New-York tribune., 1876-11-29
LITERARY NOTES.

CoI. Chester is compiling for the new Shak-
snere Society volume OF the wills OF actors ana su-
tor Of Elizabeths and James frsts me 10 form pdIV
~ the soeetvs eighth or miscellaneous series The vol
o t md SeScendants of every testatOr with extracts
from the very extensive collections OF parish ress'
&C. in his possession -.
The Grown Prince of Germany has made his
debut as an author Under the title "eine REESE mach
dem MorqenlaRde I'M JaAre, 1862" the Prince has de-
scbed the incidents of his visit to the East, when ne
took part in the ceremonial opening OF the oueI Oi
The world at large will have small chance 0l -nasg -
itself acquainted with the Princes work, as tle pteC @
edition Is limited 10 40 copies, AL OF NoF 81 & t eis
bestowed by the writer the companions OF ms t'els
Cant Shaw of the London Fire Brigade is
publishing a new work Fire Protection INC oo-
iect saws the author Of the following pages Is TO con-
e 70 those interested in the business Of extngnshng
0res the necessary information concerning the organize
ss which thew have or ought to have, in use; com
pIisng in a condensed and metho0ized iorl' the P%IC %
pal portions Of the course of instruction which nave
employed for many years"
The MSS. of the work on "BabylOnia,"
which the late Mr. George Smith preparing for the
society for Promoting Christian knowledge, has been
left in complete state and in the printers hands
Mr. sayce has undertaken to the work through the
press Mrs skene the wife Of the English Consul at
Aappo arrived IN London with the papers leI ia ~
huefands hands by Mr.. Smith. As they comprise MS
notes on the euneform tablets found near Baedad as
well as on the remains ne dlscOvereu az |"i0HN'
their Importance may easily ne esuhaleu'
II.
the frat volume OF the Dictionary OF Christian BoSa
phy Literature sects and Doctrines, from the time OF
the Apostles to the ago Of Charemagne, edited by Dr
VIM smith and Prof. Wace This work II is announced
ais designed to give comprehensive account OF the per
eooal tic literary the dOgmate, and the occlesastle
life OF the Church during the first eight centuries oi
Christianity and combination win the Dictionary OF
Christian Antiquities recently published ~ VIII aIG
is he eyed Che most complete collection OF nateai luI
Tie Clurcn history OF that period which mas YET Detu
pubished either in England or abroad. among tne
writers are Profs IghCfOOt, WeStcOtt, SWANSON anu
IIwen ef Cambridge, PrOfs. Bright and stnODs OF OK
ford. and Prof. Salmon OF Dublin, Wlle foreign dnu
american scholars also cOOperated In the WORK
The fourth and fifth volumes of Prof. Mas
cons Milton and his Time now in the press with
Macmillan & Co, London These volumes contain tne
history Of the Commonwealth Of the Proteetoraes OF
oliver and Richard Cromwell and Of the subsequent
anarchy to the Restoration, together with the me ana
eecrefaryship of Milton during the whole period III e
portion Is included eucdated account OF
the entire series Of Millions State Letters t0r the COM
ponweah Oliver and Richard Readers or the FORMER
volumes of this great work will remember" says re
Academy "that Prot Mason has grouped around the
fare oil his hero al the chief Personages OF the te
and has traced the of the various movements,
social political and religious, which were then N pro
ercss aud which ud their most eloquent eNpTessoh III
AIiitOn's life and writings"