The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-16
LiteYature Abroad.


Lorenzo Oxen, who was in his seventy-third yea,
will be known to many Of our readers as the ORR
ginator OF that theory Of cranial homologies which
science. His discovery of the skull ., continue
ton Of the vertebral column-of its being, in fact
nothing but . eongeries of nervous eanglia-will
inmortalize his name; but if any unwary man Of
phie," With the expectation of studying work of
positive science, he will be considerably astonished
at finding nature subjected to the forms Of Schel-
hnss nstaphy ,cs; nor will he be reconciled to its
startling formulas by Oken's assuring him that
where "God is called FIRE or water, these express
Hons are only to be understood symbolically-Hmr
symboliscl "a WehneN seya." The British reader Is
exists but the nothing-es sristirt NIGHTS ais das
Nsckfs." Nor can you pacify him by tho assurance
that Nielts does no. mean no existence, but means
no special phenomenon; the only true existence
such metaphysic wit !" and when Oxen teaches
that God is the self conscious nothing; creation is
but Gods act Of self consciousness, and that God
came first to his self CONSEQUENCES through the
spoken word (-), the world. If God did not
think, there would be no world; nay, be himself
would not be"-when we say Oxen tea ;hcs him in
all seriousness such singh arguments as these, the
British reader is apt to ask, "My dear sir how do
you know all thisl'' A translation of Oxen was
published by Mr.. Tulk, amongst the works Of the
Ray Society, and excited both astonshment and
name is indeliby associated with great advan,e
in science; to his labors we owe the admirable
searches Of Professor Owen, and no amount Of Ger
man metaphysics can quite obscure his renown.
Paulus, who for more than half o century has
been dstin guished name, who has published up
wards of thirty different works, and given US the
best edition of Spinoza, was born in 1850 (not I76l
and ut Lembe-g, not Leonburg, as in tho 1lmes),
and friend writes to us that he SAN him in Heiie-
berg about year ago, when he was lively and talk
alive, bearing his ninety years with ease. Pluus
was a man Of truly German erudtion; and, with
Eichoqn, Planck and Leasing one of the leaders Of
IN whi oh hos rdadi in and Rrfino
Bauer-uness we are to carry the influence further,
and leave it in the lands Of Feierbach and Max
Steiner, avowed atheists.
Mignet's Life of Mary Stuart appears simultsne-
ousy in French and English, and that is the only
important work French literature offers just now.
Among the csriosities announced we observe this
Les 1Bcclcs Ropges, Reproduction errcte Ct Historic
eritfque de toutes les 16ches s.yn r6pbicgi,les pit
eardes sur les nllvs dc Paris dennis EGugie, 1873.
IL will doubtless be very interesting.
Brussels sends us some novelties this week.
Among them cheap reprint Of Mirabcau's cores
pOndencs with Comte de Lamarck noticed recently
by us; new novel, in two volumes, by Eugene Sue,
with the attractive title Miss Mary, which pro-
misses fun; tale by Henri Murger. called Claude ct
Marianne; and volumes four and live o. Ange Pitou,
by Alexandra Dumas.
Balzac's postbumous comedy, Mercadct 10 Fai-
seur, has been produced, and salused with i'm nense
applause. IL is another variation Of the Robert
Macaire type; but as Mereades, not contest with
dabbling in the funds, adrotly makes pedestal of
his defence of religion, family and property-the
shibboeth of order-M. Leon Faucher (feeling, no
doub that he himself, and such as he, are stigma
tiSed by the satire) interdic.s the performance.
The censor allowed it to pass.
Foreign Music and the Drama.
