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10 NEW BOOKS. European Biographies of American Statesmen. A EULOGY OF SUMNER. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1875—QUADRUPLE SHEET. the book has m: uite a sensation. Its expos! of the character of Louls Ph itppe, and of t ougnly selfisk and reactionary pouty welch be pursued irom the moment of ois a to the period of bis expaston, is as damnatory as it I+ possipie for oral | tary evideuce to mate it. It is impossible to read Boildien’s Centenary---Odillon Barrot’s | Memoirs---Science Abroad. TALKS ABOUT BOOKS. ‘Froit Between the Leaves,” “Rape of the Gamp,” ‘Aristophanes’ Apology,” Miss Phelps’ Poe-tiry. Paris, June 5, 1875. Ie s letter forwarded to you in March last I reviewed several French books, the subjects of which were borrowed from us, and took the op- portunity of caliing your attention to the grow- ing interest manifested by French writers im our social and political progress. I laid some stress om the fact as evidence that republican ideas were steadily making their way among the classes that had hitherto obstinately resisted their tnfu- ynoe, and that @ spirit of inquiry was bein aroused that could not {aii to be productive of r sults favorable to the permanency of the instita- tions which are now on their trial in France. Since then another book has made its appearance which confirms me in this belief, although no doudt to many it will appear over-sanguine. I allude to the new work entitled “Grandes Figures Historiques,” published by Miche) Levy Freres, and of which M. A. Laugel 1s the author. Of the ux mstorical characters to whom tne book Is fievoted, two Americans—John Quincy and Charles Sumner—occupy by far the largest space. Bot it is mot merely im this measure of their importance, but in the appreciative and reverente! manner in which their memories are treated that I Gnd subject for con- gratulation, not decanse of the homage offered to pur illustrious compatriots, but because of the yribute paid to tne principles by which their polit- jeal conduct was governed, and which I hope yet | aware of the this book without arriving at the conclasion tu the Ori S$ jamily have aiways exercised a fatal infueace om the fortanes of France. M, Barrot seli-conceit ren all the misfor. cy Nor, with the exception of the Orieans, do bis sons escape the to) 6wnich «obis)= Barratt Jeada, that they made litte or no effort to preveut Bim Pursuing bis headsirong and suicidal course. more biamadie for this, for, as a letter trom the Prince de Joinville to another member of tne family shows, they were fuliy joals On woick he was blindly running the vessel of State. If, insteal of ac cepting and monopolizing all the princival poste in the army and atthe court, and thas seeming to give a tacit assent to nis acts, they hed Ormiy refused them and remonstrated with him on hie obstinacy, 1% secms almost certain, from M, Burrot’s statements, that they WOULD HAVE SAVED TUE DYNASTY ana spared France the miseries of ther revolution ani the crimes of the Second Empire. From what 1 wow ada will readily be understood thi the work has a political appositeness which renaers every one desirous to read tt, The Orleanists, quietly playing the game which elevated Lous Philippe to the throne, are furious at the prec.se- ness and clearness of ite rr tions, itere is established a mass of evidence which is damaging in the last degree to the aspirations ef the party and which cannot be disposed of by mere rhet- orical flourisnes, The legitimists are, of course, enchanted at their humiliation, thouga I cannot see how it betters their po-ition, The portion of the book which 1s devoted to the reign of Charies X, places in a pitiable lignt the statesmansbip resources of the party which lea that uniorsanate monarch to bis rain and which is ready to pursue the same course tf another opporiuntty offered itself. As tothe Bonapartists, if the book gives them Pleasure, I wish them joy of it. Alter an tive perusal of its statements, it seems to me that the only conclusion to which they can lead us ts that Inno instance can the peopie of France be shows that but jor tne enorme: Ph edness of the ola i tunes that have since betalien France mig been averted. Duke of | held responsibie for tne revolutions that have al- fo see regulating that of the men to whom the — lestinies of France are intrusted. I cannot give | B better idea of the spiritand manner in which this work is written than by quosing the conclud- ing passages of the article on Scmner. “With bim disappeared one of the representatives of that virile generation of statesmen who placed America in the powerful position m whico th: world now finds it, and who were the guices Tather than the servants of the democracy. Pene- trated with a projound respect for the work of ihetr forefathers, they nevertheless corrected it by bMfacing the traces of an institution which threat- ened to corrupt it, Sumner honored the people and despised popularity; he was am orator, not a tribune, speaking only for an object and im the interest of @ cause and never for the vain pleasure of applause. A reformer, there was nothing chimerical in nis eas, forhe held more to Grotius, Montesquieu and Blackstone than to Rousseau ana the social- ists. In demanding the emancipation of the blacks, it was their right of tamiiy, their right of property that he claimed. He had no innate nor- tor of aristocracies or old dynasties; ne detested vnly tyranny, because be Knew that tyranny as- umes a variety of masks. The mossstriking trait bis character was an instinctive and avsolute respect for intellect; his dearest friends were poets, historiaos and thinkers. He incessantly enriched and adorned his mind by the perusal of the works of the great writers of al! countries, THE COLLECTION OF HIS SPEECHES, which is on the eve of pubiication, will jorm more inan ten volumes. There will often be found in it, im the midst of the aryest and most prosaic