New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-27
LITERARY NOTES.

A new work, by the Rev. f. w. Farrar,
D. D. OF London. is nearly ready at Macmillan Co.'s,
NeX-York.
A series Of important publications is in pro-
feet In England by Sir COuts Lindsay, the first OF whlcA
viii comprise the drawings 6y Leonardo da Vinei which
shown at The late Grusvenor ENhlDitlUn
Macmillan g. Co. have issued volume OF
selected poems by Matthew Arnold ms one OF their
Golden Treasury Series" II contains, besides lyrics
aud sonnets several OF Mr. Arnolds longer poems, such
as sohrab aud Rustum." The seholar-Gypsy,"
Thyrsis " and Rugby Cnapel"
The late Mr. MacGahan, it is said in The
tLondonl Ahencun, left behind him, corrected for
pubicat on much OF his experiences in Bulgaria and
the Russo-Turkish will form memorial volume.
His brother has already gone to London from this eou-
try take possession Of hts personal effects ana the
volume viii probably be issued under mis- supervision
The article on Charles James Fox, for the
new edition OF the Encyclopedia Britannica" Will DO
contributed by W. Fraser Rae the author OF wilkes
Sheridan Fox the Opposition under George tine Third"
and among other works. recent clever book OF travels
In the United states. Mr Rea Is IN this country,
travelling with Professor j. Norman Lockyor the Editor
OF Nature
Arrangements have been made in Boston by
which the following hbrares-Harynrd University,
Boston Public, Boston Atheneum, Boston Medical.
American Academy OF Arts and Sciences, and Boston
Society OF Natural Hstory-will publish list OF all
newspapers MAGAZINES reviews and other serial publ
CatlOus taken by them, IN hlphabetca Oiuef ehch PR
odcal having against It's title the name OF the library OF
libraries in which II can he found.
The HJrary Bulletin of Harvard University
Ia printing calendar TO the Lee Papers These MSS.
were Accumulated by Arthur Lee and extend from l7f4
TO $780, After the publication ct toe memoirs OF Arthur
and Richard Henry Lee the papers Of Arthur Lee fell
into the possession Of the Harvard Library, while those
OF Richard Henry were given 10 the American Pull
osophca Society In Philadelphia. There two other
collections OF Lee papers, being in tho library OF the
University OF Virginia aud the other n the possession OF
Dr. Edward Shippen Of Philadelphia, the last COLLECTION
having also n few letters from Thomas jefferson.
There was published in China last Spring n
small book foreign geography and politics under the
name OF Ting hdi iUH" or Discourse the Ocean,"
in which very curious Sir Isaac New
ton Ia spoken OF a Jesuit missionary. st. Paul Ia
made 10 be the founder OF the Greek Church several
centuries after time OF Christ Christ himself is said
TO been born at Rome In the account Of recent
movements Italy, mention Is made Of Cayour. and
the work which did is ascrbed TO Rcasoh In allul
ing 70 the visit Of the Prince OF Wales to India the writer
gives probable event the permanent transfer to that
country OF the British Court nor Is there eyi
dence that be got his ideas from Dsraols Tancred"
The claim OF China TO precedence over Europe IN scIeu-
tinc discovery IN Internationally made. IL Is not con-
sidored says correspondent OF The ondOn) Academy
the proper thing for Chinese author TO praise tue
for their discoveries and Inventions IL Is re-
garded as patriotic say that ancient knowledge
sesSed by Chinese leaked out and was preserved
By the Western men, who developed the Chinese germ
into the fullgrown science or to-day am told ny my
chinese friends that when this said 1t Is not because II
Ia believed. IL Is concession to the reudeTs patriotic
pride It Is diplomatic continuance TO gain the conn-
dence OF the reading public"