New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-20
work Of N. Phiarete Cbasea Voyages dun Criti9us
a Trrvers Ia Vie ct lee Livres."

titled "Lettres dun Libre-Penseur D nm Sure oe WI
{, announced on the religious question ana the
situation Of the clergy with respect to modern society
ala Danemark tel quill est" is the title oil O
ror, BY Oscar Comettant the result OF Journey mace
bv him In Denmark during the in that county ias'
year.
In a reoen. catalogue Of "Ana," published ID
psloium George Sands novel, Indiana finds place
a. 1IndiAna." among Menagana, Poggiana Sea-
Icerana. and the many other amusing books Oh Inc
class.
On tie 7th instant the students Of the Univer-
v a, NAMES burnt the Encyccal and Syllabus Of the
popc under the statue OF Giordano Bruno.
Tho K3nigliche Kaiserliche Iloiminerahen
Kabuet at Vienna, possesses in s library the most
nerfc collection Of books on mineralogy, geology ana
the kindred sciences IN Europe. Some years ago NJ.
psrtsch published catalogue Of this collection asscono
edition Of which including Ill additions up to the pres
ent time has Just appeared nnder tue snperh,ehuepce
Of Dr. Abr Schrauf. The catalogue CONTAINS o'oi
articles under the subdivisions OF Minerao9y' oeoopy
panortoIogy Miscellaneous and Periodicals. 10 this
is added by way appendix, list OF periodicals anu
memoirs OF learned societies. contained in the Library
Of the Imperial Cabinet Of Zoology which incidentally
touch upon either Of the above subjects
We regret TO learn that Gutzkow, the author
Of tho "Zauberor Won Rom" has worked himself into
such statc of nervous excitement that lie made an
attempt on his life by opening the veins In several parts
Of his body He had eit Weimar under tie impression
tlat lie was surrounded by enemies aud that he could
only escape from them by leaving tho world. Fortu
nately the wounds lie inflicted on himself were not
mortal or even dangerous and his recovery is conf
IDENTITY hoped for In no long space Of time We trust
the same hope may DO entertained for his mental
recovery.
Book-collectors have long since been con-
tent with finding their pursuit designated Blbioma.
MA" In france the strange fancy for collecting post
ago stamps has no, inspty. been called TimbromaHfe
Tie word seems have given umbrage to the fair col
ectors OF these curostes the other side Of the Chan
mel and the word to he used in future Is Tim5roph1
Zone of the most remarkable intellectual
phenomena Of the age" says 1.-THE Saturday Review"
lis the reaction OF the German mind against words and
IN favor OF positive science Weary Of dialectc subtle
ties and ceascless srasping after empty absuaetions
tie rising thought of the country has discarded meta
physics lor yslcs and orsaken the professors desk
for the laboratory and anatomical theater The change
would be sanitary not that. like all reactions II
has gone great deal far and that the revolution IN
tie processes OF Investigation has left The old habits oil
thought unaffected. The physicists are quite as IN
practical as the motaphy sioans, quite as dogmanc ana
arrogant quite ready with symmetrical theor! OIL
rio univer.e AZ moments notice Dr. BGchner Is the
representative man OF the class end the hdeiiy WIN
which lie rejects its nature and tendencies has obtained
vas, popular,y for crude and angry little book. to
tally by originality. Ills last edition
Is burdsncd with supertation OF prefaces-onc IN the
s,rrn of letter addressed 20 his Englsh translator
who're he expresses hope that the translation VIII %
more successful abroad than the original has been al
home II would b. difficult 20 end more apt illustra'
lion " Arophanes remark that the infiibe ehect OF
the acquisition Of one talent Is wish for two. We
can assure tho ungratefsl naturalist Tat tho eight ea
lions called for BY the German pablo are exactly eight
tines As many required In England In enoiher
peco 10 SAYS that, were his views TO prevail rprlt
~ repose serenity and Kindness would be Infused INTO
the mind, Of men. How comes IL then TINT these
preface. are distin gushed beyond anything we have
reoenily read by acrimony petuancc aud personality
Herr Carl Wort is another philosopher Of the same
school few yssrs ego he the center Of whiri'
wind Of controversy on the Numerically Of the soul
and when last beard o. 10 busy IN adjusting the
pretcnsiors o. Trosloie, gorilla aid 7. niger to tie
arch. paternity Of tho human spcces In conducting
these disputes lie approved himself fully as boisterous
and pugnacious BIchncr but he has much more Ut
erary ability and 10 really lrstra,e man ofscience.
His little volume Of lectures shows that he can be very
agreeable when dealing with subject out Of the range
Of controversy. They arc pleasant and picturesque
series OF declarations comprising n general biography
Of pests and grand national gallery Of yermln-what
lcs stings. nps pibb'es man, perforates bis
potatoes absoIbs his grain ofiorescos upon his
cheese The spirit Of devotion to science and patient
investigation that incidentally TO light is
,remely crcd,abe 10 Herr yog and should insure al,
tention 10 what he thinks proper TO saw. however OBJ
noIous his views BJudcIous his manner of putting
them forth"
The same journal notices several recent productions
Of the German press US follows. 1.-THE great task in
which Sir Archibald Alison miscarried is being per
formed with signal ability by Professor Gcryinus The
present ntameut Of tho History Of Europe since the
Treaties Of Vienna is not OF the most interesting
being mainly review Of the dry but essential paricu.
lars Of internal legislation and devoid consequently Of
color and dramatic movement. 1t also relates for the
most part Germany where the history Of thirty years
Is the monotonons record Of the pressure Of dali despo
ism upon much.enduring people. The author has done
his best with an unwelcomc subject which must have
grated upon his patriotic susceptib,les at every line
The arlor OF his liberalism is well known and it is
greatly to his credit that this sentiment should be so
tempered by feeling OF equity find it here and
that his representations OF the and measures most
obnoxious to him should be little dis1gured by party
passion With all this elevated serenity the style Is
unconmonly nervous and every sentence betrays the
masculine thinker"
"Clausius's treatise on the mechanical theory
Of heat Is a collection OF papers which have appeared
at different periods with the addition Of mathematical
introduction OF sundry annotation, Carl Comets