New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-28
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LITERARY.

question at issue. lie felioitates himself ua' oo.'
Mr. Darwin and himself have been led, eaen ny us
own peculiar views believe that all organic crea'io
has originated FROM single prlmoruai germ d."
further SAYS: "Mr Darwin attained by analogy 10 wnat
had attempted to establish by nduction ana U.s. Oh
importance 10 science that naturtss should De aware
that such If the case For the fact OF two independent
inouirers utterly unconscious Of each others exist
enoe having reached by totally different order Of In
curry an identical, and, ct the same tme an unloosed'
for resuat least, upon my part altogether unlocked
for-such fact, say, impTeeses that conclusion with
such a stamp of probability almost, in my mind TO
withdraw it from the domain Of bypoless.' He
states the conclusions TO which he has arrived with
much less reserve than Lis famous "feowlaborer and
explicitly promu gates the opinion that all the count
less my riads Of millions Of individual organizing
agents. comprised under each distinct species of organ
izing matter since the commencement Of organic ma
ture have emanated for esch distinct species from
solitary germ Of that species" He moreover vouch-
cafes to inform us that all organic cIesonncudng
all vegetables and animals-may possibly have orgi-
mated from single compound embryonic germ. A
granule Of very limited dimensions was the EN-.
bryo of organic creation. This granue Tor grGnues)
was one parent Of all since existing organic creation;
it's other parent being mineral or organic world"
Another American publication, Dr. j. V. Hunting
tons rhastly romance Of Rosemary" does not fare
so well at the hands of the London reviewer. lie pro-
nounces Lie verdict mildly, however, in the following
paragraph Readers who want 10 find heroes and
heroines Of a novel placed in startling situations will
or ought 10 be- satisfied with Rosemary; for the
heroine is introduced by being brought in her coffin to
desectiDg-rcom, dressed in sumptuous bridal dress
of whhe satin and Brussels lace, with q set Of pearl Or
uamens Of priceess value in all of which she has been
buried having fallen down to all appearance dead on
her wedding morning. OF course az che has TO be the
heroine Of the story che lie obliged 10 come to Life and
10 begin fresh series of pesls and adventures Dr.
Minchin Quaker physician of great ability and ex.
teusive practice is the evil genius Of the book, ard
wicked, relentless woman his assistant demon But,
what betwixt the narrative Of events that took place
before the book began, the confusing mysteries that
take place while the tale going on, the general mix
ing up Of things and people in the latter portion, when
wrong has be made right is confusing 10 any intel
lect, however expert in unravelng intricate plots.
Thon there are candestne marriages TO come 10 light,
and disputed points OF parentsRe and Legitimacy cleared
up till, what with mysteries, people and perplexi-
ties supplemental the reader s left at last heavy and
dispeascd."
"A new edition Of the "Codex AlexRndrinus"
edited by b. II. Cowper, has been issued in London,
comprising the text of Wodes foho edition OF 1855,
put into modern characters, and supplied 0t accents,
asprates iols subscrPt, and punctuation marks, the
unssina porins Of the original manuscript being taken
from Kuster's edition Of MIL. The text, however,
hos been carefully compared with other collations,
whose readings were tested by examination Of the
original, and in this way many errors have been cor
rected Mr. Cowper describes the injuries to which
the manuscript has been subjected since it hss been in
the British Museum, partly from the inevitable effects
of time, and partly from it's improper treatment by
persons who have been allowed TO consut IT, The
latter il particularly the with the eontroyerted
passage / Tim. iii. l6. God manifest in the
flesh" concerning which Mr.. Cowper states that he If
not only unable TO pronounce confidently as 10 the true
reading but that it 10 impossible for any person. even
with microscope, TO ascertain the original by in
spection.
Tile first number Of the "S Janess" starts with a
good list Of contributions. Beside the first number Of
the continued tale Of Mrs Halls, she contributes
Tale for the Young Robert Hunt writes " Mauve and
Magenta" Mrs Give, the author Of Paul Ferrol con-
tributes "The Irish All Souls Night the cleverauihor
Of "John halifax" gives the frst par Of the Legend
Of ST. Christopher" DR.. Dorn has article The
Hills Ct London" while Owen Meredith, who has al
ready appeared in the Cornhill and Temple Bar
gives a poem called " Helias."
The "Athennum" has not unfriendly notice of
the American novel entitled "Siruggle for Life" Of
which it Gays that though, story, it is rather
fused and the incidents trivial the spirit and design
are good and there is discriminating good in the
way phanthropic subjects treated, which gives
q very kindly regard for The author. We recommend
those who endeayoring to rescue young children
from homes Of vice and misery TO read it, for the sake
Of the wise and suggestive si, which ii lie written"
Mr.. Petherck the British Consul for tie Soudan
who is now engaged in exploring the mysterious
rents Of the Nile has published series OF sketches
from sixteen years travel, entitled Egypt, the Sou
dan, and Central Africa" II contains an account Of
his explorations from Khartoum the White Nile to
the region Of the Equator and his narrative lie said to
be scarcely inferior in point Of novelty TO that Of Mango
Park.
"A new work, on the Chase Of the Wild Red Deer
in the Counties Of Devon and Somerset" by Charles
Palk Collins, will be Published shortly by Messis.
Longman and is expected to supply blank in the his
tory Of sport in England Much information on the Da-
and habits Of the deer viii be found in the work.
which lie enlivened by many anecdotes connected with
the chase.
Mr.. Payne Collier has received another present
from the United States in the shape Of gold pen 10
accompany the silver nks,and sent to him some time
ago. IL is the gift of individual, c. w. Frederick
son, Of New-York. 1t lie Of Californian gold; while
the handle ia formed Of piece Of oak from the last rest
ing place Of Washington, at Mount Vernon.
The literary world viii learn with surprise that the
Hon. Mrs Yelyeton is about TO appear once more in
nnhIic cbarecer but this time under HAMMER circur