12 JANUARY 1895, Page 23

The conductors of the Pall Mall Magazine are sparing no

efforts or expense to make their magazine popular and attractive. The result is not, however, perfectly satisfactory. The January number, for example, gives the impression of heaviness, and that although Lord Roberts writes upon Wellington at the most critical period of his professional career. "The Judgment of Bolinas Planis " is, however, one of the best of Mr. Bret Harte's stories, and is written in his strongest style. There is also a very readable paper on the functions discharged by the Master of the Horse.