LITERARY NEWS.
" Modern Minstrelsy, comprising Biographical Sketches and Specimens of the Poetry of Living Poets; " Fancy Tales from the German," by G. S. Laurie, H. M. Inspector of Schools; " Scenes in the Life of Alexander Wilson, the ornithologist," by Miss L. Brightwell ; and " The Babes in the Wood," illustrated by Lady Waterford, are pre- paring for publication by Messrs. Sampson Low and Co.
The first part of Mr. Squier's collection of "Rare and Original Docu- ments concerning the Discovery and Conquest of America, chiefly from the Spanish Archives," has just been issued at New York.
A publisher of Albany, U.S., is preparing for publication a " Descrip- tive catalogue of American Genealogies," prepared by Mr. W. H. Whitmore, member of the publishing committee of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register.
M. Thiers has just sent to the press the last part of the eighteenth volume of his " Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire," to be published, through Messrs. Paulin Lheureux and Co., on the 5th of December. It is stated that the conclusion of the volume will contain a gorgeously drawn parallel between Napoleon I., Caesar, and Alexander the Great. Messrs. Michel Levy, freres, Paris, have just published a translation of Mr. Oliphant's work, under the title " La Chine et le Japon ; recit de la Mission du Comte d'Elgin pendant les annees 1857, 1858, 1859," The work is preceded by an introduction by M. Guizot.
A " Histoire de la Musique en France, depuis les Temps lea plus re- cul6s jusqu'I nos jours,' by M. Charles Poiset; and " Lettres d'un Pays= Gentilhomme," by M. de Neyremond ; and a " Code de la No- blesse," by the Count de Semainville, have been published by M. Dentu, Paris.
Messrs. Amyot and Co., Paris, are about to start a new monthly maga- zine, entitled "Archives Diplomatiques," containing a collection of the most important political and diplomatic documents issued by the various Governments of Europe. M. Guizot, and several other distinguished French historians have, it is said, offered their aid to the new undertaking.
A curious contribution to French history, the Memoirs of Madame du Cayla, the "tendre Octavie," sung by Beranger, are about to be published by M. Perrotin, Paris. The work will contain chiefly biographical sketches of the period of the Restoration.
M. de Tonton, Russian Minister at the German Diet, Frankfort-on- the-Main, has published, through M. Cherbuliez, Paris, an interesting work on the Italian question, entitled " Des Interets Europeens en Italie. Par un Ancien Diplomate."
A Leipzig publisher has issued the prospectus of a new German serial, called " Englisch-Theologische Forschuogen and Kritiken" (English Theological Researches and Criticism), edited by Dr. Heidenheim, the object of which will be to make modern English Theological Literature familiar to the German reader.
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