New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-22

died few weeks ago In Scotland Two 0tner Dooss W
him Life I'm Heaven " and " Meet for Heaven, na'o
been published both here aud In England.
The ninth volume of the Encyclopedia
Britannica" will be ready for delivery In April IL ex
tends the work nearly through tho letter f. Inc
article on Benjamin Franklin " il written by John
Bigciow that Millard Fillmore" by Dr. g. T. Els
Of Boston; F1esole," by W. NJ. Rosset; Fielding
by william Mimic; "Charles James Fox" by '" f.
Rae, and Frossart," by Walter Beslnt There are
now sold editions OF this work and some confusion
seems to exist IN the public mind TO the nature ana
character OF each. The original edition IS suppea III
this country only by Little. Brown CO., OF boston,
whose imprint IL bears IL sells for - volume III e9th
and may be obtained at retail through tue trauc;;
SHORTLY after thu first volume Of this edition appeared
NJ stoddart Co, OF PHILADELPHIA took rapid steps,
reprint II I'm smaller type, making large octave or me
original large qu rto This they are sellng ~ tuosCp
ton only, at five dollars volume IN eloth sinee tneh
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Great Brtaln on edition n Ism small b q arnc ona p ed
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Hall who at OF the subscription department
scribner house. Questions whether THIS edition
asked A. c. Black have certified that 10 is printed by
from the original stereotype plates OF the E9gsE
edition :" further, that the plates OF Doth the Eugsh
and the subscription editions are the same"
When John Keats took up his abode in
Rome yeicht years ago. the aspect of the Piazza dl
spagns where he lived very different from what IL
now Is. His house the first on tho right as ono
mounts the steps OF the Trinita del Moni Keats lived
on the second floor. The correspondent OF London
newspaper in writing of the tablet just erected TO his
memory this house, remarks that the piazza into
which the house looked then partially Overgrown
with grass All through the Gayey Of the Carnival OF
that year the broad landing OF the steps had been alive
with dance and mir Just below the window OF the dy
Ing poet the revery that had run riot for weeks had
reached its height and gone out with the final bazs OF
fireworks from the Pnco," and the moon was sleeping
In the fountain whose measured rise and fa OF water
intensified the Stiffness. 1t on this night that Keats
his last poem the far-taned Ode to the Nghtin-
gale" With that poem on his lips lie passed away, To
be buried in that loveest OF all pla where
the wrecks OF fallen greatness Oyershadow the recent
OF the purer life OF the Resurrection, blossom
round the feet OF the cypressIpire its monitor.
The uuvclng Of the tablet was postponed from feDIu-
"a TO the 2sh that might not interfere WIN the
merry making of the models who danced on the broad
landings OF the steps they danced htyelGDt years
ago The correspondent remarks hat turn where one
will IN the labyrinth of streets In Rome, which wcen
oct into plazzas and contract into streets again, one
the frequent marble tablet leu mo Some
Goethe TOR instaucel Thought and wrote Immortal
things" in that house Adam Mickevicz Organized the
Polish Legion FOR The defence Of the Roman Republic
In the second chapter of his Mixed Es-
says" just published ar Matthew Arnold treats of
equality He maintains that with such inequality as
now exists in England perfect civilization Is impos-
sibe" On the hand the aristocratic class, with
all its power Of social life and manners, iS nvarlapy
materalized while the class OF newly enriched pcO-
pie II sets the example Of materalstc IDEAL which Ia
accepted lust because IS the ideal they easiest
comprehend the other the people Of the lower class,
with the life Of the middle class and its unlOvey types
of religion, thought beauty and manners having no
great attractions Tor them. fall back upon hGmseycs-
upon what Mr. Goodwin Smith calls their beer, their
gin and fun All this tends to failure IN ciyila
tIon There are many qualities which 20 to complete
full Illumination which Deans true clVlllZ ttion Eng
land " is true, has strong sense OF the power OF con-
which Mr. Arnold regards as the chici power In me
life and progress OF man But in the power OF knOWl-
edge Of beauty and OF social lie, she Is inferior 10 other
nations Certain on certain lines Pr,elnineut
and representative. The Hebrew nation WAS precml-
uent on lneits statutes aud righteous luig-
mcuts the Hellenic race on anOthcr-ltS philosophy
and lis c'OQucuCc. The power or beauty has Dreh 80
great among the Italians that II they who revived
the almost lost idea beauty and the serious and sue
ccssful pursuit of IT, To the Germans bcOI Is he power
OF knowledge, which in the same way is emnent!Y an
influence WITH them. Last Of these elements OF ci'llla-
ton and Of the greatest Is the power OF socld Ire
and manners which the French possess above al DINER
modern people. Without This "A nation IS incomplete
Men are made equal by the humanity OF lhCir manners
Hence II was not the spirit OF philanthropy Whlc1
mainly imprilcd the French to the great reVOutl0u
nor was sp-lt love Of abstract IDEAS
most was the spirit OF society Thus ii IS equality which
has given France much OF the goodness ana agree
ablencss OF fe and brought her 10 really admirable
and envable pitch Of naturalization III one important
line: 80 much that some writer's nave Dcen nCncd
TO pronounce France the most civilized OF nations TO
remedy the inequality that exists In England there
must be a change the law OF bequcst, "a there has
been i'm France. The Code Napoleon. the actual
law OF France forblds entails ALTOGETHER