New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-19
LITERARY NOTES.

An Italian translation of Mr.. Dsraeli's " Lo-
THAR" by r. NJ Stuart, is in coarse of publication at
Florence.
Lord Stanley of Alderley is preparing "A
translation of As Pupas do Senior Rector" by Jules
Diniz, a celebrated living Portuguese novelist
The book of devotons habtually used by
Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy has been discov
cred in cupboard the public library Of that city II
Is described as splendid Ms.
NJ. Merry the French journalist and writer,
has founded AT Rome publication entitled LEsTe-
rance de Rome which numbers among its contributors
Perc Hvacinthe DR. DGingcr and other leading writer's
and is intended TO be the OF the old Catholic party
NJ. Guizot has Just published collection of
papers on the late Duke de Brogle, which originally ap
peared in the Rcrue dcS dcx ondcs These notices of
of the eminent of the early leaders Of the Or
eauiS party have special interest at the present crisis OF
political affairs IN France
The death of the famous German poet, Grill
parzer is announced As having taken place the Dist of
the past month Six days before he received congratu
ations from all parts Of Germany, among them letter
from the King of Bavaria, on his slst bifthuS ~
SINCE his first drama Die Ahnfrau" was played IN i9IO
Grparzer has occupied high place IN 1e heen he
Of his counrymen, and for many years ne iit S
head of The Austrian school OF imaginative
The d1 ath of Signor Giuseppe Clvlnlm IN
Florence at the early age Of hiryfve. is announced
He was formerly editor of IL DiriHo, and powerful
writer on the side Of the oppostion in 1866 under tne
Ministry NJ Baron Rcasoll, he TOOK me a.
During the last years he conducted La Nd-tOH ID
which paper his Conversation del Glovc9l; "l,'S S
under Tie psPudOnym of - FOTsltan snoMtu nun ~ NC
learned and profound writer aS well a. lively hunOi
list
z The catalogue of the rare and valuable library
Of hooks relating TO Mexico and Central America, col
lectod by the Abbc Brasscur de Bourbourg during
residence OF twenty years in those countries mas JUST
been issued in Paris 1t includes the titles OF elghy
manuscript volumes on the language of Mexico ana
Central America together with sixty GTinuiarS anu
VocabularicS and eighty other historical dOcuttnls
There are twenty works on the Mdqua language OF 1u
ratan the Nahuatl of Mexico fourteen on
The Ouichl. and many others. The grammars. which
were prepared by the early Spanish missionaries are
said among the rarest works III pMOogical htcra-
In q recent lecture in London by DR.. VIII
liam b. Carpenter on Epidemic Decisions, with special
reference TO Spiritual Manifestations the learned sci
enlist referred 10 Spiutuasm, which Las taken such
hold on millions Of persons in America and in England
He had paid much attention TO this subject during The
last twenty years. and he had known many persons OF
very great ability and great discrimination believe in
it, He accounted this belief by the previous posses
sion Of their minds by this dominant dea-the eXpeca-
ton they have been led to tOrm either by their own
earnest des for communication with the dead or 10y
contagious influence TO which some minds are eS-
pecialv subject. To him the notion that departed
sprs could come and lift a table IN the air and false
bodies in the air. most strongly icpuggaht 10 com
mon sense. Perhaps he might bee told he had no lath
He had faith unlimited in the law Of gTaVltaOu, and
therefore he could not believe gTaVaton was suspended
10 allow Mr. Home lily in the air Dr. Carpenter then
noticed many Investigations that had been made ana
which had exposed the trichcry OF the performances