New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-21

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"A new editor 10 spoken Of for The Morning
Chronicle of London formerly the leading liberal
journal but now, through frequent changes of pro-
n,etorshir scarcely to be identified with any rartsu-
lar class Of opinion. Mr.. George Moore, the retiring
,ditor. IN succeeded by Mr.. Francis, who has been
lat,ertv connected with the establishment and 10 wen
known from his lively and popular Books on Bank
inc, the Stock Exchange, Railways, &c.
Mr.. Collins, our active CcnsulaScnerai IN Norn
Asia must hyrry out his book announced by Mesrs'
Appleton, or he viii be ocly second in the held as Mr.
Atkinson, r,e author Of "Oriental and wcs'erI
Siberia" announces through Messrs. Hurst ana
Blackett, es speedily forthcoming, 1.-The Upper ana
Lower An,sor, a narrative of Travel and AdVcnc're'
in an elegantly illustrated volume.
Tho vacant Prvfsssorship Of Modern History at
Cambridge, England brings into the field msny can
didatee as successors 10 the late Sir James Stephen
Among the most prominent are MIR. Merivae, author
of the " Roman Republic" Mr.. SPEEDING, OF Trinity
College, one of the joint editors of Bacons Works,
and Mr. Anr esley Wocdhouse, editor Of gertullan,
and a writer in The Edinburgh Revier. The friends
of Mr. Arthur Eelps also, it is said, qrcparingto
bring him forward as aeanddate.
The prospect of thoroughly good English die
tmary becomes nearer through the International con-
cert of action established by the London Pathological
Society. One of its leading members, Mr.. Herbert
Wedgewood, sgenteman already distinguished for his
mathematical assinmens, has issued the first volume
Of "Dicticnory of English Etymolsgy." Though
covering large portion of the ground to be occupied
by the Socieys undertaking, this work appears to be
private venture unindorsed by the Society, and is
probably an individual contribution to the cause. II
comprises from TO Dye, and being oonfnedte ETY.
asongy is more thorough, able, and scholarly exami-
nation of the roots of English words than ever before
appeared in our literature. The author hopes TO
plete il IN two more volumes.
The steel plates of " Finden's Royal Gallery of
Britsh Art In the production of which the projectors
and propretors the famous engravers whose name it
bears expended ESQ., 900, sinking all their means and
reducing themselves 10 insolvency, have inst been sold
at auction, by Mesers. Southgate and Barrett, for
CO 600.
The concluding volume ofthe Rev. C. Robertson's
Posthumous Remains, comprising his "Expository
Lectures st. Pauis Epistle to the Corinthians" is
just issued by BIessrs Smith and Elder, and will no
doubt be republished N this country by Messs Tcknor
and Fields in whose hands the former series of his
sermons &c. have sold to highly remuneratve extent.
The closing lecture of the series Finally, Brethren,
preacher at Trinity Chapel, Brighton.
The materialsfor American Revolutionary history
will receive important accession from Prof George
w. Greens's edition of The Life, Letters and Dis
patches of his grandfather, MajorGeneral Nathaniel
Greene from the original MSS in the possession of his
family, about to be published in vols, SVo., BY
Messrr. Little and Brown of Boston.
Amid the crowd of reprints which almost monopo-
lie the attention of our publishers few original
books may here and there be discerned. Messrs
Derby and jackson will issue new book by the Rev.
Mr. Milburn, Pioneers People, and Preachers Of the
Missis.ppi;" and Personal Adventures and Obserya
tons on the West Coast of Africa" by the Rev. Chas
Thomas, Chaplain in the United States Navy.
Nothing official has yet transpired respecting the
state of preparation of the remainder of Lord Macau
lays History of England 1t is to be hoped that the
publishers have learned wisdom since the time they
employed gentleman to complete Sir James MacIn-
toshs History of the Revolution of 1858. He finished
the book in more than one for the continuation
sank like lead, and carried down Sir Jamess fragment
with il. rr
The permanent decline Of choice classical books in
the market has received additional exemph6cation at
the sale of the classical portion of the Rev. John Nit
fords library, just concluded. Unique copies in the
finest condition, annotated in the handwriting of the |
scholars of old brought scarcely many shilings
they would have fetched pounds in the first quarter Of
the present century. Thus, j. ScaEgers copy of
Aristidis Orationes Cir. p5l7), full of his notes,
sold for 81 Is; Gray, the Poets, annotated copy Of
Apicius de A,te Coquinoria, f2i splendid copy of
the Aldine Catullus, Tbullus, and Propertius 15l5
in green morocco with the anchor Of gold on the Sides
by Charles Lewis and 400 notes ard emeDdatons by
Prof Person. in his beautiful handwriting f3 6s. In
contrast with these, Hubbard's Narrative of the
Trouble of the Indians of New England, and Sermon
before the Governor of Massachusetts Colony" Dos
ton, 1876, brought Co. while at the time before
fsred TO- it would scarcely have reached six shlngs.
IA elegant work on the late war in Italy, COM
prsDg forty views of the most important Sites battle
felds &c. by Carlo BossoH is just published in Lon
DON II is remarkable being the first English book
on subject that has been the inspiration of thousand
pens aoross the Channel.
The third volume of Prof. Agassizs great work,
Contributions TO the Natural History of the United
States" is announced by Messrs. Little and Brown.
1t will contain the "Acalephs, or Jelly Fishes"
The " Essay en- Classification" prefxsd to VOL l. of
the series has been reprinted in an octave volume in
London, by Messrs. Longman, and has met with
large sale So few persons, comparatively, eau be ia
miliar with the original work, from it's size and ex-
penBe, that il is to be hoped the publishers viii give
wider circulation to the views of Prof. Agassiz on
this interesting subject by similar edition in this
country.
Those ancient and time-hoHored institutions, the
English University Presses, have been entirely quiz
escent during the past year. The Cambridge Press
has brought ont the first complete and uniform edition