New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-04

The son of the celebrated composer Men,
delssohn DR.. Karl Mendessohn Barthody. has at the
suggestion and inducement Of the veteran historian
Geryinus written the life Of the much praised ana not
less abused President of6reece and Russian dpomats
Graf Johann Kapodstrias." The author has spared
no amount of labor in order to produce faithful and
complete biography of that remarkable statesna and
he has certainly been thoroughly successful his Jealous
endeayor
A man of the name of Gersterlergk has been
brought up before the Court Of Wemar for selling false
autographs letters poems, and plays Of Schiller.
Continental papers say that all the postum
nous papers, with the exception Of the Memoirs oi
Heinrich Heine have just been bought for the Austrian
Government Prince Metternch. the Austrian Embas
sador at Paris concluded the purchase OF these i'm.
porapt literary remains from the poets widow who Is
residing in The French capital The widow is to receive
nm annuity of 3OOOf for life the price OF her hus
bands papers. 49,.
The seventh volume of Mazzini's "Scritti
edit inediti published and Unpublished writings)
has appeared at Milan We need not add that 1t con-
tsins highly valuable and interesting matter like every
thing which comes from the pen Of that great agitator
and perpetual exile Despite his many faults posterty
and il arbadi has been called the sword OF Italy the
title of the pen of Italy will ndisputaby be bestowed on
Giuseppe Mazzini.
A very pleasant and instructive work lies
M.rchands de Miracles-Histoire dc la Superstition
HUMANE has been published by N. Alfred de CASTOR
The doings Of miraclemongers quacks. professional
impostors and in short Of all kinds Of people who live
on the credulity Of their fellow creatures have already
kx,f nth
less the present volume is welcome addition to this
class Of literature. especially at time when new
chapter is being contributed to the history of miracle
mongers.
A great literary movement is now preparing
In Italy in consequence Of the great Dante Festival
which will be celebrated next Spring. We may expect
some very important literary results from the festival
in honor Of the sran padre Ahshii II the expected
political movements should allow the Italians to breathe
a little more freely.
The French papers announce the following
works as Just published: The second volume Of Die.
tionnaire general dc Ia Politiquei par NJ. Nanrioe
Block ayec 10 Collaboration dHommes dEtat, de Pub
cistes ct dEcrivans de tous les Pays Souvenirs de
Guy.Joseph Bonnet General de Division des Arrnecs de
Ia RepnbEque dHaiti. ancien ide-deCalnp de III
gaud. Documents relatifs toutes les Phases de In
Revolution de Saint Dominique. rccueiiis ct mis- en-
ordre par Edmond Bonnet" Catalogue des Gentils-
hommes dc Guenne Agenois ct Bazadois qui ont pris
part on envoye leur procuration aux Assemblies do la
Noblesse pour rElecton des Deputies aux Etsts Gene
raux de $780, public dapres les procssverbaux ocies
par NM Louis do la Rogue OF Edouard dc BarhelemyT"
Notice sur Anacreen; par Ambrose Firmin Oidot;"
"voyageurs Francois en- Itae. depus lie XvIc steele
jusQuA nos jours; par II. j. Dumesni;" LA Caverne
L. L. Ll.~t-
associes ceux de rHommei par NM. Paul Gervais ct
j. Brinckmann" "vie et Correspondence de Pierre de
Ia vigne, Ministye de lEmpereur Frederic ii. avec IN
Etude sur 10 Movement Reformiste XIIIe steele;
par A. Huillard ,Breholles;' Volumes and Of new
edition Of "Guyres completes de Shakespeare. Ira
duction de NJ. Guihot. Entsrement revue, avec une
Etude Shakespeare des Notices sur chaque piece ct
des Notes. and "Panegyhque de Jeanne dare. pre-
nonce dams Ia Catbedrsle dOrleans e mai 1854; par
N. Alexandra Thomas. Nissionnaire Apostolique"
There is good deal Of speculation in English
literary circles 90 to the probable tranKlsor OF the
French Emperor's "yie de Cesar" 1t IL said that
several eminent authors have gone from London to
Paris to apply for the permission, but that mp to the
present moment appointment has been made. The
day Of publication for the first volume Is fixed for the
10th Of February and a. Ii the Emperors wish that
1t should appear simultaneously In French German and
English there is not very much time left for the task
NJ Fr0hner Conservatory Of the Library at the Louvre
has done the German translation. VOL ]. will b.
devoted to the geographic and arChsoogc description
Of Casar's campaign IN Gaul.
NJ. Renan, on his route to Syria and Asia
Minor, landed at Alexandria whence hc was induced
to 10 on 10 Cairo to visit his friend. II. Ma
riette to whom the viceroy has intrusted the
| superintendsnce Of tho excavations there now
in progress. Hearing Of his arrival. Ismae
Pashs gave him the kindest welcome and wishing him
to make Egypt portion Of the field Of his Biblical in
vsstigatons he has placed at bis disposal steamboat
to ascend the Nile n. and Mdme. Renan will. during
their stay in Egypt. belaccompaned By most e1peri
enced guide in n Marietta. to whom we owe the dis
ant excavations In Egypt
At recent meeting Of the Mexican Scientific
Commission In Paris n. Durny in the chair letter
was read from the Abb6 Brasseur de Bourgong. who Il
now exploring the province Of Yucatan and who hal
discovered In private library at Merida old mann
script vocabulary Of the Maya language Of which III
intends sending copy to Europe At this meeting II
was decided that collection Of documents on Mexico
which are the result Of ten years research undertaken
by N. Aubin. member Of the society. should b pub
lished forthwith.
The first volume Of the Annuaire Philo
sophique has Just appeared 1t Is complete rt'um'
Of the philosophical movements Of 1861 In France and
abroad and contains critical and impartial review Of
the principal works on physiology. metaphysics. and
morals. which have been published during the year.
The "Moniteur" gives mastery sketch Of
French literature during the year 1884, BY N. Henri
Lavoix. In which be speaks highly Of II. Wieseners