ful character of many of the objections to Booth's scheme, 134-necessity of dealing with the problem, 135. PROTEGE SYSTEM IN MOROCCO, THE, by Donald Mackenzie, 277-tour through the country, ib.-Tangier, ib.-sketch of the Shereefian government of the Moorish empire, 278 - no regular system of taxation, 279-craft of the Sultan and his governors, 280-the protégé system, 281-commercial rela- tions of England and Morocco, ib.- visits to ports along the coast, 283- Morocco city and its inhabitants, ib.- a Moorish capitalist, 285- Sultan's promises of reformation never fulfilled, 287-quarrel of Cid Boobeker and the Sultan, 288-visit to Mogador, 289- protection should be abolished, 290. 'Publisher, a, and his friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the late John Murray,' by Samuel Smiles, LL.D., reviewed, 717.
'Relics of the Royal House of Stuart,'
by William Gibb and John Skelton, reviewed, 161.
RICHARD DE LA POLE, "WHITE ROSE," by Henry W. Wolff, 831-house of this pretender to the English crown shown in Metz, ib.-his career a remarkable record, ib.-the De la Poles and their history, 832-his brother Edmund exe- cuted, 834-Richard takes service in France, ib.-success as a general, 835 -fortunes of his brother Edmund after 1501, ib. et seq.-Richard becomes the "White Rose" claimant, 836 — his plottings, ib.-banished to Metz by the French king, 837-life in that town, ib.attempts to murder him, 839-first horse-race in Metz promoted by Richard, 840-ill success on the turf, 841-is sent to Normandy on a secret mission, ib.—proposals to invade England, 842-gets entangled in a love intrigue, 843-again joins the French army, 845-accompanies Albany to Scotland, ib.catastrophe of Pavia, ib.-Richard killed, 846-joy of Henry VIII., ib.-place of the "White Rose" in history, 847.
'Royal Edinburgh,' by Mrs Oliphant, reviewed, 161.
ROYAL STUARTS, THE, AND THEIR CAPI- TAL, 161-Gibb's Stuart book and Mrs Oliphant's 'Royal Edinburgh,' ib.— character of Mr Gibb's drawings, 162 -the history of the Stuart sovereigns, 163-Knox as a factor in Scottish his- tory, 168. - the character of Queen Mary, 169-Buchanan and the Casket Letters, 170-the hundred years before the '45, 173.
Salvation Army, organisation of the, 124.
SCHLIEMANN, AN EVENING WITH, 212. SCOTTISH EARLDOMS, THREE, 559-the historical labours of Sir William Fraser, ib.-history of the Hamiltons of Had- dington, 560-Thomas Hamilton and the early days of the Court of Session, 562-sensational State trials in Scot- land, 564-Lord Binning, 566-the later career of, 567-title changed to Earl of Haddington, ib.-the Earl's successors, 568-the ancient family of Melville, 571-the Fife Melvilles, ib.— Sir Robert Melville joins Queen Mary at Hamilton, 573-is made a Lord of Session, 574-and created a peer, ib.— the Melvilles succeed to the honours of the Earldom of Leven, 576-important State Papers in the Melville collection, 578.
SECRET MISSION, A, Chapters XXXIV.- XXXVIII., postscript, 75. SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN BY ONE WHO HAS IMPERSONATED THEM-Hermione, by Helena Faucit Martin, 1-plot of "The Winter's Tale," ib. et seq.—anal- ysis of the action of the characters, 3 et seq. studies for the impersonation of Hermione, 15-first appearance in the character, 32 et seq.-recollections of, 36.
SHROUDED WATCHER, THE, 38. SLUMS, PROBLEM OF THE, 123. SOME VERY NOBLE SAVAGES, by Lieut.-
Col. H. Knollys, R.A., 616.
SONG IN WINTER, A, by C. W. B., 360. SQUIRE DOOT OF DOOT HALL, DOOT HILL, IRELAND, 823.
