The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-11

Brigadiee General Morris work on "Infantry rsceier~
which has ju been brought out By Van Nostrsnd o.
or the most valuable Of the numerous compilations Of -
kind which have appeared since the commencement q
the war The Arst volume contains the school for ths
soldier and company and instructions for skirmshs
and music; the second the school Of the battalion,
brigade evoutions and directions for mannuvrng a
vision and corps darms& The manner In which the
instructions are conveyed Is entitled 70 the highss
praise II Invested Of all supernues Of language anA
Ia terse clear and easily comprehensive General Nor
rs work bids fair 70 become one Of the text books OF
army.
Mrs. b. Dwight williams the wife Of the Comm
soner at Swallow, has published interesting volume
on Chinese Life and Manners the result of her obser-
vatons during her residence there She has appendsd
70 1t narrative Of her capture and imprisonment q
board the pirate Florida, when homeward bound Hsrd
& Houghton are the publishers
''Wet days at Edgewood" Is the title OF pleasane
gossping volume old farmers old gardeners and "a
past0rals, by the author OF 'My Farm at EdgewooAw
1t is published by Scribner.
Poe & Hitchcock, OF Cincinnati have we sea- ~
printed Tweedie's "Iife and Works Of Eminent Men,.
book for young people, which has had great popularity
In England and which surprised has not ben
undertaken by some New York publisher
We have just received copy Of Dictionary Of Con-
gress compiled manual Of reference for the legislator
and statesman by Mr. Chas. Lannan late librarian q
the House Of Representatives The book Is neatly go up
and contains interesting biographical sketches Of all the
members Of both houses The work can only be had ~
application to members Of Congress- who will have Ter
distribution among their constituents 1t will shortly b
issued as public document.
The Vice Chancellor of England has just pronounced
decision giving Captain Mayne Reid six hundred and
twenty five dollars damages against the Earl Of Essex
and Miss Emily Faithful the publisher, for pirating
is the author
The first volume Of Louis Napoeon's "Life Of Julius
Cesar will probably appear this month
The London Reader has q notice In praise Of the
second series of 'The Bglow Papers," which has just
been republished in London.
new edition of sLppincott's Pronouncng Dictona-
ry" is announced as in preparation.
The poet Tennyson is about to issue selection from
hs works in eight monthly sixpenny parts including
two entirely new poems,
The Duke de la Rochefoucauld Liancourt descendant
miserable writer is dead His is attached to
fifteen volumes which 1t would have been better for bis
memory if he had never penned.
The French Minister Of Public Instruction has invited
the Academy of Inscriptions and Bellies Lettres to take
into consideration the effect Of introducing into French
schools and colleges the modern Greek pronunciation In
the study of the Greek language
The German papers announce the resignation by the
celebrated chemist Liebg of his chair in the University
Munich He goes London to superintend the dsin
lection and application to agriculture Of the liquid and
solid objections Of that immense city.