The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14

stringent comments upon the vagaries OF coinage
In the Native States. A water carrier, who saved
the life OF Humayun at Chansa, was rewarded by
being permitted to occupy the imperial throne 1ol
hah day. 1t was a brief tenure Of power, but he
employed II we'll with Tor his present benefit
and provision for his future greatness. He pro-
vided largely out OF the treasury, for his family
and friends, and ne caused his leathern water
vessel TO be cut up into leathern rupees. gilt and
stamped with his name and the date OF his reign.
1t was pity that 80 clever practitioner had not
longer day. The manufacture Of the world
famed kashmir shawls and the celebrated canes
OF Ellora (Which we all know through Mr.. Fergu-
sony are brilliantly described by tnis writer, VINO
has contrived to lend great attraction TO topic
which Is ordinarily rather dull
BIOGRAPHY.
The autobiography Of DR.. Granville, who was
an Italian OF the name of Bozzi and assumed his
grandmother's name, Granville, on coming to
England, Is an amusing book, less on account Of
the subject OF 1t than because he came In contact
with great number OF important and interesting
people, and saw great deal OF the world In every
sense. IL brings US into the presence Of many
ilustrious men, and as DR.. Granvilles. halcyon
days were just in the dawn OF that investigation
or the physical sciences, In whose MONDAY 1t IL
our privilege to live his autobiography Is kind
OF record OF beginnings to which we return with
deep interest. For instance. he witnessed the
first demonstration OF The votaic pile
at Milan, and gives glowing descrip-
ton OF the intense excitement caused
by the very first absolute demonstration OF
the electric force. HIS own life was full OF vicissl-
tudes from his first hight from Genoa to Venice to
escape the CONSUMPTION in those days OF French
rule ruthlessly enforced IN Italy when the de-
noument was like scene in q comic OPERA for he
was brought before the Imperial Commission at
Venice for refusing to play part allotted to him
by the manager Of the strOlling company OF actors
which he had joined by the way, and found In that
stupendous iunctlonary his own elder brother), to
the ricn and prosperous end. The book Is very
well worth reading, more varied and interesting
than nine out OF ten modern novels, and full OF
most amusing anecdotes Here Is one of "MOrrison
the Hygelst' which may challenge competition by
the most enterprsing OF our advertising quacks,
and may perhaps have suggested to Mr.. Wilkie Col
Inns the finest touches 10 his picture OF Captain
Wragge, the "moral agriculturist," IN mo
Name" In 1917 Morrison, the hygeist, Morrison OF
the famous pills, who was known In Paris as the
"millionnaire Anglo-Amercan, gave ball, to
which all the elite OF Paris went. At one
O'Clock magnificent supper was served, follow
ing delightful concert, In which the best talent
OF the Italian and French operas achieved great
success. At dawn OF day the company began to
dispense, and as each guest stepped into his or
her carriage, he or she received q glittering
enamelled card which the increasing daylight en-
abled the curious to read:-"M. Morrison reneycie
and begs to recommend the never falling vegeta.
BILE pilln &c.
NOVELS.
great number OF new novels are amour ced,
and great many have recently been published,
but there is not much to be said OF their merits
q nj or ia haco
'tres disttn0ut'' not to have written q novel,
under the present severe inundation OF them, but,
unhappily, everybody is exceedingly anxious to
lose that distinction. Mrs. Oliphant Is writing
two, indeed, some people say three, all at once,
and neither OF those which are known to be hers,
viz :-"valentine and His Brother" in BlacE,oood
and a serial in Good Words, Is worth reading.
Miss Thackeray has commenced serial called
"Mtss Angelo (meantng Angelica Kaufman, the
last century lady painter), In. Cor'nhtu. 1t Is
rather affected, and Affords evidence which, in.
deed, has been rather plentiful lately that Miss
Is spoiled by exaggerated ana fulsome
praise. The critics have talked and written about
her ''softness" aud sweetness" her ''womanli-
ness'' and her "word pictures" until she mas be.
come as soft as pap, as sweet as mo,asses, 80
womaniy that she eliminates manliness from life
altogether. and deals in word painting to the ex.
cusion OF meaning in many instances and OF ma.
ture In almost ALL Since her Catherine" she has
been steadily deteriorating.
A POEM.
Mr.. Alfred Austin's new poem, "The Tower of
Babel" Is fine work. II trine over fanclful. We
think his happicst style is the social satire STYLE
but he has many strings to his Tyre and touches
them all deity.
ADOrr1r