tion de l'an 250 à l'an 1000. It was published by which to judge of the causes to which society in 1835, and did not add to the fame of its owed its weakness or its strength. author. Etudes sur les Sciences Sociales, in three volumes, published at Paris in 1836, was a collection of articles that had previously appeared in various periodicals. In this work Sismondi combats the principle of universal suffrage, and seeks to show that to admit the masses at large to a share in the government, serves only to place power in the hands of a few, since the majority, unable to judge for themselves on public questions, become the tools of a small number of designing men. De la Literature du Midi de l'Europe was Printed at Paris in 1813, and a third edition, in four volumes, was published in 1829. It was at first his intention that this work, which owed its existence to a series of lectures delivered by the author at Geneva, should comprise a history of the literature of every nation in Europe. In the more limited form in which the book has been given to the public, it comprises an introductory history of the decline of the Latin tongue, and of With the exception of detached papers in vathe gradual formation of the Romanic languages rious periodicals, such as the Revue Encycloof southern Europe; and after a review of the pédique, the Revue Universelle, the Bibliothèque literary productions of the Arabs and the Trou- Universelle, &c., and with the exception of some badours, carries down the history of Italian, pamphlets of a merely temporary interest, we Spanish and Portuguese literature to the close of believe we have enumerated all the works that the eighteenth century. This work is written in have been given to the public with Sismondi's a popular style, but is hardly entitled to occupy name. His politics were those of liberalism, a very high rank, as Sismondi is not supposed with a decided partiality for the republican into have had much direct knowledge either of Spanish or Portuguese literature, but to have derived the greater part of his information respecting them from the compilations of Bouterwek and Schlegel. With the writers of Italy he was familiar, and every line upon that part of his subject shows how well he was able to estimate all their beauties. The foregoing comprise all the historical writings of Sismondi, if we except his Julia Severa, an historical novel, printed at Paris, in 1822, in which he endeavours to describe the condition of Gaul during the mighty events that were agitating the empire of Rome. The novel is written in imitation of Sir Walter Scott's style. stitutions of his native city. It was not, however, merely as a distinguished writer that he was esteemed in the circles to which he was personally known. His amiable character, and the ready zeal with which he devoted himself to the service of his friends, or to the furtherance of what he deemed a good cause, contributed quite as much as his literary fame, to make him an object of esteem and affection to every circle that had once enjoyed the advantage of his acquaintance. To the poor he was liberal of his gifts as far as his means reached, and to his friends he was liberal of what was to him of more value than money,-his time. His custom was to devote nine or ten hours every day to work, and he studiously avoided all engagements likely to interfere with his habitual application; yet where a friend was to be served, misfortune to be aided, or sorrow to be consoled, he never hesitated to interrupt his customary avocations. The Tableau de l'Agriculture Toscane, printed at Geneva in 1801, is supposed to have been the first published work of Sismondi's. Two years afterwards appeared De la Richesse Commerciale, ou Principes d'Economie Politique The illness of which he died was a cancer of appliquée à la Législation du Commerce. The the stomach, from which he had suffered during latter work was afterwards completely remo- the last two years of his life. He had no idea, delled, and was published in 1819, under the however, that his end was so near; for having title of Nouveaux Principes de l'Economie Poli- brought his history of France to a close, he contique. As the author advanced in life, his fond- templated a removal to Pescia, where with his ness for the study of political economy is said to wife, an English woman, he intended to pass the have constantly increased. He was in the habit evening of his days in the society of the surviv of saying to his friends, that after occupying ing children of his sister. Towards the end of himself for years with dry historical investiga- May, only a few weeks before his death, he tions, it was a relief to him to give himself up wrote to a friend at Florence, that he was on to inquiries that went so deeply into the relations the eve of setting off for Tuscany, and had alof man to man, and furnished the true standard (ready sent his book on before him. MISCELLANEOUS LITERARY NOTICES. BELGIUM. THE city of Liège has just been erecting a statue of Grétry, who was born there in 1741. The statue was exposed to public view, for the first time, on the 18th of July, which was kept as a public holiday. Three living composers were on the occasion proclaimed as Knights of the Order of Leopold; and in the evening Grétry's opera of Richard Cœur de Lion was performed at the theatre. