New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-03
than tindled by bis teachers. NJ. J. Lcpctit gives

than kindled by his teachers M. ]. Lcpetit gives
a sketch of famous book-bInder of our own ume,
Tramtz- Banzonnet 1S0S-1S7o) with an excellent
portrait showing the honest workman. for whose
productions princes competed in his working
clothes of every day. Trautz- Bauzonnet excelled
in the ornamental gliding of his books.
If the contents of this part of lie Lrre appear oil
slight interest, a compensation may be found IN the
varied matter of the second cart, with It's excellent
foreign correspondence its full reports OF lectures
its notices of new books, arranged under heads
Theology Jurisprudence Philosophy, fohticai
Economy. Natural Science, Medicine. Fine Arts Lit
erature. History-and its mass of miscellany at the
end-News. Items, Account of Coming Book-sales'
Obituary. Contents of the Periodicals of the
Month. home and foreign, with the titles of the
principal literary and scientific articles appearing
during each month in thu daily journals of Paris
notes of seizures, prosecutions. and cOndemnaton'
suffered by the French press with a sort OF nyer
annexed wherein catalogue raisonne is attempted
of all new publications at home and abroad, COM
plete enough for France. perhaps, but absurdy IN
complete for other countries. The foreign CORE
spondence of the journal promises to be well con-
Quoted Mr.. Arthur OShaughnessy, a gentleman
attached to the British Museum, and one of the
brood of Irish singing birds who making things
so lively in the rather dense foliage of English con-
temporary verse. writes the London letter, and
barring bis excessive admiration for SSinburne,
who is getting to be. in these days, very
different person from the author of Atalanta in
Calydon he performs his monthly task i'll an inter
esting and useful way. His admiration fer Mr..
Swnbume as a poet does not however, prevent his
speaking plainly of Mr.. SwInbume as prose
writer. and as an ll-bred hurler of unsavory cpl
thets at people he happens not to like Can any
thing be moro amusing than the way in which
this gentleman, when the pretty little plagarlsrns
and misstatements contained in his criticisms are
pointed out sticks ont his tongue at the wicked
discoverer. turns his back on HIM, and assures him
he won't speak to him any more!
In the last lie LIRE, Mr.. 0Shaughnessey gives
an account of a recent evening at Mr.. Swinhurnc's
house. when the poet read aloud to his guests,
Messrs ". " Rossetti, Philip Bourke Marston.
Austin Dobson, Mortimer Collins, and Mr..
O'ShaugncsScy himself, his poem "Thalassns'
one Of the four which compose his latest volume OF
verse. Nj OShaughneSsey becomes almost lyrical
IN his account of this symposium" and recounts
a characteristic anecdOte winch Mr.. Swnbunc told
of himself. The anecdotc apropos Of the poem
" On the Cliis." the second Of the d" songs of the
Springtidcs" One day" said the poet when
was reading to nv two sisters in the obscure shade
of wood at MlianO the poem of Itylus,' which
had Just composed. the niRhtmgalcs began to sing.
and made SO deaicuing chorus that could not
make my voice heard. ! stopped reading, aud the
nightingales also stopped. began my reading
again and the moment | reconlmenccd the song
began, brt less loud. and followed exactly the
rhythm and cadence of the verse, and closing with
its close. This continued throughout the entire
reading of the poem, ana was repeated every time
the reading was repeated in the myst rouS wood.
Then | knew that the niGhtingaes had taken me
TO their hearts forever Can ANYTHING exceed the
chlldishness of this self-dclighti Mr.. SwinbnIne
has ne ger it would appear, tried TO read or 10 play
ieQl nsfV ne N
canary -bird
The American letter is unfortunately written
from Boston. by a Mr. Nathan Haskell
Dole and although he, doubt, works with the
best intentions, he is handicapped by the fatal
necessity of looking at his task from provincial
instead of a national point Of view. if il be i'm
possible, as we rcgretfuy suppose it to be, for a
writer who lives III Boston TO remember that some
thing is being done in literature and in art outside
that city. the only thing for an editor TO do who
wishes for fuller information on American topics is
to increase his staff of correspondents and supple
ment Mr.. DOle's otherwise excellent communica-
tons by letters from NewYOrk.