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Show 1VE3TMIK3TEK REVIEW. The Westminster lieoiew, fur Octo her, has just been published by ibe Leonard Scott Publishing Co,, 41 B;ir clay street, New York, We minux u brief sketch ol the contents. 1. "The Australian Colonies." Given a description of the soil and climate, and an account of their social and industrial development. 2. "Latp r Novels of Berthold Auer-bach." Auer-bach." Analyzes the later novels; takes Walter Scott as a standard of oomparieon, and accords to Auerbach a high plane in literature. 3. "Bulgarian . Literature." Sketches the past condition and history his-tory of i he Bulgarians, and bhows that they have a rich oral and- tni-ditional tni-ditional literature, and even a written out, which is not toulempiible. 4. "The Troubadour." A summary sum-mary of Francis HuefJer's roccntly published work on ibia subject. 5. "Lord Melbourne." A long review re-view ol ibis minister's political career. G "The Situation in the East, and the Future of RuBsia." Dwells on th! diitrnges either committed or sarw lr tied by the Russians and Bul-g.iriane; Bul-g.iriane; does not consider the treaty of Berlin a satisfactory arrangement; ami declares that Rmsia is in a con ditton of downright moral disorganiz.'.-tion. disorganiz.'.-tion. 7. "Contemporary Literature" A vi ry full account of recent publications publica-tions in all branches of literature. 8 "Ind a and our Colonial Empire," Em-pire," The pait of Ibis article relating re-lating to Afghanistan, and the reason I the late Bnglish mission to that country, will. bo road with interest. |