The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-12
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

THOMAS CARLYLE is to succeed the late Earl Of
Clarendon as president OF the committee OF the
London Library. while the new members of the
Committee are Lord Lytton, Mr.. Froude, Mr.. E. A.
Bond MIR. Cecil Munro, Sir Frederick Elliot and Mr..
Farie
SABIN Sons. OF this city, collected in London
during the year 1s7o-7l large number OF books,
illustrated by George Cruiksnank Leech, "Phiz"
and other celebrated comic and caricature artists.
curious aud interesting collection OF Ballads
and Broadsides, :" Is included In the catalogue.
IT HAVING BEEN asserted that Appleton h Co. re.
print Darwin's descent OF Man" without remu-
neration to the author those publishers announce
that they pay regular copyright, the same as that
usually paid to American authors to Messrs. Hulk.
ley, Tyndale, Darwin. spencer, Lubbock Lecky,
Gallon and other English scientific writer's, whose
works they reprint.
NJ. ARISTIDE FANTON, q member OF the French
bar now residing at Constantinople, has recently
come into possession Of q sngularly valuable manu-
script OF the Koran and has had 1t reproduced In
prototype In England for the Mohammedan book
market. The manuscript Is OF six copies written
about 1870 years ago by q renowned Turkish scribe,
named Haffz Osman. or these SIX copies one Is In
possession Of the sultan another belongs TO Prince
Mustapha, third TO the Khedive. fourth to the
Emr Of Bokhara and q ffth to M. FantOn. The
owner OF the sixth has not been ascertained.
THE CRITIC Of the London Athentcun,, In noticing
a new edition OF Christopher Marlowes "1'ragedy OF
Edward the Second" draws attention to passage
in which Marlowe's language closely resembles Mr.
Tennyson's description of King Arthur. Edward
laments over his fallen state In the words:-
Tell Isabel the Queen I looked not thus
When for sake | ut tt with France,
And there endorsed the Duke OF Cermont.
This readily suggests to US the parallel passage
from TennysOn:-
Not like that Arthur, who, with lance at rest
From spur to plume q star OF tournament,
Sho thro' the lists at Camelo and charged
Before the eyes OF ladies' and of kings
The resemblance is not close enough to warrant
suspicion that Mr.. Tennyson borrowed his ideas from
Marlowe and yet 1t Is certainly close enough to
cite remark.
TIE OLD WAR Of words as to the authorship OF the
famous letters Of "Junus" has broken out afresn In
England. Mr.. Charles Cnabot, an expert In hama.
writing, has professionally investigatedo the let
tiers OF sJunius" and the results OF his labors have
been published In book form ''with preface and
collateral evidenced by the Hon. Edward TwlsletOn
Mr. ChaDot maintains tha5 the author was Sir
Philip Francis, and the Spectator. in its review OF
the work, seems to agree with him. The AhenBunn,
on the contrary, treats Mr.. ChabOts Investigations
In the most castic STYLE and almost tells tn gen.
tleman he is professional fraud. However inter-
esting 1t would be to have the mystery OF Junius
solved its solution would benefit literature little
that we think the English journals are wasting
much valuable space in quarreling over mis- identity
j. n. LATn AM, N. A., has written work entitled
"Theores OF Philosophy and Religion Compared
with the Christian Theory as Set Forth by st. Paul
In His Letter to the Romans" He reviews the va
rious theories OF phllosophy-the positive" the
.athelstical, &c.-with some force; but his transa
ton of the Epise OF the Romans is a strange docu-
ment, Mr.. Latham having attempted to render 1t
literally Here for instance, che first sentences
as given by him:"Siave OF anonted Jesus called to
be Messenger; marked or for Gods glad tidings,
which lie promised before through the prophets OF
His In sacred writings, about his son; who, as to
flesh, came from David's seed; who was marked out
o Son OF God In power as to spirit Of sacredhess,
from rising up OF the dead; Jesus Amounted our
Lord through whom we received favor and a mis-.
sion unto an attention of trust among all the ma
tons for the sake OF His name; among which
nations you are also called OF anoned Jesus: To
all VINO are In Rome beloved OF God, called and
sacred favor to you and peace from God our father
ond 0ur Lord an ointed Jesus.n