New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-19
LITERARY.

proYfsheets. His con, Nr. Thornton HUNT hA-, now
ever finished the work begun by hs father, and has
,,lso contributed two new chapters 10 the forth
coming edition Of the Poets Auotio yraphy jus. pub
bsl,ed by Me,srs. Smith & Elder Of London.
"A eurious literary discovery wss lately made in
an old house formerly portion Of religious edhce'
at WiIscott, IN Oxfordshire. While pulling 1t down.
the yorkmen came upon secret closet or oratory'
b,d3., IN the thickness Of the walls and covered by
tho rapepg Of the adacen. room. 1t proved TO be the
place Of deposit for sHaR library Of the earliest Prot
esaut Theology Of the tine Of the Reformation COZ
eealed no doubt when the possession OF such wofSs
was almost ,ufieient 20 doom the owner to fire and
faego,. Some Of John Knoxs writings are specially
mentioned and Complete Copy of the First Eogliss
or Coyerdales translation Of the Bible If the latter
work answers the description, tire lind will be more
valuable than at first eight epparent IA no perfect
copy of his Bible has yet been found to exist and one
the title and first leaf wanting but supplied in fac
simile, sold for f365, or 81, 800, in 1854.
Many Of Schillers admirers even have overlooked
The fact that he was one Of the orginsto Of that IA
nous paper, the Augsborg AUegeHesSe ZeitEHg.
he was indeed offered the chief edtorshp of that Jour-
ra but declined il as Incompatible with bis other pur-
cults In remembrance of this fact the present proPre
tor Baron Cote, Of Stuttgart, printed for Distribution
and most handsomely gave away to the poorer school
children Of Bavaria, Wdrtemberg, Baden and Frank
fort more than hundred thousand copies OF selee-
ton Of schers Works in connection with the recent
celebration.
The friends Of the late DIR. J. w. Alexander Wilt
pratifed to learn that memorial of rabe unique char
acter preparing 1t the series of bis correspondence
for upward of forty years With the Rev. Dr. John Hall
ofTrenton and embraces a discussion Of almost every
topic Of interest, literary, theological or historical,
which claimed attention during the first bali OF this
century. 1t viii be accompanied by notes and eucida
tons from The surviving correspondent and must COM
mapd attention. from the character Of the writer, and
the light which the free and unreserved expression OF
opnion throws over biz studies and habits of mind IL
will be published by c. Senbner in handsome octave
volume
"A new work Of high character on South American
History is lust published at Berlin. II is Ge'chcte ron
Bro=ihen History Of Brazil, written by Heinrich
HandeImann, German savant, who accompanied
Prince Aoalbert of Prussia his prolonged visit to
South America 1t is dedicated 10 the Prince.
Prof Leopold RaDke's new work on English
History of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries"
has lust been commenced by the issue Of Vol. l. The
reign of Queen Elizabeth viii be the portion Of history
most fuy illustrated but the volume now published
of an Introductory character and traces the features
and incidents Of the Sixteenth Century far bsckto their
roots in the Norman Danish, and Saxon elements Of
population and culture.
The Croyon, journal Of great soberness and re-
spectabity has an article in its December number un-
der the startling title Are American Publishers all
Insolvtnt7" II endeavors to create the impression
that they sre falling beneath tie effects Of competition
with EDgith houses and supports it By such Agnlry
facts as that no less than 500 of English books
were entered at the Custom-House recently in one
week )" &C., &c. AZ much nonsense is often talked
on this subject it may be well TO resort to statistics,
and they show that in the last of which the &C
commits have been made upthe great overtradng year,
ls57-tbe total value Of books exported from England
TO the United States was / 1924 AT least one
onarter of this sum was made up by special impora-
ton orders from public libraries colleges &c, and old
books which compete with nothing manufactured,
leaving about $500 GOO the amount that supplies the
entire demand for English editions in this country.
Last year the impo'tations were probably less, and
during the present one they are most likely about the
same az in 1857 and the small effect they have on
the trade is shown by the fact that at least three pub
fishing houses each SELL during the year, of their own
publication than double the whole value of books
imported from England.
Mr.. Veazie Of Boston is following mp his beautiful
edition of Burton and D'Israeli by report Of
Charles Lambs Ella, produced in unequalled typo
graphical style Certainly such book he large
paper copies lof which 50 were struck off has been
produced in this country before and Mr. Houghton Of
Cambridge Dear Boston, fron whose Office it proceeds
need fear no comparison with any living printer.
A valuable guide in the formation of Library Of
Reference lie furnished in the lately published List
Of the Books Of Reference in the Reading Room Of the
British Museum" forming one volume, Svo. 1t is
compiled by the Assistant Keeper, Mr. Rye, aud gives
the particulars of about 90 eco volumes of books free OF
aeeess, without any formaity of application, TO
the frequeDiers of the Reading. Room. The edition
comprises all such works shown by reference 70
be in nott constant demand, Dictionaries, Eoeyeo-
pedias Atsses, Gszeeers, Catalogues, and the lead
ing works on Art, Science, aud Literature.
Frederick Gregorvius, well known by bis spirited
Corscan sketches, is writing elaborate History Of
the Ciy of Rome during the Middle Ages The first
volume, ust published Stuttgart extends to the cap
ture of the Imperial City by the LOmbards, in A. ID.
SIS. 1t will be followed by two other voumes
- The series Of historical works elucidaing En- ylish
history printed from inedited MSS, under the direc
ton Of the Master of the Rols, is proceeding with
great rspdity. Eighteen important works are now in
press, including critical edition of the " Saxon
Chronicle" edited by B. Thorpe; the " Opus Minor
and "Opus Ttrtium Of Roger Bacon, edited by Prof.
Brewer; the " Was of the Danes in Ireland"
edited by Dr. Todd, Of Trinity College, Dublin the
"PolychroniSon of Ranulph Hieden, edited by Arch
deacon Hsrdvick; and many Others Of equal interest
II retired bookseller, Mr.. John Taylor, formerly
of The firm of Tnvlor & Hessay who were publishers