The Portland daily press., 1879-01-31
Magazine Notices.

The International R4view for January, the
first number of the new monthly series, opens
with seven stanzas, just seven too many, By
Edgar Fawcett, entitled Illustration. They
are all about poor devil who has "vsporous
randeurs"-apparently Mr. Fawcett looked
into his own heart and wrote. 10 tie article
on Suffrage, Birthright, which follows, Mr..
Julian Of Indiana, continues the subject upon
which he has been recently writing in the Re-
views. and here more especially replies to Nj
Parkman's postulate, Universal Suffrage is a
Failure The article is characterized By all
Mr.. Juliau's force aud point, and should meet
universal reading. f. 81. Morse, formerly
v. 5. Consul-Geueral at London, presents an
important, Interesting and timely view Of the
question how to preserve and increase the PREF
ent gratifying growth of our Export Trade
Karl Blind, the celebrated German Anti-P IA.
sian agitator, now residing in Eogls.ad, con-
tributes the first of series Of p1psrs on hi,
Recollectons of the views of ,,sae great Italian
leader Mazzini on the Eastern question AM tbs
relations of Russia to other European States
These papers for tae FIRST time give full pic.
ture of all that Mazzini wrote and did with
regard to t-:s subject during period of 40
years. 1t is an interesting fact that Kari
Blind was for many years connected with
MAzzini by personal friendship and political
cooperation, and In this way came in Dos
session of facts and writings, many of which
were little, If at all, known in public In view
of the setting up of the bust of Mazzini in this
country and the subsequent death of Mr. Bry-
- nd mann a. Mr. Taplnr h nth of whom are
from one cause or another associated with the
ceremony of setting it up-a more intimate
knowledge of the great Italian seems pecu-
liary timely and interesting. DR.. Edmond
de Pressense, the famous Protestant preacher
OF france, contributes to this number chroni-
Gle OF some of the recent important French
publications, revealing the present moral and
literary condition of France. Mr.. Barnetr
Smith describes the literary movement as in
dicated BY recent books Published In England,
and competent hand is seen in the very
full and interesting paper on the literary move
ment in America. The article In Conflict with
Sclenee,i is rap upon Mr.. Tyndalps knuckles,
by mechanic who displays rare analytic DOW.
ers and evidently comprehends Mr.. Tyndal's
Inconsistencies aud contradictions better than
any purely theological critic has DONE
Finally the number contains an article which
deserves more than passing notice, as it reveals
moss forcibly and clearly the present and fu-
ture political situation in France. 1t is writ
ten By Alfred TAlandier. the French Deputy,
and gives reasons why we should believe that
FraLce is about to come successfully out CT the
revolutionary struggle that has now lasted
nearly century. As an exposition of the
opinions and plans of the French radicals the
paper is Of great value and interest, and re-
ceives the hearty commendation Of so advanced
politician and intelligent student of foreign
affairs as Colonel H,gginson.
Hereafter the International will be pub
lished monthly. The of,ener so instructive
and entertaining visitor makes its appear.
ance the better for ths reading public. The
editors promise that tbs Review will be- con.
tinued upon new plan, and every effort will
be made and no expense spared to keep it the
best Review and of the highest class; that
each monthly number will contain nearly as
many pages as the bi-monthly numbers con-
tained that the annual So ;scription price will
remain at $500, and the prics for single numbers
be reduced to % cents. The further announce
ment is also made that with the March num-
Der the editorship will be assumed by Mr. John
7. Morse, Jr., author of the Life of Alexander
Hamilton, Famous Trials, ETC., Mr.. Henry
Caoos Lodge, formerly Editor of the North
American Review, aud author of The Life of
George Cabot Mr.. Henry Barr Barnes, the
present editor, will retain his connection
with the Review as, more especially basness |
editor and manager
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