New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-25
LITERARY INTELLlGENCE.
ENGL.ISH.

three weeks before the regular period Of It's publos
ton. This is considered sharp practice bat It may Dc
recoIec;ed that during the Reform bill eactemea Of
lsSl two numbers Of The Quarterly Rsrier, eash
containing violent attacks against the Grey Ministry,
were published within week Of each other.
-for several year The Da6(r UairersVy NIzs
;fne las been the only permanent monthly periodical
IN ireland. 1t has been successively edited BY Mr.
Isaac Butt Charles Lever e. Harry Lorequsr'1,
Samuel Ferguson, author Of that 6ne ballad The
Forging of the Anchor" in The No-s,, 1,4bro..,z1
and DR.. Waller. There is also, commenced in Na,eb
1851 The Iri'k Quarterly Rerier in which have an.
peared several frstais biographical articles An ansc
doal and semihstorca series called "The Streets Of
Dublin" and variety Of papers on purely Iri.h
subjects La,terly too much space has been ab-
sorbed in this periodical by such subjects prison
discipline and reformatory schools. The DUNia Uas.
rersay Magazine being ultra Tory in politics and pc
lemics rival is announced TO commence in Dublin
during the present month with more liberal tone end
bearing the title of The irish Metropolitan Naga.,.
II will be issued monthly, at hafa-crown nu,nheY
the size of B0ctrood. Not having ye; appeared, We
cen only give the advertised contents OF the opening
number, viz Lfe's Foreshsdowings, novel by the
author of "Old Times part L. The Psyche OF
Capua, fragment by the late Mrs. Romer; Fat
Justitia; Vita Via, poemi Sunset and Sunri~e;
Duck+hootiug at Lochusgall Recollections OF the
River Costello; Last Days of Sevssopol No. u III
Only" poem; A Few Words on Novels Sporting
Appendix. Edward J. Mliken Of College Green,
Dublin is the publisher.
james Bruce author Of " Historic Portraits and
other works has established literary, dramatic and
musical weekly at Edinburgh, called The Lycsass.
The newIy-established Edinburgh Weekly Regier,
conducted with ski tact and ability, seems likely 10
succeed.
John Leech, the principal artist of Psaol, au
nounces a volume of plain and coored sketches under
the name Of Master Jsckey in Love; or, Regular
Young Troublesome" being sequel 10 Master
Jackeys Holidays" by the same lively artist.
--llrs Trollopes son. Anthony, has a new novel in
the rress, called " Barchester Tours" Among the
new trsnslctions announced as "nearly ready is
"Valisnera. Midsummer Days Dream" by Emily
Pfeiher-who must not be confounded with, or MIS-
taken for Ida Pfeer, who has gone round the world
a. a decd-head and is the most entertaining and Inc
structiSe of travellers
Murray of London has lately published a Travel
er's Edition of Byron double columns, pocket sizel
with beautiful engraving after the celebrated bust
by Thorwalsden, the Danish sculptor, now in Trinity
College, Cambridge. He has also issued The
Beauties of Byron" embellished with portrait of
the poet taken in boyhood and never before engraved
Sir John Bowring Governor Of Hong Kong, has
written and Just published two stout volumes rela-
tive to the Kingdom of Siam, which he visited, short
time since, as special Embassador from England. His
residence in Siam was exactly of one mouths duration,
but by aid of paste and scissors he has manufactured
a bulky work.
The author of "The Diary Of Mary Powell
lMilton's first wife has just published The Good
Old Times; Tale OF Auvcrgne."
The Rev. Thomas Dix Hpcks, formerly The mqSs
eminent schoolmaser of his day in Ireland and author
of many standard school books, is dead. He was
Professor of Hebrew for many years in Belfast inst-
tuton One of his sons, e1-Felow of Trinity Col
lege, Dublin Is well known eminent Orientaists.
Another also clergyman, is likely TO be appointed 70
the Episcopal which will be established very
-hoitly in Canada. third, the Hon. Francis Hncks
is now Governor General of the Windward Islands, and
was Prime Minister of Canada for some time.
Contrary to eIpectation, The London Crhcdid not
un into hyperbolc praise of Edward NJ. Whtty's
Friends Of Bohemia, or Phases of London Iife,"
while The Aheneum, which every one thought Ger.
tain TO cut up has praised its design, execution and
pnt. Mr. Witty, by the way, has abandoned the
London press for season. having accepted the edit
orship for twelve months Of The Northern IVg, sns
Of the leading newspapers in the north Of Ireland
The Athenaum which seems to make point Of
saying unkind things Of American productions, has
deviated from its usual course, and has devoted four
columns 10 very laudatory and analytical ertqus
upon Mr. Dareys recentlypublshed series of thirty
ctchings illustrative Of Nr. Judd's Margaret IL
concludes by earnestly recommending Mr.. Darley to
prepare Illustrations of like character, of Haw-
thotneis 90 Scarlet Letter"
George Augustus Sala, whose writings in House
hold Words are generally accredited to Dickens by
the reading public has commenced new SERIAL story,
with wood-cut illustrations, in The illustrated Times,
low priced and not very well got up London weekly
1t is called "The Baddington Peerage, with mis- Lord
ships Life: A Story Of the Best and Worst Society
William II. Russell of The London Iimts was
asked by the propretors to go TO China as special cor
respondent, but compelled to decline, az ne wa
previously engaged TO lecture during the neH t"sNo
months in the leading cities Of Great Britain and Ire
land on the Crimean War.
-Thackeray was at Edinburgh when last heard
from and had there delivered lecture on Humof ana
Charity for the benefit of the widow and children VI
the late Angus B. Reach.
- Collections of National Songs are extremely rare,
particularly those in the English language. |hanes
Mackay, the verse-wrng editor OF ihe IH~'traae@
London Neps lin which with amable m"derty, he
permits his own poetry to be lauded to the seventh
heayenl. did trife, some years ago. toward supply
ing this deficiency His Illustrated Book VI English
Song. rather tastly illustrated with wood-cuts vss
pretty good-es far as went. Some one else did the
same BY the Songs of Scotland from the 10th to the
18th Century" Latterly indeed, the Scottish lyrics'
muse has been better cared for. Witness The
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