New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
LITERARY NOTES.

The title of Edward Jenkins's new satire Is
HayerholmeD II deals with recent political and reng-
ious events.
Mr.. Gladstone's primer of Homer" in the
English series OF Literature Primers is 10 DO pun
lshed by Macmillan Co., next week.
"Mme Pompadour's Garter" is the title OIL
story of love- intrigue and facts. which T. b. Peter
and Bros are TO publish next week.
The new London weekly, PiccdddtH Is TO
be furnished with series OF sketches from Mr. WhserS
PORTFOLIO called Notes in Black aud White"
The Hon. John BigelOw has written an ar
ticlc on Mr. Seward Mr. Motley and the Austrian Mis-
siOn." for the July nImber OF The International hepe"
The "HistOry of Sennacherlb," which was
left by George Smith nearly completed, has been pub
lsned IN London All that was Geking-a6out twenty
pages-has been supplied by the editor, Mr Sayce'
The new series of "Tales from BlacllwOOd
will comprise several stories by the late Professor
Aytoun, beside contributions to the magazine from Mrs
Oliphant, LcutenanColonel LOckhart, Charles Lever
and Mr.. FrnncOn.
A" History Of the Romans to the Establish
ment Of Imperialism" by j. s. Reid, of Cambridge is to
be issued London by Messrs. Rivngton tits intended
for by the higher forms OF the English public schools
and by undergraduates in the universities.
Messrs. Fords, Howard & Hubert announce
a Biographical Memoir OF William Cullen Bryant"
from the pen OF his friend, General James Grant Wsoh
This will be Incorporated in Memorial Edition" OF
cir BfyQut5 Library OF Poetry ana song
".The Yachtman and Coasters Book Ret-
erence" is a useful little volume compiled by ptain
wm. A. Pratt from the latest United States sur
veys II gives courses and distances, with the ," tive
bearings OF lighthouses and ghtships from ca Hat
tcras to st. Johns ~ b. with sailing directions 80 Ecy-
euty-fye Hnrbors Captain Pratt has devoted mut 1me
to the preparation OF this little manual, and 1t ca not
fail to DO Of great practical value to yachtmeh ana
coasters.
In the forthcoming series Of English Men
OF Letters" edited by John Morley Professor Huxley Is
10 write on Hume, Thomas Hughes Dickens Proies-
sOr Nichol on Byron and W. Mimic Defoe. Macmillan
& Co. have published the first volume. Leslie Stephens
Jolnson," Froudo's "Bunyan," William Blacks
goldsmith" T. H. Hutton's scott" ]. C. MorisOn's
" GiObOn" john MOrey's "Swi't," Goodwin Snhth's
"Mordsw0rh aud the other volumes OF this remarkable
series which have been previously announced VIII soon
he ready.
The AHcnGum characterlzes Mr.. Stanley's
Through the Dark Continent" "most fascinating
and instructive narrative of travel and adventure
While does consider JFat lis explanations Of his
second fight with the Bambireh island RS calculated
to justify his conduct the eyes OF those who consider
that recourse should be mad brute force opy TO repc
attack II comedies that his would have been
less had he disposed ofa body Of wclarmed men,
aud made the Of offence placed nt his
command Whenever the gCucc5 O the case seemed 10
warrant n. Thc uuprOyOFCd hs5tly OF the Nanyhturu
IL Tcuarks would have compelled almost any other
traveller to turn back ana the CXoedItlOn would have
broken down even before the Victoria N ANA had
been reached.