New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-22
AMONG THE BOOKSELLERS.


The chronological Journal viii adopt next month
the octave FORM and add few pages TO us "linen-
sions. The change of shape will undoubtedly DC
happy relief To ITS read, ~ '
Tho publishers of Lippincotfs MGgOsine announce
that Mr.. TroHopc's "Vicar of Bullhamptor VII, We
finished early in the coming year, and 1t Is hoI 'n'
purpose TO print any other long serial l9r ~ pbTn
''Beyond the Breakers" viii be completed III 0O-'
AIRY. H. t ...
Mr. Andrew Bovd. of98 igh-s'. Albany announces
for earlv unbication a Lincoln photography oeins
"A compete descriptive catalogue OF DOCKS
portraits cards. songs sermons badges, bis non
Sc relative 20 Mr. Lincoln ontavo volume and
ination in 1860 Ii will make an oct'to W ,a,rr
viii be printed by Munsell on heavy Iih'ou p'P''
The Uorkipoman's Way 10 Heah IS the ute Oh
p,octical treatise on building associations Wi'S'"
nv Edmund Wrigey and Published III fhliaoeipn'"
nv lanes K Simon ID explains the principle upon
winch sncb associations are I0uhleu NliS i;
,i history and gives full instructions for Their
1ianagenent 1t is for sale IN NeW-lork by W. l.
Putnam ~ son.
I r. Lippincott & Co. have in press revised ed-
ton of THE History of Canada" by John MacMui-
Ien-Macmllan 81 Co. announce biography oil
Chatterton by Daniel Wilson's; The Family LIE oil
Calico Galile" by Mary Allan Oluey; An English
Guide to Greek Poetry" by Matthew Arnold Lie
OF Sir Thomas Fairfax" by Clements H. Markham
Treatise on Magnetism by rr9I'GaspF AIRY all
pnSessen. NJ p. for Sandwich.-Harper & Brothers
lave in press a One-volume edition OF MISS ihaeke-
rays writings, in paper; Anthony lioOpe " lG G
ef' Bullhampton :" and new book by MIR. L. b. Du
Challlu.
Ere,.v Saturday has begun the publication OF The
Death Penalty, Narrative" by Jules Simon. trans
lated from the French by Mr.. W. II. Huntington. 1t
is a remarkable work, illustrating NJ: Simon's ,prn-
ciple that has no right whether III potlcai OF III
ordinary criminal matters, TO ntiict on man either
physical suffering or moral stigma that is IRE
VOcable Under the republic of lS4S NJ. simon was
connected with the administration OF criminal justice
IN France he has visited great number OF prisons
in all parts of Europe; and the subject upon when
he writes is therefore one to which ne mas gwen ,Ie
long and careful study. Mr. huntington, IL we may
judge from the introduction has made translation
Of rare excellence.
German paper says: f" In a few days Messrs. Hoff-
mann Il Campo of Hamburger propose to publish
under the title Letsfe Gedichte Vnd GedaRken ron
Heinrich Hei1e the hitherto unedted poems of that
poet The volume has been entrusted TO the care OF
Adolf StTodtmann, the bOgTapher of Helne ana edl-
tor OF the complete edition of his works Inc pun
fishers did not succeed III obtaining the memoirs OIL
the poet which have been the subject OF almost as
much discussion as those OF Lord Byron. snort
time ago they were in the hands of Mr. Gustav Heine
of Vienna, but according to report not yet contra
dicted they have been purchased for great sum by
Prince Richard MetteInich in the name OF the Aus;
trian Government and deposited III the aTchlVes OF
the ROYAL Library at Vienna. Should this be the
case there is but small chance that they Will be
published, at least IN an unmutllated cohultloh'
The second volume of AlliJOaes Dictionary Of
Authors will be published in few weeks, and we are
promised that it shall be more painstaking and
complete than the first, which appeared ten years
ago The volume takes III the letters n TO 3
including therefore, Shakespeare and the Smith
family. The article on Sir James Macklnt0Sl con-
tains the following anecdote told TO DIR. AllibOne by
Edward Everett: Sir James, as is well known gave
oeuse to of his political friends by what they
unustly deemed his apOstasy from liberal principles
The following amusing anecdOte is occasionally re-
peated in London. heard it told at dinner party,
by the late Bishop of London Dr. Blomheldl VINO
in telling 1t initiated DIR. PARIS lisp After the lish
Rebellion Sir James at dinner where Dr Parr aiso
present, abiding to one Of the victims tQuIgeyL
said Z he was the worst of men, DR.. Parr paused
moment to construct a sentence and then sald NO,
Sir James he was a very bad man, but he was not
1.-THE worst of men," He was an lrlshman-he might
have been a Scotchman; he was priest he might
have been lawyer; ne was triltor-Slr James ne
might have been an apOstate the latter part OF
the sentence Deihg SPOKEN WIN llA0u 4ooA "' 0A
James"
The Rev. w. II. II. Murray preached rather pecu-
liar Thanksgiving sermon in Boston, in the course OF
which he ridiculed with great effect the popular idea
that a clergyman is literary and scientific Jack-of.
all-trades. whose intellect IS equal to any KIND OF
work without the slightest previous preparation lie
Now If there is any one thing than another for
thanRs II is iconsidered public instruction. We
danger Of losing all ideas concerning the value OF aSc
rate thought expression because OF then
exceeding rarity. When apoorypepared article Tor The
press or wordy speech from the platform rs as wei re-
eeved properly prepared. every public man lacks
Of the strongest II incentives 70 palnstaKDg
and improvement. The public seem 10 have lost all
sense in their treatment OF their teachers. Take q
clergyman for instance, whose mind necessarily bound
10 his professional duties aud hne Of thought who IL 10
politician, statesman no pubiclst no specialist ID
science or literature and what folly IL is for him. without
weeks preparation To take the position Of Mr. Curtis
or Senator SUMNER Horace Greeley; II has pleased
me greatly rs mild form of unnteDded satire, u be Ia
receipt d. for the last week. Of suggestions as to the
subject OF any Thanksgiving sermon, as these soou
naured correspondents have been pleased 10 call H. one
wanted to give the subject OK insane asy-
lnms thorough airng-anoher, to advocate the
kindergarten school system, as now esab-
lished IN Germahy-anOther said that L ought
90 "pitch IN TO the Woman Suffrage mOmement-
another vet that the history of the Chinese emigration 10
Ihis country and their present status would supply me
with "a good tOpc-auUther thought the day would give
splendid opportunity to show up the errors OF LHr
Agassiz and other naturass in respect TO the Mosaic
account Creation. Some enthusiastic friend IN state
A. wanted me develop" as he expressed IT, the true
system American finance in view OF the present posi-
On the money markets Of the world and our future
contingencies" while another kindly suggested that my
pnsitiO ON the Prohibition question needed reltcraon
his fif,tsr