mat- ter, Ideas and sentiments of the most poetic char- Acter. In a country at once greedy and prodigal, proud of its strength and wealth, Sumper remained a type of the olaen times, simpie in manners, dis- mterested, delicate and refined in his tastes; living on the verge of a stream of ccrraption, his eyes were always fixed on great and noble objects, It ¢an, in short, be said of him, dimcuitas was | | | ‘eration were frequently the task, that he managed at once to | rerve bis country and humanity; that aii mis ie be defended the interests of the United States and those of an oppressed race, and that he suc- ceeded in uniting the two causes that were dear- est to him—those of emancipation and the in- tegrity of the Union.”” AN ELEGANT CELEBRATION IN PROSPECT. ‘This year Rouen is preparing to celebrate the centenary of Boweldieu, one of tho most original and charming of French composers, and whose works have to this Gay preserved all their iresh- ness and entrain, Notwiths'anding the influence which he exercised upon his contemporaries, and his personal as well as artistic popularity, curtoas to say there existed cutil lately no publication which attempted a serious and well siudied aftalysis of bis character and genius. Hequet’s biography, the best that had been published of Dim, ‘ell far short of tue requirements of the savject, simply owing to the inexperience and unskilfal- | ness of its author in literary work. M. Artnar Pongin, a critic and musician, whose admiration | as yet been able to procure acopy of M. Petten- of Boweldieu may simost be suid to approach toe | fervor of worship, and who has tory been collecting every relic which might throw lignt upon the bianks left in the narrative of his career by Heque:’s imperiect jabors, nas wisely chosen the period when jresh attention is being attracted to the composer's works, to publish s ite of nim, which supplies all that was deficient in tbe pre- ceding biographies. the fresh matter which bas been introduced tn it, bat for the satis/actory manner in which it dis- poses of the many errors of act, which rendered the sketches of Fetis and other biogra- phers untrustworthy. As seen through the meqiom of M. vongin’s work the com- poser of “Lae Dame _ Bilanche’ must been one of the modestest ana most amiable of men, and aiter perusing it it is easy to understund the warmth of tne affection And devotedness manifested toward him by his musical contemporaries, many of whom, it shoud be recollected, were his rivals THE CZAR AND THE COMPOSER. The book is fail of interesting anccdotes and souvenirs, whica render it acceptabie fo the general reader as to the mosician. Take, for in- starce, the account of his first interviews with the Emperor Alexander at St. Petersburg. The merry, tnsouciant artist was absolately scared the first evening that he found himseif ia the preseace of tne Czai y had wehaved tn the kimaest and most encouraging inanner toward bim, At the second meeting, a few days after, it was the Emperor's turn to tremble in the presence of the artist. Among other tasks Alexander had directed Boleldieu to com- pi se several military marcues for bis guard. The Emperor intended to furuish bimseif the themes bf these military compositions. Bat how was he to set about it? His Majesty dared not veoture to sing before Boleldien. Ai first he tried to make him comprenena what he wanted by running his fingers over the piano, but the intonation was not always correct and tne rhythm was equaily de- ficient, The Emperor then took fis fluce, but Dis timidity prevented his drawing a single note from it. At last, after a great deai of nesitation, His Majesty, jike an ordinary mortal, decided to sing the required themes, and in this way Boieidieu was enabled to apply himeeif to his task. I trast beat this interesting book will find an American Wansiaior. The publisher is Charpentier. ODILLON BARROT'S “MEMOIRS.” Im @ recent letter I gave you 6 brief Gescription of the first volame of Odillon Barrot’s “Memoirs,” pabiished by the same house, Notwithstanding its serious defects, which are as much chargeable to the editors as to the autnor, It is not merely valuable for | | around them. | tered its form of goverament. In every case their patience and forbearance were tried to the ut most, and io all it was a criminal self-conscious- ness and a want of wmorai courage on tbe part of their oppressors that led to the disaster. | THE FRENCH DEMOCRACY. | Let those who doubt tne capacity of the French democracy for seif-government read the history of the Parliamentary struggles during Louis Philippe’s reign, presented to usin this Dook, If ever patriotism, disinterestedness and mod- manifested by & polit. leal party, they were certainly to be found in the conduct of the organization of which M. Odillon Barrot was the leader, and which, if it could not save the constitutional monarchy, ni atleast the merit of contributing to found ti constitutional republic. SCIENCE. To all who are engaged in scientific pursuits, or who are desirous of keeping posted as to the march of scientific impro' ats, I strongly recommend the ‘“Causeries Sclentifiqaes” of M. Henri de Parville, published by Rothscaiid of the Rue de Saint Peres, It is written in a popular style, and will be found as interesting to the gen- eral as to the scientific reader. The pecultarity of | the book is that it is an annual, and therefore | undertakes to Keep the public au courant of each successive step effected im the various branches of science and art. In the last volume there is a very fuil and care/ully written artucie on the proposed submarine tunnel between Engiand and France. Those who are increduions as to the feasibility of this stupendons enterprise should read the explanations and estimates fornished in this article, which ts evidertly written by an en- gineer having access to the data in possession of the projectors. AMEDEER ACHARD’S LAST NOVEL. Michel Levy Fréces have just published the suite of Amédée