New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
LITERARY NOTES.

Tho scheme Of q general catalogue OF Eng
ish books is sti exciting discussion In London Dens
under consideration by the Society OF Arts ana Dy
speoal committee Of the Library Association Inc rea
tive merits and practieability Of author ana SUBJECT
classification have been much debated and tho hDr@
rians committee has expressed the opinion OF us ma
orlty that "the General Catalogue OF English
should consist OF alphabetical catalogue 81
of authors, followed by separate eiass -
subjectindexes."
A writer in The Deutsckes MontagSbtdtt notes
The AeadenV devotes article to Bayard Taylor ana
the question Of American reprint on the text OF MI
Tayors hope that might be the means OF concluding
an accord between America and Germany on tl0 Ques
on of copyright The writer Of the article pleads In
favor Of the present system least for newspapers on
the that the papers too poor to pay ior
contributions and that II reprints were dorDdden ETg
large colony of Germans would DE cut OH lfO al sPi
uai communion with their Fatherand.
A promised English book, entitled "Charac-
terstes Of Leigh Hunt is spoken Of as OF great inter
est. The author. a North of England gentleman "ho
writes under the nom de plume of Launcelot cross
had the privilege in his youth, OF corresponding win
tbe genial essayis and poet and has retained his adm
ration of him. The object OF the volume is TO present
70 those scouainted with Hunts writings his special
characteristics; these the author finds admaoy eAen
plifed in that delightful Omnium gatherum oil Iahcy'
beauty and wisdom Leigh HUNTS London Journal
Is3435 which the writer considers typical literary
miscellany" OF this Christopher North, despite his po
ntca antagOnism to Hunt spoke peasah1!y ,St fbe
ali comparison, nut out OF All slsiitt
most entertaining and instructive OF all the cheap peri
Odieals and when laid, as II duly u.s. once WeA O ny
breakfastabe, il lies theebut Is not perlnleu 20 nc
long-like n spOt Of sunshine dazzling the snow Inc
snimosites are mortal" added he but the humanues
live for ever"
A Paris bookseller has published series OF
ninety letters written by Nine de POmpadOur IL is not
certain whether these letters throw new light on the
character OF the most celebrated mistress Of Louis XVI
INT n norton OF the correspondence is undoubtedly
witty and interesting Several OF the letters now
prnted for the first time written by the Marquse
10 her brother Abel Poisson Who for his sisters sake
accorded the title of Marquis de Wanderers The wits
of the Court aluslon to his recent creation nsstedon
calling HIM the Marquis dAvant-hier. Nine. de Pompa-
our seems to have taken almost as much interest IN
forming the character of her brother Lord Chester
field did that of his son and both were alike easy on
the score of morality In managing the military opera
tons of the kingdom, she had occasion to write to
lady friend for ga little map of Germany" She had
been told that such map might be procured at stras
burg II Nine de LutzelbOuTg would only send her
three she would be happy to pay for them The Mar
Iutherans, who love the King OF Prussia =
the monarch who had presumed TO speak nghtly
Cf her and TO call her COtillOn l. Passlng theh 10
more feminine matters, she added "send me the dress
at once since you find il pretty have some nOtOns OF
embroidery additions send II by the hrst courier,
Concerning Parsians the Marquge SPEAKS IN these
letters with great contempt They had gone the leg
OF accusing the Well-BeOved OF having children kid
named and that he might hathe ln tner DOOd
She would have liked TO see these ungratetul people
'deeimated and hanged" Before that moment she had
simply considered the Parsians as stupid and lima
tured."