A.

Aflalo, F. G., 'The Genius of the
River,' 80.

Albert, Prince, his characteristics, 6
-system of education for King
Edward, 16-his letter to the Dean
of Christ Church, 18-to Colonel
Bruce, 19-21-to his son, 22.
America, Latin, The Promise of,
451-general advance, ib.—dissen-
sions and uncertainties, 452-
Spanish colonisation, 454 — and
treatment of the natives, 455-the
Indians, 456-intermarriage with
whites, ib.-complex nationalities,
457-republics, 458-Simon Boli-
var, 459-the Monroe doctrine, 460
-its modern development, 461-
the Drago doctrine, 462- Pan-
American Congresses, 464-Pro-
gressive improvement, ib.-Mexi-
co, 465-467-Argentina, 467-470-
Chile, 470-474-Peru, 474-477-
other republics, 477-Brazil, 478-
481-antagonism in ideals of North
and South America, 482.

Angell, Mr Norman, 'Europe's Op-
tical Illusion,' 324.

Argentina, historical development of,
467-470.

Austria, progress of Socialism, 168.

Bevan, Edwyn, 'The First Contact
of Christianity and Paganism,' 210.
Bigg, Dr C., his chapter on 'Gnos-
ticism,' 232.

Birds and Their Colours, 132-
meaning of the term concealing-
coloration, 133-composition of
feathers, ib.-black pigment, 134
-chromogenes, ib.-lipochromes,
135-the turacin pigment, 186 note
-the blue of Amphibians and
Reptiles, 136-production of green,
137-metallic or prismatic colours,
ib. - changes in the successive
stages, 138-141-the colour cycle,
139-factors influencing colour, 141
-food, 141-143-climate, 143–147
-the coloured light of their en-
vironment, 147-149-monochromes,
150-combination of colours, 151–
law of ornamentation, 152-their
appreciation of colours, 153-sym-
metry in the colours of flowers,
154-the complementary colours,
155 the Parrot tribe, 157-genus
Ptilopus, 158.

Bousset, W., Hauptprobleme der
Gnosis,' 228.

Brazil, historical development of,
478-481.

Buckingham Palace, Pictures at,
332-337.

Bulwer, Sir H., on the characteristics
of King Edward, 24.

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C.

Calderwood, W. L., 'The Salmon
Rivers and Lochs of Scotland,' 96.
Cancer, Some Recent Studies in
the Problem of, 54-cells of plants
and animals, 55-their functions,
ib. the cancer-cell, 56— various
theories, 57-microbic theory, ib.—
causes for the disease, 58-meat-
eating in excess, and change of
environment, ib. - statistics for
London and Bristol, 59-increase
in the number of cases, 60-pre-
valence in advanced life, 61-in-
crease of accuracy in diagnosis, 62
-in surgical skill, 63—statistics of
external and internal cases, ib.-
infectivity or contagiousness, 64-
existence of cancer-houses,' 65-
conditions of the soil, 66-question
of heredity, 67-inoculation of
animals, 68-existence of immunity
to cancer, ib.-successful vaccina-
tion of mice, 69-immunity from
the disease, ib. - result of re-
searches, 70 certain known
causes, 71-73-relation between
cancer and nerve supply, 73-
surgical treatment, 74-removal of
rodent ulcer, 75-result of the X-
rays, ib.-Coley's fluid, 76-Doyen's
vaccine, 77-Dr Beard's enzyme
treatment, 78-two classes of quack
cancer-curers, 79.

Censorship of Plays, The, 352-
the office of Licenser, 353-the Act
of 1737, ib.-the Royal Commission
of 1832; 355-powers of the Lord
Chamberlain, 356-opposition, ib.
-the Censor, 357-his impossible
task, 359-nineteenth-century Cen-
sors, 360-Mr Redford, 361-in-
stances of capriciousness, 362, 363
-the future, 365-disadvantages
of Censorship, 366-the alternative,
368-371-recommendations of the
Select Committee, 371-376.

Chambers, Two, or One, 234–
restriction of the power of the
House of Commons, 235-uncer-
tainty of public opinion, ib.
growth of public business, 236-
demand for increased legislation,
ib.-responsibilities of the Cabinet,

237-result of extension of the
franchise in 1867; 238-dangers
arising from a Single Chamber of
government, 239-241-need for an
independent Upper House, 242–
its work in amending Bills and
dealing with private legislation,
ib.-proposed scheme of reform.
243-preamble of the Bill, 244–
methods of reconciling differences
of opinion between the two Houses,
245-result of defining by statute
the powers of the House of Lords
246-result of the measure, 24
249-proposal to make the Speake
the arbiter, 250-Mr Balfour's de
finition of the essential qualities
of a good Upper House, 251-
qualities of the House of Lords, ib.

its defects, 252-254 possible!
schemes of reform, 254-an elected
Upper House, 255-hereditary prin
ciple, 256-composition of foreign
Second Chambers, 258-method of
choosing the number of hereditary
and nominated Peers, 259-tenure
of office, 260-the practice of other
countries, 262.