Achara’s posthumous novel, “Le Cape et l'Epée,” under the title of “La Totson @Or.” 1do not see the author’s object in thus distmguishing them, for the second vol- ume is simply a continuation of the story without any apparent motive for | a separate caption, The remarks which I made in my nofice of tne first apply equally to the second volume. The interest of tne story is well sustained and tne characters have a marked in- dividuality. The defect of the story is that itis wanting in local color, the qualtity woich lends such a charm to Scott's novels, and which consti- tutes the chief ateraction of such works in tne eyes of foreigners. MEDICAL INVESTIGATION. M. Pettenkoffer, of Munich, nas just published a reply to Dr. Franck’s official report on the canses | | 1 of tne development of cholera, which bas made quite a sensation throughout Germany, ad ied to @ great deal of controversy. Dr. Franck belongs to what is called the contagionist school, which regards the cholera patient as the principal agent of the alifa- sion of the epidemic, while M. Pettenxoffer isa localist—that is to say, a member of the school which attributes the largest share in the deveiop- Ment of epidemics to the character of the soil and the levei of the subterranean waters. I nave not Koffer’s brochure, but | understana that he has assembled in it a crowd of curious racts, confirma- tory of bis theory that the true preventive of cholera lies in the amelioration of the soll and not in the measures of precaution taken against un- fortunate and innocent patients. CHATS ABOUT BOOKS. “FRUIT BETWEEN THE LEAVES.” The Mornsn—Whoever reads ali that is con- | tatned in these two volumes of “Fruit Between the Leaves,” by Andrew Wynter (Scribner, Wel- fora & Armstrong), will have a valuable lot of in- | formation at his fingers’ ends. Frep—I have been nibbling at the fruit and find it very palatable. It ms as though Mr. Wynter Lad set out to tell allhe Knew. I hardly ever saw such @ variety of topics strung together. | The Moraer—You must remember that tne pa- pers appeared at different timesin a number of periodicals. itis mot as though the writer had seized bis pen and dashed of one alter the other in rapid succession. Frep—I don’t think much of the paper on “Clever Dogs; the sabject is tiresome and he has not Ireshened it any, Fruicta—The cleverest dogs { ever saw were those atthe Grand Opera Honse, They did do some wondcerfal tricks; it was hard to believe that they were net human. | Miss Racuet—rhat article on poisons ts enough to make one very carefal. Just tamk of brown bread being so olten poisoned ny darnei seed. Fenicia—How #8 ge that frogs should be made a test In cases where puisoning by atrych- nine is suspected. Miss Ractei—I was very much Interested in the chapter on female convicts. Poor creatures! Ido sympathize with them, in spite of their depravity. What a refinement of cruelty to deprive them of their hi Idon’t wonder that they storm and rave, [t takes away even (he little self-respect a murderess nas to rob her of her crowning glory. It 1s amusing, and touching, too, to observe their Mttle devices for veaatitying their faces, Imagine being rouged with threads from red shiris and powdered wito plaster off the walis, I think the prisoners in vae Millbank prisoo are treated barsher than with us, Mr. Wynter says that the murderesses form the tae model prisoners, always quiet and respectful and kind ‘o those Faep—Being forbidden to speak is the hardest thing of ali on those convicted women. 1 think that is more a refloement of craeity than cutting | their nair, | don’t blame them for breaking out. | It mast be & great relief to smash a hundred or | | wouidn’t have it in the house. | ner inseparable umbrelia ? In this story they call | sne Was almost too emidige and | strong buc now very attractive Colors, m | aoruce, witaa dash of poetry, bat hitie semt- | ment. two windows When one gets im suck a state of Bros), “You read Browning when you are staai- mind, ously inciined ana Morris wen you are in a dreamy, sentimental mood, ‘his volume con- Mies Racnrt—De@ ven ever read of anrthing talus only some of fhe shorter poems of (hs poet, pout the were-wolves? with 1 2 Dew since the edition of ra va : ihe PROPESSOR—i see Loat 1t lxnos of With my oordtmivetingss. The 4 noi ine Defence of Guenevere.” How 1 do love toat woman! I beleve the reason I nave never married 18 because 1 have never found a Guen- evere. The Doctor (laughing)—You are a pretty look- ing Launcetut! Not only Guenevere, but all Mor- ris’ wowen are beautiful, I cannot now think of any poet who patot» bis women with so delicat fouch or in such delicate colors. just bits b ideal, Compare one of our mosern belies to these eivine creatures, ihe PRorEsson—I hate to come back to this Word-i-day World aiter reading Morris. He Me of amvng lair ladies and brave kaight teat. return with a start when Bridget knocks on my Coor for tee mikman’s money. the DuctoR—Waoy, my dear Professor, 1 would never bave accused you of this sentimentalism, The Prorgsson—Morris and moonight go & great Way toward making @ spoony ol your old od Fomen goiMg about on Ali-fours. seex- tng whom ' B21 deve The story of war je Retz, @ho Mardered $09 chtidrea that he mt © their Diced, m8 horrible past b Priicta—| Woodger tf Jesse Pomeroy ts a wout Parp—Yes, Jost a4 much as any one ever was. Tt is merely «© form of tnsantiy; the aeyiw NOL toe Gallows wes the piace for thove miseradie Wretehes, I G0 not Wonder, however, that tue populace Wan'ed to tear them lim trom limo. FRLCtA—Let 08 turn to the more agreeabic sud- ject of Dow toys ere made. Mr. Wynter iniks of Duying o Noah's ora fora penny. | enould like to ere- W where he Aods such marvels of cheapness. friend, 1 pever saw aus for less than a editing. Tbink of m7 MISS bgt so Few fi “6 bringing 8 Who! ageric into the “More poetry,’’ said tne Docior, glancing a cou ly turn of the lathe and or forming » M S merminaa! espe seme almost hid under 