New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-29

Girardia bad written 3 comedy, Ls psss Dc
MtiI,oSra,rs. The publishers Of pictorial pap
paid eco francs for IL and issued lie three Sct< IN
three successive numbers Of the joorsal, for which
| pAid eighteen sous. Except az & curiosity 10 10
not worth the money. That new had 81 ID.
drsmstureic business should not write coed setting
nlsv !. NOT 10 be- wondered al; that NJ Cirardn
should write dull reading play is. Ii ia utterly
mno,sbe for the stage. For the armchair, the
6rs, sct-presenting. through the mouths Of an old
school marchioness ard her mOderniz'j con, the
resn.ctiy. pros and cons in defense and attach of
revolutionary privilege, aud modern laws and
busiress customs-is witty and entertaining. IA
much cannot be said Of the remaining iva. Ia"
story Of the piece is not worth anal! Elng' ~ DE-
tense of money -making-ior II 10 money-maAihg
rather than productive industry that 10 dsieDded
against hereditary and class privilege II n9t very
ingenious or satisfactory. The suihor 10 s"io " "
preparing a collected edition Of his pamphlet and
magazine srtcles. in which, with So much shhl and
acnteness. and often with much depth OF vfws,
he discussed the chief questions thst occupied the
public mind from lo}6 10 l-l6. This edition VAL
be in ten octave volumes. With the general htl,
Les Questions de Temps. The questions DIS
cUssed classed under four eads-phIosophica,
political economical and financial.
Your sometime correspondent, the Princess Bel
gojoso, has Just published her collections OF travel
in Asia Minor and Syria. You know that she MAS
not mere transient passenger through those re-
gons but during her prolonged residence had unusual
opportunities for observing the country and people,
and what is much more TO the purpose since abe
has put her observations in PRINT the lady shows en-
unusual faculty for observing which age cannot
wither nor custom stale Her book il full Of inter
est though il STRIPS of old cherished illusions
with which the poets have draped Oriental life
leaving the walls Of the harem, for example not
only bare, but cracked and abominably dirty.
Edmond About's new story, Maitn P<r,, s
lively pleasant and decent reading, like the other
stores by the author, not adding Ia or dctract
ing from bis rather fashionable than solid reputation.
His Germains the best Of his writings, is to b.
drama,zed His bold plagiarism in Tctta goes
into past history now that, by late imperial grace,
| be- wears the red ribbon of the Legion of Honor.
| He announces a new novel with title parodled
| from Balzac, Les Farms Rnkes. IL is not wiso
in this clever young artist so 20 provoke compason.
| About is Bazac IN water c0lors.
BaZacs mantle ~ now worn, of right, oy "
| Gustsye Flaubert. II WAS never Of the cleaDest
unfortunately, and NJ. t., who is lesser man thar
It's original owner, let's il trail in the dirt LID
| MADAME Boracy published more than year agoy
is undoubted, the abes Of all the limitations Of tho
author Of the Comtdie HHmaiHs. In point of de-
tion it is superior 10 liz models, and Tor minute
realistic description and analysis OF emotions. acArs
ar quite EQUAL Ia them. But IL ia minute, dstalse9
painting Of objects least worth seeing and analysis
| Of the lowest passions Of grcs- animal love. ~
virtue, however, of It's purely artistic merit, u hss
| attracted more attention from the critics than sns
| work Of fiction that has appeared within the year
past and gives the author high reputation 40 chiei
of the realist school According 10 the cant Of the
school, that only is strictly rial which IL true q
gross and Ms il were material nature. Win th~ ",
truth To nature seems a. mean truth Ia low ~ -.
as though Raphael's virgins were not really ~ W.
as Dutch boor by Dutch painter, or liar, Z.
real IA jenkins Mr.. Flaubert, whose real "a, =.
believe. FlaDguergues is writing new NJ e.. :.
be entitled Saiammbo, CarhagiRlsa
Great expectations are raised BY the announcetnr -
Let Us hope that il will have all the good sush.,
Of his first work, and be- clean enough to AM.
into English: which Madame Boraoy, to tbs ca ss.'
of the English and American public be IL said "
Some Nosreii,s Condolences are ~ be- Whispered Y
Iamartne, through the feulleton Of the Psssss, IL
its forty thousand readers. lie is now occupied 10
writing his complete personal defense 40 pet and
statesman against the numerous attacks 70 wAich
he has been exposed, and especially in reply b .
, recent yenomous onslaught directed upon him
through the columns Of the tairrs, by NJ. Veu'tot.
This NJ Veuot is one of the everest bittereet and
| Il must be- owned abest controversial and critical
writers in all French journalism. lie alwsysspsahs
| in the name Of religion and heaven, but seems 10
| draw his inspiration from the other place. lie
brandishes the cross ke n club, aud dIps hs pa 10
| gall and holy water.
Guizots first two volumes Of M,sei,s are
promised for the first VI April; the date proyohes
| doubt. The author Of the Correspondence OF King
| Joseph is preparing for the press the C~SssHcsd-
anr,s du Prince Esgtne. The first volume of Ne.
poleous Letters ia said TO be- ready for the printer.
The compilation of this important collection was,
YOU will remember, undertaken by order Of Govern
ment, and is managed by Government editorial
commission. saw it stated the other day that The
nephew will read the proofs