10 MARCH 1894, Page 26

The new number of The Leisure Hour is remarkable for

the variety and general excellence of its contents, but is nowise striking. The Rev. S. (4. Green contributes what is essentially a good paper on Dean Stanley, but it has a belated look. "The Capture of the Lizard," which is described as "an incident of life in the Canary Islands," is perhaps as readable a paper as there is in the whole number, and is a good example of natural science made really interesting. There is a good deal.of quiet power in the one completed story of the number—"An Episode," by Helen Smetham.