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Whito this dis- tngulabod statesman was addressing, an, im- Penso audloney ut the Copn-Exohanyge in Ldin- ure. tho multitude whe wanted to hear him being out of Proportion to tho size of the hall, tt wi tudvisublo to use tho tolephono sy ua Re Mreiiker words | east HSE mudttoe , the people 0 other hull, a ene distance, heard quite distinctly tho intr- uction of tho speaker by Lord Rosebery, tho criea of “Hear, heur” the apniaiaa of tho crowd, and tho orash of the band; then, nothing More, sive from tino to timo an indistinct wur- Mur. Now aud then u fow broken sentences, sebanently wetered by Mr. Gliudatone, wero dis- Ushable—then ‘cume only nnlntelltgiblo gles: After the meeting wis over, why the ‘ ephone would not work, anye in disjointed xin of ways waa expinincd. Tho ex-Premicr wa W POCUlluY witcction for his hat, which bit of oad. Urniturd alwayy plays un iinportant part th tho Fight, honoruvle gentiematte speeches, fais hat fs invariubly set stratght bororo bin, rim downward, and on the top are placed bis aes Which memoranda he shufttes with occas bat ly ligt 3 the course of his specoh, Un- fortunately, tho hat wus planted right in front the telophono sound-receiver,” Ovcusionalty, wien My, Gladstone would move the hat, bla me Would reach the {ustrument and bo trans toast. tar was dos! re th of “the ree, Consuls," representatives of ae OSC! He thereupon proceaded to give out thee be wos Parerty Aimdree a eg erga ed a oast which came Buca uearor the hearts of tho audience, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNT: 9. SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1880-SIXTEEN PAGES. LITERATURE & SCIENCE | Professor James K, Hosmer’s History of German Literature, “ Dorcheater Polytechnic Academy "—Drit- ish North Amoriea—Pack __ ard’s Zoology. The Art of Cooking—Principles of Political Economy—Bible- Revision. Amorlcan ' Declstons—Magazincs—Dooks Roceived—Litorary and, Scientific Notes. A Bemarkable Fossil Bird—African Explo- ration—Japanese Medioine : and Surgery. LITERATURE, GERMAN LITERATURE. ‘Tho history of German Hterature offers in many respects a very unpromising subject for an author, Itcannot be complained that tho literature of Germany 1s unprolific, nor that ita mnsterpleces ore few; but it seemed tobe inn state of arrested dovelopment for nenrly ten centuries, and then suddenly Durst Into full bloom, without having gona through a stage of steady growth. Before the middle of the last century Germany had seareely shown that sho had any contribu: tlons to make to the world of mind, or given evidence that tho ‘Teutonic conception of the world and what was in [t contained aught either original, ISnstructive, or pleasing, Through ten centuries, from the transli- tion of the Bibio into Gothic, in tho Fourth Century, down to the time of Lu- ther, there aro few Iiterary remalns to at- tract. We are told that Charlemagno col- lected the popular ballads of his time, but they have all perished; and wo have numer- olts remnants of drowsy eples, inanufactured, llke cloth, by the yard, but containing few indications of genius. In tho ‘Twelfth Cen- tury, however, the Nicbelungen Lied stands out Amagnificent exception, fresh with tho life of the ently thnes, and deserving of all the repeated pralso it meets at the present day. ‘Chen came the Mimesingersg—dut nourished amid tho noxious alr of courts, and gathering their sweets in the Siren-gar- den of Provencal song, instead of relying on their native talents, After the close of the reign of the Hohen- atanffens comes an apparent blauk; but it is an important perlod, though the work was chiefly internal,—in the minds of men, Love for literature was percolating dawn to tho lower classes; and to tho courtly Mime- singerssucceed the homely, satirical, and rude Melstersingers. ‘The result is the stormy thnes of Luther. ‘This turmoil of thought ig still further intensified by the sudden rage for tho long-buried classics, and the revival of classtenl learning. Itis important to no- tice that the classic pertod in Germany, asin Italy, preceded tho age of tho brightest IHt- erary development, In England the contrary: isthe ense. ‘Thecentury in which Luther lived deserves to he specially studied, for in it werasawn the seeds which ripened in tho French Revolution. . ‘Tho Seventeenth Century saw tho rise of the first Silesian school, with Martin Opitz at its head, Ife must be estimated, like many others of past tines, not so much by his ab- solute.ags his relutlve ‘merlis. ‘ho natural product of the, preceding finitative age, ho still did what lio could to Improve poetry, by teachlug-form and cold regularity, when hoe could not onliven |. with the fire of genius. But he ‘exerted vn vast intluence, and de- sorves nm gomowlnt extended account in a history of Germun literature. So, ‘too, lis followers, and still antagonists, Homtmans- waldan and Lohenstein, tho lenders of the second Silesian school, must have a place,— for thoy exhibit a phase of literary growth as universal as it ts humiliating, Ituly and Spain divide between them the left-handed honor of Introducing that bombastic and over- rich. style in povtry and prose, called “cultismo,” 5 which ts best exhibited in England In the works of John Lilly, particu- larly his Euphnes,” and in the poems of Donne, Suckling, and others, In nll these countries, this school of writers followed tho periods of tho greatest litorary development, while in Germany the reverse was, singularly enough, the case. Why this wag so, is on in- teresting literary problem, Dutwiteh cannot be considered in tho limits of @ nowspaper ‘eviow. ‘Tho reaction from this timo of Itorary de- pression and degradation was astonishingly rapid. Only a short period of ilfty years clapses, and wo bridge the chasm between medieval and modern thought and feellng, and seo the sudden riso of Winckelman, Klopstock, Wieland, and, greater than all, of Lessing. To them succeed Gdthe, Schil- lor, Kant, ferder, and others far too numer- ous to mentlon, but who aro all more or less known, whoso works have been translat- edand whose lives have tacn written again andagain. ‘The meridian of Gerinany’s lit- erature comes ull of a sudden, so broad and rich, so full and original, that we aro duz- zled by the sunlight: and an author who at- tenipty to wrile its history sinks Into despair at the herculean task. Fora hundred years Germany has been n seething caldron of ine tellectual activity, so intense, so varied, and so heterogencous