, 1873-09-07

verga1 IaHB OF tho Formation and Ddyalopmont
9 9os a NsSr nss. lnayS ~ syss
Tho authors arc tho Count. do Liancourt, =
French gentleman long resident in England, and
hfr. Frederic Plncott.
"A Now York correspondent OF tho Troy Times
thus recalls Motloya EltHt torary effort aud fall
uro: II we'll remombcr tho tinlo when
Motley calno to thia city poor and ambitious
antllor, with catol.ponny noyol under hin
arm, looking for pubHllor. The Harpera got
pleasure Of nolling 1t bohind tia counter Of q
broadway bookatoro. It was called tAIorkon's
Hope and, like mnny other hopes, proved
scvore d,sanInodIn%tmont Such ~aa htotloy'a bo.
"A life Of Washington is isnuad by Yeddo
publisher. This literary novelty saya corro-
Apondont Ia brought out in no loss than forty
four volumes In tho Japanese cha1aotcrs, and ia
Washington is represented In tho clothes aud
fashion Of tho proBont day, and with q NOUS
tacllo, carrying a cane, and accompanied by
Skye torrior. He IL gazing 81, lady with
train. n Grooan bond, and d hideouh waterfall.
--Wasbington Irving received about &24o.000
for his literary lnbors. In that respect no Amori
can author hah e1ualod him. Davard Taylor and
Longfoilow have inado about $50,000 oach by
their books. Taylor, however, has good pro-
enables him to live iu good style abroad, though
lie is man not given to show. OF tho later
American authors, h"hlark Twain" has probably
won tho moAt coin, md 1c is as thrifty With
ponce as with pen.
1T has boen brought ont In tho recent dig
cuasion abroad over tho authenticity of certain
papors attributed to Do ,Qnincey, TINT several
worka aro omitted from tho collected edition.
Among these aro named "Wa)adlnor," . rocast
Of Gorn,an novel purportod to bo from tho
EnEliah OF tho author of ''Wavorly II !" EIoatar-
loin,' romance Of tho Radcliffe school, md
tho Logic OF Political Eoouomy," In which 1t
In argued that price ia independent Of both wages
and profits.
The Mcssra. Long1nans havo in preparation
!" A History OF Greece" by tho Rev. g. ". Cox.
It will DO iBaued In four volumes during tho asl-
tutnn, and III SAID to be the moat complete his
tory Of Grooco yet writton. It Ia Lass volttm-
inons than Grote's, which; thus far, is unques-
| tions5!y tho noh'est Hollenic history evor pub
llahed. Tho Rev. Or. Coz has produced tho
most thorough aud philosophical work in our
| language upon the theology OF the anciants,-
| Ills !" Mythology Of tho Aryan Nations, Aud.
doubsloHs, his =" History Of Groeco viii be gu.
| porior to 0roto's in that direction.
| Tho twcnty first report OF tho Boston Public
lns now o09, $40 volumes, including those at tho
| four circulating lbrartea connected with It AN
increase OF II, GA during tho year,-beBidcB liz
1853 pamphlets Tho total circulation has been
467, 1855. daily avorago Of 1,510. Tho total
number Of nnmes registored aa applicanta fol
froQnonted tho periodical reading room Of the
Central Library, who road 213,5o magazines
| The total number OF books loaned aud not 70.
turned has bson between GO and 10. The tota
| expenditure from tho city appropriations vat
9s6, ,498 ol and 81 ,Ga1 40 was paid into tho City
Tho Sunday experiment has proved most buc
cessful tho Sunday uae il something abovo t
half Of that Of weekdays. but by very decorouE
olass who seldom appear on othor days.