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REVIEWS 787 institution of copies modelled on this type. His scheme seems to be one of the most promising yet submitted to public consideration; nor would it be easy to impeach successfully the principle on which it is based, that ' to do almost all things for one person or a few persons is possible, whereas to do any one thing for everybody might be hopeless.' L. L. PRICE The Housi?,g of the Poor. By F. H. MILLINGTON, Owens. College, Manchester. Warburton Prize Essay. (London: Cassell & Co., 1891.) THE late Mr. Alderman Warburton of Manchester, we are told in the Preface to this Essay, left the sum of 1000 to the Owens College, for the purpose of promoting the study of Local Government. From the revenue of this bequest the College once in every four years offers a prize for an essay, and the subject proposed for 1890 was the Ho?sing of the Poor. The prize was awarded to the Essay before us. It is a creditable piece of work. The subject scarcely allowed of any literary graces, and the author has wisely ?hunned declamation. The Essay is divided into five chapters, the first describing the evils to be remedied, the second' setting forth the legislation on the subject down to the end of 1890, the third discussing the economical principles applicable to State action in this matter, the fourth giving an account of the results thus far attained whether by public or by private enter- prise, and the fifth containing the writer's suggestions for further im- provement. It was only in the discussion of economic principle and in the suggestion of measures to be taken that there was room for originality. Space, moreover, precluded any detailed investigation of such topics as charges for betterment or taxation of ground landlords. But within the inevitable limits the author has shown a general good sense which may be recognized by those who do not accept every one of his partic?ar propositions. He has pretty faithfully adhered to hia excellent maxim that 'experience is the best guide in social matters,' and he has given reason to hope that in time to come he may make valuable contributions to the study of Local Government. r. C. MONTAGUE Collectivist Socialism and the Socialism of the Liberal School: a Criticism and an Exposition. By A. NAQUET, I)bputb de. Paris, Ancien Professcur Agr?g? ? la Facult? de Mbdecine de Paris. Translated by WILLI? Hr. AFoRD. London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co. IT is worth noting, because the like occurs but seldom in the Socialist controversy or any other, that though this work is a most, acute and telling refutation of Collectivist Socialism, it is translated 3?.2