Interesting reading for the Baron and his friends the Public, is Mr. ANDERSON's article, entitled _Studies in Illustrated Journalism_, in this month's _Magazine of Art_. Mr. ANDERSON is a trifle inaccurate in some details of his pleasantly-written and generally trustworthy sketch of the history of _Mr. Punch_, on which it is needless for the Baron to dwell _hic et nunc_. The Baron remembers the dapper, sportingly-attired "little HOWARD," who had the reputation of being "LEECH's only pupil," but who was never one of _Mr. Punch's_ Staff Officers. In the same number of this Magazine is a brief, but carefully written notice of the Baron's old friend, _convive_, and fellow-worker on _Mr. Punch's_ staff, CHARLES KEENE. "A superb Artist," writes Mr. SPIELMAN, "pure and simple"--true this, in every sense--"the greatest master of line in black and white that will live for many years to come." The engraving that accompanies this notice of our old friend is not a striking likeness of "CARLO," but it exactly reproduces his thoughtful attitude, with his pipe in his hand, so familiar to all his associates. Hereby and herewith thanks-a-many are returned to the "Bibliographer," who is also the Secretary of the Sette of Odd Volumes, for his charming little _brochure_ about _Robert Houdin, his Life and Magical Deeds_, by his truly, THE BARON DE BOOK-WORMS. * * * * * A "STERNE" TRUTH (_as to conviction under The Embezzlement and Larceny Act, 1861)._--"They order this matter better in France." * * * * * MR. PUNCH'S PRIZE NOVELS. NO. XV.--SONOGUN. (_BY_ MISS REDNA TRIAL, _AUTHOR OF "WEE JEW;" "A LARDY HORSEMAN"; "SPUN BY PRATING," &C., &C., &C._) ["I think you will like this book," writes the fair Author; "its tone is elevated and its intention good. The philosophic infidel must be battered into belief by the aid of philosophy mingled with kindness. Take KENAN, HAECKEL, HUXLEY, STRAUSS, and DRAPER--the names, I mean; it is quite useless and might do harm to read their books,--shake them up together and make into a paste, add some poetical excerpts of a moral tendency, and spread thick over a violent lad smarting under a sense of demerit justly scorned, Turn him out into the world, then scrape clean and return him to his true friends. Cards, race-meetings, and billiards may be introduced _ad lib._, also passion, prejudice, a faithful dog, and an infant prattler. Death-scenes form an effective relief. I have several which only need a touch or two to be complete. That is the way to please the publishers and capture the public. Try it, and let me know what you think.--R.T."] CHAPTER I. Ah me, how shall we know the true, How mark the old, how fix the new? Or teach the babe in arms to say, "Base, bold, bad boys are cheap to-day"? NARR. _The White Witch_. [Illustration]