1. ,oevte studies,’ uy Elizaveth Stuart Phelps’? (lames BR. Osgood & Co.), said the Projessor, ta ing up the volame nearest him, “We seem to ha euch & Vein Of poewy thix evening suppose we loow J er these latest additions to American verse?” ihe Docron—I think that there is more real poetry tm Miss Phelp’s prose than in her verso; What do you toma about it, olu fellow? ihe Phoresson—Pernaps you are right, but C find prenty of poetry mere. You can’t say any- by one casting and « mould! one English macu- factarer (ura «at 20,000 dolis weekly. It wre OMeting fo Watch tae various stages of the wax from the balk to the Gamer dol. Peper patierns for dolls’ ball dresses are sold im Pare bride and (roussea will bring as mucn as $200. Faro—i time thet some of our countrymen Could Write feelingly om the subject of aealers in sdams, for they appear to be tue lawm! prey of the foreign muds. » Wynter miabt have gone further inte tee matter end stil) have kept op (he interest. Feitcia—That adout ra's and their doings re- minds me of the rate at Spring Mil farm that skimmed the milk pans With their tale Toat gore ahead of any of Mr. Wynrer'estories, and it ts true, for some of the farm hands caugot tnem at it. Miss Raceet—By the way, Fred, Mr, Wynter ts an M.D.; yet be @ Bot dewa on bat ferceily as you «re. He dou's like them, bat be Dejeves there is more fuse end oniery against them than is necessary. He saye thet (he Guat men of Loudos, who work all the time among ells, are healthier as & class than layers and masons. FRep—lvat Is when the emetis are in the open yy one will deny Voie gains this s— Coldiy the night wind shivers on the hilltop, Colt crawis the pale-faced {¢ soued by the one ang biinde ur trom off the seas by tho other, eps longing unto thee! ‘ad hand, held in silence Window's ilgnt across t dmy late the mist pervadin: ht and the soul of me, {oping or Dopeless, for living or tor dying, Jaro i my late love torever unto thee! The Docron—Chat suits your sentimental mood enavanteuiy. ow here ls one of & more pious tare of thought, Whien 1 think equaily pretty :— ow ding low inoonfighe that rests upon the And With # luy im her baud, smile of treasured siuiness that she wore. 1 Drop tue a Ani go whispertag ished, “This is all 1” pretty, in- pS writes is some beautiful er writes like & very sensible man, though his facts are often astily togevber. However, the froit ts there and is worta MIND, ™ i @ Mind,’ by Alg Deo Sy iney Lowen is @ tastefully gotten up littie pres: vouume, tne li from Put “THE RATE OF THE Gaur.” if @ DOOK Wes ever Diessed with o more @ than this,” sale Peli ia, closing the covers on the last page or “The Rape of whe Gump.” (Harper & Bros.) Frep—1 know of ope good iaity who forbade her Soe ri ventere the glvomy side of who see the sive ‘ibere is atone of despona the whole boos; tue aoe’ up to tne very | groping af somet hi sei to know exactly wi The bocron—Mr. Log Writes Irot vid fellows The Mormen—Really, 1 ao not know what it means, Ihave no ides what & “gamp” is. Faro—Wahy, moteer, ope would think that you were not naif the admirer of Dickens that you pre- tend to be, Don't you remember Sa'ry Gamp and ie profes- soma, eritiowm of tats Porm would greatly wep xt venture, Toe (Roresson—There are some pretty conceits an ombrella, ion plays an impertent part, o a mp. The name is gevting to be quite common, * “iene Bop age sit vil Ihave often beard it. A bush within the inoaning of the wind, The MoTHER—Of course, I remember Sairy, out my LE Lever should bave guessed the solution of this A thuoder Which wraps tbe stars | —r The Docron—Toat is Tory nice, Miss Racnet—I see by Harper's Weekly that the author of this clever story, Mr. C, Welsh Mason, who diea in Engiaod in February, wrote this story while in America in 1871, Mr. Mason was quite @ young man and a great sufferer. Had be lived he would have revisited this country (his summer, Harpe.s have one of bis shert stories yet uop lished, The Morume—Is the story as good asi jookst I Was quite taken with the pictures. Fericta—Indeed it is, It is about a big and tn- teresting family of Browos who spelie’ their bame with an “e.” There are several sons aod several daughters, The sons are premasurely bald, pleasant, lazy fellows, and the giris are very jolly, with the exception of the oidest, wh» is spiteful in proportion to her years. The hero ts Bedford Lyte, or Mr. Lane, he is called, “s mm of Ti\anic proportions, with a aubdern jock cinsvering low down on bis forebead end bening bis ears.” Miss RacngL—The heroine is Janet Browne—or courre Small, fair and large eyed, rica young lady, who sighs jor & mission and Fho is about as capadie of being 4 minsionary as—as Felicia, She tails hopelessiy in love with Lane and he with her, though that fact be keeps to Dimseif, for be has a wife living, ‘hough «he ls a lunatic. She was his cousin and be married her because sne followed bim to the Vouiiment, and he only did it to save ber reputetion. tHe s« discovered that had no reputation and in tue heat of passion he stinck do Killeo the man who Worked her disgrace, e aay Wasa 400d day’s Work. Lane was rick ! FELICIA—I think Janet's love was very conning, steanng that old dilapidated gamp was cRarw- * ookiag into, 1hO /ROFESOR—Good Digat, my friend, I will goes a 4 your ef 1S Se ae 0 prim order jor Morr: com: awhile longer, Av revoir / — ald LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Lord uytton, whose contribations to poetical 6 declines the governorship of Madras, w! queerly enough, oerea lam by the Britisn gov- eral mt. M. Radae bas poduened in the Revue des Deux Mondes Voyage au Corer de |'afrique,” in Woleh be gives an sccount of the Niamas and vage trides, of whom he tells many in- veed discovered im 8 convent at Nancy, with letiers to and from Mile. de la Vailitre, ‘ihe London Athencarem has reluctantly appealed for a now tris! of te lsbel suit im the case of Jonn- ston’s Aliases, for ite revere scoring of whose PUCUShers Wat journal Was