The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09
LITERATURE AND SCIENCE.

WHAT xHH AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS ARE
DOING IN LoNDon-MAoAULAYs LIFE AND
MISUNDERSTANDING on INSPIRATION AND M
rKLrEcruAL ENTHUSIASTICALLY ON ''rHE
HALF sHxIL"- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cHEsnEY's FUNERAL.
- LONDON March 80, 1874
Seeing that New York nrm has secured the copy
right for America or 'Lord hacauays Life and Let
ters" IL necessary for to do other here than
briefly mention the fact that tho long ookedfor book
has appeared and that II Is the literary success Of the
season. II will more than satisfy all reasonable ex-
pcctons that have been entertained with regard to
III and It il immaasurably superior In point OF In
tcrcst free IRON backbiting and Islander, to
Greville's 'Nsmoirs" the works OF Thackeray, a.
pictures Of English society, TO- let us say the pro-
auctions OF the author Of Broken to Harness." pre-
dict for this volume Of biography and "Reminiscences the
same close attention In America as s certain to be
awarded It In England. Mr. Trevelyan has shown him.
self able and paiostaking editor an admirable and
modest writer and faithful and honorable keeper OF
his unce's memory and honor
STURGEON INSPIRATION.
have been amused in looking a couple Of pub
lshed lectures by Mr. Spurgeon delivered recently bo
fore the students Of the PASTORS College attached
to the Metropolitan Tabernacle here. which may
not yet have reached America The reverend GENTLE
man seems to Combine in his teaching tho genial
manners OF the humorist OF tho world with the
thoughtful advocacy OF one who has atten-
lively studied and PROCESSES common sense Chris
tanity Mr. Spurgeon charges home TO his hearers on
the subject OF "knowing people who claim to give US
nothing in their but what 'thoy pretend tho
Lord reveals direct to themselves" Sometimes these
gentlemen more OF borrowers than they admit
Thap rlrc nh an
of tho mind OF the Spirit conspicuousy inferior 70
those Of the men they affect TO despise. writer once
sent Mr.. Sturgeon batch OF poems for his publication
The Sa0ord and 7roe declaring that they were written
s'under the direct physical and mental influence Of
the Spirit upon his mind and hand" They turned out
DO fearful rubbish writes Mr. Sturgeon. "My book
shelves show many poems as much superior TO
those pretended inspirations angels to blue bot
lesn Mr. Spurgeon Hnds that the claim to state Of
PRxrERSArURAL ILLUMINATION
oftentimes covers 20 mean vice AZ soth. "You
may take 1t as rule" adds the reverend lecturer
that the Spirit does usually do for what
do for ourselves, and that IT religious knowledge IS
printed in q book and read IT there IL no neces-
sity for the Spirit make fresh revelation Of 1t TO US
in order to screen our aznsss with which pertinent
and pitny remark, NO doubt, most OF US Will agree
| have been looking over MI Frank Buckland's owl
| dence before the House OF Commons Committee on
'orsTER yIsHxRIRs,"
at present sitting here, and the United States es-
to that some Of this we'll known naturailsrs re-
marks the succulent bivaIve may not prove unin-
| teresting. Mr. Buckland has made estimates as
| TO tho cost Of meat in English oysters Natives, cost
ing three shflngs and sixpence (aeout seventy Ave
tSe Te,rht Of the she'll and he meat taxing It's
net weight, costs nine shings and iourpence (nore
than $2) pound, as compared with good mutton
shilling twenty-five cenisl Oysters over here
costing two shiiiings dozen contain meat Weighing
one-sxth OF the she'll and the meat costs eight shi
lings per pound With regard to the quantity OF oys
ters imported into England Mr.. Buckland found that
In the season twelve years back 500 $50 barrels con-
ainng 4o 600 600 oysters worth &S 800 600 came TO
| London alone He had considered
WHY PEOPLE WE'RE 30 FOND or OYSTERS
and had examined into thor chemical composition.
