New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
LITERARY NOTES.

A Uniform edition of Voltaire's works is
now publishing in Paris Of which the twentyhird vol
uue is Just The seventh aud last volume OF UNI
form aud complete "Montesdule0 ~ IS also ahhounVo'
The printing press which Napoleon carrleu
with him to Moscow aud which fell into the hands OF
the Russians during his retreat is now at st. Peters
S~Fs5 es4soS ard the owner 0nS'' sci " ''' ''
G.. p. Putnam's Sons have in press work
called Roman Days" by q Swedish suthor, Nihtor
Rydberg which said to embody the results OF careu
historical studies IN and about Rome and TO 1onch
ueh,lv on political ouestons and give small fund OF
legendary matter not yet brought forward py o'hor
writer's. II will be ready sometime III May
At the Tcnnyson sale in London, OF when
note was made in this column last Wednesday a." The
Lovers Tale" the chief curiosity OF the COLLECTION
brought S2O5 tits single poem OF sixty pages l2mo
size and was privately printed in 1888 or the Poems
by Two Brothers there were five copies. The smsn
paper one was sold for go 25 the large paper one
which was presen taton copy from Charles Ienhyson
for $50 and other large paper ones for $40 ana
Sal 25 respectively Poems. Chiefly Lyrical by Alfred
Tennyson $780, being the first edition In %hen m tSe e
poets name appeared fetched ~ 90 copy 2 nD
MeInorIam for $26 25, and one OF the " ldJhs ot
King for 81 rs.
The Danish poet Grundtvig, in Mr. Gosse's
OPINION foreign writer's the one most near 10 Gar
lyle In temperament. He him In July, 1877, wncn
he was the Oldest poet then alive in Europe, and he
seemed the Oldest he had ever looked upon for
one of ninety he could be called ndrm. He looked
like troll from cave in Norway and as II he might
have been centuries old Seen in the pulpit for THIS
poet was a preacher too he looked like some forgotten
Druid that had survived from Mona and could not le, ne
The next day he took 10 his bed and N month vac
grand Old dead" Like Carlyes genus n,s we
opposins himself TO conventional forms and conven,
tona aspirations 10 the mere act OF hghns he i0uNu
exhilar2tIon.
Collecting rare books and forgotten authors,
{,h "a; fLn
perhaps OF all the collecting manas OF the present tne
the most foolish. For China and curious beetles
there is he thinks. much 10 be SAID, for the Ohha
sometimes beautiful and the beetles are drolL But
rare books are by the OF the oase Worthless
books Their rarity usually consists in this, that the
printer blunder in the text, or that they con-
tain something exceptionally nasty or silly 1t does
not indicate complete knowledge Of ordinary literature
when man affects profound interest IN neglecteu
"no real respect fol the greatest produclons OF 5ne
greatest men of the world 10 coIeetoIs o3Oh t po
comes fetch idol and they tnnk u WORM, . tne
worship OF mankind even 1t cannot be OF the sghteS
use to anybody.
An unpublished manuscript, giving certain
new particulars concerning the murder OF hlzzio mas
been brought light in the British Museum IL PROB
able tnat the manuscript was either dictated by Mary
Stuart herself or written from information supplied by
her 10 her secretary. 1t begins with relating discus
sion by the confederate lords just after the MURDER
concerning the step they ought to take Darnley
terrified at their proposals. euuchNolo" oS -
ter the Queens bedroom by private STAIR Ihe door,
however was locked, and the Queen firmly refused 10
omen IL till next morning although Darnley assured her
be had something tell her which concerned their COM
mon safety When he was at last allowed 10 enter, he
threw himself on his knees before her. begged that she
would pardon him. and showed the secret articles De
tween himself and his accomplces The Queen replied
that he had lost confidence, she forever
but that he must now devise to save both him
,e and her danger His plan was that she should
pardon the consprators and thus prepare the way for
compromise but she refused 70 promise It, saying now
ever that her husband might promise anything he
liked in her name. DarDley lrst brought his father to
her and afterward he other lords Of the same faction
Morton as spokesman for tho rest. implored her par
don and knet on very spot which was still red with
the blood Of Rzzo The Queen being closely pressed by
the solicitations at last feigned sudden illness and
called for the immediate presence OF the midwife eay-
ing II to Darnley what she would do. Although
the midwife had been appointed by the eonsplratOrs,
sbe was well deceived that she reported the queens
life in danger from premature pains OF labor ana the
lords were obliged TO withdraw. That night Mary's
plan OF escape secretly arranged and before day
break the manuscript she and Darnley we're long
distance on the road To Dunbar