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outcome of a debut such as it indicates it is hard to
sav In the Nineteenth Century ' The Harvest of
the Hedgerows,' by Walter Raymond, deserves the
ai lace of honour. The writer's sketches have a
truth and vivacity difficult to resist or surpass, and
constitute an admirable defence of country life.
It is to be hoped that they will be collected. Mr.
Richard Bagot has a rejoinder to Mr. Taunton on
the subject of 'The Pope and Church Music.'
Interest in the question is not likely, however, to
be very widespread. Mr. John M. Bacon advocates
the exploration of Arabia by balloon. Lord Dalling
and Bulwer's 'Maxims,' as collected by Sir Henry
Drummond-Wolff, are worth attention, but not
specially remarkable. Mr. Norman Pearson writes on
' Pepys and Mercer,' and puts a tolerably favourable
construction upon the diarist's relations with his
wife's maid. C. B. Wheeler has some sensible
observations on 'Gifts.' -The Pall Mall has as
frontispiece a capital reproduction of the Warwick
portrait of Anne Boleyn, attributed to Holbein.
Mr Archer's 'Real Conversation' becomes a per-
manent feature in the magazine. Like many
previous conversations, the present deals with the
state of the stage, Mr. Archer's views being much
more sunny than those of his fellow - controver-
sialist. On the French dramatists Mr. Archer is
rather severe, speaking of the " intolerable
pedantry" of M. Hervieu and the "strident
fanaticism" of M. Brieux. Mr. Sharp's 'Literary
Geography' deals with Aylwin-Land. Scnbner a,
the English agent of which is now Mr. William
Heinemann, opens with 'They,' a complete story
by Mr. Rudyard Kipling, enforcing m a rather
mystical fashion the love of children. The contents
consist almost entirely of fiction. In the illustra-
tions to Mr. Finley's ' Lost City,' M. Jules Guerm
seems to be inspired to some extent by John
Martin To some of the contents coloured designs
are supplied. -The eighth of the "Historical
Mysteries" in the Cornlull brings Mr. Lang back
upon ground he has previously occupied. It deals
with the Gowrie conspiracy. Mr. Lang holds that
there was a plot devised by Gowrie, who was
frustrated, and fell into the pit he had digged.
Writing on Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mrs. Humphry
Ward holds him to be an artist whose place grows
larger and more certain as the days roll on.
Col Picquart's answer to the German Emperor
on the question of Waterloo will be read with
gratification by Englishmen. 'A 8torm in a
Bygone Teacup' is amusing; but the title strikes
us as singularly unhappy. When is a teacup
bygone? 'The English Friends of Voltaire' is
an attractive paper. Canon Ellacombe's 'Japanese
Flowers in English Gardens ' is also readable.
Mr. J. Holden MacMichael contributes to the
-Gentleman's an account of 'The Ancient Mercantile
Houses of London.' His essay is full of interesting
and erudite matter. Dr. Ramsay Colics makes yet
one more effort to revive interest in Ebenezer Jones.
' Live Sea-Lights,' by Mr. W. Allingham, describes a
familiar phenomenon. The most remarkable instance
of this we ever contemplated, a spectacle wholly
indescribable, took place at Dinard, opposite St.
Malo. Canon Vaughan's 'Flowers of the Field ' in
Longmans is altogether delightful. 'Further
Ranching Recollections' may be read with a cer-
tainty of pleasure. ' At the Sign of the Ship ' is
now. as always, the best portion of the contents.
In this Mr. Lang deals briefly with the new book
of Messrs. Spencer and Gillen, 'The Northern
Races of Central Australia,' a book to which we
hope ourselves to turn, but one also that demands
and remunerates much study.
WE hear with regret of the death at Ealing, on
the '2nd inst., of the Rev. Samuel Arnott, M.A.
Cambridge, a venerable contributor to our columns,
some score or so communications from him appear-
ing in the General Index to the Ninth Series.
The last of these is found at 9 th S. xi. 403. During
the Sixth, Seventh, and Eight Series his name
pretty frequently occurs. A scholar of Emmanuel
College, Cambridge, he was ordained deacon in
1844, and priest in 1845. He was curate of Brent-
wood till 1847, and of Romford till 1853, in which
year he was at St. James's, Piccadilly. A list of
his benefices will be found in 'Crockford.' Since
1870 Mr. Arnott was vicar of Christ Church,
Turnham Green, an appointment he owed to
"Piccadilly" Jackson, then Bishop of London.
Mr. Arnott had been for some time incapacitated.
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