New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-03
LITERARY ITEMS.

The volume of KlcpstOcks correspondence, edited
a. Irncnhe-p contains all the letters written by, OF al
ressed TO- the poet which have not as yet been
an any collection. Such assomblage cannot Ia ali
Interesting, as Kopstoeks acqnsaTTgb e General i'm
nrcsson s very favorable, although thee 10 was not
1hine and the labOTiOus bard of the MESSIAH is earlier
Tie man shine without an eueit SODH Ter life he APP
istfers are amusingly sentimental ia h.crar eplse
pears VIZ u1 s,,dS,r y1zIe 70 tho critics, WHO Gan
not determine whether TO attribute u "
The R,belEoa Record approaches its coinplo' .,
It's late issues have been largely "oIo'oU COD
Rebel official reports Of battles ~o' 49, 90 onv en-
anslv important TO q correct compreheHsioi hohl,,
-n' . Vol XII soon 10 be issued VIII pIoDaDD1t
kth lie series: so the work VIII contain Toenced i'm
fewer imam hoye anything ike battle had been IoHs
s,Sse then 10000 monthly parts ana Reside other n
e oen No other complete collectlon oi o. 10,
documents correspondents reports %c' hsbc and its
Rges are sin open It's publishers have been e3hgeu
kf prank Moore has been editor throughout ~ hs
sensy ghtened the labOrs and lessened the PlOpapo
errors Of all future historians OF our country
Mr. Charles AIlston Collins's Report on ephemeral
literature in the Catalogue of the British section OF te
Paris Exhibition, gives some interesting det Iespeo'
ing the collection Of English periodicals III tn"' vas
,how; "In each department. the whole OF the n'oiuio
which refers TO the subject treated viii be round III 'no
,nnoiops den artment C. o. all forms Of religion are rep
resented Here are Church OF England Fuphca'lols
Roman Catholic periodicals. and religious Journals VI d"
s,os Rantsts MethOdists Independents, even OF the
eouowers of swed enborg and Lady Huntingdon have
,neeirnens Of their literature here. The same principle
annes TO each one OF the elassihcatons IN medicine,
FhiOsOphy, political economy; all sorts OF
Factions have contributed the organs when contain nf
epnions HOmeOpaths, AllOpatls, NegetalItns' nee'O
talers, Slave Emancipators, sprinalsts are Snve a
hIbtOrs this department ChiidIeh even H'Ne a. q
literature OF their own, and are rlchiy PROVIDED
periodicals. published for their exclusive oeneul
81 these are addressed 70 mere Waassine ohGs
intend, and Others, Obviously mTehoeu ioa
the youngest Of literary students i Ent sIe
eusvely for the benefit of boys and grls MANY hueeu
are the curious and interesting particulars when are
abIy know that many OF different trades are repre-
aented by their own newspapers. There rs Daher
aournal: there are exclusive newspapers puDshen LOT
Me benefit OF the grocer the Gilman, the draper the Io
nonger the chemist and druggist. There exists more
over PalcRbrOkef'S Gazette aud Journals GdS"gntWy
and an Anti-tObacco Frotest perlo9ietHy ISS"'u y;
Turiolsv organized systems for the Distribution OF
reriodlcal literature revealed also IN the course "
such Investigations Numerous associations Ior he pup
hcaton of serials intended to improve MANKIND are III
axsteDce in various parts of England Institutions suc
"a the Wesleyan Conference Society, the Young Man
Christian Association the Army scripture Readers ana
Soldiers Friend Society the London Society Tor Pomo
ing Christianity among the Jews, the Kehgl0s tract anu
the Peace Societies, send ont al sorts OF SUNDAYS az
Home Heralds Of Peace, British Flags, CHRISTIAN
Bentnes and Jewish InellgenceTs. And then tor the
practical work of disseminating such perOdcas theIe
are such bodies as the Book Hawking society," by means
sf which peope are supplied with cheap literature at
their own houses And here seems the proper pace 10
make some brief mention OF httleknoWn puDnssmnR
agency called the Number Trade some Of whose uDea
Mons are included in this collection 1t represented ~
come three four houses and is somewhat pecuHary
constituted. They seek no publicity Tor the WolhS lney
Issue which are mainly Tepublications eaboratey got
mo and illustrated, OF standard WORKS. Ihey never
advertise and intrust the sale Of their publications eX
eluevelY certain persons, who act Rnd OF com
Snercis travellers to the trade and who carry specimens
NJ the Number Trade about with them. soliciting SUB
scriptions III every town IN Great Britain.