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Canal-boat, from Edinburgh to Glas-
gow in a, 601.

CANNING, HARCOURT AND, 877.
Canning, Mr, utterances of, in Spanish
war of 1823, 878-Sir William Har-
court's references to, at the Eighty
Club, 881.

CELTIC RENASCENCE, THE, 181.
Celtic Renascence, M. Renan and the,
181-Matthew Arnold's connection
with the, 182-Mr William Sharp and
the, 184-Ossian and the, ib.-erron-
eous claims made by believers in the,
187 et seq.

China, the encroachment of Russia on,
280-the partition of, 281-the con-
cessions of, to Russia, 282-the war
between Japan and, 284-the true
British policy regarding, 285 et seq.-
the expansion of English trade with,
288 the Christian Powers in, 289-
the position of Germany in, 290-Li
Hung Chang and the Government of,
293-railway-making in, 294- hin-
drances to development in, 295.
CHINESE OYSTER, THE, 280.
Chesney, Sir George, notice of 'The
Dilemma' by, 223.

CHRONICLE, A SOLDIER'S, 45.

Church, changes in the, during the
Queen's reign, 617.

CITY OF MANY WATERS, A, 485.
CLOSE-TIME FOR TROUT IN SCOTLAND,
A, 869.

Close-time for trout, a, in England and
Wales, 870-in Ireland, 871-want of,
in Scotland, ib.- recent legislation
regarding, 872 et seq.

Comyn, account of Bruce's murder of,
by Sir T. Gray, 50.

CONCERNING BILLIARDS: GOSSIP ABOUT
THE GAME AND ITS DEVOTEFS, 545.
Corn-growing, decrease of, in Britain,
621.

Corps of Guides, the, formation of, 625
-equipment of, 626-early gallantry
of, ib. et seq.-march of, from Pesha-
war to Delhi, 628-services of, during
the Mutiny, ib. et seq.-distinction of
'Queen's Own" conferred upon, 632
-campaigns of, in Afghanistan, ib.
Cotes, Mrs Everard, The Story of
Sonny Sahib' by, 225.

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Cotton, Sir Arthur, report on the Goda-
very district by, 856-engineering
works carried out by, 857 et seq.
success of the experiment of, 861-
testimony of, as to prevention of Indian
famines, 868.

Couch, Mr Quiller, ‘The Splendid Spur'
by, 189.

Cretan question, debates on the, in the
House of Commons, 736 et seq.
Croly, Rev. George, the novels of, 647.

CROMER'S, LORD, REPORT: ANOTHER
YEAR'S PROGRESS IN EGYPT, 592.
DARIEL: Α ROMANCE OF SURREY,
Chapters XII-XV., 58-xvI.-XX., 192
-XXI.-XXIV., 367-xxv.-XXX., 514-
XXXI.-XXXIV., 668-xxxV.-XXXVIII.,

772.

D'ARTAGNAN, THE REAL MONSIEUR: “A
GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE," 759.
D'Artagnan, M., the 'Mémoires' of,
759 early career of, 761-life in
Paris of, 763-joins the Mousquet-
aires, 765 enters the service of
Cardinal Mazarin, 766-secret em-
bassies of, ib. et seq.-promotion of,
by King Louis XIV., 769-command
of the Mousquetaires bestowed on,
770-death of, 771.

DAYS, HALYCON, 37.

Devereux, Mrs Roy, 'The Ascent of
Woman' by, reference to, 104 et seq.
'Dilemma, The,' by Sir George Chesney,
notice of, 223.

DISRAELI VINDICATED, 427.

DOLL, THE BUSTED BLUE, 700.
Dollar, The Land of the,' by Mr G. W.
Steevens, notice of, 471.

Domestic lighting, improvements in,
during the Queen's reign, 605.
DOUBTFUL ACQUISITION, A, 810.

Dress, various fashions in, during the
Queen's reign, 623.

EARLY VICTORIAN FICTION, 636.;
EASTERN QUESTION IN THE TWELFTH
CENTURY, THE SALADIN AND KING
RICHARD, 389.

Education Bill, clauses of the, 449-
misrepresentations regarding the, 450

t seq.

Effect of Maritime Command on Land
Campaigns since Waterloo' by Major
C. E. Callwell, notice of, 405.
Egerton, Mrs Fred., 'Life of Sir Geoffrey
Phipps Hornby' by, notice of, 405.
Egerton, Mrs George, 'Keynotes' by,
405.

EGYPT, ANOTHER YEAR'S PROGRESS IN:
LORD CROMER'S REPORT, 592.

