New-York tribune., 1879-06-04
LITERARY NOTES.


New editions have just been issued by
George RouedEe & Sons OF the Duke OF ArgyFs Pr
meval Man and The Rcign Of Law" The Duke OF
Arry as announced elsewhere, arrived at this port
yesterday from Liverpool
J. b. Lippincott & Co.'s new edition IN
twcnty-four volumes OF Thackeray's complete works
which they are publishing monthly volumes has now
reached Volume XVIII, being the Irish Sketch BOOK
which was issued last saturday.
The third part of the first volume of MI
Ieypoldt's American Catalogue " ts Just ready AT a
C. Armstrong & Sons who have recently become the
publishers OF it, This part includes authors ana u'ie'
FROM the word " IcuOiT " 10 hobble.
While the elevation OF DR.. Newman to the
Sacred College has personal Importance las the htune
crown OF career strangely obscure anu
strangely great" and as recoe
milton by the Pope OF the in which lie UNDERSTANDS
the Vatican decree IL has in the opinion OF Ihe Heoo
mist OF London an intellectual Importance as an lu
direct tribute to his extraordinary cininence ID Her"
turc" "where"it asks, as there dialectc or satire
like his controversial writings where pathos ike his
latest Anglican sermons; where eloquence ana music
like hundred passages scattered over every pook ne
has writieni Cardinal Newman has done for EngIsn a
theology in liter aspect what rascal ana bVsso'
did for French theology"
A new work, ais Life Worth Living" by
W H. Mallock author OF The New Repuonc'" wiz
soon be ready at g. T.. Putnam's Sons, who puDh'h II
by with the author Its style is said TO he
as trcnchdnt ana uNely hs tudI VI 'A"i''Nh w.
books bu, IS somewhat graver aud ITS purpos.
moro definite Strong ground is taken against
materalism, pOstiysm, trauscendeht'iSm' an"
certain forms Of Professionalism. The teachings
OF IyndaH, Huxley and others are OF SERIOUS
pern the author says, to the happiness
of future generations. and he beheveS lna'
reaction is at hand which viii result IN revival OF
faith aud spirituality There is, he airms, an increase
of depression and lack of hopeuness among inc Deted
Glasses f educated men nowadays, which is due 10 the
the morality OF mankind can be preserved anu l's PS
fuiness restored through revival of religious tdth
Scribner g. Wexford have in a forward state
Of preparation new series Of illustrated biographies OF
fbc famous artists OF past times which they Will issue at
the rate OF one or two volumes each month"; beginning IN
the present month with "Tidan " and Rembrandt
Each volume viii contain sixteen or more illustrations
and each has been intrusted 10 eminent writer on
nr Indexes very full photographed iists and hsls OF
works by the artists given In the case OF severa
masters, among them Rembrandt. Michael Angelo ana
Van Dyck, new and important material has recently
been found which vii be made use OF in the preparation
OF these volumes. They viii have an attractive ealufc
An the design Of the binding which has been taken from
an edition OF Terence, published in Italy in 1872 wmis
lining of the VIII DO made after pattern o4
oia ltaAau lace. iIe stLt - IN, - - .,,cs and
Is published IN England 10y sampson Low d Co. ecr!9s
Wexford Wall bTus At Out al Tie 10" pIico u @ 80
PEI volume
Liberal theologians, scientists and sceptics
have found u Galeos recantaon and trial by the ho
man inquston OF their strongest weapons against
the teachings and authority Of the Catholic Church
Their extreme statements have been often questioned
and not by Catholics alone but German monograph
first published in 1875 and translated into Enghsh
Is regarded by foreign critics the best work thus Tar
written on the subject. The title is Calico GahIel
and the Roman Curia" (Scrbner & Weford), and the
puthor Karl Won Gcber, cavalry officer, VINO dled
shortly after ne finished the work. at the axe OF twenty
eight In the edition s5 he pronounced The celebrated
decree of absolute prohibition 0he document dated FED
ruary 20 I6I O. fabrication A. italian charged him with
ignorance OF the original documents, and In the sum-
rnor ofls77 he went TO Rome to investigate them IN
later edition he frankly ACKNOWLEDGED that the decree
was authentic but nc established the fact that II was
never communicated to Calico himself, and was hrst
mentioned years afterward In the face OF this 1t
becomes more improbable than ever that Gaeo ever Ut
tered the words, pur al muOye e. But nevertheless
81 dOps move these words nret appeared in
n book printed the eighteenth century. Calico seems
coon recovered from the shock OF the tal ana
on his way Rome 10 his place OF exile he walked
four miles" His mental distress at the trlal was no
doubt great, for in dread Of imminent peril ana
Consistently worried by CTOssoXaminatlOns, but GeQer
shows that neither racked was he confined TO
prison with the streaming In OF narrow IRON
barred window. During his short stay IN the nqusltOh
building well nOurishcd, and had private rooms