DOURO VINEYARDS, 457.
Early Christian churches and monas- teries in Mesopotamia, a visit to, 354
et seq. East India Company, the, rise and history of, 510 et seq.-disappearance of, 520 et seq.-development of the Legislative Councils under, 701 et seq. EDINGTON, THE BATTLE OF, A.D. 878, 491.
EGYPTIANS, SPOILING THE, 327.
ENGLISH PURITANS, KING JAMES AND THE AN UNPUBLISHED Document, 402.
English Royal Mail, a journey of the, in India, 383.
Ethandune or Edington, site of the battle of, 491 et seq. Evelyn's Sylva,' teaching of, as regards English forestry, 185 et seq. FANCY FARM, Chaps. XIX.-XXI., 65- XXII.-XXIV., 229-xxv.-XXVII., 366– XXVIII. - XXX., 527 XXXI. - XXXIII. (Conclusion), 655.
FIDDLER'S FAREWELL, THE, 273. 'First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle- upon-Tyne, the,' by the author of 'A Life of Sir Kenelm Digby,' notice of, 642 et seq.
FORESTRY, OLD ENGLISH, 181.
FROM THE OUTPOSTS: THE ENGLISH MAIL, 383.
FUTURE, PAST AND, 275.
General Election, the approaching, prob- able result of, 852.
German Navy, recent development of the, 393.
GRANDE GUERRE, 309. GREAT STAKE, THE, 847.
Grey, Sir Edward, disappointed hopes regarding statesmanship of, 137 failure of rule of, in Egypt, 138 et seq.
Haileybury College, establishment of, 577 et seq.-some distinguished stud- ents of, 519-closing of, 520. "HAMLET" AT A BENGAL FAIR, 463. Himalayas, the, distant view of, 429 et seq.-sport in, 432 et seq.
HOLIDAY IN SOUTH AFRICA, A: I., THE VOYAGE, 586-II., CAPE TOWN, 587- III., KIMBERLEY, 591-IV., POTCH- EFSTROOM, 596-V., COMMEMORATION DAY, 795-VI., THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND THE WAR OF 1899, 799- VII., THE BATTLEFIELDS OF NATAL, 800-VIII., THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, 805.
HOME, “Puffin,” 478.
Home Rule for Scotland, plan for the accomplishment of, 422 et seq.
Horse and steel, combination of, in modern warfare, 156 et seq.
House of Lords, the, importance of the veto of, 280 et seq., 850 et seq., 854— reconstruction or reform of, 282 et seq. -probable verdict of the nation on, 559-power of appeal of, to the people, 848.
HUGH OAKELEY ARNOLD-FORSTER, 777. Ichang tufted deer, discovery of the, 57 et seq.
IDLE RICH, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND THE, 765. IN ARCADY, 14.
INCIDENT BY THE WAY, AN, 738. India, present-day unrest in, 212 et seq. -different races of, 214- employ- ments for educated natives in, 215 et seq.-land tenure of, 219 et seq.- life of the agriculturist in, 222 et seq. -the Royal Mail in, 383 et seq. INDIA, THE SILENT, 212. INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE, THE, 510. Indian Civil Service, the, training of students for, 520 et seq.-drawbacks to entering upon, 523-outlines of special training for, 524 et seq.-ad- mission of natives to, 526.
INDIAN COUNCILS AT WORK, THE, 701. Indian Excise Act, debate on the, 712. Indian floods, description of some, 118
Indian Legislative Councils, develop- ment of the: under the East India
Company, 701 et seq. under the Indian Councils Act of 1892, 704-under the Act of 1909, 705 et seq.-recent work of the Councils appointed by the Act of 1909, 707 et seq.
Indian Press Bill, debate on the, 707 et seq.
Indian regiment, centenary celebration
of an: the parade, 633 et seq.-the ball and nautch dances, 635-the cav- alry sports, 636-the farewells, 641. IN KAMBODIA: V., ON BOARD A CHA- LOUPE, 82-VI., FROM PHNOM PENH TO ANGKOR, 84-VII., ANGKOR AND ACCOMMODATION, 87-VIII., THA PHROM, 90–IX., ANGKOR THOM, 91 -ANGKOR WAT, 93. INNS, COUNTRY, 502.
