CONTENTS.
| The Oxford Reform Bill, | [507] |
| Ancient and Modern Fortresses, | [522] |
| Firmilian: a Tragedy, | [533] |
| The Quiet Heart.—Part the Last, | [552] |
| Marathon, | [568] |
| London to West Prussia, | [572] |
| The National Life of China, | [593] |
| Release, | [609] |
| Too Late, | [610] |
| The Progress and Policy of Russia in Central Asia, | [611] |
| Death of Professor Wilson, | [629] |
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