New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-03

was displayed there lithorrsph print Of which men
ton should have been made by this reporter along with
cotcmporary notice Of mammoth squashes and edible
mushrooms The print itself inside paper and stone
margin was more than six feet high and three feet
broad 1t represented NAroLEoS Ill, standing life
size from top to toe with proper space for superior sky
and UNDERLYING ground and foreground and collateral
symbolic martial accessories His Majesty being in
major generals uniform, cannon ban and that sort Of
thing come in as matter Of In artistic and his
toric respects the print is not good enough or bad
enough 70 call for remark. AZ a phenomenon in
TYPOGRAPHY il is very notable. IL is worked on and
drawn from single stone-oWing TO the mechanical
difficulties only partially overcome yet not more than
one proof in twenty is perfectly from
the French quarres Of yigsuf The stone is more than
eight feet by fonr, and uniformly excellent in all quail
ties desirable for photography
II already too late to talk about last weeks literary
novelty at the Vaudeville version altered, added 10
and injured in collaboration with PAUL MEUnCE Of
GEO SANDS Droe. Reading Of the pure original is
better an seeing and hearing in the Vaudeville Thea
ter the elaborated adaptation. You may and should
read the poctca fantasies in the volume of pieces per-
formed at Madame SANDS house theater at Noant en-
titled the Theatre dc NoAaa The Odeon will bring out
another new drama Of hers this winter. To the 'au'
devilc, which has become within two or three years,
more than any other thcater here hardly excepting the
Francois tie WeGrv thoater Of Paris, EMILE GlRARpN
has lust sent in tie Ms of his comedy. say new
comedy. F. G. wrote a dialoeucd disquisition ON in
dustria and stock.b0kng speculation, and the merits
the same several years ago II was full Of sense in
renuity. argument and editorial coveuess It's dra-
matte practieablty for tie stage and applicability was
no better than my and your clever and critical friend e.
II. could develop by dramati1ing HORACE GREEIEYs
leaders in TIE TmBUNF How far I. g., in this new
effort 10 which he has given all his heart and soul and
Intellectual Labor ior months past has proved lis SUI
periority as playwright over il. c. time and tie rel
CENTS VERY small oal AZ the box-ofce Of the Van
dcyillo will slow
Lamarine is getting on with his drama for tie Fran.
Gals.
Victor Hugo refreshed by his vacation Jaunt in Ger
many is reading the proofs they say Of his long ago
announced volume Of CiGusoas des Bois It ds Rus.
Madame De Boisy wife now of the amusing Anglo
phobc Imperial Senator Of shat name in her time The
Guiocio Of Byron Is about 10 send to press little vol
ume Of poetic fragments Of Byron, not yet printed.
This is one Of the literary rumors. Iappoyngly guess
That t grows from transpired purpose Of tie Mafehi'
oness to let be published day manuscript she has
relating and commenting hCr experience Of life with
Byron.
The barber poet Jasmn died last week, following 70
the grave, at no long interval the baker poet Eeloue.
Let me earnestly commend 10 any who purposes do
ing an original and Interesting magazine article on
Jasmin and his poems 20 studiousy consult ST. Benses
charming essay on the samo-old enough now and good
enough. % be quite forgotten or unknown.
1t IS already night and mail closes in fifteen min
ues from this Take and read then, without PREDATORY
expcate recommendation Taine's last volume. He, or
his publishers STYLE it tie fourth and supplementary
volume 70 bis remarkable work tie History Of Eng
sh Literature. It is the collection, reddaed Of six
critical and historical philosophical essays Or studies
on tic national characteristics, the contemporary
manners and customs Of the English. ard on the crs
mating explanatory causes Of the The texts Of
these studies or essays arc the works and lives Of Dick
eng, Thackeray. Macaulay, J. Stuart Nil, Carlyle,
Tennyson Regarded purely acute, aualyti literary
criticisms Of these mems writings they well worth
attention; regarded as studies Of English manner Gus
tom and national make Of mind. they specially
worth attention; regarded Tefexes Of French man
ner and custom and intellectual charoctorstics, they
are exceptionally worth attention. Why they arc and
must lie in The nature Of the curious and acute
sudic by reflex Of French national characteristics IN
manners art and literature no one who has read the
three volumes to which they make supplementary
fourth need be told The yogy Best thing tie rest can
do is 10 read the supplementary volume directly they
can get hold OF tiff only for the sake Of getting help
TO a now and complete appreciation Of six eminent
English authors aud their works, from French point
Of view