, 1879-05-10
Thursion." "Joiin Godfsey's Fortunct."
t.Joseph nn,l fIfs Friend, It'll. Story OF Ken.
nett" mud "nenuty md the 13ea*tn

".Joscph anl Ills Friend, ''1lte Story Of Ken
nett" a,Mt "Bea.tv n'lil the 13ea>t."
hfr. Frouac, In Ills '' 'Caans," now printing at
Charles Hcrlbners sons'. remarks Tint the
naturnl piaso for Cicero wa* at c'esst's aide;
ulona ot bis contemporaries, he was inferior,
a.rl tIlIs was intolsrabIu to him. IT. ha,i been
made unhappy by the, thought That posteri,y
might tnte rnfnpny nhoEc htultclft and when
elaser acquaintance had frnssHret him &. far as
POInpcy was concerned, Crsar rcinnined, and In
lin ho wns eonacEous ol n higher prcsengc.
Against this hunlltntns acknowledgment he
rebelcd.
The London Athearaza announces as ono OF
tllE crents of next NINTH tl'c uuhllrRtion bf o
Of Thcophrnstus bucn.h The manuscript was
pIacud III lie ha,nls Of Mcksr.. J}lackwood IL
Sons aeforc tt end Of last year; but t:,e appcar.
nnce Of The volume Inns been ,'ciayol by ,lomes-
most Important publication, the rt3sh volume Df
hfr. Kinxlakes hliistosy OF the Ilsvnuion vi The
Cstmrn." 1t hears tho Significant TILE. ""In-
ter-Troublcs.n
An author, wl,o takes the name Of "Nohle.se
Obitge,n las published In Eurla,ul a. volume
t!r origin OF each noble family ansl tho extent
of Its possCksio,lst with cohlmcnls TN the means
by which tlluy we're ncduirc1 In noticing thu
book, the Britah Quarterly isritp relnnrks that
VI E large bf0f0rliUtl III Utfplt IAnlltf I0uIlefl
br royaI conrubincs. md the inscriptions ra-
pnclty bottI IN vouptuOus Etycrs and needy re-
c,pictts, by which thcg wcre enriched, nrc n
shameful chapter In English l,lstosy.h With
ycrr few exceptions " the records asc Il taronique
teai,daleuse such as hanuly Is nut pnssibls now.
elao the days 0f the monarchy would bc nnn,-
berch.t The Quarterly ndds thnt " II q Charles
II. or George ". were ntw to ascend the throne,
he would b. the last Of bis line."
The autobiography Of Prince Mct.egnlch, now
edited by bis son, will, It is saiti, contnIn n'Icf
Interesting matter. 1t Is to bc completed It,
fourteen partst making eight youmcs. Thu
first pnst viii appear this year, an sill contain
nil autobiography Of tile .l'rnrc, entitled INA.
tcrials for Tue fiistory Of ay Public Life" The
srcon part will have. this title. 'The Gallery oi
IlIustrluus Contemporaries, md hh1ong o,ilcrl
| there viii be sketches uf Napoleon |. and Alcx.
untlgr i. ot R,lasia. In Part III. will be given
series OF lcttcrs u,lll dispatches from the Prince
| In explanation VI his autobiography, md Parl
vi. viii comprise q collection ot private letter,
| from FrIncc' Mcttcrnlsh to- Count Appony
whllo Ambassador at Paris during tnc reign q
| Louis Philippe. Part VIII. will contain sec
ond scrtes ot contcmporasy portraits, ineludint
| Louis Philippe and Charles Albert. Part X.
will conslst OF DISPATCHES. mud Fart II, 10 ca!tct
"My Political Ttstatncnt.n In Fart All1
| there will he scrics ot "alax!nis and Rcicc
| tIonB,'' wnilB tho fourteenth md last part vii
| tup.ntn tlIs Prnce's literary correspondence
| with Goethe, Humboldt. LtebiE, Rossin]t a,lt
| jean paul Richter. Arrangements have becs
matle to publish tho book IN London Al we'll a!
| Ia flcuna.