The Shakspeare Society in London, at a recent sitting, received as a present a translation of Shakspeare, in twelve volumes, into Swedish verse. This laborious work has been accomplished by Professor HAGBERG, of the University of Lund, and it was transmitted through the Swedish Minister to England. * * * * * A new history of German literature from the most ancient to the most recent times has just been published at Stuttgart by Dr. EUGEN HAHN. It is particularly valuable in respect of biography and the history of mental culture in general. * * * * * A new work, called _Bilder aus Spainen_ (Pictures from Spain), is among the recent productions of the German press. Its author, HERR A. LONING, has already published several works on the Peninsula, where he resided several years. * * * * * LISZT, the eminent pianist, has published in French a book on Richard Wagner's two operas, _Lohengrin_ and _Tannhaeuser_. He praises them most enthusiastically; possibly he may succeed in having Wagner's pieces produced at Paris. * * * * * DR. J. W. HADDOCK's work upon _Somnolism and Psycheism_, after having gone through a second edition in England, has just made its appearance at Leipzig in a German translation, made by Dr. C. L. Merkel. * * * * * A new edition of that excellent work, _The History of the Poetic National Literature of the Germans_, by Gerbinus, has just made its appearance at Leipzig. * * * * * SILVIO PELLICO is passing the present winter in Rome. * * * * * In Tuscany, a periodical similar to the _International_ has been established under the title of _Rivista Britannica_. The main purpose is to select articles from English periodicals, and offer them in good Italian versions. French newspapers, novels, and magazines come in freely, too freely in Italy. The good ones will sometimes be seized at the frontier, or at the post-office, by the jealous police of Rome, Naples, and Tuscany: but against any thing that is corrupt and debauched no Italian despot, prince, or priest, was ever known to shut his door. French literature, such as it is under most circumstances, can have only a bad influence in that enslaved country, and scarcely an Italian is to be found able to read, who has any difficulty in understanding the French language. As an antidote to this poison, the editors of the _Rivista Britannica_ have thought of ministering copious draughts of healthful English. We wish they might quote English and American journals with perfect independence of all censorship. * * * * *