Cetshwayo's Dutchman. By Cornelius Vijn, translated from the Dutch and
edited with Preface and Notes, by the Right Rev. J. W. Colons°, D.D., Bishop of Natal. (Longmans.)—Mr.Vijn is a young Dutchman, who crossed into Zululand for the purpose of trading just before the outbreak of the war, and fell into the hands of the Zulus. Be kept a journal during his stay with his captors, and the Bishop of Natal has encouraged him to publish it, as giving the king's account of the late war and of the circumstances which led to it. To pronounce any judgment on statements differing so widely as Sir Bartle Prere's and the Bishop's, is not within our province. We doubt, indeed, whether any one is in a position to do so. Meanwhile, we can but say that the volume should be read.—With this we may mention Friends and Foes in the Transkei : an Englishwoman's Experiences during the Cape Frontier War of 1877-8. By Helen N. Pritchard. (Sampson Low and Co.)—It is possible that some of our readers may not know that the " Transkei " is a portion of Kaffirland beyond the frontiers, lying between the Koi River on the south and the Umtata on the north, and to the south of Natal. Mrs. Pritchard's husband was inspector of roads irr this region, and the book is a lively account (which would be better without the funny parts) of the lady's journey to the place, and of her experiences there.
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