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Show LITEJtAKY. The British Quarterly Review for April, juat republibhed by the Leon ard Scott publishing company, contains con-tains Borne interesting articles enumerated enu-merated below. 1. "The First Ten Years of the Canadian Dominion." Briefly reviews re-views the history of the period, describes de-scribes the political parties of old Canada, the formation of the Dominion, Domin-ion, the rise of the opposition, and the defeat of the firat Dominion government. gov-ernment. 2. "Mycense." Describes Dr. Schlie-mann'a Schlie-mann'a recent discoveries, and examines at length the traditions about the death and funeral of Agamemnon, Aga-memnon, with many doubu as to the "pre-biatorio" theory. 3. "Victor Hugo." Pronounces Victor Hugo to be the greatest European Euro-pean poet of our century, and in illustration of this opinion, criticises in detail his principal poems, dramas and romance. 4. "A Woman's Reply to Frederic Harrison." A short protest by Frances Martin fliraiust Mr. Harri son's theory of the aoul and future V lifs. 6. "The North -West Frontier ot India " The principal features of the border-land are described, including in-cluding the British relations with AlyhainsL.iu, and the Persian boundary; bound-ary; the apprehension ol a Russian attack en this frontier is pronounced to be an absurd dream. 6. "Constantinople." An account of t lio present ttoci.il and political urate of ttiat city, by a writer who has TtHHlft! Uutp for ycirs 7. "The Proposed iVff University in Manchester." 8. "The Duke of Argyll and Disestablishment Dis-establishment in Scotland." 9. "The Russian and Turkish War." In this article we have a short account of the actual events and course of the contest up to the present time. 1U. "Phases of the Eastern Question." Ques-tion." Briefly presents the questions which Europe is now call id upon to decide or ratify. The clewing ection, "Coolemporary Literature," reviews, as usual, the principal publications of the last quarter. Address The Leonard Scott Publish ing Co. 41 Barclay Street, '. Y. |