New-York tribune., 1878-12-30
LITERARY NOTES.

There will be ready in few days at James
nulers "Do They Love YETI work on the flr'ur'
relation OF the dead to the LIVING By MIS- Oor"eioH
Lawrence of this city. :. IL.
Uo,,crtop's Life of Turner" is nearly
ready AT Roberts Brothers; go are Professor stele9
sIire Of Stein -; the "No Name mover 'tn",
Monaldpis Niece" IcgouI6s Reading a. + tn nt f
and Given Drama III MOhOIoeue " '
the "Epic OF Hades. .1o
Lord Pembroke and Lady Southampton, VINO
have lust been made ycc-presdeh'S OF 'ne -''"
,neac Society in London heirs to TIE htc' o' per
sons who were patrons and friends "i 'ne poG. "s %
ccdications TO his Venus and Adnnls thh ,t, r,sr
and his fellows dedication to his po'ihuihOuS i'o' '''
witness ,,
Drawings and sketches by Crnkshank were
,t,r s,d IN London at moderate prices. collection
o,i,,n 81 lots went ior about 81 800 and included
many humorous studies dating from 'he years Wh' 'he
artist was at the height of his powers besides senCi, @
rare ctchngS and engrayInES. AWrliS tnCiu .,The
of ihe Original illustrations to Windsor (3slc' "'
CoUrt OF q Qicon Anne aud " The Como Ni"'"''N'
The Bcaconsfield cartoons from the col
lection OF Mr. PttHch have had sale OF nearly lUo'
600 copies and the clear profit on them Is 'suhale'
have been between $4,000 ana >2o7OO. MI rune"
has ,ut p1ii.bcd similar collection relating TO Glad
STONE and Bright each volume n;a'nluE forty cl-
tous There 100 i'll the Bcdcousle'd coh'cIo"' '"
II is estimated that the number relating to
last reaches nearly 800.
Houdon's statue of VOltaire. one OF the
treasures Of the Mason dc lc:c,' III Par'' ''c"I"
inc 10 a book recently published on the museum d.
,bot theatre was originally intended for the French
Academy hut was given TO the theatre by 'to!ehhe
Dudiver niece ct htritere d" yOltaire" much TO Tue
disappontmcnt Of the Philosophers admirers, WHO ID
The third year Of the Republic claimed It as Ham"na5
ihc theairci pcJrie and those OF them VINO IN ina;
joy at being able 10 retain the statue
The compiler of the Annual Register con-
fesses 10 having used Tie Spectators review Of Free
mans ottoman Power IN Europe" without giving a.!
credit In Iettcrto lic Spectator he ADDS tha " tH'e
IA scarcely page IN the OLD Annual Register Wlhh
living meuory-pIob9bly not since its brth' more 'nh
hundred years aso-wuich Is not guilty Of plagiarism
1t is the work OF Qe or two hands and in the hsoH
cal part alone avs cy,n the smallest claim to or-lndl
writing" The Editor OF Spectator replies tnat he
should bavr objection to Inc ADOPTION OF 4Itlg nom
his papcTn Tie source Of them wcle "ckno"I''Eeu'
The number of LHtclrs Liyiag Age for the
presen: week VIII begin tc llOh volume "i '' p'fo"
zeal. In ~, yo.ame George MacdoLaids interesting
serial story, "-r Ghhlc, viii be continued iIou ".'A
10 week uutl couplted; new sc!a!, I'm" Br'"cs
by sarah Iytlcr whose stories "What she came
Thruuch" anl "E,I. Adam CLmoIOn's Visit ID London"
attracted much attention IN Tie Lr'a0 A@' VIII oo
begun in January; serial story, "Ine Romance u
Calcot House." by Katharine s. MacIdod' author OF
"Patty" etc, announced to appear early IN ie new
year: choice short stores, including uas"tohS iToW
inc FIruc., c'cw continue feature Gl hg 1aha%lMH
and. through me year tHr gaIn. i"CE rrn%c D~an
StH St Prd tor UTylcv miller aud Matthew Arnod
he letters Oh MdTN hOllSlOiCN l"l' w N'''''''
INLAY which Mr.. Kccan Paul recently found among the
papers Of the shelley family TO be published III lS
