OUR CONTINENTAL CORRESPONDENCE.

MAY 16, 1870.

PARIS, Feb. 4, 1870.

Huet. Notice Biographique et Critique, suivie du Catalogue de ses Œuvres ;" A. Desjardins, "Les Moralistes Français des XVI. siècle;" Dr. Dauvergne, "Ma Pratique de Quarante Ans au Sujet de la Pneumonie" (8vo. 63, reprinted from "Bullétin Général de Thérapeutique"); E. Desjardins, "Géographie de la Gaule, d'après la Table de Peutinger," containing, 1st, a copy of the first two segments of the original map; 2d, a critical introduction on the epoch and importance of this manuscript for the ancient geography of Gaul; 3d, a table of all ancient authors, inscriptions, and medals relating to this subject; 4th, an alphabetical table of reference to the text and maps; 5th, a map of rectifications indicating in the proper places the names, roads, and other indications contained in the original map, (8vo. lxxxix., 434 p. 25f.); Ch. Deslys, "L'Ami de Village" (Maitre Guillaume); A. Devoille, "Les Apostats et les Martyrs ;" Dr. J. A. Foyt, "Manuel de Pathologie et de Clinique Chirurgicales;" E. Garboriau, "La Vie Infernale" (novel); V. E. Gauthier and J. Thagrieu, "Les Bandits Justiciers des Alpes Maritimes;" Théophile Gautier, "La Nature chez Elle" (with 37 etchings by K. Bodmer); Prof. Garcin de Tassy, "Histoire de la Littérature Hindouie et Hindoustanie," Part I. (to be in 3 vols.; the 1st edition was published in 1846); V. "Histoire de l'Eglise depuis la Naissance of Jesus Christ to the Present Time, compared with Original and Authentic Documents," vol. I.; H. Joly, "L'InM. Alex. Hertzen, the most eminent revolutionary stinct ses Rapports avec la Vie et avec l'Intellileader of Russia, died here a few days since after a gence," an essay of comparative psychology; Prof. brief illness. His disease was pneumonia. He E. Koeberlé, "Extirpation d'une Tumeur Fibro-cyswas only 54 years old. He had for years been edi-tique de la Matrice du poids de 144 Kilos." Guerison. tor of and chief writer in "The Bell Kolokol," a (8vo. p. 19); "Œuvres de Lagrange," edited by M. periodical which appeared at intervals, designed to J. A. Serret under the auspices of the Minister of overthrow the throne of the Czars. It is said to Public Instruction, T. 4 (4to. 754 p. and port. 30f.); have been written with talent. Exiled to Siberia C. de La Teillais, "Le Voyage de son Altesse le he made his escape thence and lived in England, Vice-Roi d'Egypte and the European Press;" G. France, Switzerland, and Italy. His presses were Lechartier, "Cours de Chimie Agricole professé en in England, and from thence he issued, beside his 1869;" Abbé J. T. Loyson (Friar Hyacinthe's intermittent periodical, pamphlets, novels, philo- brother), "L'Assemblée du Clergé de France de sophical and historical works, all destined to sus- 1682," with documents of which a great many have tain his political views. Iskander was his favorite hitherto been unknown; E. Lafond, "La Table de signature. He was a short man, with an energetic la Cène à Rome, Meditations and Souvenirs;" L. physiognomy, and a haughty yet gentle expression. Lartet, "Essai sur la Geology of Palestine and the I believe he had grown tired of politics, and came to neighboring countries, such as Egypt and Arabia, Paris to settle into a quiet paterfamilias and edu- including the observations made during Duke de cate his four children. He was the master of a con- Luynes' expedition to the Dead Sea" (4to., 296 p. siderable fortune. He was, by his order, buried and map); J. P. Lescour, "Telenn Gwengam, the without religious ceremonies. Harp of Guingam;" G. Merlet, "Saint Evremond," an historical, moral, and literary essay, followed by fragments in verse and prose; E. Mourin, "Les Comtes de Paris," history of the accession of the third race; F. X. Marette, priest, "Traité complet du Binage," including its history, discipline, usage, and abuses; E. de Margérie, "Nouvelles Scenes de la Vie Chrétienne;""Mémoires de la Société des Antiquaires du Centre," 1867 and '68, vols. 1 and 2; A. Morel, แ Napoleon III.," his life, works and opinions; an historical and critical commentary (2d edition); A. F. Nogues, "Rapport Non-Officiel sur l'Exposition"-mineralogy and metallurgy at the Universal Exhibition of 1867 (8vo. 340 p.); E. de Parieu, "Principe de la Science Politique;" Rev. L. Rognon (Protestant), "Mélanges Philosophiques, Religieux et Littéraires," followed by the discourses delivered at the author's funeral; Rev. L. Rognon, "Sermons," preceded by a biographical notice; C. A. Sainte-Beuve, “Galérie des Femmes Célébres," taken from the Causeries du Lundi, illustrated by 13 steel engravings; Ed. Vianne, "Prairies et Plantes Fourragères (424 p. 170 vign. 8f.); and P. Viollet, "Euvres Chrétiennes des Familles Royales de France."

