The New York Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1871, Page 5

"| POLITICAL WAR CLOUD, Sachem Brennan Puts on Flis War Paint. “Yammany Must Not Play the Bully, Else —. A Lively Time Ahead for the Politicians. The Thunder Rolling All Round the Sky. ‘The politicians in and about the City Hall were in @ terrible furry yesterday over the rumor that Shersd Brennaa had put on hia war paint and sworn @ternal opposition to Tammany Hal The small @y, who are stil! ov the fence and who don’t know which way to jump, were in a pitiable muddle, and fan about from one offive to another in their horror, each apxious to find out, for his individual peace of soul, whether or not the formidable charapion of the Sixtn ward éemocrais had actuaily thrown down the gauge of battle and dared his old comrades to mortal strife, ‘fle’s in with Connolly,” raid one; “He's a friend of Green’s,’ said another; “He wants to take the #0s3’? place as ® leader,” said a third, All was confusion, all was Inystery, an) no one seemed to know how to act or how-to talk. Littie groups of the ward teadere got together In the hallways of the Court House to DISCUSS THE SENSATION, Every one wanted to speak his piece, but no one wanted to speak first, for fear he would happen to show nimseif on the side of the minority, which 18 gever the popular side with ye ward man of ambi- ‘ous aims, who depends for his bread and butter pon the puliings and haulings of the men in power. ‘The virtuous young men attached to the Sherif’s office were, as ® matter of course, anxious to be put where their chief was; but, as they knew nothing oifictally as to where he siood in the fight, they fought sly and talked ac ran- dom, Without commitiing themselves, This only made the confusion worse confounded, and 60 a HB&RALD reporter, who was meandering his winding ‘way among the crowds in the outside office of the Bheriff, and listening with an eager ear to every- ‘thing that was being sate. on both sides, determined to satisfy himself as to the truth of the rumors that were go thickly flying about. He knew nght well What be couldn't find THE GENIAL MATTHEW “without considerable engineering among the politi- Clans who thronged about the doors, waiting to psy their respects, and, as a consequence, he mapped out inbis own mind a way which, be thought, Would lead ium directiy 10 thre headquarters of the “head ruler’ himself, without any risk to his erecions bones, The plan proved successful, and, efter a few turns through hailways and a few \nockings at several doors, he found himself in the private oMive of the Sueriff. Mr, Brennan was seated at his table busily writing outa very lengthy documeni, quite long enough in sppearance to have enveloped the entire race ‘of politicians—-that is, if it was a warrant, and a big warrant was the one thing necessary for the political enveloping business, The ofice was nea‘ly furnished, portraits of the “Boss,” the County Clerk And several other local dignitaries adorning the wails of the room. The Sheriff is an agreeable con- versationalist, and likes nothing better than A WISK LITTLE TALK with a friend or two when he has nothing very im, | pte do. Waen the Herap reporter ok im by the band and (ook a seat by the table Mr, Brennan, votwithstapaing the big document, waa im one his genial moods. His welcome was a one, and when he learned that the reporter waa bent upon an interviewing operation he lait bin ei remgnealy and calinly sald :— Il, now, J dare say you come here to inter- view me; don't you ?” ‘The reporter blusned to the roots of his delicate Bair at this, and quictly reminded the gental Mat- thew that public nen were naturally the victims of A GREAT DBAL OF MISERY that was unavoldavie. F Sberi® wok the hint, laid-back ig hia ampie rin chair, threw bis head back so as to get a good tiew, from head to foot, of his interlogutor, ana ex- elaimed, as a pleasant smile crept over his face:—- “Row, thea, whet on eartit have you come ger If Its not to Interview iney There's nothing asliey in the office Is there!” it Mevdless to say that the reporter explained how enurely ignorant he was Of the avairs of tae Bherif’s office, and then + — “But really, Mr. Brennas, | understand you and Sammany Hall have faljeo out.” “What do you mean?” “Simply this, that you have determineu to place r areelt among the afiagontsts of vanimany.” ho told you so?” 1s #0 rum@red About town.” Weil, Lhaye done nothing of the kind. There ts considerabig trouble just now aboui the Tenth ward fieiegation t the Senatorial Convention last night, and that trouble, of coarse, Must come to an end in good Ume.’” “Then the tronble has nothing to do with the gen- eral War belug ade against Teiamany on (he score of the frauds?” “Notatall, Jhave had nothing to do with that Bght, Iam not a party to it in aay Way.’? “Then whatis tie row :” “Jt i just this. At tie Senatorial Convention last might the Sixtii ward delegates, who are friends of mine, wens there, rewularly elected, with ceriiti- eates, &c., and exported to be admitted as the gegalar delegation, no matter what set of fellows would clamor for admittance in their place. But what did they find? A few individuals who pre- wended 00 represent the Sixth wurd came along and wanted to be atinitied, and they got admitted at the @ame time my reguiarty eiecied friends did, and were cs IN the Convention the same power and voice, Phis I do not think just, My friends were duly elected acoording to ali the party rules and regula- tions, and the others who were adimitted with them had nothing Wiatever to show that they HRPRESENCKD THE PROLLY of the ward. The fact ts, they did not represent a corporal’s gnard tu the ward aud they Knew it, and the Le Moonee Uhat they shoulda be adminied ‘What ‘to you propose to do?" “The Generai Commitiee of the ward will meet foon and the question will be decided as to what ougbt to be dune. J have been an adviser of the committee these twenty years back, and, al- though I have never been on tie committes’ bus once, I think, and do not care to be on 1s—for there are plenty of good men im the ward to serve on it without me—tney will take my advice how they should act. What we wait is justice, nothing more. hither we arc not the reguiar delegauon or iG are. That ts the siinple issue of the whole “Who managed the ‘compromise’ which admitted both your delegation abd the others?) A . oun. oan ay ae anne him @ jew days ago and told him plalaly what friends wanted; but | wnderatand he veut round word through the ward tuat, for the sake of peace and harmony, be wanted both delegations admitted, Thad told my friends ii the