... LIBEL AND CRITICISM, TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. Sir,-The actions and verdicts that have recently been interesting theatrical people naturally lead one to the consideration of what is and is not, should be and should not be allowed in the public commentary upon public performances. In this matter, as in all things having to do with the law, wve are, of course, landed in that sort of unknown ...

... ITS HISTORY AND TRADITIONS, FROM1 1576 TO 1888. By H. BAnToN BAxBR. Two Vols. W H. Allen and Co. These two volumes are evidently the result of a great deal of industrious labour in the collection and compila- tion of data and information. There is a tendency to use the phrase book-making as if it were of the nature of a reproach; but the writer who condenses and brings together in a ...

... E'ewlillg. Tim laitli-hcaling craze Las found some slight footbold at Birming- ham. Accordingtoacoutemporary, I there is a moder miracle -worker there who is the vicar of a parish, and of course, as he is a miracle-worker, a bachelor of arts. His full designation, as set forth in The Birtniyghlam ?? Gazette, is The Rev. J. T. BrTLrN, I Bauhelor of Arts, ?? Vicar oi St. Clement's - Parish ...

... OWADE DVW PSIM Na TO-day 44M av ft* QoamdaINAm of ala yeararyda th ree, S eupt, ?? i witenpl aM tht* horem of thre amm tenant poas~ ebodtv. A. trench Was aisd sal.oaind the holpe, asxz weks -r thu welds. w The batog- mm VWanpa in posfitio Oppaits 84Pa ii daine, which VWe hzmke bn. This howamer San, enimceto-onlya - oomzai!ad tshe iallewallbared ourther progres Thi IMergency am alimbed up ...

... LTE FIGHTING IN TONQUINi I GALLANT RESCUE BY AN OFFICER. i - (PROM O~a CmnSPO!NDENT.) PARTS, TH DA9x NreM. The latet aarvces from Tonquin represent that country, or at any rate those parts whtich are out of the range of French guns, as atill being in a disturbed state. The Dirates every now and then levy tribute upon districts; they fud, however, that this is not so ?? done as before, and that ...

... .One of the blttcrestsights In tbo world to a lever of equnl deaing, is the seleish and ioceitotel arrogance with which the rich desifnld virtues On the side of the poot, whioh they do net _eseciie theiselvess. The rich mnarn lies through his h. l-thirough his dopesifditft-throligh his footlmalln; lies wdsau he mikeo civbI spcsches-lies A-hen he subsoribel lrticdes-lei wben ho goes to be ...

... TIEM VOLUNTEMUS. At Portsmouth, on Monday, the brigades, after being inspected by General Sir George Willis, performnod some hard work in the form of drill. Many visitors were disappointed on finding that there was no field day. All the regiments that have been engaged in the East- boomne manoctivrea took part in a sham fight and re- view. At Shorneliffo the Artists' Corps, supported by the ...

... I WORD FOR A NA 7TIOAL ARMY. By ONE wno BaLIEVES IN IT. X gavE long been aware of the violent opposition that awaited any one in high office who should propose the introduction of universal military service into England. It was to~be expected that financiers would raise the alarm of ' national bankruptcy; that the Manchester school of Liberals, if it still exists, would cry out that ...

... CORRESPONDENCES ENGLISH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR LEGISLATION. To the EDITOR of the PALL MALL GAZETTE, SIR,- Honour to whom honour is due. Social Democrats are not particularly anxious to compete with Governments in the matter of credit for ideas, but there is no reason why it should not be stated that the Swiss pro- posal for the international regulation of labour is ...

... A FEW WORDS ABOUT WEALTH. MR. HENRY ARTHUR JONES AT HOME. I don't know tbit I can tell you very much about the play, said the authof of Wealth ti) a representative who, the rehearsals at the Haymarket over, secured half an hour's conversation with Mr. Henry Arthur Jones at his house at Regent's Park. The play, I hope, will explain itself on Saturday evening. The dramatist should ...

... Mr. Gladstone would seem to have as lively an interest in all cassical subjects as in those matters that are of vital moment at the present hour. Only the other day he was commending the great educative power of his favourite poet, Dante; and from a book just published by the old Edinburgh firm of Oliver and Boyd, entitled, The Moods of the English Bible the same in Latin and in Greek, the ...

... OCCASIONAL NOTES, The statement of facts by Mr. Joseph Rowlands and Sir James Sawyer is at least as uncomfortable for Mr. Chamberlain as was expected. From his brief reply to Lord Randolph Churchill it seems that the monarch of Birmingham has decided to propose a general amnesty. His challenge has at least been fairly and fully met. He asked the Tory leaders to state (I) what the compact was, ...