New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-07
LITERARY ITEMS.

n Gnizot Is in engaged in completing work
which will bear title analogous to that OF Sir waiter
scotts popular "Tales OF My Grandfather, enu1loa
sHstoire de France, racontee mes pentur enlah's'
The following is an extract of a letter from
n messenger by the Tyeho BFahe steamer, when saeu
nom Liverpool for Shanghai July Is, dated Table Bay
August H. 1869: eve now at anchor In Iaoie Bay'
on Cane Town. We sail again tonight LoVey Wea'ci
We have beat the mail boat which LEFT mNo
DAYS before us and have whole squad Oh IeloNs
ing my Times. one offered 3lO for ~ pnt ndv ts
lot OF offers before so am going to Keep u Eones
70 nsS copy g,T"'9O 'D''' ''''' ~ ~
While the Government of India are associ-
aed with the Asiatic Society obtaining lists OF sans
srt MSS in native libraries existing in the Bengal fre
sdehey and engaged generayln unearns S ~
ample OF that Of India in directing seaIcn W @
throughout the island for anseH emf TRadd6st n erstr
and the Buddhist Pansass are Avis com peteSt ed
Stor II is generally believed that In spite the former
destruction OF Cingaeso literary remains feoroe1 an me
Ionnd in The outlying districts Of Kaads and the Worth
The Os copy 2! Snddn Ss
hood and history of the relicA Of Buddha was lately
discovered, and may be taken a. sample 81 s1 dis
treasures which INVESTIGATOR VIII " 70 D''0'0"' VIZ
close.
A correspondent OF The London Daily Ne'cs
writes NJ Thlerss lat historical volume which, ignoring
ali the new light the subject by Col CharraS
Edgar Qunet, Thibant, and others ohstnateiy a3ops
the version OF the Memorial de st. Helene, anu az
tributes the loss Of the battle of Waterloo 20 tne q
neSmpetenGe Of Ney and , Sros sS MI Pera ma
tive Of Chareroi and thosghtfui sefsTy man, ~U
inc tSe decisive conflict witch occurred on ground with
every inch OF which lie Is FAMILIAR DIS STRUCK te os'
taton of Napoleon l. he has rescued from OBLIVION
ofmporant documents ana gone Win tne a t
mon of Judge Of instruction. into the RECORDS OF Tue
Ministry OF War. His Drame &c WateIloon exposes !
with ucdty quite ,S 5Rs osSeency
OF Napoleon who SLEPT away hve precious hons at
nf PeTs work is one Of the most remarkable evil
denees Of the decay of the BonaGartist tradition'
10 the Bdaor Of The Daily Ntes
SIR: 1t may perhaps DO more agreeable &c
many Of your readers to inquire into the erginah o
supposed sonnet by Shakespeare than TO be
ing upon the unpleasant Byron controversy II Is vel
that there is IN the British Museun transiatoI
t%ip RE autoeTa5h of shakespeare As was customary
at the me in praise Of the book are pre1ed tn
self zone Of the Gentlemen EItrs0rdiSarie Of He
Ts my deS Gs brother and friend N John Toro
Abe Gentlemen Of Her Majesties Most Royal frNl
lowed by sonnet without signature other mark
but headed Concerning the Honour OF Books andread
"""'' Since Honor from the HOnOrsr proceeds,
Hos well DO ,ssy ee s S that na.,a %sn"r'
The name. Of wOr6yss ADD their Tsrtuoqs decides
Without their element, presently dyes,
And "Ss :0 apG S SeS hey SIs
AsiSGsr n aP9Tsn. nat men P . erect g.,
To Princes, which Rename "a closed roOueo
her but few behold them; In respect
OF Bookes o the UuEersal eye
Show Row they hV'd. the ether where they I've.
Ihaye copied it exaetly-beth to spelling and punt
tuation Il is in the edition of 1913 oeing the secondl
Sut il is clearly wrong both. For the postertes
the third verse would substitute "pOstere as havin
both rhyme in It's favor 1t being the yok
fellow to memorie' In the preceding, and tn
punctuation easily rected by your readers tn
student of Shakespeare will think perceive that he hs
here the ph and freedom of that great poets style no
emily IN his sugred sonnets" but his poems generally
be coptectured that the OF the Transis
tien In which he has written his name, presented
him by FlOrio in acknowledgment Of this sonnet In II
praise. IL is evidently the production OF an aceompshe
set and who either from modesty or
which raised him above such apparent tr1fieS
regardless OF having ais name attached. And tina
Shakespeare other poet of the time could from elhe
afford prodga Believing, then that thes
possess the genuine ring OF shakespeare poetry
claim them behalf, and venture TO lay them befor
your readers for their consideration, and trust confirm
alton. am, &c, j. OCONEELLa
DdStOn, Sept. Al.