New-York tribune., 1875-10-12
LITERARY NOTES.

Dr. Holland takes strong ground III favor OF
Mr. Moody and his work In the forthcoming Fc''6'c''s
The "tour of Inspection Of the Rev. j. J..
Newman. ID. D., envoy extraordinary with piehpO'oh-
tiaTy powers 10 go wherever il might please him at ihe
cxp,usc If Uncle sam" is not to De without its literary
frutage. Thc Ten" and Palaces Of BABYLON ana
Nlneven from the Persian 'i 10 inc Me- meif,tHii ~ m
Thousand Miles on IIofcbac4 Is tLG NE o. ~
official reuort on The consulate OF inns ieson ~ - t
b printed by Mcssls Harper Brothers, ana not at c
expense of The Government!
The paper contributed 70 the current AF'
Journal by Chas ". Elliott, The DnnG-Room u"
he TIE first of series which may ultimately grow mo
the proportions Of q volume on household art second
p,ur on the same room is in tyne, anu olH's WIN tct
OF sit ttinl-room library. chamber, etc HF En'i ~ '
Presidcn, the Household Art Conany Of Eo1g'; aila
Like school NJ Elliot. has taken q lesson fran ne
temperance lecturers ald Che in.raon' ,h ~,h Ia nt
articles present "AN1ul rNahl1's "i VIM 'H''' NV
be. a> We'll as patterns Of true design
MANY as are the defenders of the "evi-
dences' in these days OF the conflict between serene
and religion" so-e;lel, books OF the sort have su u
wioe sale and welcomed by Che publishers Iwo WI
be published luto in The season by Mcss1s. g. Pn-
uan's Sons Prof John now Pr"sident of VIZ
r1n-D University aud author Of "Sciencc. fhlosopl
and RELIGION" Principles Of PsyCloo2y' aud " Ili-
losorv Of English IicT}turc viii couinuc 'iS S'lr5
i'm "A volume on Tie Philosophy 0f Reliaon; and tf0l.
r. h. Nclcl Of Union C0yge mas prcpartu Il No'h on on
Faith and Modern Thought consisting ol ;, ven as! -
Oi WHICH those On ihe dnii7suhS ~ @ ' VIZ ~ i "a n, 10
c,sa and thc modern theory OF forces are o u DO
particularly strong.
John Forster. IN his forthcoming Life OF
Swift has niadc it his especial work TO picture
the early yoars Of his life before no was govern
ing Ireland as well as his dcanery and tie world
was filed with tic fame of CULVER" lie mas
secirod in this cnGeavor much unpublished
and original matter. among which Important
poems Of Swift some OF thcm copied IN The
handwriting of stella; the ons"al 9H stcua OF me me-
laier portions OF the " journal 10 otei'a, -,
which important omissions are sLppheu; an ihlpu''
halSd journal ny S%n,' "!ltie uuih, " - ~ 49,, ,
al Hpiyhcad 10y adverse "ns acditohs 10 Ile i' =
ncr Of his Autobiography MS note pOohs anu Co'hS -
~ count his letters Of ordinations 100 letters ~ ma,
hitherto unpuhlishcd and the trst C'tl"h Z" ''uSci
ints.lp3yci for alterations ana adloha nN ue 'ioi
ami toitainng besides the change, eT8snr's a1d sub
stitaiions adopted in later ciiiioas st,C'h h''thl-
passages never yet gwen IT, ~ @oilu 10 M n,.
after Jryas etched by Rai)n. Thc Tl ia nearly ready
at ,iessrs. Harper x Brothers.
'Is copyright pe,peiual7 ?" is question
asked by Mr. Eaton DrCno in the October La0 hee''r
HIS paper an examination Of the orSn ana nature oi
literary property in which tine broad ground is taken
that production, which Is first posseNson or technically
prcoccupancy given rs the great writer's on natural
law As tie origin Of PROPERTY holds fry of literary as
Of corprcal products. The author has therefore not
only a natural right Tie products OF Bis brain, hut
right IN pagot,o Mr Drone argues that this IS III 10
wise forfeited 10y publication This Theory wa hcld ~
common law Ivy English judges up To IVA. govern
mental or public right under the doctrine OF eminent DC
main cannot hc pleaded because this do the mas l'
vital pincur, m public and due c0mpcnsaion, aud
literature il for public us" 0l III tt Sunt Iu "Ho i
kinds of wares IIuy DC said % bc UD O1n" f"O'ep'
"Thcre il not judicial Judgment IN En@iand or
America opposing this view which uocs not rest
upon "a divided opinion 0t the lddges,' and con
cludes Mr.. Dronc. though lit is true th"t mos;
WHO maintain this doctrine are in the minor
ity the minority in the right outlasis the majority III
the wrong" The admission of this as incipie OF com
mon law would he short and easy way 10 lnlcIbalpfl
copyright The only case OF perpetual colylght' ~ may
he added now recognized is probably that OF CiaG IL
don's History OF tie Rebellion which resides III the VA,
vesity Of oxford the Clarendon Press Mr DinhL VIII
discuss the rights of foreign dramtstS uhGtr american
laws. q timely subject, in the November Srrt0herS
The first volume OF the abridgment of the
dobates OF Congress as projected by Mesrs Henry Holt
& CO.. IL ready for publication, in shape uniform WIN
tho sixteen volumes of Bchtons abrdgHent, l1S-lS5o,
publishcd 10y Messrs d. Appleton Co. The plan of the
work contempates volume per session. or two year,
which will include besides the debates the President r
annual and special messages and procamaOns, treaties,
complete list Of acts passed by Congress and important
Committee reports. If The current volumes pay, the
series will be made complete by the issae OF ten volumes
linking entons with the present the material for those
being now scattered through about $1,000 pages of Co-
ess;,noi GI and otler pablic documents. costing at
least $500 10 Gather aul beng collected with difficulty
at ay price Subscriptions toward this series ARE lNlt
ed In condcnsng the debates Ar. Charles H. Jones. the
cdtor has endcavorod c0mbuo the hest features OF III
eors aud Bent rlla Undcr the advice 0 leading Con
grcssmcn. As Garfield wrote 10 The editor II re-
nuIrcs an trace tic course oi business III any
bill :" this abIdgncnt the editor serves s expert aud
eliminating all routine and private nsiiiccS, gives
clear view of The course OF each important measure
DgTcSons and icrruionS III te speeches are Cl out
otherwise the speaker quoted directly The nhlHhers
hope find sufficient patronage to support ths eii' T.
pr among mbci OF Congress as Wen ~ 0iAcf pto-
pie but il is to feared that IN this rerod o forgiven
sa,ion those WHO have been most anxious 10 be
Fright the record" VIII not work hard 10 put that
record too plainly before the people.