too, thatit defies elussttica- tlon, ‘Tei thousand and more works Issuc from Its presses every year, and yet tho rage for writing Is on the Increase, ‘Tho histories of German literature, Inthe English: language, are very few and nade quate, Thirty or forty: pout ago, Prof, Fel- ton translated the work of Menzel on this subject,—a work full to Foploteness with all tho faults of German style and_ verbosity; but It deservedly fell iat, and is little knowt._SIx years ago, Joseph Gastwick and Robert Harrison published nn excellent man- nal of German literature, whieh has been re- printed in. this countrys and one or two athors of Itke character have nlso been pub- Hshed here, About a year ago, Prof. J. Ky Hosmer, of St. Loufs, published a short Iatory of German Jiterature, which lins just renched the honor of a second edition, In his preface the author says: “In the present sketch of the history of German literature, the writer contines himself to one fled, * Die solioeny Literatur,’—Belles-Letires, Pallto Literature, Even with this. timitatlon tho sen iy practically boundless, ant he hardly dares to claim that ho has pieked up even the Newtonlan pebbles... . ‘The authors mnentloned are comparatively few in nuinber, Attention is concentrated upon fepoch-mik- ‘Ing? men and books, the offort belng made to consider these with care, Whatis of subor- dinate Importance has not been neglected; but the attempt has heen madeinevery cascto proportion the amount of Hght thrown to the significance of the tigure which was to recelve it’? It the author would be content to he teken at his word, we could say he had amply guceeecell Mn vwelting Q sketch of German iterature, But he alms to do more,—to give w philosophical Mutory to trent of & epoch. making wen oud books”; and here he hus not becn so auiccesstul. Yo ia not In sym- pathy with the carler Hterature, and ta up parently. sist to et through with that part of lls subject. seeing also insuiticient to divide the whole seven centuries or more of Gennun iterature Into only two periods. ‘This compels the author to slur over perlods of special interest and jimportance, so as to preserva tho aubdlyision, ‘fhrough this Ineans, also, too Httle inportance ta elven to. the classical rennlssance, and mjore especiully the mystlo philosopher Boljme, to. Apltz an hiis“school, and the school of Lobensteln, ‘True, those two fucts are consigned to ablly- fon now, but they oxerted an Immense fnflue ence, not ouly in their own time, but In giv- Ing cortain d{rections to poetry In the suc. ceeding generations; In short, they are fairly to be considered us creating an epoch, and, a3 such, are entitled to far more than ‘the few lines fn which they are mentioned, 5 +The peculiar excellence of tha book fa in its fresh, bright, and interesting accounts of the half-dozen’ special subjects which ara renee. ne length Sad comparatively, an vely, ‘The synopal ebelungen ea and the criticisms on tt; the chapter on the Thirty Years’ War, though not strict); ; PaaS jotpes the articles On Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, and Meine, are, charming, and make us feel disappointed that the samo power does not seem to be shown In the discnssions on the eariler period of tho history, and on what is called the Romantle school,’ There aro some rather egotistical personnl reininiscences interaperred (the personal pronoun of the first person occurs eleven tlines {1 one page); but they contain some Interesting sketches of historic peraon- ages and places, and are exeusable, Alto- gether, the honk is a very readable, though rathor superficial, sketch of the history of Belles-Lettres in Germany; and, while not giving an adequate lea of some of its perl ods 0} Hevelapment, will probably he found moro. inleresting than the only other aecessi- Die English work on the subject,—that of Harrison and Gostwick, (A Short Iilstory of German Literature, James K. Hosmer, Second Edition. GT, Jones & Co, 1879. Byo. pp. wy ——— DORCHESTER ve TS SECHNIG. ACAD- PMY. ‘This 1s. 2 boy’s book,” written by the late Dr. De Koven, Warden of Racine College. In tho preface we nro told that— Dr. Do Koyen hada wonderful gift of story- felling, and {t was bis custom to gather the boys in bis atudy at regular Intervals, and entortaln them in ‘that way. “Dorchester Polytechnic Academy” Jaono of the storios which was thus delivered to, his boyay and ho wna Induced to writo it out for publication. It is written in an entirely different veln from his other published works. Dr. De Koven wasaiman of strong con- yictions, and whatever ho wrote becune permeated with his decided views and tenets. He was a rlpo scholar; and the fruits of his pen are matured and well-considered. As an educatur, he was so fortunate na to win for hiniself the love and esteem of his pupils, Valking to them, then, in his own study, both as thelr teacher and thelr friend, and thoroughly sincere in all is undertakings, this book, although called a “boy's book,” and professedly n work of fiction, is still an exponent of Dr, De Koven's own thoughts and beliefs, and possesses nn individuality and a character entirely different from that pertaining to most books of this class, Iv was telling a story, but he was telling it with a purpose, and that purpose was the training of young minds to believe a3 he believed. So the discussion as to the position held by tho Church; the observance of doctrines and saints’ festivals; the present condition of the American Church as set forth by the Bishop of Dorchester; the views elaborated in the triangular controversy belween the Presby- teriat minister and the Episcopal divine, and. the Rt.