feed £1,275 damages. Its conductors do it im deference to what they term the pressure Of public CpiBion pod them to stand up for the righ(s and lverties of the entire press. Mr. Congressman Seelye's book on “Cartstian Missions’ comsiss of hia lectures belore the theo- logical students at Andover and New Haven. dersbner will reprint Raskia’s select readings from “Moaern Pamters.” The author declines to reprint the waole book (90m long oat of print, but we see Bo good reason why an American pudliseer shold not give es toe full work, Miss Florence Marryat’s new novel has the hith- erto Unappropriated book title “Open! Sesame!” Mr. C. &. Wingate bas written a volume on American journatiem whieh F. B. Pavserson, of New York, will soon puotish, Bosemy Price's pampbiet on “Money and the Error ot Iofiated Currency” will be primed by H. L. Hinton & Co, Dr. Dio Lewis, whose active and even fanatical Participat the Obio temperance crusade will og. Miss RacneL—What conid nh: beep more nat- ural than che whole brown miy? Th 7 taey talked and quarreiled, it mignt ha’ us for example. ibey said very tonay (binge, one wonld not imagine the autuor a sulferer from He never misses to see The ridiculo everything, Frep—That description of Janet at the crack ner brotrer 4. wile of the coor When Lane 1 teling that he loves her, but that he arr In ca 1, She dida’t iame or sere braced the doorpost tenderly” when sue him say “Ilove ner.” Janet is a dear little t bat J do not think that | could Ii Feu You are not a strong enouwh charac- ter » if to ke & Weakish woman. You would of course prefer sowe one stronger, more like Helen Totleton, Fae’ —Well, tnat is ststeriy! Its only that last clause that saves your remarks irom being down- Tight msuiting. Miss Kacuxi—It’s a sister's privilege to Baze @ brother, you know, Fred. FELICIA—Frea 18 good natured; he knows how to take a weil-meant remark, Frep—Suppose we jeave Fredand go on with the book. Fericia—I have notning more to every line, and 1 shouid say tha irom tae way she pored ov ended happy, for tney ail cerely regret that we Will have no more nov yum this guited author's pen. RECENT POETRY. t do you think of ‘Aristopi.ares’ Apology?” R. Osguod & ) said ihe Doctor to tne Professor, as the tworatin the cosey library at Belle Vue, enjoying their midnigat cigars, “+] think it 18 one of the strongest books of verse in tue English language,’ repied the Irolessor, laying lis hand earessingly upon toe volume. ‘rhe Ductor—I guess you are abour rignt, Itis too good tor the general r if, then, Brow: Ing dves not evor find ais among general it takes hard thinking thought so elanorate, ne be remembered, has now Written a book to prove “Prohibition @ Faware.” ‘The second and third volume of the highty tn- a prize is offered by an enter. jor toe best exsay on the fok the Preseat Boglieh Toagee a Teutonic or a Romanic Over” Mr. ©, W. Hecketbern’s “History of Secret Se- | cletios of All Ages and Countries” bas jast ap- peared from Bentiey's Londen press in two vor w lowing subject: e The London Exam ner thinks that the widows of Ca) Kingsley and of Sir Arteer Helps, i ac- cepting pensions of £200 eseh from goverament, have done ther utmost to discredit thelr bus bands’ 1eachings. Miss Saran Tytler, whose bandbooss on oid masters and moderna painters were so usefai to learners about ert, Bas bow writen “Musical Composers aod thew Works.” It us the best ele mentary banddook on munte ie Kaglisn warek bas appeared. That ubiquitous traveler Captain Berton, w Preparing & boos “Fenciag and the Brose sword Exercise” w ‘will be (uly Ulastrated, The London Academy, im noticing the sew agl- tation In tae copyright question by the Assecta- fon to Protect the Might of Authors, says thet circums!ances at the present mowent appear te favor the cause of copyrig®t reorm, aed that it te perThay® NOL loo Mace Lo BOpe thet the Canedien Biatate just passed, securiag to hagde® seteorse Taces it op and dow. and doubles on its tracks, but brings it out © shining as the day’? yae Provrsson—He paints Aristopn: Tae Doctor—The only time he shows that he ts & true man ts in the tribute me pays to his dead enemy Euripides, That 18 one vo: toe few pas- Sages that can be read detached trom the whole. (faking the book trom tne table and reading in & pleasant, baritone voice.) It bewins:— But I—what else do you suppose t—had pierced Quite through iriends’ outsiraining, foes’ mock praive And reached conviction. hearte! unier a Death's vapid line had close it's KCC And cut off, sert wnalteraviy vane ear dive sain ed up Value of Ruripide ‘The Proresson—Beautiful, indeet! Mr, Brown- | substantial amount rotection, will tene ing makes considerable ont Of Balaustion. She fo ce th wn ontye a —s seems to me like a sort of Greek Julia Ward Howe, TUenee the Congress aan 2 ee © similar mearnre «f protection Withie See Haits of the United States. J. B, Lipptnes! Undivine Comedy ski, (he anonymeas poet of Poleed, aed “The Piatoaie Love,’ by George & Crow. speare Wood has perpetrated @ book i “The New Curtosum Urtus,” @hict 9 6 poor guide to ome, Messrs. Porter & Coates, Phitadeipais, have now Teady “The Ketter Seif,” « series of easars by J. Hain Priswetl, author of the “Gentle Life,” te The last named work bas met With great success, and the Eugli#h pubushers pave just meued the twenty-first edition, “Ordourg.” by Ana Keary, an! “At Capri,” from tee German of Cari De Hess (Miss Clora Baner), author of “Velentioe, the Countess,” will also soon be published, wnt form, With their iaternational series of novel. am “How very different are these two Rngiisn | 'POFIS3" book, just reaay, pater ts,” said the Ductor, taking up Brownig's | OK on “storms: Their ast and Morris’ ‘Deience of Guenevere” (Roberts | and tue Means of Predicting Them,” Mrs. Howe would be just the Woman to set up ber saint, uke Halaustion did Euripides. She puts down her antagonist just as cleverly as Mrs. Howe Would, 100, The Pocron—l imagine that Mrs. Howe would Want