New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-24

Frondes HstOfy Oi rug auu, S0"'"e VIZ 80
of Edward W. and Queen Mary; second in''sll'
meat Of CArlyle's " Frederick the Great, bringing
down the narrative to the Seven Years War; Ms
Buckles second volume Of the History OF Civiliza'
ton" a, lAst officially announced to be IN press
new volume of Mr. Crowe's carefully written " His
tory of France" aud similar sample OF Mr. hfs'sys
" History Of England" during tue reign OF George
Ill; Mr.. Bancrofts new volume on the American
Revolution and tho chance Of fresh portion OF Lord
Maeauluy Hstory completing the career Of his hero
William Ill The forthcoming third volume OF Baron
BubseD's Egypt's Place in the Worlds History
may he added, though, strictly speaking, Is work
whose interest Is more antiquarian and chronological
than historical
Midway between History or Biography, and
fiction. stands work with a very interesting pro-
grsnme. announced for publication in London by the
Rev. John Nassau Simpkinson. Ii Is entitled " Ths
washngtots" and will convey in the form of fiction,
the resu, OF the discovery of number Of curious
original documents connected tn the English history
of the family which produced the great American
patriot with descriptions of English life, &C., in the
early half of the seventeenth century IL this work
sboud turn oat to be what Processes, there can be
but one opinion on the authors bad TASTE in mixing bis
facts and fiction. Possibly, however it may only be
an imitation anique in the style Of the popular Lady
wlloustby's Diary"
The contents Of the new nineteenth) volume of the
"Euey ,opa dia Britannica range alphabetically from
Rel to Scy. 1t is distinguished by several valuable
artcles or treases fact special subjects from the
best sources Of information peculiar to this edition. as
Sanitary Science by Drs. Lankester and Lesheby,
Savings Banks" by Mr.. Edwards, Z" Ro nance" by
L. Of Alna1a
articles in the new edition worth the notice of
publishers, and would make admirable little hand'books
on their respective topics if issued separately. The
article "Pbilology, for instance, by DIR. Donaldson,
is the best and most complete view of the history pro-
gress and objects Of pathological science yet written
in England.
An appropriate and interesting Memorial Of Wash
ngton Irving preparing, and will shortly be issued
by Mr. c. b. Richardson, publisher of the Historical
Magazine" Itisentted IrriagiaHa and will comprise
memoir by Mr. Z A. Duyckink, with original cOrrs-
spondence, recolections anecdotes, &C.. Of Irving,
from intimate personI friends of bis In both hemi-
spheres. An entirely new portrait, from drawing
made by barley of Mr.. Irving full length and his
favorite dog at Sunbysde, is beautifully engraved by
Smil6e and would alone cause the volume to be
cherished by all whe admired or loved its subject.
-Messrs. Longmans announce work of great
promise, " Autobiography and Correspondence of Mrs.
ThIale Piozz" continuing her Life to 1870, the year
before ber decease She appears 70 have conded the
Ms. 10 her phy,cian, the late Sir James Felowes by
whore Representatives it is given to the press. Her
econ with the greatest in the literature Of
the last century DIR. Johnson has rather obscured
Mrs Piozzi's own claims to distinction; but we hope
iustice will now be done TO the extent Of her acquire
ments and eagerness in the pursut Of knowledge at
that time much rarer quality in q woman than now.
The new work of NJ. Michelet, La Femme, con
tinustion or rather companion to his l. dMour, just
published in Paris excites the ire of the London crt
cal journals, even more than its precursor did. The
authors style of speculation is utterly alien to the
matter-ofaet tendencies of English readers that the
notices of the book seem written by persons who really
did not know what to say about il, and 80 content
,b.m.sI-e. in ss.s-al with Z" warning off" their
readers from such dangerous ground 1t VIII probably
be presented TO the American public, under the same
auspices as the late successful work of is author
The Poet Laureate has been secured as a contrbu-
tor to McMian's Magazine" An original Poem by
him, "Sea Dreams an Idy, spromse for the inuary
number 1t probably the result of his late visit to
Portugal and his experience of "The Bay of Biscay,
O." He il understood have proper appreciation of
the value of bis name and received for the privilege
of printing mot the COPYRIGHT bis beautiful poem,
"Tbe Grandmother's Apology" in No. of Once
Week, E1C0.
1t might be supposed that DIR. Cumming, hay-
ing dismissed his readers with the immediate pros
pect of " something uncomfortable" in " The Great
Tribuation" would let the subject drop for season.
Bot not 80. He is already engaged in new series Of
" Sabbath Evening Readings on the Book of Daniel;
and in his own words, having studied and lectured
on in the light of exiting complications and events,
be ia satised that they will prove interesting and ia
struetve."
In "Tales from Molieres Plays" Mr.. Dacie
Lennard has attempted for the great French dramast
the tasks successfully performed by Charles Lamb for
Shakespeare. In spite Of the of the wit
the comedies are constructed with such exquisite art
that an entertaining volume-"A Merry Christmas
Story Books the result, and valuable clue to
passages in the dramatist Isispub
lisbed by Messrs Chapman & Hill of London.
-Messrs Didot, the great Psr ian publisher, have
Just reproduced book in the interest Of the Fine
Arts" 1t ia the famous old Italian work on Costume,
by Cesare vecelli6--the woodcut illustrations to which
are generally considered to be from penciof Ttian
and have always caused the book TO be sought after
by artists The new edition is a fac-simile of the oIgi.
nal copy published at Venice, in the year 1890.
The Germans express much pleasure at the late
naturalization in England of two of their national
works Of humor-" Reynard the Fox" and the
Adventures of Tyn Eulenspege,' both lately repro
duced 10 EnglsDdn elegant editions with great success.
the former with reductions on wood Of Kaulbachs
famous illustrations.
"A curious fact in connection with the general