The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-21
LITERARY CHAT.

An Interesting and instructive book about
prisons, Is that OF Captain Arthur Grimtns '.Me-
MORALS OF Millbank ana Chapters in Prison His
tory,n in two volumes In abounds In anecdotes
OF clever rcgues and famous criminals.
Charles Dickens "Hard Tlmes'' has been ira
duced into French under the title OF Lies Temps
Diniciles," and is sold at rs cents.
The King OF Belgium VIII give an annual prize
OF SIS, 900 for the best work on certain prescribed
subjects. The first prize will be awarded in 1873,
subject Belgian History ~ in 1879 the best work
on Architecture will drav the munlncent premium
and in 1880, "Tne Commercial Relations OF Bel
gium.n
We are to have new book OF British Gossip by
the Earl OF Albemarle, under the title OF FIFTY
Years OF my Life"
The London Bookseller gravely announces that
the Daily Telegraph has arranged with Mr.. James
Greenwood for o series OF sensational articles to
last during the summer dulness. Some OF the
subjects glvea as follows:-"Fight between
Tigress and Housemaid at Buck Ingham Palace"
"a Week az the Treadmill as Rogue and a vaga-
bond" among the Hot WhisKeys or the Secret
Parlor, by our own COMMISSIONER "a Spelling
Bee at Btllingsgate'' and "A Midnight Meeting OF
Assassns on the top OF the Duke OF York's Col
umn.u
history or Buddha and his transmigrations be-
fsre he was born has just been published in tho
Pail language.
The Bishop OF Manchester has solemnly declared
the novels OF Miss Braddon and OF Miss De La
Paurs Calling herself ouidal to be not only un-
wholesome but immoral
John Forster's new "Life OF Dean Swiitr IS
nearly ready for publication.
The London Bookseller makes fun or the grew
ances OF the Association to Protect the Rights or
Authors which, It says, resolve themselves into
l. Ounnn a lORAr "A in Da
ada, which, considering the very small salary or
about 81 00o 900 she receives, is dreadful griev-
ance. 2. English authors who issue their books
first In America lose copyright in England. To
this the Bookseller says, '.Serves them right
8. Hovelists are injured by their stories oeng
dramatized, and French authors OF plays have TO
publish In English and register at Statoners' Hall
before they can secure q copyright The last COM
plant may be easily remedied, and as for the nov
elists, whose brains are stolen for dramas, the
Bookseller unfeelin2ly remarks that they are well
paid already ana should not be so greedy OF gain.
The Royal Library OF Brussels now contains
300, 600 volumes.
The notorious Father Gavazzi has contributed
reply TO Dr. Newman's reply TO Gladstone in the
Catholic controversy.
Twenty years ago the original manuscript or
Gray's "Elegy" brought 9125 in London. 1t was
sold at auction last month for nearly double that
sum. or ESQ. At the same sale Dickens Christ
mas Caron entirely in his autograph, brought
$685.
Edmund Yates' new novel win be entitled "A
Silent Witness"
Mr. Beresford Hope, who established the famous
and successful Saturday Reois,o, has united with
the Dean OF ST. Paul's to start a new review, en-
titled the church quarterly.
The great Russian expedition into Central Asia
has been written up by Lieutenant stumm,
whose book VIII shortly appear in tue German
language.
The fourth volume OF "Min's Dissertations and
Discussions which completes the series. con-
tains the reviews OF Thornton on Labor,
Names Village Communities, Bishop Berkeley
Works and Grote's Aristotle.
The London Academy Is very severe on Merle
D'Aubigne's "History Of the Reformation in the
time OF Calvin.n II characterzes the work as
marked by ignorance. careessness and theological
bigOtry.