ONE of those literary zeros, who, nevertheless (or therefore), enjoy some of the most substantial honors awarded literary men, has by his death, at the great age of 87, vacated one of the places of librarian at the Imperial Library, and a seat in the French Academy. He was, moreover, a commander of the Legion of Honor. His name was de Pongerville-Sainte-Beuve nicknamed him M. de Ponsardvide. His real name was Durand, or some such plebeian name. He was born in Beauvais. At his majority he sent up to some celebrated man of the day a translation of a portion of Lucretius. The patron bade the young man hasten up, for Paris alone was the theatre suited for such transcendent talents as the translation disclosed. Dropping his family name and clapping de Pongerville in its place, hither the genius came. Some place with salary sufficient for livelihood was at once found him. A publisher brought out the translation. Louis XVIII. (you know how passionately fond of Latin literature he was) ordered the translation to be presented to him. Another and more lucrative place was found for young de Pongerville. At Lally Tolendal's death he was elected a member of the French Academy, where he has dozed ever since 1830. He afterwards translated Milton's "Para-Guettée (D.D., of the orthodox church of Russia), dise Lost." I used to see a good deal of him at the Imperial Library; he was the most disagreeable, irritable officer I ever met there.

The official statistics show there were exported from France during the ten first months of 1869:Pasteboard, $249,022.80; white and music paper, $1,429,012.80: envelope paper, $400,717; paper hangings, $1,045,143; tissue paper, $97,429.60; books in dead or foreign tongues, almanacs included, $419,511.20; books in French, $1,926,646.80; engravings and lithographs, $863,001.80; engraved music, $51,973.20; playing cards, $73,668.20.

If the exportations during the same period of time in the last two years be compared, we shall find :—

1869

1868

1867

Paper and pasteboard $3,234,800 $3,157,800 $2,961,400 Books, engravings, lithographs 3,224,200 2,885,400 2,879,200 I have noticed these works among the later publications: E. Agnel, "De l'Influence du Langue Populaire," on the form of some words of the French language; T. G. Andel, "Libre Penseur et Catholique;" A. Audiganne, "La Morale dans les Campagnes;" Abbé H. J. A. Alric, "Esquisses d'un Voyage sur les Deux Oceans and in the Interior of America, and of a Civil War in the North of Lower California;" J. Barni, "Napoleon I. ;" Mme. E. de Bonnefonds, "Mes Souvenirs;" P. Burty, "Paul

MAY 16, 1870.