Egypt, Lord Cromer's report on the
financial condition of, 592 et seq.-
railway traffic of, 593-the continued
British occupation of, 597.

Eight Days' by Mr R. E. Forrest,
notice of, 223.

Electricity, triumphs achieved by, during
the Queen's reign, 609.

Elgiva, Queen, cruelties practised on,
488.

ELRICK WALKS, 823.

'Engineering Works of the Godávari
Delta, the,' by G. T. Walch, noticed,
853 et seq.

'En Route' by M. J. P. Huysmans,
notice of, 455.

EVOLUTION AND THE AMATEUR NATU-
RALIST, 561.

FAMINE, A LESSON OF THE AN INDIAN
ROMANCE, 852.

FEMINISM, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF, 104.
FICTION, EARLY VICTORIAN, 636.
FICTION, THE INDIAN MUTINY IN, 218.
Fiction of the early Victorian school,
the, 636 et seq.-three groups of, 638
-the Society novels of, ib. et seq.-the
historical novels of, 645-the adven-
ture school of, 648 et seq.

Field, Mrs, Bryda,' a novel by, noticed,
225.

Field, Mr Cyrus W., connection of, with
Atlantic cables, 269.

"FIELD, THE SENATE AND THE," 733.
Fitzgerald, Admiral C. C. Penrose,
'Life of Sir George Tryon' by, notice
of, 405.

Flinders, Matthew, voyages of discovery
by, 241 et seq.

'Flotsam,' by Mr Seton Merriman,
notice of, 226.

Forrest, Mr R. E., novels of the Mutiny
by, 223.

FORTY-ONE YEARS IN INDIA, 297.
France, M. Anatole, 'L'Orme du Mail'
by, noticed, 455.

Franking letters, the practice of, 602.
FRANKLIN AND THE ARCTIC, 238.
'Franklin, Life of Sir John,' by Mr H.
D. Traill, review of, 238 et seq.
Franklin, Sir John, early life of, 240-
presence of, at the battle of Copen-
hagen, 241--appointment of, to the
Investigator, ib.at Trafalgar, 243
-first Arctic voyage of, 244-second,
ib., 246-third, ib., 247-diplomatic
mission of, 250-Governor of Tas-
mania, 252-story of the last voyage
of, 254 et seq.-character of, 256.
FRESH START, A, 158.
"GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE, A:" THE
REAL MONSIEUR D'ARTAGNAN, 759.
Gisborne, Mr F. N., originator of the
Atlantic cable, 269.
GOAT, THE: HIS USEFUL QUALITIES,

AND HOW HE CAME BY THEM, 398.
Goat, the, contrast between, and the
sheep, 398 liberal supply of milk
from, 399-climbing powers of, 400-
peculiarities of, 402-future of, 404.
Godavery delta, engineering works
carried out at the, 855 et seq.-com-
pletion of the works at the, 862-
wonders wrought at the, 867.
GORDON'S STAFF-OFFICER AT KHARTOUM,
317.

Gray, Maxwell, 'In the Heart of the
Storm' by, noticed, 224.

Gray, Sir Thomas, account of the 'Scala-
cronica' by, 45 et seq.

GREAT SIBERIAN IRON ROAD, THE, 1.

Greeks, Sir William Harcourt's sym-
pathy with the, 877.

'Green Fire,' by Miss Fiona Macleod,
notice of, 189.

GUIDES, THE QUEEN'S OWN, 625.
Gunnaram Aqueduct, building of the,
862.

Gun-shyness, uselessness of dogs affected
with, in sport, 748-instances of, due
to mismanagement in breaking, ib.—
prevention of, 750-cure of, 757.
HALCYON DAYS, 37.

Hannson, Fru Marholm, 'Modern
Woman' by, notice of, 108.*
HARCOURT AND CANNING, 877.
Harcourt, Sir William, utterances of,
in the war between Greece and Tur-
key, 877 et seq.-conduct of, in the
Transvaal difficulties, 880-statements
of, as regards the motives of the Eu-
ropean Powers, 883.

Harrisse, Mr, researches of, on the

Cabot expedition, 841 et seq. passim.
Henty, Mr G. A., Indian novels by, 225.
'Hindu-Kush, the Kafirs of the,' by Sir

George Robertson, notice of, 364.
Hopper, Miss Nora, the poems of, 189.
'Hornby, Life of Sir Geoffrey Phipps,'
by Mrs Egerton, notice of, 405.
House-furnishings, changes in, during
Victorian era, 621 et seq.

HOW THE FAMINE CAME TO Burma, 536.
HUNGARIAN LOVE-STORY, A, 100.
Huysmans, M., 'En Route' by, notice
of, 455.

