The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-12

A new edition OF The Encyclopedia Britannica is IN
course OF publication IN EdinbnV The progress OF
science and discovery renders necessary frequent new
EDITIONS OF this great work. Il was first published IN
three quarto volumes IN l77l IN IT'S appeared second
edition in len volumes IN 1897 third edition swelled TO
eighteen volumes, 10 which supplement OF two volumes
was added in 1901 The fourth edition appeared IN TWEEN
ty volumes in 1910 Other editions followed OF the same
size but 10 these Professor Napier added supplement
OF six volumes in lsi5-'24 The seventh edition APP
peaIed 10 1912 OF these editions no less than
80 900 copies 10 the whole have been sold. An eighth
edition is demanded by the vast aecnmualons made
TO the stores OF human knowledge during the last len
years of progress Thsis about 10 be supplied and eve
article is to be revised, and all necessary additions and
corrections made. Many subjects not known before VIII
be included Other improvements are promised mol
the least OF which is the publication with each volume OF
the OF the writers of the principal articles This
Is guarantee Tor authenticity and gives confidence 10
The reader. The first part is already published
Mr. Tcknor's valuable work Spanish literature has
recently been published in Spanish translation by Cay
angos Vidal, with considerable additions Ony two
volumes have hitherto appeared. About the same Tune
was translated by DR.. N H. julius into German vols
This German translation enriched by numerous supple
ments, partly written by the great Spanish scholar, Ferd.
nand Wolf, partly the result OF the lranslaors own
studies The additions OF the Spanish uanslalors are
moreover in this German version incorporated IN MT.
IIeknoTs work
The London Critic says !" that the last number OF the
Westminster had actually in il articles from two Yankees,
one Of them on Daniel Webster by person OF the
name OF Whipple who instead Of being thankful that
he was printed at all is complaining on the other side OF
the Atlantic that his precious Incubation was altered and
abridged! !"
An important classca! work about to be issued from the
Cambridge University presslhe Orations of Hyperides
for Lycophron and for Euxenppus, first printed
fac smile from the manuscript obtained at Western
Tbebes in s47 with account Of lis discovery, by Jo
seph Ardee, esq, +. ). A.
At the last meeting of the Royal Geographical Society,
Sir r. l. Muchison communicated the fact that pension
had been obtained by Lord Pames.on Tor tue widow Of
Mr. Richardson, The amened fellow eler in Africa
OF Dr. Barth. and OF the equally !amented DR.. Over
veg
Professor Ayton OF the University of Edinburg, the
author of the Lays OF the Scottish Cavaliers. and known
to many more from his connexon with Biackwood's
Magazine, is about TO deliver course OF public lee
lures in Edlnburg, "On The Nature, Forms, and Devel
opmeni OF Poetry"
the Bengal establishment, has offered the sum OF
$4,000 tor the best essay in the English language in
reutation of the of Hindu philosophy, according
TO the Vedante, Maya, and Sankhya systems.
Kosmos has become almost as popular as n novel II
has been translated into Dutch Danish, Swedish, Italian
Russian and Polish, twice into the French language, and
four times into English. The fourth volume Of this ad
mirabe work has just appeared.
David Copperfeld has made decided hit in Paris 1t
Is already in IFS third edition. The translator is Am
adee Picbot the well known editor of the Revue Britain
nigue, and the translator ofLord Byron.
The Lie and Writings OF William Paterson, OF Dunn
Iitsshire founder of the Bank of England and of the
Colony OF Darien, is announced for publication, by Mr.
= s Banns,er, formerly attorney general of New South
Wales
translation of Mr. Mscaulays ESSAYS, &c, has ap-
peared at Brunswick In six volumes French trans
lation OF Mr.. Macsuays History of England has Just
been published by Baron Peyronne
complete, minute, and exact map OF France Is about
10 be terminated after thirty five years ncessant labor
and expense of nearly E4O0OOO. 1t Is the grandes
work of the KIDD ever undertaken.
sale of several hundred autographs took place in
Paris few days ago. Among them noticed Shaks-
PEREZ which fetched Ill francs Walter Scott thirty five
francs.
MIR Charles Mlward, president OF the Liverpool Liter
airy and Dramatic Society," has been sctuling with con
siderable success, on The Life and Writings OF Thomas
Hood"
pension Of El00 year has been granted to Mr.
Jordan, editor oil the Literary Gazette from its commence
in 1917 the close OF 1850, IN consideration of bis
literary labors,
Byron's fair and loved Countess de Guccoi has be-
come a senatoress OF France.
An edition OF the speeches OF Sir Robert Peel is abou,
10 be issued.