New-York tribune., 1867-02-21
LITERARY ITEMS.

I. B. Peterson & Brothers are now getting up an
other edition Of Dickens to be called "The Authors
American Edition." In conjunction with Harper &
Brothers, they have paid many thousands dollars 70
Mr. Dickens for advanced sheets Of his various works
"our Mutual Friend" alone, and the amount in
gold for all Of his other late works This edition 10
DE printed on the finest spercalendarcd paper IN the best
manner and win contain the whole OF the original En-
gnsh Illustrations BY Seymour, "Pz," Cruikshank aud
other artists
Gen. John Meredith Read, jr., author Of the His
tOncal Inquiry Concerning Henry Hudson has been
elected member Of the Royal Irish Academy on the
nomination Of Sir Bernard Burke Ulster King OF Arms
and Lord Talbot dc Maahide President OF the Academy
The Governor and Court Of Assistants Of the Muscoyy or
Cabot in London in 1855 and which originated the com
meree between Great Britain and Russia have also sent
an official letter TO Gen. Read thanking him for the inter
estlng Light cast upon their early history
Mr.. Dickens will shortly commence series ofread-
ing in the provinces, and in the course Of next month
viii visit Ireland.
The wife of Dr. William Howard Russell. the cele
brated Special Correspondent OF TIE London Times died
on the 24th ult after a lingering illness.
Mr. Wilkie Collins's new drama, founded ON his
novel Of Amadae" is to be produced in Paris not
in London, az first stated
Gustav Freytag the author OF Debit and Credit. -
and other novels, whose popularity is not confined TO
Germany, Is candidate for the representation OF Erflt
in the NorthGennan Parliament.
Prof Goldwin Smith has delivered at Manchester
the third Of his historical lectures The subject was the
early life of William Pitt He has also repeated his other
lectures elsewhere.
NJ. Hayn announces that he has opened snbscrip-
ton, not TO exceed fifty oenme for the erection in Paris
Of public statue TO VOltare The renr National thinks
that the Jesus have yet Influence enough with the Gov
erHinent TO put stop TO ~ TIE project nv ,..
Mr. Gladstone has had a grand reception in Paris
from the Emperor, Ministers, various distinguished r
sonages, and the Society Of Political Economy Al
banquet given by the latter he made speech in Engls
This considered want OF tact 81 not Of poenes
The pub c felt curiosity TO know what The great
English Minister could have 10 say In Paris but as his
speech was In foreign tongue il could be reported i'm
the newsPapeEs
The ladies' classes at Oxford have proved great
success, and the committee have just programme
for the present The instruction includes
Latin French Arithmetic Euclid German &c The Rev
W. C. SedgNick, MA, Fellow and Tutor Of Merton Col
lege has undertaken 10 deliver Of lectures ON the
Italian Republics of the Middle ages.
NJ Leiean, a French sardnf, dispatched on an cx.
plOrng expedition 10 India and the Persian Gulf by Ma
poleOn III, has discovered MSS of extraordinary
antiquity extending from the Oldest time 10 the Alexan
drine period and from the Arians 10 Buddhism. VI,
Ijean also speaks Of having discovered what he calls
preSanscrt' idOms in Of the dialects still spoken
between Cashmere and Affghsnistan.
Mr.. Tennyson is about to leave the Isle of Wight.
and take mp his residence in the metropolis solely on ac
count OF the manner in which he is disturbed by The
HOnhunte,s" Of the island The writer Of "Tabe Talkr
The Guardian that the Laureate Is hard al work
on poem longer and grandor scale than his last
and that the house at Hampstead, the Heath and
the Militia Barracks 20 long tenantcd by the mother and
sister OF the poet and where he himself often Wis
tor about to be let in apartments, furnished aud
furnished"
~ Cousin was buried on the Oath ult, in Psre la