, 1880-03-27
Spcnccr's Ceremonial lnstitutions-blurti.
n.an's llours Of 'rlonght-
=. lange's Aaterialism.
0dstte's Marriage - Letter from d
Poetr-Minor Notices Books
Received Magazines.
The Stewart Cathedrai-Electrfc Light
and Vegetation Literary, Art,
and Scientific Notes.
LITERATURE,

Tho Interesting "reminiscences Of tho family
life of Napoleon Donnparte, written by II
ludy-lll-wnittnH Of the Empress Josephine,
anu containing n ynst amount Of Information
Tint will ehnbo mG,l 10 form better judg-
n,cnt as to the true position lit history To
which this modern Alexander should be u.s.
signed, arc brought 10 rather abrupt cor-.
clusion In tile present yolunie, which pertains
to tile Two eventfui yenrs Of lS0J-1s0s. It Ism
matter Of regret TINT tleatl, slnuld have pre-
vented their completion, ut lcast Up To the
tt,ne Of the divorce from Josephine two years
1htur. Tic present volume will be rs engcrty
rcnd rs have been the two preceding, for In
these memoirs w,a llnvo been favored With
Views Of the Emperor rs d tiinM not elsewhere
given. And this Is true. although 1t Is
equally TRUE that the biography Of Napoleon
forms a literature III Itself, and .l,at Ills
marvellous carect and character have oc-
cupted Allnlhcrtess pens aud called forth the
most divergent judgments. Ills French bI-
0graphurs-if perhaps We except NJ. Th!ers-
wern s., overcome by his military ability, his
prot!fHi0tts unerKy, ntltl his commanding III
tetlecL that tlicy concealed or faIlrtl t0 aeu
hia tyralliifca! disposition, lls utter md hbsO-
ltito sellisisneES. bis uncqtlnlcl concrit, hla
thorough heartrsncss, Ills contempt for tile
snesttcvs Of Dtller. l3unrrtenne's Memoirs
cuinu the nearest to t,ose Of Nine. de l.G,nN-
sat iii their tetaiGs atul .tnectlOtc, but they
luck her frantMess. l4Ns Cases md O'Alearl
treat oil only II AlMall pDttiun OF the litu Of
this great ruler, MIL their works urG itRK-
N,Gi}tury. TliGrs II l,ll!losuutc nilll tllflsc.
Mttttrnieh furnishes us will glimpscs uf
Nnp0leon's naturut being, but only ut rare
Intervals did lle llin,set ohtnin I'LL Insight
into the peculiarllieI this ,!ost remarkable
i' i"u ~ 1.''" no.,' ,s % n.e: ' "e ,se'ns'.a ,1
ofDo Tnlleyrantl, Ills trusted friend and Mill
lister, will hardly u.d anything 10 wllut ),as
iv th r,s" "m% ~, =" tm.., f.,"n tv
W .ie .nushl'"ait!isE a1l'' tne trilstea TREND
VI tho Empress. Ialieyrainl Will untloubt-
etlly cover ,noru ground md probably huyo
nnt ,. ,,,nr f,u,,s.,,' ,s,n,,i,.r ~ ,arn ,"'
ccptablo to the general public.
The two years covered BY t!sts Inst portion
ue,n. w. 9,,., s;,o nIx "i 1,.i,' .e ".'apt'u "
u Mu,i, w. o.a'. ,' tin'' a'n .ae two h''nlo
Dncl.'es tl'n creation Of allew fe',,lal systgt''
lnliatlon III Frirala,ul. Napolcon's private
hi.t,,. ,,,as ~, ,oss t,,r ~ t,,tes.t,,,t. ,,t
,,a,,tu o.,J ~. A." ~ ~ ,h.".oat a.n n'...
uem.s, a1u '',.S !, Mne ue ite'huaas sums up
und skllfully. Thut this Is lrta can hest bu
illustrated ty extracts frpn, thr worle itsulf
nnd tha ~ tho ,,nor 10 ~, ,,,rt,a ar
al contribution yarrnls M IRE rree ~ m ,rraer ,'s,1. "f
space.
