New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-10
LITERARY NOTES.

,1,ao, the comprehensive title OF OW Com
.,,I P,lotons a volume has Just been issued py the
sro,arv OF state, which deserves special attention.
=, is a complete digest OF the statistics OF tHoe ana
,,f,eturos OF foreign nations, in which the United
60 arc directly Interested To time and
e a compendious abstract has been made, involving
ouch labor and afording invaluable and authentic in
tion The materials of these interesting reports are
derived from the dispatches OF our Ministers and Consuls
abroad The reports on the commerce and shipping OF
several Chinese ports ny c. W. Legendre, u s. Consul
and especially of the Island of Formosa at Annoy that
otC e. Andrews. u. \ Minister at Stockholm, on the
OF iron in Sweden and that the Coone
population in Mauriius. by the Consul at Port Louis
she suggestions Of Halifax Consul in regard to the
fisheries and the English trade reviews are among inc
important contents of this official volume which Ia OF
Sind that reflects credit representatives ABROAD
and the State Department. The Courier dAhenes states
that the Chamber OF Commerce at Paras have addressed
letter OF thanks 10 the American Minister at Athens
for having solicited and obtained from his Government
reduction of the duty on currants This is the chief art
Gle Of export nom the Greek islands and the praccai
effect Of the reduction Of duty has been TO double the ex
portaton and at the time, not diminish the net
revenue The Of the letter OF the Paras merchants
and Nj Tuckerman's reply Gussi cortoise que ph'Ihe
Eniga6, says the Journal are given at length IN La
VIgitant a leading Patras paper
Mr.. Swinburne has quite recovered from his
recent mdispoSition.
A second edition of DR.. Ginsburg's book Oh
thc Noabte Stone is in preparation with additions 10 'n'
present time. -,
An amusing album of caricatures mas oeen
published at Berlin under the title OF Les SOida'S penis
par Fuxmtrnes types Franeas The sketches are ron
fhe penci OF one Of the French prisoners, "hoSe ndo -
gwen. =,
Mr.. Karl Blind, critcising in the vienna Neue
Feis Prose- Eystein AsgrmssOps Lila an lceianolc
poer tho text Of which has been published with an En-
elish translation and glossary, by MI MashnSsoh'
sps hopefuy OF the revival OF the study OF ancient
scrmeuc literature and folklore in this country ara
I.,infs 10 the Nihungs and NOlsungs or Mr. Nll'lh
Mnrri, one Of the distinguished hVlhg poets Oh
England. who has equally imbued himself Win the hei
7enc and the Morse spirit
Best known as a RevOlutiOnist, M. Gustave
f1onrcs was also writer of merit The son Of the we'll
known Secretary OF the Academy of Sciences, he was
himself lecturer at the College Of France; and MS
course ON "Ttbuorraphv" delivered in 1865 attracted
I,lrh attention al The time He work ON The Science
of Man puhlis he'd in 1864 was, believe, he only non
poltic book and he left France foi Crete Whee
ior three years he fought in the mountains against the
Turkish troops. TIE hest known or ms ate. WRITINGS
MS Paris Delivered" published last month WORE
which is well worthy OF being read AT the present no
rDcut Whatever view be taken of his pontlcs even
his oupoents never failed to admit his great courage
and perfect honesty Killed. near Nanterre, by inc
raya(rv of the Marquis de Gact, his death Is depOFed
fn Paris by many friends who far from being ReVO
tutOnists-