CONTENTS.—No. XXIII.

The Defence and Evacuation of Winchester. By Hon. F.P.
Stanton,481
The Two Southern Mothers. By Isabella MacFarlane,490
Diary of Frances Krasinska,491
November. By E.W.C.500
The Assizes of Jerusalem. By Prof. Andrew Ten Brook,501
Letters to Professor S.F.B. Morse. By Rev. Dr. Henry,514
Buckle, Draper, and the Law of Human Development. By
Edward B. Freeland,529
Treasure Trove,545
Matter and Spirit. By Lieut. E. Phelps. With Reply of Hon.
F.P. Stanton,546
Extraterritoriality in China. By Dr. Macgowan,556
Reason, Rhyme, and Rhythm. By Mrs. Martha W. Cook,567
The Lions of Scotland. By W. Francis Williams,584
We Two. By Clarence Butler,591
Patriotism and Provincialism. By H. Clay Preuss,592
Literary Notices,594
Editor's Table,598

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