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THE MAGAZINES.

The oOcuing paper in the July Atlantic is a
humorous story by T. b. Aldrich, called The
Queen of SL, ba, which introduces characters
whose names the reader has heard before. aud
the review in Recent Literature takes up The
American" and other novels. Between the be-
ginning and end Of the nun,er are a travel
sketch BY w. ID IIoweil., AT the Sign Of the
Savage" characterize story, "F, eedom Wheel
er's Controversy with Providence" by Mrs Rose
Terry Crooke; paper on woo1-lie entitled
Recreation and Solitude" by W. j. Sullman,
and one of Elgar Faweett's poems, "Frefies,
a subject which seems to belong 10 him. Gen.
eral GAIT gives historical paper entitled "a
Century of Congress" with practical suggestions
drawn from his own experience; Edward I'll.
knight continues his illustrated papers on Crude
and Curious 1--we ntions at the Centennial Exhibi-
ton" there is an article suggested by Paige's
"IIistory of Cambridge" and Professor James
Russell Lowell has a sonnet, "Nightwatches.
The Contributors in their Club discuss The Amer
lean, the Old South, Municipal Janketiug,
Fechter, Anastasius, new pictures, new books,
and the unfaiiing Boston culture.
The first article in Lippincot's Magazine, for
pers on down the Rhine" Another capital pa
per bringing us into hooks and corners Of grand
old town is entitled Edinburgh Jottngs," by AL
fred S. Gibbs Both these papers are nicely illus
trated. The first chapters of new novel by Re-
becca Harding Davis, "a Law Unto herself" are
given and promis well. Henry James, Jr., tells
of "An English Easter" A strong, exceptions
bly, able paper and one which will be found of
keen value as suggesting compn isou with our
educational system, is by Z. ii. Harding ON "Pri-
mary and Secondary Education in France" Sa-
rah b. Wister writes with keen and true apprecia-
ton on "Sone Last Words from Sainte- Beave."
in the course of her paper giving extracts from
the eminent critics recently published note books
and correspondence. A goodly picture of travel
ling in Russia comes in paper entitled "a Day S
March through Finland" by David Ker The
group of stories and sketches is a fine one.
George MacDonsld's "The Marquis of Losse'
| approaches its conclusion. "Leonie Regnaut" il
| go cd story Of French life by Mary Z. Blair
Z. c. Hewitt gives neat sketch in "a Few Let.
tels," and there poems by Sidney Lanier
Emma Lazarus aud Mary B. Dodge, besides an
| abundance of readable matter in the several de
partments. This number begins the twentieth
volume.
| The July number number Of the Eclectic Mag
azine begins a new volume. A long and interest
| ing article on "The Political Destiny of Canada,
| by Goodwin Smith, leads. The other articles are
"The Religion of the Great Pyramid" by Rich
ard Proctor; "rhe Kitchen and the Cellar;
Montenegro" a sonnet by Tennyson; "Monte
negro" a sketch, by Gladstone; Barry Corn
wall" The Levelling Power of Rain" "Trans
lations from Hcine." by Theodore Martin
young Musgrave," continued; The Hopes Of
Theology, by Dean Stanley; "My Neighbor
Wife," by Frederick Locker; Evidences of tn,
Age of Ice, by Henry Woodward; "Slavery il
Egypt;" "Cuiious Discoveries Concerning Wis
ion; !" "a Mothers Heart" There are literar,
notices. foreign literary notes, and notes on scicnc,
and art, as usual.
Blackwoods Magazine for June Is received
from The Leonard Scott Publishing Company
This number brings the cone fusion Of "a Woman
Hater," Charles Reades last and one of his hes
novels, which has been published as serial il
Blackwood. The other contents are: Invent,
Years of African Travel" Pauline" part V.
slow l Caught my First Salmon" Canada,
Sketch; Lord Derby's Despatch and the Debate ;
"The Storm in the East"