The New York herald., 1871-11-08
LITERARY CTITT-CHAT,

THE NEW VOLUME OF travels in Europe, published
anonymously under tine title OF pmhbles and Ballast:
or Life IN Paris, Belgium and Holiand." wsns..
by Mrs. Bouligny, OF washington widow OF . former
| Congressman fro II louisiana.
NJ QUErELEr, perhaps the most eminent OF living
statistical writer's has just s.blIsnel work enn-
tied "Anthropometry; or, Measurements Of the
Different Human Faculties" This puts the intellect
and character Into agebraIc formula.
THE NEW DRAMA OF Dumas MS, "Une Vfste do
Nocesn is so indecent that its representation mas
reused the Indignation OF even the ParIstan press
La France says Of it:-'u our taste and conscience
are 80 perverted that we can encourage such per
formances by our cheers, we are indeed en- deca-
dence.n
AN AMERICAN JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY, for
the production OF the most valuable works Of the
Hebrew faith, has been established in New York.
TIE "HIsToRY OF TIE NEWSPAPER PRESS OF
PHILADELruIA," by Eugene II. Munday, wall con-
tain reduced fac simes Of each OF the daily jour-
nas. and thirty or forty portraits Of editors ana
publishers besides q careful account OF the news
papers OF that city from l7lo 70 is72
The LONDON Economist. in some sensible re-
marks the renewed agitation OF the English press
for international copyright, says TO blame Ameri
can publishers rs .'pirates'' IL wholly beside the
question. Clearly a. long as there Is no copyright
an English author has nothing to sell to Anleri
can publisher The complaints Of American authors
should open our eyes to the very illogical course we
pursue In making the rights OF foreign authors In
this country depend upon the action OF the govern.
ment OF which they are subjects In concedlng copy
right privileges 70 English authors. Expediency
obviously requires that we should encourage foreign
authorship as much as English What We want u
good books, and whether they are Of foreign Eng
llsa production Is Indifferent; II copyright win en-
courage them we should give 1t irrespective Of
nationality This course would not only be most
advantageous to ourselves, but the best way TO An
nuence the American government and people In
favor OF doing Justice to English authors.
LOUIS BLANC, after many years OF exile IN Eng.
land. returned 10 Paris to lose much personal
properly and some valuable manuscripts during the
destructive reign OF the Commune. He now looks
sick and weary. and has declined several overturss
70 come to the United states as lecturer, though he
NJ master Of the English speech ami style.
THR LIBRARY OF w. II. PRESCOTT, the historian,
which was sold at auction last month by his son,
went at very low prices, especially the Spanish and
Italian books. Of which there were many. Professor
Lowell and the poet Longfellow bought large share
OF these and the Library OF Congress secured about
two hundred volumes not In Its collection.
TIE DEDICATION BUSINESS has received whole
some check In Germany from the Crown Prince Of
Prussia, who declined last year the dedication 70
himself OF nine y-twO different books. Let every
ing and unworthy literary custom.
THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGrNs0N will write life
OF his grandfather, stephen Higginson member Of
tile Continental Congress and author or the causti0
letters against John Hancock signed "Lace."
THOMAS ROSCOE, who has just died at the age Of
eighty was the son OF the Roscoe who wrote "Leo
the Tenth" and Lorenzo dc MedicLn He edited
several OF the volumes OF Bohns Library and trans
lated and edited selections from the Spanish, Italian
and German novell>ts, which were published under
his name
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION and its founder. Count
Rumord have found o historian In De Beuce Jones,
author OF the Life OF Faraday," whose book will
soon appear from the London press.
PAUL Du CHAiLLU has vet another wonderful
African book In press, entitled 'rhe Country Of the
Dwarfs.n The scenes are located Immediately un-
der the equator.
Ma. G. II. SPooSEa's marrow Gauge Railways
Is timely book by practical engineer. In prepara-
sion by Van Nostrand.
An ENTIRELY Rew edition Of Willmotts "Poefs OF
the Nineteenth Century, is the press OF Harper&
Brothers. with English and American additions ~
Evert A. Duyckinck.
Mr. WILLIAM j. RoLFEs thrI contribution 70
shakepearan criticism will shortly appear IN tho
shape Of carefully annotated edition OF 'Hcnry
the Eighth"