New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-28

1t their disposal by persons for this purpose.
Hurd g. Houghton announce for publication
during the month of February variety Of popular and
standard works among which Stories and Tales. by
Hans Christian Andcrsen The Story Of My Liz, by the
same author; From Foarieen 70 Fourscore, novel by
Mrs & W. Jewet; Handbook ~ Legendary aud Ayfho-
logical Art, by Clara Erskne Clement, intended an aid
Ia tho visitors OF European galleries of sculpture and
paintnS, web TO students of antiquity in general;
patriotic General OF she Revolution, by his grand
son, q. W. Greene; and a new volume OF Aassdehs-
sssss Reports. by Albert @. Browne, jr.
Herr Tcuffel has completed his excellent
history OF Roman literature.
Mr.. Alfred Austin, author OF 1.-THE Season."
Val shortly bring out new satire entitled THE Golden
critic in The Qondon) AthenGnm speaks
Of Howelss Suburban Sketches us one of the hnest
works on Venetian life he ever read
Prof Lange of Giessen, whose work on
antiquities we'll known, has received an invita-
ton to Leipsic. which he has accepted
at Brussels has just been published book
called La Guerre de 1870" by Emile Lecerq. 1t L. an
attempt 20 place the blame of the upon the EMPIRE
and TO apologize for the French people
The first volume of biography of Mrs.
Lynch OF Paraguayan notoriety, written by NJ Hector
ysrela has been published in Bnenos Ayres Two tnou
i ssRS copies were '0i0 III less '"A' "''A
The first two volumes have appeared OF
new Geman translation Of the I" DNins Comedia" OF
Dante by Wilhelm Krigsr with illustrations by Gustave
Dor6 and preface by the well known Dantologist Dr.
Karl witts
Mr.. Ruskin wants TO destroy, without re-
building the new town OF Edinburgh the north suburb
efGeneya and the City Of NcwYork :" though why he
wishes for these clstOphes he does not yet conoe-
eccnd 70 explain.
According to Dr. Delitzsch, in his Hebrew
Translation OF ST. Pauls Episte TO the Romans, DR..
Brugeh has had the good fortune to find several leaves
halo IN Tho SyriQa
II this information he correct, It Will gratfy many
scholars.
Herr F. Kreysig's " Lectures Ion Contempor-
airy German Romances," have been published. They
originally delivered at Cassel and Cologne and tn
subject treated under the different heads Of historical
novels of novels relating to phases of cotemporsry he
and OF novels treating Of social life
The fourth volume of DR.. Karl Prantl's
great work on the History Of Logic In the West" has
been published. The History commenced in 1885,
Is years ago. and the part before only reaches to
the first 50 years Of the sixteenth century In IL the
spread and development Of the doctrines OF Oekham are
examined; and the disputes OF his followers with those
who wished TO maintain the ancient ideas are well de-
scribed.
A new and valuable edition of Horace has
rust publshed by Teubner OF Leipsie, edited by
Keller and Holden who engaged ten years upon it
The present edition does not comprise the " Prolego
hena" which win appear as soon finished All the
hbrarles of Europe ransaeked during the compile
ere Consulted were three which were burned during
hate fire at strasbOurg The flushed work includes o
full text Of Horace's diuse critical notes and citations
Of passages from Greek and Reman writers OF later
IsdeI Yer6oranl
The Chaucer Society has in the press the
Sr part Of a psraleltext edition Of Chaucers minor
poems OF the earliest Of these, 1.-The Dethe Of
Baunche the Duchesse A D. 1869, only three MSS are
known OF these merely the copy OF another
rhynnes VIII be reprinted instead of this
copy, especially Thyme supplies the line missing in
~ FSnss at ess; seven MSS are Known Of these ok
win probably be printed by the Chancer Society The
each be printed from the three MSS. Tho minor
poems have neyeryet been edited from collation. OF
Mr. Bond has secured, at very small cost, the
unique MS, "Pylgrymage of syr Rychsrd Torkyngton
% Jerusalem in 1917" The Ms. contains very inter
esng account Of Venice and Of the ceremony of the
Dege wedding the sea. Quoted in The Gertendns Nag
srine for October 1872. and in Fosbrokes British
Nspaebisrn" the Ms. had passed out OF sight TIL 10
turned up in the sale OF the late Mr.. Bell Wheeler
effects i win sc edited for the Early English Tent SO,
Of William Wey's Pilgrimage Q.Ss-laa than the ko OK
burghe Club published and with reprint OF an 9 30
Ryy@es unto the Holy Lo1ae that Ia" been also re-
In favor of the use of the Bible as o reading
book In schools Professor Huxley gives his testimony in
language OF unusual warmth. which surprise those
81 his critics who him Of dscardng the religious
sentiment altogether. have always been strongly In
favor Of secular education In the Of education
without the00gy but must confess nave been no csa
seriously perplexed to know by what practical
the religious feeling, which is the essential basis Of
duct, 20 be kept in the present utterly chaotic
state opinion these matters without the
Bible. The pagan mOraiss lack life and color and
the noble Stole, Marcus Antoninus, "a too high and
hned for ordinary child Take the Bible a. whole;
make the severest deductions which fair criticism
dictate for shortcomings and positive errorsi
eliminate, sensible lay teacher would
DO, left to himself. an that 1t Is
desirable for children occupy themselves with
and there still remains In this old literature vast resi-
dunn moral beauty and grandeur. And then consider
great historical fact that for three centuries this
book has been life of oil that is and
noblest IN English history that It has become the
ional epic Of Britain and s familiar noble and simple
JOhn-0 Greats House to Lands End, Dante and
Tssso 10 the Itaans that 1t is written in the
uoblest and purest English and abounds in exquisite
beauties Of literary form and finally, that It for
the yeTest hind who never left his village TO be
ignorant of the existence OF other countries and other
civilizations and Of great past stretching back 70 tho
limits the oldest nations In the world BY the
study Of what other book could children be much
hpanxed feel that each figure in that
rhetorical procession fills. IKE themselves, but
AIRY space In the interval between two etenitie and
earns blessings the curses OF all time according to
he effort good and hate evil they also
earning their pay ment for their work"