New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-27
IXth, and to-day II 10 the history, so the author
th,nl. q, the anel centuries long between the Pspscy

the corpse stl temporarily stops the way Therefore
hethongh he atey declared himsef 20 be- IN ono Of
hs brilliant letters from Turin 10 "a Prose- cue Of
the twenty-five composing tho Italian Republican party
at present-can afford to be- ard confidently asserts
tat he is an impartial historian Of the contest. The
History proper begins with the election Of Martin With,
carly in the fifteenth century that starting point IT,
however. led up 20 by long Introductory reyew-the
eaTly history Of Italy ard its relations wh the rest OF
Chrisiendom.
To tell 40 truth, hsvo read only rages here and
there Of the workoniy enough IA honestly report that
IL is very clever and eutertGisng. Perhaps jest be-
il is not du just because it hss lively. almost
raiish wide.awake ai7. it rroyokes suspicion Of un
scUDdness. Let the author speak FOR himself. quote
rairy faithful to the words strictly faithful to the
sprit from lis preface fhis book s the Episode Of
larger work. that can only be terminated al re
archives Of tie yatcar-La Pali:iqae dc IA Cour a.
Rome. Fer the present 1 relate the history of Popc
making (LEnan,cniont des paPes),of the Papacy be-
hind the scenes. Now behind the sccnesthose Of the
Sacred College " thos. oi the operat is always nch
the sasno. = have spent two years in exploring
the archives o. Italy at Turin Parma Florence NGiles
| Modana, tie Sare Papers in England, and have lad
search made in Spain. q. Paris. at Venice. Man Bon
locre-in fine, wherever documents were that would
throw light Oh lny path. - have rcod more than
one hundred thousand official hitherto unpublished dis
patches mc,no'rt considerations instructions reports
commentaries, speeches, wsaorasdaus letters have
copied some made a summary OF Others. testing and
correcting them with another. Bat OF these very
documents have been dstrusful, md have excepted
only those thct bear the seal ofiEcCacssbIc auhenci
tysuch letters Of ambassadors, letters OF sovcr-
eens notes OF cardinals and ccnciasiss. written In the
concavc itself With aid Of this immense mass oi doc
uments Of these notes from many different writer's OF
sucL different opinions Gad representing such diver
sy 81 interests have been able 70 eucdate and con
troll the atoms Of the concavsts ard to compose
ny own. Here Is not set down word no, fact, hot
assertion. that canno; be proved By TN indsputabe
authority"
/ can only give tie ttcs-only selection from the
fun t Of titles Of other recent works belonging ~ tie
religious movement: Mysticism en- France an Temps
lie Fenelon," by Matter 6yo. LA Def use Catalogue
ct Ia Critque an answer TO the Conferences Gectares
of Able Felix at Notrc Dame de Pnris. BIZ Oh
Queris Advocate, lslno Del ImmortalitS DE rAmc,"
Able f. Barbe lsmo.; La Puralite des Eristencos
de Fame according with the doctrine Of the puraliy
Of worlds presenting the opinions the ssbect Of
Client and modern writers by Andre PezZsni- evo.
Essai Critique la Phosophie Positive Ia form Of
letter addressed TO T. LitiIe BY Chas. Peliarn. ND
sYo; "Es,ais dc Philosophe CritiQuc," by Etieunc
Vacbcrot, syo; "Philosophie Relgieuse Of Naiprs
Theology 10 France and England" by Charles dc
Remusa More than half Of the fifteen little volumes Of
the "B!bothcque Ge Pliosophie Contemporaries might
DO added 20 this list sucf o. lie MaorhlisIne Con
teuporain en- AleDagne." lie Spiritnaismc Conten.
poran en- France" "LArt HodeTne ct le Spiritual
sme u Ia Science Motcrne ct le Spirtnalisme." To
this sere Of abb, critical essays belong Les Probtmes
dc Ia Mature" aud will belong les ProbeDes lie 10
Vie" and LES. Prohlemes de! rAmc." by LaGgeI-
name which, apsr; from the scientific authority be-
ginc TO it. have 10 honor belonging ~
OF the earpes. and vigorous friends and
Of our country's se in her presca; trial.
Tie movement i by means limited 10 serious boob
,oT its literary part. There hardly periodca Icy
religious. from the stately Rspus Dear Monde. and
Le CorresTo,dont TO laughing Charirarf and FiSoro,
whose pages DO not constantly chow it, MonArchs and
hcir Minister'S orators OF the pulpit ard tie pariamen
tory tribune engaged IA efforts guide. restrain
promote Ill voluntarily in their despite.
swelling the mt and there IL agitation
among the Free Aasons for the suppression OF article
fret OF the constitutions Of ls49 and 1854 which pro-
claims belief in God and IN the immortality Of tie soul
as law Of Masonry. lie NoHdt. the foremost o. the
gous daily papers Of Paris published the other day
protest this subject addressed 10 Marshal Magnon
Grand Master OF French Nasons. To measure the
Importance Of his agitation It should be borne in mind
that discussion 1.-THE rsyeet ethical questions IL custo
mary aud chief part Of the proceedings tie meetings
| Of the French lodges.
| The Brussels booksellers. LscroiI and vechoveu, |
who have lately established branch house here have
inst added TO tho ansations made expressly of their
library ofnodern historians tie "Legcndcs Historic
do Ia Conquete de Grauado' of Washington Irving hs
life and voyages Of Columbus already belonged 10 it. us
do all PTesc5s histories BaHorofl's History Of the
United States, Mo;leys Hstoio--forty handsome
octavos In all foundations Of throe OF EBcrsOns work.
Of Mitchols Reyeries Of Bachelor and Cursss PrUe
and also on their catalOguc-from which should
have borrowed in preceding paragraph ior the benefit
Of those who do not read German, La Religion" and
Il Essence dU ChrisGaDesne" translated from The
German Of Ieuerbach and for the benefit Of thoso Who
do not read SsnscI better than they speak H. irans
lation Of the Ramayana. Tie house has issued
within the fortnight n most noteworthy book popular
education in France, "DEcole," by Jules Simon
truly apostolic authority inspired as he is by loving
real and yearling study in regard Of the subject
Shakespeare ct son Ocuvre," Volume Of critical
study and poetcal reverie BY Lauartnc The same
house Announces, in press. volume Of Portraits de
la Revolution Francaise." Of Danton. verginaud.
Mirabeau. PIT. Chatham, Madame de Stael Madame
Roland. Charlotte Corday and "Hktore do mon
Steele" Mes Memories" (tbis in siI volumcs) by
Lamartine; "Lettres sur rAnqctorre" and LES
Salons dl dirleritielre Steele by Louis Blanc; LA
Famlle" in three series-"ls Mere "le Pere." AID
"rEnfsnt," by Eugene Peicton.
Then We have LES Moralistes sous rEmpiro RO.
maine.' Philosophers and Poets by c. Martha, supple
ant professor at tho College Of France; "Nouveaux
Recits de lIisoire Ronaine" three ministers Of tie
Empire, Eutropas Runnus and Silicon. by Amedee [
Thierry volumes Of which the titles and authors name