THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW.

1875.

COMMENDATION.

In the words of a contemporary of the weekly press:

"The world is partly outgrowing provincialisms of all sorts. Nationalism has well-nigh had its day. We are as deeply interested in England as in Texas or California, and far more concerned in her than in Mexico. Cosmopolitanism is every year supplanting nationalism and bringing peoples together. And a Review like this, which brings together the best writers of different nations in its cosmopolitan pages, is one of the hopeful signs of the times and prophecies of the future. And for this we wish it success, and congratulate Messrs. Barnes & Co. on the progress it has made within a twelvemonth."

JANUARY NUMBER.

The International Review for January-February is a good solid number, the notable article being, "Ideas in Nature Overlooked by Dr. Tyndall," in which Dr. McCosh, of Princeton, taking Tyndall's Belfast address for his text, elaborates his historical learning and philosophical research in a searching examination of Dr. Tyndall's deficiencies as a scientific explorer, with some pretty sharp criticism on the principle of *ne sutor ultra crepidam*. Prof. James W. Hart writes of "Vienna and the Centennial," accounting for the failures, financial and otherwise, of the Vienna exposition, in the light of warnings and instructions to the Philadelphians, lest they should make of the Centennial "a complete and disastrous failure." He points out very clearly the reasons for such an apprehension, and suggests, in a friendly way, the seasonable remedies. Judge T. M. Cooley, of Michigan, furnishes a well-considered and valuable article for the times on "The Guarantee of Order and Republican Government in the States." In the historical light of former precedents, such as the Dorr case in Rhode Island and South Carolina nullification, the recent cases of Louisiana and Arkansas are carefully reviewed, and the warning lifted up against undue encroachments of federal authority upon State affairs, and the growing habit among State officials of looking to Washington for executive and congressional interference. Prof. August Vogel, of Munich, successor to Baron Liebig, reviews the influence of Liebig's scientific discoveries, not forgetting his failures and mistakes, on agriculture and physiology. Prof. Gubernatis, of Florence, discusses "The University System of Italy," and Dr. J. B. Miles, of Boston, "The Association for the Reform and Codification of the Law of Nations." The book notices show a marked improvement in thoroughness and ability over the earlier numbers of the Review.—(Springfield Republican.)

MARCH NUMBER.

This Review still maintains its high standard, the present number being unusually rich in valuable matter. The first article is on "Edgar Allan Poe," by John Ingram, of London, Eng., and is an enthusiastic vindication of the character of the great American poet. * * * The second article is on "The N. Y. Gold Room," by K. Cornwallis, New York, which gives the history of the mad fever of speculation beginning in the early part of 1862 and lasting till the end of the war, and later culminating in the terrible "Black Friday" of Sept. 24, 1869. * * * The third article is by Philip Schaff, D.D., of New York, on "Hebrew Poetry," setting forth the beauties of the Bible, and claiming that more than one-third of the Bible is poetry. * * * The fourth article is on "Modern Spiritualism," by Henry Reed, Washington, D. C., who advances, but does not commit himself to the theory that the combined brain and nervous system of animate nature constitutes a vast generative apparatus, like a battery. * * * The fifth article is by R. Payne Smith, D.D., Dean of Canterbury, England, on "Supernatural Evidence." in which he gives a powerful argument in favor of the immortality of the soul, to which supposition he considers the theory of evolution favorable rather than the reverse. * * * The sixth article is by Amasa Walker, LL.D., of Massachusetts, on "The Money Problem," in which he advocates the wisdom of a voluntary contraction of the currency, by the conversion of the surplus circulation into interest-bearing notes, and finally into government bonds. * * * The book reviews upon Carpenter's "Mental Physiology," McCosh's "Scottish Philosophy," and Whitney's "Oriental and Linguistic Studies," are very able.—(Chicago Times.)

MAY NUMBER.

The International Review for May-June, No. 3, vol. 2, has come to hand. It contains six articles, besides over thirty pages of book reviews and notices. Philip Gilbert Hamerton, the noted art writer and critic, furnishes an article on "The Practical Work of Painting," containing a large amount of in formation, and written with a thorough handling of the subject. "The Prussian Company Column," by Major-General Emory Upton, U. S. A., will be read with marked interest by military men and those devoted to military subjects. G. W. Leyburn, D.D., furnishes a fine paper on "Modern Writers on Greece and Her Antique Remains." Alex. Delmar discourses on "The Agriculture of Prussia, from 1816 to 1875." Prof. Simon Newcomb has much to say, and says it remarkably well, concerning "Life Insurance." Edward A. Freeman, D.C.L., LL.D., gives a scholarly paper transcribing carefully the author's observations on "The Difficulties of Republicanism in Europe." The book reviews are independent and of excellent tone. The issue is to be commended for its strength and importance.—(Boston Daily Evening Traveller.)

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JULY NUMBER.

FREEMAN'S NORMAN CONQUEST AND OTHER WORKS.

HENRY COPPÉE, LL.D., President, Lehigh University, Pa.
INDIA IN SOME OF ITS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS.

A. PHILLIPS, Esq., Calcutta, India.
DEAF-MUTISM.

Dr. E. M. GALLAUDET, National Deaf-Mute College, Washington, D. C.
THE SURVEY OF PALESTINE.

WALTER BÉSANT, M.A., Sec'y Palestine Exploration Fund, London, Eng.
FRENCH LITERATURE UNDER THE FIRST EMPIRE.

Princess DORA D'ISTRIA, Florence, Italy.
JOHN STUART MILL AS A RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHER.

NOAH PORTER, LL.D., President, Yale College.
BOOK REVIEWS.

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THE JULY NUMBER

Will be a Rare Treat

TO ARCHAEOLOGISTS, on account of its valuable paper by Walter Bésant, of London, on *The Survey of Palestine*; and criticisms of Schliemann's *Troy*, and Smith's *Assyrian Discoveries*.

TO THE RELIGIOUS WORLD, on account of Noah Porter's analytical examination of John Stuart Mill's religious views.

TO THE LITERARY WORLD, on account of the able review of *Freeman's Works* by President Coppée, of Pennsylvania; *French Literature under the First Empire*, by the celebrated and beautiful Roumanian Princess Dora d'Istria.

TO THE POLITICAL WORLD, on account of the authentic and fresh paper on *India in some of its Social and Political Aspects*, by A. Phillips, Esq., Barrister, Calcutta, India, because of its showing the hypothetical weakness of England by reason of her colonies.

TO THE PHILANTHROPIST AND EDUCATOR, on account of an article on *Deaf-Mutism*, by Dr. Gallaudet, the well-known Washington teacher of deaf-mutes; and

TO THE READING WORLD AT LARGE, on account of the ability of all these writers to present each subject in all the fullness, reliability, simplicity and interest of specialists.