Inns, the, of coaching days, decadence of, 502 et seq. -the roadside, 504 et seq. -the county town, 507 et seq.-the Scottish, 506, 508 the decayed county, 509.
IN PERILS OF WATERS, 112. 'Inspired Millionaires: An Interpreta- tion of America,' by Gerald Stanley Lee, notice of, 259 et seq. IN THE CRYPT OF ST PAUL'S CATH- EDRAL: 19TH OCTOBER 1910, 844. ISLAND, OCEAN, 569.
Iwan - Müller, E. B., education of, at Oxford, 114 'The Manchester Courier' edited by, ib.-work of, on 'The Pall Mall Gazette,' 144-on the staff of 'The Daily Telegraph,' 145— literary abilities of, ib.-character of, 146.
Jamaica, naval delinquencies in, 47 et seq.—prize agency at, 49 et seq. Journalists, meeting of, in conclave, 550 et seq.
KAMBODIA, IN: V., ON BOARD A CHA- LOUPE, 82-VI., FROM PHNOM PENH TO ANGKOR, 84-VII., ANgkor and ACCOMMODATION, 87 VIII., THA PHRON, 90-IX., ANGKOR THOм, 91 -X., ANGKOR Wat, 93.
KING JAMES AND THE ENGLISH PURI- TANS AN UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENT, 402.
Labour Party, selfish demands of the representatives of the, in Parliament, 392 et seq.
Land tenure in India, description of, 219 et seq.
Lansdowne, Lord, speech of, in the House of Lords, on the Parliament Bill, 854.
LESSON, THE LOST, 147.
Liberal Government, failures of the present, 275 et seq.
'Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield,' vol. i., by William Flavelle Monypenny, notice of, 685
Life of The Right Honourable Cecil J. Rhodes, the,' by Sir Lewis Michell, notice of, 824.
LIVED ALONE, THE OLD WOMAN WHO, 266.
Lloyd George, Mr, recent censures of, 255-promises of more pensions by, 391-speech of, at the City Temple, 765-abolition of the Army and Navy recommended by, ib.-charge of idle- ness brought by, against the rich, 766 et seq.-defence of the rich against the attack by, 768 et seq.-ungracious time for the attack by, 775. Lockhart, J. G., Disraeli's visit to, at Chiefswood, 687 et seq. LOST LESSON, THE, 147.
MAD SYMPHONY, THE, 334. Malaria in India, the prevention of, 713.
Mansion House, speech of Mr Roosevelt at the, 141.
Masonry dams, the inventor of, 117. Meredith, George, an unfinished book ('Celt and Saxon') by, 399 et seq. MERMAID TAVERN, TALES OF THE: L, BLACK BILL'S HONEY-MOON, 828. Mesopotamia, a visit to early Christian churches and monasteries in, 354 et seq. Millionaire, sketch of the ideal, 260 et seq.
MORNING-DREAM, a, 544.
Moselle Valley, bursting of dam in the, 114 et seq.
MOUNT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD, THE, 354.
Murray, John, a rival to 'The Times' projected by, 687 et seq.
MUSINGS WITHOUT METHOD: July, 137 -August, 255-September, 391 October, 546-November, 685-Decem- ber, 816.
MY SUBLIMINAL SELF, 809. NATIONALISM, A BURLESQUE of, 421. National Liberal Club, Mr Asquith's speech at the, 854.
"National Self-Government for Scot- land, Committee to Promote," mani- festo of the, examined, 421 et seq. Naval departments, the, perquisites de- rived from, 45 et seq.-commission of inquiry regarding, 47 et seq. Newcastle, the Duchess of, birth and early years of, 643-marriage of, to the Earl of Newcastle, 644-literary productions of, 645 et seq.-Pepys' opinion of, 648-biography_of her husband by, 650-life of, in Holland, 652-return of, to England, 654. Newcastle, the Earl of, marriage of, 644-biography of, by his wife, 650- loyalty of, to King Charles I., ib. et seq.-life of, in exile, 652-return of, to England, 653.
NEW VARIETY OF DEER, A TRIP INTO CENTRAL CHINA AND A, 57. NEW WARS FOR OLD: II., THE AIR- [SHIP MENACE, 3-III., A REPLY TO CRITICS, 414.
