CURRENT LITERATURE.
Among magazines and serials for June, we have received the follow- ing :—The Gentleman's Magazine, in which Mr. Arthur Arnold discusses the claims of Greece, and comes to the conclusion that it has been the conspicuous fault and failing of the present Government that they have not taken advantage of the position in which recent events placed them with regard to the Greek question. There is also an inter- esting account of a sporting tour made by the Crown Prince of Austria on the lower reaches of the Danube.—Belgravia.—The Uni- versity Magazine, the subject of the contemporary portrait and biography thiS month being Dr. J. J. Garth Wilkinson.—London Society.—Tinsley's Magazine, in 'which Mr. Joseph Hatton instances the condition of the industries of Birmingham as an argument in favour of the principle of reciprocity.—The Nautical Magazine, which points out the dangers existing from spontaneous combustion in the present method of shipping coal cargoes.—The Theatre, in which the writer of an article on the present visit of the Comedie Francaise to London, asks why, if we value and admire the results of their teach- ing, we should not provide for ourselves a national institution where our own countrymen and countrywomen can be similarly taught.— Men of Mark, containing photographs and brief notices of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Mr. E. J. Poynter, R.A., and his Excellency Kilo- Sung-Tao.—Casseli's Family Magazine, containing an account of two visits to the improved common lodging-houses.—The Magazine of 4rt, containing the first instalment of "A History of Caricature."— Part 50 of the Library of English Literature.—Social Notes, contain- ing three interesting papers on Building Societies, English State Charity, and the Uses of Music-Halls.—Part 6 of the reprint of Mr. F. G. Heath's Fern-World, with a coloured plate, showing seventeen kinds of ferns.—All the Year Round, containing the first instalment of a new serial story, entitled "Sebastian Strome."—Good Words, in which appears the first of a series of articles on Russia, by Mr. Samuel Smiles ; and on Iceland, by Mrs. Blackburn.—Foreign Church Chronicle.—Mission Life.—The Leisure Hour.—The Sunday at Home. —The Month.—Golden Hours.—Sunshine.—The Ladies' Gazette of Fashion,.—The Penn Monthly.—The International Review.—The Magazine of American History.—The Atlantic Monthly.—Scribner's Monthly, which this month contains more than the usual number of illustrated articles, including one descriptive of Mr. Edison's inven- tions.—St. Nicholas, which still maintains its reputation as one of the -best magazine for youths and children.
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