Cheatle, L., his observations on the
relation between cancer and nerve
supply, 73.

Chile, historical development of, 470-
474.

Christianity and Paganism, The
First Contact of, 210-difficulty
of understanding past events, 211
-life, nineteen hundred years ago,
212-first mention of the name
'Christians,' 213-St Paul's letter
to the Thessalonians, 214-char-
acter of Greco-Roman civilisation,
215 position of Christianity, 216—
Mr Glover's work on the 'Conflict
of Religions,' 217-influence of lan-
guage, 218-character of St Paul's
rhetoric, 219 - Epictetus, 220-
Greek literature, ib.-new influ
ences from the East, 221-'Hellen-
istic theology,' 222-Gnostic crisis,
223-fear of the stars, 224-the
doctrine of Platonism, ib.-divine
beings of the Upper World, 225—
fear of death, 227-assertions of
Christianity, 228—the Primal Man,
ib.-two varying conceptions, 229
-view of Liberal Protestantism,
230-simplicity of the Gospel, 232
-Dr Bigg's chapter on Gnos-
ticism,' ib.

-

Coley, Dr, result of the use of his
fluid on cancer, 76.

Commons, House of, necessity for
reform, 302.

Conant, Dr Martha P., 'The Oriental
Tale in England,' 381.

-

Conference, The, and the Country,
293-the method of compromise,
ib.-essential condition of agree-
ment, 294-difference of principles,
295 views of the Conservatives
and Liberals on the reform of the
House of Lords, 295-297 - free
assets to bargain with, 298-char-
acter of the House of Lords as an
institution, 299-criticisers of the
experiment, ib. urgent public
need for the Conference, 300-need
for reform of both Houses, 302.
Conservatism, 501-principles gov-
erning the two parties, ib.-con-
stitution of the Unionist party,
502-motives of opposition, ib.-
House of Lords and the Budget,
503 and Tariff Reform, ib.
Socialism and labour legislation,
504-doles, 504, 506-some ardent
• tax
the
proposals, 505
foreigner' fallacy, 506-Imperial-
ism, 507-Conservative reforms,
ib.-versus violent changes, 508-
why we vote, 510-the balancing
elector, 511-the wire-puller, ib.-
historical illustrations, 512-518-
reasons for recent uncertainty, 518
-the constitutional question, 519
-the unrest of labour, 520-Con-
servatism and content, Radicalism
and discontent, 521.

the

Conway, Sir Martin, 'Four Great
Collections,' 330.

Cook, C. H., 'Thames Rights and
Thames Wrongs,' 93.

Copyright Law Reform, 483-the
Berne Convention, 483, 484-need
for reform, 484-progress in Europe,
ib. the Revised Convention, 486-
Imperial copyright, ib. - present
deficiencies, 487, 488-many old
Acts and the new Bill, 489-the
length of copyright, ib.-proposed
extension, 490-493-cheapness, 494

-a licence to publish, 495-regis-
tration, 495-improved system, 496
-defects in the existing law, 497—
and the remedies, 498-the author's
nationality, 499-copyright in the
United States, 499-an opportune
moment for redress, 500.

Country, The, and the Conference,
293. See Conference.

Vol. 213.-No. 425.

Dante's Theory of Poetry, 402-
the medieval mind, 403-Art, the
grandchild of God, ib.-' De Vul-
gari Eloquentia,' 404 - Aristotle,
ib.-birth of the epic, 406-the
songs of Provence, 407 — Italian
love of lyrics, 408-Dante's choice,
409-Guido Guinizelli, 410-his in-
fluence on Dante, 411-beauty and
reality, ib.-Cavalcanti, 412-the
claims of love, 413-the 'Vita
Nuova,' 415-Beatrice, 416-loneli-
ness and enlargement, 417-influ-
ence of Tuscan movements, 418
-Virgil, 419-condition of the
Italian tongue, 420-and the ideal
the principle of
language, 421
unity, 422-analogy with Words-
worth, ib.-the speech of culture,
423-'tragic,' 424-ideals of style,
425-politics and patriotism, 428
-structure of the 'Divine Comedy,'
429 at the parting of the ways,
430.

Doyen, Dr, result of the use of his
vaccine on cancer, 77.

E.