others were admitted to leave the Couvention, as they did, Lam happy to know.” “Will ati this t tagonism to Tau “T do not say th or that question Covers a great eal of groun’; bul 1 do say this: We have a cealt with wrongly, our rights have not been re. garded, and we are therefore left to fight our own nattien as we ploase, and we will fight them, We care for 4 @ Conversation with e you to place yourself in an- NO FACTION OR INFLUENCE. We demand nothing, want nothing. care for nothing what we should not hi by right, and we are un- willing to do anytolug that will encroach upon the principies of others.” “How cau the breach be bridged over /'! “Simply by hose who are endeavoring to make trouple letting the people in the ward have their own say about Who snould represent them. do not Want to be represented by ‘ dummi elect men, not for tie (an of the tping: to tons, but so that they wili go and do their duty. “Were the contesting delegates entatied to any consideration 1” “None whatever. ‘There are many very unpleas- ant tings and revelations { could make about tie Parties who are at ine bottow of this forcing of w ne of wprepreseniative meu on the Convention, conid tell wat class of men they depend upon for Duty 7. hating eee Thal, segare Loe a ow. do you know Mave it from. tne veat of auihority tat tile only sem- blancs to ap election in an atte: was to throw a Nh: ul WARDEN STACOM, of the gathered uy) _ PUEuACUlly cast. | duet 2hink of Mint Sand of voting “Will the trouble heopme m i Mr. Brennan hesiiawd a wiule “Deteey. anne this question, and Maly’ replied very determined: 4] do not like to go dae m Ao not want lo be ridden over’ Toagh-anen hy tes! body, ay dene nelane to createsirite, Tf there i in tne aay gs Mair eit Party on account of 0 fankt of have lokay wy Ahan with my frends oad Gear wit pt at voting they ots on the floor Not budge an inch from the position they taken, no matter what may lappen.” - “Could not whe whole aiicully be arrange: at the County Convention?” “tt conld. Lf my delegation ix recetved there as tne regular ‘soregation from the ward that is all we want; for what we demand is tuat our right w being the real de.cgation from the people shall be recognized, ‘The men who were admitted into our delegation at the Senatoriat Convention had no more right to be admitted than would have any Ret of men from any part of the city who might have happened to come along an Kk to be allowed to ‘ach as Sixth ward delegate hat if the County Convention should follow the example of the Senatorial Conveption 7? “Then we will withdraw, and when the eleetion comes the people wili #ee by the resust of the yote in the ward who Is right and who is wrong. We gre down on repeating of all kinds, and we will make it @ hard read to travel fora repeater in the ward. WHAT WK SHALI D® ON ELECTION DAY 1. do not now want to say. There are about four thonsand democratic votes in the ward, and more than one-haif—far more—14 on our side, Many will stay away and not vote at ail tf we are re! acconded our rights, but how the great majority who will Vote will cast their ballots a thing to be settled alter we see what Way we are io be treated,” “Then this local trouble may extend beyond the Sixth wardt” “Tt may; but the responsibility should not be laid upon us, We are in the right, and we will maintain our right against all odds, come what will.’? ‘vnis ended the conversation, and the reporter, thoroughly satisued that he saw’ what way the wind was blowing m the Sixch ward, and how it would how? on election day if (he Bretman men do not get What they now deman@, took his leave, NEW YORK LITE E. CRITICISMS OF NEW BOOKS. RATU THE In1ap of HomeR. Translated Into English blank verse by William Culien Bryant, Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1871. ‘The public has now had suMcient time to form ite own opinion of Mr. Bryant's sransiation of the “Iliad.” When the first volume was Issued we resolved to attempt no critica! exaraination of the work until it should be completed. ‘That time has now arrived, for we have before us the new ‘“Udyascy,”” as weil as | 5°! the new Iilad, Among all who have praised Mr. Bryant's version as the best ever made there is not one who entertains a kinder fecling toward the HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1871.—TRIPLE SHE RT. purzied Mr. Bryant 1 a way that can hardly be re- | equally palpable. Not all the defictous bits of rarat gwaried as comfortavle may be easily seen by the | description, in which sie works up the whole feral Initiated from a perusal of his third book, kingdom into bright imagery, can redeem the We can only alinde to one other thing which Mr. | essential badness of this hideously nureal romance, Bryant tells us in bis preface: “1 have been | or atone for the falsetood of the lessons it would sometimes, pernaps often, guided by the labors of | teach the young and impressionable. Let us have my predecessors,” 4c. ‘This 1s aw honest admin- | no more novela from the pen of “Ouida,” or let us sion, although it was hardly necessary. The diM- | have better ones, culty 1s that our poet has been “guided” by Just that class of his predecessors who needed guiding them- selves. But let us now give a specimen or two, In order that the reader may judge how muon better, or how much worse, the blank verse transiation of Mr. Bryant is than thoae of some of the ‘‘predeces- LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Scrrpyen’s Monra.y ror Novemnen will be ex- cepuonally brilliant. A poem by Joaquin Miller and @ new story by the authoress of ‘Gates Ajar” will be ra” in whose wake lie has followed. « among its contents, The British Premier, Mr. Glaa- ‘Phere are few studenis who are not aware that | sone, wil shortly pegin a series of articles in this every great epic commences with the principal sub- | magazine, ject. This is true hoth of the “Tliad” and the ““Odys- THe GaLaxy vor Nex? Monra will contain an translator thaw we do ourselves. Nor do we yleld to | #¢Y,’" 89 Well as of the.