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives, after a prolonged discussion, adopted, on the 11th of August, the principle of the law for the establishment of elementary schools in every commune of the kingdom. Those communes only are to be excused, who can show that the necessity of an elementary school is superseded by the existence of efficient private schools. Of the original works published during the last twelve months in Belgium, a third were written in the Flemish language. DENMARK. At a late meeting of the representatives of the Society for the Promotion of the Liberty of the Press, it was resolved to petition the States for a further extension of the liberty of the press. The debates were highly interesting. Orla Lehman spoke for the first time since his release from prison, and powerfully urged the necessity not to await the king's answer to the States, but to send in their petition immediately. GERMANY. A metrical translation of Pope's works is now, strange to say, for the first time presented to the German public. It is the joint production of Adolph Boettger and Theodor Oelkers; the former the successful translator of Byron, the latter of Moore. The execution is creditable. A literary society consisting of persons more immediately connected with literary pursuits has been formed in Leipzig, and already numbers ninety members, among whom are several men eminent in letters. The objects of the society are maintenance of copyright-protection against piracy-relief of distressed literary men -and legal resistance of censorial abuses. Several professors of the university are members, and amongst others Biedermann, the editor of the "Deutsche Monatschrift." An imitation of the English penny-postage system has been in part introduced in Austria and Bohemia, but has proved anything but beneficial. The similarity which the Austrian measure bears to the English scheme consists in the postage for short distances being equalized with those for long ones; but the counterpart of the scheme, namely, the reduction of the high rates to the lower ones, has been unhappily in a great measure overlooked. The results of a policy so injurious are loudly complained of, especially by the trading portion of the community. A new drama, in five acts, entitled, "Der John der Wildness," from the pen of Baron Munch-Bellinghausen has met with much success on the German stage. The author's nom de guerre is F. Halm. Ludwig Tieck has resolved, as it seems, to exchange Dresden for Berlin as his permanent place of residence. During the twenty-four years passed by him in the former city, his presence shed a lustre on the German Florence, the absence of which will be severely felt by foreigners, to whom he was proverbially courteous and affable. The history of Tell has been critically examined by Dr. Münnich of Leipsic. The result of his investigation, which he has conducted with much science and profound judgment, and in which he has compared the Swiss tradition with that of the Danish Toko, is, that the historical foundation of the legend is defendable. Of Hoffmeister's Supplements to Schiller's works four volumes have appeared at Stuttgart. They contain many various readings, the original drafts of many of his dran.atic pieces, and a chronological table of the different productions of the poet. It is our intention to refer to this work hereafter in greater detail. A publisher at Leipsic is printing a series of English novels at the price of 12 groschen or 1s. 6d. a volume, containing the complete work published in England at a guinea-and-a-half. Bulwer's Zanoni has just appeared in this form. A statue of Jean-Paul Richter has lately been erected in the square of the Gymnasium at Baireuth. It rests on a beautiful granite pedestal, and was erected at the expense of the King of Bavaria. A new comedy by the Princess Amalia of Saxony was brought out at Dresden in the first week of August, and another, upon which Her Royal Highness is at present engaged, is expected shortly to appear. In the middle of July there appeared at Weimar, under the title of Zeit Registrande, the first number of a new periodical, which, if carefully conducted, can scarcely fail to be highly useful. It is intended to be a kind of Index to all the newspapers of Germany, so that a person wishing to refer to any public document, or to put himself in possession of the details of any public event, may immediately know the name and number of the Journal in which he can find the information he is in search of. A number of the Registrande is to appear about the 15th of every month. GREECE. On the 8th of July, while the great eclipse of the sun was at its height, the first stone of an astronomical observatory was laid at Athens, on the Hill of the Nymphs. The building, it seems, will be erected and stocked with instruments at the expense of the Baron von Sina, Greek Consul-general, at Vienna. A number of young Athenians have embraced the resolution of reproducing on the modern stage the great productions of the old Greek tragedians, with as close an observance of the canons and customs of classical antiquity, as is, after such a lapse of ages, possible. The idea is chivalrous and noble, but from the representation we have ourselves witnessed of the Antigone of Sophocles in Tieck's not very correct translation, we fear that the performance of dramas so primeval, and, in a measure, repugnant to modern ideas, will call for a very considerable share of patience and patriotism in the auditory. ITALY. A museum is to be erected at Trieste, as a monument to the memory of Winckelmann, who was murdered there in 1768, by an