The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-15 00:00:00

THE LITERARY SEASON.

(From the Athawruns.)
Our announcements of coming books is far from
being ended. Since our last issue the following houses have
completed their ar!angenects:

ler. Bentley will ;ablish daring the seams: "Ewer*
htqoad the Sea," by Viscount Bury, IL P.—third and fourth
volumes of "The Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury."
by Walter Farquhar Hook, D.D.•—" The Life of Charlie
Jam.. Fox," by Earl Russell, third and °melodic; volume
—"The History of Greece to the Close of the Pelopenne.
ciao War," by Dr. Curtiss, translated by Nam Bennett,
under the saperintendsmos of Dr. Curtius—" Adam sod the
Admits, the Harmony of Scripture and Ethnology," by
Dr. kl`Catialand—" Israel in the Wilderness, • Popular
Account of the Journeying' of the Ismelitiali People, illus-
trated by the lescriptions as the Rocks io the Wil-
dermas," by Rev. Cbarlen Forster—" Henrietta Came-
ciolo ; or, Convent Life in Naples, • True Narrative"—" A
Cluatary of Anecdote from 1730," by John Tirolia—" The
History of the Prompt American War from its Commence-
ment to the Conclusion of the Calpeign of 186.3," by
Limt.-Col. Fletcher, Fusilier Guards—and " A Popular
History of Music," by Dr. &bluster, translated and edited
by F. Cecilia Tubbs. Also the following new covets :
Lord Lynn's Wife"—" Uncle Silas,' by the author of
Bee Hand "—" Belforest," by the author of "Ladies
of er Hollow"—"Tbe Anemone's Doughtier," by the
anther of " Whitefrisn."

Yarea M;iresilieu.--, is addition to the work already as-
sociated in our column, will publish " Letters from
Egypt," by Lady Duff Gordon —" The Story of Cawopore,"
by G. 0. Trevelyan —"Notes on Brandies Affairs," by W.D.
Christie, late bet Majesty's Minister in Brasil.
Mears. Griffith and Ferran will slimily publish "Echoes
from an Old Bell, and other Take of Feiry Lore," by the
Hon. Auguste Bethell—" Fun aad Bennet, ' by Ir Any W.
Thompeoe illustrated by Charles Bennett— 'Hama the
Dwarf, and other Tales," by Lady Lushingtoo—" A Week
by Themselves," by E. Matrjrat Norris—" Crosspatch, the
Cricket and the Couoterpase, a Patchwork of Story sod
Song." by Mn. Broderip, illustrated by her brother, Thorium
Hood—' The Happy Holidays ; or, Brothers and Sir
ten at Home," by Mrs. Davenport—" Picture of Girl
Life," by His Howell, —" The Primrose Pilgrimage," by K.
Betmes Edwards—" Many Songs for Little Voices," by
Frances Fretting Brainy, set to mimic by T. Mart", with
forty illustrations.

The Religions Tract Society are preparing for publimition
" The Months illustrated by Pee and Pencil,"• Cbristmu
volume of Er.dand prose, with drawiop by Barnes.
Wimperis, North. Gilbert, Noel Humphreys, arid
others—" A -Book of English Literature," by Dr.
Aegue—a new volume of " The Wisdom of our Fat ere,"
entitled " Selections from the Work, of Thomas Fuller "
• work on " The Promises of Scripture," by Horatine Boner
—" A History of Egypt," from the Fall of the Pharaohs to
the Present Time," by C.non Trevor, forming • eompanion
volume to " Ancient Egypt," by the same author—" Dawn
to Dark is Italy," an historisal tale of the period of the
Italian Reformation—a work on " The Christian Gramm,"
by Dr. Thompson, of New York.

