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Attorney. Ino, Mf. Chretien, Is this not an agreeably refreshing document to read in hot weather? Mr. R. C. White is good enough ty admit that the claim he has jumped was not first worked by his Ha " and that sportsman is gratified own ingenious industry. The claim is "Ryder
Christian name When Ste. RE. White ith a picturesque and original spelling of his declares that he has dramatized " She, he makes an assertion hard to be believed, because the process appears to verge om the' im. possible. However, he has probably chopped the material into lengths, which he calls acts, That he shoul 1 sell half his " property in another man's brains to Mr. James Barrows is an instance of the pleasant unconscious poetry in his ideal nature.
The most peculiarly cool part of the transaction, however—the comble of what we islanders, very curious and "remote," as Mr. Howells knows, call impudeuce—is the invocation of the llw.
The social article this week is in Young Ladies" but it is dull. Th is series has been declining in interest; the paper on "Young Men" in the previous week was poor, this is worse, perhaps because the Lady who writes them has x subject of which she knows nothing.
The Npectatur ives its vote against a reconstruction of the Cabinet at the present time, mainly because it would be dificult to keep Lord Randolph Churchill out. But it seems to us that the mismanagement of affairs by the present et make the inclusion, not only of some of the Unt ists but' of Lord Randolph Churchill a necessity. It may be a pity that the latter cannot be kept out in the cold a little longer, but it seems to us to be absolutely necessary that his undoubted talent and "go," which tell so. much with the electorate, should be brought into the service of the Conservative party. Lord John Russell was quite as dificult a man to yet on with, and as dangerous to his friends as Lord Randolph is ever likely to be to his, but the Liberals of is tle, with Lord Palmerston, the most popular statesman of his day, at their head, were obliged to give him otice. There is another thing which makes his inclusion desirable. Something must be done, and that soon, to give the Irish the management of their own domestic affairs and the Conservative party should under. take this, indeed they are the only party which could do so, safely, seeing that they have a majority in the Lords, and Lord Randolph Churchill will bring to. their councils on the subject the intellectual vigour and appreciation of the public mind which will prevent the Cabinet bringing in a pottering measure that "will keep the word of promise to the ear, to break it to the hope." It is only for this that we would wish to seo Lord Randolph Churchill in power soon, but all the brains of the party are needed save the Government from collapse; and he is the only man among them who could iMdrive away the weakness which the Tory party have shown since they found themselves dependant on popular vote." Our London Correspondent says that it is whispered that the Gorernment hope to get. him to take the Viceroyalty of India, but this is probably " rumour started in the camp of the enemy having for its basis that Canning and Disraeli were to have been disposed of this way by the dull men of their party. 'The Spectator deals with GeneralGurdons' Memorandum, which we noticed yesterday, and makes these remarks as to it and the letter of Sir H. Gordon Now, we observe, in the first place, that the Gordons narrow the basis of the problem to trade. "Great Britain," says the General, "is supported by her trade,—this is her only vulnerable side; and to guard that is the main object we should have in view." If the proposition be granted, it surely does not follow that the best way of guarding trade is one which involves the surrender not only of a large share of actual, but also of traditional power; still less that our military should be Testricted to the defensive, which must be the case, more or less, when the means and the bases of the offensive are given up. No one can say what a moral and¢political, loss Eng and would endure were she to adopt the Gordonian advice, and, for the first time since the days of Elizabeth, cease to be a Mediterranean Power.
A letter on the late Julius Mohl as a raconteur gives some amusing stories of his experience as a National Guard in Paris. And Notes from British Columbia" are pleasant sketches of the life led by a party who were exploring for land worth taking up onan island between Vancouver and the mainland.
The Pall Mall continues an account of the. Salvation Army in India which is worth reading, and has also an interview of one of its representatives with the Chairman of the P. & O. Company, on the judgment on the loss of the Tasmania, Not much was got out of the Chairman, but this deliverance of his on the course steered is significant remarked Mz, Sutherland, for Ido not for "Tam not at all inclined to say anything," a moment admit that we are on our trial, or, as your visit seems to suggest, that there are any questions to be answered." "No criticism of the verdict?" ' None, except that no one is more satisfied than myself with the thoroughness and impartiality which the inquiry has been made, Though fully concurring with the censure of the second officer, I cannot think that he altered the course from that given him by the captain when he went below, as was suggested. The captain is drowned, He was one of our oldest servants, and one of four most experienced and reliable officers, But whether the captain, from fatigue (he had been up two nights) or from over-confidence, had gone a little wrong in his course or not, it was extraordinary that the second officer had not exercised his own common sense and judgment instead of relying blindly on captain's orders, for he admitted at the i quiry that after the master went below he took no steps whatever to ascertain und verify the position of the vessel, or to see that she was keeping her course." It was a most extraordinary piece of indiscretion, which is rendered the more remarkable in our Decause the second officer was one of the most promising of our servants—active, energetic, sober—a fine young fellow, whom we had always looked upon as a well worthy of advancement.
The words and music of It Reriendra, the Boulanger March, are given, with the story of the seizure of the New York Herald which contained them.
There are some good articles on political affairs in the St, James's, and a great v of other matter. In the Literary Gossip the Athencewm there are announcements of a memoir of Fleeming Jenkin by R. L. Ste-risen introducing " selection of Mr, Jen-in's essays and reviews. Zebehr Pasha's life is to appear in the Contemporary. 'The Correspondence of Lady Duff Gordon and Mrs. Sarah Austin is to be published. Mr. Alfred Austins' new poem, Prince Lucifer, will be brought out in October by Messrs, @utports.
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