New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-16
LITERARY NOTES.

ar xx,.,r r,o,,;ns,e new story, 1.-The BLACK
po,,o vii, .nnear in March. Hopefully 1t is not
.h.t la aennaintance, "The Woman in White"
masouerading in new gown
s.r,b.sr,, for March will contain the first OF the
..r.s Of illustrated articles on scenes in London
u,ode famous by Dickens and detailed account OF
Er,csson's Destroyer" by Mr.. Charles Barnard
The new Index to Harpers Magazine" is nearly
rsady It is alphabetical, analytical and ciassneo'
aud includes everything from the appearance OF tue
first number of the Magazine in Juneleoo 70 june
$780,
While Mr.. George L. Catlin, United States Consui
at Stuttgart. was serving in the same capac''v ~
La Rochelle, be translated N. Delrnass yaluaoio
historical sketch of 1.-The Huguenots OLA Rochelle"
The translation has been published by A. ID. f. Ran
dolph e. Co.
The foortb volume in the American Science Series
If Henry Holt d. Co. is "The Human Body" by H..
Newell Martin. Professor of Biology in the Johns
HOPKINS University. 1t is both a practical manual
of Mythology and hygienc guide, and is well Tilt g.
trated. 1t will be ready before March.
The editors of the whole world will sympathize
nth Victor lingo over his failure to get himself
dropnad from the committee for the examination
nj works subn tilted in the poetical competition
now rife in France. He pleaded want OF time. out
IL is possible that his colleagues believe tnat MS
time will be better spent in suppresslng Dad poetry
than IN adding to his recent apostrophe to Lane
Half a year ago Mr.. FIrzedward Hall, who is a
native of the State of New York. but now resident
of England and en- Oxford scholar, contributed an
article to The Nineteenth Century, in which he dealt
barshly with the Hder erpuyaoriaS OF EXPRESSIONS
attributed to William Cullen Bryant, for the g'hd-
spce of the staff of the newspaper OF which Mr. bry
ant was Editor Mr.. Hall also criticised Mr. bryahts
literary STYLE. The Erenia0 Post replied to TIE NMe-
tenth Century article and Mr.. Hall has recently is-
,ued a rejol nder in pamphlet addressed to Tile
Nation In this he speaks of the abuse constantly
beaped upon me by certain Of my countrymen in
reouital of nv efforts to guide Americans in the
direction of true Engish"- efforts which he regards
as 1.-THE work of true patriot. Stuhg
by The Erennq Posts accorded title Of Pathological
bluuderbuss" and similar vigorous comments, MI.
Hall proceeds, with less reserve than formerly 10
sustain his original statements He defends himself
against the charge of attacking Mr.. Bryant when he
was no longer living by saying that the article was
In the hands of the Editor of the magazine before
Mr. Bryants DEATH As to The EreniaG Posts repu-
diation of the index Qnoted as the work OF Mr..
BRYANT Mr. Hall replies that the list OF words which
Tile Ereaiag Post acknowledges to have been dis
tasteful to Mr. Bryant is so much like the list quoted
by him from Mr.. Fraser Rae's Columbia and
Canada" that if his article had been based upon the
genuine list, his crtique would not have to be
brefer by more than fifteen OF twenty lines. Mr..
Hall expresses great admiration for Mr.. Bryant as
man; but many good man." he says, has,
like him. at times written execrable
English, and also played ludcrOus part as a
verbal critic" In his magazine article Mr. Hall
quoted eight phrases from Mr.. Bryant's volume OF
'Orations and Addresses" in proof Of "execrable
English" In his pamphlet he reinforces that array
by forty-nine new selections. and adds. Nor do
these ext It's lay bare than in part the blotS.
ETC of his new extracts are: :" lie was quick
FL. .... ere when wrong or suffering wcre Inflicted
Oh tua helpless" " To casual inspection 1t ap-
pesr.d almost another work. Cooper uas scarcely
in FIs.lce when he remembered his friends OF the
Weekly Club, and sent" etc. This assertion was
supported Nth q certain show of proof" "A small
elderly gentleman had suddenly left
his lodgings and had not been heard Of
a|ter1card" IL was then youth in college" 1.-The
last pon, OH which propose to touch would open, if
Ichose TO enter it, raSt field of speculation AMI
conjecture" etc.