New-York tribune., 1870-04-20

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The monthly part of AppletonS' Journal for
MAY has no fewer than three readable supplements one
containing Ralph the Heir" one "The Mystery of Ed
win Brood" and finely illustrated account OF the
"Gardens of Ancient America" Tie miscellaneous con
tents Of The Journal still improving in variety and
general interest
The first number of The fcir- York Gen6alOg-
iodi and Biographical Record, quarterly publication
issued under the auspices of the Society whose name Is
incorporated in the above te has just appeared though
IL is dated back January tits neatly octave
of eight pages contains several curious eommuea
tons, as well a report Of the proceedings OF 'he
Society
The announcement of "LOthair," new
novel by BENJAMIN Disrac has caused quite sensation
I'm England where novests seldom become Prime Min
4 ters For twcnty-three years the author OF "Vvian
Grey has abandoned the 1owery fields of romance or
the dusty paths Of politics. His last novel, "Tancred
was issued in lSi7, and his long silence as well as hs
political cminence, gives unusual zest to the anucpa
tion Of "Iothar." The Saturday Reriep says that all
England VIII be excited it in May and another En-
gishjourna states that newspaper had offered the au
thor ten thousand pounds for the privilege Of publishing
IL in iustauments The AppotOns have purchased the
advance sheets Of "Iothair" at high price, and VIII
issue it simultaneously with its appearance In England
I'm the first week v "EOthar, the hero, Is q young
English noblemau oil the highest rank, who, left an
orphan at an early age is ntrued to the care OF TWO
guardians one Scottish clerk 0f the Presbyterian falth
and the other Cardinal OF The Catholic Church. The
plot turns in part the struggle between these oppos
ing forces and embraces besides Fenanism and various
other piquant and interesting episodes. Some OF the
prominent characters Of the novel are Americans ana IN
the course Of ii the American sculptor Story ana lie
statues are very highly complimented.
The atlantic is chiefly remarkable this month
for IFS poetry OF which the variety rich and the quah
tity unusually abundant. George Eiots Legend OF
Juba fills sixteen pages. II is rch and elaborate pic
ture OF the invention music by the of Cain and the
wauderings Julal through the earth, until, after he
las taught the secret Of harmony to the gentle races he
yearu once 20 his brethren, and turns his face
! ain toward that fair plain where he born. But
when, worn old man, he reached his home,
lie saw dread Change. with dubious face and cold,
That never kept welcome for the old.
lie meets procession Of men, youths and maids, cele-
lrating with Tyres cymbals tumpets flutes and song,
the praises Of "Iubal." He drinks in the rapture Of
music and then declares himself to the thrOng but the
multitude laugh AT him. and Of the more devout
drive him away with blows:
Juhal but name In each mans faith
For glorious power untouched by that slow death
Which crecps with creeping time.
Dying alone in gloomy theket while shouts OF
"Jubil" still iii the sky, the face of his "ovedPas" ap-
pears to him. and speaks words of comfort;
This was thy lot, to feel, create, bestow,
Aud that Unreasonable life TO know
From which the frshly self falls, shrveled, dead,
a seed pumeva that has forests bred.
10 is the glory Ul the heritage
Thy life has icff. that makes thy outcast age:
Thy limbs shall ne dark, tOmblcss on this sod,
because thou shnest in mans soul, god,
Who found and gave new passion and new JOY,
That uought but Etrt1's destruction can destroy.
Thy gifts to give was thine OF men alone:
Twas hut in giving that thou couds atone
For too much wealth amid their poverty.
The poem is thickly strcwn with beautiful passages
il is mewhat cloudy and upon the whole does not
diminish regret that George Eliot will persist in
abandoning rose felton, in which she can so easily
maintain place in the front rank, for poetry in which
she can hardly reach the third. The other pOetcal
trbutions in this number of the Magazine "a May
Time Pastoral" by Bayard Taylor, which is
very successful attempt in the hexameter
measure, "May. Grown aCold," by William
Morris, and "a Lost Art" by T. B. Adrfch,
each delicate tr1e Of two sanzas, and some eegiac
verses Icy T. W. Parsons entitled "AsprOmOnte." The
prose articles include the second and last part of The
Lauson Tragedy second paper Of "reminiscences from
The English GOverness at the Siamese Court history
b, Mr. Richard West Of the Montpensier duel, and
charming story by Mrs. j. NJ Church entitled MY
Sccrctarysp" Mrs. f. Lynn Linton is the author OF
paper 80 The Channel Islands," 1t is interesting and
lively but how could the editor pass such phrase as
this The Creux du Dcrrible, ruigict O Terrbe"2