New-York tribune., 1871-05-05

,,., has passed through two editions ,,it. Gns
IN a Russian translation, ana a., nnrniyy y h
pohucal eeonoA ' Carroll. an accomplished scholar
MI ~, ., this city. who has recently returned
anu '"sacted residence In Europe has reeeNea te
apponeDt q PTofSssoh IN the Univer NewYoTk
languages nedatay n enter upon the discharge Oh his
Official duties co.,.o pl;o, will on.
dramatic sketch, by George Eilot' VIII ap-
n a ,a - forthcoming number OF Macmi1dns Magazine.
pa rs u.;d;pper. one of the most eminent OF
. ,,onea, mneralogists has recently died at Vienna
p;obord Wagner's new composition, entitled
U.isermarsch" in honor of the German victory andor
enc revival Of the Empire and Of the Imperial power mas
been published In Leipslc
Mrs. Henry Wood, the English novelst, is re-
ported to have realized not less than R2o by the sale
n, her sensational stores which at rst se couu MOI III
duce any publisher to look A. -,
N. Jan van Beers the best known ana, DOM
IN Holland and Belgium, the most popular OF 'ue hs
Flemish poets, has Just published at m en %
volume OF poems under the title Oh Ie'oel eh e'o
The hundredth anniversary OF Heinrich
zschokkes birthday has been celebrated Mt Magdeorg'
,be hrthpsee OF the poet bust Of the poet was pub
licly and discourse on the ne Oh 'no u'
trious writer was delivered by DR.. Uhlich'
Alessandro Manzoni, the celebrated author OIL
the "Promessi sposi forms the subject of monograph
p9ints out the important place which he considers held
in literature by the italian writer ana poet
The arrangements for the frlday evening
lectures at the Royal Institution In London have been
,ssued The lecturers are Prof Blacke. Prof Odlng W.
r. 8. Ralston, NJ. A. Cambridge, IfoI. nuAeEy Ioi'
JeryOis, RE CB Sir j, Lubbock, Dartr Iioi l. AN
drews, and Prof. Tyndali.
The recent failure of Pierre jules lletzel, the
well known Partisan publisher reported TO have caused
serious losses to George Sand Theophe Gauter Arsene
uoussave and other distinguished French authors.
etze had been established In Paris since 1888, ana was
supposed TO be very wealthy. His fainre If attributed
| to the war.
A movement is said to be on foot in Madrid
10 observe the anniversary OF the birthday OF Cervante
and next October effort Will be made to celebrate the
occasion by dinner OF the literary men and Journalists
of the capital II Ia generally remembered by the
by that Ceryantes and Shakespeare died On tle same
| day OF the month, April %.
| PetermQnn's Mitthelungen for January COLI
ssts of an account Of the German North Pole Expedition
| in the Germania, ly Capt. Koldewy and Dr. A. Peter
mann. The pack ice impeded their progress Dut on
Sepenber II, 1868, they reached lat 81 u le
coast OF SpitZbergcn was visited anu ne" sidu" VIZ
| covered which has been named william lsaud
Prof. w. G. Brill of Utrecht is preparing a
new edition Voyage Of St Brandaen one or the
most remarkable remains OF sacred poetry of the Middle
Netherlands The fantastic descriptions recall the super
| natural element Ot the rOmanCes or the Round Idbc
The only edition that has hitherto appeared OF TINS an
cicnt poem, which probably belongs 10 Ine uhllteentn
century earlier tme Is one by NJ Bomlhacrt
| of Ghent.
| A London correspondent says II Is almost I'M
pos,hle now To induce any publisher In that city to ac-
cept manuscript which severely critces or rdieules
the manners and customs this country; not perhaps
from any particular good feeling toward America, DuI
because so many such ventures have proved huancial
fai,'res At the same time books OF travel honestly de-
srptve of TIE cities and people of the United States are
| reported 10 be in demand