The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-11
LITERARY.

How NEwspAPERs ARE CoNT1soATED M FRANoE.-
Under the rule of Napoleon newspapers have always
been regarded as bombshells that may blow up the
Empire. Accordingly, whenevera q public journal
printed anything unpleasant to the Emperor, it
was seized, and the person to whom it was sent
and the agent who meant to sell it never saw q
COPY Of the offensive number. The Journal des
Debats recently ventured to print an exposure Of
the systematic confscaGon CT English, Belgian
and aas Gesa
The Augsburg Gazette and the London Saturday
Review have been the chief sufferers. The 1nde-
peudance Beige has been excluded for whole
months at time.
The Journal de Geneve, which is daily disTi-
buted at Lyons, is not suffered to reach its Paris
subscribers on an average more than once week.
Punch is repeatedly deemed too shong for France,
and nine out Of every ten numbers are con6scated,
and even the Illustrated London News was kept
back for tWenty-four hours III January onaccount
Of an engraving. Of the night fae Of the Skating
Club. A Spanish paper, written in French-La
Bidassoa- having been seized for several months
running, on account of it's political summary late
" replaced the offending article by woodcut re-
presenting the good ship Bdassoa "in quarantine
before Bayonne." The American papers, whsn
they are not seized, are generally detained for
twenty-four hours. -; -.
MEMOIRS OF MADAME REoAxnER.-The Memoirs
and Correspondence Of Madame Recamier, by her
niece, Madame LenOrmant, published in Paris in
1853. have been translated for the first time and
are about to be published bya Boston house.
These memoirs record the history Of O woman who
was in many ways remarkable, and whose. career
is full Of interest, both on account Of her own
character and experiences and the eminent persons
who we're her friends, admirers and lovers.
Madame Recamier held her undisputed and mar
velous sway over men and women alike, by her
exceeding loveliness Of person, her kindness Of
heart, her good sense and exquisite tact sway
reyerses Of fortune; as wol as when she was enjoy
ing the greatest prosperity. Perhaps no biography
was ever written III which there are anecdotes and
glimpBes Of 80 MANY and such widely differing
characters as in these memoirs. Covering period
Of more than half century, full Of rapid and
strange changes, Madame Recamier's s'life" has q
historic value, and the letters addressed to her
take uH behind the scenes and enable us to under
stand not little Of the intrigues that governed
and the actors who took part in the political
Of the volume will be found in it's autobiographical
portions and it's rich and diversified correspond
ence.
An ETHNoaRAPHIo ExHDrTIoN.-The Moscow
committee for the Ethnographic Exhibition, to be
held in the ancient capital Of Rpssla next fall, is
actively engaged in collecting specimens Of nation
al dresses, implements and curiosities, not only
from all parts Of Russia, but also from neighbor-
Eng countries. The exhibition is to comprise all
Ghe various tribes Of SclaFonic descent, and from
apoitical point of view, will be no less Austrian
and Turkish than Russian. Even the Pr1lssan
Sclavonians will not be forgotten nor, the few for
lorn Vndians, the last remnant Of the once numer-
GUS aboriginals Of Brandenburg and saxony.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: 'tOur readers will
be rsther startled to learn that now edition OF
Winklemann's sAllegory OF Art which was pub
lished 10 1885, is about to appear prepared by the
author himself. The fact is Chat his own large pa-
per copy, covered with O vast number Of correc~
discovered sometime ago in the Albany Library, oil
which he was keeper. He was, as will be remem-
bered, murdered at Trieste, on his way back to
Germany, for the sake OF some antique gold coins
| he happened to have with him. His death pre-
vented his carrying this carefully prepared new
edition through the press, and it's very existence
was unknown. The new euItor, DR.. Cressel, o
Leipeic intends to add several hitherto imprinted
and partly unknown letters by tho great arch@olo.
gist, and an italian one to Mengs, in Madrid, incu
ding several particulars twanting in Rosetti) re.
garding his last moments, which were obtained
| from an eyewitness, and wero lately found among
the papers Of the Avvocato Carlo Fea."
TIE RIGHT INSTRUCTION FOR PEAsANTs-Ir
June last N. Chanchard reported to the French
egislature upon the subject ofprimary instruction
ton to the fact that the law Of 1850 had placed
agriculture upon the list OF primary studies, e1
planning that b. this wus intended simply instruc
| ton in tho most elementary, und0ubted and prac
tical facts OF that science. But some doubts have
been entertained as to the propety Of this action
There can be none, thinks III. Chanchard, if for az
riculture we substitute gardening. Almost ever,
peasants cottage has few acres Of ground aroun(
it, which he calls his garden; but it is commonly
tangle of poor herbs, and poorer trees. Let III,
PEASANTS children be taught at the primary schoo
how to prepare the ground, how to SOW, how tx
raise good veg 6ebes, how to plant and trim, ant
graft trees, and it is contended that the cottage
will become comfortable and pleasant homes
where the peasants will be content to STAY instead
OF crowding, as they now do, to the grcat towns.
TIE BIBLE FOE CENTRAL AFn1oA.-ReY. MIR
Robb, missionary Of tho United Presbyterian
Church at Old Calabar, has translated the Oh
Testament into the Elk language; the New les
lament had been previously translated by the Rev
MIR. Goldlng, brother missionary. The Nationa
Bible Society of Scotland has undertaken to hay
the whole s'ereotyped, printed and bound. Grea
care hos been exercised in securing accuracy.
Elelock s. Co., of New York, publish novel b,
q Southern lady whose pseudonym is 'Fadette,
and the title of her book "Ingemisco." 'sInge
misco" by 'tFadette" COM 7eys no clear idea OF tn
character Of the work, and the mystery of miser
| is deepened by the mournful dedication, whic1
reads thus F.: CIVIL my kinsman Rev. DR.. Palmer
Of New Orleans, allow me gratefully to inscribe t.
him dream Of travel and romance, dreamed il
the 1Hght-watcbes of our country, when sInge
misco, not tAlPs WE'LL was the burden Of tn
watchman's cry?"
Sir Edwin Landseer's lcng expected lions have q
last been completed. Two Of them have bee
placed on their pedestal at the base of Nelson
| column in London. boarding has been erecte