New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-08
LITERARY.


doDs, tbs preparation Of which ia entrusted to Prof.
a. Youle Hind, who fills the chair of Chemistry and
Geology at Trinity College, Toronto will be an in-
portsnt addition TO knowledge of this continent.
1t viii include full report of the two expeditions dis
| pstcbed by the Canadian Government in 1857 and
1885, at cost Of $50 000 for the explora ion OF the
southern part Of Rpperts Land or the basin OF Lake
| Winnipeg, including the country within the new
| Gro wn colony of Red River, as well as the region
tIavsrsed by the proposed overland route fir IN Canada
| to Briish Columbia. Much of this large area has
never before been described or, Indeed, visited by
white men, Until crossed by these expeditions the sec
md of hich was under the c1mmand Of Prof. Hpd,
and il known as tie Assiniboio and Saskatcte wan
| Expedition. Particular attention was paid to the
pbysic geography geology, and climate of the terri
tory by the scientific corps and AS practical pho
tcUspher uas one of the staff the Illustrations Of the
grand and romantic picturesque scenery, and OF the
ethnoloey of the native Inoian lies, will be very
| abundant The work will probably appear this Au
tumn forming two volumes octayo from the house OF
| NessIs Longman.
Mr. II. G. Bonn has nearly ready for publication q
new edition Of the beautiful work nov grown exceed
iDgly scarce, known Jacksons Tor Cbatto's, for
there was dispute about the authorship History Of
Wood Engraving" The original edition was one Of
Charles Knights publications aud has always been ia
demsnd from the number aud beauty of its ustratio rs
exempfy ing the perfection Of the art whose progress
il describes These will be inc eased in the edi
ton by more than one hundred sho sing the latest i'm
proyements in the art The book will he printed in the
beet style of Mr.. Clay forming large volume in i'm
psrial octave
The Development Of Christian Architecture in
Italy let cen the fourth and fifteenth centuries in
elusive" by William Sebastian Okeley, of Trinity Col
lege, Cambridge in vol, royal Svo with plates is
TIE title Of volume nearly ready for publication.
Another work announced interesting to lovers of the
fine ars, is Lectures the History of the Fine and
| Ornamental Arts" by VIM. Scott, Master of the
Government School Of Design at Newcastle, in vol,
| 8yo., illustrated with ergrayngs on wood.
Prof Spencer F. Baird of w sshugton ia about to
issue general systematic wok on American
OrDithology, that will be greeted with eagerness by
the scientific men of Europe and America. Though
still young map, Prof Baird head of the Depart
meut Of Manual Sciero CO. at the Smithsonian Insti;u-
ton has had opportubit Of investigation afforded by
| the rich collection of specimens acquired by the
Boundary and Pacific Railroad Surveys that have
fallen to the lot of few naturasts and their results
entitled, " The Birds of North America containing
descriptions Of sIl known species, chiefly from speci
mems in the Museum of the Smithsonian Ins tuition,
by Spencer F. Baird, with the cooperation of John
Cassin, ard George w. Laurence" 10 twovoumes,
quarto. with atlas of hundred colored plates.
Price $40. Published by j. b. Lippincott s. Co.,
Philadelphia. TIE number of absolutely species
figured for the frat time, is one hundred aud fifty
eight.
The circulation of The CornhiH Magazine is care
fully watched by It's fellows as exponent that WILL
if successful exert great influence the whole system
of periodical publiea ion in England. The number of
copies issued has sunk according to the statement Of
the publishers themselves in their advertisement cir
culars from 100 900 to 5000, which looks rather
nous. While on the contrary, Mclfuan's Magazine
ia steadily increasing and the veteran Biackrood
far from being led by the cheaper competitors, has
increased its sale this year by more than 500 copies
Col. Sir Henry Rawliuson has just aur ouncsd the
discovery of some important synchronisms between
he histories of Egypt ard Assyra recently discovered
by him. OIL a se of clay cylinders received at the Brit
ISL Museum from Nineveh, during his Absence in Per-
ss. He fI ds on them the detailed account of
petition conducted into Egypt by tho Assyriau
arch AstuF.boni-ps the son Of Esar Hsddon, at the
Commencement Of bis reign probably about Is. C.. Co.,
1t was undertaken TO chas ise the King Tarku-eyi-
IDENTIFY the Tarcos Of Manetho, the third and last
King Of the Ethiopian dynasty aud the Tirakah Of
the Bible-aId successful in restoring the Assy-
rian authority which was confirmed by the establish
ment twenty subordir ate rulers or kings" whose
nsmss and the list of cities over which they presided
given in the inscriptions.
The volume Of posms by which Miss Catharine
Frances Maora6y, the daughter of the famous TRACE
dian, will make her debut in the literary world /, en-
titled Leaves from the Olive Poems. d" The
title is used according to the short predatory noce)
in allusi0n to the religious sentiment peryadng the
poems. It is dedicated 10 her father One half /,
occupied by poem entitled "The Passion Flower"
the others are shorter, on a variety Of subjects.
"A new edition of Kuglers (" Hand Book of Paint
ing: The German, Flemish, and Dutch Schools is
just Issued by Mr.. Murray, or rather a new work
under the old tile, ~ it is enlarged and in great part
rewritten, by DR.. WaageD," whose knowledge of the
monuments Of these schools of art is more extensive
than tlat of any other connOisseur. The work en-
braces the period from the earliest rise Of ar! to 1870
which is assumed the limit of the second develop.
ment of the Teuionic feeling for art" an account
living painters not coming within the scope of the book
The Saturday Reviep has, by the help of Han
Christian Andersen discovered the existence Of "a
collection Of ancient Scandinavian bsllads known to
every Dane under the general title Of 'Kampeviser"
and ssks, care there no Danish scholars who would
confer benefit ON lovers Of ancient song by giving
translation TO the worldl' Curiously enough, the
came number contains the announcement Of the work
inquired for" Ancient Danish Ballads, translated
from the originals, with Notes aud Iatrcdrct.on by r.