I find in a daily newspaper a sketch of Mme. George | agreeable woman, when there is no question of lite Sand, which, despite its length, I think interesting rature. She has her own opinion in literature. In enough to warrant a place here. "Imagine a woman philosophy, she is a pure spiritualist, willing to acof low stature, fat, without having obesity, broad- cept all the metempsychoses imaginable, furiously shouldered, and whose head, out of proportion in attached to the immortality of the soul, and most size, has the placid expression of people who are hostile to the possibility of a death which should always dreaming, and who possess the faculty of kill thought and prevent her soul from continuing abstracting their thoughts from external objects. to keep unaltered her affections and her rememHer widely opened eyes are black, a coarse deep brances. She said one day to an atheist: 'Your opaque black without a luminous point. The pu- atheism explains the usefulness of nature, but I pils are so fixed they make the owner impenetrable. defy it to explain its beauty.' She has some petty The mouth is vulgar, and reveals nothing, neither eccentricities which provoke smiles; for instance, passions nor appetites. The complexion is the she distrusts in trifles, persons who possess her color of old ivory, and a physician would diagnose a whole confidence in serious matters. She would liver disease at sight of a hue which resembles that confide the management of her whole estate and caused by extravasated bile. As for her hands, their the keeping of her most precious interests to such microscopic dimensions remind me of the reply a one whom she would seriously suspect as a cheat, made by a princess who was complimented on her if in playing with her he won three consecutive small feet. When they get to be that size they are games of dominoes. Note-she never plays for not advantages, they are infirmities.' Mme. Sand's money. I suspect this weakness proceeds from her short plump hands look like those of a child eight excessive susceptibility. She does not like to be years old. Glove makers have no such size, so duped or made a laughing-stock. The fun of other she always seems to wear gloves too long for her. people terrifies, of course she likes to make fun of They detest rest, while the body remains motion- other people. She quickly thous, but does not less, and, as 'twere, obedient to a desire to be stiff, like other people to use thou in speaking to her. they come, go, thrill, quiver; sometimes arranging True, her person commands respect, and her kinda pack of thirty-two cards (I believe this is called ness makes her venerable. Nadar, who is one of faire des patiences), sometimes touching or turning the most irreverential mortals, always uses you in plants, insects, or minerals. I do not believe there speaking to her; Nadar has for her a respect, a deis in the world a woman more attentive to herself votion, I had almost said an adoration, given as than Mme. Sand; she carries cleanliness to monoma- much to her admirable talents as to the friendnia, and, something still rarer, she knows how to ship of which she has given him proofs innumeraremain clean. She goes a hundred leagues in a ble. One day she went to Nadar's photograph railway carriage or in a carryall without disturb- gallery; she found him in one of his days of deing the harmony of her dress, and without catching spondency; bills payable were much heavier than a spot or a speck of dust in a fold of her cloak. bills receivable that day. She asked: 'What is Her dress indicates an absolute contempt for the the matter with you?' 'Ruin.' 'But don't your fashions, a marked preference for garish colors, and book, Le Droit au Vol, sell?' 'The third edition incessant efforts to attain antique form. One of her is about to appear; but it is a mere drop in the intimate friends said: 'She would make a hole in a ocean.' 'What can I do to help you? Would a napkin to make herself a peplum.' Her most salient preface by me for the third edition be of any sercharacteristic is an insurmountable timidity. Peo- vice?' Nadar was so touched he could only exple think her cold or haughty; she is only timid. claim: 'Oh! Madame Sand!' She misunderstood When she breaks through her habitual reserve in his exclamation, and rejoined: 'You are right, a the presence of new acquaintances, she becomes preface by me to a book on balloons would be usehopelessly confused. One day at Toulon she deter- less! What do I understand about them?' Nadar mined to visit a man of war. The crew, warned took both her hands and exclaimed: 'Dear, noble by the officers, decorated the vessel, flags were woman, you do not understand that I receive your hung out, officers put in full-dress uniform, and as offer as one receives an unexpected boon which she came up the ladder, officers and crew were ar- exceeds all one's wishes, all one's ambition.' ranged according to usage in the shape of a horse Three days afterwards she gave Nadar the admirashoe, grade by grade, so that the youngest cabin boy, ble pages which form the preface to the third edia child twelve years old, stood opposite the cap- tion of Le Droit au Vol.' I might reveal a thoutain. The flattering ceremony of this reception sand other incidents which show the admirable so abashed Mme. Sand that when she withdrew she qualities and delicacy of her heart. Let it suffice chucked the captain under the chin, and wished him to say, that out of the enormous amount of money a brilliant career, and made a formal courtesy to she has earned she has reserved for herself scarcely the cabin boy, and complimented him on the mar- enough to live upon and to pay the small farm she tial bearing of his men, and the beauty of his ship. inhabits. She has devoted all the rest to making, This want of self-possession in the presence of the or trying to make, people happy around her. She public drives her to lead a very retired life, with understands nothing of accounts, and might easily some friends, a handful of artists nicknamed 'Sand-be plundered by her tradesmen, if they do not scruists' from their admiration and enthusiam for her. Mine. Sand, even among her most intimate friends, is double; the author who is to everybody cold, reserved, costive of speech, merely a listener; the woman who is full of fun, fond of laughing, talking broad nonsense, but averse to jokes which belong to the domain of gallantry. Erotic quibbling scandalizes, wounds, and disgusts her; on the other hand, she delights in coarse pleasantry and broad farce. She is incapable even of understanding dash and delicacy in conversation. The salt of a repartee escapes her. Puns alone have power to make her laugh, and even they must be explained beforehand. Mme. Sand is a gentle, simple, excellent,