“#ne1d” and “Paradise | article by Gideon Welles, in which Butler's claim of ‘any in our appreciation of his own origina) poems; certainly none have @ more sincere admiration for the beautles of ‘“Phanatopsls, ” But does it follow that becanse Mr. Bryant is both @ good poet and a good man he is a got translator of Homer? Ifhe is not the latter should we praise Lost.” Itis true of the two latter because true of the two former, Virgil and Milton paving regarded Homer a8 their model. Thad, the first word of the “Shad” if Mijyw (ire, or wrath), because the wrath of Achilles is the principal subject of the poem. Then in the ‘Odyssey’ ‘Avdpa (man, or havingcaptured New Orleans 18 satisfactorily dis- ed Of, P. O'SHRA announces the speedy publication of “The Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church im the United States.” Two volumes will be ready by December 1. In these will he given the ART REVIEW. The rapid advance of art taste within the past few years jas called into existence a number of journals entirely devoted to the interest of the fine arts, To England must be gtven the honor of marching at the head of this development of popn- lar taste, which promises to restore art to 18 patu- ral importance inthe thoughts of the people, 80 Much had soctety been corrupted by the pursuit of mere wealth thac fora time it appeared as H art wonld never again exert the ennobling and refin ing infnences which it spread over the re publics of Greece end Italy. Bat the sud den impulse that. comes unexpectedly fnto the public mind sets at naught the calcalations even of the learned, and toere Is every reason. to hope that the progress at present being made will be sustained and even gather force with time. Much of this reawakening to the usefa) and benerteial INFLUENCES OF ART 1s dae to the efforts of Ruskin anu Hamerton, who, with the love of enthusiasts aud the knowledge ot artists, have translaced and explained tne beauties him as such because he is the former? As for prais- | beTo) 18 the first word, the principal subject being | biographies of Archbishops Carroll and Bughes 0d | and jessons which are reveaied in the painter's and ing a translator of Momer merely because he is our countryman, the idea 18 too puerile to be worthy of @ moment’s notice. Do the English, tne Germans, the Freuch or the Italians recognize any euch canon of criticlam? Not fewer than fifty RUNNING NOTES--POLITICAL AND GENERAL, The Albany Argus gives the folowing as President White's ewtaph on the republican party:— HERS LIES THE REPUBLICAN PARtY, Vv ARRIVED a? THR BRIGHT OF POWER, AND THEN PIRD OF A MISERARLE WRANGLE asour A BEGGARLY ARRAY OV INSIGNIFICANT OFFICES, The Albany Argus says the renommation of Judge Hardenhbergh for State Senator trom the Greene and Uister district will give unusual satisfaction to the Gemocrata, No doubt of it, Drawing room cars are to be adaed to the Sara- toga and Rensselaer Railroad, Better get gome lo- comotives that possess drawing qualities, The Albany Argus says the demoerats intend to carry New York. A certain place is sav? to be paved with good intentions, Gideon J, Tucker is at Saratoga, taking testimony in the Jumel case on vehalf of George W, Bowen, of Providence, Democrats are reminded that Van R. Richmond, the democratic nommiee for state Engineer and Sur- veyor, was elected In 1469 over the opposing candt- date in the present canvass, Wm. B, Taylor, by a Miajority of 24,180, Hooley has come out wholly from his Ch Opera House specntwtop, He did not purn fingers, The Washington Capi‘a? says:~The receut elec- tone indicate a lack of confidenge tn the democratic party—siightly misplaced, that js all. The Toronto felegraph 1s severe upon the Mayor of that city for his action iu regard to the Chicago fire. It writes a telegram for nti as follows:— Mayor of Toronto to Mayor of Chicago—Awtally sorry to ear of your great calamity, Terrible thing to Have your city all buratap, Pity you very mue! do indeed. Draw on us for any amount of symp. thy, provided itis nota dutiable article. We ha a@ large supply, which is at your command, Pity jo indeed. If the op>rators will not |, pease pay for this despatch, Be sure to let us Know if yoo want any more sympathy, Pity you very mach; do mdeed. The proneness of the American press to make Night of sad affairs Is already being exhibited tn the case of Chicago, The Cincmnatt Zimes is responsi- ble ior the following:— “Our Moscow" is the prevailing heading for Chi- eago news jugt now, In view of the way the fire originated ig#hould be amended so as to read “Our Bos-cow.’? At the annual dinner of the Boulevard Club (on the Hudson), last week, Captain Willlam L. Wiley, Vice President, presiding, speeches were delivered by Krastus Brooks, Thomas ©. Fielas, Fred H. Seaver, and others, and letters read from Horace Greeley and other” members, The dinner Was served—a /a /resco—in a large tent pitched on she club grounds. The St. Louis Democrat says Missouri must be carried forthe repnoticaus mm 1872. Better vegin, then, to close up the ranks at once, Whiskey, it is said, out West, 18 the only thing the democrats have not departe1 from, Over one-half the negroes voted the democratic ucket Ip Savannah, ‘Why persecuieth thou me?’ might Sambo ask of the democrats m Philadelphia. Governor Scoit {8 not a candidate for re-election in South Samalgs He nas done a good deal of hard fighting fn his civil capacity. Aaa ‘The Butalo Mepress is mucli pleased with the res nomination of General James Wood, of Livingston, for the state Senate, The Corning Journal advocates the election of Colonel Harrower, republican candidate for the Stare Senate from the Twenty -seventh district, The sorrows of the democrats are harrowing enough. Why make them harrower? Peter Burns has been renominated for the As- sembly oy the republicans in the Second Onondaga district. In accepting the nomination Mr. Burns ald he should not represent the district In a “sex- ual” manner. Is he a friend of female suffrage? The Utica Observer rejoices in the renomination of George H. Sanford as the democratic candidate for State Sena‘ aro) his lg ee i ra rane ee dee ee ae SUICIDE OF A RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIAST. For some time past Dennis Foley, a laborer, twenty-six years of age, who fived at 364 West Seventeenth street, has been deeply exercised on the subject of retigion, and the moro he investigated the less convinced and satisfied did he become, At Jast Foley brought himself to believe that there was noining In life worth living for, and accordingly determined to terminate his earthly career, thus ww relieving himself from further trouble. effectually execute urpose Foley on Thursday aiterioon, while in hia house, took a razor and cnt a iearful gash io his throat. The act being discovered at once he was removed to Bellc- vue Hospital, where the wound was dressed and properly bound up. Foley, fearing there might be a possibility of his life being saved, watched his op- portunity and tore the bandages from his neck, cansing the wound to bleed afresh, This operation the a pe man repeated two or three times, and at last his object was accomplished, death resulting from hemorrhage. tune Keenan wil) hold