New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-27

fact In the moral order, 10 the
m aearcher perhaps. than any material fact The His.
ioire DE Ia Revolution dm IL Mat whose hitherto I'M
known authors Messr3. Lanalley and Corcz are more
modest In their quite sensible moderate toned
than in their title page Is the best one book know OF
record and appreciation Of what happened here between
the third week Of March and the last OF May IL l..
free OF prctension limited mainly to statement sup
ported by proofs arranged by order Of days. with an
evident leaning not SO much toward the Commune IA
against Versailles ia severe enough occasion toward
BOTH and on the whole marked with exceptional calm.
mpartiay OF feeling and appreciation. reprint Of
the journal OfHciel from 18th March to oath May, the
dispatch hes. circulars, prOclanaOns. &c uttered from
the OF Versailles during that PERIOD have Of
course no literary and an essential documentary value.
Something Of both qualities belongs to LAssocMliOn In
terndtiOndle DIES 7rGrdtlcurs, de-, volume reporting
and treating Of the origin OF the nernationale anu inc
doncs plans and purposes of its early founders IN Lon
dun Geneva. and elsewhere. by one OF the prominent
first of them in Paris. NJ. FribOurg.
Puris Pendant les ur Sieges in by Louis Ncull0t tho
pis nrd Editor-inC hicf Of the Tnrers abest or
gan OF the CliramOntanc Church party France. man
who God though the Devil was in him, ana
lays about him with the holy cross though II were
shllclah. He strikes at pretty much all prominent
heads and hits hard not always fairly. Not chivarc
but fearless, he reminds of Goblet in his fighting
propensity and the effective vgOr. running to virulenee,
IL.
On occasion. he can he gentle. pathetic even though his
forte is satire, he Is sometimes dignihcd and
gravcly eloquent. The two OctayOs chiefly madc up
Of his editorials trrnchant criticism, bitter mockcry,
abusive attacks to the address Of prominent men and
parties they played failed IN their parts and recc
tons events that happened in Paris during the two
seges. Frrnchlntn most hostile to the principle and
person Of the author recognize him OF the past
uastcrs Of the French Language. lie Difc DIES Irrsec
tin hy -urur iced
saullr His old office physician TO the hOspicc OF
Bctre and the he has held since the declaration of
the physician at tho pN DIES Henrs Of the pre-
lecture give apcculiar authority this curious volume
II contains his observations the mental state Of the
people Of Paris during the two Siege, showing the vari
effects the Of fear. grief physical prva-
tiOn OF the hOmharrn aud the Insure, ton, VI the
fire.. executions street battles etc.
Something /, doing in pure literature that H. in liter
allure Of which the late the Commune ar politics
are not furnishing provocative theme. Eo>scls I'M
commonly clever little book the art of Though he
for few weeks military chief Of the Commune, and
sent ont his proofs from the condemned eel, he till ivcr
and VIII live I'M has lis purely literary well a.
notably technical quality. and i III direct parti-
Tie j. dc Naru .tm'i, wife of L"ui, Philippe,
and Queen Of the French, by VI. Trognon l. essentially
an interesting story Of good wUnans long lfc-what-
add ti"al accidental hearing II MAY have IN the
chances of her grandcIld in the actual political stia-
tlpn creamy from the topics passions
the day. The fos FAng'tOrr of II. Tainc i'll course
~ publication in the frcfon of the Temps newspaper,
deserve special mrntion Under tn, modest titlc. NJ
Tame H. publishing. from primal notes set down in
visit ttdr I" England years aga. most interest
inr I die ri En.,.-h men, nIanrcr- AMI customs.
II j. compact OF facts and combine, in d,greo not at
taInrh know 10y any other matchmaking " in
rlgctt fore isn"r extent and variety NJ observation.
pho>"lhi' insight. far nindednr-s and good feeling.
IIc- Larry alternating with rLa,s Sp, ), ia the Temps,
the I"Jrss,h N,nrcirs Of Geprg' sand, pleasant
ESSAYS mixed o reflections and personal rrcollc ctIon-.
one OF the last j. Ingenious, entertaining essay on
.~t. the imperfect tcn>'. Mt!nc >.ild would DISCARD
for it, Ugnr>, Of form and kissing -. Tile same
-papcr annujinrr> new novel hy &. sand 10 soon
appear IL icurton. IL sur, n whose lower story
state "f things and popular feeling IA lost sdCe, will
the publl alton o new national novel
by Mr>rs Erchmpu t!Itran. cu;Itl'd US'Orc DE- RE
bcih narrated by III the 0O,lsJ Yeas. ROD,e Ell la
uLga, Irancais, 10y jules FaNrr; the third volume
OF HistDir, dos IHiD,o,s 10y Napoleon Pes raj; Dctton-
amir, Hstpryu, An.cdoitU de imo"r by the lrAico-
riaIrI. h. Ir-, hcieilc AMONG tine soon iort'"I-
lr. books. Henri IochriuT,, who viii hO more b. de
ported than Ros>r viii m >hn will be transferred
from v,r,cs (" T,ur.. where hr Viii have leisure ~
write hi HSGr du Stcond Emit. Ii and he are like
to together. ". II. H.