New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-14
LITERARY ITEMS.

Our couutryman, DR.. Thomas W. Evans. surgeon
20 tse Empror o. France aud Russia. Chevaier Of the
Legion Of Honor &C. &c. has just added another work 10
the list OF bis writings in French on American topics This
entitled Leir.s dun Oaeis Nreu t GoHr1Hensnt
de- Ea Usis and is Published by h. Dcutu 10 Paris II
contains complete x,oson Of political system in its
several branches together with translation Of the COnsttu
ton will be remembered that DR.. Evans published in
Pas lat year historical and descriptive account Of our
Sanitary Commission LA Commission S0naiTs ds ESi' OHi)
aud translation OF number Of essays military hygiene
and terlpoutcs presented 10 the commission by Drs van
buren, Hammond Sl6 Smith. Metealf aul others (Esai'
dHySieas dc Ia 7htpequs M.iiaires prtSaS Ia Con"
Sinar de- Eats Uais). An bis French works can
be obtained o. John Wiley SON. No. 535 Broadway
We have received from Lawrence Kehoe, No. las
Nassau ST. copy Of pcrty and well printed volume OF
Mscesanel comprising Reviews Lectures and Essays on
Historical Theological and Miscellaneous Subjects by NJ j.
sphing D. D. Archbishop Of Baltimore Baltimore: John
Murphy co., This fourth edition revised and greatly
enlarged a work which has attained high character
among Catholics and exposition Of the opinions Of
representative amorg the Roman Catholic hierarchy IN
this country variety of disputed questions it must possess
peculiar interest and yale Archbishop S2aiing stands at
clorgy Of his faith in this country not only IN
his eoolessucs position, bat also In his literary repuao
hs collection OF Lis miscellaneous writings the reader VIII
fnd standard arguments commonly advanced by Catho
los ia defense Of the Church Of the Middle Ages ana IN
to the charges brought against her by the best Prot
es,aEt historians.
Walker. Fuller & Co. will publish. in a few days,
rhe 1ruths and z Tors Of Orthodoxy" by DR. Clarke.
Messrs. LeypOldt & Holt have Just issued new and
beautiful editions Of Heines Pictures Of Travel and BOOK
Of Songs The former work calculated to be Of special in
this ourneyig though such praise as Mat
thew Arnolls stamps book Of interest fol all times
Draper & Halliday Boston have in press "Winer's
Idows Of the New Testament Diction" revised by Prof
Henry Thayer of Andover Theological Seminary and Muir
phys Commentary Exodus"
Lee & Shepard announce "The Way OF the
worlI" novel, by William r. Adams e. Oliver Optic ~ II
for children bat the authors first essay IN the
field of adult literature.
The Office of The american Presbyterian and Theo
,gooi R viii be hereafter the bookstore Of Seiibner
Wexford CHARLES Scribner Co.
The Tioologicql Eclee,ic, edited by Or. George f.
Day Professor Yale Theological Seminary after career oil
seems TO have achieved last permanent place
In our literature Its publication win houceiorh be conducted
by Messrs Moore. Wistach Baldwin an enerprsns CH'
cinnai house. who branch establishments in New YORK
at No. 60 wakerst
An association has been formed in Great Britain,
uder the direction Of the eminent ccoeralheT Dr.
son OF Edinburgh complete exploration Of raes
tina party OF gentcmen have already gone to the Holy
Land and made preparatory excavations Al che sus
gestion of Johnson who believes that Tel HUNG the ao
site Cspernaum thew dug aio the mound hoping 10
find the remains Of the synagogue there popularity oAea T
vere rewarded with complete success hndng the supposed
building nearly or quito AS this question OF the oes
ton oil Cspelnaum has been battle-ground OF topoapAefs
these djngs m awaken fresh interest Should the! prove
correct will be tie only building which the savior ac
finally vas on earth which be identified at this day
perfectly and complete scientific survey oil 'erua
lem has been made by Capt Wilson. giving all the oeas
and measurements with the exaetness Of the British or tse
American coastsuryoyi and but Tor an unfortunate aoeuenl
at The last Photographic process it would have oeen out
at this time Now il will be delayed for several month az
the work must be done The same parties liked the de-
ureoa OF the Dead by across from The Aedera'
ne aud Eand II u correspond witln foot OF two OF that
computed by Lieut.. Lynch
publication by the Statistical Office Of the King
dom " Ia so4S interesting notices on the Hahan
dialects "Iho Ihaa dirlecs alone from the historical
bat principally pathological point be cassed
into families which classification however tie sub
dscts Of oreign oga counted tie dects spoken
ia veneta Friu and Corsica have likewise oeeu omitted,
although Italian origin but being under foreign govern
Firstly the family OF the ItaanCclc dialects which
are spoken province Of Turin with the exception Of
district OF ard valleys Of the GTaan Alps aud IN
the provinces OF Cuueo AesandIia excepting the district Of
Noyl Novara Milan Payia. BergamO. BreSc.A Cremona
Piaoenza Parma Modena Reggie Bologn9, Ferrara, Ra'
venus Fori far the FogIa and toward Pesaro-to
whica may be still added the canton Of TcsnO where
Misuian subdialct spoken the eastern valleys OF the
Iridentinun. where a Brescan subdaect is spoken and
more than 100000 inhabitants Secondly the family Of
the Lgurian dialects which Spoken with numerous
varieties the pronunciation all along the cea Of Genoa
Menone Sarzana that IT, in the Provinces OF Genoa and
Maurzo and beside in the District OF Noyi; on the
whole by $4,000 inhabitants Thirdly the family Of the
Tuscan Roman dialects which divided into the three
types OF the Tuscan the Unbrian and the Machpsanian
theY are spoken Provinces Of Florence Pisa Arezzo
Sea Gosso Umbra and in the greater part Of the former
Marches Of Ancona this territory inclusive of that under Pa
pal Government contains about 100000 inhabitants Fourth
H. the family OF the Neapon dialects among which promi
uent the dialect OF the Abaz that OF the Pna and the Nea
posn or Campanaid Proper These dialects spoken In
the three Abruzz Terra di Lavor the two Princpat
the Provinces Naples Beneven More Capitanaa Terra d
B.s Terra dOtranto and the Bascata, together with
6OnOOO inhabitants Filthy. the family Of the Sicilian
dialects rich in varieties but with two princp1 typesthe
easbresian and the Sicanspoken by more than 100000
inhabitants And szlhy the family OF the Sandman dia
tects which the branches Of the Camdanese and
tho susudunese, and which spoken by more than
$4,000 inhabitants Considering the number Of the speak.
er the Celtic dialects foreign origin relationship would
have 10 placed in the first rank But the groups Of the
Tuscan Roman dialects maintain their superiority inasmuch
n the life the nation has its root in them draws Its noursh
ent them aud also because the other Italian dialects
the Venetian which has been taken here into oOnsd
GRAFTON the Neapotan and the Scan much nearer re-
lated 70 the Tuscan Roman than 10 the Celtic type"
A new serial novel; by Henry Kingsley entitled
sco.e Of Scotes commenced in the July number OF
Maoulaas Magazine The author Of The Story OF Eliza
beth supposed be Miss Thackeray) begins tale called
The village the Cliff in The CornAH Nag fJi the
present month"; and Al he Year Round in which The Sec.
oDd Totson drawing her end announces The
Tale Of Aunt MargaretS Trouble by writer to be
commenced July a This writer" is said to be Mr.
Edmund Yates
"Prof Blots Lectures on Cookery, delivered in
eroautils Hall IA the title OF little pamphlet printed we