, 1873-01-05
T.1fTERARY.

Rocheforts new romance is to be called 'tLe
Dcp1aves."
Tho papers say that the author Of 's3fiddlo
march " is intending to visit this country.
Tom Hood, editor OF London Fun, and th
son Of the famous Tom Hood, IL 1ecturing i,
| Scotland.
The death Of Goethe's daughtor-in-1aw, ,
lady aged IS, hns just been announced. Though
ahe lived but sorry life With the great maus
eon. she Was the light OF hor father-n-law eyes
and person highly distinguished for her menta
endowments.
The London Atleneun. says it is rumorei
that Mr.. Stanley's publishers have paid hin
E1.000 down for his book, and haVo agreed te
copies, and half the profits on wholesale. They
1ave, it is said, printed for the English and
American market S, 900 copies.
"A Paris publishing house having announced
that It will speedily issue THE Letters OF
Eugenie de Montilo Prior to Her Marriage to
Lo1ia Napoleon" tho Frefect Of Police has pro-
hibited the publication Of the work.
Old n. Guizot hiss three nBw books in press.
among them q work On the Second Empire, In
tho preface he says that Louis Napoleon fre-
official positions.
The Brussels paEnrs announce the death OF
N. CHARLES Auguste yeryie1, at tile age Of So.
Tic Independence Beige speaks OF him as tho
Nestor Of Flemish htterdteurs.
Tho French Government haa issued q pri-
vate notice TINT it 6iH not allow the publication
Of any now journal there are groat deal too
many Us it il. So much for Trench Republican
ism.
Mr. John Forster the biographer Of Gold
room for aome days by a serious illness. Mr..
Foater 10 low All old nan, and the state Of his
health Is causing crest anxiety to his friends.
-1llss Rhodh Boughton, the author Of IT Good
'Byo, Sweetheart, :" etc (saya correspondent Of
the Home Jogrnap; isyoung, pretty, fascinating:
TAff1AT ia al II ar.eyhf ~
English clergyman, and at present residing with
an uncle in Devonshi-o, England. 'Cometh Up
50 Flower" was written By her when only 1G.
Tho number Of booksellers in France and
printing offices ut 1892 aud that Of photographic
Establishments at 1,694. About one-flfth OF the
first class, one-eighth Of the second, and one
fourth Of tho third are in Paris. There are ,303
periodicals, Of which SAG are in Paris.
rrsdc Ihs eocass Cobasn Club are going to cal Frs
foreign delegates-many Of whom will be literary
n1en-are assembled in London perhaps it may
be possible to make fresh move In the direc-
Jon Of International Copyright, and Of uniform
Postage.
Many readers have no doubt been puzzled
20 understand what Tennyson meant By the word
spate, occurring in his last idyl:
Tho last tall son Of Lot and Bellicent,
Ard A. t3'lests Gareth, in sho~erf'I spring,
spdte is On old Saxon word, meaning the flood
ng Of stream BY heavy rains.
Part second OF the draft Of an International I
2ode, by 3Ir. David Dudley Field, has just been
and printed for circulation among
urists and others Interested in discussing and |
orfecting the p1nn. The whole mikes volume |
4 about 100 pages, containing 1908 sections. |
n the second part the author. Mr: Field.
rcats of.the laws Of war, aud the notifications |
ecessitsted in commercial aud social intercourse
= tho existence OF war. He advocates the e1-
mPtion OF pirate property at sea as on laud,
nd the restriction Of hostilities on land to the
Military forces aud fortified places Many other
notifications OF the harsh rules OF warfare are
ropoBod-
In recent address on the aims and instrn-
:ents Of scientific thought, Professor ". 4.
hhord defines and illustrates the difference be- |
yeen scientific and nero technical thought, rs |
'Hows: Both Of them make use of experiment
} direct human action but, while technical
onsht or skill enables . man to deal with the
mo circu1astaacca that he has met with be-
70, scientific thought enables him to deal with
derent circumstances that he has neTer met
til before. For instance, it is known that, If
aglc dot be made On aheet Of paper. and