New-York tribune., 1867-08-01

of French Woman Therein, and there only they ex,
eel" N00," as newspaper critic turning i Ies GI M
smart but of ls,oOOO 600 Frenchnlen three-quarters
of chem are honest, quiet, good housekeepers Just
AZ the women are in Germany, England or anywhere
elseD The Notes" of Mr.. Graindorge remind you of
Thackeray of whom Taine was an early french
admirer and of whose works ten years ago ne wrote
that admirable crtique, which revised and enlarged,
he has since inserted in the supplementary volume
to his History of English Literature The counsels
which GTaindorge gives to his nephew Durahn, whom
dUrand or Du Rand recall N. Browns letters to his
nephew: my nephew, have $1,000 francs income IN
cipient disease OF the liver and no children. have
mo doubt therefore but that you will reda the fol
lowing advice with attention. Indeed il is quite
probable that You viii compliment me upon it; re-
,csm Is colder than fhackerays 1t is not Ce:hoiic
tosratQp, it is faitbless ;cuitTerenee. 1t has no
tolkh Of human sympathy; neither anger, nor pity
for the folly of fellow men. Thackeray in his hearty
way, lets us suspect regrets and disappomtmentS-
signs Of bnrned-out illusions. Mr.. Grandorge Is ele-
ganty cold as a. polished steel Tate-there Is not
even as i 10 now that warmth was once tpSIe P ors
worth .cading and very desirable, as are the
ma ns of NJ Graindorge's legitimate literary father,
Their larger part in weekly periodical, La We Pgris.
ienne where their wit and humor were enhahced ny
the accompanying illustrative designs by Marcen:
At first they were attributed-no small compliment
TO any French wits literary ofspring-to that eccen
| tric Senator the late Marquis de Boissy o.,-,.
His widow previously WIDOW OF S4unt nnnDcsd
work Oh the poet ready for publication we are t0ld
that the first volume is actually printed and the other
going through the press M rSs snncor wtHou Of
author; that il is largely made up OF Byrons wiring
letters etc; that the lady has been assisted In her
| editorial labors by Lanlartlne. ae,-,.
| friend writing from Hamburg says: Suodt-
| man. the poet is now writing lite Of Helne FOR
the preparation of it he has had access to nearly 4o
LJIotel des Copnissaires Priseirs (Auctioneers Hall
by Champheury displays the humQrs Oh picture oGn Eau
instruction. every beginning collector OF oDlects Oh
vertu" should diligently perpare lts pages Hich oi
an anatomy Of the Hotel Dr0uot, one OF the char
acteristc institutions of Paris, are full OF ehtertah
ment for that respected party, the general reader
| dugaste, Sd FdmiAe et Ses dmis Is an interesting
| series of historical and critical studies on cesar
Augustus his character manners, and associates ana
the literature of his time The authors Judgments
Of them less audatOry than those OF most elegant
scholars, but are ingenousy and 1t seems 20 your
| reporter, soundly supported The original form OF
| the work a course OF Lectures denyered Est
| Winter by NJ. Beute at the Bibllotheque imperaie
HstOiTe de la GuTTe Cire Aniercdine, lO fobo, vols
svo is quite the nearest TO a good History OF the
| Great Rebellion that has yet been published III
France OF the authors MessTs J.. Cortanbert and r.
de Tranaltos has been for quarter OF century
resident in country and the other served on the
| right side in the war-rather. both served on the
right side during the war, one III the ranks or tue
army and the other in the columns OF that excellent
liberal journal. the McssGge Franco Ametedn OF New
! York.
| academician Ponsard. Lucrece, LIIonneur ct Par
gent, La Bourse lie Moneau de Lesbie lin which Ra-
che had favOrite role among his noted produc-
tons Victor Hugo is content with his revived sue
cess on the stage that he IL said to be finishing IOrfHe
mada and La GrdndDere two pieces 1.-THE first iiye act
drama) that have been announced as ready on the
| covers of his last hahdozen publications, and re-
working another Lee Detr JuDiedur, which was re-
ceived at the CopCdie IrGHoqise long ago as ls2
but afterward withdrawn by the author: This
| last If historical. and of the time of Freder-
ick Barbarossa. The story that Maximilian had
! sent his papers to Lous Blanc for editing
| was not credible and Is not credited, writer
in lie Monde pretends to know that he did forward 10
quite other hands important papers, selection from
which will probably Do published Manager Ulhnan
| is reported 10 have engaged Alexander Dumas, Tor
5000 francs to go 10 America, give sixty lectures,
| T. C.. the same one sixty times: He will spend the
money and bring in debt Mr.. IT,, who has also been
reported 20 have engaged Nine. Doche, the original
personatOr of Marguerite IN the Dame Aux aanellas
| for n series Of performances in America The Minis
ter OF the Interior has allowed 10000 francs to the
S0cef ds GoHs de Lcirs 10 defray their expenses IN
| convoking and doing for the international Con-
greSs of Men Of Letters of all Countries which IL
! To be assembled here this Autumn. Theodore Martin
has received from Queen Victoria the needful docu-
| ments 10 write a Life Of Prince Albert.