New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-18
LITERARY NOTES.

r"n cor his great personal qp~hues as ioi ~" 'o"'
. an actor he moved dupE tn me wnry hest society of
rrs GRO Is ii,e5ry social. His life by hs son,
the Rev, Su is5 ~ Mes Macmillan Co.. viii pfH. .,
n ~ 1--WE tho most interesting addition , 40 Diary
SSfS,rattrre which has ap1c1IeH SINCE 'no i"' '
- U,rTv CraF0 Robinson.
n, Nv IUstin O'Driseoll has in preparation
,,.,nor Of the late Daniel Macse. II. A.
IYho scath is announced of Jacob Venedey,
I,ovu in Germany as a writer political and his
DR. M9gec. Bishop Of Peterborough, has a
1nre .. scrno,s on "Nodern Infdelity" in prepare
noI for the press.
Among recently published translations from
The Enclish into Russian notice one OF the LeVia-
than" OF EOoDes, by sei1phh'
Nr. Alexander J. Ellis has just finished the
thirl part Of his important work Early English Pro
nparatou with especial reference TO Shakespeare and
ShsuccE' ,
In the forthcoming translation Of NJ. Taine's
~uistory Of English Literature" the references which
re 81 careessy given I'm the original have been revised
and corrected with great care.
Nillkomm and Lange'B "PrOdomus Flor9
Rspanice," published at Stuttgart, is npw brought
down the third part OF the second volume including
etc natural orders TO the end Of the Ganopetae ol w
ToHnorG.
DIR. w. 3. Carpenter recently delivered
his lecture On the Temperature and Life OF the Deep
Sea" at the Town Hal, Manchester and 1t IS for
- one OF tie penny series OF "eciehee N
Mr.. Hosack's vindication of Mary queen OF
Scots has met with more readers than are commonly
found for works Of controversy in these anu b
Focond volume he proposes todeyeop nus ueIens0 " wv
death of Mary.
"Recolle,tions of the Public Career and
Private Life Of the late John AdOlphus," the wekno"n
barrlster and historian, with extracts from ms dl2e'
Sy bis daucter Mrs Henderson, widow OF the ate Oa,,
x,Irc,y Henderson. is announced for publication III
london.
The North British Rerietr, after checkered
.xi,teneo OF ve-and-tweny years, ends with the cur
number If was started by Free Kirk, and died
IN the hands Of the liberal Roman Catholics who con
nvr o ~ C5rou;ee Like the latter It is said 10
have been killed by the heroglyphs which adornedHs
pages,
NJ. Arthur Helpss forthcoming biography of
"IleruCudo Cortes will he dedicated 10 Mr. Carlyle
This the fourth Of series Of biographies of men who
stand ont as prominent GetOrs in the discovery and con-
cue & OF tie New World OF which Nh Helps mas long
been known the ehronlcler The three lives already
Pizario,
Al. Bienayme has published in the Complies
RsnRus rectiGcao1 Of catalogue Of the articles writ
ten by Cauchy the celebrated mathematician, formerly
mcrber Of the French Institute Some OF the articles
fttri1u'ed TO Clucly were written by Gourmet M ny
IS OF Importance. Cauehys works are under pun
faiau M The expense OF the Frtnch Academy, accord
Ans 70 vote which was taken lev months before tAe
war broke out.
