16 JULY 1892, Page 25

CURRENT LITERATURE.

Cardinal Newman as a Musician. By Edward Bellasis. (Began Paul and Co.)—Even to one who has but a very dim and distant conception of the science and art of music, this little essay is full of interest. It is written with a good deal of literary skill, and of keen insight into the character of the great man with whose musical tastes and knowledge it deals. Indeed, the literary man will find quite as much to enjoy in it as the skilled musician, if not more.