New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-25


norto and honestly written ought to possess great
interest is inst announced in London by Macmillan
This is "Galleos Private Life, compiled prnclPaly
from his Correspondence and that Oh MS STife0oss
Daughter Sister Maria Celeste Inc PrlvaIe iilu ~
the great philosopher was Inll VI in0iuoi''' D"' w.
not always very edifylng' 49,
blanchard Jerrold has in press volume OF literary
estimates of French political men ana AFFAIRS nios'
of which we believe have appeared from time 10 time
in The Afhepa1m. He calls his book The GaVroche
PARTY" that being the name by when ne desIRudtoS
Henri ROchefort and the lrrec0ncllaDles-ulNIoc
onr readers will remember being the Paris gdmW Vi
Victor Hugo's LES Mlserables."
Tho elaborate Guide 10 the Study Of Insects by A. B.
Packard. IT,, NJ. d., which has been publishing In
numbers at the Naturalists Book Agency IN Salem
10 now complete, Part Y, including an index to the
whole work being just ready AS practical treat,so
on American entomology, with reference especially
to the insects injurious or beneficial 10 crops Status
almost alone, and reflects the highest credlt, upon
American scholarship, patience, and sclentnc SKILL.
II is rumored in London that Charles Reade Is ne
ootiatpp with Auguste Maquet for the production
of Joint novel, the Frenchman to furnish the plot
and Reade the local outlines and the style NJ.
Maouet was for several years one OF the literary
assistants of Alexandra Dumas,-or, as TINS farls
wits say, member OF the celebrated mason III
andre Dumas ct COmpdgnie-and some people GreuV
him with the real authorship of Monte Crlsto'
Among the recent announcements in London Is
book entitled "Medora Leigh, History and an
Autobiography" 1t is described as an calculation
of the Byron mystery, by a new witness ana we
learn from The Graphic that 1t is TO De t
of Mrs Stoves narrative set forth IN letters from
Lady Byron to her husbands natural daughteT-the
"chld of sin" suppose who Is referred 10 III le
"Tme Story" We have no hint OF the source rom rom
which these letters have been ODtalheu' Aho 0u'0i
is DR.. Charles Mackay.
DIckenss new story will be completed In Twelve
monthly parts though his previous novels nave run
through twenty. 1t was announced that the Work
would be illustrated by Mr.. Dickenss son,in-law,
Charles AllstOn Collins but it now appears that MT
Collins will only furnish design for the covers lie
is brother Of the author of The Woman IN NhlIe
and son of the celebrated painter OF rustic scenes
William Collins X. A. He began life as an artlsti
but of late years has been best known as writer Oh
novels and essays.
The third number of The academy dec. ~ con-
tains letter of Sir Isaac Newton which has never
before been printed though Sir David Brewster
knew of its existence and made an unsuccessful az.
tempt to find it when he was writing ms ne OF
Newton Ii is addressed TO the Rev. Dr. John North'
Master of Trinity College. Cambridge and is q dls,
cussion of the philosophical Essay OF MusnlcK'
written by Lord Keeper Guilford fTancis Northb q
relative Of Dr. John North. The letter u accom-
panied by a diagram. 1t was discovered among
some family papers by o descendant OF the gentle
man TO whom it was addressed. and there seems 10
be no reasonable doubt of its authenticity.
The fourth volume Of the Household Edition OF
Tbackrdvs Miscelldnies contains beside The -Four
Georges" 1.-THE English Humorists," the " Rounda-
bout Papers" The Fitzboodle Papers" &c. several
things which will be entirely new TO most Oh Ine
nresent generation of readers Among these are a
lecture on Charity and llumOr," and comedy
entitled THE Wolves and the Lamb when Is par
cularly interesting as the germ tnat aitetwa,u ak
banded into Lowell the WdOwer" This cheap edl-
ton of Fields, Osgood & Co.'s contains IN fact a
number of pieces which not given IN the more
costly English collections OF Ihackerays Writings
and even fortunate possessors OF the elegant Nus
trated edition just completed by Smith, Elder 20
in London will not lind these modest Mite Boston
books superfluOus. When shall we have the ideal
edition of Thackerayf One is gorgeous, but not
complete Another is full, but where are the PIC
turesi Think of Pendennis without the portraits
of Captain Costigan, or The Rose ana the hing
without the great fat face Of the Prince, or The
Irish Sketch Book without the touches OF the au-
thors pencil.
The Rerue des DeuI Monde, has recently published
an article by NJ L. Fouque, describing "A Pre-lils
toricaI Pompeii" discovered in the small island of
Therasia in the Grecan Archipelago. The writer
affrms that we have here distinct proof, not only
that the human may be traced TO the quaiehaiy
period but that even then 1t had made some advance
in civilization. 1t appears that these primitive VIE
lagos were destroyed by the same volcanic agency as
IIerculaneum Pompeii. and Stabli The houses were
built in the open air, on the old soil and were alter
ward buried under "A stratum OF puInicestone anu
tufa elected from a crater. The habitations now
brought TO light under NJ FOuques direction, consist
OF large blocks of lava heaped one upon the other
without any order the luterstices being hlled not
with any kind of mortar or cement but with red
dish volcanic ashes. having no cohesion whatever
Among the objects found was the skeleton OF n man,
besides flint implements, ear hen vases manuiac-
tured on a turnIngwhee and containing various
seeds such barley. peas, cardamom, Aci but the
most curious relics were certain stone disks with
hole through the middle and which still used IN
the country by 10 stretch the threads OF she
warp with: whence IL may be inferred that the tex
tile art existed many thousand years ago, aud must
have been nearly coeyal with the creation OF man.
Messrs Lee & Shepard have recently published
collection Of Sabbath Songs for Children's wor-
ship" ana have sent us copy Of 1t. With the copy
they have been kind enough also 10 send an impair
tial review. which they suggest that We may use in
case we have not time for careful examination OF
the book. According TO this official document, the
work lis in many essential features superior To any
other collection of hymns aud tunes FOR Sunday
| Schools within our knowledge" Good taste aud
critical Judgment apparent on every page The
| leading characteristics of the book are good and
popular music, excellent poetry sound theology,
unique arrangement oil familiar hymns ana tunes ana
Suggestive Exercises for Sunday School Concerts.
These distinguish II from large proportion OF books
now in use. There is n refreshing freedom from
weak sentiment land careless and incorrect religious
instruction, and glad not to meet the angels
who have played altogether too prominent part III
our Sunday school hymns. The book is well printed
on clear white paper, and strongly bound and We
cordially recommend pastors, superintendents, and
teachers to examine and Introduce II into their
schools This is so comprehensive and comes from
such high authOrity-lndeed We may say from head
quarters-that we don't know that we can add
word unless il be the following specimen Of the ex-
cellent poetry which distinguishes this publication
from large proportion of books now in use =
All We who would true wisdom find
Must shun the base and idle,
And seek instruction for the mind
From those that love the Bible
The following interesting particulars in reference
TO the forthcoming work on the identity of Junus
are given in the Monthly Gossip Of LippincOHs
Magazine for January:
In our number August, 1868 referred certain
private letters copies Of which had been permitted TO
examine but not to print In advance OF their publication
in England, proving that Sir Philip Francis was the
writer OF the Junuh Letters These newly discovered pa
pers, together with other documentary matter.