| They contained much phosphate Of lime, geiatine
\ mucous animal matter containing phosphorus and
osmazone Tho latter difficult TO see, but It was
tho cpsence Of meat and could be smelt beef
roasting Phosphorus Afforded "a great deaf or
nourshment to the brain, and therefore oysters
good thing for persons who had great deal OF brain
work. People always served oysters the wrong
shell; they served the fiat shol instead Of the
round one and thus some Of their Hc.ritve proper
ties were allowed TO DO lost Ths1nambcr OF spat
which he had purchased IN London shop ccntain0d
The spas was dscSesd BY the oyster a. The
time In great cloud ike pun OF smoke from q rail-
way funnel They adhered together By attraction Of CO
hesion. To ina o0t whether not cold caused fall
ure ofthe spat he pat In tube and lowered u
iced water They began TO tremblc and sank the bot
Of the tube and Of them could scarcely DO
stored The spat seemed most lively when the sun
was shining and liked the warmth. temperature OF
IS ~ Fahrenheit suited them best, and below
temperature Of ~ Fahrenhes thoy died. One Of the
worst enemies an oyster had whom grown the AVE.
finger species Of star fish Il got round the shell OF
an oyster like the fingers of hand would hold IL and
with it's elastic stomach 1t forced open the shcis and
ate up the meat Another serious enemy was the
| whelptingle Mussels serious hindrance to
! an oyster fishery; thcy lived on tho placed where
would ~ and they sent forth their armies OF
spa. which fell down on the oysters; they accumulated
u was a OF musscl oystor and the latter
generally got the worst Of Il unless they were pro-
4 ~s.I Tho rfAo ho had L.
from twelve to fifteen years old. The things oysters
most liked the shells OF their relations es.
pecally dead shells Then they were fond ~ food Of
musses and cookies.
With native oysters in London at present at 3Id per
half mouthful one cannot precisely understand why.
American oysters or certain and flavor DO
here to compete with the Anglo Dutch oyster
which Is finding much favor whh London oyster eaters
| Providence RIVER are superior to Anglo Dutch
oysters dredged from the coast oil Holland English
dollhouse grapes are superior to those OF Catawbs
| ROC SIGNALLING.
Professor Tyndall, Admiral Codrngton and other
eminent scientific authorities, together with several
msnis in fog signalling al the Moro Fog horns and
and In their place = fve-chahber revolving gun OF
such capacity best dcsgned to give report Of more
with Tho advantages claimed for this gun are that il
will make signals to be rod close intervals without
the necessary delay for sponEing and loading and by
nrfDg two or more rounds IN rapid succession or by
other combinations, mariners at may be informed
or their position and understand the particular danger
they should avoid Professor Tyndall looks forward
time, he has written, when such disaster as tho
shipwreck of the Schiller the rocks Of the Sicily
twill be simple lmpossbility."
PRKvKSIIoy or AccfDEHrA
Hc claims that IL is the power Of 10 make Il
So and that power he doubts not, will be promptly
and easily employed. On the other hand, In . con-
had the honor OF having yesterday with one
OF the prominent officials Of the Trinity House, no said
10 that he considered the shpwrccK tfe Dcutsch
land was unavoidable calamity Or. Tynaali is
am given to understand, hoping TO perfect OF
penetrating the densest log by the flash as well as by
the sound OF the gun. My experience leads to
think hat there fogs and fogs and that some are
t3o dense and Opaque that not fash Of lightning
would penetrate them, No doubt Professor Tynaall
and the officers OF the scientific corps and the English
Army know better than myself and t Is devoutly DO
hoped that my unscicntnc observations this sub
cct may turn out to be absolutely false Tho interesting
experiments Al In charge OF the officers
Royal Artillery, and will not come under the official
cognizancc OF Dr. rynda until report OF he results
Of the experiments has boon made the eoverninen
In Of the interest dispaYcd In the