New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-08

himself at the carly age of eight from which time he
gained bis own living while training himself into
good scholar and well-mannered gentleman. Those
who met him in his later years in the drswingroom
the countryhouss, were struck by the undeliuable
grace and bearing which are sometimes thought to be
the monopoly of ancient race. He educated himself
as an architect and church built by him in Manches-
ter testified to bis skill as as builders but his instru-
ment was the pencil and bis vocation that of traveller
Owing TO an accidental remark of Alexander hum
boldt he turned bis eyes to the picturesque land oil Or
entail Russia. His pictures, which have been much
exhibited at evening parties, and have been reduced
for his books arc exceedingly clever, and be wrote
with ss much power and freshness he drew. In
person he was the type of an artistic traveller, thn
1.-THE. aud sinewy, with wrist like rock, and an eye
like poets; manner snguarly gentle and air which
mingled entreaty with command. The two great
works which he produced on Siberia and on the Amoor
have made the whole world familiar with bis name,
and with his extraordinary sssemblage Of qualities and
accomplishments These books were not only great
books, but great deeds. Like Livingstones Travels,
the Amoor is not 80 much successful piece of writ
ing as series of accomplished facts and it represents
with the usual amount of midnight oil, preliminary
years Of hard riding, scant fare, nervous watching,
desert fever hunger thirst and coldthe privstion OF
tennnd the fag of savage life. Out Of that misery
and adventure has come to US most precious treasury
Of knowledge. by pen and pencil Atkinson opened to
Western Europe and even to the Russians of st.
Petersburg aud Moscow the vast regions of the Amoor
Before bis day, those regions were mystery and
blank they are now as well known to the coun-
try of the Orange River and better than the shores Of
Csrpeutaris. If ii be noble thing to add to the stock
orI L,n al had "A de-
gree of glory
"A new volume is announced to appear in the
Autumn on the Natural History Of Oeylon, by Sir
Emerson Tennent, with Numerous illustrations from
original drawings; TO be entitled I" Sketches OF the
Natural History Of Ceylon, and comprising anecdotes
illustrative of the habits and instincts of the mammalia,
birds, reptiles, fishes, &C., of the island. consd-
erable portion of the contents Of the forthcoming vol
ume formed the geological secton Of much more CON-
prehensve work recently published by the author on
tie history and present condition Of Ceylon. Ii will
include the monograph Of the elphant, which formed
the eighth division Of the original work, and contains
interesing particulars of the wild elephant in Ceyon.
The book will be numerousy illustrated.
"A new edition of The Complete Works of William
Hogsrth in series of $50 steel engrayngs from the
original pictures with Introductory Essay by james
j Hannsy, and descriptive letter-preSs by the Rev.
Truser aud L. f. Roberts, has been published in Lon
don.
The Social Science Session at Dublin has been
brilliant and useful one. The discussions all classes
of subjects-bu especially Jurisprudence, Penal Leg
islation and Social Economy-haye been as practical
as they have been voluminous.
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, in addition to bis
great official responsibilities has contrved to prepare
work for the press entitled AN Historical Survey OF
the Astronomy Of the Ancients."
Mr. Shirley Brookss best novel, "The Silver
Cord" which has been appearing in Once Week for
many weeks past. will be published in few days, in
three volumes.
The publication OF Tracts for Priests and People
has been suspended during this dead season. until Octo
Der. The seven tracts already published are now
bound and sold in volume
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton is said to receive 100
guneas for each weekly ins,allment of bis "Strange
Story" in Al he Year Round.
The Essays and Reviews" have been reprinted
at length in some Australian newspapers.