New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-09

stead of your city is highly lauded by Record The
latter ia preparing a new fall and complete work on
the specially wherein lie is famous He will il posi-
bic get il through the press this year. Les Ccnes-
10 Ggs is the title Of series Of pretended bioyra-
nh es OF eminent living French writer's politicians
artists actors bankers etc. They the proiuctisn
of literary trader in caumnes and batteries Of the
name Of Mlrecourt Merry, Girardin, Victor Hugo AMI
Geo Sand have already been treated of-the three lat
fer uslIeated each in 4 spicy written. yeow-coated
libel Of some hundred pages preaced with portrait
eplogued with autograph, and sold Tor ten sous.
Tie OF the subjects the style OF the writer and
the cheap price Of the book secure large sale Geo.
sand has written him letter IN reference 70 ms AUDI
eous attempt her life One doubts, in reading this
episte whether 10 admire the utter lmpudence Of
tie bogTapher OF the quiet good nature Of
her reproof Il know writes Madame Dadeyanf,
the degree of importance which should BE- attached
10 these cotenporary bographers, composed as they
&" are, OF more less ingenious, and more or
oil. less gratuitous inductions deductions and sup
positions. Mine above all, has chance
of being faithful coming from writer 10 whom
have not the honor Of being known, and who has not
received from or from those who really know
me. any sort OF Information. Not fact is
given there correctly, not even my name, not my
q" sce Nv name is not Marie, and | was born not in
q. 1865 but in l-0l My grandmother was never at
A,bsce aux Bots. Ny father was not Colonel Ny
grandmother did put the Eyang hste much above the
Ccnirat SoeiG At the age of fifteen was not in tho
&. habit Of firing gun nor of riding on horseback
Nrecourts errors.
Tie fnh volume of the Memoirs and Correspondence
of King Joseph treats still OF Spanish aslrs-in lcos
and op~srd--of Joseph fugitive, povert! pressed
King aud of tie same Joseph returning 10 sairo I'D
triumph. The main worth OF this volume, however,
as If its companions is not in its biography OF Joseph,
ncr yer in its history OF Spain, but in the help ohers
10 8 study OF Nspoleons character Inc eisn, huna-
red letters Of Napoleon the twelve hundred OF Joseph
and FIVE or six hundred from personages OF high dis
tnction under the Republic, the Consulate and the
Tmpire give great documentary value TO the work
tlat Du Case edits. AmyOt will publish next anew
edition of Louis NspOeOns works IN four octave vel
urrfs IL will be curious 10 compare this edition with
the one published in siS The latter is not now TO be
had IN shop and stall am inclined TO think 1t, how
ever the best least the honestest edition volume
of scientific notices and one OF biographical nouees
being the first two of the IL vols. OF Francis Aragos
corUlete works are announced for the close OF this
month Simeon Chaumer has filled largeish volume
with matt TO which be gives this general title NsPo-
leon H. Odgsfe Unless by his bliudness-of spirit,
hoVeyer- Simeon does not remind one IN the least OF
Homer Les Ferq,ues de Ia Observation-Disclosures Roland,
and de Stael and Charlotte and sweet Lucille Desmou-
lius, 1heroique de MercOurt Catherine lheot-oi an
tlcfe and others their influence on the re'oution tho
action of it them, OF the Poissardes aht the danes
acobufs of tlese We are to be told something by the
man in France whom would choose 10 treat tno
theme A book By J Michelet, with the above title,
will be published next month. history oil Mexico,
translated from the Ms. of Don AlEaro Iczozomoc,
by Teuau-C ompans, is among the new publications.
For the past few months the Press has been peculi
aIy fertile in the production OF new works and in
print OF old ones treating of Turkey and Russia One Of
he most entertaining of the former class Theophle
Gauter's COnstdHtiROpe marked with all his graces
and ingOrious tricks Of style and fine artistic sense.
ought to have spoken OF and recommended the book
months ago. Written before the Eastern Question
the question, il makes 10 preensions to political
essay end is free from political partalties and political
platitudes Remarkable among the reprints is q care
fully revised edition of Prince Demidof's journey in
southern Russia and the Crimea, through Hungary,
Waactia, ard Moldayia. 1t is admirably illustrated
with plates of costumes and scenery designed from lilo
and nature by an artist who was his travelling compan-
ion A fine portrait of the Car OF ill the Russias,
ard good maps add 10 the beauty and value OF this
elegant volume The text is full of information. The
reader need only bear in mind that the author is e
faithful subject of the Au0crat. To finish with Rus
STA must speak OF Meyerbeer's new Opera, L. Etoie
du NOrd which is to be performed tonight for the first
time at the Opera COmique. The bretto IL by Scribe.
Peter the Great and Empress Catherine foremost
persopaqes in the piece Their virtues and the glor-
Gus destnies OF Russia highly Wanted But it is
Lot the card of Government to have Cars and Gar
mas and Russian destines well spoken OF to Paris
ian public So thought the Committee of Censorship,
WHO recommended the manager to stop the rehears-
ais while they referred the unpatriotc music and
tie bretto to the Minister, who referred it to the
Emperor. His decision was that the audiences Of
tie Op0a COmque, being an artistic folk may be
safely trusted with TIE music and may be expected
10 applaud the singing mock Peter without thinking
bit the better Of the political testament of the
original. Mind, here, that ii the Fcenchness of the
house get the upperhand of its musical taste, and
Peter be hssed the popular manifestation will all be
to tie benefit of Louis Napoleon In default of free
speech and free printing, be does not overlook the
importance Of theaters organs Of public opinion
appears by the last C0mpte Rendu Of the Academy
OF Sciences that science about to draw out from its
secular condition Of rest and ideness fresh recruit tn
the ranks of the practical metals The conner 10
white, bright and inalterabe silver; maleable and
ron it fusibe at the temperature silver; it
is lighter than glass 1t is aluminium, reproduced
Iom its earthly Oxyd allumine pure clay, by NJ De-
vile. The chemist. WOhler, by treating It's Chord
with potassium had dlsengaged pure aluminium, but
only in the form Of fine powder. NJ Deyille by mod
lying WOhlers processes has, in the decomposition Of
tie Chord produced heat Of sufficient intensity to
agglOmerae the particles Of aluminium aud form pure
elObules v it'll these glObules he has been able to
study the ply steal properties Of the metal, of
which are recorded above. These and other valuable
properties well tire abundance of the of au-
minum,-i. e., clay-give great interest to the ques
ton whether this metal be obtained with such case
ard in such quantity to become Of common use in
the aTts VI. Deyc meets this question with
strong affirmative hope He says the chloride Of
aluminium is decOmpOsed with remarkable facility,
at sn elevated temperature. by the common metals.
- larcer scale than simple experiment of the abo-
"aory, viii decide the question in practical point Of
view. CRIB.
The fst Of the long talked of fancy balls came or At
the Tueries the 18th The Emperor the uniform
OF Colonel Of the Carrie de Corps, regiment now IN
Of formation. The Empress appeared Al.
banisu lady VeIy Paeha, the Ottoman Embassador