, 1879-01-18

tan loo works are nscrit,c,i 10 the last. tnree
proportion of thesc,n Nays the A0tn'e'"' "afe
Of 1neosnparahle mcrit."
Tic exhibition Of models for tho statnc to
Tours d. pendant to tho statue Of Dcscattes, y
now open in thu Ecplc tlcs Beaux-Arts ~ MANY
IA nncty-two models haTe been sent IN !nf com.
petition: but most Of these. acrordinV % .
French critic, arc either ahsurd!y fantastic or
i,npclcssty commonplace, unly low among tht
connections having contrlvtd to gtre ntGnli1en
aspect to the great Frencll snt!Fist. Uniy otia
portrait uf Rabc1als that u certainly authentic
Is known to exist; hut thiA has not been fol-
lowell With my great accuracy in any 81 t'c
mols's, the scufl'tors apparently all tollowlns
their nysn notionr. md representing MIN os
saint or devil arcnrtliug to Their patticulSf con-
ceptlon Of bis character.
LITERARY NOTES. ...
The I.onduu pancrs printed long and highly
comn,enuatory notices of Davarh TAYLOR.
Tic snow has stopped the s!'prnen.a Of books
to auei, degree that VIC ara without The usuaI
supply for rcv,cw this week.
Dean Swift's pocttcal works, making two
| Volumes will eoon he aadcti to tho Riverside
| Edition Of tho !" British pocts.''
"I.es t,ches d'i}cicno" a'Ifabhegton. " La
Refine dc sata,n par Isaycn Aidric.. and "Lo
1'redicatcur Ambu,ant," and ''Lc Mn!tru
d'Ecoc d1t Flat Crcclsn dc VI. f. Eggleston,
| are lso"ks Just pnbslahcd at Paris.
Apro,r,s II n Just published translation Of
| tho "rryate 'rhcatrtcals, the t;crInan 4HAGas'H
JHr de Literafnr ties 1t1 ande,, tlesotcs nina
coluHn As,ly to itA auts1or, Mr. flowc's. Tie
reriew Is almost longer than the thing revtewcd.
Tie publication VI the Duke Ut Argyll's
"flistory af the Eastern Question: las VIC
hcur. hecsl delayed bS tt: oslthrcnk of the
Afghan war. Tue Duke contenp1atcs writing
| epcejAl chapter OIL this ticw Anh tmpurtaut
i'liasp of lite Eastern Observation-Disclosures.
The 4lHenaum for Dec. ~ prints tIu usual
nnnua' review ef literature VI. ,sr Continent, tu
which Eugene sclus Ter runt rbrites tic artirte
On Kus.!aM literature. Nothing H. fai'1 about
| American hunlss, which, tlH t:tiashrs sGttn tn
think, ars sufficiently notirtsl during the week.
There Ia no truth in the statement that Mr..
Spcnces's works have larger circulation lcylyll
tic Atnnsle 1liut 1t this Country. AN 4 nlAt1pr
Ut fact, the nettlnl nun'ter sold IN AnicttcA IL
return to the .tulsus Is out Ut all prDportluii
| stnnttgr.-.fctnfesay.
tits authoritatlFely atd regrctfuls announced
that Hayarl Thy! ,!ur lIad not even lw:ynu 10 write
Ills 1l,c q: Goethe lie lal cfIlisctcd vast nlsl-
lrrIals, hut hts notes nrc ,,nsntcls!Ci'lc 10 auy
onc but himself, aud will bo 70 u, ,;srclt tent
lost. Ills plum rilnprrl,rlHiftt three topui,a
volumes. but hIsllfc-wuTlt WAS gslrtl hefure Lllu
first page Ut thls last grrat task hld bcct1
written.
In q lecture recently delivered IN London, Mr..
Frc.lcrtvk lnry1stti estimated that In tic cii',cs
of ttut,l;s Ipr ro.stn!lt use, the authors fcpre.
sctted ilccd nut number lnuru thai to9 or I'LL
In t.,u four departlnrnts of NGtrYt hIatorv,
scieucr aud rtl!gloit. Ihu aaIsl ,si'onIa " tf
lrst houks In euct1 department, anil such unlr.h
lie further sa[u TINT to which the 'cJt lo) Dt
, - bouks wero the world had lung hecn pretty
| well agreed.