pulously avoid profiting by her inexperience. One day she settled in the presence of one of my friends her grocer's bill, which she is accustomed to pay once a month. It so happened that day she was able to pay him only a portion of the money due. Instead of deducting the payment made from the total, she added it to the latter, so she found herself after the payment owing the grocer more money than he claimed. After blundering for ten minutes in these figures, the grocer himself was obliged to show her the difference which exists between a subtraction and an addition. She rises at eleven o'clock and breakfasts alone, having an egg and a cup of coffee without milk or sugar.

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Breakfast ended, she lights a cigarette of Maryland | frontispiece. Disraeli's new novel, "Lothair," has tobacco, which she buys ready made in Paris. She just made its appearance in London, and the Ameis very fond of smoking and smokes incessantly. rican edition may be expected very shortly. Two When her cigarette is nearly consumed she throws editions will be published by Messrs. Appleton, it into a small earthernware pot half filled with one in cloth, and a cheaper one in paper. Among water placed on the table. The pchit made by the the new works announced by this firm are the folburning tobacco as it falls into the water highly lowing: "The Three Brothers," by Mrs. Oliphant ; amuses her. She forbids her guests smoking cigars Ralph the Heir," by Anthony Trollope; a new and pipes. After breakfast she walks in her park, novel, by the author of "Red as a Rose is She;" if the weather permit, or plays a few games of co-"Hortense," by Louisa Muhlbach; "The Song of chonnet (twelve-faced jack) in which she is very the Sower," by W. C. Bryant, illustrated; Handskilful. At half past twelve she goes to her book of American Travel." New edition, revised chamber and there she works until half past six, and extended. In three parts: Part I. Northern when dinner is served. Meat soup is always on and Eastern Tour. Part II. Western Tour. Part the dinner table, but never any fish or vegetable III. Southern Tour. Will be published separately, soup. Game is rarely seen on the table. Fish is and also complete in one volume: "The Mystery occasionally served; her favorite fish is fried stickle- of Edwin Drood," by Charles Dickens; "Gillespie's back, which she herself catches with a large butterfly Higher Surveying ;" "The Lady of the Ice," by hoop net in a neighboring stream. She is extremely James De Mille, author of "The Dodge Club fond of vegetables and fruit, especially the latter. Abroad;" "What to Read, and How to Read ;" She frequently has, during the season, as many as "Hand-Book of Law ;""Haswell's Book-Keeping;" five varieties of strawberries on her table at one "General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics," time." in fifty lectures, from the German of Dr. Theodore Bilroth; "Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds;" "Lay Sermons," by Prof. Huxley; "Primitive Man," by Louis Figuier; and "Origin of Civilization and Primitive Condition of Man," by Prof. Lubbock.

