New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-16

Ient. We hope NOT
Aecudpg to this sccoust Of the IN .tter, Mr.
Dickens he's broken & cOnnectios IN business aud
10 friendship Of more than twenty years standing
on very slender pro,ocston. His business reis-
ton. with Bradbury sind Evans begsn as long ago as
ls36; AID since 1874 they have been hi publishers,
by sere-ment acquiring q certain interest III bis
works std in any periodical be might establish.
Under tbs srran geUent toe Hou-ehOti Words WAS
set on foot in 1850 and conducted 10 the most bar
mOnOus manner by them respectively, uatll Just
year ago. At thst tine Mr Dickens felt himself
called uDon 10 publish his statement relating to bis
difficulties with tis vile, in the newspapers and in
tire Hous. bold Words. The good taste aud dlscre-
ton of this proceeding freely discussed at the
time on both sdes of the Atlantic. and the geaersl
opinion was that there WAS no imperative necessity
for thi, public washing Of the linen Of the Dickens
fany-a llntesl lustrat,On usually much better con-
Quoted 10 the privacy Of domestic iie. Mr. Dick
ep-, however, thought his own Wash al exception
TO the Nupoleonic apopbthegm, and was so much
disgust4d with the omission of Messr' Bradbury
aud Evans to volunteer inserting his Washing list IN
Punch that be resolved iucOBtinently tn break OF
ali BUSINESS With then-s breach which must, in
case like this, involve that of friendly relations IS
we'll This be caused tn be stated to them tho
very next day after the fatal omission in the col
umns Of our great contemporary. As ne had init
mated no snch wish or expectation. bis publishers
not unnaiurally, thought 1t rather hard measure,
under the circumstances of the case.
TIE resolution thu. taken on the instant, and
ptmstsd TO Me,srs Bradbury and Evans on the
18th Of June last. he maintained and carried into
eject In November. be called 8 meeting of the
proprietors of Household Words, and by his
stormy Che not being personally present), moved
= resolution, dssolving he partnership and discon-
inuiug The public ,ton after the 25th of Msy, nov
Las. past. The sole reason gwen for this peremp-
tory proceeding was that above stated, sny oth-r
being expressly discl4imed and full testimony
burns to The zeal and integrity of his publishers as
such This resolution, we apprehen4, was net
paced by the propretors; but nevertheless, Mr..
Dickens announced the asscou.iousnce Of House
bod Words, and the publishers were obliged to
resort 10 ChAncery to have the statement corrected
BY DO insertion Of the words by him after
"to be discontinued" While stiA the conductor
OF Household Words, be began the publication
Of "Ail the Year Round" aud thus, and other
vie. ebdeavored to depreciste the value of that
properiy-eeipg willing, apparently, to pocket his
own share Of tbs loss, provided be could chics
injury on his partuers. The property having beca
sold by decree Of Chancery, aud bought BY Dir.
Dickens, its publication has ceased, aud it is
merged in his liter adventure. Thi. may, perhaps,
explain bis policy in damaging the market value OF
the common stock, though upon an hypothesis OF
practice father sayong Of the sharp thas the fair
We must ssy that, in our opinion this passage OF
Sir. Dickeps's biography will not be regarded
By it's resdeIs Is one creditable 10 his
good temper or has good Judgment, unless
he can qualify his conduct by some explanations
vet in reserve Ia all disputes with publishers,
popular author has his traiespeope at deadly
advantage. He ia the familiar frend of his read
ers aud admirers, who know aud c.re no more
about his publishers than they do about his tailor
or hls footman The mass of readers win stand by
SCOTS statement, as made by Lockhsrt, as to his
relations with the Ballsnynes, and believe that ho
was ruined by their speculative madness; where
as, by the books Of the concern aud indubitable
evidence, the representatives Of the B,llantyns
family showed that the precise reverse was the
truth. There is DO ruin, however in this case, for
tuualey, though loss probably on bo'h sides The
public may DO the gamers by the dispute, as they
will have two chssp weekly magazines of the first
clsss inst. I'D of one, however the combatants may
come out Of the fight Mr. Dickens claims to carry
over with him to his new publication the staff Of
the Household Words. Bradbury and Evans, on
The other hand, boast that they have secured the
best literary assistance in England for their rival
work "Once Week" Aud at sny rate they are
to have the services Of John Lrech rs illustrator
in.ctief, and as tie director Of Messrs Hsblot K.
Browne. Teurel, and other designing men of notori
ETY. There ia, undoubtedly talent enough and public
enough to .ustsin both publications, aud We trust
that this ublucky discrepancy will be made for
tuns,e, through fair struggle to see which can
prov de tue moot entertainment aud Instruction for
the reading market.
VIRGINIA.