Edward VII, King, The Character
of, 1-his baptism, 1-3-parents, 2

2 s

early years, 4-characteristics, 5,
17, 21, 26, 29, 31-influence of his
surroundings, 6-system of educa-
tion, 7, 16-accorded the privilege
of choosing his own dress, 8-love
of neatness and order, ib.-ap-
pointed colonel, 9-receives the
Order of the Garter, ib.-memo-
randum for his guidance, 9-11-
for the gentlemen appointed to
attend on him, 11-15—his power
of observation, 17-life as a stu-
dent, ib. at Oxford, 18-his pla-
cability, religious views, 22-
letter from Prince Consort, ib.-
Sir H. Bulwer's impressions of
him, 24-character of his speeches,

26-social duties, ib. - isolation
from public affairs, 27-amuse-
ments, ib.-power of influencing
his fellow-men, 28-method of
transacting business, 29-his title
of 'Peacemaker,' 30—charm of his
personality, 30-32-genuine inter-
est in others, 31-dislike of waste,
ib.-sense of proportion, 32-re-
tentive and well-ordered memory
and his mastery of anecdote, ib.
Emery, W. d'Este, 'Some Recent
Studies in the Problem of Cancer,'
54.

Empire, The Second, The Begin-
ning and the End of, 104-charac-
teristics of Emperor Napoleon III,
108, 115-his appearance, 108-
policy, 113-wish to revise the
treaties of 1815, ib.-unfitness for
the rôle of constitutional monarch,
114 his sympathy with the Car-
bonaro Society, 116-early esca-
pades, ib.-attempt to overthrow
the government, 117-elected Pre-
sident of the Republic, 118-elec-
toral manifestoes, ib.-complains
of the incapacity of his Liberal
Ministry, 119-ruin of the Liberal
Constitution, 120-his secret nego-
tiations for an alliance with Austria
and Italy, 123, 124-Hohenzollern
question, 123-Councils at St Cloud,
124, 130-despatch to Benedetti,
126-war declared, 130.

Ensor, R. C. K., 'Modern Socialism,'
169.

F.

Finance, International, in Time
of War, 303-London the finance-
citadel, ib. - comparisons with
foreign countries, 304- the food
supply, 305 — illustration from
America, ib.-national debts, 306
-Imperial and local taxation, ib.
-income tax, 307-local expendi-
ture, 308-advantages and liability
of London, 308-gold reserves in
banks, 309-a sudden foreign de-
mand, ib.-value of a large gold
reserve, 310-312-the cost of wars,
312-historical examples, 313, 314

-

Germany's monetary require-
ments in event of war, 314-
financial consequences to England
of war, 315 et seq.-tables analysed,
316-319-effect on foreign trade,
319-Consols, 320-estimated value

of securities, 321-merchant ship-
ping and neutral flags, 322-ex-
penditure on armaments, 325-the
Colonies, 327-a Royal Commission
required, 329.

Fisher, H. A. L., 'The Beginning
and the End of the Second Empire,'
104.
Four Great Collections, 330-de-
velopments in catalogues, ib. -
their arrangement, 331-the King's
pictures, 332-337-English paint-
ers, 332-Holbeins at Windsor, 335

-the Wilton House collection,
337-340-the Longford Castle col-
lection, 340-344-Dr Mond's collec-
tion, 344-351.

France, progress of Socialism, 165—
numerical strength, 172—the Con-
fédération Générale du Travail,
173-result of State control, 182.

G.

Gadow, Hans, 'Birds and Their
Colours,' 132.

Gardner, Prof. P., his chapter on
'Christianity and the Thiasi,' 223

note.

Germany, progress of Socialism, 165
-conference at Erfurt, 169-nu-
merical strength, 172–influence of
trade unions, 173-monetary effects
of a war with England, 315–324.
Giffen, Sir Robert, on Consols, 320.
Gladstone on the Relations of
Church and State, 522-religion
and politics, ib.-the treatise of
1838; 523-the Establishment, 524
-change to High Church opinions,
525-the Maynooth grant, 526-
truth or liberty? 527-Dissent, 528
-'an autonomous church,' 529—
the Gorham case, 530-the Judicial
Committee as a spiritual court, 531
-cases involving heresy, 532-re-
ference to the bishops, 533-'Essays
and Reviews,' ib.-meet spiritual
progress with spiritual progress,
534-Ecclesiastical Discipline, 535-
the six resolutions, ib.-the law of
marriage, 537-re-marriage, 539—
the deceased wife's sister, 541-
education, 542-support of the
alliance of Church and State, 545.
Gladstone, W. E., his estimate of
John Stuart Mill's tact in Parlia
ment, 285.