Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-27
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LEtsEary Itsms.
Mr. THAckERAr has returned to London to COM
hence his new story for SMITH & ELBER His Ital-
an tour did not extend beyond Genoa II
The auction sale Of the stock of PBu1ns SAM
loS & Co. Of Boston, Mass, formerly publishers ,f
he Atlantic Ao1dhIy was closeda week ago, and was
very successful The aggregate amount of the sale
will reach from $4,000 to $4,000 Yesterday the
stereotype plates of the concern were sold, and
brought excellent prices, higher we are informed
by several thousand dollars than they had been esti
mated by the assignees The following are the
prices of some of the plates Byron sl,505 Shake
speare, $3.50; Scott (complete) sl,SOOi ioui
Moore, $500; Burns, 81, $50 Milton, $500 HensnS'
$500. These were all bought by W. LEE one OF 'iie
partners Of the firm.
The set of Rollo books by JACOB ABBOTT iouE-
teen volumes. were sold to SHELDON q Co, OF Ne"
York for s4235. The Choral Harmony by BAKER,
sold for 81 GOO. and many other sets at the same
rate The total amount Of the sale of plates amount
al To about $4,000 The sale has been attended by |
rroOissnt members of the trade from all parts of
the country
Alarre number of unpublished letters Of Mac
aI.yE1LI have been brought to light in France and
will be incorporated in the new edition of his works
now in course of preparation by order Of the Tus-
can Provisional Government.
GEORGE SAND begins new novel in the last mum
Der of the Revue des Deuz Mondes In the course OF
the preface to it, she aludes to the statement tha'
the Ellie of her last novel was herself and the nero
ALFRED DE MussET. This novel has given rise 10
two limitations or answers She denies the charge
made against her.
Under the title of Mosques ct Bo6dns, the pub
fishers announce in press, two volumes by her son
MAURICE SAND. containing very complete historical
Biographical and anecdotical essays on the types o.
athe Italian comedy" and illustrated by fifty plates
from his own designs 1t viii be time enOught TO judge
of the erudition displayed in this work when it ap-
pears but any one who has ever one of MAURIcl
SIMS designs or paintings, in which Harlequin or
: Columbine or Pantaloon figures, knows in advance
the singular apness of the author to appreciate ana
e illustrate the peculiar humor Of the old Italian
/, comedy.
!. A grand banquet was given at Edinburgh to LORD
v BRoUGHAM on the 10Th ult Lord BRoUGHAN was
e elected Chancellor of the Edinburgh University by
" a vote of 654 to 4l9 for the Duke of Buccieugh'
Il Mas. McCREADY, the Shakspearian reader, recite
n without the aid of book on prompter, the whole
n SHAKsPEAREs play of g The Merchant OF Venice.
it It is believed no other lady has ever succeeded
T. such an undertaking.
d. TEE D1AL-A monthly with this title will be put
be Iished in Cincinnati 800 subscribers ca
- be obtained The price viii be 81 90 year, pays
IT, BILE on the delivery of the first number 1t VIII
OIL the organ of the Advanced School OF Untarlans
he as might be inferred from the name which is thu
ed of the 'Transcendenta" organ published formerl
in New England.
:. Nav MSS. of SwEEDENBoRGs writings, contalnln
It, sketches of his journey in Holland, in l74S and 81
vera of his mystical speculations have beendisco
"a ,a' cred in Stockholm
~ ApoIPH REGSrER member of the French lnstitut
ak has prepared a French trapslation Of ScHHAEH
ar works Of which the first four volumes, eOntalnn
en- his biography his poems, and dramas, viii occ
AM in the course of this month.
Sc ADOLF BAuRR, the NEsTOR of the Austrian pre-
and editor Of the Wiener ThsateFzeing died in Bas
all September 20, 1853, aged &c.
1lo- THADDEus BULGARrN, one of the most eminent Ru
ent sian authors, Lithuanian by birth, died at
ort, country seat near Derpet September /, 1852 ag
in 40
d in The Emperor of the French has just completed
felt new work to be published under the title Of HiSo
W. dss eanons Tayes
der The Brussels publishing house of VAN MEENEN
it'll Co have issued the fourth ssmivOume of the Fren
nch translation of MorLEY's "Rise of the Dutch RepI
con ue.n by GusrRAvE JoTrRAND and ALBEIT LAcRoH.
was Prof. WHIFxEY of Yale College, is engaged In
translation and publication of Hindoo work
ced astronomy
and The English papers state that Dr. PUsEY, OF
lee ford has printed specimen of the work on WI
hall he has been engaged for many years, "a Common
all nv on the Minor Prophets" Ii has been reeei'
ON with great favor as deep, earnest and thought
as attempt to illustrate portion of Scripture Gener
in ly overlooked. As Dr. PUsEY was Hebrew Pro1
the sor at Oxford he brings to the task all the requs
ere scholarship The entire work will be brought
ton by Messrs. PARKER, the University publishers
spe first portion comprising Hosea Ia nearly ready
the CHARLES LEVER {" HARRY LORREoUER has &C
Mr. menced a new serial called One of Them" Ill
rer trated by H. K BRORN to be completed in tive
give monthly numbers,
sed ALFRED TENNYsOS's poem, q" The Princess
pom twentysix illustrations by DANIEL MAoLISE, has j
flee appeared in England as gift book
ia BENTLEY of London. announces q Say and sea
yes by the author of Queechy," which Messrs' LIPF
corr. of Philadelphia, have in press.
Nm Mr. C. B. MORTON, of New York City, the ent
es prising agent for the public libraries and DO
its BUYERS of the country, returned from tour IN
ard rope few days since, with large supply Oh CT
sub GUS and rare volumes and papers.