New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-29
LITERARY NOTES.

new novel, when VIII DC puhisheu III 'Ao "tli0"'''"s
Autumn.
Mr.. w. j. Thoms has completed his work on
,hc Longevity OF Man: its facts and its lotions MI
Fhoms Is hard of belief in CentenaIiaus
A committee has been formed in Russia,
under the patronage Of the Emperor Alexander for the
purpose of erecting national monument to the poet
POuschkiue.
Baron Wolfgang Won Goethe, grandson of
the great poet will soon publish work on The Eece-l
astioal History Of Italy during the fourteenth Sn"I
toenth centuries"
Mr.. Murray viii publish, in November
Mr. Grotes Aristotle on which work the "r,hor Eau
been engaged for many years. 1t will be puohshea "S
mir. Groto left II.
An article on Walt Whitman and the poetry
OF Democracy, in The Westminster Rcrier for july Is
directed to show how that writer actually io'' many
Cf the literary predictions OF de IocqueNlle'
A new story by Anthony lrollope VIII oe
commenced in the September number Of The GALAXY II
e causd Tho Tustace Diamonds" In the same issue OF
me GGiary Justin McCathys story Lazy 'uu''"'
Will he completed.
A new translation of Byron Is announcer
from Prague Prof Durd of that city TO whom h'era-
tne is already indebted for valuable essay on 'at
poet Is about TO translate his complete "oiAs lh'o 'no
Bohemian language
A new work, written on the political ana
religious events Of the year 1870 by Cenente Iacchh'
and ~ which the fr,t part has been published at Rome,
Seserycs attention. The author, VINO Is a Catnohc
IriC 10 rs, an Italian and a Liberal and lie attempts
10 reconcile the duties ana OOAgauohs OF the uHeeh'
Characters
The Rerue dcs Cours ScicRtfques commences
with July new series, with the title la Rerae
SfesfGque under the old cditorship Of NM. Yung and
Alclave Tie number of the series contains
sketch Of abors OF the late NJ Caparede TRANSACTIONS
Profs Huxley and Iyndals addresses al the LIVER
pool meeting Of the British Association, and some fresh
notes by Prof. Van Beneden on Cohhiens"Lsh al the
Animal Kingdom.
The FortnigtHy Rcrier for July contains an
eloquent although guarded criticism on the genius Of the
dTamats Ford 10y A. {. Swnburuc. The writer declines
10 assent fully the enthusiastic estimate Of Charles
Lamb; and after balancing Fords special merit Of sweet
ness and intensity of human sentiment against ms
special Shortcomings ia occasional dul license ana
proceeds place him in the second rather than the Ts
rank of the ilustriOus Elizabethans.
Nj. HelfeTding, one of the most distinguished
savoniau -cLoiars Of Russian nationality has Just pub
shed Petersburg work intended TO facilitate the
transcription Of a'the slavouian languages into Greco
Slovenian characters. This work, published at the ex
Iensc OF savOuian BENEVOLENT committee consists OF
ciples Of his Presbyterian alphabet and OF certain
number Of texts OF the Gospels printed in TIVE columns
one COidnn concerning the 1I4-Ldl Loue ol
Croat and other texts, according 10 the accepted orthg
aphy gnG,heI me ua1scrRoH Vac SGeGI6ns Of 70 IoS
interest in the study Of comparative philology.
new series of The PhloLiGlOp, the unique
photographed journal, Of which the publication has
been suspended during the last eight years announced
az in preparation, and first number viii be issued IN
the early part OF next october. The work will continue
under the editorial charge of Mr. George p Phes.
whose extensive scholarship especially N the enl14ns
literary productions Of the oden and golden time,
emiuently qualify him for the task The Journal which
las left suguarly pleasant remembrance among the
lovers of rare old books Will sustain lis previous charac
ter as choice OiOgrdpical on eau ana Will receive
warn pfeetiuc from the friends OF good literature.
