New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-17
CITY ITEMS.

RFFoRTIyG.-Among our advertisements Ia n
notice concerning Law Reports which Is Of con,iaer
able inere.t not only 10 tsef but a. sho ring how
an honorable profession is sometimes perverted BIZ
scouncrels The paolc should remember thxsre
porter occupies before tie people position similar
10 tha, Of witness before Cosrt aud TIL IsA net
under Oath, the reporter Who falsfes perverts con-
ceals or dstor's the facts or seeks directly or indi.
recty 10 moke them pr cuce any other e. IN their
natural IMPRESSION either through prtadies or for
money, IL a man not 70 be irusted. Add wbsueves
any reporter seeks money or employ rn.nt on tho
promise Of getting pspers say thi. or thu. &c, hu
down 81 OF ce for no true MN, but mer .aan,abls
knavc. A reporter business is to tell rhe truth
ne whole iru b, and roth'os but the truth" to the
best of bis ability the response oility of pa catiou
thereafter ng With the EDITORS Of the ps IS repre-
septed. As class. the reporters of this City arc
horest, honorable and fsh: worthy men but The
position Of trust ard supposed influence which they
occupy, hss tempted not few uoprinc pied black.
mail ysgaboi Dc TO claim Their title. kdylrs of re-
spsctahle newspapers only need TO knoy these fell
lows 20 send them sdrlft snd reporters il to
themselves and the public, hist al su,h pm chasabs
rascsls should be marked snd driven from The
partnership Of honest men.
RARE BooKs.-Che sale OF largo col tcfton or
books WA commenced yesterday by Is rs, to b.
continued through the seek. Many Of tn m are rare
ard curious about oue malt relating 20 early his
tory Of America Tue attend ince u mo iorse, and
few fancy prices were psd. TIE sale CO umen,ed
with ihe lirle volume Of Bsyles Ao-l vi aud
Heoise at 81 81; Southeys Anadis d, Gsul'
was appreciated to the extent OF g. 80; Upcotis
Autosrs his" including entire letters Of Sheridan
San. Romily. Warren Hastipgs Csnoicy, WILDER.
force and 100 other celebrities ga so; Boa riennes
Nalol.op," ss 50; IA Account of .hs Losses,
Services and Claim, of American Lo,ali.ts," elo;
"Auericsn Play bnls ,iO0) SIC; Gordoa's Amer
lean Independence" So 81; the originsl scc,uat Of
the "Jouiney Of C,b,ea 10 8arcs," s. 50; Bou-
quet's account OF the Expedition sgains' he Ohio
Ipdiars" with msps, erst EDITION, sA (. copy was
lately ,olc in Philadelpha TOR $780, 81 capeers,"
with nsps and Ila'es OF Central America snd Pans
me, $40 Some valuable books tailed 20 bs appre-
cist.d A very excellent collection of anecdotes
brough. bu, SO cents GER volume Aodsreons His
tory OF Commerce" vols 4to., very foe binding,
81 10 per volume Barclays "Argeos" bought 81
75-ory h,f ~hs' the pckpocket srripgto rs "Ac.
count Of Bo'apy Bay sid Tor a. Nine ID Barry
went begging for so ce1ts a volume; and Ben Joa-
son and - Beaumont -nt Fletcher in maynid-
Gently bcued royal oct.vcs, brought brt 81 in all.
Jeremy Beptbsm," complete, ~ vols, sls; "Cat-
slogue Of the Duke # Sdssexs brary" irnorisins
1900 different editions Of the Bib. sod fe-timeut,
81; Curious P'-min,ries to Old Fog ish lis DRY,
folio 81 80; Jacob Brysnt on " Meta aud the Snep-
herd Kugs quato IS cent.; Tyndal's c lrisdani.
~ as Old rs the Crea ion," stamped Edmund
Burke, Beaco field, s 81; Mrs Sewad, :" Mone-
dy on Andre" with bis letters to hsr, 81 ceots; q
Bitch sccoapt of Burgoyoe's Csmpagn,' DIG
gus.d under The title OF Travels through the fnfe-
rior Parf of North America, vols svo 6 l2i Ad-
mrs Byrons narrative of bis "ShpyIeck on tns
Coast of Pstsgo e..