AT THE COURT AT BASJIORAL, OCTORZR 10.—The
Queen, as sovereign of the most noble Order of the Garter,
has bees graciously pleased by letters patent under her
royal sign maul and the rest seal of the order, to die.
Pews with all the statutes lied regulations usually observed
In regard to installation, sad to gore and grant unto Henry,
Marquess of Lausdowae, knight of the said most noble order,
and invested with the ensigns thereto,., fall power and
authority to 1111•Teille all right. sod privilege* belonging to •
knight emulsion of the said most noble Order of the
Garter, in u full and ample manner sa if be had been
formally installed, any decree, rule, or snags to the ow-
trary ootwithpanding.—Gaserre
. .

ROYAL HORTIerLICKAL SOCHI-ff.—This society,
which has always made music an accessory to its floral flees,
last spring offered prizes for competition among the bands
of the volunteer regiments. A coosiderable number of these
entered into the competitim, including in their number,
besides the chief metropolitan bands, several celebrated
proviscial ones, such as the Sumer Artillery, 21st 1/11101M
shire Artillery, aad 11th Lancashire, R. V., the Cambridge
University, EL V., Lc., and they have successively performed
in the Horticultural-girdesa on the presumed. days through-
out the imam. Them competitions have now terminated,
and the verdict of the judges as waited for. The parlor.
masers of some of the bands however have been so nearly
equal in merit, that the judges have required another trial
from those in this position. We understood that the band
of the Hos. Artillery Company and that of the tondo° Rifle
Brigade are in this number. They are the two lest on the
list, and they are each to perform two operatic selectee.' is
the gardens on Monday next, at three o'clock, as a heal test
between them.

A (}err TO THE Pr/BLIC.—It has been long known
that one of the finest collections of mina I. the world wee
that possessed by Mr. Edward Wigan, of flighbary-
terrace, and that hie oolleetioa wee particularly rich in the
class of Roman imperial coins. We have, therefore, much
pleasure is stating that about two mouths since Mr. Wigan
ca:led upon Mr. Van:, the keeper of the coins and medals
in the British Munium, and planed in his hands the whole
of hi. Roman imperial gold coins, with the request that
Mr. Van: and his colleagues would select (rum it such
specimens as might be by them considered deserving a place
is the national collection. With this view a careful and
minute comparison bar been instituted between the collec-
tion of coins of this clue io the Museum—alreedy, moue the
donation by Mr. J. F. de Saha of his magnificent collection
of similar coins, one of great value—sod that of Mr. Wigan ;
the result of which bag been that 29.1 coins have been
selected as representing specimens unique or unrepresented
in the Museum cabinets, together with some others which
were chiefly remarkable for the beauty of their preserve-
tion.—sithencrirst.

THZ FAILCIIB or MZOBR.S. H. CLIFOR, SONS,
AND CO., or BRADFORD, —The adjourned manioc of alf-
ditors was held yesterday at Brsdford. It was resolved to
wind up arsenate under an assignment, the gentlemen who
have been already mentiorred being appointed trustees. The
firm had offered to pay a composition of ss. 6d. in the
pound in four instalments, guaranteeing the last, spread
over twenty months, but the offer was rejected. An Inter- ,
view had been sought on behalf of the meeting with the di-
rection of the Leeds Bask, in order to see whetber any ar-
rangement could be toads for the reduction of their heavy
claim of 70,000/., end the directors of the tank required
7s. 6d. is the pound, guaranteed. It ass deemed best to
wind op the comma under an sasignment.
Tore Case or ALLZOZD 1111.111102411ZNT roe NO/1-
ASTI:FDA/ICJ AT CZOICH.—Mr. H. Burton, one of the
justices at the petty lIIIIIiOOI for the Hundred of Condov.r,
states, in reform* to the alleged conviction of two terra
labourers for Don-attendanar at church on a &today (copied
into our columns from a provincial contemposary), that
the chug. against Mr. Mason's labourers wee for absent*
thruway's from their master's envies before the term of
their contract wee completed, and it was upon that charge
alma the the pastime adjudicated.