New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-25

cred his librarian VI Maury, with reading rom some
portions of it. But this occasoned some"na
incident. M. Maury is like all Frenehmen' ANXIOUS "
make bis way and achieve fortune; but DC % al
the same time, real genuine saeaati ana wnen nis
speciality is touched, he forges his INTEREST -'O"
when his maserbonored him the otherda oy commuhi'
eating to him bis lucubraons upon the aVine ou"s'
b yas M lonbt as anxious possible to AVOID re-
neo,;ng The blunSer of Gil Bias with the literary
minded Arcbbishop but the love of the craft got
too ,ouch for him, and il seems that after having
onped down one OF two enormes, he at last encoun-
tered some of SO tremendous size that he could not
for the life of him. swallow them and 80 the learh-
ing fairly gained The day, and the archaologis put his
ambition in his pocket and, at all risks, told the mex
perienced author that what he had written was all
wrong that il impossible; that it could not stand
Great seems to have been the Imperial SURPRISE but
the mistakes made were gross easy to prove that
there was no help for it, the Life Of Casar is to be
revised and researches 10 be made by all the wise
men of France upon several points which seem either
very important or very obscure"
During the present month Messrs. Longman win
publish a Survey of Human Progress; fiom the
savage state TO the highest civilization yet attempted;
progress as little perceived by the multitude in any
age, as is the slow growing Of tree by the children
who play under lie shade, by Neil Amo,t NJ. d., au-
thor of the Elements Of Physics "A Manual Of
tho Sub-Kinglom Cplenterata,' by j. Reay Greenei
"The First Step in French an easy method Of
leaning the elements Of the French language, by VI.
Leon Contanseau, Professor Of the French language
and literature in the Royal Indian Military College,
Adliseombe anu Glossary Of Mineraogy," en-
bacng The physical characters and chemical compost
tons of the metslferous and eafthy minerals, and
popular account of their history ald applications, by
H. w. Bristow
Five lectures on the Interpretation Of the Bible"
by Chr Wordsworth Canon OF Westminster, receive
high encomums from theological critics The hrst OF
these lectures is devoted TO Wrong Modes Of Inter
preting the Bible and is brief sketch OF the various
schools Of theology which have arisen in Germany
since the RefOmation-the pieisis, the Rationas,s,
the Kaniss, and the Pantieists. The second lecture
il the qualifications necessary for right interprea-
ton of the Bible. The third is the Interpretation ne
seen in Christ himself the Apostles, and Evanges.s.
The fourth is The Bible Interpreting Itself" The
h is on the Interpretation of the Bible by the Church.
The eoquence of dIcon, clesrDess Of statement and
eopiousness OF learning for which Dr. Wordsworh ID
remarkable, everywhere conrpeuous in these lee
tuTes.
The iirrt pan Of d series Of corrigenda to In.
there translation Of the Bible has been ifsued az
Halle. Not only DO Luthers OF translation
stand for correction by the light of better schoarshp,
hut mistakes for which Luther himself was no, re-
spoDsibe lave been left in the German Bible uncor-
Iected. Thus one text in Zachsriah ID not only mis-
translated, but q couple OF Hebrew words having
been translated in two ways BY Luther, the second
time in correction otthe first both his translaons OF
them have to this day been printed confusedy together
in the German text.
The career Of Sir John Franklin has been made
The subject of poem by London rhymser, rejoicing
in the sonorous name of Clendos Hoskyns Abrshall,
but, il would seem, without eminent success. re-
viewer says: Another poor poem subject thai
poetasers bad better let alone. Mr. Abrahal has mis-
taken bis ayocajon. He il prosy enough for the dss
or counter and might employ his leisure more profit
ably than in the production " verses which the warm
est admirers Of The Arctic hero viii be slow 10 read
"Tbe History Of the. Martyrs in Palestine, by
Ensebius discovered IL an ancient Syriae manuscript,
aud purchased in Egypt by DIR. Tatiam, no~ Arch
deacon of Bedford las been translated by he Rev.
DIR. CuretOn. Tho original manuscript s now in the
British Museum.
80 The Life and Typography OF William Caxton,'
by William Blades, is new biography OF the earliest
printer of England compiled from original sources,
and containing much interesting antiquarian nioima'
ton not before in possession OF the public.
The choice ballads, songs and poems, contributed
TO "Benteys Miscellany have been published in
separate volume containing many pieces, both grave
aud gay, of great excellence.
A London publisher has in the Press book on the
Essays and Reviews, written by Mr.. Isaac Tay lor
NJ LamaItine is writing companion story 70
"Graliella, entitled " AntOniea.' =