a more inteliizent audience for ner pie de resistance (han & SOMI-intuxicated revelier, poe’ though ne was, dhe PKRoresson—Periaps Balanstion preferred Aristophunes drunk to allotners suber. His Was & qieat brain, and it took More 'ban a lew godicts of Wine te pemuddie it. The Doctur—His apology seems to be more like Aaeience. Any ‘fay, Balaustion kaew just how totake it, She cut the ground completely from under him, 5ne argues Witn all the lacter day knowledge and shiewdness of a Hostonian, sue stands too far from muripides to see any of bis fauits and does not look Upon him with the eyes Of contemporary. ‘The PRoFessOx-—Aristophancs, Balaustion and Euripides are merely the weapons with which Mr. Browning iepghts the old Athenian fgot between ‘Tragedy ana Comedy, and he has used nis wegp- ons like a great general. MORKIS’ SHORT POEMS, and romantic literature Bave been pumerous, bas | nwas, _ Comptrolie re, Classigeavion | | How TUE THE FIREMEN’S WAGES. FYOREMEN WERE INDUCKD TO SIGN THY REQUEST TO CHANGE TH SYSTEM. The letter sent on Friday last to the foremen of the severul i e companies of tne city for their signatures, and addressed to the Mayor, ssems to have been a little piece of sharp practice for the benefit of Comptroller Green, that iatis to reflect credit upon those at whose inatigation it was gotien up. The purport of the letier was that toe old method of paying the flremen’s salaries In money directly to them atthe houses was not working well, and it was desirable to change the system ahd reinstate that of paying the men by Warrant op 4 bank as in former times. To this end the letter wai nt, and many of the foremen of companies were led to velieve that it was an emanation direct from the Mayor's ofice. A HERALD reporter called on Fire Commissioner King yeste: day to get some explanation from him on the subject, and was informed by that gentie- Man “that the document issued from Fire Com- missioner Perley, President of the Board.” Mr. King further staced that he was averse (0 the 83 8- tem of paying by warrant, He nad irom toe first advocated (he metood at present in vogue of pay- ing the firemen tn money at their tre houses; (hat it Was quite as convenient to them xs tbe system of paying by Warruats, lori: they lost aday or part | ol @day in waiting for the paymaster to come round, they lost almost ws much time in going’ down wwn to get their money after | foreman ought the warrant o King stated that ubject were weil Known to the of Fire Commissioners, and that the circu- deen seut out without nis knowledge or consent, because It Was Known that he would op- pose at ph of the department nad en used to get the idea circulated, aud the mes- senger of the aepartment hua been used to take the circulars around, He jelt that the treatment | he had received in regard to the matter was dis- courteous and ungentiemaniy in tue wighest de- | gree, and he had taken the opportunity to so 1a jorm his colleagues, aud ne did It in such @ man | ner chat they will not be likely to Ignore is pres+ ence again, The Commissioner, in answer to the question why so many of tue soremen refused to sign the cifowar, und woy not one of them py ‘vhird — prigade woald == sign it, that he nad Deen imvorme\ that y knew nothing about if, that they were not tw be blinded by such a lame story as was told about tne Mayor’s office, and as tiey did not «dject tu their present system O1 payment they would sign notning until 1t was luliy ex. Plained to them, Mr. King turther added that the reason be hud kept passive in the matter after a treatment was that be thought ax long as was dove the afar had better be the disagreeable light, and ne did not believe in mak- ing politicians of the firemen, Mr. King gave it os nis firm belie!, however, ‘that no tareats or compuision o1 any kind liad been used in the mat- ter, but that the foremen signed it believing it to be a regular order, and in ignorance actually of it they were doing.” whe reporter then called upon several of the foremen who nad signed, as well upon some of those who had not. The former denied (hat toreats or compuision had been vsed in the matter, They | simply stated that the circular was sent to taem and they signed their names to it, One or two of them admitied the fact that if they had to sign over again they wovld give the mutter some thought before they did it, and from this and some ovber general reinarks 1¢ was easy to sec that they (humght it best to attach to signatures | and ask Do questions, On the-other Rana, those who aid not sign itgave as their reason tat they did not qulte know what it was invended for. nor cuuld they get any psitive in- formation 0 Who issued tt, ‘The opinion in re- rd lo the two systems of payment Was divided, T, pre‘erred tie payinent id it saved them m tein of cash money pay- | some sppoiuted Piace in the du where the men | could go at their leisure and get their money it | rt be toe most periect way that could be each w. y ouey n they did not covet the responsibility of being the custodians of the men’s wages, : | | cee meeierwanees | MUNICIPAL NOTES. | The Seventh regiment will be reviewed to-day | by the Mayor ané Common coancil, at three o'clock in the afternoon. His Honor will acvom- any the regiment to Boston and will be away two jays, During bis absence Mr. Lewis, President of the Board of Aldermen, oMiciates as Acting Mayor. About $70,000 are dne Mes-rx. Jones & McQuade, contractors, jor filling im the Hariein flats. Pay- ments fe been already made out o. cue Comp- trolier’s office ou the certificates of Commissioners Van Nort and Porter, who certified that the work bad been properly done. it would be weil Jor tne w exercise every precaution be.ore more money uoder this coutract. carciul exaiminers to see that the ying OUF AD: snouid sea matter used In filling up the fais was of a proper quality so {tne pubiic health will not be inter- | Jered with. | Mr. in Kelty held along censultation yester- | . Jo! day with Mayor Wickham at ihe Jntter’s omce. Hoth gentlemen disappeared, arm in arm, from of the Tammany Society on Monday resumed whey huve still in serious visit to London. The citizens of meanwhile may conzratulate themsecives on a speedy departure of these gentle- men. SPEAKER BLAINE’S INJURIES. Speaker J. G. Blaine, of the House of Repre. | sentatives, who was wrecked in the Bos:on train at Tremont ast Saturday evening, has since been iying quite ili at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, under medical treatment by Dr. A. Ruppaner, woo sound thastwo of the Speaker’s rivs were badly br Fortunately the injuries are not vf @ a@angeroas nature, aud this morning Mr. Blaine, accompanied oy Dr. Ruppaner, will leave for nis | home ia Maine, by way of Koston. DEATIS. ABssortT.