, 1874-05-24

Marked Wano in his 'sGilded Pinsburg'
Mr.. Parton is collecting material for his
tofy OF ca17cature, IN. which it's influence OF
American politics. through tie poncil Of kast
and others. will have prominence.
Herr Hermann Linle protesaes to have the
entire works Of Shakespeare by hart, and aa.
recently begun to provo his assertion bv ! aeriee
Of reclta!s from the Il 'Mldsu11mer Night't
Dream at Cologne.
dla OF costume in England from the enrles,
period to the reign OF George Ill, and will in.
clroe notices OF contemporaneouB fashions on
the Continent. Fifty years ago Mr. Planche was
thought trustworthy authority in matters oi
costume md WAS. consulted by such men az
Charles Kemble. .
a "rctched young woman, with no reverence
Tor the sacredness OF poetry, has thrust herself
Forward just because sho happenn- to be old
barbara Frietchlc's niece, and says that old lady
ever, she slipped out into her porch. and finding
it full Of rebel soldiers, raised her habituaI cane
and poked 'em in the ribs, .remarking,, ''Begore
you lousy pack, /" and they bewent.
Orchestra, that editors OF Punch when they die,
leave their families destitute Tie salary is
not mean; report saya e., 200 Tor $4,000 gold) a
year. But Mark Lemon, a. NIL remember, left
bis family unprovided tor, and now bcnelt is
70 be organized in London for the family OF tha
lats Shirley Brooks.
The idea that Dickens intended portraiture
Of his own thrifoss sire in the character Of Viii
klns A1cs"ber suggests to + sagacioua London
correspondent that the hitter name ia but dis
It" e w." and the "h" to ..b'-and behold
you have Micawber at once! This powerful
speculation reminds one Of the old explanation
Of the derivation Of Aliddlotown from Moses--
you drop the oses and add the iddletoHn!--
Graphic.
MIR. Gladstone is said to have greatly i'm
proved in health since h1H retirement from office.
Finding it Impossible to keep his mind une1n-
pey9d 10 i ooenp5ins hmes sell r. writing an
Kerietc, and has determined, it is eeid to a:teud
course Of medical lectures g. ono OF tho great
hospitals, with o yiew OF picking up information
ln branch OF learning in which ho considers
himself deficient.
The curious in literature will remember the
:" Acadomie des Jeu1 Florau1, ~ OF Toulouse
founded By Clemence IRauro, the Pro-
yencal pcotegs, tor tho encouragement
Of poetry ana eioqqoaco. T! The 4a4e"1uns
competitions, whe1eat it distributes branches
OF eg1antioe, wrought in gold, to tho successful
candidates. It has received this year no less
than ESQ works in prose aud verse; The latter
category is by far tho largest, numbering 2!9
eplstfes, ostions il vcTec, C5 ldyls GO olo8ics,
80 ballads, SO fables, SO sounots q hymns It is
striking commentary on the usefulness OF
prizes, that with all this hot-housing, no poet
hns appeared thence greater thaa-Robespiorre!
OF the twelve mciaaers Of the present Eng
lish Cabinet, eighE auihors. First, OF course,
comes Mr.. DisraclL Lord John Manners pub
Gshed Twenty-Five years ago lis Notes of an
Irish Tour" and has also produced "Englands
author Of work on tie procedure at Quarter
Sessions. Lord Salisbury il HI cssayist in the
Quarterly Rerietu, and one OF the principal
writer's for the Saturday RepfeD. which be
founded. The Earl OF Carnarvoa edited some
1850 produced Tho Drusos Of Mount Leba-
non." Lord Mallnabury has edited the diaries Of
his grandfather, the first 11ar1. Lord Derby has
published the Inaugural address, ns Lord Rector
Of Glasgow University, as q pamphlet; aud Sir
Of Financial Policy" Literature is also repre-
sented among the Ministers outside the Cabinet.
Sir Charles Adaetley Is pamphleteer on social
subjects; Lord Pembroke has written 'South
Sea Bubbles " and Roots;" and Mr. G. s. Reed
the Royal Agricultural Society.
"A precious literary treasure quietly 70
poses in d safo corner Of the scribuers' store,
On 1ts way to Mr.: George Y: cillds' library
large sum. It is Dickens his. Of Our Mutual
Friena.' How strange 1t seemB to handle the
very shcets which received the fEst impression
Of that wonderful aud fertile brainl The
COPY l6 HTlLteQ Will plut lnhy On biue paper,
The sheets {about inches by s. being pasted
On heavy Hldto paper and bound in two thick
luarto volumes. The writing is email,
;rsmpea, but rapid; there il album
hat it ia dsciphcTable only With great difficulty.
pretacing each volume is the original sketch for
.he book and chapters in which il revealed the
authors nethod Of preparing Ills plots. Lists
II the characters SO far introduced, In tho
groups in which they exist in his n,iud, notes to
lid this ons here or got ready 20 introduce that
one there, happy thoaghts III dialogue OF charac- |
er jotscd down as th5v camo to him, suggestive
II this or that, with Eyes" UNDERSIGNED against
,ome, und mo againBt others, mems. to
. work this up With special CARE" and
he Ike, give clue to The whole mental |
PROCESS Of the evolution of the story |
n his brain. The touching pestacript to the |
tofy, in which 4fr. Dickens speaks Of the terri
,le accident in which he, with Mr.. and Mrs. !
Dotin receiving Mr. and Mrs. Lamm7e at break- |
'ast, and Miss Bella Wfer in her bridal clothes, |
vas involved, will be remembered; here is the |
IDENTICAL Ms, soiied as he eacs. All other ]
dss. of Dickens works are in afr. Forster's |
lands; this Was given By the former to Mr.. !!
oal.as, Of the Times (whona Miss G!ynn mar
ied) who wrote tho royiow of it therein. and |
rho parted With it LITTER quarrel with Mr.. |
Dickens. We understand that Miss Kate Field !
3 to writo paper Oh the Ms. for forthcoming |
'c,1tae''s.-Ne,o FORK Mall.