, 1869-08-19
Mrs. Linton's Girl Of the PERIOD"
Tic Authors or "Eccc Homo"
uud "Tllc Amateur
Cusuu1."
Robinson's Diary and Memoirs,
Etc., Eto., Etc.

The 5ear Ia Which publishing ctases1 a1u INC mo-
nent u scarcely IN unntttng one In which to take
q glance round.
ru1Ea, ETC.
Mr Gladstone, In his ''Jugent1s Munll" ad-
reases his subtle Intellect to the task Of drawing
ont from the uoDer1c poems tho manners, Gus
toER Ideas and Institutions which lie In the text;
buL lot many readers tho work is Injured by the
effort Of it, author to nnd 100 much. Mr. Ga1-
s.ore sccms really 10 believe tnat the Church Of
England theology VAS known 10 the
old Greek poet, and tals rather ve1cs the patience
OF the modern scholar. The work Is In other re-
epecis little heayy. II Mr. Gladstone we're to
cut 1t up tulo leaders. haye no doubt 1t would
make them all very iell'ng, but bis at5ie Is not
OF the order which iurseases 10 literature.
Nj. Mills work on the tSuDjection Of Women" 3"
has dattered the circles IN which the strong
minded retgn and ha1f-a-dozen books, written
chiefly b. women, have appeared, or are an
bounced to appear. Few Of these ladies' write
Hore than rather weak English, with gpasmodlc
efforts at rhetoric By far The ablest Is AIsg
Cobbe. who Is Kept Il work on the half.penny
Eho. Three magazines are carried on IN this H.
terett, and ttts petnaps Characteristic OF the
changcahltty somettues attributed to the sex,
that the principal ona has altered ltB title three
times within Twelve months TIE last Two which
the conductors have chosen 8re odd, II not ab-
Eusd, Ftrsr the work was called EtaL Drum, and
later was named Sow-a-dayA Mrs Linton
does not belong 10 the SECT, although many OF
! them are often In her Boctety, This lady Is the
| isnons contributor TO the Saturday Rette1c Of
the "Glrl Of the Period" articles, and
/ which gave terrible onence- Her
husband. an able cngrarer. has been IN the United
States, beieye for some time, and an sure his
I talent must have been d!splsyed there. Before
her marriage, Miss Lynn published some novels
which attracted considerable attention By the Rp-
| dactty OF the theories which were brosched, rs
we'll rs by the incidents detailed. Ars. Linton,
understand, L. collecting her contributions 10 the
| Saturday Reritr, and a remarkable yolume she
| will make. There seems no possibility IN these
lines Of preserving the ANONYMOUS long, a year
Is the outside. Perhaps the secret Of The author
| ship Of "Ecce Homo" was kept as well aa any
| Of recent date. There we're al sorts Of gnesses,
until Al last Professor Seeleys name csept out
| The "Auateur Caaual F" Was another success for
o time, but the gentleman II question fell ont
with the conductors o! the periodical - which
| his adventures appeared, and ultimately Mr.
Greenwood published bis name as the author.
| The Saturday Rtrieu. perhaps would have pre-
| ferred the anopyH1o1s 10 the Girl OF the Period
| contributions, and would ike tho surmlses rs TO
Marchlonesses and Duchesaes best Tor Mira. LIN.
ton, though clever woman, Il out Of tue e.ycs-
fork school 10 which the Saturday Eeriets pro-
Ie8se8 lib cOul1lbuIQl3 NC re5ll1cLGfL
The diary Gnt neMo!r Q! tic Gne olI veteran,
Henry Grub Robinson, Is reviewed everywhere,
and though costly work will, evidently, be soon
ont Of print Ienjoyed t1c privilege Of his friend
shlp, nud d!ned With him week before hIs dea;h.
The Furtnightl5 Htrier says his faculties mad de-
cared, but 1nt1e could not be greater mistake.
On the OCCASION to which refer he vas full OF
chat about Wordsworth and Lamb, and, more
paf1icu!afy, the eccentric artist Blake. He gave
40 f.k1 v-lat ~ tt,n
theatre, and, after s1Jtng IN humorous way that
the actors d!t not speak 80 loadly as they once
did, sdued, aa lie logged my elbow, land you
KNOW, O nun Of % ought 10 be a }ndgo-" 1 have
r1rc!y been madc 10 feel Row iupenectly q book
eAn represent man, than IN reading the multi
1udlnous reyleHs Of Nt. HoDlnsons diary and
letters. Eaborate estimates OF him arc set up
which u1e 20 unlike the original that hts friends
burt out laughing as they read. HIS pescesul
death md the retention Of the powers Of his intel
lect to the Inst was great relief to his friends.
lie had spoken with apprehension OF that tho last
tine saw him. lie TAPPED lh5 forehead Ind
sad, II As long as asH riSh. hire, don't care so
much for my BODY" The Of his intimate friend
Samuel Rogers was open In bis though:A But bo
was so regular In his habits 50 abstcmious. and
genial in his philosophy, that he had al The
chances In hls favor.
s!r. Leckeys history Of European rnora!s from
edition. II La said that tho ubltcaton Of the sec
ord work Of successful author ts the most cr1u-
cal Elonent ju the lle OF man Of lettera- He can
no longer hope to tnse tic world by surprise, by
the tudden revelation OF the rowers 1f m unKnoWn
thinker. He can no longer claim the indulgence
which Is readily extended to Merpeslcnce. but
must be judged ty bis own staudaru. Nj. LeeEcy
has encountered the o-dell with Euccess. Much
Is due to the charm Of his style, bnt still more to
the breaking away from E1auJ ancient theories
which hia book Manltesta AlI which held the
Epir.t OF the hour. Described In 1inc. the work
Il an analysis and comparison OF the TWO great
systems az morals which have governed the TO-
ciety Of antiquity aid the society OF Christandoa.
