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The article focuses on Gold currency and the general prices of commodities in England. To ascertain whether there have been within the last hundred years such variations of general prices as may without doubt be ascribed to the greater or less amount of the precious metals, one shall naturally look first at the period immediately following the gold discoveries in California and Australia. There is a striking difference among English statisticians on this question. The matter is carefully examined in the sixth volume of Tcoke's "History of Prices," and the conclusion is stated that although the annual supply of gold in 1856 and the four preceding years bad been fourfold greater than it had been in 1848 and previously, and although the addition to the metallic circulation of the leading commercial nations bad been more than one-third of the pre-existing stock, yet the range of general prices had not been at that date, noticeably influenced in England.

This article critically appraises the book "Near and Far: An Angler's Sketches of Home Sport and Colonial Life," by William Senior. The chapters on home sport are a charming combination of narrative and divergence therefrom to the varied topics of rural life and economics suggested by the scenes and incidents presented to the reader, and seeming to come naturally and properly within the scope of the chapter headings. All this, however, must yield in interest to the contents of the second division of the book. The "Sketches of Colonial Life" are mostly from Queensland, a part of Australia, give descriptions of the life, manners, customs, and industries of that colony, from which the average reader will learn much more than he would get from a volume of statistics.

Presents letters to the editor regarding various political issues. Objections to Australian ballot; Trend of young voters; Information on poor farming in Southeastern Ohio.

The Federation Convention in Sydney, New South Wales, that has just virtually completed its labors by adopting the title of "The Commonwealth of Australia," grew out of the same desire that led to the work of the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, the desire for a more perfect union. The union effected by the act creating the Federal Council in 1885 was weak and inefficient. Not only were the powers of the Council extremely limited, but its membership did not include representatives of all the colonies. It was contended by the New Zealanders that the 1,200 miles separating them from the Australian continent made closer political connection with their sister colonies impracticable. They feared, too, that the movement was not altogether loyal to the mother country, and they did not wish to take a step that might result in severing their connection with the British crown.

Presents several letters to the editor. Appointments made by the Massachusetts council; Principles on the Republican party of the Massachusetts; Ballot Law in Australia.

Probably few countries have in a year suffered a greater loss of prosperity without reaching a crisis than have some of the Australian colonies. Of the causes that have contributed to this loss, the most direct is the sudden mobility to borrow money for public works, and the resulting change in the position of the laboring classes. In previous years, Government expenditure had found employment, in one colony or another, for a large population of laborers, as well as contractors and storekeepers, who suddenly found themselves unprovided for when such works as railways, bridges, and improvements to harbors and rivers had to be suspended. For several years, there went on in Melbourne the wildest speculations in land and buildings imaginable.

The article presents information about various publications and books. T.Y. Crowell & Co. will undertake a complete edition of the works of George Eliot with illustrations. The Fleming H. Revell Co. will issue shortly "The Growth and Development of the English Printed Bible," by Richard Lovett and "Social Life Among the Assyrians and Babylonians," by A. H. Sayce. Lovell, Coryell & Co. have in preparation a new collection of stories, principally of Australian life and character. It is titled "My Friend the Murderer, and Other Mysteries and Adventures," by A. Conan Doyle.

The article presents information on various literary publications. The Hubbard Publishing Co., Philadelphia sent several parts of 'Picturesque Hawaii,' of which there will be eight in all. The second number of the Bulletin of the Geographical Club of Philadelphia contains an account of a journey to the Grand Falls of Labrador by Henry G. Bryant. These are situated about two hundred and twenty miles from the mouth of the Grand River on the southern edge of the great central plateau. The article on Australia, with which the Scottish Geographical Magazine for April opens, is by Miss Flora L. Shaw, the special correspondent of the London Times.

This article presents information on political conditions in the world during 1895. North Carolina has now a Republican as one of her Senators at Washington for the first time in nearly twenty-two years. John Pool, the last representative of the party during the reconstruction era, retired on March 4, 1873, and both seats have since then been filled by Democrats. The Italians seem to be having a hard time of it in their colony of Eritrea, where they are at war with both Christians and Mohammedans, the Mahdists and the Abyssinians. The article also talks about new taxation which the colonies of Australia are proposing.

The article focuses on political and social issues of the world. It states that there is a certain connection between riots in Italy and the high price of bread, but, apparently, only in the fact that the high price of bread made a rising for other causes opportune. What we call riots have been in reality an insurrection, long planned and vigorously carried out. The first proof of this lies in the fact that the fiercest and most protracted resistance has not occurred in poor districts, but in rich ones. The bill for the confederation of Australian colonies which has been framed by delegates elected by the latter for that purpose and is shortly to be submitted to votes of electors in different colonies before the imperial Parliament is asked to pass it, is decidedly flattering to institutions in the U.S.

This article focuses on socio-political issues as of 1909. The reorganization of the Austrian Cabinet has followed upon the recent adjournment of the Reichsrath amidst a glory of flying inkstands, fisticuffs, and objurgations unusual even for the Parliament of Cisleithania. Baron von Bienerth remains Prime Minister and keeps his Ministers of Interior and Defense. All the other portfolios have been distributed among representatives of the pacific nationalities and parties. Trial by jury reaches its acme of absurdity in the case of the murderers of Senator Edward Ward Carmack, now proceeding at Nashville After more than three weeks of elimination of the intelligent, a jury was found on Saturday which contains four absolute illiterates, two others who can barely read, while all twelve swear that they have not read a newspaper since the shooting.

The article focuses on the report given by director of the Mint about his preliminary estimate of the world's gold production in 1910. He shows that three districts including Southern Africa, Australia and the U.S. yield three-fourths of the annual output. Of these three localities, it is estimated by the Mint that Africa yielded in 1910 about $4,000,000 more than in 1909, Australia $5,400,000 less and the U.S. $3,600,000 less. This estimated five millions decrease in yield of the three great producers is offset by slight increase over 1909 in such countries as Russia, Japan, China, and India but the estimated product of $454,874,000 for the whole world in 1910 is only $852,000 above the total of 1909.