OBER-AMMERGAU: AN APPRECIATION,
OCEAN ISLAND, 569.
Ocean Island, description of, 569-abo- rigines of, 570, 573, 577-discovery of the great wealth of, 570 et seq.- vegetation of, 573-fishermen of, 574 et seq.-agriculture of, 576-cult of the Frigate Bird on, 578-droughts on, 579-former white inhabitants of, 580-native amusements and manners of, 581 et seq.-houses and furniture of the inhabitants of, 583 et seq.- climate of, 584-missions to, ib. OLD ENGLISH FORESTRY, 181. OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED ALONE, THE, 266.
Oporto, the wine trade of, 461-the Wine Lodges of, ib.-the Factory House of, 462.
Osborne judgment, Mr Asquith's policy regarding the, 853.
OSIRIS, DALTON OF THE, 161. OUTPOSTS, FROM THE: THE ENGLISH MAIL, 383.
PAGEANT IN THE MAKING, A: SET- TLING INTO SHAPE, 314-THE FAIRY FACTORY, 315-PROPERTY HOUSE, 317
-" STITCH, STITCH, STITCH!" 319 — FINE FEATHERS, 320-FIELD DAYS, 322. Parliamentary Conference, the, Radical tactics regarding, 277-compromises to be probably considered by, 278 et seq.
Passion Play at Ober-Ammergau, the, spectators at, 616-players at, 617- preparations for, 618-events of Pas- sion Week enacted at, 619 et seq. PAST AND FUTURE, 275. Perquisites, former system of, in naval dockyards, 45 et seq.-Commission of Inquiry regarding, 47 et seq. Phosphate of lime, immense quantities of, on Ocean Island and Pleasant Is- land, 571, 573, 585.
Pleasant Island, physical features of, 585-the inhabitants of, ib.
Politics, decline in the standard of, 256 et seq.
Port-wine, place of origin of, 457 et seq. -shipment of, 461 et seq. "PRINCELY WOMAN, A," 642.
Prison reform, speech by Mr Churchill on, 395 et seq.
PRIVATE BATtle, a, 190.
'Private Letters of the Marquess of Dalhousie,' edited by J. G. A. Baird, notice of, 669 et seq.
Prize agency at Jamaica, some awards of the, 49 et seq.
"PUFFIN" HOME, 478.
QUEEN, A SERVANT OF THE, 669. Redmond, Mr, position now occupied by, in the House of Commons, 851. REGIMENTAL CENTENARY, A, 632. 'Representative, The,' Disraeli's efforts to found the newspaper called, 687 et seq.-failure of, 689.
Rhodes, Cecil J., visit of Mrs Arnold-
Forster to, 785-character and career of, 824-wide outlook of, 825, 827- long struggle of, with Kruger, 825- imaginative use of his great wealth by, 826.
Rich, Mr Lloyd George's charge against the, 766 et seq.
Rifle, dethronement of the, in Cavalry training, 148 et seq.
'Right Honourable Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster, the,' a Memoir by his Wife, notice of, 777 et seq. Roberts, Lord, unveiling of Memorial to Curzon Wyllie in the Crypt of St Paul's Cathedral by, 844 et seq. Romance, Mr Wyndham's asserted ab- sence of, from the Greek and Roman classic writings, 816 et seq. · first appearance of, in European litera- ture, 820 et seq.
ROOF OF THE WORLD, SPORT ON THE, 429.
Roosevelt, Mr, speech of, at the Man- sion House, 141.
ROWTON HOUSE RHYMES: III., GHOSTS, 108-PANIS ET CIRCENSES, 111. SAILOR-KING, THE, 1.
Satan's cheque, the story of, 453 et seq. Scotch Education Department, criticism of the, 424 et seq.
Scott, Sir Walter, pleas for tree-plant- ing by, 183-Disraeli's visits to, re- garding the new Tory organ, 688, 689.
Second Chamber, a, for Parliament, con- stitution of, 560 et seq.-need of, for Imperial functions, 565. SEQUEL, THE CONFERENCE 557.
SERVANT OF THE QUEEN, A, 669. SERVANTS OF GOD, THE MOUNT OF THE, 354.
Shakespearian drama, staging of the, 551 et seq.
SILENT INDIA, THE, 212.
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