New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-31

'has AanBanylXa ID inc W tern Lake Of Ptolemv a..
second paper 10 review Of Capt Spikes "Joprs,n.
Mr.. james MQuesn.
Two new poems will be included in tho .;.,.
monthly parts Of selections shortly to be pub,h,a -
Mr.. Tennyson's works. One will be entitled .T.-
Captain, the other ITO Mourner.'
The subject OF dating books published inn.
last two or three months Of The year with the
following year is one, says q Correspondent Of 49,
Journal open to much objection AS Biblior,.
rising to the rank Of science surely this habit .an:
useless and deceptive, might be abandoned No. 49,:
lays third and fourth volumes, and Mr. T.pu,.s.,.
Maud both published in December, 1855 bsa,,.
date OF the proper year, that the practice seem,
admit OF exceptions in tue case Of standard wm..
One would be curious to know IL any more comic, q,
book have been sold through its thus being
fnot, why doitr
A marble bust Of the author Of "vanty ra,~
will shortly be placed close behind the esgy o; J.,h
Addison In Westminster Abbey. Baron Msrceh.,
an old friend Of the Thackeray family has undertake.
the bust.
No less than 10000 copies of Mr.. Dickeuss
Christmas number disposed OF within fortreie..
hours after publication, and up to the Tuesday before
Christmas 100000 copies all had been handed ov,,
the counter
Messrs. Cassell 81 Co. propose TO follow m
Gustaye Dores Don Quixote" with the mscnscsr.,
"Dante." illustrated few years since BY the sans
hand
Very shortly, John Stuart Mil and Alfred,
Tennyson are to be bslloed for as honorary membsu
OF the Royal Society Of Scotland. .-...
Some curious old deeds and leases have been
discovered in the Office of firm of Birmingham sole
tors. bearing dates between 1913 and 1862 relating "a
property adjoining Shakespearcs house in Heneyst
StTssforduponAyon, two Of which bear the sigasr,s
Of John Shakespeare the father Of the poet and in NV.
erel OF which William Shakespeare himself mentioned
as owner Of property These documents for TIE ma
ent are depostedsin the museum at Stratford.
Mr.. Bohn has completed his edition az
Lowude.s " photographers Manual" by the putlica.
ton OF most useful appendix containing an aecoapt
OF books issued by literary and scientific societies and
printing clubs, books printed at private I. ess.,
privately printed series and the principal literary ana
scientific serials-important Information nowhere else
to be net WITH
The Poet Laureate lately read "Magdr
before select and very limited audience in London
Mr.. Tennyson's "Encch Arden |" has had an
unusually extensive sale in South Australia. RacA
leading bookseller at Melbourne received ls7re mu.
Der OF copies OF the volume and sold the whole within
few hours after the arrival Of tie mail.
Sir Gardner Wilkinson, an Old Hauoyian, las
prosested lis collection Of Egyptian Antiquities toiis
Harrow School Lbrary.
Messrs. Blackwood and Sens have Just pnb.
shcd one of the most important accessions TO CUR
knosledgc Of Central Africa in Capt. Grants Wall
Asrcss AfFics" consisting of domestic SCENES from bic
Nile journal with details Of the and customs
Of various Tribes Of the great Hametic family, whose
countries he and Capt. Spoke passed through OF lsr
journey to the Lake Nyanza.
A translation of Homer's Had is announced,
By Dir. ". SmcoI. in heIamcter verso in which the
names Of dcit!es and heroes given in the srengd
the original SO far as it has been found possible. RI
The letters written from America by the Rsd.
Lyulph Stanley to his family, during his late visit 20 The
United States about to be published by Messrs Mse.
MILAN Those who have read the letters in manuscript
are warm in their praises Of tae and that they
arc the best English correspondence yet received from
America. -
1.-The American Joe Miller" is the title Of .
work to DO issued In London. The book. it is said
will contain tho jokes OF President Lincoln Msjor
Longbov aud sam Slick.
We learn from a private letter written BY
one Of the new scientific school in England.
that THE Reader weekly newspaper has Of
late become the organ Of the scientific world in Eng
land; aud that it is now passing through crisis which
will probably render it still definitely at tie
same time that 1t will be made the best exponent Of adj
vauced opinion theological and political topic"
Among others may be named Huxley, Tynda', Heroen
Spencer, Lubbock. and Hooker who are much INTEREST,"
ed in its success several OF whom have become proPrt
etors. ....--..
The editors Of "Lippincott's Pronoupcing Gar
eteer are bdsy engaged Drevisng that work prepar'
stcry 10 tie issue OF edition containing the a
census returns and such other changes may be neee
sary to bring il up to the tines" The publishers
Messr. j. b. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, announce
that they will be glad to receive any items OF inorma'
tion that may 30 useful in efectins complete ane
thorough revision Of the work.
The Introduction to the Russian tran station
OF Mr. II. c. Careys -" Principles OF Political Econ'
ory" Issued from the University Of Kief IN Southern
Russia contains appreciative estimate oil the plo"
sophica position Of that eminent Writer, dong jases
70 his original and most valuable contributions "
economical. science. North American loit'eo'
&c. nomical literature 1t remarks. has hid ING
foundation Of principles which give new direeiioh~
our science and We can By no means JUSTIFY the ~
difference with which Europe has received the Admire
bic abos Of Carey II being our purpose 10 maze 0a
readers acquainted with the chief work OF 'nS' "'N
We shall esteem ourselves fortunate IL We su'eeed
performing our allotted task in satisfactory
We say this because the espoundine OF he 'I'uSu
of others is very diifcnt but because tne 'r''Ns
educed BY the American school OF poNneni economy
have vast social significance. Carey II We mistake
not was the first writer who against the AtaaM