Literary Notes

The olilcst elnirch in London, St. Bartiiol.iincw the Oreat, is deecribod, with MlllStnttlont by Pennell, in the February Ceiiturv. This chureh guards Rom:in HnTM of S(toeu centimes ago. The Kt'V. Peter Cartwrigtit, the fmnous Mcilioclist minister, "whose life is the history of his church in the West for sixty yearí," iinds place by portrait and DUOMfOtM anecdotea in the February installment ot tht authorized Life of Lincoln in the Century. Frank I). Millet's descriplions and IIIvisirrttions of his experience as war correspondent amoug the Cossscks are one of the :it t r.i;t mis in the February Harl'i'i's "A Winter Campaign" is the sequel to the "Suinmer Campaisrn" of the Ia. numhiT, and contains several thrllliiiir pamgëB, a well is much information Ronoerolng these d.iring centaurs of' the ('znr's ariny. The two series of artieles, "IIow I was lOilue.ited." and "Coofessloai" of menibora f sever.il nlijrloM denominations, wliicll h;ive iittiactcd a g tod dMl of attention in tlie Forum, ure to be followed loon by two otlier series. In one of lhe.-e will be presented the views of maiiy (1 II '-renl schools of tliouht, M the Afiiiiistic, the Evolutionist, the Positivist, ¦i wcll ii ihose of Ciiristian theology, Protestant and Citholic, upon the question, "Wliat is the Object of Life ?" In the otlier, nriny nf the most notable men of the lay will contribnte imtruetive and inti 'ï'esthig chapters out of the histoiy of their own lives, onder the litle, "Books That Have Been Useful to Me." A9 a careful estímate of the Continental naval arniiiments by the Ensflish ad miralty, the anieles by Sir Edwanl Reed on the aavies of Europe, in Hariei'8 Hagulne, deserve attentive study from every one who would unüerstantl the relativo maiitime equipments ol the gteat powers. The January poriion ot Ui s Mibjei t w is devoted to the French navy. The forth-comiiii; February Number con eludes tlie matter with a review of the [tallan, Russian, Gtrinjin, Austrian, and Turkish navies. Their couiparative ¦trongtb proveí to be in the order we have given them. The explanación ol each nation's peculiar iucthod of naval censtruetion shows tlie reason why Italy ranks third amonur the European navies, following Eiigland and France, and leuding Germany and Kussia. The illustrations are very complete and strong.