-Rev. Dr Goodby,—these embody the views on religious ‘questions which the muthor desired to Instill into the minds of his puraFlisteners. Equally true 1s this of the other lessons taught: the horror of vice, and tho inward unrest it always brings; the ad- yantages of virtue, even though virtue be trampled on and, suffering vicariously. And the gentleness of the reverend gentleman’s nature is nowhere more manifest than in his Inst chapter, where, virtue belng trinmphant and therefore happy, he omits to chrontele the punlahinent ¢ ue to vice, and prefers to y nothing abo ate story, is Interesting and well told, al- though not particularly original in its plot, Robert Graham (the good boy) at 12 years of ‘age passes from under the care of his grand- mother to that of his uncle, Mr. Stebbins, 0 worldly man, with an exceedingly strang- minded wife, and, who 13 moved to necept this) additional «= burden be- cause thereby requiring quite an, in erease to his yearly income. His son Ned (a bad boy) is a precocious youth of some 13 yenrs of nge, and of pecullar tastes, Being ntroduced to his room, termed “Snugeery,’ Hobert finds there “ A Happy Family,” con- sisting of— p i A squirrel, a pigeon, n cnt, n mouse, 2 milnen- Fe ee ree ctho wall hung with pictures Of horses and prize-fiyhters, with hero and there a comie sketch. On tho mantel-piece were a couple of mecrschanms; and just under the guslight, na if Ned hud been readin; novel entitled “The Bride of the ins; or, Tho Hunter’s Revenge.” The half- opencd drawer showed what Iooked like a whisky or brandy ask, and, fa tho corner, 9 false mustache. ‘This is Young America with a. vengeance and Mephistopheles at 13 $s paluted black snout, It is decided by tho heads of the Faculty to send Robert and his cousin stones tu the * Dorchester Polytechnic Aeadeny —n species of prototype, by the way,.of that other institution of learning presided over by Dr. Squeers, And phrenology is the medium employed to determine destination, Mrs, Stebbins belicves in phrenology. Suddenly sho called to Robert, and ordered him to kneel on his knees, and commenced rap- {uly rubbing his hoad and fumbting in hia hair. Robort wus quita amazed; and said, meckly, “Mrs. Dorothy combed it with a fine-tooth comb on Saturday, and sho sald it was very clonn.” Glenn," exclaimed Mrs, 8,“ Whnt's cleantl- ness? Hero's combativeness, very large; philo- progenitivencss, enormous. Mercy!" she ox- claimed, * What shnll wo do?” “What is it?” said Mr. Stebbins, waking up from a nap. He hns n droadful bend; destructiveness, ob- atinney, amatlycness, largely developed; con- solontiousness, reverence, Meallty. not ‘large, Poor Dr. Neverasolo [Principal of tho D, P. A.}, whut a timo ho will hive!” * “Mothor,” sald Ned, “I ate up tho custard that was in the closot this afternoon, in orger to cultivate my allmentiveness, which you sald was deficient; and I usked tho most fnclent Miss Puggins how old sho was, to increngo my indi- yiduality, 18 there anything [ can do to in- orease Hobs bumps 2” “1 shall leave you, both to dear Dr. Nevera- sole,” eid Dire, Btabbius, “ You can go to bed n iow, 5 As thoy went up-stairs, Ned declared that his bad buinps were gradually growing smaller, and his good ones gradually dag ™ Whenever I think I ain getting too good, bump my head ugaingt the Dedpost. Somotimes my wholo char- acter fs changed by’ a allght aosident.”” Arrived nt, the Dorchester Polytechnic Academy, Roberl and Ned find themselves among a rathor fast set of young nicn, with whom Ned joins hands at onee. ‘They drink whisky In thelr rooms, liave oyster-suppers ad Huituim, and plan and carry out a. rob il lay a dlme- soky Mount- Dery, Mr. Whooney, an inoffensive mone: saving tutor, Js, robbed of $3,000 In gol pleces which he is known to keep in his room, and the crime is ingeniously fastened on the innocent Robert’ insteal of belny traced to the guilty Ned. Imprisoned auc nbont to bo tried, the deathbed confession of tho rich instigntor of the erlmo—a drunken and clseraced farmer pupil of the D.P. A.— sets Robert free, and everything Js as it should be, Tut the moral dova not seem to be carried to its legitimate application, for Neil js not punished,—except by inference, for ho afterwards gues to sen and is drowned, —and Durkey tho villainous subsequently becomes 4 United States Senator, and mar rleg tho susceptible daughter of ‘Dr. Nover- asole; and that ia his only punishmont for all the wrong he lins done. (Dorchester Polytechnia Academy, By tho Rey. James Do Koyen, D. 1D. Milwaukee: 4, UW. Morehouse. Prico, $1,25.) BRITISH NORTIL AMERICA. Under the taking title, “ Lands of Plenty,” Mr, Hail has managed to group togvthor a great wunber of Interesting facts relating to tho British Possessions of North American; and he has done this with the avowed pur pose of attracting sottlers In that direction, turning the tlde of emigration from Great Britain tuto Canada and tho Northwestern ‘Territory, In carrying out this purpose, Mr, Hall has been unusually frank, and has not hesitated to set forth the disadvantages and the drawbacks of this but-lttle-known, region, even while extolling its advantages and yirtues. The book ls naturally yery nich in tho nature and after the pattern of a gulde-book, Taking up seriatin the different Provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, the Northwest Territory, Brite" ish Columbla, and Vancouver's, Island, Br, Hall gives the position, boundaries, and di- visions of ench; {ts population and resources; its climate nnd seenery; {ts gradual develop ment, nnd its possible future, Buch of this Is speculation and theory; but facts, figures, and statlities have been faithfully hunted up, and enrenilly. and systematically arranged, As totheenuthor's statement, that the naddl- tion of Alunitobs and British Columbia to Canada lias “enabled her to cope—ani to ‘cope sniecessfully—with the United States in the work of Western linntigration and settle- ment,” wa belleve thero may ba two opin- fons on the question, and the one we happen to hold differs somewhat from that held by r, Hall, Again, he says of British North America: It {a, Indeed, only when regarded aa tho future homo of unnumbered and numbortoss—hecauss yet unborn—colouista, that wo can measure the extent and capacity of such u country. ‘That Js on the principle of “counting chick- ens before thoy are hatched,” to measure the h and pawer of a country by ita “un 8 fanitobs is called a “poor man’s Para. dise 7; and Jt is ‘undentably & country of reat Drointse and abundant resources, Among its disadvantagg, however, are men~ tloned “ils remoteness, and present diMiculty of aecess and egress"; also, the ** visitations of grasshoppers or locusts, which nt thes have proved, and may again prove, very de- atructive to the grain-crops.” ‘The “scarcity mid disieulty of procuring timber for building burnnsre {s another obstacle in tho way of rapid settlement; and for the present {t seems prety clear that this “ Prairi: Prove Ig rather a pines of departure for the Elysium of the “ poor man” than a reallza- tlon of his conception of or desire for n “Paradise? Vatunble maps accompany the book, and the panorainie map of the overland route deserves especial uttention for the evi dent eare and necurney displayed fn its are rangement. Mr, Hall's earnestness and faith in His own statements may well pardon an Buparnbentlaur de rose peeve int rome of ils deseriptions of Canada and the North- western ‘Territory. (Lands of Blenty—Hritlah North America. By E. Llepple Hall. London and Toronto.) ZOOLOGY, This work Is onc of four volumes intended to constitute the '' American Selence Series,” and of which one other yoluine—Astronumy —hns been already Issued. ‘Iie object of this series is two-fold: primarily to supply the lack of nuthoritative books whose prin- ciples nro ilustrated by familiar Amerlenn facta, and, secondarily, to supply text-hooks which do not contradict the latest general izations. As Science ts progressive, and Its develop ments new to-day dre old to-morrow, the attainment of the second object must neces- sitate continual revision. All Selence is ina chrysulis condition; many of {ts most Im- portant factorsare lessthan halfacentury old; and tho quantity of its discoveries Increases with each gueeeeding year. Partleularly 15 this true of the scienee of Zodlozy.