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story, by the author of " The Nut Brown Matas,ll
promises interest, and the second paper on " Win
tering at Etretat," gives a pleasant picture of
French provincial life. " A grave remonstrance
with some English travellers in Holland," by 3
Dutchman, will raise a smile, perhaps, yet there
is a moral in the author's eloquent in-
dignation. If willing to "do at Rowe
as the Romans do," our travellers are seldom
willing on their return to judge Rome by
the Roman standard, but prefer, Procrustes-like, to
regard everything not exactly parallel with insular
feelings and customs as either reprehensible or
ridiculous. Matthew Browne, whose essays are
generally very well worth reading, contributes sorae,
observations on sentiment which contain a good deal
of truth. Sentiment, he shows, is not in itself
absurd or contemptible, but only its counterfeit;
and it is, in fact, only within the last generation or
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two that the term " sentimental" has conic to
be
used in disparagement rather than ill approval;
Arminius Vambery supplies us with a vivid and
interesting account of the daily and nightly pro-
gress of a caravan in the desert, and there is a
tribute in verse to the memory of the heroic Captain
of the London, from the pen of Sydney Dobell.
THE VICTORIA.—A long and animated account
of " The Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope" °Pens
this number. Those who have not read her memoirs
will gather a very fair idea of her eccentric though
at one time very brilliant career. " Kalavarda "
a pleasantly written paper, descriptive of Rhodes
and its simple villages. The story of " Trouble at
Thornhill" is brought to a conclusion. It is
an
eventful and complicated story, full of incident and
character. Those who like a sensational story,
though to do the author justice the style is not sen-
sational, will find plenty to engage their attention.
Dr. Edmuuds contributes an instructive paper on
" Pestilence," which originallyformed the substance
of lectures delivered at the Female Medical College.
The translation of Professor Laboulaye's lengthened
and laborious treatise on the " Civil and Political
Status of the Female Sex" is continued, and the
fourth book, which is now in process, refers to the
Feudal epoch.
THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE, Edited by 11°135.
Gutherie, D.D.—This is a well-written periodical, et
a decidedly religious cast, dwelling, however, rather
upon the common verities of the Christian faith than
upon doctrinal points of difference. The opening
story, " Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood," is in:
of interest from its delineation of character, while
" First Words in Canterbury Cathedral in 1866'
by the Dean," contain some suggestions which every
one may profit by. igt YS'
THE BOYS' OWN MAGAZINE. THE BO
MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Beeton.—These two pleasan'
little periodicals continue their accustomed course,
amid stories of sieges, shipwrecks, trials for trease.°'
cricket, zoology, domestic animals, puzzles, eulg,:
mas, and perplexities of every degree ; they furnisj4
plenty of entertainment for their young readers.
Moreover, if the latter are ambitious, they have of
opportunity of seeing their names in print, and
winning a prize of original essays on French trans-

lations.
THE INTELLECTUAL OBSERVER.—This is a "Ill-
able work, of an entirely scientific character, re:
plete with information on various topics which have
been recently discussed, or on which our knowledgo
has of late years been considerably extended. Manje
of the contributions bear names well known iatv
scientific world ; and the studious reader, especially
if he has a turn for microscopic research, will fine
the " Intellectual Observer" completely to his tasit •
TIIE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. eta,
111. New Series. Groombridge.—This
of those friends of the amateur and professional
gardener which are so useful and so easy of accerc;
The " Floral World" is not adapted to those I",s
turn to their garden for an occasional half-hoar
diversion without very well understanding the re'at
tions between cause and effect. It supposes tb
its reader has some knowledge of practical bot.o
and enters very fully into the art of cultivatieega
certain plants and flowers. The vegetable gars 10
is not forgotten, and a good deal of advice suitable
to the season is given. is another
THE MoNTll.—Several interesting topics are cli6:
cussed in the pages of The Month. We have.
sketch of the career of Sir Robert Walpole, whien
is the first of a series on English Premiers, an u,„;
count of Carmel and Beyrout, a paper on weatr
Wisdom, and the continuation of the interesting
story called " The Windeck Family."

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