The December Magazines

Scribtier's Monthly has : Bay Shooting, by T. Robinson Warreu, with fifteau ilIustrationB Mr. Quatty's Great Speech, by Win. M. Baker ! Our Diplomates and CoiibuIs, by Albert Rhodes : Single-celled Plauts, by Sophie B. Herrick, with seven íllustratioiis trom tho author's drawing8; Laíayette College (Easton, Pa.), by Donald G. Mitchell, illustrated ; Toad Lañe, Roehdale, by Charles Baraard ; An American m Turkistan, illus. ; Nicholas Minturn, chaps. I. aud II., by J. G. Holland, and giving promise of interest ; Sauuterings about Gonstantinople, by Charles Dudley Warner; Philip Nolan'8 Friends, by Edward Everett Hale, concluded ; aud That Lass o'Lowrie's, chapa. XIV.- XVI., by Fanny Hodgson Burnett. There are also poerus : Maidenhood, by Aunie R. Aunan ; We Love but Few, by EUen M. H. Gates ; Pane Pictures, by Rose Terry Cooke ; Anticipatiou, Fultillment, by Mary E. Bradley. The editorial departinentB are more than usually interenting, while Brica-Brac is superb both ín drawiug and filhug. f4 a year. Soeibneb & Co., Nw York. With the Argus Ï4.80. -The Atlantic Monthly has : The American, chaps. XV. and XVI., by Heury James, jr. ; Municipal Indebtueas, by Charles Hale ; uot a flattering fiuancial picture ; The Canvasser's Tale, by M-ark Twain ; A Colorado Roaii, by H. H. ; Daniel Derouda- & couversation, by Heury James, jr. ; Crumba of Travel, by J . W. DeForest ; Oíd Woman's Gossip, XVII., by Francés Aune Kemble ; Sir Willam's Phip's Attack on Quebec, by Fraucis ?arkman ; and Characteristica of the Interïatioual Fair, V. The poeins are : Interludes, by Thomas Bailey Aldrich ; City Windows, jy Edgar Fawcett ; The River Raldivver, by John G. Wilson ; Garden Statues, by Maurice L'hompsou ; and An üde to the Foui th of Juy, 1876, by James Russell Lowell. The Iteviews and Notes on Art and Music are full and readable. The number completes the XXXVIII. volume. 4 a year. H. O. Houqhton & Co., Boston. The Atlantic and Aeous for $4.80. - The Selectie Magazine has a very fine jortrait of Hon. Joseph R. Hawley, President of the Centennial Commission, aud lts letter)resa includrB the followiug papers ; Automaism and Evolution, by Charles Elam, M. D.; Daniel Deronda, a review; The Two Chancelors- Priuce Gortschakoft aud Prince Biamarek, a timely paper ; Astronomy iu America, by Hichard A. Proctor, in which the Obervatory here comes in for a brief paragraph ; Primavera, by W. W. Story ; Kafir Weddings and Karir Kraals, by Lady Baker; Charlotte Bronte,- a Mouograph, by Wemyso Reid ; l'he American Ceutenary, by Horace White . Wheu the Sea was Young, Part II.; The Story of a Lite ; Au American Co-Uperative Comnunity,, lesser papers, reviews, art, literary, aud scientiric notes. It is a good number, and well completes the LXIII. volume. $5 a year. 5. R. Pelton, 25 Bond street, New York. -The Catholic World has : The Unitarian Conference at Saiatoga, Six Suuuy Months, Mivart's Coutemporary Evolutioii, The Devil's Christmas Gift, Siena, Sir Thomas More, L'estimouy oí the Catacombs to Prayers for ;he Dead aud the Invooatiou of Saints, on Our Lady's Death (poetry), Aimd lrish SceueB, etters of a youug Irishwoman to her Sister Alphaaia in Relatiou to Language and Thought, Light aud Shadow (poetry), Jean ngelow's Poems, aud New Publications. t5 a year. Catholic Publicatiou House, New York City. - The Nursery, it is superfluous to say, is a capital number both in text and picture. With he number comes a premium list for the com;ig year, which offers liberal íuducements to )oys and girls to cauvass : booka, games, knives, skatea, etc. Now is .the time to subscribe, and every four ye ir old shouid have it SI. 60 a year. John L. Shoeey, Bostou. The Argus aud the Nursery for $2.65. We have received from the veteran publisher of Godey's Lady's Book, a copy of " The Mother's Joy," the really beautiful chromo giveu to every subscriber of the Lady's Book for 1877. To accommodate our subacribers we will furnish the Abgus, Lady's Book and shromo for Í3.80.