, 1870-10-02

-Nr. Marx Lemon haa left novel called
The "B.ue Petttcoas," )" which will ba published
sho1sii1 msi1s. Hoge, the founder of london Society,
shilhug monthly EngraSiugs and 1etter-pre:s
are promised OF tho best quality: q
-Ths great Library in patia-uo longer.
bv the bye, the Bi6liolaeque Imperial, but the
Litrary Of the Republicans Just come into
poseeesion OF DR.. Payne collection Of tho
,ha sdtSns tbees 81 ,1e va to Se soo
uprut.hhed letters. THIS library
contains over 100000 printed volumes.
$50 600 MSS, s00.006 maps, 13o, 900 euglav-
ip.r, snu l5N,o 900 nnmismatic specimens. The
library, ubich is now the most magnificent
ono in the world, vas started 5oo ysara ago
w,th ten volumes.
-Gus,aye Freitag, the author OF "Dobit
and Credit I" and tie 81 Lost Manuscript" il
the official chronicler Of the war at the head
quarters OF tile Grown Prince Of Prussia.
Eerthcld Aue1bacb, the author OF "On the
Heights and :. Tie Vita On the Rhine" oc-
cuniee eitn1ttr position in tie camp Of tho
-F1tm Leiysic to the United States Of
North America. in the second qusrter Of 1870.
there wt1e exported looks, newspapers. aud
| other rtinsed matter TO the amonnt Of 81, 300
tlaIert, r ng. t6rst quarter 81 10 s3) maps,
plstes, and paintings. amounting to lI,16a
|
-Au enthusiastic English admirer of Cax,
tn, Mr. William Dia.ss. in order to stin1lsst
| the eearct for fresh copies or bits OF Caxtona
| as printed handy little guide How K
Tell Csxton''-with fac sin.iEs Of all Ca1
ton;s types, birts So to where to find new
| cppics. an encouraging list Of those lately dis
covered. and complete list Of al tue books
ETC., attributed to Caxton.
1 "A correspondent. who interviewed thu
head OF oneof pue}ielliug houses, ,wlitcstha
tho novel business is terribly ovcraona, an
publishers, as rule, look with doubt aud sns
nance. Tho correspondent in question ha
nlale IN Estimate Of Tie novels offered, 70
jecteo, and accepted by the publishers o
al.om he writes. and g,ves tho following q
the correct propoitions: Manuscripts offere
per gear, 500: manuscrists dec!ined per yea
of novels printed, over LOCO copies, three
\ saIes Of novels printed, over 2,0U0 copic,
Two; Gales Of novels printed, over 1900 col
] tce, one.
talre, hiss met with an unexpectedly fayotab
reception il, England III well Al in German
An impartial reviewer Gays: "Tba discourse
IN question are not biography proper OF ro
tai1e; they are rather what the French call 4
st,tie Of the man. All the leading circuu
stsnces Of his life arc givou, with : con'ln,
Gus criticism on them and most OF the wor!
he Utote. History, biography, aneedote. csi
icisr,, compose the narrative, which il WRITE
| with great ability, in style that il +
matksbly clear. although concise. D
, | Strauss la ono Of the lest German pro
writer's now living, and this book on vo
| ,alrc ehows no falling away from his form
standard. It augurs well for the historic
c1it:c'e im1arsiality that to is 4 rober Germ.
| net lively Frcnci,mau-a solid aud keen
qn:rer, having critical faculty OF elngu1
: | POWER, which con,rolt fancy and caprice
from the ratl. OF reality. He does not set
hts hero AZ all idol hut deliuestes him We
much at he was. witl1shls virtues mud saul
Liz talents and vices. The author pnsacss
! thorough acquaintance with tha mi,ititl1li
ous writings III tho Frenchman: and extrat
from tho letters are often introduced ve
happily 10 illustrate the sentiments or fc
: inSs set forth"