—ihat which treats of living animals,—a Selence which, despite ils countless volumes anid its innumerable treatises, is stil $n its infaney, and in which, so long as sttehinen as Prof, Agas Prof. Packard, Prof. Dana, Prof, Huvley, and many others perhaps equally famous, are students, the possibilities of dis- covery may be sald to be unlinited, Ne hook on Zodlogy or kindred sefentifie subjeets ean be written some of the faets In whieh will not be Hable to bo contradicted or muadi- fied before it has been » yenr before the pub- He. This is natural, and to be expec Prof. Packard’s present work is thus int duced by hiinself: . This work {s on szpaneien of a course of lectures for college-students, but has been pre pured to sult the wants of the weneral reader who would obtuft somo idea of the principles of the Science as generally accepted by advanced Zonlogiate, in omer that he may understand tho Philosophical discussions and writings reluting tothe inodern doctrines of Blology. capoclally the law of Evolution; and the relution between animals and thelr surround|ugs. Prof. Packard fs eminently well qualified to write such a book, and to: make Ita stand ard work and a work of valne, "This he has accomplished. ‘Tho student is first shown the facts, and, aftern thorough study of a few typival forms, shown how to compare these with others, and finally led to the prin- ciples or inductions from these facts, Since nearly every form of animal Itfe, from tho most minute parasite to the gizanic inaste- don, has formed the theme for many n sclen- tifle work, 0 book even as large as this one before ug must be considernbly condensed and brief ns to éach of its multifarious top- tes, Clearness of description has nol been snerificed; the illustrations are well executed, and ucmirably explain the text, and the larger: plates are well drawn. A convenient glossa- ry and a copious index atthe end make the Yoluine one of over 700 pages. (Zobtogy. American Science Series, By A.S. Packard, dr. New York: Henry Holt &Co, Price$3.) THE ARNT OF COOKING. Miss Dods is 0 graduate of the South Ken- sington School of Cookery, an Institution with which we have never been so fortunate ns to become acquainted, and aro therefore unable to form any just [dea asto Itscapneity to train and educate practical cooks. Thatit develops theoretical cooks of varied attain- ments and ability, the book before us {¥ in Itself a proof, And we ought perhaps to bo gallant enough to take the Indy’s word for It, and believe that it pan turn out cooks “that are cooks”? as well. Biss Dods lias prepared n.cook-book filled with recipes for the making of most savory dishes,—niid, if ‘they are savory to tho ec: what must they beto the palate? ‘The ex- planations are inteNigently written; the type and-paper are both goo, and the former clear and distinct, sa that *h read”; and tho presiding: genius of tho kitchen ust Indeed be dull if she cannot understand the manner in which compounds aro to be fashioned in, recordance with the rules of the South Kensington School of Cookery, ‘There Is also a well-arranged In- dex, and’ Mrs. Sherman’s notes ud tional value to the text. Thero Is one curl. ous feature nbout these notes, however, and that is this: By the method of plicing the “rules” the “notes” are inyarlubly- con- nected with the recipe to which they do not belong. By Matilda Lees (the Art of Cooking, Dods, Edited by Henrietta_de Conde Sher- man. New York: G, P. Putnam’s Sons. Prive, $1.25.) MAGAZINES, The January number of the American Naturalist contains articles on “Observa- tlous upon the Habits, Structure, ant Dovel- opment of Amphioxus Lanceolatus,” by Uenry J. Rice; “Sketeh of North American Ornithology in 1879,” by Ellott Cones; “Ilis- torical Sketch of tho Sclence of Botany In North America from 1810 to 1859," by Fred- erick Brendel. In additton, the Naturalist contains a general summary of scientific news, tho proceedings of scientific socletivs, and a series of short paragraphs on botanic al, zoological, anthropological, geological and other kindred toples. ‘The Naturalist is published by MeCalin & Stavely, in Phila- delphia, and its price Is 35 cents a number, The venerable Princeton Revicw bears well tho burden of its fifty-tive years of oxistence, Its January number is as attractlye as its predecessors, and contains good, substantial food for intellectual digestion. Francis A. Henry hold the placeof honor with an article on “IIistoric Forces,” in which, after pro- pounding tho question, What ara tho creative forces that have worked and still are work- ing in tho secular progress of Mankind? he reduces tho answers to three,—that which declares the supreme historic force to be Nature, that which declares it to be Mon, and that which declares, it to be Divine = Providence,—and then dis- cusses each of these theories In an attempt to declde which {s the trie one, President Bartlett, of Dartmouth College, is the guthor of the, sveond article, on & hie Tnspiration of the New Testament” j and 1s fol- Jowed by the eminent English historian, Ed- ward A. Freeman, who writes intelligently, and {n'a imost. Interesting manner, on thd “Kuliilment of the Berlin Trea ii 7 ot, rather, we should say, on Its non-fultiinent, sluice he shows very vlearly that some of its tuost Important provisions have never been enrriedout, and othorsonty bnperfectly, Prof, Young, of Princeton, reviews at sone length the *Ilecent Pro ss 1 Soler Astranmny '3 and our own Prof, Franels 1, Patton writes of * Rationalism in the Freo Church of Scot land’ Prof, Ma ot Lafayette College, discourses on Lig-Reform,? and