The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-25

business.n In England It might have received pre-
miums and robbed widows and orphans Tor many
| long year TO come
Mr. r. 9. HAMILroN's "Etchers' Handbook"
very useful little arr work, win be republished IN
'nls country by Roberts Brothers, Boston.
fHE LATE RoBLEY DUNGLIsoN, M. d., author OF
many very widely circulated text books In medical
literature, has left behind manuscript listory Of
Medicine" which Will shortly he published by
Lindsay 4 elak.ston, Pn!ladelpha.
The FJth Avenue Jou1nai, week. - r,.,or "
art, society and literature was announced for
nrst issue on the 2Sth OF February.
The Saturday R.oieto says 81 Gail hanilton's
new book, "Worth ana Worthlessness,u that it Is
curious attempt TO hold the balance between The
old and the new ideas OF woman's position by out
raging both. The same journal. In a review Of
some OF our recent government publications, nota-
bly, Clarence Kings theological Survey OF the
Fortieth Parallel" ana tine Naval Observatory's
reports OF the total eclipse of the sun In 1870. has
these remarks on encouragement to science IN Eng
land and In the United States:-
While in this country there is powerful political
party which grudges the april cation OF public
money to scientific uses; while the economic school
which ha S attained at all events q temporary and
accident al prepOnderance among Official men, can
ardly he induced to continue the favors accorded
by former generation 10 science and Is for the
most part deaf to all applications ior further AID IN
an age when the means and appliances OF sclentifc
within the reach or the modest fortunes OF private
students, the publications which emanate rom the
Official presses OF the FEDERAL ana even OF the State
governments bear witness TO the lIberality OF the
American people, as well as to the diligence and
devotion OF American investigators. Some Of these
works nave direct reference to practical purposes
ana pecaniary results, as those, Tor example, when
dea WIN the mineral and %
regions west Of the Mississippi Valley but even IN
Large psr + to prea at @
lie expense which would seem to have little or no
interest for any readers but those who nave MADE
science subject Of special study.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELDS book, "Draft Outlines for
an International Code" mas been Issued by Baker,
VOorhis & 20.
THE MAIN CHARACTERISTIC Of the German book.
selling trade IS q clearing house on large scale.
This is located In LEIPZIG, and Is called tine Book
sellers Exchange. About three thousand houses
are accustomed 10 settle their accounts through this
agency.
MRS. HARRIET PRES COLT SPOFFORD's new novel.
IA Thief III the Night" will be brought out by
Roberts Brothers, Of Boston. The same firm have in
press Miss Rossettls ''Shadow OF Dante" a new
English work, containing the best account yet
written OF the great Italian poet II will be illus.
trated by or eight diagrams or maps Of hell,
from whose surveys we are not advised.
The saturday Rerietc having received from
publisher, whom 1t will not name, newly printed
edition OF "The Plays histories and Novels OF the
Ingenious Mrs. Alphea Behn," proceeded 70 'glance
al few pages" then TO indite two column pro-
test against the republication OF so much ndecencY
and, finally, to pat the volumes into the fire.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL, IN his dfteen-day open-
ing speech in The Tchborne trial. after quoting
the familiar passage in Macbeth
Letting dare not wait upon would
Like tie poor cat Il the adage,
said al have never yet been able to make out what
that adage was" 1t was nis-"Catus anat pisces,
SEQ u1t tgere pt0,atds;" or, as 1t Is rendered
In neywood's Proverbs:-"The cat would cate flshe,
and would not wet her feete.''
CAPTAIN BLAKIsTON, a very competent British
authority, is engaged upon a new aud extensive
work on Japan.
MR.. WARD ii. Lannon's "True Life Of Abraham
Lincoln" VIII be published next month by James Il.
OsgOod Il co.