Italian of the name of Arcangeli. The museum, which will contain chiefly remains of the antiquities of Trieste and its environs, is to be opened on the 8th of June, 1843. The duty on the importation of books into the kingdom of Naples has been reduced one-half, by a royal decree published in the last week of June. The duties at present are 1 1-2 carline on an octavo, 3 carlines for a quarto, and 6 for a folio. Letters from Naples state that the government has granted the necessary permission for the construction of a railroad to Terracina, and that the house of Rothschild has undertaken to provide the capital required for the undertaking. A lawsuit has just been decided at Rome, in the issue of which the public of that city, natives as well as foreigners, had for a long time taken a very lively interest. The litigation had already lasted more than six years. The Prince of Sirmium, it seems, had ordered a number of pictures, of apparently little value, to be privately disposed of. Among them was one which was purchased for 15 scudi, by the picture-dealer Vallati, who took it to be a copy of Correggio's celebrated picture of the Magdalen, which was bought, about a century ago, for the Dresden gallery, for 13,000 zechini. The supposed copy having been cleaned by a skilful hand, presented a work of art of which the richest gallery might justly have been proud, and Vallati thought so highly of it, that he refused an offer of 7000 louis d'or made him by an English collector. The Prince of Sirmium immediately caused the picture to be placed under sequestration. A committee of approved judges declared unanimously that the picture was not a copy of the Dresden gem, but an original by the same hand. A judicial decision declared the prince entitled to the property of the picture. From this decree, Vallati appealed to | the superior tribunal of the Rota, which has confirmed the former sentence, but has ordered the Prince of Sirmium to pay Vallati 2000 louis d'or, in consideration of his having detected the value of the picture. The abandonment at Rome of the design of publishing a collective and uniform edition of the works of the Fathers of the Church, from the apostolic period to the 13th century, and of the most eminent writers in patristic theology, has caused general regret. The plan was first proposed in 1839, by Spiridione Castelli of Venice, well known as a learned historian. He had then every prospect of success. The necessity of such an edition had been long acknowledged; he obtained the sanction of the pope, with the promised assistance of the most eminent cardinals and influential clergy; and the liberality of Lord Shrewsbury, the Prince Borghese, and others, would have greatly tended to defray the expense. It was his intention to reprint in full not only what has been carefully edited by the labours of the Benedictines, Sir Henry Saville, and others, but also much important matter still in manuscript. The French and German press had also highly recommended the promised edition to the public. But the design failed owing to the want of sufficient assistance from the learned men of Italy to aid in the compilation and arrangement of the details. The Duke of Brunswick is seen standing at an open window in the position of one listening intently with his right hand and left ear turned to the point whence the distant sound appears to come. A cloak lined with purple falls from his left shoulder, and contrasts gracefully with his black uniform. Some masks and fancy dresses lie in the foreground, and a roll of paper inscribed "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.' In the background a door opens into the brilliantly illuminated ball-room, at the entrance of which is seen the Duke of Wellington, who appears to be leaving the gay assembly, in order to satisfy himself in a less noisy apartment whether he has really heard the sound of distant artillery. The Prince of Orange and the Duchess of Richmond, the latter in the costume of Victory, are looking at the Duke of Wellington, and seem anxious to divine the cause of his sudden emotion. Professor Moser, of Königsberg, is said to have obtained Daguerreotype impressions in a room completely darkened. In a letter from Alexander von Humboldt (lately printed in the Wiener Zeitung) the process is briefly described, as the most marvellous discovery of modern science. The election of a rector for the University of Berlin, which took place during the first week of August, occasioned considerable excitement, as the contest was looked on by many as a struggle between the retrograde and the progressive party. Professor Frederick von Raumer was elected, and his election was generally considered a triumph of the progressive party. Five or six years ago the same gentleman was elected to this dignity, but the late king refused his sanction. Nothing of that kind is now apprehended In a recent French work (Amand Saintes, on the Philosophy of Spinoza, and its supporters in Germany) a letter of Neander's is quoted, according to which five works from the pen of Schelling may be expected; and in these works, it is further stated, a complete development of his new system will be contained. The first is to be an introduction, in the form of a History of Philosophy since the time of Descartes; the second, Positive Philosophy; the third, the Philosophy of Mythology; the fourth, the Philosophy of Revelation; and the fifth, Natural Philosophy. A writer in the Allgemeine Zeitung says that the