The second volume IL devoted 10 IN estimate
CT the morM effects OF Christianity
On society, and the concluding chapter Is
"a essay on the position of Women In the classical
and Christian nRe5, Mr. LeckT Il an Ir!snman,
mud when student Of Trinity College, Dublla his
remarkable gifts we're npVa1enI He IL not seen
much IN Literary society, bu: deyetes great por-
tton Of his time to seserc HtnaJ. lIeis dectaud'y
improving thu thoughts Of thoughtful men mare
thnn any 1el!giou1 teacher living II England.
Mrs. So,1ery1lIe's . two volumes on " II Aolecnlar
and Microscopic Science" are stlG reading and
everyone Is amazed at the extraordinary power
Of mental assimilation Of scientific facts aud
theories which this lady, at w. 0ispayR The case
is without parallel Mrs Someryile contributed
paper to tho Royal Society In 16sa. Only think
ofM!
Mr.. Dickens has reviewed Nj, Fotster.s Lie Of
Walter Savage Laudot, Of course with high praise.
The three men were great friends, aud IN Bleak
IIonsc MI. Dickens, under the character Of MI.
BoJthorp,' gave pleasant representation Of the
old poet. Lanlof sunk into deep Disgrace II his
closing years Ag. Forster Is Utterly bIsmed hy
sorc for alludius a. al to this: but II biography
Is to be Elore than pure hunbug, don't
see how he w&s TO escape II. Landor
fell into society which Was unsultcd for his pccu-
liar temperament, aud his Cnco1tplahle trrita-
niNty betrayed him into irshtfal nistasea- It
WAS d relief when he LEFT dnally for Italy. lie
WAS for sorrc tine In the family Of Mt. Story, the
sculptor, rho declares that T" hl5 Visit has been
one unalloyeA delight to them. and this quite
at much from his Ec1IeEanllpcss aud simple
habits, and evident readiness. To br pleased With
the ieaat attention. as from his confessat!on.
Which would be attractive unicr any ctrrun.
stauces. He may BE- managed ~l.h the great
est ease By ctgl!uy nlonc.' Others, however,
Old not .1ad the management SO easy. Profes-
Eor Maurice nnrates n one OF the August masa-
2i1es that an English lady, Residing IN Bonn, IN
y.ted ScAIegel expressly TO meet LandoF. From
tic moment the latter entered the rooro. LaD1or
began 10 treat him with serious Of deliberate
insults. Nncn he had satisfied his wrath, ne re-
tired to q table at another psrt OF the roam, md
occupied himself IN explaining 10 young Eng
t!shEan, on Ot1cer n the Prussiau serricc, BY
help Of map, how the different countries Of
Europe ought to be redst11buteu. Lander, GER
ta.hly. had q sAyase s1he.
In Boston there must be many who st1!l rec1en-
her Arthur Hnsh C1opsh, the delicate and refaed
ONori scholar, who from Conscientious mot1yes
resigned his position at the CulvenitJ, and tried
for while Ills fortunes IN America HIS potts3
has many nd!n!tesa- am not OF taetf humber.
but tie memoir lust published by his wife interests
one greatly In the nan- Str e. Dike'a "Gres;er
Britain lss reached fourth thousand
An entirely new edition Of Aecullocn's CoS1-
mcscia Dict!onar!, revised and corrected through
oct, by Nj. Reed, who WA LII. Aecutloeh's
secretary for E:any yeats, Is out. The cheapest
cory, however, win cost upwards Of Three ponds
In English money. Tne Ac,hor Isd commenced
the work Of renovation and rcconstruc.ton some
uonths bctore his deAth. The work IA priced BY
commercial men, hat works Of this order want
renovat.Dg every Few yea1a
Leaie.aut Colonel uan1cy, who ts high
authority here On miltray strategy, being men-
tcr OF the Council OF Military Educaton. attaches
to a second edition pI his "OperAt.oas Of WAr"
Important chspteFs on The influence OF railways
Rad telesrarEs On VII, and the e-ecis which
the changes IN weapons uay be expected to
produce in tactics.
An .'Enlnent snlp-ow1er and n. r.. 'adSes1ses
"Ias Of My Leisure uoUrs. Ii tals Mr. ". S.
Lindsay, OF sonthesn-sJupathy rotorIesy: He
has had a Epod deal Of leisure Of lste, and, II he
won1u be frank about his dealings With The Con-
fedcrates, and his inh.gues With Louis Napoleon
for obtaining recognition Of .'Soutae5n Iadc2en-
dencc." he might make stil7tng book.
/ Scotch member Of Parliament, Nj. Maede,
hss set his naart upou sbou1ning patenla for IN
feQtlons, and he appears to DO nothing else taaa
LABOR fu1 that cad Taking in the House OF CoEl-