sels forth with same detail the nature and extent of tho changes whieh It 13 desirable to make inour English spelling, Prof,. March was one of tho commiltes of tive pppoluted in 175 by the American Philologicul Assocla- tion to reporton this’ question of Spellin Reform, Prof. George Py Flshar, of Yat College, brings up the rear with an essay on “The Old sonun Spelt and feligion In Latin Christianity.” The current number of tho Review, therefore, well malutalns the Nigh standard it has adopted as its own, ho «American Law Review, Formerly a ont quarterly, changes its order of publlen with the new yeur, and becomes a monthly magazine. ‘The change ts & good one, aud kely to bo appreciated by tho lawyers who constitute the majority of its readers, Lis desire and intention ls to combine dignity and soundness with n greater promyptness and thoroughness in_ presenting legat news, The January number contalns an elab- orate article on tho subject: of ‘Trespass and. Nogilgence, by O. W. Holmes, Jr,—o writer who has been frequently heard from in the pust history of the 2tevlew, and who is On carnest, faithful student of the law, pnd writes with ability and intelligence, ‘Tho object of this ‘present article Is stated to’ be a iscovery, of the poneral pri elples governing the Hoability for uninten- tional torts at common Jaw, and the result of Mr, Holmes! investigations ls. surprixing, to fay, the least. A. G, Sedgwick writes on “ Trustees as Tortfeasors”; and P. L. Well- Jman’ reviews “ The Law of Burial” as he who runs niay addl- established in the case of Wold va, Walker,— an Importunt ease before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, involving the singular question, ‘To whom does the leit to dispose of the renatng of the dead belong? ‘The “Review of the Month” gives a sum- mary of the: most. important cases In the Federal nud State Courts of this country, and Inthe Enelish Courts. ‘The Review 14 pub- Ishi fle, Brown & Co.; and the price cditced to cents a niunmber. ‘anyfournal for December contalns arileles on “The Deterloration of Library Bindings’; Economical Suggestions in the Preparation of Printed Catalogs” “ Library Fines"; and imny other subjects of Interest fo Ibrarians and those interested in our pub- Ne-library system, Macmitan's Magazine for Jautiary con- tains Chapters IX.-X1TL of the serlal story by Mrs. Oliphant, entitled, “He ‘That WI Not When He Mayo?) Maurlee KIngsley con- tributes " Disclayeret: A Breton Romanen??; K vrites on“ Life . although ‘Slr Walter mitents of pectedly by The Rev, “Endowed and the contributes: Trevelyan's Wit which came to hi the will of tho Jate Baronet. WG, Robinson diseusses Charities and Pauperisn; Tion. Sophia | M. | Paliner: ashort story entitled * Dustyards,” Pare Hament Without Parties? Is hy . Thorn- ton, C. Bos and the Inst article Is a tnust in- teresting sketch of the life and work of the Jate editor of the London Tunes, Jolin Thidl- deus Delaue, With the present number of the Medleat Journal and Braminer Dr. W. HH. Byford retlres from the position he has held for the past four years, of senlor editor, ‘The maga- zine starts on ifs fortieth year with a table of contents including many toples of Interest to both phystelans ahd Jaymien. Among them imay be cited: “OA Clinical Lecture upon the On lon for Inversian of the Lower Eye- Md?s; “On the Use of Water In the Treat- ment of Diseases of the Skin’; and a “Ite- port of a Case of Lithotomny.” BIBLE-REVISION, The appearance of tho revised edition of the Scriptures will mart an cra In en- lightenment for the English-speaking races, If no changes are wade from the King James translation, ft will provoke clamor and discontent aviong one elass, devoted to the Idea of clearer Klomatic rendering of the Hebrew and Greek orlginals; and ng change is equivalent to no revision, which will fn- vite attempts to revise from other Christlan quarters. ‘There will be multitudes of sine cere conservatives who will prefer the old book with all Its inaecuractes; its veryerrors are endeared to them by repetition In their thoughts, sight, and hearlng, So niany ser inons have been peeached from texts whose meaning will be completely changed hy the revlsion, that the goud old souls will be hor- rifled beyond measure, and will dub the new editlon an invention of the Devil But, as Froude says, there ure too many portions of the Gospels familar to both ecclesiastical and profane seholars as needing careful pres- entation, and, as Truth has nothing to fear from belng browsht into the light, the work of revision willbe in gecordance with true selentific and religious thought. ‘That most ancient of all books, the book of Job, inculeating the doctrine—enuneinted by Job, and approved, as stated therein, by Jc- hovah—that happiness, rlehes, good fortune, and the like are not necessary recompanl- ments.of wisdom, piety, or justness, will come in for its share of examination as to the reasons for none of the parties, who mention ench other by name so freely and often, ever alluding to the fourth friend, Elihu (who, Froude suggests, was sinugglert in by somo Pharisce custoilan of tho original), while God fixes the penalty in the last chapter against the three who have elven Job such false comfort, and ignores Elihu, who has outdone them all in vituperating Job, and Lie others for not reprouching hihn stronger, The Protestant Episcopal Psalter differs from other English versions slightly. It isnot generally known that the Psalter is taken from Cranmer’s version, He flved about the time of the enunciation of the Co- pernican theory, and to this may be due Cran- mer’s mention of the round world inthe Psalter, which is not found In the King dames copy. (Psalm Ixxxix., 11.) Will the Engllsh Chureh adopt the new yersion In {ts Psalter, or continue to use the Craninerian? “Then Hebrews, xb, 3, speaks of awortds in James’ Bible, which, in the original Greek, isteon, or nges,—the Lutin version being seculi, similar to the Greek, and the German translation [3 world, In the singular, ‘This change occurs twiee in Hebrews, and upon that text have been hased many sermons ad- yoeuting the plurality of worlds, to the as- tonishment of simpleminded folk, who have heen delighted {nits consonance with ns- tronomfeal revelations, being snisled inno- cently by a pastor who has been in turn inks Ted trom want of famillarity with the origin- al tongues. ‘The Rev, Dr. Deems closed his openly. address ag President of Vanderbilt versity with the text just mentioned, and tonk uel berty of altering