New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-08

hhSH@u'ej t"oueh n"d1 pn'' h'h'e" An """S'
seine inie, es,jpg facts connected with the com
meDon.It Of ihe cheap literature movement
now brought forward relating TO Mr. JOIN
Lnibird of s earliest pioneers. Long before the
Society foy the Diffusion Of Useful knowledge was
thought Of in 1870 be started The Wcky Mirror, as
tw peuc. humber, and carried il with such sue
ce,s under tie odi'orshp of Mr. Ryery tthe Reuben
Percy" of "The Percy Anecdotes, that Of some
numbers, $50 Geo cops rold entirely by personal
exertions, tie booksellers both wholesale and retail
set themselves against trash IS they called it, and
Iefnfedt TO in trer incosure In Nab
ebfter no agent could be found fort but shoemaker
and in Coventry tuman. When Mr.. Limbird began,
In connection with TIE Mirror, serial republication
Of STANDARD orks ~ PuFnrehs Lives, &c also IN two
penny numbers, Dir Smpkin Of the great house OF
Sim ekin 4 harshall, called upon him to beg that he
would give up the enterprise as he was running The
trade by bringing out such cheap books" DO wanting
In foresight were tie sbruwdest Of the time, as
TO the tendency of q move nent which has increased
the traffic in literature tenfoid.
MIR Weale lie continuing with great spirit his Ru-
dInerary Series Of scientific works, and announces,
among the forthcoming numbers, Tho Ten Books Oh
yuuvius on Civil, Military, and Naval Architecture
translated by Prof Galti" lord Aberdeen's In
oury into the Principles of Beauty in Grecian Arch
lecturer" Col. Mascy's Memoir ON Swords, &c,
from the French, by Gel Hamilton MAXWELL Urea
tee on the Building of Cottages, Villas, and Houses
from ego to g AGO with full details, specifications
&c" Mr. Weales series bas one feature pecnar to
ii.elf The volumes published IT price 80 low rs
absolutely defy comp etiton in reprinting, even with
the cost Of authorship given I'M and the original
editions therefore circulate very largely among our
professional men.
AT the time Of bis recent deoease DIR. Addison
Alexander was engaged in continuing his serieS OF
New Testament Commentaries by the preparation OF
work ON St. Matthew'S Gospel The fast volume
alone IL finished, and viii be published to remain
mcpumep. Of bis learning and exegetical skill. col
lection of Essays from the Biblical Repository and
Princeton Review, volume Of Sermons, and other
writings of DIR. A. Alexander will aso be issued by
Ar. ScIibner.
-Hawthorne's New Romance, " st. Hda's Shrine"
is advertised by Messrs Teknor and Fields of Boston,
and MessIs. Smith, Elder and Co., III London.
A little work is announced by hiss Florence
Nightingale which il IL to be hoped, indicates the
writer's restoration 10 health IL is entitled Notes
on Nursing, What it is, and What it is Not
An aoe and vigorous defender Of Lord BaCoA's
character has taken field in The At,enGar, claim
ing a reconsideration of Popbs well known epigram-
matte dicum, which has passed current as the verdict
of poeerty. The frst paper Is employed in clearing
away the charges of Lord Campbell and others against
Bacon for neraliiude The Earl of Eesex, aud con-
tans several interesting letters of Bacons hitherto MI
published.
Mr.. Rephardf, tho commission bookseller Of
Paris is bringing out tie second volume Of bis An
busl Grand Catalogue" giving in one handsomely
printed and welindexed Volume, easy 10 consult, and
pleasant 10 tuIn over complete view Of the progress
of publication in France, for 1859. IL is supplied 1t
almost nominal price, ard offers an example that
might be followed with profit for English and Ameri-
can literature in London ana Eew-York
-Heters Black & Co., announce as in press work,
which s snxicusy expc by the scientific world by
the distp gushtd superintendent of the Natural His
tory Department of the British Museum, Professor
Owen, PaleontolOgy, or, A Systematic Summary Of
Extinct Animals anu their Geological Relations"
Syo. with Illustrations. The same gentleman il also
opgsggd in editing he rsmains of John Hunter, in
cluoiug his unpublished MSS onphysologcal SUBJECTS.
No one il 70 competent this labor Professor Owen
The largest part Of bis scientific life bas been devoted
10 the illustration of Hunters collections given TO the
world in the we'll known Catalogue of the Hunter
ian Museum, at the Royal College Of Surgeons, Lon
don.
DIR. RsiuhOld Paul, the accomplished biographer
of King Alfred, and editor OF "John Covers Con-
fesio Amgnrs" is appointed to the chair Of History a;
the University Of Tdbingen. Ten years ago, ne left
Germany for Political reoDs, arriving out Of the events
Of 1s4s and while in England has devoted himself to
the study Of its early history and literature. His
inaugural lecture is " on the international relation
ship between England ana Germany, tracing it from
the earliest time to the present day. He is also pre-
pairing work for the press 10 be entitled Pictures
from Old England"
Lord Mseanlsy & fifth volume Of the History Of En-.
gland viii, il is now .aid, most probably come out
There great an; OF novelty in the numerous sketch
hes "reminiscences" aud recollections Of the de-
ceased historian. Chiefly from TIE English provincial
prete they motny wear manufactured look and ring
Tie changes on a few well-knowD characteristics. HE
retired and rtudous life is proved by the absence Of
anibtntic gossip about him aud curious instance Of
thin is the fact that, though he was residing within
three miles of ils publication Office, The London 1f@ea
frst heard of bis death by letter from Leeds in York
shire, from which gave extract, and the next day
came out with the elaborate biographical sketch
The publication of John Cassell's beautifully
illustrated edition Of tie Bible viii be commenced IN
this country this week
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