New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-17
LITERARY NOTES.

last month the third centenary came rouno OF
the heheading Of Beatrice Genet before the Cas-
tie Of st. Angelo in Rome. An Italian profes-
sor Signor Rodani. has published pamphie'
offering documentary evidence in the settlement
., tho vowed ouestion as TO whether not
Beatrice had anything 10 do with the murder
Of her father The author demonstrates 10 his
satisfaction that Beatrice. with her brothers
first attempted to poison her father. and then
commissioned some cutthroats TO murder hin.
incidentally Signor Rodan comes to the con-
clusion that the portrait believed to have been
naintcd by Guido Rent from Beatrice Cenci' IN
the Barbcrn collection is not a portrait OF
Beatrice and was not painted by Guido
Mr. F. V. Lucas has communicated to The
london Academy" new letter by Charles
lamb written 10 John Matthew Clutch, his
,ri.rd and schoofellow AZ Christ's Hospital
"Tho n1issive IS valuable" says Mr.. Lucas as
@ further illustration Of Lambs freaksh mis-
chief and in adding another TO our too slender
store OF his epistOary hoaxes. the best specimen
Of which is perhaps the letter 10 Manning ]"
China dated Christmas Day lNl', WIN "S
awful list Of deaths ravages: 'Coeridge Is just
dead having lived just long enough to close the
ewes Of Wordsworth and so forth. Inc s'"''
OF the new letter seems TO be this Al Hlusu'i'
ner. 1900 by invitation OF his old schooIienoN'
John Matthew Clutch. Lamb moved with his
sister 20 rooms In house in Sou'na''ip'v'
buildings Chancery Lane (since demoNshed)'
where Clutch. with his partner Anderson. car
ried on the business Of law stationer Gutoh'
- as .ben twenty-fve was at the time
courtine Miss Wheeley who became MS hrst
pifs Miss Wheeley was the daughter OF
coachmaker at Birmingham whittier Gutch mao
TO travel to pursue his suit Lamb TOOK III"
vantage Of one Of those visits to make the loNei
exceedingly uncomfortable by means or 'he io'-
loving letter It is inscribed on fooiscap' '"e
first side being closely packed IN hano"r''iHe
which quite suggests that some serious ma''ei
,s afoot There is no date. Rob. VINO IL men
toned al the close Robert Lloyd the son
~ the Quaker banker Of Birmingham and
correspondent Of Lambs.
The letter runs follows:
Dear Gutch.--Anderson is not come nome ana
I am almost afraid TO tell you what mas my
pend lest 1t should seem TO have happen oS
my fault IN not writing for you nome soo,., -,
This morning Henry. the eldest lao was MS
ting We suppOsd he only gone out on
mornings stroll and that he would return, nu.
he did not return and We discoNeren .la' TIC no.
opcned your desk before he went ana supIUTSo
,oLon all the money he could find. for on Oil
gant search I could find none, ana on opening
Iour Letter 10 Anderson. which thought neCes-
sarv ~ get AT the key, | learn that you mao n
good deal Of money there. Several people h 'Ne
been here after YOU today. and the Do!s See''
Cuite frightened and DO not know what 10 90
In particular one gentleman wants 10 nave
some writings finished by Tuesday-for Goo
sake set out bv the first coach. Mary mas neell
c-virr all dav about t. and | am now JUST
going IN some Jaw stationer in the nelghnouI.
hood that the eldest boy has recommehoeu u
Get him 70 come and be in the house 1oT d "hN
or so TO manage ] cannot think what detalns
Anderson His sister is quite frightened an"t'
rim am very CORY did not write yesterday,
hut Henry persuaded me to walt uli ne O. =. -
ascertain when some job must he done 'a' -
f;rfhesr for MI Foulkes and as holhllS ~
occurred besides did not like 10 disturb y"ui
pleasures ! now see my error al" '
heartily ashamed 10 see your 49,. Acc.
THAT IS as far as the letter goes on 'he III 81
mage We then turn over. and ma 'ds 'u.'"
70 his immense relief found before U.s. Ni'''o"
right across both pages.
\ Bite
Anderson is come home and the VINES vi
INV business are going on as ever. me "oS
,s honest and | am thy friend
And how does the coach kers dauen'cl
Thou art her Phaeton. her Gig. ana her 81
ciable Commend me 10 Rob G. LAMB
Saturday.