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Notes In England And Italy. By Mrs. Hawthorne. (sampson Low

and Co.)—There is nothing remarkable about the English " notes,' though they are always pleasantly written, and show a kindly temper. They might have been written, with the......

_national Self - Government In Europe And America. By J....

(Triinner.)—It is somewhat provoking to read through a lair-sized volume dealing with the uppermost political questions of the day and tied nothing that one can pick a quarrel......

Leaves From Australian Forests. By Henry Kendall....

London : Trlibner.)—It is not often that we see " Mel- bourne " on a title-page, and the sight rouses one's curiosity. Mr. Kendall is, we believe, a native of Australia; we may......

How Crops Grow, By Samuel W. Johnson, Ma. (macmillan), Has

been adapted for English use from the American edition by Messrs. A. H. Church, M.A.., and W. T. T. Dyer, B.A., Professors of the Royal Agricultural College of Cirencester. It......

Inductive Logic. By T. Fowler, M.a. (clarendon Press...

tnillan.)—In this volume Mr. Fowler has given us a valuable complement to his Deductive Logic. The exposition throughout is clear, and the various examples adduced in every part......

Current Literature.

Twelve Lectures on Primitive Civilizations. By John P. Machaffy, A.M., Trinity College, Dublin. (Longmans.)—These lectures seem well adapted for the purpose for which they were......