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Miscellaneous.—the April Instalments Of The Oxford...

carry on the fourth and fifth volumes, the former from Germano " to " Glass- cloth," the latter 'from "Hod" to " Horizontal." (Vol. IV. is under the special charge of Mr. Henry......

New Editions. —the History, Of St. Catherine Of Siena And...

Companions. By Augusta Theodosia Drone. 2 vols. (Lon g mana and Co. 15L)—This is a third edition, succeedin g the second at an interval of twelve years. The first appendix......

Shueypingsin. By An Englishman. (kegan Paul, Trench, And...

6d.)—The " Englishman " has been at the pains to give in a reasonable compass a Chinese romance, Haou Kewchuen." The interest lies in the cleverness and courage of a certain......

South Country Trout Streams. By George A. B. Dewar....

and Bullen. 5s.)—This is a delightful little volume. Trout-fishing is no longer a poor man's amusement, at least in England. Still it may be enjoyed without being a millionaire.......

Current Literature.

.Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. LVIIL Edited by Sidney Lee. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 15s.)—This fifty-eighth volume is remarkable for the number of foreign names it con-......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this Heading we notice Such Books of the week as hare not been Merced for review tin other forms.) Glary Queen of Scots. Edited by Robert S. Reit. (D. Nutt. 2s.) This is......

The Development Of Cyprus. By Colonel Fyler. (lund,...

Co.)—Twenty years of British occupation of Cyprus have now been completed—it was on June 28th, 1878, that we assumed the g ove,rnment—and the result has been, on the whole,......

The Average 31474 And Other Sermons. By The Rev. W.

Granger. (Alex. Gardner.)—A friend.of Mr. Granger, who died March 1st, 1898, gives a short sketch of his life, character, and theolo g ical position. He was a specimen of the......