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Literary Notices

The Aldine for April opens with Il marvel
Gus collection of beautiful illustrations, some OF
which are the finest yet seen in The American
Art Journal, while all reflect great credit upon
the enterprising publishers. American scenery,
rs heretofore, forms a striking feature of this
number of the Aldine. } D, Woodward con-
tributes Il tender and beautiful full-page spring
time view, which is printed in tints, and has
all the ~ineness of a steel engraving, the block
coming from the hands &c. Mauland, the emf
nent cngraver. Five great and remarkable pic
lures of Lake George and its glorious scenery
embellish this number, in which the well-known
artist, Thomas Moran, and the engravers, have
We'd with each other to put upon paper faithful
pictures of the most exquisite scenery in the
New World. A full-page picture shows Lake
George, looking from Caldwell and the rear Of
the famous Fort William Henry Hotel; another
fine picture is Fourtcea-mile Island and the
rest, all large and beautiful, are : View from
Fourteen-milc Island Long Island, and Cat
Mountain The moonlight, rainbow, and sun
ilHbN NhNCbo III w lhSNu'Npf ~ P"' N"'
pleasing. A. Gault gives IL full-page picture Of
: Hnickerbocker Days which faithfully repre-
sents rural life in New Amsterdam, in the mid
die of the seventeenth century. when New York
was but a village. The most spirited pictu e
which has been seen on paper for a long time,
is ii full page nattle-scene, drawn by Julian D.
Davidson, representing a conflict at sea between
An American and English ship of war, during
the Revolution. The details Of the ships are
admirably drawn.
The April number of Old-and-N ew deals
vigorously with several live topics, and diversi
des its yigor with u good array of stories and
verses. Mr.. Iiule's Introduction discusses a
question which is now growing more and more
important every day,-the question of political
reorganization. He takes no party view, but
suggests, as the important points to consider,
these ~fve.-cheap transportation, education at
the South, harmony of the legislative and exc
cutive departments at Washington, proper dis
%tinction of STATE and National politics, and a
real civil service reform. Mr. Trollope's reada-
BILE novel. 'The Way we Live Now, and Mr..
Perkins story of Scrope,' are continued; the
latter having n scene or two in Hartford, and
one in New York. Mrs. Meredith has a good
story called 'Achsa's Possibilities There are
three poems-one by Paul II. Ilayne, addressed
to Mr.. Longfellow; a pleasant fancy called My
Bird, by Kate L.. Colby; and a satirical descrip
ton, apparently, Of some political ~demagogue,
called The Modern Cleon.' Miss Hinckley
has another Of her graceful descriptions of
Country Sights and Sounds Mr.. Tyrwhitt's
useful and spirited Sketching Club is con-
tinued. Thoughtful readers will be delighted
to welcome back Rev. Mr.. Martineau, who re
sumes his series of papers with a powerful and
libility. An anonymous paper takes u rather
fresh view of Mr.. Tweed as u convict, arguing
that the old man has a right TO be reformed into
q good citizen by those who shut him up. There
are two short reminiscent papers about Mr..
Sumner; a brief additional account of the res
cue of the Scotch convict Muir; and only one
book review "a thoughtful analysis of Stephens
: Liberty, Equality, and fraternity
The Eclectic for April contains a fine por-
trait of Jean Ingelow, taken from a recent pho
tograph, and this the Editor accompanies with
a brief sketch of her life. The leading article
summaries the career Of another woman, even
more illustrious, Mary Somerville; and a third
paper deals in a highly interesting way with
: Mrs. Gaskell and her Novels Among the
other articles which will well repay perusal are:
: The Shield of Achilles a translation from
Homer, by the Hon. VIM. e. Gladstone; : Vivi-
section; : Egypt, a most entertaining record of
o recent trip to Egypt, by M. +, Grant Duff, NJ.
P { Reeollections OF Visits to Sir Walter Scott;
{ Shakespeare and the Supernatural Spanish
Life and Chararacter in the Interior; The
Great Bourbon King Scepticism md Modern
Poetry;'A Gold Coast Tragedy Don Carlos,
the Spanish Pretender;' and three more chap
tiers of the striking novel, Far from the Mad
ding Crowd which is now announced ~ by
Thomas Hardy, author Of "A Pair of Blue Eyes.
The editorial department arc, as usual, full and