New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

lhe 1rSb VOium6 Oh ItTOSIb DpShOCA y
Principles OF Sociology" has been translated into
French.
The Latin poems of Leo XIII. are to be
published in Spain with translation into Spanish OF
sgnor Bonghi's Leo Kill and Italy"
Rose Terry Cookies new book, Happy DOdd;
or She Hath Done what She Could" will be out in Octo-
Der from the press of Henry Hoyt, Boston.
"Peep of Day. the most successful juvenile
book by Mrs Fave Lee Mortimer who has just died In
England, had total sale Of 1,25OO0O copies.
The fourth part of Mr. George Groves Die
tionary Of Music and Musicians will be ready at Mac
milan & Co.'s in a month. Mr. Grove is in this
country with Dean Stanley.
Mr.. Watkiss Lloyd is far advanced with
new translation OF the Iad" which he uses metre
which s not regularly hexametrical, but approaches
that form and yet allows greater freedom.
Henri Greville's "L'Aim6e has been trans
lated English by Miss Helen Stanley, who translates
all Of her works from the original French MSS. and will
be published in this country by b. Peterson Broth
ers simultaneously with its appearance III Paris
Owing to the ill-health Of Gustav Freitag,
the last volumes Of his series Of novels on German
life Die Amen" will not be published until future
time now unknown. When at intervals his health has
partially recovered, he has engaged himself in writing
comedy.
Dramatic authors in Hungary seem to be of
a mediocre sort. The Hungarian Academy offered a
prize best tragedy in the national tongue not long
ago. and thirteen competed for IT, The committee,
after laborous efforts, finally made the award to the
" least bad"
The Examiner NOndon) is surprised to find
the Encyclopedia Britannica falling into the error In
its article English Literature" in the last volume
published. of speaking of Richardson's most famous
novel as 'Carlssa HarOwe" The correct name OF the
book is II says, d" ClaTissa."
Some time in November Roberts Brothers
viii publish their book of memoirs OF Mrs Jameson the
writer on art whose life was peculiar in the many and
haha madn
Under the Ilacs is In print for bOok-fOm. and may
be expected this month from the same publishers
Van Laun's history of France from the
great Revolution to the end of the Second Empire is
promised by Cassell Peter Galpn for this season
a. Pleasant Spots Around Oxford" by Alfred Rimmer,
with manv Illustrations will also be among the Autumn
publications OF that house The latter is Tor the hoday
trade.
Chapman and Hall are about to publish III
London new life OF Lord Beaconsfeld in two volumes,
by Francis Htchman formerly Editor Of The Adnches-
ter Courier The work is understood, says The academy
TO have been written from partisan point OF view put
with the important difference that whereas previous
biographies have been hostile in the present viii be
species OF vndcaton The career OF the Earl ls tfaced
with some minuteness down to the year 1874 only
A series of eight historical sketches of the
Reformation mainly with reference 10 the time OF
Henry WILL by the Rev. Dr. F. G. Lee OF London Will
be printed this FALL Among the subjects treated are
the life Of that Cromwell who Earl OF Essex the
pilgrimage of Grace; the destruction Of the shrine Of ST.
Thomas Beckett, the murder OF the Abbot OF Glas-
tOnbury and the desOatiOn Of Sion House. lslewOrth
etc The author has had the privilege OF consulting
several important and unpnOnshed MSS. IN PIl'a'o
hands. both In England and on the Continent
The eleventh annual report of the Peabody
Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnoogy. Cam
bridge Mass is a bulky volume and contains several
interesting papers subjects connected with tho work
of the museum. OF these the more noticeable are the
description Of a collection of articles from an ancient
cemetery in Southern Peru by Mr. John II. Blake, and
F. W. Pubran. Both these articles, with one or Two
other minor papers freely illustrated Some vaua-
bic additions have been made the museum and IL
during the past year and the special exPoraoRS
have been than ordinarily successful.
In 1929 was published fourth edition of
one Peter Heylyns "Microoosmos; Little Description
Of the Great World" in which, In speaking Of the cap
ture Of Cyprus from Venice by the Turks he says The
yeare after this lOsse the yenetans wonne the battae
Of fLepano which esbed them, that they sayd that
their little that fight was but as blood letting
for the general good but Turke ingenousy compared
the Of Cyprus TO the lOssc OF an arme which could
not without a miracle be recovered and the osse OF
IepantO battae 10 the shaving OF ones beard whose
haire groweth the thicker. For the next yearo tue
Turke shewed his Armada whole and entirei otaying
IL the whole Christian forces, then not dsunited
At St. Petersburg has been published an i'm
portant war volume under the title OF the Diary OF the
Cars Residence on the Danube in 1877" by Count
solohoub who constant personal attendant upon
the Em during the period between july 10 and De-
cember 16 It is related in this volume that after tho
nrst battle Of Plevna CEar passed days
sin miserable, shfinR TENT without single night OF
unbroken sumber" Those who have seen the work say
that as contribution TO military history II has no par
cular value and that its importance arises rom the
gnt which the author sheds upon the inner hfo Of Alex
ader and the effect whica his presence had upon
the Russian Army during the operations around PeVaa
Lord John Russell, fOrty-slx years ago,
essayed poetry. Like many other poets who stay IN
London in September have DONE he chose the city as
seen in that month for his theme. The lines appeared
In a publication called Keepsake, and though not always
original were in part as follows;
Remote, unfriended, melancholy slow,
A single hOrseman faces Rotten ROW;
In Brooks's sits one quidnunc 70 pernse 49,.
At Whites lonely Brummel lifts his glass
To sec two empty hackney-ooa.ches .c pass;
To take her lovers arm IN GrOsvenOr-square;
The wealthy tailor on the Sussex shore
The peer who made him rch with dog and gun
Tolls oera Scottish moor and braves scorchinR sun.
An editorial in last nights .EUening Post
confirmed the report. Of which mention made in THE
TRIBUNE few ago that Mr. Bryant aud Mr. Duyck
inck working together hard completed an edition Of
shaespeares works. before they died had already
been some the hands OF the publisher Mr.. Bry
every syllable Of this edition has passed under his
eye been considered and approved by him. the pre-
mnary labor in the revision and annOtatiOn has been
performed by Mr. Duyeknck The text OF the editonis
founded upon that OF the folio OF 1923 which for the
most part has been followed. 1t is probable that egh
teen months years will elapse before the work Will
fupage steel plates with which IL will be embelshed
The book will finally be issued III fortyfOur parts max
| ing three volumes
Hoedels fondness for Heine, whom he quoted
frequently to his spiritual adviser Just before his
cuton has drawn fresh attention to the nature and in
huence OF that writer's extraordinary teachings Trimmed
as Hene was among free thinkers who glOried Yotaire
and Rousseau he speedily mbbed the doctrines Of those
men, But after he had taken degree in law he found
necessary, order to practise, 10 renqush his faith
and embrace Christianity. This he did, giving his
reason, "Atheism had become vulgar" The Telegraph
QOndon) takes occasion to say His writings acting