Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1857-04-18

three years, he returned, and wrote book called
''La Grece Contemporaries, which was so popular
| in Paris, that a London publisher successfully
brought out translation. Then followed that
touching Italian love tale, "Tolla," of which
translation was published in Boston year ago.
The Paris critics were down on this, because it
was literally " founded on facts" but the public
bought successive editions of the book. Next
came something quite different, but very able,
- Les Marriages de Paris" Now, by his felnlletOn
in Figaro NJ About is placed at the head of living
French essayists and critics. He is under thirty
years of age.
Eugane Sue, now residing at the Hague, is
said to be on the eve of his first visit to London
NJ. Guizot's article on the late Sir Robert Peel in
the ReUue des Dtur MORdes, has attracted more at
tention in London than in Paris; il is compound
of biography politics and criticism, with 4 strong
infusion of personal "reminiscences, one curious
part of it Is an espOde containing Guzots own ac-
count of the Spanish marriages, which prccpitat-
ed the Revolution of 1913. One new item of in
formation about Peel has look Of probability. 1t
is that, in 1909, when Peel entered Parliament
aged 81, his father "a very staunch Tory) waited
on the Premier and said, Nv son is a young man
of great ability. His tendencies are Whiggish.
To make them Tory you must employ him, and he
will serve you we'll" The advice was TAKEN
but after twenty years Of Toryism, Peel emanci-
pated the Catholics. Lord Mahon and Mr.. Card
well, it may here be stated, have almost through
the press Sir r. Peel's autobographic account of
how he came to repeal the Corn Laws in 1916.
His previous history of Catholic Emancipation
was singularly devoid of personal or political in
Iterest.
There is nothing new under the sun. In the Impe-
rial Library has been found Electricity as a
Universal Agent" written by Count Tressau, and
printed as far back 1888. 1t is positively stated
to have forestalled the recent important discover
les in electricity
Jasmin, the French barber-poet, who has lately
been placed on the pensionlist of France, for five
hundred dollars year, (he had previously receiv-
ed the Cross of the Legion o. Honor.) has been
presented by his native place, the town of Ayen,
with gold vase, ornamented with fruits in silver,
and inscribed "Ayen to Jasmin."
Beranger, who is in his seventy-seventh
year, has just completed the continuation and re-
visal of his Autobiography It is to be published
within year after his death, in one volume, each
page being full and s6lid as to composition, SO
that the whole work, including a hundred songs
never before printed, may be sold for five francs.
If printed in the usual Paris fashion, with a rivu-
let of type meandering through meadow Of mar
gin, it would probably extend to dozen volumes.
The old poet desires to be read BY the million.
1t is stated, by the Independence Beige that on
the purchase of La PreSSe, from NJ. de Girardin,
(the particulars of which were given several
weeks ago, by the Paris correspondent of the Nelv
York Daily IGHes) several parties were concern
ed as partners with NJ. Miaud. They are said
to be Mr.. Masternan and Mr. Msnby, (of Lon
dOn,) Monsieur de Kerveguen, Lavelette, Avigdor;
Marteret and BechetOm, (of Paris,) and Polonai,
of Nice.
A variety of American works Including several
on Spiritual Rappings) have been lately placed
among the books prohibited in Rome and its de-
pendencIcS.
Eugene Sue whose '' Historic du Peuple." is
issuing volume after volume, has recently taken to
theological studies, and favors the world, through
the Paris paper, lie National, with his idea on
what he calls "The Religious Question: 1t
would appear that the great novelist is not very
successful in his ID. ID. attempt. Vr.tIlre himself
is bad enough, but Voltaire-and- water is very va
pid.
Hon. Henry Stanley, who has been sojourning
in the East Of Europe, has published volume OF
metrical translatOns of the most popular national
ballads of Wallachia and Moldavia. Some of
these are very ancient. Few have previously
been translated. Most of them have the warm
love for home and father-and. The originals are
Rouman language-whlch the Wallachans claim
to be one of the six streams through which pure
Latin, the tongue of the great Rouman people has
come down TO this time The other FIVE are the
Provencal and the French, the Spanish, the Portu-
guese, and the Italian. The Greek language has
only one descendant-the degenerate and enfeebled
ROmalC There IS little doubt that the w Wallach-
ians received the Latin through the Roman prov
ince of Dacia. Thence. also, Hungary, Transyl-
vania and Pessarabia came to possess it.
Rose T l!.eur, the French cat;le-painter, is put
ting ca GU as, in England, the recent fruits of
some rs.8lhs' tudy in Scotland. This lady, on
ly 81 years ~, is also a ulptOr, and scarcely
surpassed b iandseer himself as an animal paint
or. One o. her pictures has been placed in the
Gallery Of the Luxembourg in Paris-the highest
French honor to a living artist. Her Horse
Fair" was the Gem of the Paris Exhibition of
1855.