We have already noticed the first half-yearly volume of CasseWs
Saturday Journal, and there is little more to add now that we have the collected issue of the whole year. It would not be easy to find a better collection of its kind. It does not pretend to aim very high, but is always wholesome and thoroughly readable. The humorous part is particularly good.—From the same publishers we have also the Quiver. "Not All in Vain," by Lambert Shields, " Wanted, a Governess " and " In Her Own Right," by the author of "Basil," are the chief stories. There are some interesting papers on " Great Preachers ;" the miscellaneous articles, which have a generally serious and instructive character, are worthy of praise. The Quiver keeps up its high standard.—A third magazine from the same publishers is the Magazine of Art. Of the twelve principal illustrations, six are etchings. Of these we are inclined to prefer the " Vedette," by M. P. le Rat, after Meissonier. " The Master Brewer," by E. Pickel, after Ed. Griitzner, is not commended by its subject, but is otherwise meritorious. A heliogravure by Dnjardin, after Sir J. E. Millais's "Convalescent," is particularly pleasing ; a strikingly realistic piece of work is " Virginia," a, photogravure by Goupil at Cie., after Bertrand. It is of the Virginia of the famous tale, lying dead upon the sea-shore. The chronicles of art, criticism of current works in sculpture, painting, and architecture, personal notices, and records, &c., of the art of the past are abundant and excellent.—For another class of readers we have Little Folks, a magazine for the young, as usual, very good of its kind.
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