The Bibioqrafa ItalidRd contains some edity-
ing particulars respecting controversy when has
arisen between the Italian publishers and booksellers The
latter complain Of tie former sending their publications
dnecto the customer 20 the injury Of the retail trade ana
OF their lamtually supplying schoomasters wholesale
at liberal discount The publishers retort that they are
driven to these deplorable practices ny ue heEe'nt
ana nnthSS T al aIoSnes nor order nee copy
Of their books speculation ana when they 90 procure
one fOr customer demand exOrbitant discount and
unlimited credit a. well sinor POmla the Nestdr Of
italian publishers retired from business sums mp
inc controversy the BJiioQrGFa. He Censures both
parties ana advises both 10 Join the Books Hers AsSoca-
lion, to attend It's annual meetings to form a union
among themselves and, above all things, TO take III Tie
BibhOgrdnG Ittttdl,d.
The academic des Inscriptions Ct Bellies L6tfFeS
has been engaged in filing the vacancies death had
created in ITS ranks. NJ. Vl.emain was an ordinary
member OF this Academy. scrutiny took place on the
con ut, for the election Of his successor NJ Charles
Tburot was nominated by twentythree votes against
very few given other candidates. The Academy
had aso fora successor to NJ AeXandrean nspec
Tor Of the Academy VINO was koW tIeH 10y tnv JFU
,ndre li%"ronsiy contested M de Rozere was elected
ncf1a majority OF votes correspondent also ap
u0iuted The successful candidate was VI. Amari,
italian learned ant quarry OF universal celebrity All
these nominations viii he submitted to NJ TIMERS fo hl-
prova but 1t Il mere orinaty; ana the assent OF te
Executive has been refused for more than thirty
years. NJ TIMERS himself is member OF the Institute,
belonging to the Academic FranGalse.
The Academic FrdnGdse is the most ancient
of the French Academies, its special object being the
publication of a Dictionary OF the French language,
which is thus officially protected against Innovations
No word is considered classical without being duly reg
istered in the Dictionary Of the French Academy. Sew
ea editions have appeared successfully each OF them
containing many alterations. The next edition will soon
he published, is Just in active preparation. On
Jane 20 the French Academy elected Its perpetual Sec
OF the Institute the last twcntyeight years, and Pro
feseOr of Greek Literature at the sorbonne The pThc
Which is highly esteemed IN France and aoIosd The
late Perpetual secretary was me eeie9ra,od Nj Hlie
Of State in Louis Philippes time The election Of NJ
Pan although undisputed, an event III The academ
ical world and members left their residences and
even foreign lands 10 vote for him. Among these learned
travellers we're Father Crafty OF London ana the Mar
on,s De Noailes French ambassador In London. NM
Quot, Octave Feuillet Nisard, Sc, were present.
At a meeting of the Royal Bavarian Academy
OF scenees ON the 2b OF March, Baron Lebg spoke thus
of the future relations between Germany ana France;
The Academy seizes this moment 10 declare Openly
that there exists national hatred between the German
and Latin races The peculiar character Of the Germans
their knowledge Of languages, their acquaintance with
foreign people the past and present state Of their civ
zatou all tend make them just toward other peoples
even al the risk Of often becoming unjust toward their
own. and tins II is that we recognize how much
10 the great philosophers, mathematlcans, ana natural
3ss OF France who have been III so many departments
ON masters and our models. ! went 48 years to
PARIS % study chemistry fortutous circumstance drew
upon me the attention OF Alexander Won Humboldt ana
"a single word % recOmme ndaton from him caused M
GAY Iussac OF the greatest chemists and physicists
Of ms time 10 make to me young man OF Zo t1e pro
pOsai TO continue and finish with his cooperation an
analysis which had commenced; lie introduced me as
pupil into his laboratory; career nXed afteF
that. Never shall forget the kindness with which
Arago and ThenaTd received the German STUDENT and
how many compatrlOts physicians and others, could
NOT name who like mysef, gratefully remember the ef
Ncoeous afforded them by French OF