country shortly by Roberts BIothe!s GIIhtIl lm'J
was the American with whom she Ilvod an DIS "he
before her marriage TO william God"in, ana Nh" arc
ward deserted Lcr Mr. Paul who wrote the " Lie OF
Goodwin published two ago, has prepared lhe Itt
tiers wl.h a memoir OF Mary Wostonecrait, II wmchls
told Characteristic story OF Goodwin. that strongly re-
minds one Of The New Paul and Virginia JUS be0Ie
Mary died. an arodyne was administered to reie'e hcr
from pain. 1t had immediate effect. Turning to her
husband who held her hand she said with sigh ORE
lief: Oh Goodwin, am in Heaven" Goodwin, even
at such time wac unwilling to admit tnat Heaven i
Sour niyscai sensations are somewhat easier" The
book viii have new interest i'll this country ron me
fact that Inlay was an American. III VIII DC caAcd
Mary VOLS ronecrafts Letters 10 Inlay"
About thirty volumes which belonged to
the library Of Charles Dickens will be received this week
at Charles Scrbners Sons. Each book bears printed
label From the Librarvrof Charles Dickens GadSill
Place June 1870" which was affixed short time after
the novcsts death, and each one has his book-pato
with crest Many Of the books presentation copies
from the authors. including Leigh Hunts "Poetical
Works" inscribed "To Charles Dickens from his CON
,tant admirpr and obliged friend Leigh Hunti
Macaulay's " Laws of Ancient Rome" Bons Bioc-
raphy and photography of shakespeare privately
printed and rare book as Bohn mtlMates in his auto
gTaph note where he says II has al lcas/the bOhO-
graphical merit OF beng inaccessible for money" and
Ualleck's Alnwck Castle" Probably tho most inter
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OF " Nicholas NickeDy at the Yorkshire school, ana
Mrs Camp" as condensed by Dickens himself Tor his
readings. The - Nicholas Nlckleb}" contains numer-
Gus exc>iOus, alterations and additions all in Dckenss
handwriting. There also copies Of the original cd
tons TLackcray's Vanity Falr' Pcndennis" aud
Samuel IltmaIsh."
New documents relating to the career OF
John Bradshawe, president Of the court which tled and
condemned Charles l., have been published re-
Gently in London. Opprobrum and eulogy
have so long been conferred upon the memory
Of this rigid revOlutiOnIst declaring his i'll
rutions TO provide minister O the gospel for the Par
ish of Feltham whose tithes had been conferred upon
him. Is interestmg 1t is as follows: d" NciglDoTs and
Iryepds: The plyamt OF Engd having bcne pleased
10 Conferre an Interest upon amongst other things
ofye Tthes OF yOr parysh my desyrc being that you
OF that place should flare better for II In what con-
cernes YOU touching spyrituals, l have thought 1T
hereby to sygnyfy unto YOU my purpose OF pVyding
YOU every Lords day and other rytng tymes an able
md aytEfull Minister TO dispense unto you ye Myse-
ries OF We Gospel you being as heare vere much at
want Of such pson Ny purpose also is with Gods as
.ystance 10 settle acOmpctent maintenance for such
Minister for all tyne to out OF what Is We ugh OF
Won OF We PARISH pay without putting you to any other
Charge In yc meanc TYNE my Request to you is That
Won would blcsse God theisc opportunities means
of Grace and make We best of them ior Gods gioe
and yor ownc SOues good web that you may doe Il my
lcartic prayer desyre Il so faTIe as sinai! yc In my
poWer shalbe NY syUcere EndeYOr, who through
Gods p'yvdeDce related to yOr nelghb0rhOOd
& shalbe ready and willing to assyete anu further
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