The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-02

voirnes Of VII tc ocnss slresey stereotyped,
and Inc suhrcr IONS FOR have beer bly, Hoe
ral There doubt that the whole work viii be
exceenty done md Ia be political agisatons before
when men must 81 something Of the past order 10
be heard n spectay the asIre win have great sale.
viii be indispensable TO every well informed citiL
Mr. Prescott the author OF Ferdinand and Isabella
and "Phiip the SECOND" has just completed ContnuA
tom Of Roberson's 'Hstory OF the Reign Of the En-
pcror Cbarles w. which win be pubhahed with . new
edition of tina, celebrated work The materials for this
Continuation" obtained while the author was en-
gagged hs search for documents relating to the reign
Of Philip H. and they present some portions or the life Of
Charles tn very different light from that received
true In the time Of Robertson.
Mr.. George ". Greene has issued proposals for pub
fishing the Letters and Dispatches Of his grandfather
Major General Nathaniel Greene in six octave Volumes
Of which the first win appear during the coming winter
No letters respecting the Revolution except Washngons
only, interesting important than Greenss.
few Of the members Of the Massachusetts, Historical
Society have for some time had under consideration .
project for starting monthly Journal devoted entirely
historical matters and to be organ for Ill the hso-
rcal societies In the United States, and medium Of inter-
Communication for our historical students. Mr. c. B.
Richardson has decided 70 undertake the edorship Of
such periodical, and viii oil It's pages chiefly with
densed reports Of the proceedings Of the hin orca
ceties biographical and historical essays notes and QUE
RES Sc., &c. 1t will be monthly, in small qusrto, like
the London Notes and Queries. That something Of this
kind needed generally conceded but the plan OF Mr.
Richardson ID too limited. monthly magazine that
be offered for dollar year will not contain the papers
which should constitute the first claim Of such work
approval. magazine like The Genaemans would better
far more readily supported.
BIOGRAPHY.
The last number of the North american Repiac contains
sharp article biographical dictionaries, In which the
recently published Cyciopeds Of Biography, by the Rev.
DR.. Hawks, made to suffer. Another and much larger
work OF this kind Is about 10 be published by the Rev.
DR.. j. L. Bake Of New jersey which promises 70 be
satisfactory. DR.. Blake certainly indefau
gable worker and he has devoted several years almost
exclusively 70 the preparation OF his American articles
which appear be executed with singular exacness and
judgment. We have looked aome OF the sheets OF
his book and they have impressed very fayoraby.
One Of his articles il the late Mr. Edwin Williams who
is mentioned Of tho attaches OF the HlKAID which
the learned Doctor admits has furnished him uea deal
Of exceedingly valuable msnri. Dr. Bakes Biograpbi
cal Dictionary win make nearly fifteen hundred oaavo
pages OF the largest size.
The venerable Or. Allen whose american Rogrspni.
cal Dictionary" (more properly to be called Ne~ Eng
land Biographical Dictionary has been SO long before
the public has In press ana much enlarged edition
oft. II u extremely rich in New England parsons who
have preached before the Legislature" done some
thing else remarkable and nearly ell the heroes Of 1t
By come means ''ded in the odor OF ssuciity" It
braces notices Of generous number Of the Aliens but
respecting them the authors pous cretuty Is apt
70 lead him aray. He has edifying story of the "e
nj fuh hahr houo ia die.
uncton as . partisan leader during the Revolution,
and wrote Q Volume Of rgmsroie about the Christian
rtligcn,) which repentance 10 alleged 70 have been
caused by q scene at the bedside Of dying daugh-
Ter But unluckiy for General Ethan Allen, perhaps,
and certainly SO for the reputation OF Or. William
Allen N . biographer, the h,ro Of Ticonderoga never
had any "dying daughter" and the tale u in every
respec, groundess Tho book. with all It's faults how
ever, IL not without value. the nrst edition Of 1t
printed nearly Any years ago. and tho author, with the
most hcrest Intentions, has been adding TO stree,
good Yankees, and occasionally serious outside bar
barans have fallen into the grave.
A work Of Q far higher character Is "rhe Annals OF
the American Pulpit" by the Rev. DR.. sfrague to be
completed In six very large and compact octave
volomes, Of which two have jus; been published,
brscing lives Of the nost eminent American dvines OF
the nnitarian Congregational school, On this extensive
survey OF ecclesiastical biography, Or. sprague has
expcp led great deal Of labor, guided by sound udg
neni and truly catholic spirit ba hiogr aphical
dictionary Of cla.s only, but ar gees would be
difficult for any man 10 make better one
The old verson Of "Plutarch's Iivesr known as Dry
den's has had fame among scholars unlike that Of
cnapmAns Homer The feeble aud TRANSLATION
by Lar gborne has suppanted II In the market, bat .
handsome edition Off, corrected from the Greek, and
vsed By Professor Cough, oil Harvard College, which
-
equal to It's extraordinary merits. No other Plutsroh, 1T
may safely be predicted, viii hereafter be generally
known among nglsb readers.
"Mr. websters Private cnrespondence Ia 70 be Issued
the 10th December, will be book OF the In
this department The two volumes will DO Uniform
with those Of the "works Of Daniel webster, edited
by Mr.. Everett
ErHsoLoGY.
The idea which The well known Maaaear, c, G. Won
Marx presented TO the public Ia isoi, in his prospectus
Of "B,tltceoa Cioaa'-.hatis LINT Of eli the gram
mars and vocabuaries Of the different languages Of the
world written and pub.bed-will be realized by
the linguistic booksellers par excellence Trubner Co. Of
London The first volume Of their "B5otheca Glotcs,
coniarirg casiogus rdisonne OF wsrfs relating 10 the
languages G. the American coainenI by OF
learned and industrious New York lawyers, Mr.. Her.
mann r. Ludwig, author Of Toe Literature OF American
Local History" &c, ~ nearly ready and will b,
Published In London on the i5h OF December. From m
examination Of The proof sbees Of this interesting bbho
graphical work, stasA tia, contains, la inreo
hundred and lory ave articles. all the known vocsbu
laries sranmars and grammatical notices publsned
known TO exist ofso many aboriginal languages and
about TIRES hundred Of The dialects OF this conneat
Even where only ew words Of language diaieci
known, due reference made 70 the book where thcy
are 10 be found, aud there made over two thoo.
rand quotations Of separate words, articles, cose7va
tens American language Until recenuy By the moss
and dsent Of Water and others ISIS
is45) had such notices Of only two hundred aud
languages The study sf pathology has,
houever made great progress 10 recent years. that
By dilgspi research ,be author OF The forthcoming
work hes probably made = nearly complete survey o.
this nec. Trubner Co. mend 70 publish other volumes
the African PolynesIan, Asia,is add European lan
susgss Tie aid OF come OF nrgusu has been
.ott,,t.d for ha ho,~e fox