SUFFOLK PARSON, A, by Francis Hindes
Groome, 309-sketch of Archdeacon Hindes Groome, ib.-a fragment of autobiography, 310-reminiscences of his life at Earl Soham, 312-curious frog story, 314-appointed rector of Monk Soham, 315-the yeomen of the district, 316-the almshouse and its inmates, ib.-sketch of a Suffolk char- acter, 319-appointed Archdeacon of Suffolk, 320-his Suffolk stories, 321. SURREY HILLS, ON: II. FIN AND FUR, by A Son of the Marshes, 267-en- counter with a knowing rustic fisher, ib.-shooting dabchicks or little grebes, 269-water-shrews, 270-pikes, ib.- Hackhurst downs, 271-a water-mea- dow and its secret outlet, ib.—a cleri- cal fish - poacher, 273-fox murder, 275-a badger and its haunt, ib. TALLEYRAND, 693-his place in modern history, ib.-early life and surround- ings, 694-character of the man, 699 influence of Mirabeau's teachings on, 700-political activity of, 701 et seq. visits Pitt after Mirabeau's death, 703—his political beliefs, 707.
THREE SCOTTISH EARLDOMS, 559. TRAINING OF POLO-PONIES, THE, by J. Moray-Brown, 645.
TRIAL FOR THE DERBY, A; or, A Night in a Haystack, by Jack the Shepherd, 817. TROLLOPE, A.-8.509 TROUBLE BEFORE AMERICA, A, by Warne- ford Moffatt, 848-native doubts re- garding the future of the nation, ib.- influence of the United States, ib.- selfishness of the nation, 849-adoption of protection, 850-internal dangers, 851-the tariff and the capitalists of the East, 852-protection and the wants of the New World, ib.-doom of monopolies, 853-the perfection of humanity, 854-prosperity of the States contingent on the destruction of pro- tection, 855.
UNITED STATES ARMY, IN THE RANKS OF, 471-number of army, as compared with that of Britain, ib.-recruiting, 472-provision of rations,. 473-pay, ib.-commissions, 474-the American service, 476.
UNPOPULARITY OF MILITARY SERVICE, THE GROWING. By Major-General F. Chenevix Trench, C. M.G. :-
I. Effect of the short-service system, 291-working of the recruiting system, 292-the revelations of the recruiting reports, 295 voluntary enlistment, 296-the state of the labour market and its influence on recruiting, ib.— increasing difficulty in obtaining re- cruits, 297-the questions of age and physique, 298-the War Office as a bidder for unskilled labour, 299- changes and reforms necessary, 300- why is the service unpopular? 301.
II. The last discussion on recruiting, 804-defective supply of recruits and the difficulties of the War Office, 805 -condition of soldiers in the reserve, 806-unpopularity of recruiting, 807- want of policy regarding the reserve forces, ib.-young soldiers found unfit
for active service, 808-difficulties of the reserve men in obtaining employ- ment, ib.-their hard lot a discourage- ment to recruits, 810-Government in- different to the condition of the reserve, ib.-inherited tradition of the work- ing classes regarding the undesirable calling of a soldier, 811-short service and the employment of reserve soldiers, 812-reply of employers to the charge of want of patriotism, 814-steps which the War Office might take to amel- iorate the condition of the reserves, 814-imperative necessity of action,
WAYS AND WHIMS OF FRESH WATER FISHES, by A Son of the Marshes, 778 -value of a knowledge of the habits of fish, ib.-the pike as a sporting fish, ib.-gudgeon, 779-perch, 782-trout, 784-dace, ib.-eels, 786.
Winter's Tale," the, plot of, 1 et seq. YANKEE HOMES AND BUFFALO HAUNTS, by Captain Andrew Haggard, 174- landing in New York, ib.-American hotels, 175-elevated railroads, ib.-
"the Indian summer," 177-Niagara Falls and visitors, ib.-an amusing lit- tle lady, 178-Quebec, 179-railway travelling in America, 180-a prosperous Cornishman, 182-Winnipeg, 183- trade in furs, ib.-the Canadian Pacific Railroad, 184 et seq.-former buffalo haunts, 185-alone in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, 185-the Harrison river, 188-bear and deer shooting in Vancouver Island, 189-climate of Vic- toria, 190-trout-fishing, 191. "ZÉ POVINHO," THE PORTUGUESE PEAS- ANT, 352-education of the lower classes in Portugal, ib.-amusements of the peasants, 354-laws regulating pro- perty, 356-wages, 357-distrust of persons in authority, 358-real nature of the peasantry, 359. ZULUS-
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