The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-29

known that there are easier, IL not big aer, places
than Chief JuSticeship. A well kDo IN literary
gentsmao, devosediy attached to the Judge, is en-
gsged upon his Memoirs" which are to be look
ing glass for young Franklins, With all tbs eemec Is
ofan Unc.e Ton success.
| In this department :hers are also looked for the
"Life and Writings Of joel Barlow" n which We
shall havs tho rcd rspubiicanism of 1870 to 1910;
the "Life of Rufus King by Charles King; ths
"Memoirs Of John G. Calhoun" AID the fifth volums
OF bis " Works. TIE Correspondence Of Daniel
Webster" edited by his literary exc :utsrs tie
"Lsfters of Henry Clay" edited by ths Rev. d.
Colon; and. perhaps, the " Memoirs OF the Life and
unss Of Martin Van Buren, OF ica the sS
is understood to have been completed during tho
emir ent authors recsnt residence abroad.
In history, we 81 all have during the fall two work
Of the highest interest, Mr. PREsco1r's History
Of Philip the Second" Of which two vdures are
sieady s'eteotyped, and two additional vo umes OF
| Mr.. MAcAUIAYs "Hjstosy Of Eoeland.r besides
trsnslation fr. m 'he French OF De Wits profound
ard brilliant "Life Of Washington"
/ In American Local history, the most important
publication of the year will De "The History OF
Ttxss from its first Settlement to the Annexation
in two octave volumes, by Col YoAKuM, formerly
q the United States Army. Texas history, "au
sshted in hiswoik by Col. Yoakum with the most
laboIious exac.ness, ami fulness Of deta. ard re-
MAJ kable perspicuity.
In fc,icp, the remarkable fact OF the season 10
1oyel by CHARLES DICKENS. No announcement in
the literary world could create q greater or more
pleasing sensation. Mr.. Thackaray's "Nowlonesr
is generally voted . failure. The resdes Of this
country will never erjoy his unamiabls and vulgar
nvbi uuoPT nHoo nrxsu half A. -
they are in any just senss illu,trsiions Of human
nature. The Americans have all love of good
society" and Mr.. Thackefay, who never painted
character whom gentlemen would invite TO dinner,
cannot introduce them to 1t. With Dickens it's aif
feient. The expectation Of new nevel from him Ia
equivalent to assurances Of an introdu ,ton into
delightful circle Of fiiends. Tens Of thousands
throughout all this country will count upon Dickens
new story as oae of the fireat promises Of hAppi.
ress during the coming winier. This hold which
"Boz" retains upon the popular heart Is eyinced
by the extraordinary sales Of his earlier works,
which have far greater popularity than those Of
James, Bulwer, or even Scott. Any ne production
Of Dickens ia OF sale of at least l5O 900, in
one shape or ano her, in the Uaitsd States.
The most promising author we have now in the
Southern States is JOIN EsTEN Cook, OF Richmond.
His "virgiIia Comedians" "Youth Of Jeffsuon,"
and Leather Stocking and Sllk,' are ali intended
ss dsgueneotypes Of s,cal ie in the Old Dominion,
and are executed with great nsturaness and spirit,
and dramatic and pictu.esqu power. A nov work
from his hand, equal to the bsst OF his previou. per-
foTmsnces, entitled 'Eilie, or the Human Comedy"
has just been issued.
Al ICE CAREY has nearly printed Married, not
Mated" new novel OF Western life; and MARION
| HARLAED, author of Alone has an other work
descriptive Of Southern manners, called the /" Hid.
| den PATH"
The author Of Which? the Left or the Righ! n
has made an excellent begioning in literature. HH
sincere and powerful production, beiraying every
page that it WAS written for noble purpose, and
wi all the energy Of nature thoroughly alive to
| its importance, has made q market for any new
| novel be may bhog forward. Among tao other re-
cent anonymous adventures In this department
| Blanche Diafwcrd" deserves honorable mebtioe.
Twenty years ago 1t would have ma 70 It's ausnor q
| celebrity.
| Mr.. FREDERIcK BELL. OF Philadelphia, has just
completed an enlarged and otherwise much in.
| proved edition Of Bishop Psrcy's R,lques Of
| Ancient EEelish Poetry" making 1t in many re
spec.s the most desirable edition ever published Of
This celebrated work.
| yxsNYsos's new volame, "Maud, and other
Poems," is nearly gil in the hands Of his Boston
publishers. who have also received portion OF the
| ccyy Ct Mr.. and Mrs. BRowNIsa's long promised
volume.
| BAILEY, tho author OF "Festus," Is on his way
TO this country, with tire intention Of iecsuring
| here. He comes too late. The "Festusn fever is
over. He would have made . fortune, perhaps,
half dozsn years sgo.
| Few except thoee engaged In the business are
aware Of the immense market sio; ded by this coun
| trv for works In the German language. Ia Phila-
dtlphis two rival Publishers are getting out editions
OF the great wit Henry Heire, and volum minous as
bis wrtiDgs are 1t IL anticipated that they viii have
o sale OF rot less than twenty thousand copies
! Weks edition, issued under tue care Of one OF
Heines old friends, win be the most plets ever
printed. II viii contain besides, all the acknowl-
| edged works Of The author those wicked per
formances OF his earlier pears, which even erman
! ard French publishers not to reproduce under
their own imprints, and which Heine himself Is IN.
derstood COW TO repudiste. They arc not u all too
/ free Tor the German market In America OF Hene's
inimiablo "Rsisebilcer, or Pictures Of avel, an
admirable translation hss been made by C,lorel
Charles g. Leland Of Pbiladelphia. Competent
critics pronounce it the best reproduction Of the very
life Of German classic evss effected by an Amer
/ can scholar. One part oaly s yet issued-itis 10
| he completed IN FIVE.
| The Rev. Nj FRorHrssHAM, Of Boston, has on
the eve Of publication "Metrcsl Pieces" original
and translated, In which we shall have, besides ths
eminent suthors exquisite original pieces, OF
the fines. gems Of German song, - we'll clothei In
English an they we're In their native La gnaRe.
CheapIy as books are manufactured IN this coun-
try, and active Al our publishers IN every as ID
| OF competition. the Libraries" Of Bohn are i'm.
ported and sold In ex'Iaosdirary quantities, and at
prices for which no American books ~ well mann
factured can bs afforded. The latest volumes OF
these beautiful series are 6mythe's Lectures on
Modern History" the "Memoirs Of Philip de
Csmines." the Exemplary Novels Of Cervsnses,"
the ffst volume Of "Strabo" ard the third volume
| Of the 'Compiete Works Of Edmund Burke"