New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-17


Miss Braddonsvey inst complaint against the American
publishers Hilton Co.. for publishing as hel DoGk
which she wrote, is one that ought Io. - p P
against any American house In England the respectable
u1bshpc houses are nearly always conducted ny literary
men and men to whom literary mistake was impossible
tS bo mSbt he named are men who are TO be met in
the highest literary companies III ra,noI Stigma upon
the American publishing fraternity uat 1uCn a" %
as this could occur Probably when we nave an hoheet
International Copyright Law between the Two countries
there will be less hurry and more accuracy N rpaphea
tions have heard several authors whose WCINa nave
been reprinted in America express thcl! Ies, t1a .pe}
we're not consulted, not about money but apoul Iue IL
trinsiO getting up of their books lhS Wes, az nave
Several of those Essays, as published IN the Enghsn
edition were incomplete. When MT. Arnold examined
carefully his book be found seseial SsS ~
ticuary desired to add 10 the Essay on Spnoza consd-
en- bic portion which had been omitted by TIE Times lin
which appeared review as being little too strong
food for It's orthodox readers But when MIR. Arnold
applied TO the American publishers OF bis work for opPor
tuny TO change andsadd no was told that II was already
stereotyped. II would have been much moro valuable
book had be been consulted orgnay aud SO would many
Mr. John r. Thompson is on dit the "Hcros von
Borrcke" of Biaekwoods Moga@ae, whose adventures,
while the Confederate service, are soon TO appear IN
book form. L, whilom editor of The Southern
Literary MESSENGER but this viii be his first appearance
in work of fiction. For though some people really be-
leve that the papers in Baekrood record somebody ad
ventures in the South those who are as fnlhr WIN
j. r. T. physiognomy, your correspondent VIII reinein
Der, that the said little gentleman has confined MS adven
lures 10 London since little after the began. How
ever have not read Bocke aud may be that he is the
translator only of somebody ees work John NJ. Daniel
Of The.Eraminer iichmOndl used tocal'Ihe McSenger
when under J. r. T.. "The southern Literary Millnerp
IL is bad omen for poor Z. that every literary effort IN
behalf of tho Confederacy or by any member Of it, from
Spence TO Belle Boyd has been failure Literature and
| the Confederacy were uncongenia. Present London
publisher with pistOjo his breast and nc Wil ,IenOie
less than at roll of Confederate manuscript Chapman
& Hall drop daily tears over the piles OF Dabneys
Stonewan Jackson on,their back shelves
Carlylos dieum that the moro people say thing the
less likely are they to do it, may account for the sowness
with which any reform in England moves. In these days
every proposition for movement Is at once taken up by
the BrfTens whose many arms are types and seems 10
feel too much satisfied in getting itself realized on paper
Already you win seeby hetoowing lstof phamtnels
published by Farrah No 2S2 Suand-that the Minis
teria crisis and the Hyde Park demonstrations have
called up quite little literature of their own: =,
John Stuart Mills Speech ld To the Front Eye Men of
London" Peoples National Reform Song, Cd The Re-
ormer Book Of Songs. ID; Tie Ragged Brigade d His
Park Id; Manhoos unge and the Bsllot Cd The Reform
BY ". II. White 6d.i The Liberal Situation By O. D. Holy
Charles Kingsley has you will have observed, again
appeared before the public and this time was TO inlet
/ on himself q heavier blow than Father Newman inflicted
when last the reverend unky raised his head. There IL
not saddcr lapse in England than that Of author
Alton Locke Among men Of letters he has long since
bst all position on.account Of the horrible literary bun
ders which he makes, of which any seooboy could
! correct He is now dubbed among them the "loosc
thinker But Kngleys scolsm might be excused were
il net for hiSaults Of character lie rs forever lFhugnl
| pluck, whereas he writes heresy anonymously and
breaches it eyasyely. There not preacher, such
consummate coward in England. But, worse than this
he has now sunk TO the depths Of lunkylsm Wherever
there live lord there Kngseys knees spontaneously
bend. In private conversation be nauseaies everybody
by his constant references 10 my Lord This ana to
some consultation he has had with earl or duke.
