New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-21
LITERARY ITEMS.

The CORE pondence Of Humboldt Is about to
sprear under tie edtorship cf NJ de Ia Ro4uctle OF
the Paris Geographical Society, under the title Of
"Hnmboldt Correspondence scientfqne et Liti6rarc,
reeueile. publee ct pIecedes dune Notice ct dune
Introduction ct suiye dc la Bi0,rsphe des CorrcsPon
dante do Enmholdt de Notes Of dune Table" Tho
g. st volume consisting Of Of II pages, and
.6c pages Of text win be pub,isbed toward the close
Of this year; and. turning the enyes o. the In
PRODUCTION the eye ghts upon The following celebrated
names among the correspondents Of TIE great phiosc
pber: MI. Btzenberg Blamenbach. Baron de Sor'h,
G.. Humboldt. Klsproth, Pfeifer, A'aman. Lstour AL
lard Vaughan the Duke OF Sussex. Quee|et Van Mons
Mohn'qne, schlege Cavsn;Ilc' Clayio Arago corder.
Def ance DelanibIe MilneEdwards. Il. ard GeofroJ
Saint Hilaire Jomard Lalsnde Fourcroy. Maltc-Brun.
A. and c. g. L. S5iIlot Tariieu. Jaitemarc, Cancrn.
Gen. Eelnerscn. Admiral Lh,se De Candclls. De q
Rive riciet. &c. Sc. IL the second volume NJ dc Is
Roguet,e announce. letters fiom M. Ben4cnberg.
Lark Ieru de SchaeiD'wei'. Ahrens. Fremont. Col
Mercher, the Archduke John of Austria, John Brown.
Lord Mimic Murchison. 0clstcd. Rain. ID Areliae, l..
i,arbier, Ellie de Tespuon'. BOnpiand. Mich Cbnses'
Csse. dc CireoaTt, Docnisne. r. Denis Eggei' Jon
quiares Stan. Julien. herhaiet. iIed. LacioiI, Le
tonne Molsno. PaleoOapa, Baron Piaua Haasceu. Of
tbs Observatory of ChrislisDia. tie Emperor Nicolas
10, 40.
The "Deba's" publishes letter from NJ
Fcuilet de Couches editor Of the Correspondence Of
Queen Marie Antoine,te In which tie writer states
that discovery has recenty been made IN the privS'e
library OF tie Emperor OF Austria Of series OF letters
between Maize. Theresa and her daughter. Marie An
tosnet,e from the marriage Of the latter to Tie death OF
tie E.npresa There are nihctyfun letters OF which
thirty Of the original have been found but tire copies o.
tie others are being fally authenticated Tho letter
adds that NJ Arne,h member Of tie States OF Austria
and Deputy Copservator OF tie Imperial Archives is
about 10 polish those letters
Report saws that the lost books Of the Annals
" TacItus relating to the reign Of CansaA have been
discovered 10 Cailna. IN paliIg down an ancient 81
ifcs.
Tie "Salus Pubrque" OF Lyons announces
tie discovery in tie registers 81 the Church OF Saint
CroI In that ely Tor the Jeags 1866 aud 1863 OF mar
risge set signed ~ holiare His signatures. as auto
ausph hunters know. very rare and sn.cablo
Tie French journals announce that nj. Alex
andre Dumas. Jun. "a o. he married IN fe" dhys W
widow lady named NsrasS4e.
The iifty.iifth part OF The Encyclopaedia OF
Art. .ni Sciences, in the Welsh Ian. cage has been pub
sled This work ia intere'tnr rs viii doubtless Re
tie last attempt alsrge ,eale 10 promote Ire edac
ton Of tie people Of Wale. By means Of tie 'enacnr
" eles is becoming rapidly Ang.DoA b. railways and
The nnur Of EngusL wealth.
The following pensions. in connection with
literature, bsIc bcoa conferred during The past
year By TIE British Government; hiss Eiika
Cook eIOo, In confederation Of her Literary laboFs.
both In poetry aud prose and her failing health The
Rev. C. b. Gibson sit0 the sGilor ~ many liieIGr,
works. and for tie high testinon. b"rne a, "a their
value Mrs Sheridan Knowles Sloo In consideration
Of tho talents Of late husband sr James Sheridan
Kuowles as dramatic Auilor. lfr. Kenny Nerdcws
$50 In aek gmeDt OF bis merits artist NOR,
esocoisy evnced By his Illustrations Of Shakespeare
Miss DinaL Muoch go au:hoicss Of " john Haitian
Gentleman "A Life fcI I.;c." md cher wei
known works o. fiction. Mr.. w. Ilinrhsm fso. on nc
oounl II tho literary merits Of his pcetc ~oTA' Mrs
Leaf R.0 40 the sister Of l J. Leaf who. though Of
humble origin was ccnIibsioT Of articles 81 great
merit 20 yarou, Journals. Jean Williamson Ibomsor
$50 lister Of Hugh KILLER. sccoun. Of hi. literary
merit
Marie, Countess do Tocqueviile. the wdo"
of tho late celebrated write, and s,at-sman Alexis de
Tocquevils died at vAosnes In NORMANDY Oh tbs 80
uI, in her siItieth year Madame de rocquevi!s wal
Pncsh the daughter Of T. Motley. 81. Of Pcrtsmor'h
wbo acid situation in the Government dockyard Sac
had ed with aunt 10 France NON LEI !olth' AID
ws. married TO ~ de Tocquevl, ster bis ffoo
the United States Sbo had FOR some time beer In deli
cate health. and her death (Which win be deeply de
pored by all who frev lef) vas 10! wholly unsI
pected- .