New-York tribune., 1869-06-23
NEW PUBLICATIONS
MAGAZINES.

,rbe monthly parts of AppIetoRS' journal ana
rer, SATURDAY. arc perhaps the most varied OF all our
magazines ana not the least interesting Aieo"s mas
"A strong attraction In Victor Hugos SERIAL ana al
abundance OF Illustrations. ana ErdV saturday Is Ic.
n,ryoble for the excellence aud comprehensyeness OF
It's selections. H
The Radical we have not found rs good read
irr "A usual Mr. Conway gives amusing account OF
his Efforts TO get signatures to the petition to Parliament
for the opening OF the British Museum ana the Nhohal
Gallery on Sunday among the shopkeepers anu lapoIeS
Of the nelgbornood in which he lives in London Mt o.
r. Frothingham's "Manna from Heaven" is clear aud
forcbe as is everything he writes for he Is always IN
earnest From the Country has clever touch or two
and the Reviews and Notices not uEinteresng but
generally speaking, this clever journal is little less
clever this month than its wont.
Hours at Home has a good deal Of variety III
is ac of contents and ought to be welcome TO widely
differing tastes. The opening article, A Day on INC
other Side of Jordan" No. of the Syrian RamoleS
which have thus fr proved interesting TO the readers
Of this magazine Prof A. J. Curtis publishes tho scooNu
ard corc!udiag paper "The Romauces OF A.'nuI l
Their Influence English Lheraturei schele "o 'ol0
has another Of his studies in Natural history "AcN nave
made Aim so pleasant reputation; Mr.. G. Lemnfiete-
the SON bv Tie bv OF ne LempueIe whose CIasSlcu
Dictionary was the delight of schooboys III the gooo olu
DAYS before the Smths and AuthonS came 10 MAKE prose-
of all our poeiry-has chatty entertaining plei paper
"reminiscences Of English Lawyers; the Rev. Henry l."
usC statement OF INC Oie4U ooI'Cts, duu
methods Of ne Palestine Exploration Society and e. NJ
srole writes pleasant Of visit TO the Castle
Ruin OF ClissOn, chateau which played notable part
in Yreucl history aud whose ruins make 1t stll worth
seeing fcr ITS sake. Mr. Froudc's paper on Uuyer-
sity EGucaton s concluded the author of Mary Pow
ell begins a new story Compton Friars," and Marion
HQraEd" aud Miss s. j. Pritchard continue, respect
ivrlv. "The sunuyUank Papers" and Christopher
KroyY We always road the London letter in this Maya
zine "Bcoks aud Authors Abroad" with pleasures We
believe secret that IL is written by alr Wexford OF
tine firm Of sriDucr Wexford 'aud probably one OF the
best informed the subject OF English Literature
Past aud Present, who in communication with the
public.
Tile Auerioan Naturalist is rs entertaining
and instructive as usual The article Bitterns" by
William Z EndcOtt, is a thoroughly good account OF
these birds drawn from the writer's own knowledge Of
them aud not from books alone. Mr. Endicotfs style Is
not PERHAPS very cultivated one, but II has this ad'
vauase that leaves doubt to the writer's
meaning and indeed he has crammed his little essay so
fan of information that we read it through without
thinking OF the style at all The writer confirms by his
own observation the truth Of Mr.. Samues's statement,
in his Birds Of New-Engand," to the color Of the
eggs OF the BtterD, which Is wrongly given by
nearly all other naturasts who have written on
The subject, from Audubon down. Mr.. w. j. Hays,
the vclluown animal painter, contributes an article on
"The Mule Deer" with fullpage illustration from his
own drawing j. G.. Cooper III. D., gives an account OF
what lie Of the fauna OF California IN ajourney
taken in that region in lsCO Mr. c. A. Walker continues
lis clearly written and very useful Hints On Taxi
dcnuy." Mr. E Dexter gives valuable account OF his
tshfarm az West Barnsable, where, this year, 600OO
trout ana 2OOO salmon Matched, these latter from
Uva presented by the Massachusetts, State Commissioners
of Fisheries "There now about 700 parent trout IN
the two ponds, ranging from hreequarters Of pound
20 three pounds weight 1t is calculated that the first
pond will sustain 1900 fish of the larger size, while,
in the second three times that number Of smaller fish Will
thuve" Mr. Charles B. Brighan's account Of 1.-THE
Fresh-Water Aquarium" is continued and is straight
forward and intelligent that 1t has probably set all the
bright boys and girls in Massachusetts, making and
stocking tanks for themselves Tie American NdtrdiiSt
the organ many of the students the field Of
Natural History ia New-Engand, long distinguished by
the contributions of her sons in this department.