22 FEBRUARY 1868, page 19

Swift And Defoe On The French Stage. "the English Romancers

have invaded the French stage, and triumphantly taken possession of a part of its domain." So says one of the Parisian theatrical critics, after summing up the successes lately......

Birds From Nature.*

Mas. HUGH BLACKBURN is an artist of rare genius in her own line. Her birds are not so much copies, as reproductions ; they are not merely from nature, they are nature itself,......