The departure Of Mr.. Hudson and Of Anna Thil-
lon for the United States, noticed in all the leaa
ing English journals. The London Musical tPorH,
in speaking of the lady, (now engaged at Niblos,
where they will appear next Thursday EVENING"
Madame Anna Tbillon, the exquisite vocalist
and enchanting actress who has just departed from
the scene of her great triumphs in Europe to the
United Statos, was born in Calcutta, of English
parents. The warm of the Orient seems to
have vivifed her genius at FIRST and her education
afterwards in England only controlled the electric
power OF 1t, without destroying its potency. Sho
went to France about the age Of fourteen, and at
made ut Clcrmont a few years since, in the opera
Of "Le Rossgnor'-an English version Of which
she has produced IN London. In ''Jean de Paris
she Gang also with great effect. and for six months
she perfor ned night after night with such success
that the Partisan managers soon became acquainted
with the history Of the new star that had arisen
the dramatic horizon Modesty and reserve, how
ever, instructed Madame Thiiloa not to hazard an
appearance before Partisan audience, without
further trial Of her abilities and she accordingly
engaged for year and half to perform at the
principal opera house of Nantes. While there,
she performed the NEST wonderful feat in the an
nails of music, having studied the two operas Of
lie Serment" and sic Dieu ct In B,yadere" in
seven days. she played them both on the same
night She was hen engaged by Antenor Jolly,
for he Theatre dc 10 Renaissance, in Paris. To-
soprano Of great compass and sweetness, she unites
the most exquitite finish and brilliant fexio ility,
combining much of the taste Of Jenny Lind WITH
the execution OF that singer, added TO a style and
rathos peculiarly her own, which We have never
met with in any other artist. Her singing Of the
ale ard variations in the Grown Diamonds"
'Love, III break thy chain, fully illustrates the
consuhmate skill and originality OF which we speak.
The charm Of her singing is If possible. enhan, &c
by the lovelness of her face. the elegant symms-
t-y Of Der figure, and the piqusnt fascination OF
her acting
Miss Anna Zerrs case is very interesting. The
question has often been raised how far the Ministry
of Schwarzenber Bach Is for the atrocities
pcrpetrated in hungary under the sway Of Haynau;
whether the bali-erazy marshal acted upon his in
structions from Vienna when DC had ladies logged
ard ministers and generals hanged, or whether ell
moral imputaton rests upon HIM alone. Public
opinion con temned him. Miss Anna Zerr, one
Of the most distinguished opera singers Of tn,
imperial Theatre at the Carinthian gate, got,
several yeTssg tho patent Of Imperial chamber
singer Examiner sangcrin), dstiotlpction often
conferred on celebrated vrtuosi. She never med
died with politics, but she was too proud and
100 honest to c-inge before the powerful. Seve.
raj Of her f,rmer sriends have been compounded
daring the revolution bit she did rot fcrsake them;
and when, ia the M 1nths IT June aud July, she
made trip 10 London, she Wis Ted two OF the exilcs
residing there. About this time tie committee for
the relief Of the iun garian refugees cot up con-
cert at Wils's rooms, and Miss Anna err was ia
vited 10 lend her dstn suish talent for this c"ary
She readily onented to cling, but sudden indCao-
ston prevcntedhcr from taking part ia the concert
shortly afterwards she left London and returned 10
Vienna, where. to her greatest surprise, she was
compelled to return to her diploma OF kammerssn-
germ, and forbidden to appear ON The stage; nay.
he put under the surveillance OF the police,
ard cannot leave the town without a special permits
sion ard all his because she ives ready 10 cid
charity which il under the ohairnsnship Of Lord
flrHlr
Of members OF Parliament. Is is pctty vengeance
upon an artist but IL is NJ the same time an insult
20 Hungariaus; and the Ministry should keep i. ia
mind that the Hungarian more readily forgive cru
city than incidence .-Doay N,,rs.
Mr. James Anderson, the tragedian. and late le.
gee Of pruly Lane, does not visi, Amsrca the o..
-. IL A. 80 ,rcsent ON IN. con.s-. sea
cut s1r novelties prior te making ano,hsr effort Cor
me drsms at one u ihe London theatres ne,
winter '' 49,