New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-14
New9lark daily Gribmare
LITERARY y.

"A new periodical entitled " The American Ecclesi-
sstical Year Book" to be edited by Prof Alexander
j. Sehem of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa Ia an
nounced for speedy publication by II. Dayton. 1t is to
contain the religious statistics Of the world for the pre-
ceding year. brief religious hsory of the same period,
and list of works bearing religious statistics, or
current ecclesiastical history. The novel plan of this
work, and the eminent qualifications Of Prof. Schem
for lis successful execution, will commend it to the at
tention of the public a welcome addition TO the
sources Of religious intelligence.
The announcement of novels published, or to
be published, by hessrs. T. B. Peterson g. Brothers,
will be sure to attract the attention Of lovers of popular
fictitious writings. First in the list is work by
G.. p. X. James, copyrighted in this country, and
called "The Man in Black" This il in press and will
shortly appear Then there ia story by Miss Pardoe,
called "The Adopted Heir" which, judging from the
popularity of her other writings, will have great sue
cess. "The Planters Daughter" by Mrs. Hentz, is
romance of Southern society, which will be enjoyed
in all latitudes Those exquisite stories of Swedish
life, The Eeighbors' and The Home" by
Fredrika Bremen, reprinted in a and beautiful
STYLE They will delight and improve the genera
ton of readers as much they did those of dozen
more years ago. A new edition of Mary of Bur-
gundy" one of the earliest and best of the historical
novels of G. p. X. James, is also announced. The
publishers have also Issued and uniform edition
of the great novels of Fielding and Smoett, which are
now casscs and which bid fair to be popular as long
as the English language is read.
An extraordinary interest has lately been evnced
by the public at large in the internal affairs of the
bookselling and publishing trade. This is tribute
due to it's influence in the world Of mind rather than to
he Of
country and has been freely met by large issue of
statistics more less dubious in character. Like
most prevalent fancies, it also prevails among our
English kinsmen, and in qualification of it, weekly
periodical announces series of Histories of Publish
ing Houfes the first of which is to be "a History of
the House of Murray with can excellent portrait of
the late John Murray"
The publication by the present DIXIE of Yelling
ton of his fathers "Civic Correspondence and Memo
randa while Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1907 1909,
aords remarkable instance Of that great mans versa
lity and practical ability. Fresh from Indian COM
msnd and high among military place and conside-
ration he at TO have plunged into the turbd
vortex of Irish politics, alternately controlling caolng,
arguing with and commanding refractory NJ P.s and
constituencies with all the mastery of details that was
through life TIE great of his power and success
The present volume II complete In itself; comprising
all the Irish papers, but it will be followed by others,
occupedby dispatches with the expeditions to
Copenhagen in 1907 and TO Portugal in 1908, with de-
tails Of projected enterprises in Spansh America, and
events relating to the Peninsular war; hitherto uppub
lished, forming grand total Of literary labor which,
when viewed in correction with his writings already
printed, places The Duke of Wellington, as an auther
merely among the bulkiest known
The documents lately discovered in the State Paper
Office in London, Illustrative Of the Life of Milton
have just been printed by the Camden Society with
tanslations, the originals being all in Latn-the cur
rent language of diplomacy, well as of learning, at
that tine. They mostly relate to the period when he
filled the Office OF Latin Secretary and are copies of
dispatches addressed to Governments abroad. In
them bright flashes Of eoquenee break through the
rmnels Of official routine and the suiierngs of the
Nautos, persecuted Professionals Of Savoy call forth
all his powers. The editor mentions that there still |
exists treatise almost unknown on this subject dedi-
Gated to Cromwell, which contains some portion of |
Millions writing, if il be not his composition. In illus
traiion of Millions private life, these documents offer
little previously unknown. Mr.. Mason no doubt will
eagerly sft them for every fragment Of matter in
the continuation Of his biography Of the poet.
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