Here I must break the thread of narration. The skein proves longer than I had expected. I shall unreel the rest in my next letter. G. S.

NOTES ON BOOKS AND BOOKSELLERS. COPARTNERSHIP.-Mr. Craig Lippincott and Mr. Walter Lippincott, sons of Mr. J. B. Lippincott, have been admitted as members of the firm of J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia.

REMOVAL.-Messrs. Boosey & Co., New York, have removed from 644 Broadway to 4 Bond Street.

CHANGE OF FIRM.-Messrs. Pease & Prentice, of Albany, New York, have dissolved partnership, Mr. Prentice collecting and paying all debts, and winding up the affairs of the late firm. Mr. Erastus H. Pease has purchased the stock and good-will of the business, which he will carry on at the old address, 51 North Pearl Street, Albany.

MESSRS. BOERICK & TAFEL, New York, publish a large number of works on Homoeopathy, a list of which will be found in our advertising pages.

MESSRS. DODD & MEAD, New York, have nearly ready the "Juno Stories," by Jacob Abbott, author of the "Rollo Books," and many other well-known juveniles. The set will consist of four volumes, "Juno and Georgie," "May Osborne," "Juno on a Journey," and "Hurbert." They have also just ready" Oliva Wyndam," by the author of "Naomi" and the "Officer's Children," a story of the Indian mutiny, by the wife of an officer.

MESSRS. FIELDS, OSGOOD & Co., Boston, have the NEW FIRMS.-Mr. Henry P. Nichols has retired following list of announcements: "Put Yourself in from the firm of Nichols & Noyes, Boston, and Mr. his Place," by Charles Reade, household edition; John B. Holmes, from Cutter, Tower & Co., Mr."Scientific Results of a Journey in Brazil," by John S. Lockwood from Lee & Shepard, and Mr. Walter D. Brooks, of Milton, have joined Mr. Noyes. The new house will trade as Noyes, Holmes & Co. MR. J. M. STODDART, for many years with Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co., has formed a partnership with Mr. W. B. Evans, formerly of Ashmead & Evans, Philadelphia, and the new firm will trade as Evans, Stoddard & Co., at 719 Sansom Street, Philadelphia. They will confine themselves to the publication of subscription books.

CORRECTION.It was stated in our last number that Mr. Duffield Ashmead, Philadelphia, was about to publish a new edition of "Beautiful Snow." It

should have been Messrs. Turner Bros.

Louis Agassiz; "The Naturalist's Guide," by C. J.
Maynard; "Homer's Iliad," translated by William
Cullen Bryant, Vol. II.; "The Seat of Empire," by
Charles Carleton Coffin; "The Newcomes," "The
Adventures of Philip," and "Henry Esmond" and
"Lovel the Widower," by W. M. Thackeray, illus-
trated household edition; "Passages from the
English Note Books," by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

MESSRS. HARPER BROS., New York, announce Crocker's "Christianity and Greek Philosophy;" Macgregor's "Rob Roy on the Jordan;" Hepworth Dixon's "Free Russia ;" "Put Yourself in his Place," by Charles Reade, 8vo. and 12mo. editions; Anthony Trollope's "Vicar of Bullhampton," and COMPLAINT. A correspondent, who withholds his Miss Van Kortland's "My Daughter Elinor." We name, writes to us to complain of the practice of have received from them "Baffled, or Michael some publishers of what he terms "jumping" the Brand's Wrong," by Julia Goddard. It is issued numbers in the pagination of their books, so that in a paper wrapper, and contains numerous illusthe numeration of the pages is by no means the ex-trations. Their other recent publications are, pression of their true number. The practice is most certainly a bad one, and the trade should resolutely set their faces against it; but at the same time we think the evil, if it does exist, must be much more limited in its extent than our corres-ham's Vow," by Amelia B. Edwards. pondent states.

