, 1874-01-18

ful to booksellers. Libraries, and private co!1cc-
tors Of books than any other that could bo
| named. The cost of its publication will te very
heavy, the chief item being the great labo= OF
| preparation and collecting materials.
Shakespeare had pastoral name. thing
quite common in the time when the world of 20
| etry Was called Arcadia, and poets were shep-
herds. Shakspeare's name Was dciion, though
he was probably also known as .Ne!icert Sneu-
Ger was Colin Jonson, English Horace D-ay-
ton, Corydon, etc.
The new English culture weekly, to rival the
4henU.sna, absorbs the name as well as the be-
ing Of the academy. arguing that tha: title
| properly denotes ''a central organ OF sound in
formation and correct taste in intellectual mat
te1s," and IT, therefore, the best for its purpose
| It will be twenty-page sheet. aud the first
humber makes ITS appearance With the new year.
| Sir Henry Holland in his Recollections,"
| remarked that no poet had eyer described the
| phenomenon Of the sun and moon bdth above
| the horizon at the hour OF sunset. " i Lincoln
| shire Rector" IN -Natn.illan's Magazine, saya
| that Mr. Teunvson has described this sight. and
adds that upon his native Lincolnshire marshes
he might well have beheld it. These arc the
/ lines: ..
The charming sunset fingered low adown
They SIT them down upon the yellow sand,
Between the sun and moon, upon the shore-
The publishers OF Scri5ner's Monthly au-
nounce that 81 The Great South, now Tunningin
their magazine will be continued during tho year.
The February number will contain the second
of the papers called - Glimpses OF Texas" Tho
March, April, and May numbers will describe
mountain-liIe in tina South Mr. Edward King,
the author, will sketch for us the mountaincus
regions Of Virginia, North Carolina, and Ten
nessee The June number will contain an arti-
clio upon Missouri, aud that for July will con-
slider " The South Carolina Problenl-tue Epoch
Of Transition" This sezies will be pFo:usely
illustrated.
ing OIL the 81 Sandwich Islands" and ''Neyada,"
at the Hanover Square Rooms. He made 4
great hit at first but I am afraid has rather
overdone it By lecturing every night. We arc
not much of lecture-gong people. and our
public-you remember what Byron said about
''hammering hoarse laugh from coarse
throng requires educating to comprchen-
sion Of tic subtleties OF American humor. I
recollect hearing one OF our most celebrated
painters complain that he saw no fnn in Arte-
mus Ward, and that the man evidently didn't
see any himself, for he never smiled oace."-
London Letter.
-Wilkie Collins new novel, s'The Dead
Alive" is his frat American story. 4 ccrre-
spondent OF the New York Tribune says Of it
There is plenty OF incident aud excitement io
this one; mysterious disappearance, frss-clasA
murder, love, treachery, cowartlice carry to
stimulate the most jaded p.late. Mr. Collins
has caught some American traits very happily,
but he does not yet know the American girl.
Save in a certain unconventional fearlessneEe,
his heroine is more English than American. All
the characters in this tale seem to mo weak, iS
noble, or dieasreeable II we accept the petty,
true hearted, courageous American girl, md The
travelling EngliEhman who fell in Iowa with her.
But, as it is in transp'anted EoGish fa1nil; that
the scenes OF tue drama are enacsed, We can for
give Mr.. Collins for making them as unlik1b!o as
ho pleascs."
The report OF the Librarian Of Congress.
M1. Sponorl. is model Of broyitS, and yet Le
says grest deal. The library, on Dee l, cx-
hibited 259, ,752 volumes, and about 43.cto
pamphlets, the law department containing g.. 100
Of tue former Three thousand one hundred
aud forty-seven books and 2, 543 pamphlets have
been copyrighted during the year. the vnoo
number Of copyrights issued being Il, 512. Mr.
Sporord wisely urges the passage OF the pro-
p1gd s1 1T b aa e the the PEsS'o S 1e1 ia
library has again outerown it's space, and We
/ believe mono Of the plans for Il now building
submitted By architects under the small offers ol
remuneration hitherto made have been adopted
by the Commission.
NM. Erkmann- Chatrian arc now writing 4
new serial story, which will shortly appear in
CdsseWs Magazine. It will bo entitled 'Ths
College Life Of Maitre Wablot,' aud will 5a
based On the adventures OF D young coliesiau
during tho Louis Philippe era. Here is sketch
OF the two best known literary copartncrs in
France: IF one we're to judge from appear
| ances. few men are more unlike each other than
Nm. Erckmann-C -Chatrian. The latter is OF mid
die height; he is very derk- and his compleH-
| ION rather ewarthy. He looks moro like 4
portrait OF Veiasquez than like IN Msa!ian.
E1ckmaun is his physical antitlaesls. ile ii
tall and rather bulky man, with broad,
full, smiling face, and eyes sparkling with
gayety and joy behind their gold spectacies
His manners are supremely frank aud hearty.
n Chstran is cold, reserved almost icy in his
way; u. Erckmann is as expressive as possible.
He may DO seen occasionally in q certain bras
serie Of the Rus du Fauboulg 1tontEartre. ao
is joyful companion, great beeE-atlnker, ncd
when he leaves the blGsse1o at night hlE tab!a
is covered with empty chope5, for his absorption
Of beer while oAiug his largo Dutch pipe. re-
calls Tenier's 'Kermeeses.' ao Is very gay,
affablo, and kind, aud seems profoundly coz
vinced that tho.e is create. happiness for
man who has worked hard during the day than
to converse in the evening with old friends.
smoking large uipe aad drinking numerous
glasses Of fresh Strasburg beer. He is, i'll truth,
lust what tho reader would imag zine him to be
from his works. This evening far nieHfe in the
1rasse71e is bis only 1ecreation :; but tho graVeas
events would hardly induce him to give it up
when o'clock strikes The writer Of these
lines remembers how, on the first night OF Ercs-
mann Chat1ian's drama, lie Juif I'olonais. he
found Ercknapn sitting as usual in tho brdsserle.
When asked the reason OF his absence from the
theatre OIL 80 important m occasion. Erckma1n
replied: oh Clatrian is thero; and
besides,' he added, smiling, L kno" tao
drama"
Nic:ea-
Tho ancient NicIa Is no more, The town OF
Izuik marks it's site. i correspondent OF tie
London Times, in writing shout the new raii'sA;.
to be run in that vicinity, s.ys: lilo City OF