The New York herald., 1879-03-17
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Mr. T. II. s. Escott is preparing work in two
volumes on "England-Its People. Polity and Pur-
SUITS
"Guide for Russians in Central Asia" has been
published at St. Petersburg. containing grammars
and vocabularies of the Turkish. Kirghiz. Tartar.
sarsta and Talk languages. and of their moro i'm
portant dialects.
Mr. John Morley has written article on the Zulu
war for the April number of the FortnghAy Reriesc
Sampson Low h Co. have published in London
volume of "Reminiscences Of the War in New Zea-
land" by Thomas W. Gudgoon. lieutenant and quar-
termaster of tho colonial forces. 1t Is valuable
contribution to the romantic history Of the Maori
struggle in the "Britan Of the South Seas
Mr.. Alexander strahan. the London publisher. is
about to undertake pocket encyclopedias
Messrs. Macmillan g. Co.. of London and New
York. credited by the AUtesOcum with the intcn-
ton of publishing gigantic dictionary encyclopedia
which is intended to supersede all works of the kind
In any language at least far fulness of detail is
concerned.
'Fitters. Tattersand the Counsellor" is the queey
title Of clever little story Of street life in Dublin
by the author Of Hogan. N. P..' Of which Simp-
kin. Marshall Co., London the publishers. 1T
combines" says the Altssassm. ''koen observation,
descriptive power and marvellous command Of tho
Dublin brogue."
There il moan sent mp by the London reviewers
for good religious poetry.
Mr.. J. Payne Collier will not admit that the late
Mr.. Il. Simpson was beforehand with him in at
trbuting. few years back, tho old English play. "a
Warming TO Fair Women. In part ut least TO Shake
spearo. since Mr.. Collier published that opinion
forty eight years ago. This victorian philologist,
biographer and commentator is in his ninety first
year. so mere boys Of sixty must have caro- with
him.
The question whether Shakespeare made avilo pun
In the lines from Hamlet
Could you on this fair mountain leave to feed
And batten this Moors-
is agtating English scholars profoundly. Some say
he meant a blackamoor we'll as hgurativc ton.
King claudius as gentleman of color would be
novelty.
An accident tho ice to Professor Monier
Williams has rendered his right hand useless for the
present. obgng him to suspend his articles for the
Contemporary Rccieac. This s an argument in favor
of ambidextcrity.
The collection Of manuscripts Of John Wilkes,
which, IA We recently announced has been added to
tho Manuscript Department OF tho British Museum.
contains the correspondence between wilkes and
Junius. This has been printed In several editions of
Junius' works, with the exception of the following
short and curious note. which is undated and un-
signed and is indorsed by wikcs Deceived Thurs
day. 7th November. 177l":-
Since my note Of this morning know for certain
that the Duke of Cumberland is married to Luttrels
sister. The Princess Dowagcr and the Duke of
Gloucester cannot live. and the odous hypocritc is
n prgfaHdss. Now is your time to torment him with
some demonstration from the city Suppose an adj
dress from some proper number Of Liverymen to
the Lord Mayor for a Common Hall, to consider of
an address1f congratulation. Then have 1t debated
In Common Council. You sec you need not appear
yourself.
Another batch of biographies. classical and Eng
sh Writer'S. is promised soon. this tilno from the
press Of Macmillan.
copyright, National and International, from tho
Point of View Of an Engshl Publisher" is the tito
of work on 1.-Two topic. to bo issued in London by
Sampson Low, Marsten Il Co.
DR.. Smiles. who has had sharp attack of illness.
but is now convacscent, has gone to Italy. under
medical advice, in tho hope that ho may entirely
recover his health there
Mr. Herbert. OF Grafton street. Dublin. hopes
shortly to publish some Memorials of tho Life of
DIR. John Gregg. late Bishop of Cork" By his son.
DR.. r. 8. Gregg, the present Bishop.
The excavations ut the supposed sto of tho hang
ing gardens OF Babylon said to have terminated.
They have yielded many tablets from tho timo Of
Nabonidus to tho Parthian era
deputation, headed by Professor Blackic, will
shortly wait upon tho English Chancellor Of the