The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-23
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

THE JUDICIAL DECISIONS Of Chief Justice Chase.
delivered In the Virginia Circuit during the lass
few years since the war, will shortly be published
In one volume.
THE Independent says:-"In naming new books
for the Sunday school the church Sunday Sc10O
Magazine, Of England, gives prominence to Stan.
ley's How Found Livingstone.' 1t seems httle
odd to think Of NEW YORK HERALD correspondents
supplying our Sunday school literature, yet many
earnest friends Of the Sunday school would put
truthful book OF travel biography above the av.
erage Sunday school novel for ehildren's reading
weekday or Sunday"
A SECOND EDITION Of Mr.. McDowall's "History OF
Dumfries, with Notices Of Nithsdale Annandale
and the Western Border" will shortly be pub.
lished. Much new matter has been introduced re-
lating to the War of independence and the cOnnec-
ton of the poet Burns with the Burgh.
Mr. GLADSTONE has just presented to the Rev. 8.
Barring G 0uld the sum of ESQ from the royal bounty
for the purchase of books. Mr.. Barring Gould is at
present engaged in writing elves OF the Saints"
LoNGMANs have published an interesting book
on Brazil, by Michael G. Muhall, an Engishman,
who spent Summer among the 10000 Germans
who form the colony Of "Rio Grando do Sul,n In
Southern Brazil The Teuton race in South Amer.
lea, In the United States, seldom never thing
OF returning TO Europe, but become permanent
settlers, build railways, make wine publish Ger
man newspapers (Of which Brazil has three) and
organize German clubs
MACMILLANs have In the press o poem by Mr..
Eubue-Evans, entitled "The Curse or Immortali-
ty," which Is likely to attract more than ordinary
attention.
CocKBURN the Lord Chief Justice OF England,
has not abandoned his intention OF writing upon
the Junius controversy but, II he writes, 1t will not
be as an advocate Of the Franciscan theory. He
will aim at producnp a summ MING of fha nvi.
dence on both sides.
Mr.. JOHN GARRETT's "Cassical Dictionary Of
india" printeda at Madras year or two ago. is an
inferior compilation from English sources, by q
writer who had not read the best and most critical
authorities on the Hndoo history and mythology.
The Saturday Receiver says IL has "broken down
in conscientious attempt to read through the
three volumes Of Buckles miscellaneous Works.n
The only wonder is that any sable edltorn should
have had the stupidity to undertake the job Of
reading anybody's commonplace books through.
Mr.. G. G. LELAND has in the press work en-
titled "The English Gypsies and their Language
consisting almost entirely OF fresh material gath.
cred from the Rommany themselves Among tho
results OF Mr.. Leand's research will be found q
number Of almost unchanged Hindustani words,
not in any R0mmany v0cabuaries; nearly fifty
stories In the original with translation and q
collection OF English words OF Gypsy origin.
AN INTELLIGENT TRAVELLER, who has lately been
among us, puts down, as the result OF his observa-
tons, that "when great man dies In the United
States the first thing done is to- propose a fine
statue In his honor; next, to raise part OF the
necessary money; next, to forget to order any
statue, and last, to wonder what became Of the
money"
MR.. JOHN MoRLEY's two volumes on 'Rousseau,"
just out In London, give most complete and
elaborate account OF this wonderful writer-his
training, his connections, his confessions, his
quarrels and his genius.
"IT IS RUMoRED.n says the writer OF the Guar
dams "Table Talk" "that DR.. Lushingtons secret
about Lord Byron has not died with him and win be
made public before long.n
THERE ARE IN ST. Petersburg ninety-nine print
ing offices, thirteen OF which belong to the Crown.
Moscow has ffty-seven printing Offices, six Of
which belong to the Crown.
F DR. CoINDET has Just presented to the Public
Library OF Geneva a complete manuscript OF Rous-
seau's Emile" with corrections and notes in the
authors writing.