Hyde, Dr, peasant songs of Ireland by,

189.

Ibsen, Henrik, notice of Little Eyolf,'
by, 113.

INDIA, FORTY-ONE YEARS IN, 297.
India, the route to, shortened by the
Suez Canal, 611-the Queen as Em-
press of, ib.

Indian famines, the problem of prevent-
ing, 854 et seq.

INDIAN MUTINY IN FICTION, THE, 218.
Indian Mutiny, the, an epoch-making
date in history, 297-false security be-
fore, 298- -causes of, ib. et seq.-Lord
Roberts' part in, 300 et seq.- real
nature of, 303-results of, 305, 612.
INDIAN ROMANCE, AN : A LESSON OF
THE FAMINE, 852.

IRELAND REALLY OVERTAXED, IS? 118.
IRISH HOME, RECOLLECTIONS OF AN,
578.

Irwin, H. C., A Man of Honour' by,
notice of, 230.

IS IRELAND REALLY OVERTAXED? 118.
James, G. P. R., the novels of, 648.
JAR, THE BLUE, 553.

"JÓ REGGELT!" A HUNGARIAN LOVE
[STORY, 100.

JOE, TRAVELLING, 420.

Celtic Renascence, 181, 189 et seq.-
notice of 'Green Fire' by, 189.
Macpherson, James, the "Nairne Papers"
of, examined, 800 et seq.

JOHN CABOT: AN ANNIVERSARY STORY, Macleod, Miss Fiona, the Miriam of the
838.
Journalism, the early days of, 704-
Bohemianism the reproach of, 705-
leader writing in, 710- the foreign
correspondent in, 711 et seq.-the war
correspondent in, 715-modern in-
fluence of, 717-changes in, 718.
JOWETT, MR, AND OXFORD LIBERALISM,
721.
Jowett, Mr, the biography of, 722-uni-
versity life of, 723 et seq.-some char-
aeteristics of, 726 et seq. writings
of, 730-religious views of, 731.
JUNE 22ND, 887.

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KAFIRISTÁN AND THE KÁFIRS, 359.
'Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush, the,' by
Sir George S. Robertson, notice of,
364.
Káfirs, the, origin of, 359-notices by
travellers of, ib. et seq.-Dr Robert-
son's experiences amongst, 364 et seq.
Kandahar, Lord Roberts' march to, 311.
KHARTOUM, GORDON'S STAFF-OFFICER
AT, 317.

King's Mousquetaires, the, M. de Tré-
ville, captain of, 761-M. d'Artagnan
joins, 765-dissolution of, ib.
Kingsley, Henry, notice of 'Stretton'
by, 221.

Kipling, Mr Rudyard, the qualifications
of, as a writer of Indian fiction, 231.
Kovalevsky, Sonia, the tragedy of, 108
Lamington, Lord, the Trout - Fishing
Bill of, 872.

'Land Campaigns since Waterloo, Effect
of Maritime Command on,' by Major
C. E. Callwell, notice of, 405.
LAND OF SUSPENSE, THE: A STORY OF
THE SEEN AND UNSEEN, 131.
'Land of the Dollar, the,' by Mr G. W.
Steevens, notice of, 471.

'Les Trois Mousquetaires' of Dumas
founded on the 'Mémoires de M.
d'Artagnan,' 759.

'Life of James II.,' the anonymous, ex-
amination of, as regards Marlborough's
alleged treason, 802.

'Life of Sir John Franklin' by Mr H.
D. Traill, review of, 238 et seq.
'Little Eyolf,' a matinée performance
of, 113.

'London Legend, A,' by Mr Justin H.
M'Carthy, noticed, 225.

'L'Orme du Mail' by M. Anatole France,
notice of, 455.

'Lost Pibroch, The,' by Mr Neil Munro,
notice of, 190.

LOVE-STORY, A HUNGARIAN, 100.

Lucifer match, introduction of the, 605.
Lumsden, Lieut., appointment of, to
the Corps of Guides, 625—services of,
627.

Lytton, Bulwer, the novels of, 646.

-

MANY WATERS, A CITY OF, 485.
Marlborough, alleged betrayal by, of the
English attack on Brest, 798 - Lord
Wolseley's defence of, ib.-Mr Paget's
defence of, ib. Colonel Parnell's
defence of, 800 Macpherson's
"Nairne Papers examined as to
conduct of, 800 et seq.· -'Life of
James II.' similarly examined in
defence of, 802 et seq.-the true case
against, 808.

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MARLBOROUGH'S UNCONSCIOUS TREASON,
798.

