through. He adds: " A woman was well known to the London police-courts who had for years taken poison, hailed a cab, and then preyed on the benevolence of those who had had her rescued and resuscitated. When at last she did overdose herself, it could be truly said that the poor thing had died by misadventure." There is an interesting statement that criminal women are commonly left-handed. Mr. T. C. Down writes on Pirate Trelawny,' having discovered some new letters and documents which concern that remarkable man's behaviour in Greece. Mr. Herbert Paul gossips pleasantly about 'Idle Reading.' The Rev. A. J. Church, an author for forty-six years, in Authors and Publishers' declares emphatically that "the charges of rapacity and hard dealing so freely brought against publishers are unjust." The Burlington Magazine, with its offspring The Shilling Burlington, represents admirably the opinions of experts on artistic matters, and the promoters deserve the warmest congratulation on their successful establishment of a magazine which tolerates no idle verbiage or skilful journalese, and may be relied upon to present sound views of art at home, on the Continent, and in the United States. The "consultative committee" who assist Prof. Holmes in the work of editing form a guarantee for scholarly work. The present number leads off with a frontispiece of Chardin's 'Woman with a Frying-Pan,' and also includes illustrations of some fine old silver plate; A Winter's Dawn,' by Mr. Alfred East, in connexion with 'The Case for Modern Painting'; an early Persian bowl acquired last year by the British Museum; London The National Review, after a summary of Leaded Steeples'; and an equestrian 'Charles I.' Episodes of the Month,' leads off with a poem Shepherd's gallery. Perhaps, however, the most by Gainsborough after Van Dyck, from Messrs. by the Laureate, 'The Deeper Note.' The army attractive illustration and article for the ordinary, and other matters of political moment receive reader concerns A Portrait Bust of Agrippina,' vigorous treatment. Lord Cranworth deals with an important subject in Game Preservation in East just acquired by the British Museum. There are Africa,' and points out that two animals unaffected numerous other notes and articles of value; but by the rinderpest-the elephant and the rhinoceros instead of going into detail further, we advise all -are threatened with extermination since the in-art-lovers to procure a magazine which cannot fail troduction of firearms. He is justified in referring to offer them something attractive. Notices to Correspondents. We must call special attention to the following notices: to "the refining or devastating......influence of the white man.' Mr. A. Maurice Low in 'American Affairs' says that the masses who believe in Mr. Roosevelt are not shaken in their belief by the disclosures of Mr. Harriman. 'Literary Misfits,' by Mr. W. Hamilton Fyfe, is a discussion of style. His article is an appeal against meaningless preON all communications must be written the name ciosity, but overdoes that side of the question, and address of the sender, not necessarily for pubincluding several statements which cannot be re-lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. garded as "of the centre" by literary critics. Miss Alys Hallard has Some Unpublished Notes on Ernest Renan,' which are attractive, bringing out clearly the fluid state of his beliefs. In this respect Renan's mind resembles a large body of cultivated opinion which has, perhaps, never made itself felt, precisely because it has no firm basis of dogma or conviction. The Cornhill Magazine has a mixture of dialogue and verse by Mrs. Margaret L. 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