New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-20
LITERARY NOTES.

Harper e. Brothers report a sale OF over
10000 copies OF the Memoirs of Madame de Remusal'
40 published in the Franklin square i1ofa,y ~ @
thrd and final part published YESTERDAY ~ mas Pp
traits of nearly all the leading characters III Napoeohs
reign
The Rev. George D. Armstrong, OF Norfolk,
Va, to whom belongs the distinction OF having oeen
kept in Jail during by order of General Butler
because he refused answer certain questions which
Butler put 10 him. has written book on The sacra,
meuts of the New Testament as Instituted by Christ
A. C. Armstrong &Sou are the publishers
The sale of the second part of the Brinley
library begius on Monday next at Clinton Hall, ana
will probably five days. Two sessions VIII oe
held each day. beginning at $780, the other at $50
D. m. Mr.. Joseph sabin, who sold the first part Wil
special reasons why he should SIT il the pulpit.
Professor Il. l.. Gildersleeve, of the Johns
Hopkins University has started at Baltimore quar-
terly periodical devoted to phioOgy to which he gives
the title OF The American journal Of PhiIoogy The
current number is the first II contains articles ny
Franklin Carter ana L. r. Packard. Of Yale, aud by the
Editor. Macmillan d Co. publish 1t in London
In the forthcoming March number of The
lniquary a letter from Charles l. to his son James,
Duke of York. written months before his execution
and believed never have been printed before and to
be unknown to historians will appear Its said to
show to what extent he deprived OF his personal
liberty by those bis subjects who composed the army
while he in d" durauce vile " at Cayersham near
Reading
The claims of Gutenberg to the invention OF
printing as set forth by Van der Linde in hs Life OF
him, are not to rest unchaenged Mr.. j. ii. Hesseh'
IN English gentleman, has made patient examination
of Van der Lnde's supposed proofs, and mas them
founded in several upon forgeres and doen
ments of questionable value He has written series OF
articles OH the subject ana VII puDnsn mem III o"'"'
instruments In The Printing Ti1'cS "I LONDON
ArnOds Light of ASIA D." has been pup
listed in paper form by Roberts Brothers, and the price
of the cloth edition has reduced 81 Both edi
lions are made from the same large type This step Is
due to the publication in New York Of in unauthorized
reprint paper quarto form. Roberts Brothers are MI
Arpolds authorized publishers this county as let
Ter from him printed III this column some months ago
bears and he has received payment from them
Oh every copy sold
There is now in press a volume entitled
"The Wesleyan Memorial Volume" which Is composed
Of papers contributed by the leading dvincs OF the
Methodist Church In Europe and America lhcuulne
Dean Stanley r II. Overton, DR. Dobbn, OF the Engsh
Church. NJ PresscDse of the Reformed Chnrch OF Fafs
and others The preface is by Bishop simpson Inc
Rev. Dr. J. o. Clark, OF Macon, Ga; tnIonsn
whose efforts in Europe and America the money
was raised for building the Wesleyan Memorial Church
mt Savannah, Ga. has edited the BOOK.
An American lady who was married some
years ago 10 an English geneman. then resident OF
this city, has just published through Macmillan Co, a
small volume OF Hints to Housewives, giving her
name as Mrs Frederick" She addresses the book not
IN those who have TO cook for Themselves TO those
who can afford keep chef. but TO the very large
class Of hOusekeepers who Though not poor are oostd
to study economy csed nnn are dsrons of
enjoying well prepared and tasteuiy arranged meals
Boswell had a high regard tor newspapers,
even such newspapers were printed IN his day In
his Corsica" that journal of which him the
nickname Corsica Boswell" published in l74s long
out of print and recently reprinted IN England, he OBJ
serves Il believe that an English newspaper Is the
various and extraordinary composition that man
kind ever produced An English ne~spaper, Wnle IL
init fh.s u0i n
keep pace with the widest fancy IN feigned adyen
lures and amusc the most dosuliory taste Win essays
on all subjects and IN every style"
Miss c. NJ. Phillmore's recent Church
Quarterly article on the authorship of " EiSon
Bssilike has been added preface to an edition
of the work itself recently published in London. The
DRIFT Of the article goes to show that Charles had
written the book long before GaUden claimed 10 have
conveyed his copy OF il the King Carsbrook Mr.
&. r. Gardiner, writing of the article in The Aeddemy
agrees in many points with Miss PbmOre's view and
further holds that the possible argument for
the authenticity Of the Eikon " as work OF the
Kings lies IN its exact representation OF Charless
character in his weakness well in his strength"
Those who take different ground must either point
Chares's very peculiar character or they must admit
that in Gauaen seoundrel as he was England pos
Sessed another Shakespeare unaWares."
Miss Mary Tinker, the brilliant author of
'signor Monadini's Niece" has resided in Rome for
the past years. and II was there that she completed
her book time whom she was so i'll that she lay In
bed "a considerable part of each day. In recent letter
to friend in Chicago she says that the book writ
ten under desperate pressure. and half Of 1t not
copied at all AS for the criticisms OF IT. almost agree
will them Tho praises asOnsh me-" she says that her
chief to write came from former editor
of The Atlantic II do not know whO he was, she says
"bu can yet repeat almost all his letter by heart llo
rejected article stntt the initial or series
telling me thar ] the wrong track; but he
c0urised write You cannot fail To win hnccess
he said have often wished that / might be able 10
thank him for that note; for was young, poor, help
less aud when Il TO and II helped
me then and aftervard."