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 For the present I will confine myself to expressing a hope that the Maharaja's brother will never reach the tale of a hundred tigers slain.

The Maharaja is well qualified to write on Health, and many folks in England are now saying, what he says, about the abuse of smoking. Nor, when he comes back to us, will his dictum "that it is a very objectionable thing for females to smoke" be without interest and point. Writing upon moral courage the Maharaja lays it down that "politicians are considered to have the greatest courage of mind." It is not clear whether this comforting conclusion is formed upon Indian or British premisses, but as regards pundits, they are roundly described as "weak-minded, to whatever religion they belong." Nothing can exceed the wisdom and moderation of the lecture upon money, or the charitable and responsible spirit in which it is written. He