New-York tribune., 1868-07-03
LITERARY ITEMS.

"Memoir and Letters of Mrs Jenny c. White
del Bal will be issued by p DonohOe, Boston Inc
subjectbeter known in this city by her maiden name Oh
Whitewas young lady Of singular sweetness ana gen
ueness Of disposition. who, having married leadlng
citizen Of New-Grenada and accompanied him 90 his
home in South America, entered at once on her arrival
upon career of benevOlence and usefulness vigorous
and as win for her the reputation Of
saint to which vas added when she was soon after cut
oil by fever in the flower Of her youth the glory Of
martyr. The memoir las been prepared by her mother
Mrs Rhoda f. White and will be read with interest ana
profit
Intelligence has been received of the death Oh
Prof Julius Flicker at Bonn, where, with the exception
OF two years occupaton IN Berlin and Halle his life has
been passed IN duties and scientific research
His industry great The titles only OF ms papers
long list, embracing pure aud alPhed
neic phenomena Of crystals and allied suigeoN An0n- g
his latest works were three papers puDshou ~ & lne
and Vapurs," 4" On New Geometry OF space ana
Fundamental Views Regarding Mechanics, an OF
view MathematcaiIs will the more deplore their loss
as he was engaged in conat4h m S on ms f os
born at Encrield in 1901 was elected FOREIGN Member
of the Royal Society in 1855, and in 1896 was honoreu
by the gift of their Copley Medal
Another literary man has been added to the
Turkish Cabinet This time it is DaOod Pasha Christian
The first Christian named amniser was Agathon Lnendl
he died at Paris without officiating; and the hTst
first who reached the rank Of Marshal. Vzer Several
had been created Pashas before but not OF such sn
DaOOd, on DIOud Pasha-is native or Constahuhope,
and United, OF Catholic Armenian HIS nrst stu1its
were devoted to universal history but ne aIterWau u
rected them to political history; and, having been az
tachcd to the Ottoman Legation at erlln ne seIGmSy
took up an important subject. The European studies Oi
the Armcnans, and others IN the East are not uiat. @
rally modelled on French examples; 6ut DaO1u was o,
~ question the great principle OF Ffench administration
-ccntraiism by the generally accepted by MS
sSel of inquiry Was not by French or Latin
tons. but by those Gcrnanic institutions from Wnch
constitutional aud Individual liberty nave oeeH tr,,, f
mItlcd to England and America He consequently pun
ushed work Of value, one remarkable Tor lurklsn
author "HlstOirc dc la Legislation des AhclelS ~ 1
This out at Berlin. ia lo45 III Two YOluines ~ 30
dedicated to Jacob Grimm under Whose anSpGeS ~ n
Dauod was on the occasion of the Syrian troubles select
ed by the Porte and the Allied Powers as GOvernOrGe-
eral of the Lebanon. and has shown great aOy ana
heh spirit of independence III the administration Oh Ills
prnGpalty.
A number of the late Alexander Smiths
sketches and criticisms have been collected under the
title of Lost Leaves" by Mr P. P. Alexander The
editor adds al able biography Of his friend to the coec-
hon. containing several rather Tacy alecdOes OF lhe
poet II is said that much OF mis- first poetry was com
posed his manual work. G., the designing o pat
terms that OF his employers assured the DingrapBer
that the Life Drama written at my expense SIR,
every d--d line Of it," The applause which the Life
Drama ednced from th9 lckie audlence ttS ne pnOg, S
the 1901 which educed from MI BOSue lnc puosnTI
caused smith, deScrtng MS patterns, 10 enter upon le
vocation of an author, and into the literary world In
the latter he was received as young oH d.u VIZ
pected When heremaTked TO deaf Miss Marunea
that 1t had been very nnc Ody, She was VIC e'u
once on the qd rrc the poet had made remark prob
ably instinct with fine genius ana worthy OF me autHOr
of the Life Drama. Would Mr smith be 80 good as 10 re-
peat what he had said9 Mr.. smith looking one need
doubt uncommouly like an ass repeated accodlngy
In a somewhat higher key Alas. alas! IN VAIN Inc ola
lady shook her head. 1T really was so annoying,
but would Mr. smith be again good" and her hand
was NJ The unhappy bard, feeling as he
said in his distress as though suicide was me tg 70 40
shrekcd aud again shriekcd his little piece Of lnforina-
ton, symptoms of lrcpresscd merrlment becoming on
yiOus around him. Finally, the old ladys ear-trumpet
was produced, and, proceeding 20 shrek through TINS
Instrument of whic the delicate use was unknown TO
him the bard nearly blow her head OIL on another Oc-
easiOu Ec paid the just penalty Of speaking without
thinking to M RuS6u. The subject Of conversation was
face Of the woman IN u seemed 10 him triumph OF com
pcx EXPRESSION the inerblendng of at least three dis
fnct emotions Mr.. Ruskin who sat opposite, snapped
him up on the instant "WOuld you be good enough 10
let us know disncHy Mr. Smith, what are these three
emotions YOU speak orr WhercupUn, smith, not being
prepared with an answer doubt wished that all the
stones Venice together with the seven lamps OF archi-
lecture, had been III Mr.. RuSkln's throat.