The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-04
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Dh~ fAtfi ffotcSs0r OF HISTORY AZ GOttlngen
University, Germany, has had the degree Of Doctor
OF C.vll Law conferred on him by both the Univer-
sites OF oxford and Edinburgh. DIR. Paul has
OF learning by his long study OF English history,
recent wen as ancient and medieval. HIS chief
WORK u a history OF England.
MRS CAsHEI~ AoEy's latest novel, "Out Of
Court ~ has received high praise IRON the English
critics.
ME. PROVIDES idea Of Henry Grattan. expressed
IN volume OF .rhe English In ireland In the Elgh-
teenth Century, ~ that the latter was much more
81 an orator than a statesman The AthenGum
agrees with Mr.. troude In this estimate OF the
Irish reiormer. but deprecates the historians
hsrsnness towards some other actors In the drama
Of 1853. In little while We shall probably near
some thing nom Mr.. Robinson.
ARCHBISHOP AASSSo's article on ..casarism
and ultramontanisar In the Aprn number OF the
costeuaporary Rccie,c, Is replied TO by Mr.. Fitz-
james stephens In the May number Of the same
magazine.
CHARLES RKApE. the novelist with purpose
n reported 10 be engaged on n story OF which the
sinking Of On unseaworthy but insured vessel and
other incidents OF maritime life and disaster will be
the main features Mr.. Pllmsoll. NJ. r., 1t Is SAID.
has FURNISHED the data TO Mr.. Reade.
THE SPEECHES and some unpublished political
winnings Of me late Lord Lytton are in the press
and VIII shortly be issued, with PREDATORY notice
10y his son. The Messrs. Lakewood VIII publish
the work.
PAcrA NON vERsA. . book Just published in
London, IL attracting considerable attention. II Is
OF controversial character, yet II has no aceroity
in Its tone and H. destitute OF petty blgotry. 1t
denies that the Catholic conventual system OF
living Is necessary Tor women desiring to do the
work OF benevolence, and IT arrays the results Of
tue ahors OF eleven English female phiian
agains. those accomplished by the good nuns As
a nnal argument II proposes the mathematical
probiem--"If Hiss Rye and Miss Macpherson nave
between them saved 1900 children from sin and
degradation how many CHI ldren ought to be saved
by the united labors OF nifty ladies' gathered to-
getaer Ia q conventw
wonAs's RIGHT TO knowledge gets growing rec
ignition. theological class for ladies Ia an.
nounced As about 90 be started az Edinburgh.
TIE Auaen1um says Is pity that Dr.. Dasent
does not give up writing had novels and confne
himself TO work he Ia capable OF dong WELT
meaning his nne TRANSACTIONS IRON the Norse.
TIE TOMB OF PErEARcn was opened on the sth
day of December last by committee appointed by
the Bontrolenta Academy. The bones OF the poet
instead Of being collected In wooden or metal
box, were merely spread on a common board.
They we're damp, parsy m0aidy and Of amber
color
NEW WORK on the United States n announced
In Paris from the pen OF Major Poussin, the vote.
ran engineer and author, VINO spent more than
twenty years In this country and has paDshed
several previous works on American railways and
American politics. n Poussin's newwork In en-
titled lies Etats-Cnis d'Amerique; N9ul a. Usages,
ct Coutumes Pontiques Force MItaire, Plan de
Ia Defense Generate, Resume de Ia Prosperite Ac-
tuelle de rUnIon, Son Avenir, Etude Historiquc
ct d'Economie Politique. isI5-73.v
MISS THAcKERAy writes Tor The CWni.n charm
ing paper or "fhe white Cotton Nighscap Coun-
try,r meaning Normandy.
THE hevue des Dctr kc8des publishes m eiab-
crate paper on the American indians. from the
pen OF Louis simonin. The title Is LES Diverses
Peanx-Ronses, souvenir dc Voyages dsns Dame
riqus du Nord.r
BgocKnArs, OF Leipzig, VIII shortly publish the
first volume OF q work he entities 'sThe Modern
Plutarch.n 70 contain biographies. averaging about
eighty pages each. Of important persons from the
Reformation 20 the present time. The nrst volume
Will comprise Luther. by Heinrich Rueckert; Crom-
wen. by Professor Paul., G5ttingen; yotsire. ~
Professor Rosenkrasz, OF E0nigsberg, and Henri
w., by Pnliipson, OF Bonn.