New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-22
LITERATURE At LONDON


u,o,sa that the Laureate 10 10 sing the
rr,i,e of English valor in an ode % inc oA'a0 ',
A,r.. ENGLAND wants . poet who snail as'eno
her in sbe great struggle that she nH just 01''.o
-non .put Teppyson is not the man. his MIND
an.u. IN region too serene. He cannot set the
~ a.nc;ng and make the soul rush TO arms.
Iu. ~, A.. " ice 10 be heard above the raging OF
a.. ..o,n He cannot stir the wild Beast oil
p...;on in the blood; and he lacks the fire that
.h,u make it leap, like lightning, from its lalr.
He IL Poet of Peace, not OF War.
We are promised Christmas book BY Thack'
erv: illustrated by himself which is something to
he looked for with interest. On DIT that Ihack-
ery intends paying you another visit as soon as ne
kss finished the Newcomes / cannot vouch for
the truth. not having seen him. but think it very
possible.
David Brewster's memoirs Of the Life, Writ
"ipps and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton" is
forthcoming at last l suppose it has been de-
,ayed in consequence Of bis controversy with
Whewel, styled Philosopher" on the Plurality
of Worlds. The Common place sBook Of
"Thought and Feeling" by Mrs Jameson, prom
ises to be welcome volume, as every page Is
welcome that comes from from so charming
writer
Alexander Smith is getting on in the world. The
other day, the Queen of England requested that
he might be appointed assistant to the Astronomer
Royal. Her Majesty was mindful OF the Poets
Astronomical tendencies, and Smith may thank his
stars for il.
The Memoirs and Letters of the Rev. Sydney
Smith are ready for the press. They have been
edited BY his daughter, with the assistance OF
Mrs. Austin. They are to be circulated only IN
privste-a most stupid AID absurd arrangement
Mr.. Robert Cole, it is said, has Obtained posses
sion of an interesting collection OF manuscripts
relating TO the poet Cowper, and nine unpub-
lisbed letters. We are to have another addition to
the Uskluyt Library, in the shape Of transla-
tion of the Travels of Father Verblest and Fa-
tber Perera in Tartary in the suite OF the En-
neror Kiap.Hi, translated and edited by Lord
EDesmeTe
of offering prize of SO many pounds for an essay,
poem or what not, the more sensible plan would
be TO offer the same amount to any person who
could be proved to have relgi0usly abstaned from
writing at ALL Seeing that almost everybody
writes, the chances of winning would have been
few, And then what saving Of paper 1T might
But little anticipated that the distribution OF
our national literary fund would ever take place
on that principle. But it is literally so. Lord
Aberdeen has set the example Of rewardng those
who have written nothing, to the exclusion OF
those who have found that
Hard the labor small the gain
Is In making bresd from brain
His lordship has recently granted to Mrs. Full
larton, the widow of a Scottish Judge, the sum of
Coco. which is One-sixth of the whole literary al
lowance. Now, this lady is in receipt OF an
income Of E300 per aDnum, and she has never
written line in her life Her husband, while
living, spent E70,0 of the public money. II
Lord Aberdeen had rewarded this nOn-lterary
lady for her total abstinence, out of his own
pocket, l would not have complained Bat, to
take goo out of the misery pittance allowed by
the country for its aged, suffering and distressed
men and women of genius and talent, and give 1t
away thus, Ia a crying abomnation.
twas from no lack of applicants and suppl
Giants that this unjust steward rewarded Mrs.
Fullerton. For example, could mention lady
the authOress Of of the most popular novels OF
the day, who, being left at nineteen years OF age
to support herself two young brothers, and her
invalid mother, took to writing in periodicals..
She kept her mother till she died, and afterward
sent her eldest brother college, where he gained
much distinction and then went abroad to push
his fortunes. She has struggled nobly worked
hard, and now when the result OF the past sowing
tons, ill.health, supposed to have been induced
BY Overt work, disabes her, and she will probably
write no more. At this juncture, her brother re-
turns 10 her from abroad with blindness settling
down upon him, and no prospect before him but
total dependence on the invaded sister. And,
in face of such facts, Lord Aberdeen squanders
Coco year Of literary money on the extravagant
widow OF Scottish lawyer.
You are aware that without setting up for
poet, can turn a rhyme and sometimes amuse
myself with little harmless yersiiyng It's very
seldom though and being modest l am difident
about yenturiDg into print. Here, however, i
give you brief epigram, which is very mild. Its
none the worse for being mine, and its just as
good as though any one else had written it.
wrote it, did say No; il was dictated to me
by the spirit of Tom Hood the other night, as
was sitting in lonely silence somewhere near the
mid watches. It's rap at the author of Fir
"milian," and consider il triumphant proof of
spirit-rapping. / trust the publishers OF Fir
''milian" viii print it the tite-page of any fu-
tare editions
TO PROFESSOR AYTOUN.
Aytoun, thy parody recalls 70 mind
An earlier Imitation Of the kind.
Once orphOus dsncns 70 the Tyre be played.
The Papl, conscious of the master soon
Optdid his native prowess but alas!
Although both danced, and 10 the selfsame tune,
orpbeus was orpheus, and the ass an
have had my doubts about giving you the fol-
lowing mot, seeing that the Illustrations are taken
from the same animal. But take it as a warning
to shallow critics who set up for beadles of all
creation;
TO A CRITIC.
FOOL" cried I. IS from pleasant trance
Toe woke mel but comes TO pass
A. IN old oays-Delyerarce
May meet US borne upon ASS
am glad to see that the German poet Moritz
Hartman is not in the hands of the Austrians, as
WAS cOnectured Ii WAS feared that the had laid