The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-09
Literary Intelligence.


Mr. Cesmo Innes has IN the press 'The Life and Opin
ions of Frenchmen they appear to Englishman."
Prince Metternich, the Austrian Ambassador at the
French Court s II Is said about 10 publish the memoirs
OF his late father but IL is impossible that some Of the
Of his even.ful life eah be made known
the public II the memoirs Of the late Prince Meter
mich should now the light Of the day, they must
necessarily be incomplete and fragmeutary
For the second time the establishment Of Psch
four and twenty years ago. its propretors about to
be summoned to the law courts action for libel
The aggeved person In the present instance is Mr. Cox
the member for Finsbury
Mr. James Kerr late principal Of the Hndoo College,
Calcutta has just published work 'The Domestic
Le Character and Customs Of the Natives Of India "
Mr. Kerr has enjoyed the advantage Of intimate
personal with the internal aspects Of Hndoo
life. $50
Mr.. Stanyan Bigg, the author Of mystical dramatic
poem, called "Nght and the SOUL" which attracted
attention few years ago, died the 10th Of May
at INVERSION, England, in his thirty seventh year.
paper about To be started in Brussels in the Rus
sian interest," which s TO reprint all that appears about
Russia In European Journals This will put the editors
their metal TO tell the truth, the whole TRUTH and
nothing but the TRUTH in very unpleasant way is
wonderful, Of late years. how zealousy and ardenty
Russia has labored to carry the day by the Of
newspapers
Charles Dickens had a narrow escape the 9th ult
He had been staying in London during the season. and
returning to his country seat from short CONT
mental trip and in the tidal train, the greater por
ton Of which was smashed near staplehurst For
tunately he escaped without the slightest injury.
book which is already creating much sensation in
Dublin, and is likely To astonsh many, is Mr. John p
Prendergasts Cromwellian Settlement Of Ireland just
published by Messrs Longman. Englishmen who are
puzzled understand how the Irish difficulty and
what the Irish people want had better read this thrilling
narrative. It is only compilation Of official documents
bare chronicle But makes the sunerlngs Of Long
fellows "Acadans" slight and trivial, indeed,
when compared with the consequences Of the
less policy which deliberately endeavored to supplant
and extirpate q whole race.
The daughter Of that still admired benefactor of
youthful days. the author OF "Midshpman Easy shows
herself we'll able TO sustain the lustre Of her fathers
name The second novel written by Florence Marryatt
(now Mrs. Church Ross entitled 1900 Good for Him."
and published by Mr. Bentley, is Of the most in
terestng and spirited domestic stories that have lately
appeared
The French (says the London Reader are often re.
preached for the supercialty Of their knowledge II is
assumed that because they always express their
opinions with precision and always appear to have
opinions express therefore they cannot be qualified
for stating views which well considered profound
If the reproach be generally applicable the particular
exceptions which must DO made very numerous.
When Frenchman is really master Of his subject he
can treat Il in way which does admit either Of
parison of Improvement Not only can he PROFOUND
that which Ia novel, but he do in such style AZ
to attract the attention of the most sess readers More
frequently do feel inclined 10 reproach French writer's
with the profundty than with the shalowness Of their
works. when the writer's are well versed In the subjects
they treat