New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-08
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LITERATURE AT PARIS

C0nssItDSs1es 81 Ths N. Y. 9TfSrhs
PARIS, Sept. 10, 1857.
La Prose- Pari..nss 10 the title of a book Of
titles Of the periodicals now published in Paris.
1t 10 a curious work, worth reading from beginning
to end, this simple catalogue filing nearly fifty
double colunned o:tavo pages Of the cotemporary
Partisan periodicals. There ARE FIVE hundred aud
ten of Them marvellous increase since 1862 and
DR.. TheOphra,te RenAuiots Gazette, tho fret news
paper and periodical published in France. They
treat, are devoted to, or are the organs Of al
imaginable subjects, objects and Rterests-eIcePt-
ing political liberty. Those which touch upon poll
tics and political and social economy with the doll
cscy required by the Government. in any way
whatever, are forty in number. These include the
general newspapers, many magazines devoted chiefly
to some one branch of industry, t. commercial
and financial themes, Or to Political economy, and
still others which, like the RsuEs dss DeHE
Monles and the Reow de Paris, are in the
main occupied with polite literature. These all
have restricted privilege ef abiding 70 and even
writing directly or politics and eogoate aabjecss-
q privilege which needs 10 be Used with great dis
eretiOn by such as are not sound on the Imperial
EAGLE and for the discreet exercise OF which large
SUN is deposited in advance with the proper Gov
eminent Official, by their head managers, IN the
way of bond to held their peace. Beside these
there are ninety eocalled literary periodicals some
few of them dong credit 10 the name but the larger
part being very trashy, whose contributors are NJ
priLcipled Bohemian ysgabonds, without d"uiiaie
or citizenship in the Republic OF Letters; the chief
aod very real merit Of seyera, Of them CONSISTS III the
engraved designs with wh.,h they are proiusely
illustrated" OF this las. class Is the Illustration,
which, together with considerable artistic merit, is
of great and curious value as pictorial record OF
current history: more truthful than State papers or
private memoirs, than partisan journalists or prel-
diced historians, lie able articles are contributed
BY photographers and daguerreOtypists, miAin.
them copy from that truly "Orginal source and
high authority, the impartial eyewitness, Sun.
III were pretending to improve this bare csta-
locue text into discourse on the Parias9 Press ]
al uld not omit lsudatory mention, under the head
OF literary periodicals, OF TWO or th.es Journals OF
which the journal pour Tons e the bestsxan PIE that
furnlih Wetsly large amount OF agreeable and ss.e
reading In the wsy OF igh. literature, set Oft with
not very bad illustrative woOd-cu.s, at wonderfully
small price. These are what Ne sh0uh cal, family
pspers Their conductors sre homes; aud the.r con-
tsnts are original.
To pass from literature the DeIt most numerous
Glaze of periodicals is uide up Of iorty.sey.n
cuJnau1 dee dodes. These treat not olly O. tsil re-
and miiners fashions, but OF hsir-dressers' bO0.-
makers and haters iasb.ons; 10 fee, of every trade
and thing that relates 20 the thsoy snd practic. of
personal adornmeDta. Mex. 70 fashion comes hnance
ard manufactures, which count together Sorsy-fye
organs, and the sciences which have ss many more
in heir interest," ArcheYs, ckessp.aYers, second
hand booksellers, book.bgyers, stage msnasers, IL
..ctevery one, I believe, except the chisonier',
have their special Bulletin, noniteur. Courier Or
journal.
Ta vary toe ,seme tie Historic Dc u fresss 81
Angteterre ct dur Eats U1is il q Dew soilue by
Cucheyal CaIieay, formerly Editor OF tle cohs'Ra-
t'oanei, which originally wss CONSTRUCTED IN seres
OF article to the RtrI d,s D:uc fosde'. IL y
rather presentous On the part Of u. Clrgsy 70 pc;
ne tile OF tis.ory 70 he -athes superficial h,>Or'-
cal ets'ys on tho Lngl,h and American psriolc,l
pre's. However, tho prete,.oIsnsss ceases sit
The title page. ihe book il easily ar.tten ard "a
pleasant 10 read, containing good dea, Of ,sur,ai
ton az 70 BE crea ADD pIoprss. aaJ The ma;erei
ado OF English newspapers and r'er4Yy rev eva.
IN the a.siD i. is nforuat,on readily acquired nd
NJ -tuoately, ID. atways ,o 'arate oeci,,,a OF.
se,satisps on ise 'Iirs and aessnse are i've. eaoai