Fortunately this man has long since lost al influence On
! the minds Of the English people. His absurd and mean
speech in admiration of his latest hcIosov. Eyre-at
the southampton banquet (Which was enough TO make
one crave black skim has raised sheer on every lip
must 70 tho people here the justice to ray that The ban
quet 70 Eyre and Kingsleys speech theca have been
dealt with in way which must make all thar set blush If
they can. Nevertheless the fact remins that The Dai<
! Telegraph sings out Louis Napoleon, Gov. Eyre
and Andrew JOHNSON the three great historic and noble
characters OF this epochl This Is not meant saEkas
| tike."
Amnesty decree by which Mazzni is declared relcyedNf
his long exile. IL rather late. The Prisoner
ChllOn had at last learned TO love dspai; ard that
almost dsemboded spirit which few meet i'll London,
and must needs hitherto call by another name than that
which is his own, may well refuse the permission 10 re-
turn his native land should itas will presently
assume the tone OF eutreaty. But TO Mazzn and bis
fendsp his ~ himself aud tie other As
promone offenders brings anything but pleasure n this
unctnre of Italian affairs They have too much reason TO
apprehend that IL is concatoy measure before the fact
f5r some contemplated humiliation Of Italy before Louis
Napoleon. A. the French Emperor is recognized just
nov the eAg0Beyagoing about 70 hook what territorial
trihes he can and wide Punch he has been warned OF
OF RheDish premises by BsmaTk it is felt THAI he must
gettentory somewhere, and Belgium aud Italy arc con-
ontly the alternative SO the amnesty decree Is not vel
coined by the Mazznists Mazzn Is still in poor Health
The publication q the next volume of the translation OF
his IJfeaIRters and Writings has already been delayed
by the sudden death OF his young friend Ventura whose
wife is its chief translator Madame Ventu is the sster
of Mrs. Stansfed, whose husband bounded by the
Tories out Of PamerstOn's Government ON account OF ms
friendship Mazzini. During the last Venetian Reyolu-
ton she crossed the Alps in poscarags teang money
and dispatches for the Revolutioniss sewed up IN her
dress / have to-day learned that MaZzni will be imme
diately elected 10 the Chamber for MesDa; and think
that be will take the seat in that Otherwise, as
have intmated il is doubtful WHEELER the kng amnesty
twill take him back TO Italy
To-nht-Morgan Smith, negro actor, appears forthe
first time in London lie appeors al the Olympic Ibcaier
and in the paUOf Othello IL IS possible that OF
the last generation in America may reading this state
respeolablity at Washington shocked al Forests
acting at the capital this wreteHl piece Of Shakpearcan
mSceginatiOnism; ana how the R0trc american
remarked that "fbe author Of that play lOheo would
has departedom the old paths that she Is disposed
20 the play performed by real black 1n. Mr.. Smith
has been but short time IN England, and has TINS Tar
appeared only in small provincial theaers The most
porant place in which he has appeared Birmingham
where be somewhat severely criticised have not
been able to witness any performance d his IN public
though shall be at the Olympic tonight / bavc how
ever heard him read Of the finest portions Of Hamlet
and Of Macbeth IL private, and convinced that the
has strong dramatic genius Had he bocn1 born in
despOtic FanceOr Russia he would certainly have been
present of the most DISQUALIFICATION in Europe
but having been born under tho Stars and Stpcsand IN
the immediate vicinity OF Independence Hall in Phudc
phiahe forced into the ncOs gallery, forbidden any
entry behind the scenes" allowed ppciiee, and the
result is that for time 10 he VIII not be able 10
compete with men on whom opportunities Of study and
practice have been a'shcd. Howeycn he may be better
than dare hope his in England for the present
depends his effort tonight. large crowd viii be
present, and in il many friends Of the negro race.
| CHESTER.