JULES MICHELET, an eminent French historian, was born at Paris, August 21st, 1798. His education began at the case in his father’s printing office, and was continued under the direction of a friendly dealer in old books until he had prepared himself for college. Carrying off the highest honors of his university, he began life as professor of History in the Collège Rollin. His first works were chronological studies of history, and he wrote on law, ethics, and philosophy, before giving to the world his great work, “The History of France,” which is one of the most interesting histories ever written—made so by the brilliant picturesqueness of the subsidiary essays which develop its most important topics. He died February 9th, 1874.