Prof. Keim of Zurich, the first volume of
whose work. History Of Nazar, d." was issued
part Of the second volume which carries the history no
further than what ne terms the Galean Sprng-tme
tho IL consists q S3J pages The remaining portion
Of me volume which VIII appear very soon, l. GeNoEo
voted 70 she Jerusalem period
81. Firinin MaillaId, who, some years ago,
History o. the Partisan Press" has published
account OF the journals seued in Paris during
the siege. The ith Of september was the signal for
Iqtst the i-pa5lqie, the Fafrie en- Danger, the Re
stadeetOH-Nhich IN lis dIst number Cg one ever s3W
moi ga bp has lY
pUuib,Ts--aLd the COplb.t the organ OF ii. Pyat
Prof. Philips is busily engaged at Oxford
ppOn his work on the Physical Geography and
Geology Of the Thames Valley" This volume viii con
taa plates OF fossils, illustrative Of the vari
beds to nc with in the district, all of which are
drawn nv tie learned Professor himself In addition 10
those the numerous drawings OF the magnificent series
Of Z. eosaurian remains aJey acquired by the oxford
Museum Will caUse this volume TO he eagerly looked Ioi-
Har4 ~ by evcTy 6eo.0sist and pal@ontol0glst'
Among the Hunter MSS in the Chapter
Lbrayy Of Dng,.ccin Is ono entered L tue '-'..' -
"nN Ciayaeisrs by Edward B'unt; written probably
about The wear 1896" This has been just examined for
the R1rly Tng-a Text Society and proves to he cory
az forty sht Of The chafaCteis IN b--lgl EarIeS I
"Decembcr this l4th daY ammo Doislm JS-' r bl9l
wrote PTyfa[e 10 me SiAtn e1,IIn u 1l ctcVo
Eries in ascrlbns the booA 70 him. ana u1
Blunt wrote 1t.
Al the sitting Of the SOth of January the
Frene Academy learned TIE death OF N. Gustav Lam
bert no was engaged IN preparing expedition TO the
North Pole whom broke out and VINO had been badly
wounded at Montrctaut wnen fighting at the mead OF
company OF National Guards which ne Commanded. Va.
Ete &c Beaumont r memoir SIT lOII ear iEo w
tie euterpTisUg intended explorer btIGre leaFiuG
Paris iOr his iyt fight, he had sent 10 The Defense IA
fi0nae the means Of communication be-
fSeen F9ri. aud the Provinces. inns memoir VIII DC
pabisLed whoa peace shan DC restored
Some excitement has been created in literary
eirc,es fl spain by the announcement that learned
oHHophre Don Fabian Hernandez Of sautandeF, pro-
poses to publish edition Of Don QuiAote" senior
Hernandez states that he "has discovered the original
nj .hi> Immortal work and avas himself Of such dis
COyoly 10 reproduce 10 a. CcrVaHtes pehned ~ Ue'p
Eron the cGrruptons copy ists Commentators and
printers" The secimens gwen by SeIor Hernandez OF
bis emencons display much study and ing' nuitJ 0hu
indicate that the sait.nGer edition Will liz TO raise
curiosity of all students the book the
one handed hero of LePantO.'
FreheIr Ludwig Won Observation-Disclosures
has reprinted from the Proceeding the geological and
Botanical Society Of Vienna interesting contribution
40 botanical history "Frauz Won MygLd, der Freund
Jacquins.' MyGnd born at Broust, in Jutlsnd in
17O, and a.tr m educ alton the University OF Copen-
bagl, and short stay al st. Petersburg, up his
re-iaenCe at Vienna, and devoted bis attention 10 bOiay>
cucediIy came frien,i ~
cOrTespondcd with the most eminent scientific
The day, including Presley Cir Joseph Banks LIIfIi-
4ler. ana Gmeu. He did 1est service in investigating
The hora ca AUSTRIA; pyng The expense OF two Alpine
expeditions by Nulicu. He died il 1880
The Home Secretary has ntimated to Dr.
lyon Playfar, member for the Edinburgh University
that he win submit the name OF Mr.. Geikie FRS tn
The Queen FIR. professor in the Chair of Geology
IN that University This has been done at the express
recommendation Of Sir Roderick Murchison who has
given tine Sum gGagn TO found the clar In suita on
lev grctt mineral wealth. Scotland has no school al a.
piled science ike thCStae-snppOrted establishments IN
london aud Dublin n is matter al congTatllatOn that
the first appointment 1.-the rsi CHAIR OF Geology estab
hhcd ia SCOTLAND should have been given TO whose
par OF thc United Kingdom VIII enable him act et
teodyey n The teaching Of the practical applications OF
geology.