New-York tribune., 1867-10-08
LITERARY ITEMS.

The Chen,ic0t NeiCs for November, re-
printed by ". A. Townsend Adams in this @ty, VIII
soutan fun report Of the recent meeting OF the BRUSH
Association for the Advancement of Science IN Dundee
GU which THE TRIBUNE has recently published letters
irvln SPECIAL English correspondent The number VIII
also contain Professor TyRdaPs lecture ON Matter ana
Force delivered before an audience of two thousand
workDemcn m Dundee and elaborate obituary notice
pi Professor Faraday.
Dn. Colenso having recently inquired whether
"Tho speater's Commentary the Bible" had been
abandoned and having suggested that the writers had
found IL impossible meet the growing disbelief OF men
of culture In the Odftshoned literal Interpretation o
terian, uars of the Hebrew wrngs, Canon Cook, who
has undertaken the duties of general editor states taI
sP ," frihtoys and the advancement others TO
positions nvoybig duties which made 1t Impossible Ior
shem complete rher several portions within me uc
srcinay contemplated The work, however, is advanc
ing and Will At is said, comprise large amount oi ongi-
is,l research ....
Shakespeare, it seems, is now credited Win
the discovery o. The law Of erayitaton, about when
there has been 80 much dispute with Iecrcnee TO Newton
aud Pascal. correspondent OF Tie PcR aeu Goeof
srccts attention TO following passage M Irolias ana
s'esd Ris E ,s IS .s, sgrsay ss .r s"ns 10y love
"a as the ,erv center of the taI,A,
And the writer observes that In the play we hnu
tse expression. True rs the earth To its center
Newton by hundred years III the discovery oi one
sf the greatest Oi natural truths
Prof Morley is now engaged on cheap
edition ot the Spectator" for publishing house III
london lie compares Papers first ssned peiiodi-
,ay with be edition revised by the writers, notes tue
saIccs Of word aud phrase, ana cpmeDs on snci' anu
sons Nv REQUIRE notice. He then compares bs text WIN
fhe iaicr editions, and shows some curious alterations Dy
subsequent printers editors In matters oi speinns,
new eIon wisely preserves all the speciates OF the
original Papers NJ. J. Dykes CampDcDs pflht O' tic
original of of AddisOns Papers before they were
nut into Spectator form will receive due notice.
The late Mr.. II. Crabb Robinson left diary
which is understood as intended Tor publication We
doubt If il can contain al the la sc collection of anee
aotes with which he used to amuse hls friends IL
memory only powerful, but consistent ne ~
meet Peter Pmdar DIR WolcotU at dinner. He observed
that the sstrst had his Own bottle OF vine: aud Dy
nttlc management he asCcrtained that the VINE Was
brandy The Doctor. in his peculiar voice, announced
that he had that morning made cOupet On Delns sheu
ter ID, he gave II ~ follows;
wouid yoa. ny friend :he power o. death d,rf
Pray teep yoaI inside vet year euitoe Dry.
FDdor date of the 18th September, The
Athena an has received letter from Prot Grant OF the
Observatory of Glasgow, respecting the documents re-
gently communicated 10 the French Academy OF Sciences
by NJ Chases on the subject Of NewtOD's discoveries
THIS letter contains absolute proof thar the whole OF
tho documents in question are tOrSeree. III thtse uoc
snents U that Pascal had arrived at numerical
Earth Jupiter and Saturn the dcnsiues OF ther pOds
the forces of gravity al their surfaces eca WIN
those published by Newton IN the third edl,lOn OF lc
"Pnncipia" in I526. Whereas Prof. Grant shows that
with the materials at the disposa OF fs,a he must 'e
arrived at very different numerical values