MESSRS. D. APPLETON & Co., New York, have published Marion Savage's novel, just completed as a serial in "Appleton's Journal," "The Woman of Business, or the Lady and the Lawyer." It is sued in a paper wrapper, and has an engraved

George Hesekiel's "Life of Count Bismarck," noticed in another column; Smiles' "Self Help ;" "The Bazar Book of Decorum ;" an illustrated edition of "Tom Brown's School Days," and "Deben

AMONG the new works just issued by Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, are the following: Vol. II. of "Allibone's Dictionary of Authors," which was noticed at length in our last number; "Only a Girl," a charming novel, translated from the German by Mrs. A. L. Wister, which has already

MAY 16, 1870.

reached the third edition; “Homer's Iliad,” translated into English verse by W. G. Caldcleugh; "Carlino," an illustrated tale by the author of "Doctor Antonio;" two volumes of miscellaneous poems, "Ivy Leaves," by Mary E. Atkinson, and "Alboni and Rosamond," by R. B. Rodney, U. S. N.; "An Analysis of American Law," by F. W. Powell; "Elementary Geometry," by Prof. Wm. Chauvenet; "Madagascar and its People," by J. Sibnee, illustrated; Vol. VIII. of the new issue of "Chambers' Miscellany ;" and "Herodotus," forming the third volume of Collin's Ancient Classics. Messrs. Lippincott & Co. have also just announced, "A Dictionary of Doctrinal and Historical Theology," by Rev. John H. Blunt, D. D.; "The Enchanting and Enchanted," a volume of fairy tales, from the German by Mrs. A. L. Wister; "Flowers from the Upper Alps," by Elijah Walton; Vol. I. of the new edition of "Reynolds' System of Medicine;" "The Life and Times of David Zeisherger," by E. De Sweenitz; "History and Description of Mammoth Cave," by Dr. W. S. Forward; and three new novels, "Tekel, or Cora Glencoe," by Braganza ; "Forgiven at Last," by L. R. Haderman; "The Old Countess," from the German of E. Hofer.

Messrs. Virtue & YORSTON, New York, announce "Hayden's Universal Index of Biography, from the Creation to the Present Time, for the use of the Statesman, the Historian, and the Journalist," edited by J. Bertrand Payne.

which Droeshout engraved his plate, the first por-
trait published of Shakspeare, and has the reputa-
tion of Ben Jonson's testimony of its resemblance
to the immortal bard :-

"This figure, that thou here seest put,
It was for gentle Shakspeare cut;
Wherein the graver had a strife
With Nature, to out-doo the life;
O, could he but have drawn his wit
As well in brasse, as he hath hit
His face; the print would then surpasse
All that was ever writ in brasse."

The picture is painted on wood, life-size, little
more than the countenance remaining. On the
back is an inscription in old writing, "Gu. Shak-
speare, 1597.-R. B.," presumed to be Richard Bur-
bage, a well-known player and artist contempo-
rary with Shakspeare, and to whom report has al-
ways given the honor of painting the only portrait
for which Shakspeare sat.

In the University of Berlin, for the summer halfyear, English literature is to be made the subject

of several courses of lectures.

THE Sultan, evidently beginning to understand what progress means, is about establishing a public library in Constantinople.

A NEW quarterly medical journal has been started at Washington, D. C., under the editorship of the Hon. C. C. Cox. It is called the "National Medi cal Journal," and is published by Messrs. Judd & Detweiler.

The

THE recent sale of the first part of M. de St. Beuve's library produced nearly $10,000. "Essai sur les Revolutions," by Chateaubriand, was knocked down for $620 to a near relation of the author.

