The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-03 00:00:00

Latest Literary Intelligence.

The Edition of the British Poets, published by Messrs.
Little, Brown, and Co., of Boston, has now reached 125
volumes, the works of Burns in three volumes, being the
last addition. This edition for extent, uniformity, and
cheapness, has never been equalled ; it embraces all the
best poets from Spenser to Wordsworth, with Lives, Notes,
Portraits, &c. Johnson's celebrated collection contained
only 75 volumes, and Mr. Pickering's "Aldine Poets" only
reached 53 volumes. Of this edition Messrs. Little, Brown,
and Co. ha\ e sold 500,000 ♦olumes.
Mr. Tennyson's new volume, we hear, is likely to appear
before Christmas.
Mr. Tupper's "Proverbial Philosophy" will be published
in a cheap people's edition by Messrs. Hatchard and Co.,
this month.

The Pay thenon expired on Saturday last.
" A Tonr in Tartanland," by Cuthbert Bede, is air
nounced by Mr. Bentley.
Miss Yonge's "History and Derivation of Christian
Names," which has been steadily advertised for more than
a year past, will make its appearance in two volumes this
month or next.

A Life of William 11. Prescott, the historian, by his life-
long friend, Mr. George Ticknor, is now in the press, and
will be published by Messrs. Ticknor and Fields, of Boston•
One edition will be in largo quarto and finely illustrated.
Mr. Charles Swain has a new volume of poems nearly
ready. _

The Right Hon, Wm. Keogh, one of the judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, is engaged on a history'
of Ireland from the Union.
Mrs. Howitt has a new juvenile work nearly ready,
entitled " The Poet's Children," which Mr. A. w. Bennta
will publish.

MESSRS. LONGMAN AND MESSRS. BLACKWOOD.
—These eminent publishers will, (according to the
Critic for June, just published) in a few days take posses-
sion of the handsome block of buildings which they have
erected in Paternoster-row, on the site of their old premises,
partially destroyed by are two years ago. From the corner
of Warwick-lane the whole frontage can be seen at a
glance, and we cannot but regret that so much beauty is
lost in so confined a situation. The style is the Renais.
sauce, and the façade is executed in Portland stone. 011
the keystone of the arch of the central entrance to Messrs.
Longman's premises is an allegorical group, representing
Literature supported by the Arts, Sciences, and Educa'
lion; on the spandrels are the Ship and the Swan, which
have been trade signs of these premises since the great fire
of London. Above and below these are carved the
emblems of Wisdom, Wit, and Eloquence; the lower
tympanum contains the monogram of Messrs. Long'
man's firm, surrounded by emblematical foliage.
The central entrance is ornamented with dwarf
columns of polished granite. The thistle is introduced
in the capitals on the premises of the publishers of Btaok-
wood's .Magazine. The floors of Messrs. Longmans' pre-
mises throughout are carried upon wrought-iron girders
and cast-iron columns, the caps of the columns on the
ground and the one-pair stories being enriched Nvi'b;
foliage executed in hammered iron. The entrance hall er'
inner hall are to be paved with encaustic tiles, and the deco'
rative parts of the walls executed in polished Scaglio/ef
with polished oak for the doors and other joiner's work'
The principal staircase is of stone. In the lavatories the
floors are paved with encaustic tiles, and the walls lined
with glazed tiles to reflect light and prevent absorption'
Lifts are provided for ready transfer of goods between riala
several .stories. The greater part of the stories are warole'
by hot water, and are ventilated by the syphon ventilatorei
The architects are Messrs. Griffith and Henry Dawson,
Finsbury-plane South; the builders, Messrs. Ashby an
Homer.
THE MURDER OF A WIFE IN TEE CITY-ROAP• _
Yesterday morning Mr. Humphreys resumed .f 1,7:
is at the Durham Arms Tavern, Murray-street, Cqt
road, on the body of Mrs. Hannah Webb, aged 40,. whet
0,
is allt,'ged, met her death in consequence of the violence
her hut;band, James Webb. The husband wasdco.mmous
for trial on Monday on the capital charge. and in e
brought up at the inquest, much
queues of his having been comtmuittthede
deuce, which mereli
the coroner. At the close of thenevithe
jury
returned 6
repeated the 1, lets already
,knows—vin'st James Webb, upon
IlLscaotisfact notci
on
hisa' warrant for the detention.
verdict of
made out
which the coronet
of tha accused in
ei Wil. tul murder