New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-29
LITERARY.

The sale of the late Mr.. Burt0Ds library is deter
mined on, and will probably take place during next
Fab. Few collections combining in an equal degree
extent and cboiceness Of contents have been disposed
Of in this country In beesettTes literature, OF all
kinds the library is very rch and of everything re-
ating TO the drama, in particular, Mr.. Burton was
liberal snd enthusiastic collector Many rare Shake
spearean volumes are included, and among them Is
copy of the famous first folio edition. now about to De
rprinted in London. The market value OF good
copy of this precious single vooIne ia about SOW IL
s the intention 10 sue catalogues of tie library sui
ceny in advance of the sale to allow Of their crcu-
lating in distant parts of the country.
A foolish paragraph is going the intermDabe
Ground of he newspapers, TO the effect that Mr.
Buckle has been proecued Tor blasphemy, on account
Of lis History Of Civilization" The story is myth
ical version OF that writer's attack on Mr.. Justice
Colerdse already mentioned in our columns.
Mr.. Pfescots bequest to The Library of Harvard
College has taken effect by the transfer to that inst,u-
ton of two hundred and eghtytwo volumes, some OF
them MSS and others OF great Variety forming the
tire collection Of his original materials fol- tie History
of FeIdiUard oDd Isabella
A" Penny Shakespeare ispmope the latest English
literary enterpIses-wel printed copies Of the plays
bei1 fu1nisi ed separately the public at this small
charge. II will probably be very successful, ike the
| twoperny Wayerley Novel;, Of which, mp TO 1853,
twelve million sheots had been sold, weighing upward
| of 335 tnns
Mr.. Walter Thornbury, the late Arr critiein TIE
| Ath6nnuia, and author Of recent lively book on
Spain lie about wiring the Life Of j. W. Nj. Turner
the painter hr Ruskin having furnished him with he
materials, which came into his possession as the
literary executor of the great n, A.
A report has iast been published at Berlin by The
learned Orientat, Mr. Joseph Lsdner, on the Hebrew
Library Of the British Museum. which he has been
employed to catalogue and arrange 1t numbers more
than eight thor sand volumes and s one Of the most
complete collections known TO exist. II is arranged
in 10 divisions the contents Of which would surprise
maby who are unaware of the intellectual activity Of
the Hebrew race, complying they do, philo'ophy,
mathematics and natural science history and biography,
poetry, criticism journals, sc.
A ceIqy man, the Rev. 4. A. Morgan, has sup
Piled in 1.-THE Mind of Shakespeare exhibited in his
Works" for The thoughts and sentiments Of the dram
atist what Mrs. Cowden Clarke did for bis words in
Ter G. ncoIdance. All the passages that have an indie
pendent meaning relation TO subject are arranged
alphabetically III der that subject, heading, forming
aportable treasury of the poets thoughts which can
easily be referred to- The book ispublshed by Mess.
Chapman 6 Hall, London.
49," Sectlapdin the Middle Ages, - with mapsillnstrat-
i've Of tie civil and ecclesiastical divisions in The 10Th
and 18th oeBturiop sthe tito of rev work by Como
InLes Professor Of History in the University Of Edin-
burgh, and tie FIRST living authority on matters OF
Scottish archaeology.
Prof. Owens new work Oh Fcssil Remains j.
apxiousy looked for; il is entitled "Pcopialogy, or
a So stematie Summary of Extinct Animals and their
Geological Relations" and shortly to be Published
by Meesrs Black of Edinburgh. The scientific ques-
TORS raised by Mr., Darwins remarkable hook Oh
Species attracting universal attention, and an ex-
preston Of opinion from Prof. Owen wOnld have
great weight with the of Feadms who are unable
10 refute Mr. Darwin's arguments, though too much
startled by the iingulariiy Of his theory to venture
acoeptDg
"A collection Of the military aud political essays Of
Sir Henry LaoIerce, the gallant, but Inflated de-
fender Of Lucknow, has just been made. u proves
thst far back 1884, he clearly iorew and warned
the authorities Of the danger that threatened us in
India from troops, and, in bgayey repelling
which in 1858, he lost hs life.
Mrs Gaskell il eneseedin q three-yon novel to
be published early in the Spring. IRE scene IS laid in
the Moth of England, but the name has not tran
spired
-" Tie Spiritual Magazine, No. q advertses in Il,
list Of contents, Prof. Agassizs Experiences" bu!
gives no hint of their nature.
"A beautiful edition of the Greek Saptuagint has
lately been published by the Society Tor the Promotion
Of Cbristisn knowledge, edited by Prof. Field Of
Trinity College Cambridge Though primarily in
tended for circulation among the Eastern churches, Il
furnishes 10 students what wac greatly wanted,
critical and beautiful text of this most ancient YER
Fion confoimed TO the order Of the Hebrew originul,
in one handsome octave volume, at a moderate price.
Mr.. BeIiah Botield NJ. r. for Ludlow the poses
of Of tie res, private Libraries in England,
and already known as q photographer by his work on
"TIe Cathedral Libraries of England is printing
limited edition Of beautiful quarto Volume Pyoja-
hOaes nd Ed,tioats Principles Aurtorpm Ciossicum
The Prefacee and lntroduotons TO the First Editions
Of the Greek and Roman Clastics From the variety
Of the originals it will form acceptable contribution
TO literary hfoJy tie classical editors of the fifteenth
century being among The great scholars of the time az
Erasmus, Aldus Manutius, &c. The subscription |
price Is cj BE-, and the London publisher Mr. II. G.
Bohn.
The fifth part Of Mr. Bohns edition Of " Lownde's
Manual" contains a photography Of
pditi0ps VI Juliws L!teIr, aud wogAs Is.atioS