New-York tribune., 1867-07-16
LTTBRARY ITEMS.

Dante's "Inferno" has been made 10 supply
She materials FOR the hbrettO Of new opera by GonDod
"A. Alexandra Dumas fills is working at TINS
aaonont on a new comedy called "Les Deux Dornieis.
A pssLter of Saint Louis King OF France naS
yust been found IN the University of Leyden IL pe"re
aho following inscription: Ce Psautier est SAINT
1ouis q fust Roy de France "nqael u "pi1S' eH eH
saboo"
Sa,nnson. Iowa Co. wRl publish shortly, The
I.ook 90 tb. Hand or the Science Of modern PahnsIy
.h,eav according 10 the systems OF DArpenugny and
Ie~barres with some account Of the Gipses" by A. X
s,Faigg with illustrations -
A case EOf Shakspere-a box containing 10
~hepce little voumes-has been published by BRADBURY
A Evans Nothing could be prettier than this Oanono
a.,ion of the poet Each volume, except the last con
IaSns three plays, and that Is made uP OF h$eOe' INC
Poems, and glossary
A subscription has been commenced Tor pia-
s,ng memorial brass over the grave Of Bishop Heber, at
TschinopOly "Itis sadly interesting circumstance"
ssys me HoBaepard MAJ that Bishop Cotton sent do
toward it from the yacht IN which be was SADDLE
few days before be met with his own melancholy end
ase similar to that of Bishop Heber."
The Broadway" viii appear in August un-
Scr the edtorship of Mr.. Edmond ROutledge. list OF
contributors furnished promises good fare OF the maga
sne kind II appears that American authors are
win give 10 pages for cd and novel by the author Of
"Guy Livingstone is tOform leading feature Ihehew
FenOdleal will be illustrated.
sae L0s0 Times worth quoting Tor the entertainment Of
PARADOX hunters The signature is of course, omitted
have been fer nearly years investigating the value
ef shape relation 10 volume in different branches OF
coohomJ science, anu Vn te iea e "' tbs
Of the circle, the key OF the Pyramid OF CheOs
vast Importance and wish through columns of the
Rses tOprOye the date OF my instantia erues ana lIs
truth the base OF the worlds evidence in series w
seven letters"
Mr.. George Russell French has addressed
letter Messrs William George Clark and William Aids
Wright editors Of the Cambridge shakspere," stating
that the preparation of his genealogical notices of the
valumes Of that edition of the poets works, he
has found the long-missing link which really nhtes
WarWIckshire Hitherto the statement has rested only
cords proving the accuracy Of the tradition and ne THINKS
he shall be able TO add some hitherto unknown facts 10
eAe bulk OF our knowledge OF the shakspere family.
A work of more than 800 pages from the pen
Of WolOwski, the welknown economist has just aT-
peared The subjects the Bank Of England and the
Aanks of Scotland, and they treated in manner
which proves the wrert be thoroughly acquainted with
a the details concerning these institutions. The volume
eenssts OF five partsthe first ON the bank and the ss
pension of cash payments 797-sl9 the second, on the
naDeia crisis OF 1866 In England, and which originally
sPPered in the re Ree qss T No NCGs be ~ AIg tpS pst St
eentans letter of NJ Michel Chevaer, whose views
ON banks differ widely from those Of the writer, and NJ
Woowskis anwer thereto his letters TO the 4oer Com
Neretal and to the EcOROmSk FrGnedss with NJ DuvaIs
Bank of France and paper currency, written IN
ys5 and the fifth Scotch banks This last part is fuu
af information hitherto little known out of France "Men
of business England observes the writer, act much,
Speak little and write less " and the manager or one OF
the ancient and principal banks of Edinburgh in re-
ply injuries addressed TO him, said he sorry 10
Say there good work ON Scotch banks In that part
vine treats of the Bank of England essential fact
3ppe forgotten and the explanations respecting
tie controversy between those who defend and those who
attack U omit nothing that useful 80 know on the work
ing that great institution the Act of 1914 and on
the present situation Of the question Of banks and OF
credit in England. N. WOOwski says: "The relations
hefWeen the doctrine adopted by neghbOr and the
discussions which the bank OF France has gwen rise TO
AInoBg us are treated n distinct chapter. Finally
have examined that most usefu institution, and one
which Is generally III undersOod-the blanks OF Scot
land trust that the documents hitherto nedited upon
which rely, win rectfy certain ideas too readily ae
espted this matter and that people viii cease to att
bse TO the admirable MECHANISM OF the banks OF sco
land erroneous sCnihcatiOn Far from furnishing ar
Faments those who pretend TO ind an unrestricted
Issue the panaeea OF credit the Scotch banks, seriously
rndied show fra and limited Is the action OF that
instrument comparison with the force derived from the
agglomOratiOn and distribution of capital" On the
whole in all mat relates 20 the character and working OF
ahe Bank England the Bank Of France, and especially
the Scotch banks NJ wOlovsks book will be read with
advantage by those who interested in the grave qes
Mons Of credit and currency.