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Rh Professor George Frederick Holmes treats "The Eastern Question and the Berlin Treaty" with the fulness and ability which characterize the productions of the distinguished author.

"Frances Hodgson Burnett and her Novels" is an article from the graceful pen of Mrs. Herrick, and in her happiest vein, and will make the readers of the Review rejoice to know that she is still to be a regular contributor.

Hon. William M. Burwell, of New Orleans, contributes an interesting and valuable paper "On Yellow Fever."

General B. T. Johnston's article on "The Civil Rights Bill and the Enforcement Act" is a very able and timely discussion of the questions involved, and a very strong putting of certain fundamental principles of our Government which seem to have grown obsolete in these days of "Reconstruction" (so-called).

The other articles—"Commercial Future of the United States," by W. P. H.; "Birds in Song and the Songs of Birds," by Miss K. M. Rowland; "Dr. William E. Munsey," by Rev. E. E. Hoss; "Charlotte Cushman," by Mrs. James Gittings,; [sic] and "Gold Interests of Virginia and the South," by John Tyler—seem all to be cleverly done, while "Table Talk" and "Book Notices," by the editor, clearly indicate that these departments of the Review will be fresh, sprightly and readable. On the whole, we cordially commend the Review as worthy of a wide circulation.

The Annals of the War. By Principal Participants North and South.

We are indebted to the publishers (Philadelphia Weekly Times) for a copy of this volume of 800 pages, which is made up of papers which were originally published in the Weekly Times, which we had read with interest, and which we are glad to be able to have in so convenient a form. In paper, type and binding, it is a beautiful specimen of the book-makers' art; and if the engravings strike an old soldier as pictures of the artist's fancy rather than of anything which ever really occurred, it is fair to say that they will probably please the average reader. The papers themselves, written by actors on both sides of the great struggle, are many of them of deep interest, and some of them of great historic value. The Confederate sketches in the volume are the following: