The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-03 00:00:00

FORTHCOMING BOOKS.

(From the Publialiers' Cimetar.)

Messrs. Blackwood and Sons have in the press a
Memoir of W. Edmondstounc Aytoun, by Theodore Martin,
1 vol. ; The Public Schools of England—Westminster,
Shrewsbury, Winchester, Harrow, Rugby, and Charter-
house, by the author of Etonians, 1 vol.; Social Reforms
in Scotland, by David Milne Home, Faq., of Wed-
derburn ; The Sacred Poets of the Scottish Refor-
mation, and their Relation to those of Ger-
many, by Professor Mitchell, St. Andrews; and a com-
plete one-volume edition of the Poems of Caroline
Bowles Southey. Messrs. hlacmillian and Co. have
in the press—The Danvers Papers, an Invention, by the
Author of The Heir of Recklyffe ; Fine Art, chiefly Con.
temponuy, by William Micbael Rosen' ; The Ancien
Wine, as it existed on the Continent before the French
Revolution Three Lectures, by the Rev. Charles Kings.
ley ,• A Visit to sonic American Schools and Colleges, by
Sophia Jex Blake ,• the Seven Weeks' War, its Antece-
dents and its Incidents, by H. IL Hosier, Military Corre-
spondent of the Tunes with the Prussian Army daring
the German Campaign of 1866, with maps and plans ;
Three English Statesmen—Pm, Cromwell, and Pitt,
Four Lectures, by Goldwin Smith ,• Shipwrecks of Faith,
Three Sermons preached before the University of Cam-
bridge, in May, 1867, by R. C. Trench, Archbishop of Dub-
lin ; The Life of Father Paul Serpi, newly written
from authentic and hitherto unused sources, by A. G.
Campbell ; An Introduction to Aristotle's Rhetoric, with
analysis, notes, and appendices, by E. M. Cope ; A Shil-
ling Book of Golden Deeds, a Reading Book for Schools
and General Readers, by the Author of the Heir of Red-
elyffe, Sc. Messrs. Moron and Co. will publish next
Christmas season, uniform with Elaine, imperial 4t0.,
Vivien and Guinevere, by Alfred Tennyson, illustrated by
18 superb engravings on steel, from drawings by Gustave
Dore. Messrs. Longmans and Co. will publish in a few
days—A second series of Essays hn Religion and Litera-
lture, by various writers, edited by Archbishop Manning ;
A Story of Doom, and other Poems, by Jean Ingelow ;
The History of Philaophy, from 'Mlles to Comte, by
George Henry Lewes, third edition, re-written and
enlarged, two vols. ; The Church and the World in 1867, a
second series of Essays on Questions of the Day, by various
writers, edited hy the Rev. Orby Shipley, M.A.; &o. Mr.
John Murray will publish next week with illustrations,
Deer and Deer Parks, some Account of English Parks with
Notes on the Management of Deer, by Evelyn Philip
Shirley. Messrs. Virtue and Co. have in the press Six
Comedies of Terence, with English Notes, critical and
explanatory, by the Rev. James Davies, late scholar of
Lincoln College, Oxford, with facsimiles of the Ambrosian
M.S., forming one of their series of School and College
Classics. Messrs. Smith, Elder, and Co. will pub-
lish, in • few days, A Week in • French Country-
house, by Adelaide Sartori', with two illustrations by
Frederick Leighton A.R.A.; and on the 4th instant a
volume on the Study of Celtic Literature, by Matthew
Arnold, Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford.
Messrs. Sampson Low and Co. will publish shortly—The
Book of the Hand, or the Science of Modern Palmistry,
chiefly according to the systems of D'Arpentigny and Des-
barroles, with some account of the Gipsies, by A. R.
Craigg, with illustrations ; Light after Darkness, religious
by Mrs. Beecher Stowe, with illustrations.
reist. Hurst and Blacked will publish this
month—The Cabinet Secret, • novel, by Leigh
Spencer, in 3 vols. ; Leslie Tyrrell, • novel, by GeorgianNl. Craik, in 2 vols. ; and • cheap edition of Alec Forbes
of Howgien, by George MacDonald, forming the new
volume of Hurst and Blackett'a Standard Library.
Messrs. Jackson, Walford, and Hodder announce as nearly
ready—The Family Pen, or Memorials, Biographical and
Literary, of the Taylors of Ongar, edited by the Rev. Isaac
Taylor, M.A., author of Words and Places, &c. The same
firm also announce as forthcoming—Family Life ; its
Duties, Joys, and Sorrows, from the French of Count A.
de Gasparin.
We find the following in Messrs. Longman's Notes on
Books, issued this morning :—" The third volume of the
History of India, by John Clark Marsbnian, bringing down
the historical narrative of events to the close of Lad Dal-
housie's administration, and completing the work, is ex-
pected to be ready in July. The Rev. George W. Cox,
M.A., late scholar of Trinity College, Oxford, joint editor,
with the late Professor Brande• of the fourth edition of
The Dictionary of Science, Literature, and Art,
paring for publication a new work on the Mytho
of the Aryan Nations. Memoir and
Correspond-
ence of Sr Philip Francis, K.C.8., commenced
by the late Joseph Parkes, Esq., continued end
edited by Herman Merivale, Esq., KA., is preparing for
publication, in 2 vols. Bvo. • The Church and the World, a
Second Series of Essays on Questions of the Day in 1867
by various Writers, edited by the Rev. Orby Shipley, M.A.,
is just ready for publication in one volume, Bvo., uniform
with the First Series. The following is a list of the Essays :
1. Some results of the Tractarian Movement of 1833.
By William J. E. Bennet, M.A., Vicar of Froosne.Selwood,
Somerset. 2. Preachers and Preaching ; the Pulpit and
the Press. By the Rev. A. B. Evans, 10. D., Rector of St.
Mary-le-Strand. 3. The Sacrament of Marriage. By John
Walter Lea, B.A. 4. Public Law, and the Colonial Church.
By the Rev. Edmund Huff, M.A., Vicar of Little Caw.
tborpe, Louth. 5. On Greek Rites in the West.
IBy the Bishop of Brechin. 6. Sisterhood Life.
7. Private Confession and Absolution. By the Rev. John
Charles Chambers, M.A., Perpetual Curate of St. Mary
the Virgin, Crown-street, Soho. 8. Religious Toleration.
By the Rev. Maxwell J. Blacker, M.A. 9. Church Music.
By J. W. Rumsey, Vicar of Rolvenden, and Precentor of
the Canterbury Diocesan Choral Union. 10. The
Curate Question. By Arthur Baker, M.A., curate.
11. A Layman's View of Confession. By John
David Chambers, X A., Recorder of Salisbury.
12. On the Court of Final Appeal in Causes HeolethasticaL
By a Magistrate. 13. The Ritual Law of the Church of
England. By the Hon. Colin Lindsay. 14. Latitudina-
rianism. By the Rev. Joseph Oldknow, D.D., Perpetual
Curate of Holy Trinity, Bordesley, Birmingham. 15. The
Three Vows. By the Rev. William Humphrey, Incumbent
of St. Mary Magdalen Dundee. 16. On the Symbolism
of Ritual. By the Rev.i Charles James Le Geyt, M.A.,
Incumbent of St. Matthiar,Stoke Newington.

The PuldiAlusre Circular says that Mr. Charles
Dickens is to write a story for the New York Sunday News,
the manuscript for which is to be ready not later than the
lat of August. The annual gathering of booksellers and
their friends, at the Booksellers' Provident Retreat, at
Abbots Langley, will take place on Saturday, 15th June.
The new oyster beds in the bight of the river
Ere, in Devonshire, extend over nearly 100 acres ; 30,000
oysters have been laid down in the beds for breeding
puipuees._

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Fox CLUB.—The fourth meeting of the Fox
Club this season took place on Saturday evening, at
Brooks's. There were present :—The Earl of Albemarle,
Mr. John Cotes, Mr. Frederick Dundee, Y.P. ; Lord
Camoys, Sir James Matheson, Bart., M.P. ; Sir Thomas
B. Birch, Bart. ; Hon. Edward S. Russell, Major General
Sir Henry R. Ferguson Davie, Bart., M.P. ; Lord Foley,
Hon. Fitzpatrick H. Vernon, Mr. John St. Aubyn, M.P. •
Sir Hedworth Bert., M.P. ; Mr. Augusta'
K. Stephenson, Mr. Francis J. f 3. Foijembe, Y.P. ; Earl
of Charlemont, Hon. Goamin Vernon, Mr. George Ridilir
Sir William Scott, Bart., M.P. ; Earl of Dartrey, Sir
Montague J. Cbolmeley, Bart., M.P. ; Lord Mostyn,
Colonel Haanbleton F. Custance, Hon. Charles S. Cle-
ments, Right Hon. Stephen Lashingtee, Earl of Asthma,
Earl of Leicester, Earl Fitzwilliam, Hon. Charles W.
Fitzwilliarn, M.P. ; Viscount Milton, M.P. ; Earl of Goa.
ford, Lord Methuen, and Lord Leigh.