Matheson, Mrs Robertson, the poems
of, 189.

Maurice Dering,' a story of the Mutiny,
notice of, 220.

Maxwell, Sir Herbert, the Trout-Fishing
Bill of, 874.

Mazarin, Cardinal, avarice of, 764, 768
-death of, 769.

M'Carthy, Mr Justin H., 'A London
Legend' by, notice of, 225,
Meggat, trout-fishing in the, 869.
'Mémoires de M. d'Artagnan,' new edi-

tion of the, 759-Dumas' 'Les Trois
Mousquetaires' founded on the, ib.
MEMORIES, SOME PLANTATION, 331.
Merriman, Mr, Flotsam' by, notice of,
226.

'Modern Woman' by Fru Marholm
Hannson, notice of, 108.

MONARCH OR MONK? A LEGEND OF
TомMSK, 257.

Moscow Peresîlnî Prison for convicts,
description of, 502.

Muddock, Mr, novels of the Mutiny by,

224.

Munro, Mr Neil, 'The Lost Pibroch'
by, notice of, 190.

"Nairne Papers," Macpherson's, exam-
ined for Marlborough's alleged trea-
son, 800 et seq.

NAVAL BIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM, RE-
CENT, 405.

'Naval Policy' by Mr G. W. Steevens,

notice of, 405.

'Navy and the Nation, The,' by Mr J.
R. Thursfield and Sir Geo. S. Clarke,
notice of, 405.

NEWSPAPER PRESS, THE HALF A CEN-
TURY'S SURVEY, 704.

Nisbet, Mr Hume, 'The Queen's Desire'
by, noticed, 224.

'Ogilvy, Margaret,' by Mr J. M. Barrie,
notice of, 481.

OLD SALMON-POACHING STORY, AN, 690.
'On the Face of the Waters' by Mrs F.
A. Steel, notice of, 228.

Ossian, Centenary Edition of, by Mr
William Sharp, notice of, 184 et seq.
OXFORD LIBERALISM, Mr Jowett and,
721.

OYSTER, THE CHINESE, 280.

Paget, Mr, reply to Macaulay's charges
against Marlborough, by, 798.
Parnell, Colonel, defence of Marlborough
by, 801 et seq.

'Pibroch, the Lost' by Mr Neil Munro,
notice of, 190.

'Pickle the Spy' by Mr Andrew Lang,
notice of, 474.

PLANTATION MEMORIES, SOME, 331.
PLOT, THE BISHOP'S, 90.

'Policy, Naval,' by Mr G. W. Steevens,
notice of, 405.

Political prisoners, conveyance of Rus-
sian, to Siberia, 500 et seq., 665.
POLITICAL PROSPECT, THE, 444.
POLITICS, WOMAN IN, 342.
Postal system, changes in the, during
the Queen's reign, 604.

PRESS, THE NEWSPAPER: HALF A CEN-
TURY'S SURVEY, 704.
PRISONS OF SIBERIA, THE I. ON THE
MARCH, 500, 653.

PROSPECT, THE POLITICAL, 444.
Protection of trout, necessity for the,
870 et seq.-recent legislation regard-
ing, 872 et seq.-memorandum of the
Upper Teviotdale Fisheries Associ-
ation on, 875.

PSYCHOLOGY OF FEMINISM, THE, 104.
QUEEN, TO THE A NEW YEAR GREET-
ING, 171.

'Queen's Desire, The,' by Mr Hume
Nisbet, notice of, 224.
QUEEN'S OWN GUIDES, THE, 625.
RAB VINCH'S WIFE, 232.

Raleigh, Sir Walter, execution of, at
Winchester, 495.

RECENT BOOKS-FRENCH AND ENGLISH,
455.

RECENT NAVAL BIOGRAPHY AND CRIT-
ICISM, 405.

RECOLLECTIONS OF AN IRISH HOME, 578.
Registration of Teachers Bill, outline of
the proposed, 83-inequalities in, 84

et seq.
REGISTRATION OF WOMEN TEACHERS,
THE, 83.

Renan, M., influence of, on the Celtic
Renascence, 181, 182.

RENASCENCE, THE CELTIC, 181.
RETRIEVERS, AND HOW TO BREAK THEM,
743.

Retrievers, breeding of, for sport, 744—
breaking of, 745 et seq.-training of,
746- prevention of gun-shyness in,
750-importance of steadiness in, 751
-how to retrieve must be early taught
to, 753 et seq.-cure of hard-mouthed,
756-cure of gun-shyness in, 757.

