New-York tribune., 1867-08-05
LITERARY ITEMS.

NJ Ionis Blanc is understood to be prepar-
ing for publication collection Of the private P"Pi "
the Emperor Maxmiiian
Miss Marguerite Power, niece of the COuhVeSe
Of BIessingon leader OF fashion some years inst dead
writer in the Animals and other periodicals. is Ju'
The secondsvOlume of the Ballads anu nv
manoes of Bishop Percys folio ManuScP ,p So nnbsbed
very shortly
Madame de Boissy's "RecollectiOns OF Lord
pvronY are fo be published IN London during the Autumn
These Memoirs by the Italian CSntesa% @ % Tge ahou her Ia
xnected and if the lady has tolI the trutn aoo % e
mons English lover, her tale will be very strange ono
ur Arnolds essays on Celtic literature are
o1T rrblisbed I'm q collected FORM They are very wen
worth reading Mr. ArnOlds theory, 1t Will De rehen
ed IA that the different invaders Of Britain were 70
ssr4nsnS t. The decacy Of Celtic thought then in
nnenoed that OF the Saxons.
The death is announced at the early age OF
A. Of Mr. leicester Buckingham, for some years con-
slant writer in the columns Of The Morning Star he was
the son Of the late M James SIX Buckingham formerly
III p for Sheffield an author of industry and traveller
IN several countries, whom he accompanied IN ms tour
IN some respectsn the footsteps Of his father, Mr. Lei
eester Buckingham devoted himself TO nterate "I9Vo
books q nSSSs 0 @af e sag He was the a
matte critic Of The Star, and had also Deeh "leE III i'
leading columns
We are promised new History OF the Mas
sacre of St. Bartholomew" by Dr. Henry Whlte, 10 pe
published shortly by Mr. Murray. Dr. White Is wen
known London journans. Of ability end varied IN
formation and the author Of several HISTORICAL WORKS
Hs forthcoming book (Which will extend to about COG
pages syOD entirely history, based on cIltca
Examination only Of the printed authorities but OF
an immense Of unpublished Ms. documents ana ora
archives IL is not religious history but it will contain
an account rise and progress Of the uguenot party
and Of the religious wars as well of the Papai ana
Spanish intrgues which led TO the great catastrophe OI
August 1912.
Mr.. Goodwin Smith has written letter to
TIE Daily Yecs, which, though nOmnay on the subject
of Professor Beesly and his critics really criticism
upon trades unions Mr.. Godwin Smith shows that we
have now reached one the great turning points in the
history OF industry. The unions are the most striking
signs Of the day They their existence to the peculiar
position of the labOrer In their present form tey are
wild attempts obtain that justice for the employed
which the employer has hitherto mOnOpOlized Their
vicious elements rather to the ignorance or their
Yramers than to any other Such mere class move
Fnents-the product of meducaed menwere sure TO be
attended at first with violence and crimes The violence
however must be restrained and the crimes sterny pun
ished BY such means by the spread too OF knowledge
unions will not indeed be put down. but what better
reformed aud brought harmony with the spirit OF tDe
day. We hope TO put them down, but we may D
wise legislation turn them into movements winch shah
bring good, not TO one class but to all classes