LITERARY NEWS.

A "Greek History, from Themistocles to Alexander, " by A. H. Clough, late Fellow of Oriel College, Oxon • and a series of Elementary Examples in Practical Mechanics, by the Reverend J. F. Twisdert, ILA., are announced as forthcoming by Messrs. Longman and Co.

"The Life of our Lord historically considered, being the Hulsean Lectures for 1859," by the Reverend Charles John Ellicott; and "The Epistles of the New Testament, practically and critically explained for English readers," by the Reverend C. C. Prichard, are about to be pub- lished by Messrs. J. W. Parker and Son.

Mr. Bentley has in the press the third volume of M. Guizot's "Me- moirs of my own Time," and the second and concluding volume of Lord Dundonald's Memoirs. He announces also as forthcoming "Stories from the Sandhills," by Hans Christian Andersen; "The Corsair and his Conqueror: a tour in Algeria," by Henry E. Pope ; and "The Oldest of the Old World," by Sophia M. Eckley.

Messrs. Smith, Elder, and Co. have in the press a new work by Holme Lee, "The Wortlebank Diary, and Stories from Kathie Brande's Portfolio."

Among the works about to be published shortly by Messrs. Blackwood is one entitled "Rough Types of English Life," by the late Jelinger Cookson Symons, Esq., ELM. Inspector of Schools. The reputation of the author warrants the expectation that the work will be read with great interest.

A literary discovery of some importance has been made at Liverpool. A papyrus, brought from Thebes by the Reverend Henry Stobart, and now in Mr. Mayer's museum of antiquities, was found to contain the 19th chapter of St. Matthew written in the Greek Uncial character, which gives a new version of the long misunderstood part of the 24th verse, relating to the passage of a camel through the eye of a needle.

We understand that Mr. J. H. Simpson has received permission to translate all the writings of the Emperor of the French, and that the translation will in due time be published "by authority" through the house of Messrs. Saunders, Otley, and Co.

The "Virginia Historical Society," U. S., has decided to publish the principal part of a a diary kept by Washington on his tour through the Southern States in 1791, the MSS. of which is now in the possession of the Society. The work is to be issued by Mr. C. B. Richardson, New York, proprietor of the Historical Magazine.

Among noticeable publications now preparing in the United States, are a new "Life of George Washington," by the Honourable Edward Everett ; and a work on the Dacotah Indian Tribes, giving an account of their manners, customs, language, religion, 8th., by Mr. James Lynd, of Henderson, Minnesota.

Messrs. Hachette and Co., Paris, have just published two volumes of " CEuvres de Lord Macaulay: Biographies, Essais Historiques, Critiques, et Litthraires." The translation of the work is by Messrs. A. Pichot, A. Joanne, and E. D. Forgues.

A new work from the pen of M. Arsene Houssaye, entitled " Histoire de l'Art Francais au Dix-huitieme Siècle," is announced by M. Henri non, Paris.

Mgr. Dupanloup, the well-known ultramontane Bishop of Orleans, is engaged on an " Histoire du Pouvoir Temporal de la Papaute," the first part of which is to appear at the beginning of June next.

" Londres, lee Aaaglais et r Angleterre," a volume of travels, by M. L. Larcher, has been published by Dentu, Paris. It is described in the preface as " L'Angleterre Photogmphiee."

The same publisher announces a work by M. Henri Bacques, called " L'Empire de la Femme," which is to be an historical sketch of the in- fluence which women have exercised in France, from the Middle Ages to the present time.

The edition for 1860 of the " Annuaire Diplomatique." was issued this week by Berger-Levrault, Paris. Curiously enough' the Princes of Parma and Modena, as well as the Grand Duke of Tuscany, still figure in this work among the reigning sovereigns of Europe.

"Lea Maitresses de Louis XV., decrites d'apres des documens tout nouveaux," by Messrs. Edmond and Jules Goncourt, is the title of a large work, in two volumes, just published by Firmin Didot, freres.

M. Charles de Remusat has published this week, through Michel Levy, freres, Paris, " Politique liberale, on Fragmens pour servir h la Defense de la Revolution Franeaise." The work consists of essays, some of which have already appeared in print.

"Le Drapeau Catholique," a new ultramontane paper, edited by M. Charles de Bussy, has made its appearance at Paris.

The first part of a great Russian Encyclopredia, edited by Dr. Brae'', akii, with the assistance of some of the best Selavonic writers, has been published at St. Petersburg. The work, according to Le Nord, is sub- ventioned from the private purse of Czar Alexander.

Professor Tischendorf, the celebrated discoverer of the oldest known Manuscripts of the Bible, found in the convent on Mount Sinai, has re- turned to St. Petersburg, to superintend the publication of this important work. The Russian government has granted him for this purpose half- a-million of rubles to enable him to engage the most skilful compositors, and have type cast exactly like the letters of the original. The publi- oatikakis to appear in three large folios containing the original ; and w.folitrth volume, with the editor's commentaries, in Latin, on the more thin seven thousand new readings. It is expected that the work will be published at St. Petersburg in the summer of 1862.