first of these works is already finished, but will not be published till the other three are ready to appear at the same time. The fifth, it seems, is not to be given to the public till after Schelling's death. The Leipsic Allgemeine Zeitung furnishes the following information from a correspondent at Berlin-" According to an order just issued by the Minister of the Interior, the president of every province is desired to make a return of the number, tendency, and character of every periodical published within his jurisdiction, in order to judge of the state of education of the provinces." RUSSIA. The annual report of the Minister of Public Instruction affords us a few literary statistics for the year 1841. The original works published in Russia and Poland during that year were 717, he translations 54. Ten years ago the translations more than doubled the original works. The foreign books imported during the year amounted to 540,000 volumes, being less, by 60,000 volumes, than in either of the preceding years. The pictures, engravings, maps, pieces of music, &c., were in number 996,935. Of foreign works, previously unknown, 1230 were examined by the several committees of censorship in different parts of the empire, and of 90 of these works the importation was prohibited, while of 110 the importation was allowed, subject to the effacement of certain passages. In Poland the censorship bad examined 326 MSS. written in the country, of which 296 were allowed to be printed, and 39 were ordered to be suppressed. 28 Periodicals appeared in Poland, 6 of a political, 22 of a scientific and literary character. LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL NEW WORKS PUBLISHED ON THE CONTINENT. FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER, 1842, INCLUSIVE. THEOLOGY AND ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Annalen, theologisch-kirchliche, herausgeg. vom Dr A Hahn. 1r Band 6 Hefte 8vo Breslau 9s. Auswahl aus Gerhard Tersteegen's Schriften, nebst dem Leben desselben. erausgeg. vom Pfarrer Georg Rapp 12mo Essen 6s. Baur, Dr F C, Die christliche Lehre von der Dreieinigkeit und Menschwerdung Gottes in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung. 2 Thl Das Dogma des Mittelalters. 8vo Tübingen 20s. Breviarium Romanum,ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, S Pii V Pont. Max. jussu editum Clementis VIII et Urbani VIII auctoritate recognitum, cum Officiis Sanctorum novissime per summos Pontifices usque ad hanc diem concessis, in IV. anni tempora divisum. Pars Hyemalis et Verna 8vo Vindobonae 10s. Commentaire géographique sur d'exode et les nombres par Léon de Laborde. Folio Paris 21s. Concordance des écritures des pères et des conciles des cinq premiers siècles, avec la doctrine de l'église catholique romaine, ou réponse à l'ouvrage de M Luscomb, évêque anglican. Par A Zeloni. 12mo Paris 3s 6d. Corpus Reformatorum. Edidit Car. Glieb. Bretschneider. Vol. IX.-et s. titulo; Philippi Melancthonis Opera quae supersunt omnia. Vol IX. 4to. Halis Sax. 20s. De la Cosmogonie de Moïse comparée aux faits géologiques, par Marcel de Serres. 2de édit. 2 vols. 8vo Paris 15s. De la mort avant l'homme et du péché originel, par Roselly de Lorgues. 2de édit 8vo Paris 7s Gd. Delitzsch, Dr F, De Habacuci Prophetae vita atque aetate, commentatio historico-isagogica, cum diatriba de Pseudodorothei et Pseudepiphanii vitis prophetarum. Edit. auct. et emend. 8vo Lipsiae 3s 6d. Franck, G F, Anselm von Canterbury. 8vo. Tübingen 5s. Frankel, Dr R, Historisch-kritische Studien zu der Septuaginta. Nebst Beiträgen zu den Targumim. 1r Band 1te Abth. Vorstudien der Septuaginta. 8vo Leipzig 10s. Friedrichsen, P, Kritische Uebersicht der verschiedenen Ansichten von dem Buche Jonas, nebst einem neuen Versuche über dasselbe. 2te Ausgabe 8vo Leipzig 7s. Görres, J v, Kirche und Staat nach Ablauf der Cölner Irrung. Weisenb 4s. Habbakuk's Prophecy. In dichtmaat overgebracht door J J ten Kate. 8vo Utrecht 3s. Handschuh, Jos, Die Psalmen erläutert, ein Beitrag zur Apologie des Breviers. 4r Band 8vo Wien 5s Hartmann, Jul, und Dr K Jäger, Johann Brenz. Nach gedruckten u. ungedruckten Quellen. 2r Bd 8vo Hamburg 14s 6d. Price of 2 vols 25s. Hutterus redivivus, oder Dogmatik der evangelischlutherischen Kirche. Ein dogmatisches repertorium für Studirende (von K Hase). 5te Aufi 8vo Leipzig 7s. Hengstenberg, Dr E W, Die wichtigsten und schwierigsten Abschnitte des Pentateuches. Erläutert. 1r Thl Die Geschichte Bileams und seine Weissagungen. 8vo Berlin 6s. Heyer, Wilh, Hand. zu dem in den Grossherzogthümern Baden u. Hessen gebrauchten Katechismuder christlichen Lehre für die evangelisch-protestantische Kirche. 8vo Karlsruhe 9s 6d. Herrmann, Dr W, Geschichte protestantischen Dog matik von Melancthon bis Schleiermacher. 8vo Leipzig 6s. Hirsch, Dr. S. 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Traduite du latin sur l'édition principe (Amsterdam, 1763),par JFE Leboys de Guays, et publiée par une société de membres de la nouvelle église du Seigneur Jésus-Christ. 8vo Paris. 2s. und seiner Zeitgenossen. 4r (letzer) Bd [Contains] Kirchliche Zustände zu Papst Innocenz des Dritten Zeiten. 2r Bd 8vo Hamburg 17s Kahnis, K A, Die moderne Wissenschaft des Dr Straus und der Glaube unserer Kirche. Revision u. Vollendung einer Recension im Litt. Anzeiger für christl. Theologie u. Wissenschaft. 8vo BerJin 2s 6d. Kempeneers, ex Montenaeken, Dr A, Dissertatio dogmatico-canonica de Romani Pontificis Primatu ejusque attributis. 8vo Lovani 9s. |