: An important scl,c1no for ncw Dictionary ol
! III. jtt tfutlEt4rfl
; Str. C0llcs's, bttt ttuTc rF!tlrul hccins to bt
comm. u maturity. I; Is tu bc edited BY Mr.
| Theodore Waits. lhe krens i,;'1iies Afe to ht
lnatlc the subccts OF luug and eiabornt9 notices
bu. the work Is to bu 81 con,ptrtc as 10 serve
/ 1isu a. Il t,ot,le Of reference. Several writers
who i,ays devoted themselves to English IRA
nas ,M1 ns"f rs Sn an, oth M1
cts, arc llKely tocontr!butn nnrticlcs.-4tht"fn1'
Henry IIult & Co. will pulsl, during The prcscn
u,o.,.s. Mrs. Frances Aane kesnhlc'A - Record.
y Of G.r!i,ood y III hanusole volume preIhrc'
= BY yrry beautiful portrait of M7s. Kcn1bl: :, :
:. tin per1Ud treated nE, Gugtavcu hero fur It'll
4 edition. Mrs. ke1n!,lc'a "reminiscences OF tt!
famous days Of tho English stays mud s9c;ety
= when she was yet gri. layc a'reaay .'elehte,
rr,..lers Of llls AtIantir .nott'U. but h"sc 9rt
~ ~ clcs form only portion of thls book. Th
y | MestIs. liDlt also iavo nearly ready tk'o
: IN :. Dr,au,uioxr and Devil Lore, "by MoneuF
- u. coawas. The 'Eurk VIII bo u"n 70 teka r.h i
:, with rylrr's Important work On Primitive cu
- lure anil Futk. Lure. altd will make two larG
;. ;. volumes. with nulutcr OF Illustrations.
;; Macmillan & Co. arc Jus. senling ont to til
" tra,1o two Important b,uhs RECEIVED too lutte lu
j. thu winter srasot'.-t!t c9,:,',fellcsssg, y, hn'
t. nv iror. Yhurpn ana others iti'!Y 1!tustfasts
and IN interesting. volume .f travel arA ndvct
Is turo n so,!t9eru Lucia. "spnrt nIn, Mofk 2 !,
i twu bsuut}tni h.,ok, with should have sve
$ l,efc iur thu holtluy trado-sho llustrate
II edition u Watcr!on's 4 "Waa1er','ss n ~ y r Sui
it ,iororrt,," hy Sir l,sepl li,Hker and John ball
s. also III essny On Limits by tlu Frry Rev.
= y. Church; INCLUDING translation of h's ~
Is tf1tlaFctn."
Penny-Iousnai.m ee1tainly nays. The will :
the late Sir. dUlnstumc, the proprietor 0f II
.Stsndard, distributes lctsonasty s"0Eil tlti'it
IN I5JU,0s0, ln.slrs, II may b. presumed, Sum
he real urnrerty. JolInstonc had other sourrcs
=, fucoIe, but mich Ut ttlss treasure must la,
~ prn aetstrcl lrun tIln sal0 OF tho st41Hasrtt,
~ xuv!aus pr,ot ot tho extent VI It's etrc1il1th'I
II Liberals need not Tcrttt tt* sictTss. II IL {
y. sentla! t" the good government ~ r. eolnst :,
L. English people shuuld br represented IN ~
!" prea, III In Parliament: AMI The sfa"tthft UNI
IT, Mr. Muufnr,l'a management, Eaa sttrlart"l Il
thslf, Iuatlp difficult by thu inherent L.lcralIs
1T III most IurIlal:sts. exceedingly well, at1 vii
IL. nutubju Independence VI Mlnl4tcrsnl prehsuKc.'
rc sj<e'ator.
IT, Thuckeray remarked peculIarity about 1ris
pcahauts, That ~ ,lo caan did Lhcir CLOTHES src
tO iure been ,,aslc for lhcul II Ii II rcsullRFi'
IL LtrlstInas ho,,ss that tItpy arr ncSsr mat
TX for their tuyrrt. Frrso!'h rttl,aps exist ~.
m. il tttu ,nafrcinus variety Ut humanity, WI
hare purchased y Ci,rI4lInas b"ok jor tl'en
nclves. The appnsittun III a!lnp wthdows o. ~
il8 dunIc porcelain utgroes aud dogs tf1o size
II lie inptits lat vi ktlNls OF s1nIr'tosltss aa'
IA ihetr market In this Wuta No tlrfc may Ft,
!. sihly be collectors Ut Christmas boaks u tue
w. ox" eoss: Nut they u,.at i'e ew and a. tar !,
ID twcrE. Publishers will be- WISE II they l'uy
ttttlv regard, 1t, urruugtu. for :tclr ChrslnlI
y, .uutly, II t,u re;.crs II bn,ks ~ @hpln t,se
w wi,yh i, uu. worth readtnG Is hlnt utun liter
'e tur.,-Lu"'iou Iiates.
1t Is curious II learn ta1ut thu '';:,'ass appcr
,se wnnin wo never aucst1,,lr.l thp A,l.lIclIirlt
i,u,uxh well awasa ttut III o..e who was nut
UTv;tTe Ut iairirs ,Yuuld tInuk u du'ieInZ
-. s,cl. IN article, Was nut pail of tue ufls!n
IT, story, but bus brcll duu ~ InIs.IieEstnll1!,