MAJORITY

(1) That age at which a person becomes sut juris (t.e.) legally old enough to manage his own affairs. By English and American law an infant attains his M. at twenty-one. (2) Ruled by M.., or the decision of any i ue by the votes of the M. is the working principle of the democratic idea of representation. It has up to now been generally considered to be the only practicable method of party government, but the advocates of proportional representation and _representation of minorities are gaining increased support the more it is realized both that the mere voice of the M. is not nece arily right, and that whether it be so or not on particular i ues, the views of minorities may none the le be entitled to respectful consideration. Drakensberg range, N. Natal; scene of British defeat by Boers, Feb. 27, 1881. (1848-1904), a Ru ian admiral who served in the Ru o-Turkish War, and from 1891 to 1894 was admiral and inspector-in-chief of naval artillery. He commanded the Ru ian fleet at Port Arthur in the Ru o-Japanese War and perished in the blowing up of the