New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-31


Pickering Ia which these Ehabettan drausiss 6rst
appeared In collected sbspe all of which are not" OF
greet and constantly iocreasDg scarcity and valae.
Mr. Munsel Of Albany is insefangabe 10 his eifors
TO per, etuate the fragmentay memorials OF American
History. Two new volumes Of bis elegant seres 10
smali ouarto are announced, "The Unpublished Royal
1t Poetry of the Revolution" including the verses OF
stausluIy and Odel, edited, with Introduction aud
Notes. by Winthrop Sargent, aud "Burgoynes Or
de,Iy Book :" during the whole OF his memorable cam
pajan to his capituation October, NO, with hume
rous historical and biographical notes. aud original
| sketct es of British and American ofhcers These VII
form the seventh and eighth volu OF the series Oae
hundred copies being the humber to which the inPre
sion IL strictly confined though issued only last year
| the early volumes are quite Improbable.
Several important works are now in progress at
Oxsord undertaken by the University press, or the
| estab,isbnept Of Messrs. Parker. Among them are
TIE Ecclesiastical His DRY Of John Of Ephesus trans
lated from the original Syriac MS. brought from
| Eoypt by the Rev. Ii. Tattam, valuable contnbu-
ton to the knowledge Of Christian antiquity. The
| Analo-Eorman P.alter of William the Conqueror
| edited by NJ. Francisque Michel The Phie6as Of
| Plato, a revised Text and commentary, edited BY
| Mr.. Poste of Orie College. A new Catena on Ut.
Paus Epstles from tho works OF the early fathers
| and civjres Of the Medieval church, by the Rev.
Henry Newlaud. The new and enlarged edition OF
Jelfs Greek Grammar, founded that Of kuhner,
and now BY successive Ievisals rendered the most
complete extsnt work in this branch Of philosophy,
| and come other books of minor Importance
"A memoir ofThomas Hood, the poet, novelist and
humorist, is preparing by bis daughter 1t will con-
tain much original correspondence, exh bltiog new
Al. LII ~ zffar
"A very interesting work on the French Book
Trade has lately been published by N. Edmond Wer-
det the publisher, confidential friend, and bographer
Of Balsac /. includes view Of the past the present,
and the future Of the book trade, or La Li6rdr1e
Franchise with biographical sketches of the most dis
tppuiste ed publishers since the Revolution. The Pc
Rod of 1926 be fixes on as he most ourishing OF the
publishing business both for the size and merit of the
works the undertaken ard the beauty Of execution
which the topographic arts had then attained. fatal
blow rot recovered from, was given to this CONNER
cial prosperity by the Revolution Of 1880, and since
that time the repreesbe demandfor cheapness which
has reduced the usual l2mo editions from "a fraocs
per volume to franc and still lower is considered TO
be destructive Of anything Like return to the CLASSICAL
style production which distinguished the presses and
publishing houses ot thirty years since. The work In
cludes Dsny curious particulars Of literary history
| with which the book trade is closely allied
The last Find" of valuable historical documents
that has occurred is the collection OF Mr. Eden, alter
| ward Lord Auckland who was celebrated as the ne
eoaor of tho CON mercia treaty with France In 1885,
and accompanied the Earl OF tariisie 70 America 10
ITS to treat with the revoed Colonies, Sucn ma 'er
| of interes. to the historians Of ReT'iuaonary
struggle will uDquesonsbly be found, as in addition
70 the entire secret correspondence of Mr.. Eden and
William Pitt, tie names of Lord George Gsrmains,
Lord Suffolk Lord Hawkesbury, the Grenvilles, and
Others are aiming the most confidential correspondents
"A wholesome example of severity in the cause of
literature bss lust been made at Lsipsie. Dr. Lndner
PIoft ssor in the University there has been convicted
of the crime of stealing and mutstiDg some of the
books and manuscripts of the Public Library. The
sentence passed severe one buno disproporioned
to the aggravated pature of the cHme-six years i'm
prsopment, with hard labor. The state of our public
Libraries will testify generally to the prevalence of the
eeDse, but we unable to point out any such cor.
receive for il "a tho above
--Meesrs. Saunders & Otley will publish imme-
ely "Tfe first Dramatic novel ever published 10
England "-Goethe in Strssbourg-by Mr.. Ii. Noel
humphrey They also announce the appearance of a
edited by Mr.. Charles Lever.
The translation of {" The Odes Of Horace by
Theodore Martin, who divides with Professor Aytoun
the fame of being the original Bon Gaultier meet
In 18th great praise as The most successful of modern
attempts 10 reproduce in English the fugitive beauties
of the Roman Lyrist, though not the greatest,
is the most popular Of the classic poets dstin-
gushed London publisher lately remarked that not
hein ofFar of
his works, and generally by Of eminence in the
social or political world.
The new French translation of Shakespeare by M.
Francois Victor Hugo has proceeded to fifth volu me-
II is any credit to strike out novelty, in beaten
track, NJ Hugo has certainly achieved it in hs CLASH
fcation of the Plays; thus, volume 3 was entitled
Les Tyrans, and comprises Macbeth, King John,
end Richard III. Volume 4, Les Jalour is devoted
to Triolus and Cressida, Much Ado About Nothing,
and The Winters Tale.
The authorship ofthe Parliamentary Poem in Black
woods Magazine, "St. Stephens" is at last avowed
by Sir L. Buwer Iytton. 1t viii be published in a
separate form by Messrs- Lakewood.
The curious Diurnal' of Thomas Zuzze, daily
journal of events, by citizen of London, embracing
the period from 1859 to 1872 and Astounding in original
illustrations Of the public and private affairs of that
eventful time is shortly to be published, under the
,ditorship of Mr.. Hopper. 1t has been only known,
hitherto through the extracts employed by Lord Bray
brooke in his edition of Pepyss Diary, to confirm or
Illustrate the details of the latter work. with which is
contemporary in point of time.
Mr.. Robert Chambers has just edited biograph-
zeal tract Of novel character. Iii entitled Memoirs
of Banking House" and was written by Sir William
Forbes, the biogrspher Of DR.. Beate, and friend OF