New-York tribune., 1886-03-10
LITERARY NOTES.

Anew edition of Bret Hsrtes Complete Poems v
collected and revised by the authOr-hss just come
from the press of Chatto Il Windus in London They
arc printed on hand made paper and the volume is
crown $40.
There are two memorable articles in " The English
Illustrated Magazine" fol March, each of which is
illustrated by its author. These are Charles Stanl-
lands "Iifeboats and Lifeboat Men y and the late
Randolph Cadecotts paper on "Fox-Huntlng' Mr.
Staulands sketches among the best OF their khd
strong dramatic and poeics in perfectly simple ana
wholesome way The launch of the hfeooat Is repre-
sented in a drawing full Of artistic fire. Mr.. Calde-
cotts huutingsketches are inmitabe-as they always
have beenand both they and the genial prose which
accompanies them intensity our regret for life too
early ended These spirited drawings have all his
accustomed humor and technical skill and celebrate
the delights Of hunting gayly as does his text.
little pt ture and little paragraph pretty touch upon
characteristic English trait which has no equivalent
in Americans. What American gentleman would ever
be guilty of such hit of sentiment as that shown by
Mr. Cadecotts Master Of Fox Hounds "who when
his hounds were passing through beautiful park III
early spring held up his hand to the field aud called
out Gentlemen, pray don't ride over the snowdrops"
1t is much to be hoped that some English publisher
will give us a complete and satisfactory collection OF
Randolph Caldecotts illustrations. The whimsical
series lie has made for Christmas Numbers, and his
delightful editions OF old songs and rhymes ought TO
he collected and published in some uniform share
We should be glad these to the taste and energy
of the MAcmillans who brought out Mr.. CHldecotts
charming illustrations to d" BIaccbridge Hail."
There is good portrait OF Mr. Caldecott In the cur
rent number of "Harper's Weekly His face was
refined one showing sadly the arks OF the disease
consumption sent him to bis death in Florida
An article on Cattle Raising on the Plains is COM
ing out in the next number of Harpers Magazine"
Its author is Frank Wilkeson.
w f. Chandler publishes in " The United Service
Magazine paper OIL the " Restoration TO the Army
and Navy of ex-Oficers." He denies that Congress
has mower under the Constitution Oblise or advise
the President to appoint particular individual TO
sneeally created Office and he thinks ii time to
turn to the fundamental principles OF the Constitutions
that it is time the Executive branch OF the Gov
eminent to resist Legislative encroachment i'll this d.
rection-an encroachment which be points out, has
grown up because both branches have happened hth-
erto to be in accord concerning the special result ac
complished through the encroachment. Mr. CT andler
holds that whatever reparaon Or restitution can be
afforded by legislation alone the Legislature may un
doubtedly give; but where such cannot be given
without an appointment to Office the Legislature must
stop snort OF the list of all the special acts which are
now claimed to De ustitying precedents Mr. Chandler
saws that it includes officers of merit but II Is
safe to say of them, whole, that they have been
grossly injurious to Il military service. Most have
reappoiuted worthless officers and some OF the most
notorious drunkards in the Navy have been restored
one of them afterward sinking. while drunk. naval
vessel and destroying eleven lives it is not necessary
10 saw that the article refers to the FtzJohn Porter
case The United Service is full OF papers valuable
and entertaining the civilian well as to the mill
tary and naval man.
The ROutedsts bringing out a new and reason
ably cheap edition of Fieldng's novels.