Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-02-02
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LiyERroar, Jan 5, 1871 Ii
NEWS or LIrERArCRE.-The rev number of the
tsar'srty iSsUicc n one OF the best have had for
lons tme. Among ITS richest articles, those
ne iofsGn policy OF Great Britain. and on the
y p15hshsd correspondence Of the lass Lord Dadley
and Nard-a man whose misfortune IL 10 have
hst LS0NOO year Had he been poor man
compelled to write iOr his bread, he ui have Ia
kcn high rank among the li;crau of the land. Hut
ne was wealthy and wEo,r ouly few ariicles-sx-
celleni oaes- IA the Quarterly Review
The opening article, said To b. from Lockhar.'s pCn
VIII somewhat ssoniSh the Americans, accustomed
asiho are to esnsure and from such source
II - review OF the comparative merits OF American
orators; some of whom a. places very high adccd. |
have notthc Review a, hand jos, now. only
write from recollection, Daniel Webster Wui T.
Everett and John Qcinry Adams. all daily noj
cod with many more The iayoritS your great ora
tor Patrick Henry. 90 him. hc reviewer says. that
he must have been equal To Chatham anil MI-Ibeau.
Among tho novelties announced for lg4l. is The /
English Journal Il will he weekly magazine, OF
low price. hni the highest quality. The best of
authors are TO write for il. Mss AIiErI opens with
a capital story
popularity ofate, is sboai being remodelled II is to
appear on better paper, Of smaller -so, aBd with
superior cngravinss.
Allan Cunningham is the editor Of the new editisn
of Pilkingtons Lives Of the Painters IN ono volume
he brings II down 10 the present dnv.
Captain Mlryau (whose new work Ola Pdirida
IS but collection of already published magazine ar
ucles) has commenced n novel called The Poacher
lie has chosen an old vehicle FOR bringing it before
the public II appears. IN weekly instalnsnt. in a
cle' erspnrng paper called The Era." Fosr weeks
have passed since he commenced IT, aud IL bids fair
% equal Peter Simple, Jacob Faithful. or Japhet
The calculation IS that the WORK will bscompetsd IN
SIX months.
Following this example. tho editor OF the Sunday
Times has engaged Answnrth (auIhor OF Jack Shsr-
4 hat
The FIST number 10 appear in tho paper yeslcr
which have not secn vet II will bc completed ia
81 weekly numbers. The cost ofIhese novels 20 the
respective journals will be $500. at least forgot
to mention that AnIworth's Is called Old Saint
raul's.
| The Lords Of the Admiralty plirsnisc a selection
of the most popular naval ballads Of the late Charlie,
Dibdin. They will he illustrated by George crsik
shank anil Published 10y John Murray.
Ctuikshank has been ~, and hs first efforts OF his
Pencil and grave: tlor he usually eirhcs his own
plates appear in the Comic AlmaHack rhis work
is rather failure, this year Tho fun is evidently
forced, and of all the illustrations only ono "a London
street scene during n November fog j. quito worthy
Of Crukshauks great genius In his illustrations Of
AinsvoTihs Tower o! London. now finished he la,
ecliPssd hIs own best previous efforts.
Lord William lcnnoI. cNhushand of Mrs. Wood
De, novel in the press II will he entitled Compton
AudIey. He has written a good maay mag azine AMI
nnnsa articles.
Murphy's Weather Almaraek which sprung into
extraordinary PnpuaTy, in S3T (bceausc lis prede-
tion that January l6, would ho the coolest day IN the
wear, turned out trus.) has had host nr imitation,
THIS year il announces. for January 7"Probaby the
lowest degree of winter cold"
There Is another work, however, W. ,ich has run
ihrO eleven yearly editions. in which the author "a.
kes higher flight than merely predicting the .iaic OF
tho wheaIher-tiIsugh ho does that also giving an
account OF the weaihsT nj home and The abroad
| m 1871. The author Of ZadLivl's Almanack and
lralI nE AstFu -. 10
n lie resided for some years at Liverpool where
know HIM. lie undoubtedly believes in astral inau
eEcss. aad has many followers. Just now he is IL
high feather; having, last year before there was any
iIea thai Victoria would marry Albert, formally de-
cared that tho Queen would marry early in Februar,
which she dad and have a daughter on Sovsmbe
2lst, lc4o-Nhich actually happened. lie now pre-
diets that on the 9Th OF December. lS4I the Queer
will have another. daughter bit says there will b,
como degree Of danger to tho inlani. diiiicul
birth"
Zndkie forstells events for all places, during lslI
lie alludes rarely to America la March nj Washing
ten he doubts not chat tho government will do wei
a. 10 and friends but they are also Violent,
opPosei by their enemies. Some epidemic aTso il
/ the United States Sudden interruptions TO Iher
trade. and much fraud among nOnicd people hank.
&c" In June he Orosecs "a return of health AND
prosperity, and plentiful cosisn harvest" Wha
tlink yoa ofZadkell
Mrs. Gore has novel in the press-rGreville. or Q
much but always writes clsyerly.
Mercedes Of CASTLE" by Fennirnorc Cooper has
fallen from the press almost still born.
Captain Halls new work, Patchwork :" IL clever.
but made up of odds and ends; articles which sppsa
| as II written for magazines.
The author OF The IngOlds By Iegioas il writing
novel, Some account of M Cousin Nicholas"
Tbs January number Of Black woods Magazine con
laIns Part XIV. f"rcn Thousand a Year" By the
way, the BsekwOocs have takon a handsome shop in
I In.Un III
they intend to carry the publishing business Thi.
DOES not look as IL they were going down HILL ss ha
been reported.
Charles knight has comp sied the new translation
ofihc Arabian Nighis' Entertainments 10y Lanel viii
illustrations by w Harvey This il oae Of tho hand
some e5I works over published IN England. ~
The ninth and Last volume OF Alison's History Of
Europe from the sommsncement ofthe Revolution u
the Restoration Of the Bourbons, is in press IL isdo
oidediy our finest historical work sines the lime OF
lGibbOn and Roberts.
Horace Smiths new novel viii be called Money.
cd Man. or the Lesson Of Idis D."
The first chapters of Mrs Troopes new work
The Blue Bellies Of England appear ia she Metro
pOIitsn Mngazlnc for this month
BIiwors new novel Might and Moruigc" is aciu
ally printed but will not be- published until the mid
die Of the month. when the magazine will be OUT Of
mind and out Of date.
, mentioned some months ago. that Dr. Lever was
The authors Of Harry Lprrcqvcr and Carries OMallsy
ne u now aN"wed aoh1ch IN inc new number Of
lie Dsblin University Magazine is a capital sfory Of
his called Lo Chaieauds YSnJyk. Charles Lever,
I ". ID. lives nj BRUSSELS.
! Boz Is bSingng out a new work, IN vols II is an
nnanced. IN Col5urnis list. as The Pie Mic Paper"
edited iy Boz, and illustrated by George Cruikskank
and PhIz
! Ward, author Of ''Trenane" has new novel
IN the prsss, entitled "DeChhord tho Constant
Man"
Thomas Camphol's Life Of Psirarch" 10 just rss.
dy for puhculiOn.
SIR Charles and Lady Morgan announce two vol.
umes Of 'ihe Book without a name"
Mrs TrJlopos son has written Travels in the
Central Provinces Of France" which viii BE- edited
BY herself and illustrated b. hor man. Air Horvieu.
The Life, R5fnsins and Correspondence Of l.. r.