New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-30


cessibe to previous inquircrs'
The old CRY of "German Neology' has been
raised eoaipst Prof. Max Muller, to prejudice hi
claims for the Oxf,rd Professorshp Of Sanscrt, for
which he ia candidate mainly on tho ground OF his CO.
operaton with Baron Bunsen ION purely pathological
snbects in the laters Philosophy of Universal Hsto
rvo In rebuke Of these shallow slarmists, DR.. b.
Pusey has addressed manly and digniled letter to
Prof Muller, in which he says: 81 cannot but think
that your abors the Vedas while they attest your
wonderful power in ,sts ring the ancient Sanscrit,
and while they evince, understand, great philoog-
ca talent beyond the knowledge of Sanfcrit itself,
are the greatest gifts which have yet been bestowed on
those who would win to Christianity the subtle and
thoughtful minds of the cultivated Indians" 1--WE
owe you very much for the past and shall ourselves
gain greatly by placing you in position in which you
can give your undivided attention to those abors by
which we have already 30 much proded." The posi-
ton referred considered of the most desirable
in the University, the income of the chair exceeds
81 900 per annum from the endowment of Col Boden,
and the actual professional duty is of course light.
M Michelet's History of France has not been
rously interrupted by his excursions in the foreign
realms of physiology and natural science. The last in
stallmeDt is chiefly occupied by the conflicts of the
"Grand Moparque" with Professionalism, and ia enti-
tied Louis XIV. ct la Recreation de LEdh de Nantes.
The historian does not shrink from properly character
zing the infamous Dragonnades aud other Of
forcibe conversion the too faithful prototypes Of out
RACES repeated in the next century against the class
who originally instigated them.
Charles Lamb would be delighted to see the grow
ing estimation of his favorte writer dear old ro
manccal Margaret Newcastle" A volume of the lively
| Nat, dratv
by Fancys Pencil to the Lfe,' printed in 1856
brought f9 S., or than forty dollars, at the
late library sale of VIM. Singer, the Shakesperian
EDITOR The volume is descrbedas exceedingly rare"
and with reason in unapprecatve age by far the
larger portion of her Grace's works found their way
%" rl prir" to the butter and cheese shops waste
paper
| The French have an excellent custom of "taking
stock of each passing years contributions 10 the va.
rious branches of knowledge, by summing up the
scattered details in manner Of which our Annual of
Scientific Discovery is the only American sample. The
Paris press, however, has to show the aimee Seen.
hfque the Annee Litteroire the aimee CONNER
ciale ct Statistque, and has just followed up the
series by the Annfe Agricole, DEVOTED TO the inter-
ests of farmers and cultyaor and the agricultural
statistics of France, and the aimee Musicale, edited
by NJ. Scudo, the well known musical critic of the
| Rerue deS Deu5 MOndes.
In Bis Historic de la Libsrte Politigue en- France
Just published in Paris, NJ. Jde Lareyrie furnishes
one of those admirable books combining deep research
with original thought in energetic and manly STYLE
which have rased the French school of History the
highest rank in modern times. The portion already
published is devoted to the condition of the Gallo
Roman inhabitants under the Imperial dominion and
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their laws and liberties. The general tendency of the
work is protest agans the writers of the school of
Thielry &C., who attribute to the conquering Germans
the sole origin Of political liberty and aim to show
that the sacred embers of freedom yet existed among
the Gallo people, and entirely stamped OUT
by the Roman conquest and occupation Of Gaul.
The lately.published seventh volume of the "Me-
moirs of the American Academy" new seres contains
work unique in the annals of transatlantic publishing
The entire volume is devoted to "a Glossary of Later
and Byzantine Greek by Professor E. A. Sopl oclep
Harvard University IT lis production OF the most
exhaustive and repeant labor, and has predecessor
since the work of the great Ducahge, printed ia $685.
The number of words explained is nearly fifteen thou
sand and for each of these authorities given derived
literally from "al such reading as is never read
the panegyriss historians and theological dispuants
whose works make MP the Of the literature of the
Constantinopotan empire. 1t is book that Gibbon
would have appreciated and that will smooth the
path of the scholar who may follow him in the yet
inexhausted field whose he has indicated in his
immortal work
"A lively little periodical might be started devoted
solely to the correction of mistakes in its English
temporaries. The simple amount of writing now re-
Quired leads to carelessness of statement quite unac
countable. The following appear in casually turning
over The leaves of weeks issue. The AthenGum
describing Mr.. Cropseys painting, Gays: "The view
chosen is the mouth of the great aud beautiful ud
som river just where the Catskill Mountains come
down to the sea- near West Point And 10 a review
Of Redpaths Life Of John Brown" it speaks of
I" the tragedy which closed with the execution at
Charleston Of smple-hearted, foolish old man." The
Saturday Rerieac with fine of superiority re-
viewing French book by NJ. Charles Nzard, quoes
reference of his to the author Of the "Quarres of
Authors adding lofiily-" who, we learn with some
surprise was Mr.. Iran." The surprise may perhaps
be heightened if the reviewer should learn that this
name, which he evidently mistakes for French
sion of DIsrae is that of the Able Iraih author of
Les Qu6reiles Litteraires, book of so much
nown in the last century that Voaire suspected
of share in its composition. After this, reference
to ''tge writings of William Maginn for the Proat
Papers " may pass as slight blunder, as Mr.. Ma
honey is alive aud fully capable of defending his
In The Critic we find the gentle authorizes of Sir
Robans Ghost suffering sea change" and in the |
language of the reviewer, "he is determined to tell
all he knows aud drags his learning into the story
by the head and shoulders If such is the correctness
and precision of the professed guardians of public TASTE
''Ggfs cHStOdlet custOdcS ?"-Who shall watch the