—In Brooklyn, on Tuesday, June Appis D., elder daughter of Benjamin F. held at the resiaenc sday at two P. ed. his 2400 year, Gustav | is of the family ore re- Soectfuny invited to the funeral from his late remdence, Araold’s Hall, stree!, cear Boulevard, om Toursday, 17tn inst., at twelve M., Beacn.—At Hempstead, L. 1., June 15, suddenly, Kare Var Dewarer, wise of Hoffman Beach. 16, 187! a pt ds are tn ABNOLD.—UB Jane 15, 1 ARNOLD. ‘The relatives and fr 3 her fan Gener, 6 Kast Tenth sureet, on Thursday, 17a Met, Bt two o'clock P. M., withous further | Tuesday, Jane 15, Josera Brown, e of Multyfernam, county (hs and l6days Weonesday), at two o'clock, Tweaty-eighth sirect, to Calvary jatives and frienas of the family are respect- faliy invited te attend the funerai, on Wednesauy Heros, Bt tWO O'cioek, (rom 452 Fulton street, heal papers please copy. Brews. On teesday, Juae 14, 1575, Joux BURNS, | of jnomas ures. | Wil taxe place om Thareday, 17th, from his Ferdeoee |.uvz First avenue, curser Filty-aixin stree!, at two v'cloek, —sadse: € falty invites te atiend the ianeral, irom his late residem.e, No. 4 Merrepoat street, Brookiya, N. T., 8 $h¢ 16th Mmat., at cue o'clock I’. M. ‘ —te Jersey Cy, on Tuesday, June 15, s, Widew of toe late J. Kh Cvapman, aged core. Keiatives and irieeds of the family are respect- " . from tue res. eral services on Tharsday, o'deoce A. M., ot the Metnoamt Episcopal Preasantvuie, N.Y. | Lare.—On Sanéay morning, 130k inst., at his Fesidence im this Oty. alter 4 lingering iiness, ALSEAT CLARK, I@ tue OFtn year Of his age. Beiatives anit friends are respectiuly invited to | | Forty-thira at | East Pnirty-seventh street, | a lovin | No. 110 Rivington street. By order of ¥. at Bevyion, I. 1, June 14, | i n erety pace cparcR y (Wed escay), 1608 rther notice. “ saretag, of seven muDtag 4 severe fl. CLEARS, Aged Te ye urs Cu NTi— Bu derses . Om abovday, J acter a ivns and palnrul Lines, Carmenine © TA Relatives and iriends of the family are tovited to atiend the Mneral, * ne, ae bal-past eight o T Seventy arreet The remains wii be teken to Dt Mary's chares. Where a seleay ane OF Tegut- li be offered tor the happy repose of ber Oometery tor interm: nt. ine ater a long aud ‘ne, UeLEN, widow of Frecerck B. Sr., aged 10 years, Relat vd itienws of the family are fuily invited to attend the funeral, on Th the 17th inst., at ope O’cioca, from the remden, or ner daughter, Mrs. John Jones, No. 442 Wi Coorer.—Ou pandey, Jane 18, Jom Coorza, aged 42 years, ‘The funeral services will ta ince at St. Al- ban’s cliurch, East Porty-seventh street, near Lexinetou avenue, on Wednesday, June 16, at ond o’cloen, Relatives and trends of the famtty are invited to attend without turtber notice, CULLIN—On Tuesday, one #, M., Exiza CULLEN, aged 15 years, Funeral on Thursday, at two o'clock, from 428 East {weifin stree:. DRISCOLL.—On iuesday, June 15, CORNELIUS DRiscout, of pheamonia, Nohice of funera: hereafter, ELY.—On inesday, June 15, 1875, of dipbtneria, GEORGE CLARE, ony calla of B. Fraakia aad LAs zie 0. Bly, aged 2 years, 6 montas aud 19 days. Notice 0! funeral t:-morrow, Jane SUSAN FINDLAY, Wile of Rovers Findlay, te year of her ax FINDLAY.—At Westonester, on Taesday, The rejatives and friends of the family are re | speotfuily invited to attend the funeral, from the First Presbyterian Church, at '* SORRY on Friday, June 18, at Oue o’clook FosTER.—On Tuesday, at halt-past six P. M. HARRY KEELER FosTeR, Youngest oniid of HM L, ana Emma Hoyt Foster, 6 years, 2 moat and 19 days. Funeral will take place on Thursday, the 1 inst., at two o'clock P. M., [rom tae residence the parents, 279 Macon atreet, Brooklyn. FrREY.—On June 1,4 suddenly, Louis Frey, aged elatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the fune from nis late residence, No. § Cannon street, on Thursday, June 17, without murther notice, i N.—Ac his late residence, Clarenceville, IN GALVIN, Of consumption, in the 56a year of us age. Relatives and friends ol the famtly are requested to attend his 1unerai, oo Weanesaay morning, a ten «clock, from St. James’ Vatne % stree| Brooklyn, thence to the Cemetery of the Hol} | Cross, for interment, | tae Siruing null aud void it might place torm in a | | JAMes, injant son of Jona ang Mary Gartilan, GARTLAN.—-On ‘Tuesday morning. June 4 years and 6 montos, ‘rhe retatives and friends of the family are re spectiully invited to atieud the iuneral, irom al jute residence, 269 Eust Yenth street, on Thurs day, 17th inst, at ball-past one o’clock P. M. GILCHRIS’ a Monday, June 14, JonN Gi the 776 year of als a nd iriends of the family fuily invited to attend the iuoerai, on Wednesds 16th inst., at three o’clock ». M., from bis la residence, No, 183 Neison street, Brookiyn. HAGANEY.—Oa ‘iuesday morning, Jane 15, Mrs. MARGARET HAGANEY, & native of the parish of Kilidress, county Tyrone, Ireland, aged 41 years, Relatives aud iriends are respectlully invited to attend tue funeral, at her lato reaidence, 125 West Twenty-fourth street, on Phursaagy, at one o'clock. HARRISON.