The New York herald., 1870-03-19
LITERATURE.

The GdldIv for April Is budget OF good things.
1t embraces two chapters Of Charles Reade's new
story "Put Yourself In HIS Place;' carefully con-
sidered essay on "Mr Raymond and Journalism" !"
by Mr. L. J. jennings; another instalment OF those
tropicaly sentimental Letters from Havana"
delicious Cuban moohsnlne for young ladies; ''The
Exie,u another chapter Of ''Ten Years In Rome"
devoted to the Propaganda; the first part from
Anthony Trolope, OF the story Of poor miserable,
broken down London scholar in search OF literary
employment, the scene being fourth or fifth rate
drinking shop named 1.-THE Spotted Dog;" very In
terestng article from Justin Mccarthy "Eugenie,
Empress Of the French;' wild and melan-
cholv story called "Pine Plank" ''The Case Of Ham,
let the Younger" by Mr.. Richard Grant White,
which Is nothing more than the argument Of the
play adapted TO the theory that young Hamlets in :
sanity was sheer afectat0n, and that his rrcsolu.
ton was his ruin; an article on "The Future OF New
YOrK pleading the urgent necessity OF more rapid
and comprehensive means oil lngresS and egreSs
than we now command or are now promised; an
elaborate criticism on Fechter, and the usual mis-
cellaneous subjects OF the closing pages.
In his review OF Mr.. Raymond's career as jour-
nalist and politician, Mr.. jennings gracefully DIS
charges task OF delcacy and responsibility. He does
not find 1t necessary IN the vindicaton OF his friend
to magn Or ,bs aa a Of ns
hero so barren Of materials to the historian and 80
monotonous to the reader as to need the introduc-
tion OF vulgar sensational digress0ns and personal
abuse OF other parties to secure attention. On the
contrary, while bringing out into 1ne relief
the salient points OF MIR. Raymond's character prin-
ciples opinions, purposes and achievements, as
journalist and statesman Mr. jennings hnds II per-
fectly IN keeping with his main object and his sub
ecU to avoid the base devices Of the penny aner TO
command hearing and carefully to avoid 0nence
Thus his task throughout is marked with scnolarly
dignity and decorum and thus the impression leIt
upon the mind OF the general reader IS tnat the
writer tells q fair and impartial story OF dlStn
pushed man, whose life was most 8uccesslul IN
gaining friends and In cOnciltatlng rivals ana
enemies. ~,
Mr.. McCarthy's pen portrait Of the Empress Eu-
genie we nave said, Is very interesting IL s0ae.
thing more. IL 10 evidently the result OF careful
observation and intelligent study. we thlnk now
YER that he too lightly estimates the influence OF the
EMPRESS as devotee Of tho Holy Father IN
shaping the Roman policy OF 1.-THE frst son OF the
Church:, that on the Church question she has, per-
mana been the balance OF power in the Tuileries,
which mas saved the temperatures OF Rome and the
Papal States to the Pope. Mir. Mccarthy admits,
neyertheess that there was time when 1t seemed
"a II the Empress Eugene was likely TO make for
hergelf an odlOus fame the chief patrOness OF
Conspiracy against the religious and political liber-
ties Of the South OF Europe; and we join him IN the
hone that hereafter she viii be saved from any sucn
Temptation, and will finally receive genial record
in the history OF France
fhc review OF Mr.. Fechter, though labored effort
10 make him great actor, 10 interesting as showing
how much skilful admirer can mako OF an artist
who is neither German, French nor English, but q
declaration that he ''loats the gween."