tho words con- slerably, a ‘The work of revision, however, is Inevita- ble, “In justice to the illlions who have had an abiding faith in the accuracy of every sentence of Holy Writ, they should know the truth and tho true rendering; in justice to the inyriuds of conscientious, often Igno- rant preachers who are explaining and ux- penning these texts, the new edition should ¢ forthcoming. * BOOKS OF THE FUTURE. Looking over the announcements for “ im- mediate publication,” itis rather singular to note the absence from the lists of the leading publishers of any really great work,—of any work by any great mind, or of one Hkely to attract general attention, It Is too early, perhaps, to make any safe predictions cr to indulge in any very great amount of specu- lution us to the prospects for 18800 far 2s general literature 1s concerned; but It does seem strange that, inaneraof such general prosperity, there should be so few rumors even of forthcoming publications by men whose names have become household words, New editions of old works aro wndertined. Bancroft, it is sald, will add another to his ten vi y completed of American i 3 Herbert Spencer another yoluimo to hls. Sociology "s educational works in abundance are heralded: by the usual strong: ly-worded elretlirs, distributed imust gen: crously, fo the consequent contuslon of schoolbonrds; the French authors are busy with thelr pecullarly ght Hterature, whicti, when translated, is, ke Enoch, rapidly borne to a now world; but, so far 23 we can hear, the great writers are silent, and wo cannot discern even the birds of promise which imlght reasonably bye ex- pected to greet the opening of the lew year. There will he new books, wnquestionsbly, nnd plenty of thom; but will they bo bod that wilt materially add to) our knowled, contribute to our pleasure, minster to our Tutellectual wants, aid y prominent places In tho great Held of Hteraluve? WI AIT be he new ¥ ante ele simples from its bidder at ane nerease its populurity: by: being t understood 2 Will Theology nuke conquests: and achleye fresh triumpts through the wfortsof its militant professors? Is the Uistoric Muse to remaln silent? Is Fietton to be appealed to In vain? All these are pertinent questions suggested by the time and cireummstancer, Nur fs the boasting dveluration of the French) Monarch, “Apres mol, lo ddluge,” to bo trumsferred te the world of letters, and the fruitful season that jag fist passed bo followed by a barrenness to Which Sabara is alone comparable? ‘There In equal need of prosperity aid development in the Intellectual world aa in the Mutertal, and it 1s to be hoped that the good results aro ‘but postponed, and that only for 8 brief sea- gon, FIRST PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, ¥ President Chapin, of Boloit College, recast and revised the work on Political Economy, of whish the late President of Brown Unt-, versity, Franels Wayland, was tho author, and has now.condensed his own work into a litte volume about half tho size of tho other, itis Intended asa text-book, and fs written after the manner of text-booka, It 1s nota simplification of the sclenca of Volllical Feonomy, and Js tho reverse of an elaborate treatise, It covers an iinmense ainvunt of ground inan exceedingly smoll space, nnd yet each topie tg clearly defined, if nothing inory, It presupposes in the teacher thorough fumillarity with the subject, and the posses- gion of a good Nbrary of politico-eeonomle works; in tho pupll, tho noliity to think and reason for himsclt. \Vhether it will bo adopted as a substitute for Bowen, or Perry, ur Carvy, or Sumner, will largely depend on the per- sonal views of tho {nstructor, President Chepta 1g un ardent advocate of Freo-Trad and his chapter discuselng the often dlsuusse tal tern ond still oftener to be discussed question of Protection va, Free-Trade ia a very fair. pre- sentation of both alles by an enthusiastic champion of unrestricted commercial inter- cour: Protection he styles ‘a theory which, originated inthe medieval Ideas of feudal Isolution, still fingers with tenacious hold on many minds, and with power tosway the policy of States, our own free Republic especially, tgalnst the principles of sound economy.’ (Kirst Principles of Polltienl Economy. By Anion FB. Chapin. New York: Sheldon 0. AMERICAN DECISIONS. The thirteenth volume of the American Deelstons, published by A. L. Bancroft & Co., lias just been recelvyed, and with it 0 elrcular showing in a very gratifying way what has already been accomplished, Tho first twelve volumes cover the period from 1700 10 1823, and Jt is enlculated that sixty- three voluines more will bring the reports down to the present time. Arrangements have been made to Issue from six to twelve valuines a year; but even more ean be pub- Hshed showild the legal pubily demand it The book-notiees and: judlelal indorsements appended to the elreulir show that the work hag met with very general acceptance. Of course the traditional legal conservatism will be slow to comntt Itself In favor of such an undertaking; but we think the work will grow in favor from year to year, and that the publishers will finally, thotigh not, for many Xears, reaps large financtal profit therefrom. They certainly are sparing io pains to de serve it Busiles the index already given with the tenth voluine, another index is promised of the first twenty volumes when the twentieth volume appears, which will bo during the present year, — ROUGH WAYS MADE SMOOTII. The well-known astronomical writer, Ry A. Proctor, has presented, through an Ame: ean publisher (Worthington, of New York), a series of essays on scientific subjects, He discourses in his ttsual lucid manner on the the following. range of topics: The Sun’s Coronn and His Spots; Sun-Spots and Com- inerehul antes; New Planeta Near the Ste Ttesults of the British. ‘Trans! Past Wistory of Our, Moon rin the Moon; ‘The November Meteors; cted Meteor-Showery Cald Winters; ord and. Cambridge Rowing: Rowing Styles: Artificla) Somnambulism; Hered). tury ‘Traits; Bodily Ilness as a Mental Stlinulants Dat Consciousness; Electric Lighting; Great Storms; The Recent Storms; Meehanteal_ Chess-Players; and the Intlu- enee of the Mind on the Body. LITERARY NOTES, One of the Intest English books Is called “ Squattermanta,” Blanqul’s “ History of Politieal Economy” Ig being translated into English, ‘M. ‘Laine fs putting the finishing touches to the third part of his work ou ‘ ‘The Origins of Contemporary France.” Mr. Black has written a novel dealing with