an inquest over the re- ATs, YELLOW PEVER IN OHARLESTON, CHARLESTON, 8. C., Oct. 20, 1871. There have been two deaths from yellow fever during the dast twenty-foor nours, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Despatches from Rear Adiniral Lanman, dated Rio Janeiro, September 25, report that the United States steamer Ticonderoga arrived at Montevideo September 18, after a passage of thirteen days from Kio, ‘The Lancaster satled September 2zth for Santos Ensign Chaties P. Weish 16 orderea to aunty in the Pacifle feet, Sargeon J. H. Tinknam 18 detached from auty as Recorder of the Naval Medical Board ter F. Tl. Deland is detached from the und ordered to the Asiatic feet, Unter Ragincer Richard M. Bartleman is detached from the Boston Navy Yard and ordered to the Plymouth, The United states steamer Ricnmond arrived at Gibraltar Septomber 29, from Spezzin, Italy. Atier OUing up with coal she will sait for New York if. direct, e follow ins i, 8 liet of her oMcers:— commodore—J, R. M. Maliany, commanding. Liewenam Commanters—J, W, Philip, ex-om- ciating; A. 8, Crowninsbield and J. B. Coghlan. Sioutenants—c, B. Thomas and W, H. Parker. Masters—L, D, Webster and E. Dennison, Ohie? Enginery —J. Johnson, % raymasie—J, B. Toltree. » Surgeou—P, Kersnner, Vina en eee pau R ‘ hiprier—H. 1 1. Bowman, 4. Ber~ wand, BR Davenport, T. D.'Bolles, F, Nichol Ht W. G Negiey, Bb. Kellogg, C.K Taant an in @ -John Rodgers. Sa: Yrnaker— J. . tier ees, Green ‘aind dobn Thomas. ARMY INTELLIGENCE. Captain’ Henry A. Ellis, Fifventh infantry, was tried by ganeral court martial at Fort Union, New Satire Angust last, and found guilty of disope. aie if orders and M nan of the ninth article of {he roles, and articles of War,of eonduct unbecoming an ONicer And a gentieman,and of conduct to the reyndic good order and miliary discipline: the nding havidy been approved Dy the President, &l- JH baw been diacoiagos From ihe whXyice, of Examination and placed on waiting orders, Mas- | of each nationality have translated Homer wholly | ! or partly; but have their versions been eulogized by their countrymen on patriotic grounds? No doubt some of them have, but not by critics, Jf those of the latter who are worthy of the name. make any difference it 18 im favor of foreign writers— as @ matter of international courtesy. Thid 13 as trae of Schiegel and St, Benve as it is of Cicero and Quintiliian. Since those of our readers who will take any interest in the subject are suMciently familiar with the havits of English critics in this respect we need only remark that nothing would offend the latter more than to acouse them of the sort of partiality that has been so widely invoked as & mautie of protection for Mr. Bryant's translation. For these various reasons we must beg leave to consider the work before us solely on its merits, Jf those merits are not so many, or of so high an order as we had been led to expect the fawt is not ours, Had the standard of classicai education been higher in this country than it 1s we should probably not have deemed it necessary to make the criticisms, whtch, a8 it 18, we approach with sincere reluctance, although nine-tenths of the eulogies on this version, which we have seen, are evidently by persons who know noth- ing of Greek, and whose knowledge of the vernacn- lar is by no means perfect, a large proportion of our stndents ave too apt to accept them as gospel. Youths of fourteen or sixteen do not understand the sort of patriotism alluded to above; still less do they understand the wonderful skilt of certain publishers 1n so operating on editorial vessels containing only sinall beer that they will yield, or at least seem to yield, wine or honey. Accordingly if they find a translation o! Homer declared to be superior to all others they naturally make use of it to aid them in their own renderings; then if this translation is not whac it purports to be—if, Instead of being-the best, it is Inferior to many, especially in fidelity, orrather in want of fidelity, to the origival—what ts the effect of using it as an authority ? It is no harm to remember that many haye under taken to give translations of Homer withont any knowledge of the Homeric language, depending for sucess on their poeic genus, real or imaginary, and on their ability to read and transpose the ver- sions of others, Far be it from us to insinuate 8 that Mr. Bryant belongs to this class, although it Ulysses. On the same principle Virgil commences Bishops England and Brute. the “Aineid” “Arma, virumgue,” and Milton’s | Ar THe GATHERING OF GENTLEMEN interested In opening words are, “Of man’s frat disobedience,” | jiteratare and science which recently met in Devon- &c, The first word of the “Thad,'’ as we have | shire, under the presidency of Canon Kingsley, Sir seen, 18 the noun “wrath,” Mr. Bryant's frst word } George Cornewall Lewis’ “Astronomy of the An- ‘en interjection, thus:— cients’ was denounced by one of the speakers ag, (Goddeas |! sing the wrath of Peleus’ son, the most absurd book that ever was written, chiles; alog the deadly wrath bat brought joer nul benien pon i o Greeke, vp % In His Prevacy to the Alfredian Anglo-Saxon To Haden many a valtant soul, Ac, Alas! this is @ very different thing from the original, Homer introauces his goddess (dea) into the middte of the line, and only tells her once to “ping;” (ede) Whereas Mr. Bryant tells her te do #0 twice in two lines. This 1s pressing the lady ratner much. The “wrath,” too, is repeated: in the fires line It 1s simply “‘wrath;” in the second it becomes “deadly wrath.” Homer uses the term only onte 1a this passage; he qualifies it by the torm, ebsendymy (pernicious), and passcs on. Homer says nothing avont ‘sweeping.’ The term which Mr. Bryant translates “swept” (wpelayer) simply means “pre- maturely sent’ or “dismissed,” 7% British Muse Butilet us turn over a leaf and see whether Mr. bay “pela facuity for preldlied aera. Bryant does not improve aa he proceeds... Our eve. | gertam writing, ieaboat a dhikiogy ie db- happens to fAll on, that passege I wan po nara marrage papenpd non refuses to accept the ransom for his mate. enurely of iuterhpear translations, with the captive. The arrogant, surly king threatens MOM) tox: mom Asayrian inscriptions, with a complete man, telling him he néed not expect ever tosee his’. nangry: of the Assyrian characters, and wili be Veloved daughter again. We quote Mr, Bryant: ~ | or great service to the historian and to Assyrian I release not till oid scholars. maiden « Shall overtake her in my Arg iStae, = Fon feo Le naive country. were te nnd Wy Hearn THAT THE New WorK upon which safoly go.