New-York tribune., 1867-04-23
LITERARY ITEMS.

Mrs. L. NJ. Child mas new work nearly rearly, en-
utled a Romance Of the Republic which @'ekneE ::
tssle. & '.., .., $3.50. ~ullne coming season'
DR.. HAYES, the justly celebrated tSctic explorer,
whose recent retu has added so uch Interest to the
history Of Northern reaOns has begunt work mon p
story of life and adventure in the Foar lana TOT OH
Young Foks" which he means to continue through seVe
nal numbers.
"Wool- Gathering lis the title of new volume by
Gail Hamilton in tho press OF TicknOr Helds, 10 pe
published this Spring The author spent several months
Anst year in the West and OoiGatherns' chronicles
her experiences while looking after what ngh ne ceu
her mmateria possessions. The volume is S"u 'OO''i
now with the authors Iacy humOr
It is understood that the late Alexander Smith leit
number Of unpublished poems and essays, all OF when
Will probably be given 20 the world in due time' MI
Bmhs recent prose writings added greatly 90 the sne
which his early poems brought MN nS S g., char,nns
Bky" Alfred Hagartls Household" ana us cnaI.i INNS
Hffe sequel Miss OOna McQudrre, met WIN I nlOlo
than All ordinary success both III EhSauu anu Ai"'''
The Paris correspondent of The Publishers CUcHtGr
,,cs ..uere IL the latest pen-and-inR portrait Of NJ.
ae Iamartne That old man you see sitting In an arm
char sad and silent, is he So recently as ten years
since when walked about the streets Of Paris straight
xhn and buoy ant he looked whsthreadbare clothes,
IKE a Eobleman whom fortune had not smiled, and
who shielded himself by extreme cleanliness from the re-
suite Of poverty. Now age has marked him distinctly
avery feature every snuOsity Of his epdermis bears
ages claws II the head retains the Grecian smiuess
which admired, Is no longer in harmonious
Increased eyes have fot their ustcr and that co-
znent mouth, which calncd storms ana pacIed angry
obs has lost OF its teeth and undergone ages de
SOrmity lie speaks With 50 much dlineniS nc S.s com
pmonn 20 100000 and his income set down at $4,000
yes.r OF which $500 from the Sultan (who settled
some wears since this annuity on him. and SOO from his
fes estate II fthese statements DC true, NJ de Lamar
requires $Oc0 year TO keep down the interest ON
ms debt aud IL said cannot manage to live for less
Shan $4,000 year. consequently his income is inst $O0C
Ayearbeow has expenses, But must De heHceu Una.
his copyright not included in this estimate of income
- I,,l. c,,.l,,. ii lso1 foNt
years ago was only prevented by death from publishing
life 81 Sir Philip Francis in which it would have been
shown cOnclusiycly that Francis was Junlos."
The Aihenoua states that the inscription on the
tolnb Of Waiter Savage Landor Florence dsigured
by blunder to effect that il the last sad tribute
friend OF LSndor who will amend this crOfP
"Memorcs du Peuple Francais is the name OF an
important work undertaken by NJ AugVstin Chalamel
the third vcume Of whch has appeared, and which
to extcuito eight q sort Of series Of ta6eL ~
which may see the development aue successive tram
formations Of French society from tho times Of bar0alsm
" the present day.
The following anccdote oi Charles Lamb is re-
lated GacaNRan's ho9asi"e- at so happened
that lady ard her sister over from Ed
uN.ton one day 10 sec the Lambs at -Enfeld
and ia the evening Charles them part Of the way
home lie left lkem at certain point. and said he should
20 back straight Mary. To Mary, however he aid mol
go straight beck bu went inte roadside tavern and
Saed for sOiax liquor lie sat down to his refeshment
near mon, who, like himself were drinking peer OK
gnfits and cot into conversation with them He did not
know them nor they hin Nohlug more passed Tor the
time LaEb paid lis reckoning, and went away nor
so murder had been peJpetrated ~ Edmonton that very
day A man had been killed and robbed, and ms body
thfoWn iIeO ditch. The with whom Lamb had been
we're the snurlerers Very after he had quilted
sher society they ed the charge and the next
morning Lamb himself apprehended on suspicion oi
being an accOmpcci The matter Of course was eX-
planned and he set at liberty; but the episode was
remarkable one and il FOR the first time put for
ward as had the lips of one OF the ladies whom
he esoeIted home Oh that eyentful evening"