New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-14
LITERARY ITEMS.

MessrS. Hurd q lOughtOn nave III PRESS hVohPie'o
and uniform edition Of fireworks Of Lord Mscauay from the
late publication Of Lady Trcyeyan. II win be comprised
IA l6 or II volumes crown svo steooypd tie Riverside
Press The History Of England with portrait and Bishop
MTmans memoir of tie historian viii be published early In
May will be followed by tie Speeches The Essays the
Poems and tie introductory Report upon the Indian Penal
Code" the notes appended to that code in which its
leading provisions explained and defended In preparing
the edition. Lady Treyeyan thought it right to include
portion Of what bis ordhp placed on record as Jurst
n the East The papers selected entirely written by
Lord Macaulqy and chiefly relate TO general principles OF
jurisprudence whi;h Of universal application In an APP
pendx the Riverside edition also given the letters OF
Lord Macauay Bishop Of Exeter touching the Bishops
criticism regard the Church Of England
these et,ersnow for the first time reprinted in this ooun
trytbe historian trumphanty vndcates his original POSI-
tions few also added showing the main points
of controversy between friends OF William Penn and the
great historian.
"The Maiden and Married Life Of Mary Powell,
aterward Mistress Milton is announced for publication
during the present month, by Mr.. NJ W. Dodd
Messrs. Baker, Voorhis q Co. announce the follow
ing law works 10 press and in preparations "Abbos
Forms: Clerks and Conyeyaacers' Assistant; Abbots
New Direst"-Suppement No .; "Abbots Digest of the
Law OF Corporations" DAYS Common Pleas Reports
"sedgwick on Damages"-fourh edition, with full notes.
embracing all material decisions in this country and in En-
gland time of publication, edited by Henry Sedgwek
Prize in the Circuit and District Courts OF the United
States for the Southern District of NewYork decided by Mr.
Justice Nelson and Judge Belts during the Rebellion Ie6l-
1865 reported by Samuel achord esq., Treatise on the
Law oNeggnce and the Remedies for Private Wrongs and
the Negligent Performance Of Contracts Handbook OF the
United States "-containug the Law with all the
Amendments and the Rulings of the Internal Revenue De-
partment &C. &C.; The Paentees Manual "-containing
the Laws Rules and Regulations of the Patent Office
Decisions &C. with Directions and all the necessary Forms
for Securing American and European Patents.
Mr.. Swinton's " Campaigns of the Army of the Po-
tomao will be published the latter part Of this month. by
Mr. c. B. Rich ardson
Messrs Scribner & Co. will shortly publish 81 Short
Sermons to Newsboy with History Of the Formation Of the
Newsboys Lodging House by c. L. Brace Temperance
Reooecons Labors Defeats and Trumphs Autobiogra
ply by the Rev John Marsh D. d. Secretary to the three
first National Temperance Conventions and thirty years Cor
responding Secretary Editor of the American Temperance
Union Patriotic EoQueDce Being Selections from One
Hundred Years Of National Literature Compiled for the Use
Of Schools Reading and Speaking by the late Mrs C. NJ
Kirkland; Life of Benjamin Silman, NJ d.. LIZ d., late
Professor Chemistry Geology and Mneraogy in Yale Col
ege Founder and Editor of the American Journal Of Sci
,nce and Arts" etc. by George Fisher Professor in Yale
College with portrait and other uStratons the Second
Volume Of Langes Commentary containing Mark edited by
the Rev W. G. Shedd and Luke edited by the Rev. e. C.
ssrbuek; the fifth and sixth volumes of FrOudes History
.beth part second saneys Lectures on the History
oft Jewish Church. from Samuel to the Captivity
Anew catalogue of the Mercantile Library has just
been published by the association containing the titles Of at
least one hundred and fifty thousand volumes No complete
catalogue been published before for sixteen years. and the
present will supply want which has oeeasoned con
siderable inconvenience the clerks business men,
studous ladies' and readers in general who are in the habit OF
trequentn library 1t intended for the future to keep
daily Of sat
method that whenever another catalogue shall be required
the easily be made ready for the printer without dis
tubng the regular business of the library The present caa
ogne the old pau containing alphabetical list under
names Of authors and cassfdndex arranged by subjects
and separate list of novels entered in duplicate under their
suihors and under titles
The Mitre Tavern, Mitre Court, Fleetst., in the
cory corner Of the coeeroom which Dr. JOhnson
easy chair over which placed Of Noekens bust Of
the morast Just been pulled down here that
johnson Of that " he called himself in ausion TO his
residence in Johnsons Court opposite during his Scottish
tour planned at supper enjoying his port
wine of which, says Boswell 'he sometimes drank bOe;
here which his biOgrapher calls their old rendezvous
johnson Goldsmith and Boswell frequently met at nine
o'clock psrtake Of that social meal On one occasion
Oglye there expatang in Johnson company the
great many noble prospects of Scotland" True Sir" resed
The Doctor II believe you have great many Norway too
has noble wild prospects and Lapand remarkable for pro
fgous noble wild prospects, but Sir let tell you the
nobest prospect which Scotchman is the high
road that leads him to England"
p, MT W. Harrison Ainsworth, the proprietor Of |
Beneys Miscellany" has obtained injunction restrain
log Mr. Bentley from publishing the Temple Bar Magazine"
Mr. Bentley parting with the miscellany" Mr. Aims
worth having eoenaned not to publish any periodical Of
like to "Bentleys Miscellany" yiceChancenor Kin
desey made the order without prejudice TO the publication Of
magazine until the hearing the and to the right
of Mr.. Ainsworth to damages or profits
London journal has directed very marked atten-
the practice Of foreign bookseller in twisting adverse
criticisms good for advertising purposesthus de-
csivng the public and the journal in question stated
converting condemnation into entirely unmered euogy
Another instance has just been pointed out In denuncia
tory review Of work by poet the writer remarked
And this extraordinary production Mr. modesty
eeyes 10 be equal Goethe which unsatisfactory opinion
was served up public 10 next weeks advertisements
extraordinary production equal to Goethe" This
upsayory dodge we is not always confined TO the
ridan Of London
Mr. James Miller has in press Mrs. Elliss New
Cook Book and entire edition Of Aurora Leigh by
Mrs Browning.
Mr.. Carlton has in press and will shortly publish,
'Adrift in Dixie" by the author Of Among the Pines
The Dime Publishing House has in PRESS Dime
Humorous Speaker No G." collection OF the best stage
pieces by modern poets and bumos The same house
VIII shortly publish "Beadles Dime Book Of Fun. No. 81
embracing among other features, the "sayn's Doins
and wrns Of Josh Billings no collected edition OF whose
writings has yet been made
Mr. Bayard TaylOr'S new book, "The Story OF
Kepnst is having large SALE The publishers have already
printed Q 900 copies.
"Tabor; Or, The Richmond Collection of Sacred
designed for various Religious Societies Of the
southerp and South sserD States by Z NJ MoIntoh will