The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-26
LITERARY INTELLIGENcE

| From the London Publishers Circular, Feb. Is. !
| new paper, in competition with the lOng-estab-
| tished Illustrated Ne,cs, has made its appearance,
and claims rivalry in every respect with its elder
brother 1t is called the Illustrated Ne,os Of the
! World.
The STANDARD newspaper, for so many years the
organ of the extremely Conservative and Protestant
party and latterly published at twOpence, without
advocating any positive political views, is
duced to penny, and is the largest London jour.
nal at that price, though not larger than several of
the New York papers, which, though published at
as low price, understood to be greatly remu-
nerative to their proprietors.
anew journal, devoted chiefly to foreign subjects
and to be called the ContisRfal ReUiel1 is an
nounced for publication weekly in the course of the
present month.
The long agitated question of International Copy
right between this country and the United States
appears likely to be settled by the latter country
taking the initiative, and enacting regulations for
securing the rights of Authors without reference to
the interests of any publishers whatever. The pro-
posed measure is prepared without reference to any
particular country and will only affect the authors
of such countries recprOcate the rights conceded
to American authors. The effect of an Information
al Law on the terms proposed If agreed to by this
country, will be as follows:
An English author will be enabled to secure
copyright, for period not exceeding fourteen
years, in the United States on certain conditions;
these are, l that he shall give notice three months
before publication, that he shall publish in the States
within thirty days after publication at home 2dly,
ul'il MS NOIk sIldll De puDlSllcu IN the states
by an American citizen, who shall comply
with certain forms as to notice. &c; 3dly, that
the work shall be printed in the States and
on American paper 4hly, that this privilege shall
not extend to periodicals and lastly that recipro-
cal privileges shall be extended to American au-
thors by Great Britain. These ma be modified
during the process of Legislation. Butas the recog-
milton Of the principle of International Copyright is
step in the right direction, and it is not at all
likely that shall get it exactly our own terms
it will be wise to meet the proposition in friend
ly spirit, and unless propose any other plan
likely to be accepted to devote our attention rather
to improving than to combating it. Whateyersug
gestions may be made should be rendered in spir-
it of Cancellation and of friendly counsel although
at first sight English interests may not appear to
gain to the extent it expected they would by
an International Copyright. \ point of great i'm
portance in connection with the subject is the state
of our law with regard to the Importation of English
copyright books printed in America, into our Colo
MES
THE BRoNTE FAMuY.--It is now said that Patrick
Bronte (the father of Charlotte, Emily and Anne)
in early life was himself an author. Two volumes
of poems from his pen were published in 1911 and
1913. His name may be found in Coburns Diction-
arv of Authors, in 1916.