First, then, we tlud Nopolcnn. bv n sc,nf,,s
cousuitum, crentiDv mo1nrchlrs md ,lurltrs
vt lnainF tlms . prsssrise md nd intend StS' to
sssry dalai! Of etinuet antl eeren,ony y con;
ne,nIta nnect,qn WIZ Jug hnrli,ge OF his ndohte!
GGanshte1. LIS c''atactef ls agalh skelelleu
,t Q, us tl,G h,I aa re1gn: SIngGlar IN every
nsptct, ~ pelloSe1 himself % be vhstly Ssl-
per'qr 10 te Tess or tlio world, anu 'lnyerthe-
H.. ~ ~, Mb a n,au o. ssperiIorty j., oiefs. II
@ Mo ~ las .ioL mealtl lil VII that lie preferred
la n!en " a seeonn'late an,lsirs - thero oila
W., Muo !"s iioL Ic!I,i!tke4 tnat Wlltll iie inntle
i, usu g tn i, ot ukgI, u Mi,tiovor kit' lie
Sat I H. MsaK p9l't' ant ~ i''qst GAses l'usteM
% uasnlge lv Ii,e truth Is, linnnpArlts
is, Mster , 70 ttlo wora 10 nnfiolls. Or to
,1'ns WITTY "'t9 tvr. ~ DnIgs' dtleso PR
oMsrea' o VII, M3ttesea oval'lty o. nnliHl itat.re.
n, li'lls .ht tot = lol'E Lime oeyuliel nens
l1,S, ~ ,,,9s vG ivy nY s1 II y 4w aid 10 rece tloln
,os.,s la %S w M ssrous !,u, Ml's y s.ie is par
crosby, 'On tho 9th Of ,.!une tic Emperor
fSceIysI lSc ,ria an A1bassalor Extraoriry from
80, Sss Stsss NM 'HSN.NSGs u pt!0AAtnMtlull
ala 1rlendsliip from the SultaM. These
tssss nrssa,is wffc of hesoinheu ny nagnliifent
worth so'OUV ffa.Ss, perfumes, !nnt.lieralau
s,aM1s,, ,aSns,, ann !,, Asao horses, With % %oasngs
pefor gave w. thn meeklace t. ITS wife, a1sd dis
tt[toetea I'll tMo alnmnasts uni tue siiaWls a'no'ls
ltio latilts-ltl-Wattlily:, Some weru given
n!s9 70 Try wives Of Ministgrs, Of Marsllals,
td au st to tSW y, 3tners, l!le Empress reserved
tut hneSt lo1 AefsHlls anu t1itrt yut rGllntnctt
ttiaongll ti TO W tsg.t afterwnrl fnr tho aeeUra!-
.lpseplins had arranged fur herself. With spo-
en- cial GAre, Dut Whlcl' WINS never USED suye by
1ne Etiipfess Alarl9 II,,, i.p.tlse." .......-.
~ thls ttItlu tlso5l FraIlce WIS ut peace mid
stu, " rather her Queen A1lA II p0rtlOl. Of the
nobility, was anx'0uS for war, allh, Napoleon
never fSslsteu cail TO nrnis. ljefaru tho
i3a'ha! aeSiaft!oi ol %ar Conl!t MgtterIlicsI,
tHo AMstrlhM talllohssntpr, arrived ~ Pnr!s.
hilne. ~ Aelnusat snys nl nlm: lie occg-
pis!t ~ important " p RoSisl3ll II Europe. took
nalt III evcnts nt tlio htgllnst tMportance. alnl
l'nniiy n9ade III an % %enornulls fHr.i'le; but Ills
utility alti not rise above thu sctlemta Of u
a NAV 3It1 nf txkf fobk