7 JULY 1888, page 16

Miss Robinson's Poems.*

OF these poems, the "romantic ballads" seem to us much the best. They have grace, movement, passion, and strength, which we could hardly say of the greater number of the "Poems......

M. De Lesseps's Recollections.* Tins Is, On The Whole, A

disappointing book. The very title is a misnomer, for a great part of the book is taken up with dis- quisitions upon various subjects—steam, the duties of Consuls, Algeria,......