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the sacrament to his own wife, and having
grudge against the local undertaken Inc pas
sage of this bill to It's second reading by ma
tority of 17S astonished its promoters.
The Irnionists have a wonderful chance this
session TO make a reputation for legislative In
dustry. The Opposition are hardly worthy OF the
name Lord Rosebery and Sir William Har-
court have each sought to encourage the Liber-
ais outside of Parliament by popular oratory.
The latter produced a better effect by his dign-
fled yet aggressive speech than the former with
his pleasantly. The question OF Liberal reor-
ganization. which has not yet been forced by
Radicals like Sir Charles Dixie. Mr.. Labouchere
and Mr.. Stanhope. will be considered at Hud-
dersfeld but the faction feud has been drawn
fight so far One set of wirepulers has In
trigued against another The connection De-
tween the Liberal Central and the Federation
committees Is a source Of complaint among the
moA, restless members OF the party and the
Whips office is accused Of exercising irrespon-
sibe control over the Federation. THESE are
minor details: larger measures for popularizihg
Liberalism and restoring party efficiency are re-
quired.
The bimetallist debate on Tuesday does not
promise to bring out the full strength OF the
movement in the Commons Mr.. Balfour Is not
viction, and other members on the front Govern
ment bench who are known to be bimetallists.
will hardly show their colors. The amendment
which Mr. MacLean will move and Sir John
Lubbock will support is adroitly drawn. 1t will
not demur to the proposal for an international
conference. nor deny that the fuctuation In the
values Of gold and silver is injurious to trade
but will provide that England shall not be COM
mitted to any engagement which may endanger
the maintenance Of the gold standard. This rider
will be accepted by the Government and the
whole debate will be barren Of useful results
The Oxford dons having refused to grant de-
grees to women, have declined to adopt any sub
stitute for them. They have voted down all
proposals before the Congregation and have left
the status Of women precisely where 1t was. The
advocates Of the women's movement are IN
stronger position for renewing the agitation an
other year than they would have been II COM
promise had been adopted. Cambridge has fol-
lowed Oxfords lead: the Senate first passed
without dissent proposal for appointing syn
dictate to consider the question whether women
should be admitted to degrees. then by ma
FORTY Of fifteen votes reversed Itself by rejecting
the syndicate nominated by the council and con-
tanning many declared partisans of the womens
cause The agitation will probably be renewed
ell will be elected Meanwhile the dictum of the
Times must be accepted. that a degree from
either university Is proof that a man has passed
the examinations and lived the life Of an under
graduate under a unique system. Women may
pass the examinations, but they cannot live their
life under unique influences Since the life
means so much and the examinations so little.
the wonder is that any college resident Is ever
plucked. and that all University men do not get
degrees
better example Of the growth of liberalism
In thought is the passage of resolution by the
Commons in favor of opening the museums and
galleries of London on Sunday afternoons The
decisive vote of nearly two to one by which this
was carried will speedily bring the new rule into
operation. The South Kensington Museum Will
probably lead off. and the British Museum and
the National Gallery will follow their example
The Guildhall art loan exhibition viii be opened
on Sundays this year as last. The debate In the
House brought out the usual protests against
the so-called continental Sunday, but experience
has shown Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester
and other towns that the opening Of botanical
gardens museums and galleries Is a source OF
reasonable Sunday recreation. In London the
Kew Gardens and the picture galleries OF Hamp-
ton Court have been opened on that day with
salutary effect
The Bishop of Truro does not appear to ad-
vantage in the correspondence published with
Chaplain John England. who was advertised to
preach in a Wesleyan chapel at Falmouth The
Bishop. assuming that chaplain OF Her Ma
testy's forces must be ChurchMan. protested
against his preaching in dissenting chapel.
The chaplain without revealing the fact that he
was Wesleyan, drew out q second letter from
the Bishop, and then turned the laugh upon him
by publishing the letters. The temptation to
make game Of bishop Is always Irresistible
among Non-conformists.
Mr.. Gladstone has gone to Hawarden after
short stay In London. where the vigor OF his i'm
proved health has astonished his former as
sociates He has dined with them and talked In
cessantly about Purcell's Life Of Cardinal Man.
ming" the one subject which now engrosses him.
He received long call from the biographer and
has also had overtures from several magazine
editors for a review Of the book which has fas-
cinated him; but he has planned other literary
vprk-essays Butler and Homeric studies
and apparently considers Mr. Purcell capable OF
taking care Of himself. Punch" has cartoon
this week which must quicken Mr.. Gladstone's
desire to live as long as possible. to escape the
horrors OF Parliamentary statuary. 1t repre-
sents a group Of statues designed to harmonic
in dignity Of treatment with the new efigy OF
John Bright Mr.. Gladstone Is among them
looking like demoralized church sexton
The important announcement Is made IN Paris
that Victor Hugo's letters Will De puohshed IN
the spring or summer. The translation mas al
ready been arranged for by London mousse
with the American rights Tne co'iec''o" VIII