the secret political associations of the day, called “Sunrise; a Story of the Times.” Prof. F. Blass, of Kiel, has discovered on a shect of Egyptian parchment a fragment of one of the plays of Euripides. A newnovel by Berthold Auerbach, en-| titled “ Brigitta,” is about to be commenced as © feuilleton In, one of the Merlin daily papers. M. Bergerat, in his memoir of Theophile Gautier, estimates that Gautler’s printed matter, If collected Into book form, would fill over 809 octuvo volumes. ‘The unedited letters of Peter tho Great, which are preserved in St. Petersburg,— soine 8,600 in number,—are to be edited and published. It{s estimated that they will ll ubout fifteen volumes, The Prince Metternich Memoirs, just published in three European Capitals, ire about to be brought out by Charles Serib- ner’s Sons, Now YX Tho two yolumes will be issued this month. Dr, Woolsey’s new book, “Communisin and Socialism,” will be, in the compass of about 300 pages, a comprehensive history of the subjects of which it treats, Charles Seribner’s Sons will have i ready some thue this month. A ‘Treatise on Ceremonial Government, by Herbert Spencer, is now In press, forming Part LY. of his great work on ‘Soclology.”’ It will be followed: by three complementary treatises, on “ Polltival, Eccleslatical, and Industrial Governnent,? A publisher at Barcelona is tssuing 0 series of helfogratical and photo-typagralleal copies of 100 selected Hlustrations which have ap- peared In sixty editions of “ Don Quixote” whieh have been published during the last O57 years at Barevioniy Brussels, Copen- hagen, the Hague, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Tours, and Venice. ‘M. Gustave Dord{s now busy In illustrating Shak: pear 30: nbsurbed In the work, it is sald, thathe can think and talk of nothin else but Shakspeare, He js putting forth his whole artistic power In the endeavor to in- terpret him in a worthy manner, He las already made a number of drawings, utilizing in some of them the sketches he mady In Scotland Just year, - : ‘M, Alexandre Dumas! book on “Divorce” isto be published Inunedintely, so 08 to anticl- ate the discussion :of the subject in the french Chamber of Deputies. Adopting the form of nreply toan Abbé, he endeavors to prove, by exauiples, that the Church, while rejecting the principle of divorce, has ad- anftted tt in practice yrecasnizing In aumer- ous cases the nullity of marrluge. When N, P. Willls visited Puma in the suunmer of.1839, he annonnecd tn his Journal, the Corsalr, thit he had "engaged as a regu lar correspoudent a Mr, ‘Thackeray? Wien Mr ‘Thackeray's first letter appeured in the forsair, the Southern dlteriiny Meascnger dechired that It * could not see Its sovereign merit??s and added the wise remark, that “Mr Thackeray has inueh of the dundylsm, niieetatlony and puerility of Afr, Willis hin- sult A. work on “Tho Philosophy of ifand- writing,” by Don Felix di Silamanea, and whieh recently appeared in London, finds in Lord Beavonstiehl’s writing signs of "flashl- in Carlyte’s “arlginility and cauaticl ty,” ‘and In Mtr, Bright's a “straightforward and decided temperament,” Hosa Bonheurs hand fs “bold and defiant,” and Charles Reade’s, atthe start, “elear, vigorous, and apparently legible,” but full of difficulties aid confusions as ono reads further on, Ofull the pocts, Robert Browning may be sald to look least like w master of verse, “He Is stout, comfortable, prosaic In figure and taco; he loaks, In short, exactly Ike a coun try squire of snodere fortune. My. Browns ing Ssaaturdy beHuver in the doctring of work, He gees every morning regularly to his atudy, and there writes tH nooit,—belng: inthis ike Bulwer. Hs hits no patisnee, he has been heard to aye with writers who are obliged to * wail for Insplration.” ‘The Lisbon correspondent of the sAthe- noun states tint the International Literary Congress has already officlally tntimated to the Portuguese Government that the prelimi- narles are arranged for drawing wp the pro- grain of the subjects: to be discussed at the meeting to be held in Lisbon next spring. According to rumor, ft fpaeara all that apper- tins to translations will bo largely studied and debated; anid that a basis will be fxed for the ratification of o literary convention mnong the countries interested {1 the matter, Comparatively, books in the Nineteenth Century aro cheap, In A. D, wo, tho King of Northumberland gave 800 acres of and for a istory of the world; and « Countess of Anjoti once give 200 sheep and a large parcel uf furs for a volums of homilles, and 120 grawns for a single book of ivy In it wLatin Bible was valued wt $160; and this wus athe when two arches of London Bridge were built for less than $150, A lubor- cr's Wages in the elghtoonth Century were so small int the earnings of fifteen years had heen necessary ta’ buy tho Bibles and, the Bible belng in Latin, he could not have read Sp after wll, 4 "There ts unusual activity among the Pa- risian publishers, and number of now hooks announced for {immerllata publication ig legion. Amiong the most notable are: “ba Prevoltee,? by Calman Levy, and the f Louls Blane’s “Ten Yours of English History.) Churpentlor has pub: lished acurlous psychological romance culled “La Ohimtre,'—a mixture of spiritualism and reality; also, “A History of ‘Theatrical Costume from the Origin of the Drama In France until the Present Day,” if ‘uhen, which publication ts ‘Nlustrated with fac-siutiles of original desl gns in the archives of the Grand Opera, Dentu has published a romance of Yvellng Rambaud, called “Toutes Deux,"—a love-atary, particular!: shocking in the French sense. of the word, Which may be an attractlon for some readers; & romance by Arséno Toussaye, *LEventall Sirise,” of whicit tho frst edition was bought up Immediately, 9 second being: how in course of publication: "Monsieur do Ia Nouveauté,” by Mito Itachillde, with spree Jaco by Arséne Houssaye; and “Tes Soupers de In Princesse Louba d’Askoff,” <b: ‘Sines Olympe Audouard, the nauthoress’ of “Les Nuits Russes : ‘The opentn; mesting of the Rabelals Club was recently hield In London, Tho original Inembers consist of Lord Houghton, Slr rederick Pollock, Sir Patrick Col M. Edmond About, Messrs. Waller Comyns Carr, John Collfer, Dufiteld, Maurier, Thomas Hardy, Bret Harte, Irving, Henry James Srey Josoph Knight, 0, Q, Leland, Prof, E, 1. Palmer, James Payn, ¥, Pollock, W. Il, Pollock, Saintsbury, G. Ay Sala, Louis Stevenson, Gordon Wigan, and 9 member of the Chinese Embassy. Future elections wil! assume the forin of Tavitation: and there will be no species of candidature, Among the objects of the Club are the fur. therance of the study of Rabelals, the forma- tion of a Rabelaistan library, and the pubil- catlon of works illustrative Pantagen elle it iy proposed to form afiilin lubs in Francs and the United States. » An extract from ‘Pepys’ Diary” shows that two centuries farmers were unabig to pay their rent, and v throwing up thelr farms, under n curiously different state of things from that now prevalling in Great Britain, “January 1, 1608—Dined with my Lord Crewe, with whom was Mr. Browne, Clerke of the House of Lords, and Mr. John Crewe, . . 