New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-20
LITERARY ITEMS.

LITERARY 1XEMbs
An antiquarian work on COLCHESTER In the
Roman Period" is announced Is in preparation By he
Rev. Edward L. Cuts the Honorable Secretary Of the
Essex Archaeological Society. Mr.. Cuts says; There
few places In England which possess more Of interest,"
for the student Of the Roman period than Colchester,
Originally the capital Of the British Kingdom Of The
Trinobanes the Romans planted there the earliest ana
one Of the most important Of their cities; and The
notices OF ito foundation and Of some points IN IL
history to BIO found In classical writer's give distinct
and certainty TO knowledge VI Its early condb
ton which do not obtain in the case OF any othes
Roman town In Britain. The modern town stiA
possesses larger remains Of the Roman occupation than
exist in any other place in England WITH perhaps the
single exception o. London. Its Roman walls are Tho
most perfect In Enclend is castle and eharcbes are
built in large proportion Of Roman mater-.s; numerous
pavemens have been found and still exist it, R0maR
cemeteries have afforded very large and interesting
series OF sepuchral remains. 1t hos been noted for
centuries for the great number Of coins, bronsse,
personal ornaments and articles Of civil and domestic
use. which have been continually discovered here"
Among the announcements of the day is one
Of an international Poyglot Travelling Institution.
young gentlemen Of all nations admitted. Ths school
twill be continually travelling, under the supsPiDtend'
ence Of superior person Each language viii be
taught In the country where it is spoken with the
greatest purity. Towns. monuments and nussuma
will be carefully and scientifically inspected" The
next season October 1865 to August 1861 10 70 -
devoted to FRANCE.
Messrs. Moxon will shortly publish, at MA
Tuppers request the poetical works Of that popnlas
author.
Mr.. Cox, NJ. p, has abandoned the action fo2
libel which it lately stated to the general Amuss
ment, he had commenced against the proprietors a
Punch"
Irish printed literature, from the earliest
period to the present time shortly to have n ndsS
in the shape ola "Bibliohecs Hibernica," OF Manual
Of Irish Literature which Is being ndustrousy COM
piled by Mr. John Power This laborious vsune. %
set Of voluInesfor it is very doubtful even the a.
thor knows to what extent he may be carried BY hie
materals-w consist Of list Of all writings BY Irish.
men and persons enjoying preferment in Ireland. also
Of works relating to Ireland. printed In other psr>
from the invention of printing to the present tina
Short biographical notices Of the writers, and hblo'
graphical remarks, critical notices and collections OF
tho rorer articles will be given together with the pub
fishing and present selling prices. dissertation %
the history of early printing in ireland will form an In
PRODUCTION The book to be issued by subscription.
and at present it is the authors intention only to pTns
$50 copies.
The learned author of "L'Examen du Chris.
NJ. Miron will it is said. shortly pnblisA
another volume entitled Separation du Spiritual a
du Temporal"
The Paris correspondent of the "PublisherT
Circular" states that we shall not see Prince Dc TAB
leyrands Memoirs until 1853. As he died in 1883 ana
ordered their publication 30 years after hh death
they ought to have been published In 1863 But he Do
queathed them TO the Duchess de Dino Oby birth 90
Taleyrand and She upon her death, bequeathed tbon
to her uncles private secretary NJ de Bacourd. lie
died recently Nancy and them to Mes'r
Paul Andral and Chateain, ordering them not to pub
lish the papers for 90 years TO come The papers m
three boxes and consist Of three parts tho
memoirs proper the appendix and an immense CORE
spondence. They have all been sent to England fo7
safe keeping. 1t speaks volumes for insecurity OF per-
son. papers and property in France that al the i'm
portant papers OF Messrs. Guizot. Theirs de Lamar
tine. de Montaembert and Berger kept in En-
gland
NJ Victor Cousin is in Paris; his health hso
lie has silenced them who call him ayarf.
cous by founding an annual prize Of eco for the bes3
essay on ancient philosophy the French Academy win
adjudge the prize.
NJ Dumas, the chemist, has stated to tho
Academy OF Sciences that in the third volame Of La
voisiers works. now in press this eminent scientific
turned his attention In the ast century 10 meteor.
illogical researches ard tie possibility Of predicting
the weather "a hours beforehand.
Among other works announced as in prepare.
tion for the press are novels by Mrs. Mowatt MrA
r. IL. S,oddarj. and Bayard Taylor and the sequel to
Mr. Richard i. Kmbs?s powerful tale Of "St. Eeger.s