LITERARY GOSSIP.

Mr. Froude has relinquished the editorship of Fraser's Magazine, and his place will be filled by Dr. Dasent.

We learn that a controversy has arisen between M. Gounod and Messrs. Novello, respecting the publication of the former's music, which is likely soon to occupy the attention of the London Law Courts.

Mr. Grant's "History of the Newspaper Press," is now completed, and will be published immediately. It consists of two large octavo volumes, and traces the history of British newspaper journalism from its commencement down to the present year.

The unique MS. volume of Early English Homilies in Trinity College, Cambridge, is now in the press for the Early English Text Society, under the editorship of the Rev. Dr. Richard Morris.

It is stated that M. Gambetta is only waiting for the end of the state of siege in Paris, to bring out a newspaper as his organ, under the title of Le Patriote.

"Professor Ernest Curtius, the historian of Greece, and late tutor of the Crown Prince of Prussia, will set out in a few days on an archæological expedition to Troy and Jerusalem. The Professor will be accompanied by Major Regely and the well-known architect Adler, and enjoys the protection of a gunboat specially placed at his disposal."-London Times.

The Catalogue of all French publications during the twenty-five years 1840 to 1865, compiled by the German bookseller, Lorenz, settled in Paris, is at last completed, having been interrupted by the involuntary flight of the editor from Paris, about a year ago. In the absence of any comprehensive catalogue since Quérard, which reaches only to 1839, this is a great boon to librarians, booksellers, and persons who desire to refer to the publications of French authors. The arrangement is alphabetical, under the name of the author; in anonymous works, under the first substantive of the title. Each author's list is preceded by a short biographical notice.

An effort of industry characteristic of Trübner's Literary Record has given us an essay on Dahkotah bibliography. The 25,000 Sioux Indians are endowed with a printed literature which embraces thirty-six works, including a newspaper. If Mr. Trübner is right in his calculation, there is a dictionary of 12,000 words, or relatively more words than men in the nation. It is ominous that, as in many such cases, the vernacular literature becomes a stepping-stone to English, and therefore forebodes its own extinction.

The death of Sir James Pennethorne, the eminent architect, is announced. He was honorable member of St. Luke's Academy, Rome; awarded in 1865 the gold medal by the R. I. B. A., and created a knight in 1870.

Among the announcements by Messrs. Longmans we find the following:-"The Miscellaneous Writings of the late John Conington, M.A., Professor of Latin Literature in the University of Oxford; including a complete Prose Translation of Virgil's Works." With an Introductory Memoir by H. J. S. Smith, M.A., Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, Savilian Professor of Geometry, &c. Edited by J. A. Symonds, M.A., late Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. "Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of the late Henry Thomas Buckle." Edited, with a Biographical Notice, by Helen Taylor.-"The Imperial and Colonial Constitution of the Britannic Empire." By Sir Edward Creasy, M.A., Author of "The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World," &c.

Messrs. Richard Bentley & Son are preparing for publication, among other important works, the unpublished "Memoirs of De Lamartine," translated by Lady Herbert.-"The History of the House of Condé," by H.R.H. the Duc d'Aumale, translated under the sanction of H.R.H. by the Rev. R. BrownBorthwick." The Life of Holbein," by Professor Wolfgang, with a profusion of pictorial Illustrations.A second and concluding series of "Miss Mitford's Letters," edited, with an introductory Memoir, by Mr. Chorley.

A curious brochure, of about twenty pages, has been published in Brussels, entitled "Histoire du Pied de Nez, depuis les Temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours." This humorous little work is written by Karl Stur, whose satirical articles on the follies of the day are very popular.

The Rev Orby Shipley is about to bring out a "Glossary of Ecclesiastical Terms," which is likely to prove useful to ecclesiastical students.

A Warning to Authors.—The great body of philesophers, poets, and novelists of the day will be interested in the following information concerning the future of their works. It is written in a "new and corrected" edition of "The Appraisers' Pocket Assistant," and runs thus:

"It may be said that the common run of books of which ordinary house libraries consist-such as novels, annuals, magazines, poetry, travels, adventure, divinity, history, and educational works-after a few years' use are worth but little more than their value as waste paper, which is sufficiently shown by the results of general sales. As regards the common class of books here alluded to, if in fair average con dition, they will be found to range as follows:-Small books, 32m0, 16mo, and 12mo, per vol., from 24. to 8d. Octavos, in general, from 8d. to 1s.; large sized sup., Is. to 2s. 6d. Quartos and folios, according to subject and condition, from 2s. to 8s, or 105. Portfolios of prints, &c., according to number and quality from £1 to £2."