New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-21

OF Edward Irving. one of the strangest preach
ers that London ever saw. writer IN Notes
and Queries says. ''Irvings profile shows a
head fun Of fine scuptuFesque lines. but unfOr-
tuDately he had a squint, and an amusing story
was told by my aUnts OF misapprehe nsion
which. owing to his defect OF vision. arose in
walk down the High Street Of Ongar. about the
Cock Inn and bird bearing that name which
happened to be opposite Irving a great
athlete. and as boy remember particularly
high barred gate in NavestOck Park being
pointed out TO me as one which he was in the
habit Of vaulting over during his walks with
my father
''ITVing's eccentricties in the latter part Of his
career, when he was spOilt by too much fiattery.
are well known He had a magnificent head OF
hair. which he very proud Of and finally
walked in the streets OF London without his
hat. for the purpose of display On one occasion
my father was his companion. when they were
followed by great crowd Of people. This in no
way Disconnected the great preacher He merely
remarked 10 my father. Tt is a strange N NJ 70
feel ones self the object of popular admiration
An historical novel OF the last century is in
process of construction under the capable hands
OF Sir Walter Besant- He intends TO call l.
THE Lady Of Lynn"
A new edition OF Professor Campbell Frazer,z
standard Life and Works OF Bishop Berkeley"
is announced OF the former editions the larger
and the smaller ones. prepared BY the Profess =
Mr. Barrie makes mention in MS Edinburgh
Eleven" 4 never read the large myself"
he says, which is in a number OF monster
tones. but often had a look at it ii the library.
ana was proud TO think that an Edinburgh
professor was the editor. When Glasgow men
came through and talked Of their professors We
showed them the big Berkeley. and after that
they were reasonable There was one man IN
my year who really began the large Berkeley.
but after a time ne was missing. and IL is De
lieved that some day he viii be found fattened
between the pages OF the first volume
Mr.. Maarten Martens, whose new book
Some Women / Have Known is soon 70 be
published. has not been well for some time; his
III health Is causing his friends grave anxiety.
TsyFan hay
SSO0OOO-On compiling and printing the British
Museum Authors Catalogue 1t is contained .
four hundred volumes and seventy supplements
! and is complete up to the end OF 1893 Having
ended this work. the staff which has been en-
saSed upon II IS beginning the computation & a
subject index This will occupy fully ten years
Charles Kingsley's daughter. Mrs Harrison
otherwise Lucas Malet-I finishing new novel
She calls 1t THE History of Sir Richard
| Calmady."
Mr. Mowbray Morris thus sets forth FEM
more COOper's achievements in his preface to
| the new edition Of The Last Of the MOhicansr:
| In drawing Nature ne certainly showed some
OF the finest qualities of the artist He never
( OverlOadS his picture with details, nothing Is
wasted, and nothing is forgotten But II IS n
what ne leaves to the imagination even more
| than what he brings before the eye that the
| secret of his power lies. The pleasure OF the
1 painless woods, the rapture of the lonely shore.
| the silence of the starry sky. all the mystery
and magic of the pTimeval WCrld-One has To 20
to the poets 10 find fit words for the irnDresi DO
| left the mind by these haunting scenes
What wonder il in the majestic presence OF
Nature the figure of Man should seem
! language mean
! The title of The new story which Mr. STANLEY
| Weyman intends to print a serial next scar
is Count Hannibal" 1t suggests an Italian
Scene and plot
y volume of Nietzsche's letters IS to be- brought
out IN Germany next month It VIII contain
some epistles addressed to Hans Bjiio~
among others