PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 39

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

The Windsor Magazine for March is an excellent number, and indicates as convincingly as ever before its claim to be considered oho of the best sixpenny magazines we have. Not only are the illustrations good — a, point; which is every day becoming of greater importance in literature of almost all classes— bat the articles are all excellent of their kind. They present that happy medium between unadorned iustruotiveness and unballasted frivolity which is just the right thing for the average reader. Id fiction " Dr Nikola " of oourse leads the way — into interior China this time. And we have further revelations of Martin Hoivitfc, to say nothing of some crisp short stories. There is an interesting article, copiously illustrated, en " London's Parliament at Work " ; another on " The Art of the Potter," and No. HI of '* Moments with Modern Musicians." Altogether a very high-clasn sixpence worth surely 1 It is interesting to le»rn that the topioal interest of the article on " Our Youngest Hf.'s " »nd tho thrilliug incidents of "De Nikola " And " Martin Hewitt" resulted in the Febru\ry number going out of p:infc within 36 hours of publication. A farther la-ge edition had to be printed to «»tisfy the ,heavy demand for this papular m»gaz ; ne.

The March number of the Review of Reviews is a really interesting one, and reminds one of the more palmy days of ifa youth, before the topios became bo faddily fin dv sitcle as has been the case of late. Cecil Rhodes forms the subject of the character sketch, and at this juncture of affairs it would be difficult to find a more interesting figure. The book of the month is the new Poet Laureate's " England's Darling," which will scarcely interest, stir a flagging pulse, or quicken a listless eye among us. More full of local interest by far will be the artiole.by the Rev. Rutherford Waddell on troutfishing in New Zealand, with illustrations that recall sundry "fiihing yarns." The illustrations of this number, too, are better than usual, especially those of the Poet Laureate' s beautiful home. There is a capital likeness, too, of one of the most popular and able governors New Zealand evrr had — namely, Sir Hercules Robinson. The reviews of the magazines are as comprehensive as uraal, aad there is an illustrated note on the now celebrated Roentgen rays. " Over-looked Gold Deposits " is the title of » useful and interesting brochure, published »ome Jittle time since by Mr W. Green, mining geologist,, who has foe some ve&rs resided iv.the Mount Ida district, and whose writings in our mining 'columns have attracted some attention. The title sufficiently indicates the nature of the work ; and in his introductory remarks Mr Green mentions the fact that he had the honour of discovering the first of theie deposits known in New Zealand some 12 years ago, uotil whioh time their existence was not even suspected. The little work is of considerable interest to practical miners of an inquidng turn of mind, and a perusal of its pages may lead to discovery of lodes whose existence is at present not thought of. The price of the work has been reduced to Is. *

" Stoddard's Portfolio of Pictures " has not yet quite run its oourse it seems, No. 13 coming to band this week from Messrs Prictor and Ormeby. One of the most interesting pictures in this number is a representation of the scene of the Cruoifixion as shown in the "Passion Play " at Oberammergan. A view of the Houses of Parliament from the Thames gives a fair idea of the expaasiveness of this immense structure, which has a ftoutage along the river bank of 940 ft. Of scarcely less historical interest in the Palace of Fontainebleau, France, with its rich halls and galleries. A qutint picture is the beach of Scheveniugen, Holland, while the rest of the contents are vaiied and instructive.