IN a recent fire in London, which destroyed the printing office of Mr. Mavor Watts, the whole impression of the fourth part of Mr. Lane's "Arabic Dictionary" was consumed. The proof-sheets were saved.

MESSES. WILLIAM WOOD & Co., New York, have recently added many new books to their already extensive list. They also import as soon as published, every work of importance on medical or scientific subjects published in Europe. A catalogue of their publications may be had on application. Among their latest issues and importations are the following: "A Handbook on Therapeutics," by Sydney Ringer, M. D., of London; "The Membrana Tympani in Health and Disease," by Dr. Adam Politzer, of the University of Vienna; "Illustrations of Microscopic Anatomy," by A. H. Hassall, M. D. ; THE melodrama of "Tom and Jerry; or Life in "On Bright's Diseases of the Kidneys," by T. London," to which so many references are to be Grainger Stewart, M. D.; "Medical Electricity, found in the writings of Thackeray, has lately been Theoretical and Practical," by Althaus. Second reproduced at the Victoria Theatre, London, with edition. Revised and partly re-written; "On the so much success that three other theatres, followMedical Use of Galvanism and Faradisation." New ing suit, are also running it. The time of this edition. "The Indigestions; or, Diseases of the piece is about 1818, just before the accession of Digestive Organs Functionally Treated," by T. George IV. The drama was manufactured out of K. Chambers; "Diseases of the Prostate Gland." a flashy prose narrative, written by Pierce Egan, Revised edition, by J. S. Hughes; "Stammering then editor of a sporting paper in London, and the and Stuttering; their Nature and Treatment." Se- wonderfully large sale of the work was wholly due venth edition, by James Hunt; "Chloroform versus to George Cruikshank's clever illustrations. Pain, and Paracentesis of the Bladder above the Pubes," by J. H. James; "The Presence of OrgaAMONG the newest journals in London are "Evenie Matter in Potable Water always Deleterious to ry Week," sixteen folio pages, with engravings, Health; to which is added the Modern Analysis," for a half-penny, and the "Matrimonial News," by O'B. Mahoney; "A System of Surgery." Vol- four cent weekly, containing over two hundred anume the first, containing General Diseases, by J. R.nouncements from candidates for marriage. Reynolds; "New Facts and Remarks concerning Idiocy," by E. Seguin.

UPWARDS of $15,000 has been raised in England and America towards photo-lithographing Swedenborg's manuscripts preserved in the library of the Academy of Sciences, Stockholm.

a

THE article in the new number of the " Quarterly Review," entitled "Non-Historic Times," is said to have been written by Mr. James Fergusson, the writer on architecture, and the author of "Tree and Serpent Worship." Mr. Fergusson believes that much of the Christian religion is borrowed from Brahminism, and he is about to visit Devonshire,

in order to hunt up traces of the ancient faith.

Ir is stated by an English philologist, that the word "interviewed" is not an Americanism, but occurs in a passage in "Hall's Chronicle," which was THE first portion of a story by Carleton, the Irish printed in 1542, and claims therefore a higher anti- novelist, will appear in the May number of the quity than the noun, which we use without hesita-"Carlow College Magazine." It is a story founded tion. on the old Irish ballad of "The Red-haired Man's Wife."

THE celebrated Felton portrait of Shakspeare was recently offered for sale by auction, in London. This is generally supposed to be the painting from has appeared in French.

PROFESSOR JOHN TYNDALL'S lecture on

"Dust"

MAY 16, 1870.

THE Earl of Albemarle, who was Viscount Bury until 1851, when he succeeded to his father's titles and estates is engaged, the "Athenæum" says, upon a volume of Memoirs and Reminiscences, that will throw a pleasant light upon a dismal period of English history-the close of the Regency and the beginning of George the Fourth's reign. Readers conversant with the history of that time will reHERR HESEKIEL, whose recent biography of Count member that Lord Albemarle's grandmother, Lady Bismarck, translated into English by K. R. H. Mac-de Clifford, held the office of governess to the