The New York herald., 1873-09-25
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

THE LONDON Times Is vigorously taken to task
for corrupting English orthography by spelling
'banns" (as of marriage) with only one IN" Says
the critical journal :-"Why will the Times thus seek
on all occasions to Americanize our English by these
arbitrary and revolutionary innovations which
tend to confound all the ancient landmarks Of our
polyglot language ?"
A NEW EDITION of Mr.. Clarence Kings 'Moun-
taineering," which will be dedicated TO Professor
Tyndal. will be published shortly. II Will contain
what has hitherto been felt to be want-viz., o
good map Of the Sierra Nevada, and also an addl-
tional chapter
Block,oood's Magazine for September is uncom-
monty interestng-in TACT, positively light, cheer
full and chirpy. There s much wit In q paper
about the civil service examinations, and 'The Ex-
animation Paper OF MIR. BENJAMIN Salt" might serve
acknowledgements nauta1dts-for some OF our
Washington bureaus.
M. VICTOR HUGo's new work, "Quatre vingt
TreZe," is now ready for the press, and the manu-
script has been submitted to M. Beule, the Minister
Of the Interior. Some fears are entertained that
Its publication may be prohibited. II suppressed
In France "Quatre Vingt Treze" will be printed
In Brussels. M. Hugo is at present living at Au-
teuil.
PROFESSOR MORLEY's latest book on English
literature, entitled, "A First Sketchn Is delightful,
tivty.
MIR. JOHN TIMBs, whose activity as book maker
seems quite inexhaustible, has added two more
volumes called "Doct0rs and Patients; or, Anec-
dotes OF the Medical World, and CuriOsties Of
Medicnes.n
THE vExRD QUESTION OF paupersm Is treated
comparatively in q new work by A. cunningham,
translated into English and entitled "Poor Relief
in Different Parts OF Europe"
II. s. KING & Co promise volume on life in
Cuba, called 'The Pearl OF the Antilles; or, An
Artist in Cuba" by Mr.. Walter Goodman, who has
resided for some years in Havana in the double
capacity OF painter and newspaper correspondent;
and they also publish "The Alps OF Arabia" by Mr..
w. c. Manghan.
THERE ARE 400 religious journals in the United
States. The Methodists have Al, the largest num-
ber; then come the Catholics, who number Al I;
the Baptsts s5 the PresbyterIans, 20; the Episco-
palians, 81; Lutherans, IA; German Reformed IA;
Jews o. and Congregatonalists, s.
CAPTAIN WALKER OF Madras, has published
most entertaining "Blue Book" on the forest
management in Germany Austria and England.
The various systems OF forestry are shown in all
their details and the Grown woods, private parks
&C., are. Illustrated.
The CIsroM HOUSE RETURNS FOR 1872 show that
the export OF printed books from England In that
year reached 81, ,422 cwt, OF the declared value OF
fSs39l4, an increase OF no less than 1922 cwt in
quantity and f16As72 IN Vnlue over the preceding
year. On the other hand, the import OF books was
only 14112 cwt., Of the value OF fl49,l89 England
sent out six times as much as she received. The
export OF books to the United States in 1872 was
to the value Of f307, ,6s4.
THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF Parliamentary inquiries
by commission into nearly every topic OF public
interest produces many very valuable books Of
fact and data. These innumerable committees Of
inquiry, with their countless volumes OF reports
and evidence, are admirable efforts to determine
the real facts OF social and economic life, and they
form vast repertory of Information from which
economic science may draw important conclu:
siOns.