4, Here they did talk much of the present cheapness of corne, even to a miracle: so ns thelr farmers ean pay na rent, but do fling up thelr lands, ani would payin corne; but. which I did obserye to my Lord, and he liked well of it, our gentry are frown 80 Ignorant in everything of good. jusbandry that they know not how to bestow this corne; which did they understand but a iittle trade, they would be nble to joyne together and know what markets there ‘aro abroad, and send it thither, and thereby caso their tenants aud be able to pay themselyes,’” ‘The question ins been somewhat discussed, Intely ag to whether Talleyrand was ever in, this ‘country, and in the Library Journa’ Elizabeth Onkes Smith glyes some interestin; information concerning his stay In New Yor! during his visit to this country In the year ii, OL his visit to Boston “and vicinity, Saniuel Adams Druke relates several incl dents tn his “Old Landmarks of Boston? and “Iitstorie Fields and Mansions of Mids dlesex.” ‘Lalleyrand was onee the guest of Dr. Andrew Craigie at his home in Came bridge, which was Gen. Washington's hele quarters In 1775-'78, and which is now the home of the poct Lonfellow, While in Bose ton he stepped ont the Braiser Inn, now the Hancock House, the oldest hotel in Boston, situated on Corn court, off of Faneuil Hall Syuare, opposit Faneuil Hall. “Ho afterwards becaine the guest of Mr. William Lee, in Water street. Mr. Leo’s residence, a two-story wonder house, stood near the site of the sew DPost-Oflice.’ "He went first to Fotiadelphia, where Congress was sitting, and entered freely Into the political qitestion: then belng agitated.” Ife visited Gilbert Stuart’s studio, Stuart was a frreat physloge nomlst, and, after examining the features of his visitor closely, lhe remarked to a friend “Tf thatiman is not a yilain, the Almighty does not write a legible hand.” A correspondent contributes some {nter- esting informmtion In reference to. the worl on whieh Kossuth is now engaged, The writer says: “ There fs 0 literary association. (the Atheneum) in Hungary, formed for the purpose of proyiding substantial reading for the publle at the least possible price. The President and Secretary of the Association came to Barracona and persuaded Gov. Kos suth to sell then a partof his manuscripts. He consented by giving thein the account of theeffurts (sic) of the Hungarlan emlgra- tion, Including all his correspondence with the distinguished diplomats interested In pos litical events siuce the year 1859, we They patd him 50,000 francs, —$10,000 In gold. ‘The first 3,000 couples will belong to tho ayso- elation (they have extensive pilutlg-houses) . half the profits afterward will go to Kossuth, ‘The work will comprise twelve volumes. _ ‘The first volume will be ready by ani. Kossuth’s sons have bound them- selves, in caso of their father’s death before the work is finished, to complete ‘the rest. The rightof trunstation into French, English, and German is reserved. | This arrangement will give Kossuth about 10,000 franes incume for the remninder’of his Ife. All these things make him very cheerful, and ho ly working away with a great deal of eneruy. Ile feels that he is not forgotten, and is able to impart useful Information to many.” Notes and Queries calls attention to a rare and valuable work now owned by the No tional Library at Paris. It is a book pub Nshed about the middle of the Sixteenth Century, by Michael Servetus; aud for its nuthorsiip Servetus was bummed alive om some rising ground, called Je Champol, out side the Town of Geneva, on Oct. 27, 1533, Very few copies are in existence; and, from, the fact that there are brown marks in some parts of this: copy, caused appnrently ob: scorching, it is supposed to have been one o! {hose placed on the fatul pile with Servetus, ‘The author was a bitter personal enemy 0! Calvin, and the copy of the work now owned by the National Library at Paris belonged ta Germain Golludon, the mivoeate einp! loved by Nicholas de Ia Fontaine (Calvin not wish foot Ing to appear in the case). to” prosecute Servetus before the Council at Geneva. Un some _ blank leaves = atthe end of the volume js san im dex of the most coupromlatig passares signed by Colladon, In his own writing; and’ in tho budy of the: work these passages ure underlined or referred to in marginal notes, probably by Calvin, ‘This volume, which {6 supposed to have come from the library of tho Lundgrave of Hesse, elonged to Dr, Re Mead, who exeluanged It with M. De Boze for #. series of medals, After his death If ening Into the possession of the President De Cotte, who Hold It to M. Gaiguat, the famoug collector, The Duke De ta Valliere pute chased ft from M. 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At: Kutfara the party were attacked and plundered and obliged tu return to Bongasl. * Dr, Oscar Lenz, well known for his ex- ploratlons on the Ogoowé, has been sent by tha German African Society to Morocco, whore he intends to cross the Atlas, and Investigate the ‘geology and natural ‘history: of the southern dlstricts, The Socicty alse, Intends sending young travelers to this coun: try, where they can Rt accustomed to Mow haramedan life, and become better fitted for longer Journoys in Central Africa, ‘The Academy atates that the French are Broposing to construct a rallroad across the ahiara, to connect Algeria with the iver Niger.’ ‘Tho French Government lies ap-. fated a Cotumilsaion to conduct preliminary hvestigutians, and Mrench engineers wre ex- loriug -the fine of the, pro ‘ur ta the Laghouat on the south. Solciilut will leave shortly for 8t Louis, Senegal, under orders to visit the j plored regions lying to the eastof that colon: asfaras ‘Mmbuktu. At @ yocent aiding 0 A the Paris Geographical Society, Mr, Splelli read & paper proposing that the railroad ke made from Dakkar, on tho Atlantle cogsty . : F a be & 7 i g 1. E