— MORRIS HARRISON, Of Hawkinsyvill Ga., who was deprived 01 his life oy being wreck: on the Schiller, the 7th of May, will ve varied oa ‘Thursday morning, 17th, atten A, M,, irom the Twenty-ninth street Synagogue, becween Third and Lexington avenues, All relatives and iriends are respectfally invited to atten., also tne Genesen Ohebra, Souchern papers picase copy. Kuitt.—At ner residence, $40 East Thirty-sev- enth street, on Monaay, June 14, 1875, alter a short and severe tines, CATHARINE ANN Kev, tn the stn year of her age, @ native of coanty Derry, reiaud. A solemn mass of requiem wiil be offered up for the repose of her oul at St. Gavriei’s church, t ten o’cluck, Weanes- day; tnence to Calvary Cemetery, at one o'clock Ms Kegnan.—On Monday, June 14, 1875, DENNIS KEE- NAN, county of Limerick. His friends and acquaintances are respectiolly invited to attena his juneral, irom his residence, No, 1 Second street. Montreal papers please copy. Kext.—On Tacssay, June 15, of diphtheria, C. Gu: ed 3 years aud 1 day, daughier of Georges W. aud Mary Louise Kent. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited te attend the inneral, irom the residence of ner grandparents, No. 135 Him streey oa Thursday, June 17. at two o'clock P. M. KrnG.—On June 14, 1875, Tomas KING, agod 3 years, 2 nogtas and 14 days. ‘Toe inends and acquaintances of the family are requested to attend ois tuneral, also those of hus uncies, John and Thomas Haipin, irom the rege dence of bis parents, southwest coruer of 113th street and Third avenuy, at two P. M. Leoerrr.—in Brookiyn, oa June 15, of aiphtne- ria, ADA Gunrnupe, eldest dauguter of Richard L, and Ciara Leggett. Friends are respectfully invited vo attend th funeral, tms day (Wednesday), at three o’clo P. M., [rom the residence o1 ner parents 281 Ade! —On Monday night, June 14, CnARLEs Levin, aged 54 years and 4 months. Relatives and friends are respectiully invited te | phi street, LEVI | attend the funeral, from hia lute residence, 34 West Fifty-fltb sdreet, this (Wednesday) moraing, n o'clock. BNS.—On Monday, June 14, ANNA LUTJENS, c) r of Herman Lut; od 37 years. Relatives and frien: respectialiy invited to attend the iuneral, Wednesday, Juue 16, at half past one o’vlock P. irom St. Jonn’s Lutheran church, Caristopher street, MANDEVILLE.—In Jeisey City Heignts, June 15, the 80th year Of bis age. i$ are InVited to atcend gwen avenues, on Thursday, June 17, two o'clock P. a ; Marer.—On Mondas, June 14, 1875, ADELE, Widow of the late David Mayer. Friends of the lamily are respectfully invized to attend the funeral, from the residence of her brotuer, Simva Wormser, No. 25 West Forty- eizhth street, on Wednesday, the 16in inst., at hatf-past nine o’clock A. M. MircHison.—On Monday, June 14, WILLIAM, son of pants B, and Maggie E, Mitchison, agea 18 months, Faneral from the residence of his parents, 143 Douglass street, Brooxiyn, on Wednesday, Jane 16, at turee P. M. MCUARTNEY.—On Monday, June 14, at her late 2 East Thirty-reventh street, Mary Jay ARTNEY, aged 61 years, The funeral will take place this day (Wednes- day), at half-past one o'clock. Kelatives and frieuds are respoctfally invited to attend. McLEaN.—On Tuesday, June 15, JENNIE Zu | daugnver of David and Margaret McLean, agea years, 7 months and 26 daye. ‘The relatives and iriends of the family are in- Vited to attend the janeral, from 265 Spring street, tuis (Wednesday) afternoon, at two o'clock, MCMAHON.—At 210 Kast Thirtv-eigntn street, on Monday, Juce 14, PATRICK MOMAHON, aged 58 years, @ native of the parish of Annagnmalica, county Monaghan, Ireland. His reiatives and [riends are respectially invited to attend tne funeral, to-day, 16tn inst., at two | O'clock P. M. PaRgcr.—Iin New York, on the &th of June, Mra ELLeNn Parke, and interred in Philadeipnia from | 2,14 Norta Second street. PAULSEN.—On Monday, the 14th inst., FLORENCE, youngest daugater of James and Emma Paulsen, ed 2 aa 3 months, and frieaas are Invited to attend the | services, at the residence of her parents, st Niveteenth street, at two o’ciock P. M. PRARSAL At Jamaica, L. I., on Tuesd: 15, MARGARET, Widow of the late Dantel Pearsall, in the 7ist year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are re- to attend the faneral, on Thurs , ith inst., at pa it two o'clock, from the residence of her son, Hamilton Pearsall, Merrick Plank road, Jamaica, without further invitation. Scumipr.—Toe body o! Mr. CHARLES SCHMIDT having arrtyed the inneral will take place Thurs- day, the 17th inst. irom his late residence, 11¢ Rivington street, at two o'clock P, ti and irienas, Darcy Lodge 187, F. Miedertaiel der Ver, Socialreform Juily invited to attend the same, Dancy LopGs, No. 187, F. AND A. M.—BRETHe ReN—You are respecifully requested to me at the lodge rooms, Masonic Hall, Twe: third street and sixth avenue, on Tharsday, 171 inst., at half-past twelve o'clock P. M., sharp, te pay the last tribute of respect to our late brother, Charles Schmidt, from his late residence, S, PoLITzER, Sycretary. M, A. ADLER, M, SHeRIDAN.—-On Monday evening, June 14, Luca, youagest daughter of Thomas 5. and Saran EB. herisan, ‘The juneral services will take place at 43 Pitty avenue, on Wednesday, June 16, at one o'clock. A rosebud that wis sweot on earth has gone te en to bloon, more brignt. ‘TH ROCKMORTO: JHARLES 0., at St. Louis, Mow, Suddentiy, saturday, 12th Inst, Funeral ay tla iate residence, No. 234 Jersey avenue, Jersey City, on Wednesday, at tour P. M nN ves and friends are respectinily invited attend. The body will be taken to Freehold, N. Ja for interment. Services at the Episcopal charc& ‘Thursday, at eleven A. M. Van CLeev.—At Poughkeepsie, N. Y,, June 13 Rey. Comyenivs VAN ULFEF, D. D., age years. Friends are invited to atiend bis faneral, at t First Retormed church, Pougakeepsie, day, June 16, at eleven orolock. pale, oa Wedaee FURELER.—Un Monday, Jane 14, alter ¢ lingerin iness, ELizAbera L., widow of John W, Wheeler, agea 70 years, Relatives and iriends of whe family, and o} in-law, lienry A. Smith, are invited vo attend the funeral from her jate resience, No. 170 Cl yd on Wednesday, the 161h Inst, at two