The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-26
Magazine Notices.

The International lPeoieD for May-JCne is a
msaty number. 1t opens with a well-consid-
cred article on the New Administration in
which the difficulties of the Presidents posi-
tion are fully acknowledged and his policy can
ddly considered Charlton 7. Lewis devotes
thirty-five pages to the life insurance question,
in which the views advanced in the Interna-
tional for May-June 1875 by Professor Simon
Newcomb are traversed. By reading the ar :
tices in connection an intelligent opinion may
be formed of the merits of the question. The
Rev. Dr.. James 81. Rigg of London contributes
an Article on the disestablishment of the Church
of England, discussing the withdrawal of the
hierarchy from the House of Lords and other
measures which would naturally follow discs
tablishment, and closing with the statement
of opinion that the blishment despite of the
hostility it meets from without and the discords
which disturb it within sis immensely more
powerful in England than it was thirty years
ago.
The most entertaining and in many respects
the most valuable article Of number is Bayard
Taylor's criticism on Tennyson. While Mr.. Tay-
or does not hesitate to speak plainly of the Lau-
reate's shortcomings and his defects in art he
gives cordial recognition to his high merit, and
advances the opinion that "rennyson's place in
the literature of the English language, what
ever may be its relation TO that of the acknowl-
edged masters of song, is sure to be high and
permanent" Another paper Of great int crest
and value by Francis A. Walker gives an
official and historical account of the mechanism
and administration of the Centennial Exhib-
ton. 1t is the first of a series which promises
to be of permanent worth. The American Fol
eign Service, by the Hon. John Jay, ex-minis'
ter to Austria, is an article stating and COM
meutipg upon the shortcomings of our diplo-
matte service. Mr.. Hammerton's art letter
closes an excellent number of this excellent
periodical.
Published by A. S. Barnes & Co., New
York.
Potter's An ericdn Monthly for June, has
these articles: The Moravians in the Revolu-
tion; An Adventure in the Blue Ridge; Legend
of Westchester Homestead; Architectural
Progress, fifth paper; Angling for Prize; Is
it Education or Tact that Wins? Sea Drift:
Miss Warren's Mistake; Historic Legend of the
Cedar of Lebanon; The Fair Patriot of the
Revolution, and Wooed and Married, both con-
tinued; ISse the Point; and Musings The
editorial department, which is always we'll at.
tended to, is very good in this number. The
article on the Morayans in the Revolution
seems to have been written with much care.
1t is we'll illustrated The article on the query
concerning Education and Tact is one that de-
serves to be read and we'll considered by those
who have any responsibility whatever for the
training and education of the young. Pub.
lished by John E. Potter & Co., Philadelphia.
The second number of the new weekly series
of the Library Table, amply sustains the prom.
ise of the first. The reviews are of Wallaces
Geographical Distribution of Animals, the Cy
copedia of Education, and Stgands Life,
Work and Opinions of Heine. Besides these
are the editorial notes. "briefs on books" much
gossip about new books, and the index to peri
odical literature, most valuable feature.
Henry L. Hinton & Co., publishers, AZ Lafay
| cite Place, New York.
Robert Clarke & Co. of Cincinnati have pub
| lished a Digest of Law Publications." which
| is a complete catalogue of American and Brit
| ish Law Books, classified according to their
recognized legal titles, with an index of authors
| Nearly all works of this kind which have hith-
| erto been published, have been arranged SIM
| ply by the authors names, but the classifica-
| ton by topics is much better for purposes of
| reference. In many cases the name of one
book is necessarily repeated under several
| heads, and in some instances even the chapters
are catalogued. Several chronological lists of
reports and other valuable tables are appended
| to the catalogue
The latest number of Puck (Pack Publishing
| Co., IS North William Street, New York. has
| a capital cartoon on the great American Dau-
ber Dana of the Sun) at work on Hayes, and
another of England and Turkey in the roles of
| Hamlet and Ophelia