New-York tribune., 1876-03-27
LTTER4RY NOTES.

Two more books, in line with Mr.. Bergh's
labors, will be published shortly in London "our 10
ologea Friends" by Hari7nd COulters author OF Ami,
mals and their Young &c; ana stories anont horses'
compiled by tie et1tOr OF the BTltSA hOf"ntda.
Geo. w. Carleton & Co. Will make volume
for Summer readers from John Paus' watering place
letters which Mr. Webb h rCwOrked for IN purpose,
under the title Of John Paul's Vacation They WI
TwelnO'." " Lidth Lank,' and "The Wickedest Woman
OF New-York."
The book of memorials of the Wesley
Family" by G. j. Stevenson, author Of "The Methodist
Hymn Book andits Associations soon to be published
in London is prepared chiefly from original documents
and include historical biographies o lhe lclulik . nm
bers OF the Wesley family for nearly 25O years tOS0tht
win Genealogical iablt OF the family from the time OF
the saxons A. ID. 93s, to the year 1879
The valuable collection of prints and MSS.
OF the late NJ. Ambrose FIrmn-Didot the Pans pup
Usher will be sold shortly. Among the MSS. OF pafleu-
lar interest are several MSS OF r0mances OF the Round
'Table cycle and "A Book of Hours which belonged 10
Catherine Of France daughter Of Charles VIZ ana vic "
mented vim marvellous miniatures NJ. Didot bought 1t
In Belgium for 10000 francs The whole coitCIV , nS
estimated on good authority 10 be worm Z'oOO'VoV
francs.
The Royal Society of Great Britain, in its
six volumes 4to OF Catalogues Of Scientific Papers
presents virtually record Of the science OF the WoIo
from the beginning Of the present century down 10 lsoo
for these volumes contain the titles OF papers pupl'9u
In the Transactions of Societies anu III scchho % lSict
Gals In all languages, WITHIN the 63 years Iue SoCvH
has
ogne for enother decade lSG4lS73 the cost O1 printing
beinS ms fore defrayed by The English Govenmtu'
th"se which have already appeared and viii probably be
ready for publication by the end OF 1870.
Lists of "the most salable books in pollh-
.sl economy" have been submitted to the fudtS"eTS
Weekly to its prize question on that sugec'
by 30 members of the trade The first and second Sts
were both from clerks at D. Appleton Co.'S, Mr. HaSe-
mann and MI Fredricks, and the formers selection CON
cidod exa y with the :" list by popular vote nat TO-
eiers seH Nis Political Economy and smiths "Wedltb
of Nations mentioned in al the ilsts h5i She
Ecanomy mentioned IN %; Cairness "Leading Princi.
pies" 20; Fawcotts Manual 10; Walker science %
Essav ID 8oyeus American Political Economy" 13;
Jevons's Theory Of Political Economy" H.
The spirits are causing vexation to the souls
of British critics their American brethren having had
their turn over the mysterious Mystery OF Edwin
brood" The new novel of the latest astocratlc Hero-
tr the Due de MediuaP POmar, is psychological ro-
nance of this order, and The AhenGU says of it: "I
Through the Ages is TO be regarded as specimen OF
the light Literature OF sprtu.nSi It Is Pfe P1 ' %
that day ever cOmcs-the critics VIII nave Dad te Oi
n Imagine a state Of things in which the ordinary
novel will consist OF three timex volumes COnalhS ul
ward Of 1860 pages printed rather more CLOSELY 'il IAN
the Syerase at %E snirit eDSarrd in rscount
ng its adventures during long series OF tlalShigrd-
tions from earthly tabernacle to another
Mr.. Spurgeon's latest piece OF work Is
which is below cost for the use of students OF the
Bible 1t is called "CoRmenting and Commentares''
and includes list OF all the chief commentators whose
works are TO be had in the English language, commenc
ing with those who have written upon the whole Bible
and then giving those who have written upon different
hooks with particulars OF price, &C. ana appended es'l
mates by Mr. SpurgeOn himself, whose Opinions OF plae
or blame ar. decidedly interesting. or Isaac NlaInSs
works he says Anglican pOpery for quartz ana SPARK
ling grains OF precious gospel largely nteispefseu as
1,ld0 the other hand of the Psalms, arranged hF
-Four Friends, he says VITA some ptLSO ptrNtIsly
passes for prOfundity and If man differs from every
body else bev are persuaded that he must I've an Org
mai genius The -Four Friends VIII stand llg ID the
opinoD of such critics We neither believe In their
chronology, their theology, nor their plIolosy
There is a good deal doing in photography
abroad Lorenz Paris promises for May the first part
OF his General Catalogue Of the French Book Trade,
ls66-ls75," to be completed, in four parts or Two
volumes by September 1877 These make the NTH ana
sixth volumes Of the full General Catalogue" and
subectindex forming volumes seven and eight Is 10
follow later Heinrchs Of Leipzig continues his half
yearly and other catalogues Of the German book prode
ton Harrassowitz, also Of Leipzig Will publish soon
new volume OF the Dutch photography compiled by G.
L. Brinkman Amsterdam. This Will comprise the aipla-
botca list of books published in HO land, lS63lSI3,
with a classified index for the quarter century lSOO-
Is75. Russia has IN n. MeOf an enthusiastic blbllo-
rrapher whose work assumes peculiar shape lue last
Volume OF 400 pages covering 1854 IL presented hs
The Fifth and sixth Supplements TO the Systematic
Catalogue OF the Russian Books sold III the bookstore O
A F. BaZunOf." No other country says The ueR0um
HpOssesses photographed record winch can iOf % mo
nent be compared with that which NJ. MeOf so steauhy
up the entries include references 10 important
critical notices, home and foreign"