LITERARY NEWS.

A reprint of the works-of Robert Greene and George Peele, edited by the Reverend Alexander Three, with many corrections and additions, IS now in the press, and will be published. by Messrs. Routledge and Co.

Mr. Bentley announces, as forthcoming, " Lives of the Princes of Wales, from Edward of Carnarvon to Albert of Windsor," by Dr. Do-, ran ; and "Hungary from 1848 to 1860;" by Count Saemere, late Minister of the Interior and President of the Council of Ministers in Hungary.

Messrs. Longman and Co. have in the press " Sacred. Musings, or Manifestations of God to the Soul of Man ; with Thoughts on the Des- tiny of Women," edited,. after the late Mary Ann Schimmelpenninck, by Ides C. C. Hankin, with a preface. by the Reverend Joseph Baylee.

Messrs. Saunders; Oticy, and Co. are preparing "The History of the

Church of England, from the Reign of Queen Elizabeth to the present time "; and " The Shooting Fields of the Old World," by Major Lever- eon, late Military Secretary to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe.

Messrs. Day and Son announce as forthcoming " A History of the Recent Discoveries at Halicarnassns, Cnidus, and Branchidae, being the results of an expedition sent to Asia Minor by her Majesty's Govern- ment in 1856," by C. T. Newton, Esq. The work is to consist of a folio volume of plates, and a large octavo volume of text.

Mr. James Blackwood has in preparation several works of fiction, among them " The Lion of War, or the Pirates of Loo Choo ; a Tale of the Chinese Seas," by Mr. F. C. Armstrong; and " Tinsel and Gold, a Fireside Story," by Mr. Joseph Verey.

Mr. B. R. H. Mackenzie is preparing a History of the English Horn- book, formerly used in the dame schools ; Mr. Anthony Trollope is en- gaged in finishing a three volume novel ; and Mr. Thomas Adolphus Trollop° has nearly ready a work upon the Merchant Princes of Florence.

Messrs. Little, Brown, and Co., of Boston, U.S., announce as forth- coming "The Life, Letters, and Despatches of Major-General Nathaniel Greene, from the original manuscripts in possession of the Family, by his grandson George Washington Greene," in eight volumes ; and A Ge- nealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England," by James Savage, in four volumes.

The Paris correspondent of Le Nord reports that the most influential of French newspapers, the Journal des Debate, has been sold to M. Michel Chevalier and some others, for the sum of 2,500,000 francs (100,0001.). The news, however, needs confirmation.

Several more notable pamphlets have been issued by Dentu, Paris. Among them are "Le Pape et la Politique," by the Countess Monte- merli ; " La Situation Actuelle de in Papaute," by M. Saint-Marc Gi- rardin ; and "L'Annexion Consideree au Point de vue Italien at Fran- cais," by M. Ferdinand de Lasteyrie, grandson of General Lafayette.

The fifth volume of the " Grandes trainee de la France," by M. Tur- pn, director of the Moniteur, has appeared at the Librairie Nouvelle. The volume contains the history of the Imperial Printing Office, and of some other important printing establishments in France, from the year 1540 to the present day.

Messrs. Didier and Co., Paris, have published a " Philosophie des Lois au point de vue Chretien," by the Abbe Bantain, professor of phi- losophy at the Sorbonne. The work maintains, that though the faith of most European nations is Christian, their laws aro, for the greatest part, still Pagan.

An historical work, entitled "Le Barreau Remain, depuis son Origine jusqu' a Justinien," by M. Grellet-Dumazeau, has been published by Durand, Paris ; and an interesting book of travels, called "Souvenirs dime Ambassade en Chine et au Japon, en 1857 et 1858," by the Mar- quis' de Moges, has been published by Hachette and Co.

"L'Histoire de in Raison d'Etat," by M. Ferrari ; "Lea Princes de la maison de Savoie," by M. Edouard Barthelemy; and " L'Espagne et le Maroc en 1860," by Al. A. Tillias, are among the last publications of Michel Levy, hares, Paris.

Two works in favour of the Papal Government, both by distinguished authors, have just appeared in Paris. One is "La Reponse a la Ques- tion Romaine de M. Edmond About," by the Abbe Magnan, Chaplain of Saint Louis, at Rome ; and the other, "La Papaute," by Mgr. Gorbet, Bishop of Perpignan.

L'Avenir Commercial, a new weekly periodical, destined to advocate the principles of Free Trade, has just been established at Paris. Among the contributors are Messrs. Michel Chevalier, Wolowski, L. Reybaud, and Joseph Gamier.

The distinguished Polish poet and historian, M. Charles Pienkiewicz, died at Paris on the 7th instant, at the age of sixty-eight. He was the author of numerous works, among others of a fine translation, in verse, of Sir Walter Scort's " Lady of the Lake."

The first part of a " Histoire Generale de la !Belgique de 1830 a 186G" has appeared at Brussels. The work is to give some new eluci- dation of the modern history of Belgium.

The twelfth and last volume of Professor Lepsius's great work on "Egyptian Monuments" has lust been published by Decker and Co., Berlin. The publication, containing the results of the Professor's exten- sive travels in Egypt and Ethiopia, is brought out entirely at the ex- pense of King Frederick William A work, written by Paolo Lioy, and bearing the imposing title "La Vita nell' Universe, has been published at Venice. It is divided into three parts under heads no less imposing. The first part treats of the " Origin of the Universe." the second of "The Circulation of Life," and the third of " The Continuity of Organic Life, and the theory of Genera- tion."

The hundred and thirty-eighth part of the late Count Pompeo Litta's gigantic work, "Famiglie Celebri ltaliane," has just been published at It contains the first portion of the History of the " Conti della Gherardesca dl Pisa," and throws light upon the " ljgolino," whose herrible fate is celebrated in the " Inferno " of Dante. Ugolino be- longed to the Gherardesca fancily, the obscurity of whose early history these memoirs will greatly help to remove.

The " Metro del Cocomero," at Florence, has changed its name to that of " Tcatro Nicolini," in honour of Nicolini the popular Tragic poet The venerable poet was present on the evening when the new title was first adopted, and was publicly attended by the Marquis Ri- dolphi and other illustrious persons and Academicians. The applause was enthusiastic and continuous.

A book of poems in ottava rima, has been published by Brocchi at Fiemnee; it is entitled " Leggende Istoriche Italian," and its author is OIevoo Gabardi, who has been appointed by Ricasoli tethe post of Prefes- of History.