- George Ellot has veen for some time engaged—a story of English provincial life —will be published in Go, chafe me not, if. thon woul Now we want to satisfy aby competent judge a3 December by Messrs, Blackwood & Sons, CONSIDERABLE I’ROGRESS has been made with the to whether we are hyper¢ritigal in Fegard to Mt. Bryant. What ts translated ‘this maiden’’ is simply tiv (her) Regarding the lady as his wife, Aga- | second volume of the catalogue of Engilsh Satiri- memmnon does not say “my Argive home,” but “in | cal Prints and Drawings, prepared in the print work for the trustees of the British Museum, GILBERT BANEsTER'S verse legend of Sinmond, ow home in Argos’? | whioi 13 added to Chaucer's “Legende of Good juetépy Ovi otxp dy Apyee, which i vastly more poetical, as well as more a P M Women,” in the additional MS. 12,524 In the British Museum, has been copied by Mr. Brock for proper. Then, in reference to the “conch,” (Adyos) Mr. Bryant disposes of it exactly as Madame Dacier does, A lady may be excused for translating | te Chaucer Soctety, {ivredwear) “dressing” or “making,” instead of A New TRANSLATION Into German of the “Lady “sharing” or “participating,” altuough there ts not of the Lake” bas been published dp videnburg, to the slightest mdeiicacy im the original. ‘There is | ¢*lebrate the Walter Seoit confenary, mach more indelicacy and more impropriety in PROFESSOR EWALD, of Gottingen, has tn the press making beautitul and beloved daughter of Cryses | the frst volume of the ‘Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments.” The work is to be in Uiree volumes ovtavo, A.mere chambermald aud slave, But this reminds us of another passage in Mr, * In Sin T. Durrus Haroy's frst appendix to nis Public Records Report of this year are many in- Bryant's trausiation, The reader will remember that among the various valuable presents offered teresting illustrations of otd English customs and laws. Thus, in 1391, the escheator of the Duchy of version of ‘Gregory's Pastoral’? Mr. Henry Sweet will give @ short sketch of Anglo-Saxon lexi- cography, showing that Junius was the only original worker at the subject, end that succeeding English compilers have done little more than plunder him. JOSBPH SKIPSEY, & hvaver of coal, a genuine pit- man, of thirty-seven, who hes been at work in the Wt since he ‘was five years old, and who taught Timeett to read, tas fast published a small volume cg ‘Biyth, printed by William Alder, which Conteime afew touching picces on the accidents that a pigman ie tebie to. Ber. Gaonex Surry, of the Department of Oriental by Agamemnon to Achilles a8 a bribe to rejoin the 1s true that frum one end of bis “‘lilad” to the other we do not find the slightest eviaence of his having drawn his inspiration directly from the pure original fountain. Not a singie note, philo- logical, geographical, biographical, or even chrono- logical, do we find in either of the two portly volumes before us; not an observation, or a word, in the form of prose beyond the preface, It pains Us to say that it would have been well that this also had been omitted; but such 18 really the fact, for tne Teason that mo one qualified to judge can read it withot feeling convince’ tuat there are at least j some of the Homeric characters which Mr. Bryant has Utterly fatled to comprehend. It may seem wakind as well as unjust to assert that he docs not understand even the great hero of tne “Iliad ;* but no Homeric scholar would require any stronger evidence of the fact than that Mr. Bryant's estimate of Achilles is that “he 1s a ferocious bar- barlan at best, and as the narrative proceeds he loses ail title 'o our interest." Tie reasons assigned for passing this Judgment are such as might have been med against the most renowned chieftaing | Of Feal lie, including Alexander, Orsar, Hannibal and Scipto Africanus, _ oh ag There cai be no greater mistake, altiongh no mistake Is more common, than to regard Achilles | merely as @ great warrior, The critics of ail na- tlons, from Longinus and Quintillan to Bentiey and Maginn, consider that his unfathomable intel. lect is a8 striking @ characteristic of him, ana cou. tributes as much to render him unique in his gran- deur as his gigantic strengtu and indomitable cour- age. ‘The ninth book alone fully vindicates Achilles from the imputation of barbarity, but it is neces- sary to bo prepared to read if, as we will show pres- ently. ‘Thos? who have undergone this preparation need only read the speeches of Ulysses, Phientx and Ajax—on the occasion of their being sent as am- bassadors by Agamemnon to Achilles—and the reply of the hero to each. These speeches have becn famous in all ages, The greatest orators since Ho- mer’s time, incinding Demosthenes and Cicero, have studied them as models, No three orations are more unlike than thoxe of the ambassadors; yet it has always been disputed which is the best, which is constracted with most art, which is most persuasive, or which 1s best Calculated to disarm reseutment; but Achilles is at no loss for a repiy to the most ingent- ous and powerful arguments even of the wise and eloquent Ulysses, ‘ine hero proudly and scorntully denies that his ambition is for wealth, for great cities, or for kingdoms, although ne receives and treats the ambassadors witht he utmost courtesy and the most friendly hospitality. His anger is directed solely against Agamemnon, and the cause of It is insult and wrong. His beloved Brisela, of whom he is deprived by agamemuon, is dearer to Nim than allthe wealth of Greeve, This ne tella Ulysses in language very different from that of a “ferocious parvarian,” jusitiying himself as follows;— Yor what cause Did Agamemnon, gathering from our realms An armny, lead it hizber? Was it not Bevanse of fair-haired Helen? Are the sons Of Atreus, then, the only men on earth Who love their wires? Nay, every good man loves j and mine L ioved And cherishes his, spouse eaptire of my spear Book 1X. i | ‘Tenderiy, though the be These lines serve at once as an argument against Mr. Bryant, and as a speciinen of Nis translation; although regarded in either light they do justice neither to Homer nor to Achilles, Another mistake which Mr. Bryant reveals in his preface is that the Homeric poems were written “for the popular ear.” The intention of the poct can only be tnferrea from tue character of tis produetions, | Now les it be remembered that there was no species of learning possessed by the contemporaries of Homer of which he did not make tise, In one form or another, in the composition of the ‘Thad.’ First, the military art, as known to the ancients, ts fully de scribed in that wonderful poem: and the poet is equally communicative and instructive in re- gard to painting, sculpture, architecture, muste, mechanics, medicine, politics, &e. Thus, for example, he graphically and accurately de- | seribes a marble palace on arches, with many other works of art; but there is an amount of learn © ing dispiayed, withont ostentation, in his dexeription Of the famous Shield of Achilles alone, not to men- tion hia celebrated catalogue, which nover coult have been “popular” anywhere, in any age. Again, a work designed for the vulgar ear, or the vulgar mind, coud never have furnished to Artstotio the — principies pon which he has founded his celebrated Laws. SUNT leas could it have formed more than a mouel for poems like the “Aineld” and “Paradise Lost;” for these great epics are not meroly consiracted, as closely as possible, on the plan of the “Illad,’? but “erive their chief beauties from it, either directly or Greeks were seven beautiful women. Mr, Bryant introduces these ladies as Seven fanit'cxs women ekillel in household arts, He offers; Lesbians, 4c.—Bovk E Fonest old Homer make: that they are “faultless.” He knew human na- ture better than that, What- he does say is [ that they are surpassingiy beautiful in form— aprimoves, Nor does the Greek poet say, or make Agamemnon or Ulysses pretend, that the arte in Which those seven ladies are ‘skilled’? are ‘+house- hold arts; for the expression «py cidvies makes Not the slightest allusion to the “*houschold.”” One other little passage and we aro done with Mr. Bryant's “Iltad,” although If we find that he has given a betier version of the “Odyssey’’ we shall be most happy to give him full creait forit. Turning over the leaves of the first volume almost at ran- dom, we come to the upening of the third book and transcribe these lincs:— Now, when both armies were arraved for war, Each with its chiefs the Trojan host moved on, With shouts und clang of arme, as when the ory Of cranes is ip the alr, that, fying soul From wiuter and {ts mighty breadth of rain, &°, We have too mych respect tor the author of me oe aa Fen = Panes t “Thanatopsis® 10 laugh at this, and théreiore pre- fer to sigh for the innocent student who expects assistance from such a version in preparing his les | son. First, Homer compares: the marching of the | vm apie ‘Trojans to that gort of noise made by the Aight of whose latest novel, “Hert birde in general, using the SkpPéssion spridce Ss | Thomas’ Wile,” was began in the last number of (lke winds then he introduces the cranes | Applefons’ Journal, has sued a German press (ycpevev). Mr, Bryant passes over the birds; he | writer for libel in charging her with deceiving tne takes uo notice of an expression at once 60 poetical | public by pretending to have been iavited to Egypt and so well calcniated to prepare the imagination | by the Khedive. Damages laid at 4,000 thalers, tor wat 1s to follow, But in order to compensate GBORGE SAND has been interdicted from writing us for suppressing the rest of the feathered tribe | by fer physicians, although recovered irom her he informs us that the cranes were “fying | recent long iluess, south’—a@ plece of information which Homer OUSLY ON® Buok ont of twenty-five, or four per forgot w furnish, for he makes no mentiom | cent, of the publications of the German book traae of either north or south, Whether itis more poett- | proves remunerative co the publishers, cal for cranes to fv from the ‘mighty breadth’ Womens Evry Frve daily and fourteen weekly than from the mighty depih “of rain’ is one of | paners in Gerinauy. . those questions which may be referred to our nat- ‘THR Kugbive or Eayer hasa great passion for uralista; for the Greek poet makesno mention of | collecting Ulustrated books, old missais and otier one or the other farther than it May be supposed | specimens of the bidliomaniac, to be embraced In the teri) aésoporov (immense, or (Dear to the heart and purse), prodigiously greats, IN SHAKSrHAR tiwek the drama paid authors But although we cannot regard that before usas | 80 poorly that Thomas Heywood receivea only £3 & good or faithful version of the “Liad,” we can con- | for “A Woman Killed with Kindness.” In 1600 acleutiously recommend it as much betier aud more , “Patient Grissil,” a famous play, by Thomas Dek- imstructive reading than three-fourths, even, of | ker, browght its author only £9 104 Dion Boacl. those publications of the preseut day which are | cault las more than Once made $69,000 out of a regarded as #iandard works; for the style of Mr. | single play. Bryant's trans'ation compares favorably with that ‘Toe DRLAWARE HisrorRival. Socrery has sent of the best writers fo our language, If, alter all tue | My. J. J. Mickley to Sweden to explore livraries ana noise that has been made in that regard, he 1s but | archives for documents relating to the first Swedish an indifferent Grectan at best, far be it from us to | settlement in America, which wax on the banks of biame him for needing a Mitle more study. the Delaware, near Wilmington, pune eaers JOHN KE. HoLBRooK, the naturalist, Whose great How vo Wrrre a Composrrios, work on American reptiles is in five quarto volumes, New York: Dick & Vilmgeratd, died receauy at Charleston, at (he age of seventy. We have iitde faithin learning to swim by the | reve uelp of cork and bladders, or in learning to “write GLascow—the second commercial city in Great a composition” by the help of the “skeletons” in | Britaiu after Loudou--has just becu thoroughiy such @ book as this, To change the figures, skele- | written up tn a four volume history, entitle “Glass tons like these are not apt tu be ever clothed upon | gow, Ancient and Modern,"” by real flesh and blood. They hang gibbeted along AN IMroRTANT and Iitte cnitivated Meld of juris. every pretended “royal road to learning.”” Even if | prudence lias peen Ulustrated by Brightly’s “Load. they might serve any good purpose tne “skeletons” | ing Cases on the Law of Elections,’ a work fuil of in this volume are not a whit better than those in @ | the contested election cases of the United States, dozen similar publications, Mr, I’rost’s book, there- | fully reported, and tilustrated with notes, This fore, Is only @ fresh illustration of the fact which we | work will be highly interesuing boll to lawyers and lately had oeeasion to deplore—that of making many | to politicraus, school books without other special object than Peter American Bovksellers’ Guide, in a review Pindar's ranore, Which were made not to sha he New York Fall Trade Sate,” takes the but to seil, there to be no end. | ground that