New-York tribune., 1867-09-04
LITERARY ITEMS,


,he Latin Dictionary on which ne has been employed
more or less for than forty years lie has secured
,he helm OF an accomplished German latlnst, Dr War
,"oiopies &C. and VIC may therefore hope soon for
dictionary which shall not be- in the main translation
Of foreign book, but original woiK empooyihF 'o
results OF a life Of independent research
t A snirited movement is on foot in Paris TO
epd ont An expedition 10 explore the North Polar region
The prime mover NJ Gusave Lambert formerly OF the
Ecoe Polyechnique and now attached TO l1e trsmon @
Government HydroSiaphlcal bepdrtmch.. ,,,,,ttee
sf hfiy eminent science appear as con sto
Including NM Guizot, A. Maufy, Quatreiages, I'M I'M
Edwards Ellie dc Beaumont, and Cheyaller IdDcia d - -
.crptions coming for the undertaking; AMI anu nc
staed that when 100000 francs have Dseh ~ noro,
expedtiOn will be Immediately ORGANIZED lne
tales great Interest IN the scheme ana h'is
l,OlfI To the fnnds.
The present Duke of Wellington is printing
Tie whole body of his illustIIous fathers papers-io
safety not for publication. The Dispatches gwen o
t ,ia I'm general are founded these printed dOeu-
e.ts We believe the Dukes plan is to put everything
INTO the custody OF type and then TO strike OUT suGh %
Sb, be indscrcet TO make pubhc Three copies only OF
The original impression are takenone copy i9r
ton a. Xpsley House second at strathheldsaye and
posting OF these originals III either pnOHe T "a
the British Museum Valuable as are the p9Dhsned '
pespatches" every reader Will suspect that the sup
pressed passages must be still more curious ana enter
taning.
Mr.. Donald Mitchell's Rural Studies is IA
,orably noticed in London Journal which oddly enough
whether not Of the notorious expoter OF the
European telegraph, we not informed The journal
says
'"rhere is pleasant transatlantic flavor about this
little volume which will prove the more gratetnl 10 E.g
shmen since the authors admiration for the old country
everywhere apparent The book IS Wfttch ioI ny ;os
eft OF NewEnganders, and a6Ounds Win pregnant l o
aud elcitous remarks upon landscape gardening anna
teur farming, and number OF kindred TOPICS t s;rned
more for suggestion instruction They set US dn r
ng instead of retailing the results OF thSugS Vim manly
h,fn
tcelng and good taste and the writer VIII VIII eay oat
these Tnsiities He is apparently sagacious, clear
headed American farmer who VIII not hesect any " ~
portuny of improving his crops Dnt VINO has ~ T m
same tme-what is not Americana tender love OF an
country beauty and of simple rural ENJOY III S &
union Of poetical feeling with the knOwleuge ucINSu %
from practical experience consists perhaps, the man
charm Of these essays Whilst writing them the author
has had in ms memory the melody OF o1 pot,s u he
rural sayings Of Arcadian prose writers Out ahouSh ne
loves sometimes 10 dream he - no dreamer & anu :. ~ -
pleasant TO hear him declare Ihere % no ne @ on W
work done upon New England farm TO when sone uaS
I nave not nut my hand whether II be chOppnng Wood
corn shearing sheep, or sowing tnrhlps'
Mr.. w. r. Alger's work ON Solitude" has
found friendly reception in England one of the review
trs Of which thus speaks:
since zimmerman published his diHuse treatise on
m Impression on the intellectual life of Europe than al
most any other book of its generation has in these aer
abored in the field Of sentimental investgatlOh anu
suyss with greater in arduo1s b 0r
~ his noticeahIe voInme 10 whatever strength his in
leect may possess and whatever gooSdes i Sy NV y
peTence concerning the sorrows and compensatory gof
snate xnression and when to this testimony TO his sin
terity and eanestness OF purpose we add at MS s
places 10 he commended for mastery freedom anu con
pseness nothing than bare justice IL rendered 10
The preponderatng merits of essay which ushes he
suhOrs declaration Did not believe this book adapted
10 develop both healthy dislike for what IS bad III men,
and becoming admiration and love for what is gooa III
thrm would ing il into the fire instead OF committing
10 the press That is not without important ueIectS
which revision short Of thorough , can ian
tore drawing attention TO flaws and Weaknesses we de
ma - pTpose o rs concerned Mr Acer has not thrown
sway time and labor on the work which he now dismsses
mat may render many unhappy heart that service
ef sympathetic guidance which he feels such Work
would at All earlier day, have rendered himself
The following is an extract from very in
aresting letter received by tho publishers from Miss
Buhbach the celebrated German authOress, recently IN
ficduced to the public by the translation and
Republication Of her novels
GFNTIrMEN Never, in my whole life, have had SO
great and so agreeable surprise as you nav @ e,SSn y @
moved and e1athed by your elevated and noble sehtS
U.s. pTevept f the feprinaS the works Of German
tlois America, 20 secure 10 the author any re-
issued Years ago. when the reprint ofiGerman works
well transations Of them commenced IN your your
pay kind of copyright but they always re
ped that had hight to ask such thing At the!
seIt n,e journal edited by German in which two or
nv novels were at the time printed IN the German
language. then wrote 10 my countryman, lnqnlilng
profit might expect 10 receive from tAs reprint Ol
my novels In reply he said You have the honor OF
being favorte author, and there is no form IN which
they do not read your books" acknowledged this TO be
indeed honor and returned with thanks the very
liberal Since that time have never attempted
make protest against reprint or translation OF
uiy works.
Now II reoices and moves me deeply that you, gentle
men, unasked pressed by one, acuated solely by your
honorable feelings send me Of your own free will very
catering recOmpense in the Of thousand thaers
kuch acts evidence OF high character and feeling
aud viii tend 20 heal heart embittered very much by
the options the world. Therefore, thank you for
your present of one thousand thaers thank you fcr
tie satisfaction aud the joyful feelings inspired by
your gift Such an unexpected addition of thousand
thaers is, for German author, very welcome thing,
particularly have pretty large family My literary
labOrs have always been well reGnnerated but is FOR
widow (Which am sorry 10 say have been SIX years.
difficult thing TO for all, 10 be father and mother
aud relative and satisfy at the time, all the de-
sads Of society upon one in my position in the world
But have always been cheerful and full Of hope for
haye eopnde ~ Cod and have hoped that dear late
husband. with whom lived twenty years happily-the
dear father OF my daughtersprayed and watched
heaven. As therefore, your letter containing the
bill of exchange arrived eyes filled with tears were
raised 10 heaven, and wept Excuse gentlemen. II
huthoress LOUISA MUHLBACH.