New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-01
LITERARY NOTES.

A magazine in the Tartar language was
started in the Autumn of 1875 in the town Of Bakn, on
the Crcassan coast Of the Caspian Sea The name OF the
journal is Akinschi; IL appears three times MONTH ana
contains relative to the ccunS IN General corIe
sp0ndcnce, scientific information, the latest aiH''Ia
and original poems by Tartar poets. Inc value OF lhs
journal is obvious, as hitherto the AG9s man population
have had nothing to read except the hofdn
The London Examiner, in a notice of joaquin
Miler's novel, 1.-THE One Fair Woman" says: when
Me- Miller first appeared before the English public he
met with an unreasonable amount Of praise Since then
however the necessary reaction set in, and he now
receives equally unreasonable bldne becu7, JodIu'l
Mill has not proved himself To belong 60 the III - iai
of poets there that his works should ne DC
in them deserving of praise both for beauty OF idea and
for certain originality of expression; but IL must DC
confessed that MI hhler mas nou hniio''u "f'" ~
earlier works"
Mr.. Edward Dowden, in the last number OF
The London academy, rather grudgingy coinhends MI
Lowelrs recent volume OF essays. lie says: " During
the long interval since 1915 Mr. Lowell mas now ana
again published essay in the Reviews, or preface TO
an edition Of poet, and these have becn coHece
into the volumes entitled My Study Windows, and
the first and second series Of Among my Books
His mind has meanwhile enlarged and consolidated Itself;
his better qualities have strengthened themselves, and
his fangs are, in measure, overcome. SUM- however,
tie chief excellence and the cher defect OF ms wlle
remain the same. lie ardcnily aud rightly adnircs
and that is much with critic he adinres Win an
energy that has grown robust aud masculine. me as
j1tcdneSS OF his prose long since pointed ont Nv r. A.
Poe in his review of Fable Tor the CIlcs ga review
not uninsured by personal resentment, tins dsJOued-
ness not appear IN the structure oi ms criticism
but there remains certain want OF eVehheSs OIL tone anu
color"
The AheRGam prints an extract from let
ter addressed by the late Lord LyttOn 10 Mr. Richard
Bentley and dated KnebwOrth, oct. q, 1880 1t has
special interest just that Pausamias Core the
public. 1t written at time when Bulwer was wav-
erng between an English subject with STAFFORD Tor the
hero and 'Pausanus" on which he finally determined.
He SAYS: 81 feel could make very powerful ana
effective tale full OF original and striking matter In scene
Mot and character The gorgeous life OF the
Mcde and Persian, contrasting with the severe manner
OF the Spartan, could make very interesting linen
have such good Incidents murder the ancient necro-
nancy or raising of the deadthe vast conspiracy among
the elots which the Regent of Sparta my nero secretly
headed and which, If successful wound have shaken az
Greecc-and final catastrophe Of great terror IN when
Pausanias is walled up alive IN the temple IN which ne
took refuge his mother bringing the nrst stone
There are other characters, too In which all would take
nteres-tbe great Cnon in his yOuthAIisides equally
lust and proound-the prodigiOus wisdom and ygor OF
rhemistOclcs."