Literary Gossip.

Peace , peace , she cannot hear Lyre or sonnet , All my life ' s buried here , Heap earth upon it . Thei'e is something beyond the comprehension of mere mortals in such strained nonsense . It is too intensely utter—utter rot .

Mark Twain has in hand a " Cyclopiedia of Humour , " and will also shortly send to jiress a "Handbook of Etiquette . " Bro . George Markham Tweddell , of Stokesley , Yorkshire , is publishing a series . of highly interesting , historical pamphlets under the title of "North of England Tractates . " Amongst the authors who have already written brochures for the series are John Reed Appleton , F . S . A . ; J . Walker Ord , F . G . S . ; Dr . J . Ryley Robinson ; "Eta Mawr ; " Florence Cleveland ( Mrs . Markham Tweddel ) ; J . G . Grant ; and the Rev . J . Holme .

From Campbell and Tuclhoe , of Glasgow 7 , we have a selection oi p leasingpoems from the pen of John Ryley Robinson , L . L . D ., F . R . G . S . The writer is the author of several volumes of verse which have been favourably received , and the pieces before us , being printed in a broad ornamental border , and of convenient size , are eminently suitable for enclosing in letters or gratuitous distribution . They are well adapted , too , for school reward tickets , one or two of the packets being specially designed for that purpose . The following- will show the quality of Dr . Robinson ' s muse : —

POWER OP KINDNESS . Oh ! there are words ; which , instantly Can chase our grief away ; Before their sunshine , not a cloud Of sorrow dares to stay : They dissipate the gathering gloom , New life and pleasure bring , And make the winter in our heart Give place to joyous spring .

Then let us drop a loving word , And give a cheerful smile , To those we meet upon our path , Their sorrow to beguile : And though the act to us appear As one of little worth , Their grief and care , through it , may yield To ioyousness and mirth .

The blessings we receive from God Should cause our hearts to feel Unceasing gratitude and joy : Then let us strive to heal The broken-hearted , and restore The fallen and the faint , And point them to the blood which flowed To wash away their taint .

A work of some importance to the antiquarian public is announced by Mr . Samuel Margerison , a Yorkshire archaeologist of repute . Mr . Margerison is preparing for publication a transcript of the ancient registers of the church of Calverly , embracing the period intervening between the years 1574—1649 , together with a sketch of the history of the church and a view of the building . In clays gone bCalverly was a parish of great importance . Nearlall the

y y baptisms , marriages , and burials from Pudsey 7 , Idle , Parsley 7 , Bolton , and Windhill took place in this church , and the registers contain besides many entries relating to Bradford , Tong , and other neighbouring townships . Doubtless the work will prove of great utilit y and interest to the genealogist and local historian .