New-York tribune., 1880-06-28
LITERARY NOTES.

An autograph letter of Thomas Campbell
sold reosnly in London, contains the following geal
reft renee TO Fuseli 81 think this painter OF devils
little better than devil in mind and conversation He
is disSusungly conceited aud overboaring" Fuseh
with all his eceentricittes had, as is well KNOWN many
engaging qualities. Tue good story rs o OF hiu tat
on1eavng the hOnse one day he called ont to the s
OF MIR. COustnbles pictures"
MANY eminent men of letters who at one
time OF another lived in Rome have been honOred by
he city IN late years with memorial tablet or other
permapent monument OF their stay. II has usually
taken the form OF tablet inserted in the Rpades OF the
houses in which they lived. Goethe and MiekieTicz
wore huSor several years ago Last year iaDct
wise Ola Moutaigne viii similar recoGntioD'
and protect haf jnst been started for tue erection Vi
tablet in honor OF SIR Waiter Scott
Some one has e0mpileda a paragraph showing
how eminent Is the roll of contributors TO The EdH
b.rph Rerier comprising ns does of the very
first order I'm statesnship eloquence and learning Or
two generations. In Lord John Russell has Prime
Miuister in Lord Br0ugham. Chancellor; In Lord
Deuhau1 Lord Chief Justice; in Lord jeffrey meu-
Der of the Scottish bench and in Mr. Spring Rice aud
SIR g. c. Lewis two ChanceOrs OF the ExcheQuor.
Among the histOrians who have contributed TO its
columns aro MRcaulay. Carlyle, Hal'nm and Napier;
among poets. Campbell Moore ana kngers anione smS
Stephen, and William Hdzhtt; among novehsts.
contemporary IN fiction. failing 70 write only IrQm nc
cident aud among others, Dean Mitman, JOhn StuHrt
Aiil and Sir william ah8ulltoh
Volume XII. of the Encyclopedia Britain
nica" WHICH carries the work fIr Hippoorates"
Is now ready IN the En5urgh editions. II is given
out that the article "Hagsa is by Professor Robertson
smith, aud the follows closely upon tho
news that the action against Professor snha by the
Cnureh for certain doctrines forth IN his article
Deuteronomy" wsh appeared In an earlier volume,
has yvllly failed OF SUCCESS Mr.. Freeman thu isto
run VI tie Norman conquest. writes on HarolG The
sketch Of Horace Greeley which was limited by inc
editor 20 q mage and half. is by Mr. WiteAw hels
The Rev. Mark PattisOn author of the Milton - III
the English Men OF Letters Series, writes on Grotlns
ncrs sons edition has arrived from E1ngburgh and
copies will be sent Out IN "a few days rms edition. as "
ws known. printed from the original plates made by
the bIesnrs Black.
S. r. Gardiner has edited and the Camden
Society has published for the first time Ia complete
FORM what are known the " Hamilton Pnpers
69eGd8), belonging TO the archives OF the present
Duke OF Hamilton and relating to James, the first Dnke
Of Hamilton. who 9sr kinsman OF Charles l. and
occupied front station the party OF the King In Scot
land Many the letters addressed to Charles and
one Ofthem, example OF the quaint scoteh-Engsh
spelling of the time. is interesting. is addressed
Most Sacrett 5oucran," and contains the following :
"Uith az sad a hart as Inan had, wrytt to
your matte thoe what shall greifes my Sou, and
am shcure will be most uDwelcOme TO your matLi
Yettt dare neglect dsutie non u euer fall tn
my ale1gens. Knoe. then 70 my rnspeakaoi, E grn,
onvtnap. sed crnon iflnd most sertdne fhat they
iil nener tscIane glue up therNC0uenant. AL nav
nauy eOnseers of saH fhgmseues, aledgDg ttt 20 De
warranted and TO Justified by law uhich enent so
dangerous 10 monarcbe as not yeti sea ou they
can ueill stand t0Rltder Your adu0catt and all tue
aHeres In the touD ON sertanlie informed sayes
les then that by lau all Tier presiding can aeil be
uarTented Gather before General Assemble Parlla
ment."
An announcement, believed to be official, of
the time and mannerof tho publication OF the revised
translation of the New Testament has appeared IN
London paper. The translation win be published IN
She Autumn and along with the English version, two
fesceusious of the Greek VIII be issued smultane
ously from Clarendon Oxor the other frOmthe
Pitt (Cnmbridge) Press These two texts the announce
inent says will exhibit notable and rather suggestive
c1urrast different methods pursued In their
struction. The oxford text win represent the critical
spirit of the nineteenth century, with It's tendency
seek new departures and breek with tho past. Ar
cordtngly the Clarendon will publish the text which the
revsoniss found TO frEme for them
seyes after careful weighing and mature consideration
of ali available evdonce for and against the readings
adopted For the behoof. however, OF those weaker
vessels who continue TO have supersttous vGneraon
for the OF Robert Stephens and te Greek by
the frsiut0rs Rf 16I1" all passages In wioh Ok
ford departs ;Tomthe received text VIII be ndi-
csu fO9t Dotcs and IN these notes the reading OF
the Textus Reoepns viii be given. The Cambridge
reprint OF the Texus Regeps with foot notes. giving
the reading adopted by the rcvlsiOss Professor Pal
ner Responsible for the Clarendon text; DR.. 9criv
rdur the other.