New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-04

|
Every copy that turns up in LoLdtn for sale Of
Dedslsys and Golfers I" Old Plays" Sir E1Aeton
b'ydees's Rtatata. and Cepsura Lueraria. " The
Retrospective Review wapolss :" Royal and
Noble Authors the Harbean Miscellany, and DINER
woim OF this class Immediately sought Tor and gen.
orally secured for the United States. Within year
great Juror has spruDg mp for the costly illus
"su'e niohoersphical works Of Dr. T. y. Dibdia.
tthe bfoeotheca Spenseriana, Bibloeraphicsl De-
came ron, &c., and probably ten purchasers could be
'ound IN inc United States for every single copy Eely
TO occur for sae. OF some old books Bayles "isod.
cal and Critical Dictionary" five vols ioo. for in.
stance, nearly the whole existing number of c,p;ss
must be in this country, and mere are every dsv
wanted. Books relating to American His.ory and
Discovery naturally all find their way here, and .bs q
well understood in England bat the demand for ala
English and standard authors 10 the finest s,saaahls
copies is looked upon with less conp4cepey, AID thu
consequent rice in prc,s is not submitted 10 without
some disgust
The series Of popular poets In the fayorite min.
iature STYLE known the Blue and Gold" editions
will be increased by an elegant reprint Of General
Morriss Poetcal Works" to be issued Immediately BY
C. Scrbner II will include additions TO the former
impressions of the poems and present them an in por-
| table and convenient shape.
"A new edition of DR.. Donaldson's work on the
Book of Jashar" has been called for in Germany,
where, in dstrust of English orthodox censure, this
book printed. Dr. Donadsons idea Is that be can
the text of this lost sacred book from the PEN
tateuch and other portions of the Old Testament in
which he conceives it to have been incorporated along
with the interpretations Of later compilers. New ed
tons of the work of DR.. Donaldson on Greek
and Roman literature, "The Nec Cratylusr and
Varronionus' have just appeared, and also an en-
larged edition of his University Greek Grammar"
He is regarded Of the highest authorities on
classical subjects in England, though his specuations
Biblical criticism have found any acceptance
there.
Mr.. Simpson Davidson the "Crown Comm sioner
for Exploration of Gold Felds in Australia is pub
fishing work that will combine the scattered informa
ton relative to the recent discoveries of the precious
metals in scientific aud systematic shape. L. enti-
tied The Discovery and Geognosy of Gold Deposits
in Australia, with Comparisons and Account, Of the
Gold Regions in California, Russia, India, Brazil &c.:
Including Philosophical Disqusion on the Origin of
Gold in Placer Deposits and Quartz VEINS with
chromotiDted maps, &c. Messrs. Longman & Co. are
the publishers Out of the two hundred millions Of
gold accumulated in Australia and California in the last
ten years, it is calculated that nearly fty6ve millions
have been added to the British coinage, the
mander being either retained by the United States,
gone replace much of the deterorated paper money
of the Continent of Europe.
Mr.. C. A. Bristed having enlightened the Amer
lean public respecting English University Life by his
" Five Years at Cambridge" is giving kim
bred picture of Transatlantic Universities through
the medium of MacMilans Magazine in a series of
papers entitled, My Friend Mr.. Bedlow Reminis-
censes of American College Life by Carl Benson" !
An interesting addition to the stores Of Popular
Poetry is made by Mr.. j. Dawson Ingleden's
of The Ballads and Songs Of Yorkshire, Just brought
out in the true Pickering style, by Messrs. Bel 81
Daddy. 1t is compiled from private MSS, rare
broadfidea and publications and preserves many
pieces of poeca as well as of local interest; IL is
brought down to a late period as shown by trucu-
lent ballad, by some ultra loyal rhymer on Paul
Jones's Capture of the Scraps off the Port of Scar
borough, in Yorkshire, in l779-in which the naval
hero is roundly abused. "a - 1.
Capt Richard F. Barton's two portly voiames OF
The Lake Regions of Central Africa" will probably
be presented to the American reader In continuation
of the series of African Discoveries commenced OF
the works of Drs. Barth and Livingstone As graphic
and caust, writer, Capt. Burton is far superior 70
either of the above travellers. Nor his matter OF less
lakes where ali before was down sandy deserts
1t to be lamented that mere difference Of opinion
should give rise to feelings of animosity against
the companion of his travels Capt. Speke),
but that fine, endless field for discussion, the
Source of the Nile," is to blame Capt. Speke
regards the great Lake Nyanza Victoria" (which
Capt Burton did not visit the undoubted source Of
the White Nile. Capt Burton, the contrary,
laughs at his friends theory, and Gays the source
must he sought il network of tunnels and ryu-
lets, of scanty dimensions filed by monsoon tor.
rents and perhaps little by melted snow on the
northern waterparting of the Eastern Lamar
Mountains, to the north Of the lake. The work has
one rare and valuable appendsge to books of travea
full and complete index, which, it is to hoped will not
be omitted in the reprint The walls of Capt Burtons
wrath are poured out unsparipgly on DIR. Krapfs I'M
scientific abors, and no words strong enough TO
express his contempt for the Missionary Map"
where the three great lakes set down from native
hearsay testimony one great inland sea. ar
The most beautiful specimen of typography ever
produced in this country is DR.. Wynnes Notices Of
the Private Libraries of New-York just published by
Mr., Z. French. 1t is from the press of Mr.. Aivord
of New.York; and fer paper, ink, press-work and
whatever constitutes topographic excellence, may
challenge comparison with the chef d@arres Of the
Riverside press of Mr. Houghton of Cambridge, Mass.
The small paper copies in royal octave, may be pro-
cured as limited number were struck off for general
sale.
The discussion of Mr.. Darwn's theory OF the de.
veopement of SPECIES was leading topic at the late
meeting of the British Association at Oxford.