nobody Is benedted by tie wade sales The mind and heart a pupil should | except the auctioneers, not he treated like empty ch Each should be | Rev. B DV. G. PRimy, one of the editors of the | } | Notreys her lands, Which she had forfeitet to 1 Duke because sne had married one of his villains or nativi; she had afterwards obtained a legal divorce, no such statement as the Parliament at Westminster. goods of the ship are not to be seized. can scareely hear a sound, Tae Latest ACCESSION to the ranks of royal an | of Scots, which will shorily be pubiishea. j cently sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment for forging a letter in the name of Uharies Dickens, ad- dressed to himself, and containing praises of a Hun- gatian translation of nts works. ANouew Jace2on Dayis (saya the @olden Age) proposes a book to tell U é World what he knowa about tusanity, which, according to the general opinion, 14 a good di cy td * Loyisa Mvnisac By 8. A. Brost. seems of a well of living water. Edncation, m its exact | New York Observer, has a new book of travel in ine etymologicai senee, should pe the atm of the teacher | press of Harper & Brotters, entitled “Aronnd the and of the writer ot Sehgot Qooks, Shenstone’s | World.’ definition Of @ Rood style as “ihe result of spon- NEW PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED, laneous thought aud elaborate expression” ig the best, ‘Teach pupils to think and to feel, judiciously sais <9» famiiarize them with the Mest models and they it \ From Hatyer & BYoTicrs— "The ise and all of require but siigitt instruction in order to write well, the Parks: ‘ommane, in 1871, With &@ Full Account of the Bombardiuent, Capture and Burning of the city.” By W. Pembroke Fetridge, “Nast’s Llus- trated Almanac.” From Sheldon & Co.-“Lady Judith, @ Tale of Two Continents.’ By Justin MeCarthy, “Over. land, a Novel.”” By 4. W. De Forest, From James R, Osgood & Uo, Boston— “Nobody's Fortune.” Ky Edmund Yat From T, B, Peterson & Brothers —"Dow Hollow,” A novel, by Mra, Henry Woot, From Charles Seribner & Uo. — Tur Last KNIGHT: A ROMANCE G AND. From the German of Anastasios Grip. Translated, witn Notes, by Jolin 0, Sargent, New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1471, Small quarto, PP. 1X, 200, Thts pleasant story In verse deals with the career of Prince Maximilian of Germany. ‘The translation | 1s free, flowing and spirited, employing for tne | most part the metre which ts so efective in Lock- narVa “Spanish Baiiads.” The book is elegantiy printed, in & BeMi-antique style, at the Riverside prea ribuerts Monthly, a aud “The Budlical Repertory and Princeton Re- FOULB FARINE. By Ouida. Philadelphia: view.” ‘ “ 5 tdelphia: J. B, Jappincott & Co. 1871. lamo., pp, 530, From J, & Reddeld—“Christine." From the indirectiy, In short, take away from either Virgh or Milton what he owes to Homer, and he has but little Jef tor any “ear.” As for the “popular ear,’ the Homeric geograpny alone, wonderfully correct an itis, wouid nave sorely puzwied it; and, what ia Word Jn the preagpt case—thyt It jag fryovenriy This 1%, Without exception, the most 1 lancholy novel we ever read, The characters are hateful, the fcenes are gloomy, the moral is false, and tho dénouement is detestavle, That tho writer, calling herseit “Ouida,” has power and skill and a certain ‘wealth of language is undeniably true; that she has & Morbid pnd distorted view of Homan thine 6 French of Louis Kinault, From Lee, Shepard & Dillingham —“Smiin’s Ine terest Tabies,”” From John Murphy & Co., Baltimore—“The Grand Demonstration in Baltimore and Washington, D. U., in honor of the Twenty. Anniversary of the Becton of Pins IN, to the Cha of St, Peter,” Lancaster 1s ordered to restore to Widow Emma le | In 1355 the Sheritf 1s ordered to pay the Knights or members of Parliament elected for the commonalty of the Duchy £24for their expenses in coming to Am 1882 a varas or | smnall ship is wrecked on the coast, and because the crew escaped alive proclamation is made that the | some fauit, and the composition of in 1583 the Sheriff ts ordered not to pat Adam de Preatill, of | Salfordshire, on juries because he 1s su deaf thai he nobje authors Is the ex-Empress Eugénic, who has veen for some time enzaged on a life of Mary Queen A Book PuBLISHKK IN PESTA, Hungary, was re- seulptor’s art. ‘These genvemen, with @ host of lesa known art writers, have for some years preached a crasade against modern indifferentism in art. ‘They have now the satisfaction of secing TRY TORCH they kindled taken up by other hands and braves borne forward and upward. Nor have the older crusaders in the cause of the beautilul grown tires or weary, but, 6n the contrary, time seems only to have lent them new energies to straggic ugainst tas dnli materiahsm of the age. In this combat of what ig pure and ¢levating against the dull and sensuous tendencies of an age that has erected a golden calf as the highest order of divinity and abandons Itself wa degrading and fetish worship of material suc- cess the good wishes of all men who think that God commanded ns to generous and nobie deeds are due to those who labor to overthrow THE FALSE GODS and restore the worship of what is pure and beautt- ful. Though the spirit of modern life 1s sadiy tainted by scepticism, which corruption but too often Justifies, yet are there bid away among the worth- Jess rabbish-heap which the world cally the temple of fashion many bright and priceiess jewels. And if only vo reacts One of these, and make manifest to the world tts brightness and beauty, and so en courage those who shall come afcer us in the hope that some virtue SUll exists tn ian, the labors of thoxe who toti to-day shall noi have been in vain. But the results already acnleved justify us in the be- lef that not only shail HOPE FOR THE FUTURE be awakened, but that those who first raised the standard of art and calied the people to rally round it shall, like wa new Moses, conduet us Lo the couflues of the promised Jand, even if they enier not into tt.” Among those who have labored In the cunse of art | » Mr. and Mrs, Hall, the distinguished ondon Art Jow'nd!, deserve most honorable mention, For along ume their publica- tion had no rival in this fle! of literature, but the editora, with true artistic feeling, did not tne less exert themselves to produce an art paper whose ib # should be of the highe :t order, So great ietr efforts thateven no equal in any periodical. ber contains two magniti- Danie’? aud Coomans’ SPLENDID P: of the engraver’s art. — Kxevll usually displayed in the arc sovvnal in the gelee tion of subfects for illustration, and