Reviewing, Cobbett and Shelley on, 21
-the real object of, 24-the 'Edin-
burgh Review' and, 25-"slashing,"
26-quarterly, 28-university teach-
ing and, 29-over-abundance of, 30
-the payment of, 32-the pleasures
of, 33-editors and, 34, 35.
REVIEWING, TWENTY YEARS OF, 21.
Richard, King, result of conquests of,
in the East, 390-defeat of Saladin
by, 395 et seq.
Roberts, Lord, 'Forty-one years in
India' by, a review of, 297.
Robertson, Sir George, The Káfirs of
the Hindu-Kush' by, notice of, 364.
ROMANCE, AN INDIAN: A LESSON OF
THE FAMINE, 852.

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SOME PLANTATION MEMORIES, 331.
START, A FRESH, 158.

Steel, Mrs F. A., .On the Face of the
Waters' by, notice of, 228.
Steevens, Mr. G. W., Naval Policy'
by, notice of, 405-'The Land of
the Dollar' by, notice of, 471.
Stewart, Colonel, early career of, 317-
travels of, in Asia Minor, 318-de-
spatch of, to Khartúm, 319 ap-
pointed staff-officer to General Gordon
in the Súdán expedition, 321-again
sent to Khartum, 323-operations of,
in the Súdán, 324 et seq.-murder of,
at Hebba, 330-estimate of, ib.
Stirling, Sir T. Gray's account of the
siege of, 48.

Street, Mr G. S., 'The Wise and the
Wayward' by, notice of, 483.
'Stretton,' Henry Kingsley's, notice of,

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SUSPENSE, THE LAND OF A STORY OF
THE SEEN AND UNSEEN, 131.
"TIS SIXTY YEARS SINCE, 599.

TO THE QUEEN: A NEW YEAR GREET-
ING, 171.

TOMSK, A LEGEND OF: MONARCH OR
MONK? 257.

Tomsk, description of the town of, 258

-the Forwarding Prison at, descrip- .
tion of, 653 et seq.-march of convicts
to Siberia from, 656 et seq.
'Touchstone of Peril, The,' by Mr R. E.
Forrest, noticed, 223.
Traill, Mr H. D., 'Life of Sir John
Franklin' by, review of, 238 et seq.
TRANS-PACIFIC CABLE, THE ALL-BRIT-
ISH, 269.

Trans-Siberian Railway, the, route of,
1, 4-map of, 2-history of, 3 et seq.-
cost of, 4-emigration by, 5 et seq., 15
-description of a journey on, 8 et seq.
-convict labour on, 14-excellence of,
17, 18-probable results of, 19.
Travel, improved modes of, in the Vic-
torian era, 605.
TRAVELLING JOE, 420.

TREASON, MARLBOROUGH'S UNCONSCIOUS,
798.

Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland'
by Olive Schreiner, notice of, 476.
TROUT, A CLOSE-TIME FOR, IN SCOTLAND,
869.
Trout-fishing, decline of, in Scotland,
869- -reasons alleged for decline of,
870-necessity of a close-time for, ib.
―legislation regarding, 872.
'Tryon, Life of Sir George,' by Admiral
C. C. Penrose Fitzgerald, notice of,

405.

Upper Teviotdale Fisheries Association,
memorandum of, as to protection of
trout, 875.

Victorian era, progress during the, 599
et seq.

Virginia, description of, at the close of
the Civil War, 331-Uncle Archie as
a planter in, 333-William Henry
Higginbottom, farmer in, 335-John
Jones, farmer in, 336-the plantation
negro of, 338 et seq.-autumn in, 340.
Voluntary Schools Bill, the, passing of,
733-resistance to, 735-object of, 740.
WALKS, ELRICK, 823.

Walton, Izaak, death of, at Winchester,
496.

WIFE, RAB VINCH'S, 232.
Winchester, origin of the name, 485–
early history of, ib. et seq.-Dunstan's
connection with, 487-William the
Conqueror at, 489-decadence of, 491
-suppression of the monasteries at,
494-return of prosperity to, 496-
modern aspect of, 497 et seq.
'Wise and the Wayward, The,' by Mr
G. S. Street, notice of, 483.
Wolseley, Lord, the defence of Marl-
borough by, 798 et seq. passim.
WOMAN IN POLITICS, 342.
Woman suffrage, the modern demand
for, 342 et seq.-origin of the move-
ment for, 344-apathy of women in
regard to, 346-influence of, on legis-
lation, 347-asserted necessity for,
349-validity of claim for, question-
able, 350-possibilities involved in,

354.

WOMEN TEACHERS, THE REGISTRATION
OF, 83.

Yeats, Mr, the prose tales of, notice of,
190.

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