The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-02

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A REMARKABLE LIBEL SUIT, IN which rival news
papers were pIantin ana defendant mas been de
cided In Bristol, England. The western Xorsstn
Ne,cs charged that the Da1y Mercury made up 10
columns with borrowed advertisements inserted
without orders and then tried to collect payment fo
them. Thereupon the Mercury sued the Nescs fol
libel and the Jury actually awarded f40'
damages to Mr. Latimer, the proprietor o.
the Mercury the Judge charging that the libel on
the paper must be libel upon somebody and that
somebody was very naturally the proprietor. THIS
is q strict construction Of the law Of libel which
would throw American Journalists into fts The
Cincinnati Commercial, for example, has been
charging the Cincinnati Enp,irer for months with
copying or rather stealing, It's "Want" advertise
ments. Suppose .he Es1at,er brings a suit for
libel against the other Journal and the sopent jury,
Ia Bristol free-born Englishmen assesses the pro-
prietors OF journal So coo for the benefit OF the
rroprietors OF the other regardless OF the facts.
wouldn't the boosted trial by jury lose somewhat OF
lis popularity IT, indeed. 1t were not net by On OUT
cry for Its ab0litonp Bat rs sam Slick would say,
this is an almighty free country.
TIE COMPOSER of the famous musical refrain
"Die Wacnt am Rhein' (rhe Watch on the Rhine)
has received $3.50 from Prince Bismarck, VIII. prom
Use haG 1t shall be annually paid MIN.
CHARLES L. EAsTLAKE well known act writer,
has in the press fLongmans "a History ofnc Gothic
Revival; being an attempt TO show how far the taste
for mediGval architecture was retained in England
during the last two centuries, and has been rede-
veloped In the present. This work will endeayor
to account Tor our returning to the antique In the
fashions OF our churches and other ednces.
PAUL DE kocR, who died recently at the age OF
seventy-e reckoned 'thc novelist OF Kitchen
maidsn by his volatile counirymen. To read him
Wna vuU vet MI qd
him and laughed at him.
THE GowANs AUCTION SALES, which bi fair to
run to almost Doundless lengths, were recommended
last week and will be continued into October. 1t Is
entirely safe to say that no such extensive cdiIec
tion OF books was ever brought TO the hammer In
the United States. Unhappily the quantity OF the
books far surpasses the quality.
WILLIAM p. TURNBULI, author OF ''The Birds OF
East Pennsylvania ana New jersey" ana natural
ist OF great merit, died at Philadelphia recently, at
the age OF forty-two. lie was Scotchman by BIRTH
"WARRIHGroN," the veteran Boston corresponds
emit OF the Springfield Republican, who mates Gene.
raj Butler ana loves "tAe coming woman has
written book ON woman suffrage. Which Lee s.
Shepard will print next month.
THE London Bookseller sAYs;-"Mr. Charles
Reade Is very eloquent in defence OF the Eighth
Commandment but does not hesitate TO borrow a
female preacher from Adam Bede. True, IL was q
terrible temptatlon,' ana the Eighth Commaa dment
Is not far removed from the Seventh, and his story
reveals some terrible rents In that
WLgIE COLLINS Is The latest lecturer promised to
America for the coming winter.
| COPYRIGHT DAMAGES to the amount OF fI25, OF
5000, were recently recovered by the London Jour.
nal from the proprietor OF tne Conservative sta n1-
ara for the offence OF reprintin In the latter journal
some chapters Of tale called .sDick Taricton, y
| which had been bought ana published In the col
| umns OF the Standard.
'LEcTUREs ON SATAN" by the Rev. Thaideus
McRae, or Pennsylvania, will make stir, 1t is said,
the orthodox world, to which the writer belongs.
The book will appear in october from the press Of
| Gould 4 Lincoln OF Boston,
| The third edition Of "The Golden Ladder by Mrs
| Sarah A. Wright, is about to be published by the
| Masonic Publ. hiny Company
"aALF TRUTHS AND THE TRUTH is the title Of O
work on unbeief by the Rev. J. M. Manning OF the
| Old South Church, Boston, to appear shortly.
HAwTHoRNE's scattered papers are being col
! lected from the various periodicals in which they
appeared, and VIII be published in a volume, edited
by Mr. J. E. Babson
The Dozen, o recently started Scottish Journal OF
| humor has been discontinued
/ The Spectator complaining o; what It terms "tne
extraordinary decline III the art OF reporting" says
that Mr. Gladstone Is completely mlsrepresen,cd in
Tue speecHes puDliSnc1 Us W tHc reporters i0r
| the Times, AMI thinks If the practice continues
there Wi. be nothing l0r i e2t T. sy the American
pian.n ihe Sooner the better say We.
TIE LAsr ISSUE OF the Rtpersid, Buue,i,, has
theseu suggestions on the art Of book reviewng-
II IS plain to see that American style In journalism
Is worKing practical change IN the Oh, formal
to news about books. 1t is a mistake to suppose
tina. book notices are matter between the publisher
Of the book and the editor Of the paper. They con.
tai oti.o
to give them early Information with regard TO new
books and SO report upon the contents Of each as
to inform them whether The book - one they want.
simple report upon new books Is healtne than
lnd.scrlmlna,e praise or hasty blame. The reserved
Judgments would be fairer II they were more spe-
cific and the editor dla mol fee! called upon to nix
the moral and Intellectual status OF every book
which came TO his M5Ie
MODERN SPIRITUALIsM is to be honored by pro-
found philosophical report upon its phenomena and
merits by the London DialecticaI Society. Long.
will publish the book in October. Besides the
report and counter reports, By members OF the
society, 1t will contain letters the subject by
George II. Lewes, Lord Lytson, Professor Huxley,
Anthony Trollope, William Hewitt, ana others.
AMOS KEaDALL's life is soon TO appear from Lee &
Snepards press. 1. will be edited BY his soa-in
law, Mr.. VIM. sticEney, OF Washington where the
veteran politician died two years ago, AMI viii be
ull OF interesting "reminiscences OF General JACK.
sons time.
+ The AuenTun, SAYS THAT RICHARD BENTLEY tho
London publisher who died in september ar the aye
Of seventyseven, lost the large sum OF f17,oo) By
the decision OF the House OF Lords. in 1857 ere
versIng the right hitherto supposed 10 be
by American authors OF copyright In this couu.ry,-
I. e., England
UNDER THE STARTLING TITLE, evil the Earth Be.
come Sun-spotr' Mr.. Robert Holmes mas published
new theory OF the solar system. Ills notion IS
matter whose combustion gives rise to tie heat or
the sun.
"THE TRuyKMAKER" used to be phrase common
In literature as the bourne to which unstable
books were commonly consigned by their unfortu-
nate publishers. Lord Byron wrote, 'For my own
part, have met with most poetry upon franks, 50
that am apt to consider the trunkmaker rs the