LITERARY NEWS.

Messrs. Sampson Low and Co. announce for the 1st of March a new and improved "Dictionary of the English Language," by Dr. Worcester. This work is stated to have been in preparation for more than fourteen years, and will contain 42,000 more words than Todd's edition of John- son,

Messrs. Smith, Elder, and Co. promise "The Romance of Monte Beni, " a novel, by Nathaniel Hawthorne; "The Life of Robert Owen," by William Lucas Sargent; and "Is it not written ? Being the Testi- mony of Scripture against the Errors of Romanism," by Edward S. Pryce, A.B.

Messrs. Longman and Co. have nearly ready "The Veracity of the Book of Genesis ; with the Life and Character of the inspired Historian," by the Reverend William H. Hoare; and "Port-Royal, a Contribution to the History of Religion and Literature in France," in two volumes, by Charlei Beard, A.B. Mr. Rotten, of Piccadilly, is preparing for publication a volume el " Remains of the late Douglas Jerrold,' consisting of tales written ia early life, some of them new, and some reprints, and on the whole re- sembling the author's " Men of Character."

Messrs. Chapman and Hall have in the press the first two volumes of "The Political History of Italy since 1814," by Mr. Isaac Butt, LL.D., M.P. for Youghal.

Mr. Fairholt is preparing to publish with notes the curious collection of Ballads left by Pepys the -diarist, and still preserved at Cambridge. It is stated that the regulation imposed by Peps, that his papers should never..be examined save in the presence of a Fellow of his College, has hitherto alone prevented such a publication.

"The American Pastor in Europe," by the Reverend Dr. Crass, is about to be republished by Mr. Bentley, with an Introduction and .Notas by the Reverend Dr. Cumming.

Messrs. Brown, Taggard and Co., Boston, U.S., have published" Ia Arctic Boat Journey by Dr. Hayes, late Surgeon to the Kane expedition; and Messrs. Calvin, Blanchard and Co., New York, have issued a volume of" Odic-Magnetic Letters," by Baron Reichenbach, translated from the German by John S. Hittell.

A contribution to the history of the French Revolution of 1848 has appeared in Parisi, under the title, "La Derniere Republique, ou Pans* pendant la Revolution de 1848:" The author is M. Jules Seurre, for- merly Sub-Prefect of the department of Sa6ne and Loire.

M. Dentu, Paris, has published a series of official documents of the present Provincial Government of the Romagna, entitled ,‘ Le Gouverne- ment des Romagnes aux puissances de L'Europe , notes diplomatiques." The chief contents of the volume are some Papal encyclical letters and a memorial, signed Leonetto Cipriani and Joachim .Napoleon Pepoli, ad- dressed to all the Governments of Europe.

Several works bearing on the new Commercial Treaty between Eng- land and France, have just appeared at Paris. Among them are Des Traites de Commerce selon la Constitution de 1852," by M. Saint-Mare Girardin ; and "Le Traite avec L'Angleterre," by M. Casimir Perier.

M. Charles Blanc, brother of Louis Blanc, and ex-director of the Louvre, has finished the first volume of a " Grammaire Histhrique des Beaux-Arts" ; and M. Adolphe Lance has published another work on art, entitled "Excursion en Italie."

M. Ernest Feydeau, the author of "Fanny," has published a new work of fiction, in two volumes, "Catherine d'Overmeire" ; and M. Paul Foueher has produced a "roman de mceurs," entitled "La Vie de Plaisir."

Several more pamphlets on the Italian question have been issued at Paris in the course of the week. The most notable are "Dc la Soave- rainte temporelle des Papes," by M. Frederic Passy ; " L'Autriche dans les Etats' du Pape," by M. Eugene ; "La Papaute depuis mille an. centre Rome et rEurope," by M. Mary Mafon ; and " Apereu sur lee negociations diplomatiques qui out precede la guerre d'Italie,' by M. Edouard.Gourdon.

The French Government has allowed the quasi-revival of L' L'aivers, under anew editorship, and with guarantees of future good behaviour. The new paper, the first number of which appeared this week, is called Le Made, and is under the editorship of M. Taconet. M. Louis Veuil- lot, the'ex-director, has accepted the post of Administrator of Railways in the l'ontifical States, offered to him by M. Mires, the great Jewish banker. ; ' The news that the Journal des Debate had been' sold to 31. Michel Chevalier (a report mentioned in the last number of the Spectator under reserve), is now authoritatively contradicted by the parties interested. It iSsalow stated that the present proprietors of this most influential of Paris faurnals are M. Edouard Ilertin, General Bertin-Devaux, IL Lenormant, the printer, and the heirs of Messrs. Armand Bertin and Roux-Taborie.

M. Deschamps, Belgian Minister of State, has just published a pam- phlet which is a making considerable sensation. It is entitled " L'Empiza et l'Angleterre' " and advocates the holding of a European Congress for the revision of the treaties of 1815. These treaties, the author asserts, have two weak sides, Poland and Italy.

The first number of a very singular periodical publication has appeared at Odessa. It is a weekly newspaper, entitled Hamelitz, printed partly in ancient Hebrew and partly in German, but with Hebrew characters throughout. The contents are a curious mixture of religious, political, and commercial articles, the last being the most numerous. The price of the paper is six roubles (about 188.) per annum.

The success of the late Burns festival in England and the Schiller anniversary in Germany has determined a number of Italian gentlemea to prepare a jubilee in honour of Dante for the year 1865. A comma/es for the purpose has already been formed at Florence, and is at present engaged in collecting the necessary funds.

The publication of a serial work, promising to be of great interest, has just been commenced by Giacinto Battaglia, a well-known Italian jour- nalist and dramatist ; it is entitled " Rivolgimenti d'Italia nelle vioeade

politiche d'Europa dagli anni 1848-9 al presente," and purports to have been written day by day, and to develop the reflections naturally sug- gested by actual observation of the stirring events chronicled. At Turin, the first volume of " Recordi Biografici e Carteggio di Vin- cenzo Gioberti," collected by Giuseppe Massari, has just been published.

The book furnishes an exposition of the the political, philosophical and religious principles of this interesting thinker, whose idea was, that Christianity, philosophy, and Catholicism are blended, and that the free- dom of the people must result from their union. A new book of poetry, under the quaint title of " Vade Mecum," haw recently been published at Pinerolo - it is by the popular Italian peat Prati, and consists of sonetti and lyrical compositions, all written in the glowing yet delicately daring style of this poet. Two books, specially interesting, are about to be published at Milan; the first of these comprises the Political and Economical Works of Cotmt Camillo Benso di Cavour ; the second, written by Cardinal Buoncompagni, is entitled " Considerazioni sull' Italia Centrale."