we are at once made acqualuted with good cugravings and the best artists. Dante is represented by the French artist ina pleasant landscape, walking moodily along, ab sorbed 1h eoceent and perfecuy unconscious of the eflect produced by his pre on the superstitious peasants, wo regard hhin with terror as the man whe natcome back from hell, ‘The composition of the | natn ,roups m this picture 14 exceilent, but the effect 18 somewhat marred by subsidiary groups, | especially by a woman and cbild In the midale dis tance, Who vreak the unity aad give u stragg) sing effect, i) judgment is | 5 fHR RETROON" belongs 10 a new class of modern art, which aims at combining the gee and historical by a familar treatment of classical subjects, Coomans, a Lel- Gian artist, acquired w wide fame by his produce ons in Uus class of paiuting, which offers large scope for imugination. The present sudject repre- sonia & Greek notsier correcting ler young son for THE GROVE 1S GRAGEEUL and telling. Remarkable tenderuess has been im- parted to the action and expression of the mover, whe the litte fellow is made to look heartily ashamed of himselt, In addition to the usual cu- rious and interesting articies we find numerous drawings of art-work in gold and silver from the International Exhibition, The peauty of many of j these specimens ts almust beyoud praise. In the execution of the engravings the same great ‘kil! and artistic perception is visthle as 1a the larger work, While the 4r¢ Jowina/ seems to defy competition in its spectaity, two dangerous rivals for public patronage have sprung up under the tities o} the Fortfolio aud ar’, in these the old system of line engraving has been aban- doned (0 make way for a new application of photograph: Reantiicl as are tae Wustrations prodaced by t jew process, neither Art nor the rorlfolto depends Fo Much on these ay on the excel. ; lence of they bs i = CRITICAL WRITING for obtaining pubite favor. ‘There 48 not so much, quaint and curious {information about the differeny branches of art in the new journals as Can be tound m,the Ar! Journal, dut on the other hand the ques- tions of the hour are more boldly and irestily treated. Writers of reputation advauce thelr opinions on the value of contemporary art, or attack sora mie- conceptions under their signature, which is a guare autee for the honesty of the opinion expressed. An able article on “Haziness’”’ in 4rt deserves partl- cwar alteution from that class of our artists who allow their Imaginations sometimes to make them forget both the rules of grt and the teachings of nature, The writer says:—‘Tho unravelment of this love of the hazy anu mysterious to the exclu- sion of all appreciation of other qualities is a curious physical study. ‘This much, however, is evident—-that it proceeds cit ot fe and wa- developed phase of inind—a mind not fet tutored to | perceive clearly and to trace the mig! PA Ta lg | of order, the reign of law in nature, This { ence in . rh ere ANBAULOUS STATE Pewee perhaps be uraged by the repeated fail. of mtellect to grapple With some of the prob- ms Of being, and the knowledge that, not. withstanding all the victories of sctenve, there is a veil more impenetrable than the clouds which xometimes darken the carth--a veil which the haman mind can never hove to penetrate.” In addition to ive tustructive general articies, this pe. riodical ts rich tn illustrations, which are produced by the heliotype process, Not alone 1s the truth of outline of the photograph preserved, but by a cun- ping arrangement in the printing even the tone ts | rendered. A group of sheep by Verbockhoven, with Nght falling on them through a window, Is a per- fect picture, and so well 18 The texture of the woot panne that we searcely perceive the absence of color, persist THE PORTFOLIO, Iv point of sound criticism, is wadoubdtedly the ablest advocate of true art im the English tongue. Kdtted by Philip Givers Hamerton, wha stands alone among “English art crittcs ag # writer free from t prejudice of any school -a lover of whatever ts worthy of admiration tn each. Unlike the eloquent Ruskin, he has no hobby, bus takes a broad, iiberal View of the merits and de- merits of different systeins, whose followera declare that in ther sect only can real art be found, Con- ducted by such @ man we Are not surprised to find the views advanced on every ee broad and comprehensive, at the same time that they display unusual power of analysis. A critique on the works oi Blake, by Sydney Colvin, aud a erilical review of twosels of etchings of ris In 1871," Dy Martial wnd Lelapue, written by Mr. Hamertoo, are fuil of interest and instruction, Part of the ilustrations of the Puryotio are prodaced by @ new process somewhat similar to that tn use in Art, but capabie of conveying stil! more delicave efects, Jt gives ts real pieasure, while chronicling the pro- gress of art /iterature 10 other countries, to be able to turn with satisfaction to te advance made In our | own, odical under the Cille of the Aldine, largely devoted to the cause of art, bas been presented fo the American public. Nothing that could con | tribute to render tt popular has been us and good ‘. Ww | the illustrations are both numerous and When iooking at the diMeulties whiten lie Wu i of pri — @ Journal of this class nf mertce, bi airly = astenis: at the = succeas~ a i t 7 OLE" Tt ts tw the Mterary part (hat it ts weakest, jor, though the reading miay de very entertaining for young ladies, itis not suMeiently artistic for an art journal, Indeed, there appears to ve an entire want of critical powér and real art knowledgo among tne Writeh: AS ig Bucid to. be regretted, ‘and We hope the ont sing pybilahers will spare No expense to procurd ve sea of aume 19, art crite to condyct the art department, so that wo Aldine may go forth ay authority 10 preach art love Wo our peopis, NEW YORK INFANT ASYLUM. | On Sunday evening an address will be dehvored by the Rev. Dr. Ihompson at the Tabernacle, corner of Sixth avenue anu Thirty-fourth street, on behalt of the Infant Asylum, and some of our most eminent Physicians will make interesting statements respect« Ing the pressing Importance and n of pro- mMoting its objects in suppressing the pert crime of Anfanticide and in reclaiming unfortunate mothers. ‘The society is duly incorporated by a@ liberat charter, and 18 managed by & Hoard of end a Committee of Ladies representing all the Protest- ant denominations of the cit All persons wio feel Inteyested in the benevolent onjects of the Roctety and in (he Hest means of attaining the most peneficia! reauits from jt8 labore are expected to ationd,