New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-14
LITERARY.

and beauty of its embelshments will rank hgn among
Illustrated Looks of the time. The almost fastidous
tase of the author is conspicuous in the delicate execa
ton of the steel engavDgs, many OF which are rom
his own drawings Mr.. John Wiley has the volume
already in press and viii Issue tshorn Of its graphic
beams-unform with his edition of the writer's previ'
ous works. Messrs Scribner & Co. are agents for the
English copy. Mr.. Ruskn Is not one OF those authors
"who sheatbes his" pen "for lack OF argument
Want of space obges him to omit several topics no III
tended to treat Of, and on one of them-The Sea-he
announces his purpose of bringing ont separate work
at some future period.
The book announced some time snce by Mr.. /.
W. Atkinson the artist and Siberian traveller, on the
"ReQions of the Upper and Lower AMOR River,Y is
ON the eve of publication in London. IL will include
mass of unpublished data relating to the Russian ae-
ouisons on the confines of India and China with ad'
ventures among the Mountain Kirghis, and the Msu-
| joun. Manyargs Toungouz, Touzensts, and grea;
many other uncouth tribes heard OF in decent 80
ciety beforethe hunting and pastoral races north OF
| Japan Like Mr. Atknson's former Volume, 1t VIII
be richly illustrated by his pencil, inclu ling eighty
| plates and map
Baron Humboldt's Correspondence with Won
Ense seem. destined to make trouble in every quar-
RESPECTABLE English publishing houses-Messrs. Low
& Co and Messrs. Triilner & Co. The task of pre-
paripg the English translation for the London market
was entrusted by the latter gentlemen to the poet
FreiQrath who now resides in London in the prosac
character of agent for the Bank of Switzerland The
execution of this task was not hurried, and cOnse-
Cueptly some time before the copy was published in
| London the American translation, accomplished at
lightning speed actually made its appearance in Lon
don and was about to be offered for sale by Messrs
Low. when, finding that it would interfere with the
light of their publishers it was at once with
drawn.
DIR. Charles Mackay's new journal was to makeits
appearance in the present week 1t easy 10 see from
the announcements that it is modelled the prevailing
type of Tie Saturday Recie~, TO which also TIE
LIader has lately conformed itself. II is called The
! London Reriep ; and Weekly Journal Of Politics.
Literature, Art and Socjety-and is Intended to be
thoroughly original Journal and complete record Of
the events and opinions of the day, with frst-cass
literature, adapted for the homes Of the empire" 1t
curious that the great of this style perod
cal in England has not led to limitations in America
the country of newspapers, par excellence. The idea
on which i is based seems to be, that as the leading
articles in a newspaper are those most read paper
as the daily journals give ample details of current
events there is room at rbe end Of the week for an
intelligent commentary them, without repeating, in
an abridged form, what every one has seen before.
Each number of The Saturday Rerie~ contains the
matter Of small octave you ne of original writing,
and though there are occasional exceptions, the gen
oral average talent displayed is certainly above the
ordinary level of periodical writing in any country.
The Boston, New. York, and Philadelphia trade
sales" will occur within the next two months-from
August to Sept. land are already the objects OF
preparation among the trade. Though nothing can eX'
ceed the present duness of business in all branches
connected with literature purchasers at these sales
will be made with prospective view TO the good
time coming after the election when belss-lettres
that yield to politics. viii have resumed their
| sway.
| "A new edition Of "The Annals of the Olden Time
| in New-York is n preparation by the venerable au-
! thor, John +. Watson who is now on visit to the
city for the purpose of completing the arrangement of
his materials &c. At the ripe age OF 81, hr Watson
displays all the arGor of young man in his favorite
pursuit and In the full use of bis fIcultes is constantly
| engaged in adding TO his antiquarian stores having
lived to become authority in the matters that en-
poyed his attention as collector half century ago.
| Duffy Hibernian Magazine, new exponent
| Of Young Ireland, comes out recommended as the
cheapest periodical Of the day. 1t is published at
Dublin in eight-penny monthly numbers, and is
intended to be national, literary, aud, at the same
! time, racy Ct the soil Counting as it does among its
contributors, VIM Carleton Thomas d Arcy Magee,
W. j. Fitzgerald, Prof Kavanagh, &c it is every way
| capable of attaining its aim.
The new volume of THE History of England dur
ing the Reign of George the Third, by VIM. Massey,
| esp NJ. p is the third of the entire work, aad will
be enriched by variety OF information from private
and unpublished sources including the confidential cor
-espondcnce of the first Lord Bolton and Mr. Pitt and
the youminous collections made for life of George
| III. by Mr.. f.. II. Locker, Commissioner of Green
wich Hospital the progress of which was stopped by
Lord Liverpool then at the head of the Government
on the ground that the time had yet arrived for the
| publication More liberal views of the province of
historical inquiry have gained ground since that time,
and the deep interest displayed in all matters connected
| with the American Revolution secures eager aud
fence for any thing that throws light the remote
| causes and relations Of that event.
"A book of most reasonable sub ect on the Italian
! Question viii be published in London, early in the
present month, by Mesns. Hamilton, Adams 81 Co. 1t
! is entitled " Italy in Transitions Public Scenes and
Private Opinions in the Spring Of 1860. Illustrated by
Official Documents found in the Papal Archives Of the
Revolted Legations. BY the Rev. VIM. Arthur" The
eauly sheets have been secured for republication III
this country by Messrs. Harper.
"A Life of Robert Stephenson" the Engineer, to
include the history of railway engineering aud pro
gress connected with his professional career, is in
preparing with the sanclion of his friends by whom