New-York tribune., 1878-06-03
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. A. M. Sullivan, M. p, is about to print
IN Mayfair a new chapter of his work "New Ire
land" called by the murder OF Lord Leitrm aud the
reopening Of the question of landlord and tenant IN
Ireland.
Professor Max Muller has a sufficiently VIDE
bearing for his HILBERT lectures The first, On the Per-
ception Of the Infinite" not only published IN me
Contemporary Revielc of May, but has appeared In Ger
man IN the Deushc RundsehaH, and In Italian In tne
Nu0cd Ant0tOgid
Cantain Markham's narrative Of the voyage
of the Alert in the Arctic regions during the expedition
of 1s7576 is announced for immediate publication by
Mcssrs Daddy. Isbister Co., London, under the title
OF "The Great Frozen Sea-"
Eat the final meeting of the Royal Copyright
Commission held in London last month, there were
present Lord John Manners, ~ P the Earl OF Devon
Sir Charles Young, Sir Henry Holland Al. p, Sir John
Rose, Sir Louis Mallet, c. b. Sir j. Fzames stephen
O. c. Sir Julius Benedict Mr.. Herschell O. C., NJ P Mr.
T. Jenkins, NJ p, DR.. William Smith, Mr. j. A. FrOude'
Mr. Anthony TroloDe Mr. r. pasy ana me nSSeT SSgcg
stood, signed the report OF Whlch sunin"iS wa" ''O
last week ~
G.. p. Putnams Sons will shortly publish
A Course in Arithmetic" by Professor F. w. Bardwen
af the University OF Kansas. The work will be complete
in one volume and intended to cover the entire course
of written arithmetic as required in the SCHOOLS IL Is
claimed for It that practically solves problem when
has OF late occupied the earnest attention both OF edu
Gators and Of patrons of schools, viz To reduce IN
the study OF arithmetic at the same time requiring IN
the final result proficiency and skill not INFERIOR W Iha
previously attained.
Mr. r. Whitaker, of this city, has just
ready Bishop Huntngton's BOhen Lectures" for 1873
the subject of the volume being the Fitness OF Chris
tanity 10 Man" Tho late Mr. Bohen bequeathed to trus
tees fund Of 100000 for religious aud charitable OBJ
jecs $4,000 of which has been appropriated to lee
tureship the income be paid annually to competent
person or persons lay clerical for the delivery and
notification of two or more lectures The forthcoming
Volume includes lectures delivered in Phladepa
aud OF their author well as their subject Is
likely to attract for them general attention.
Twenty-seven years after the founding OF
the town Of Boston, during least Of which the very
soil itself was held from the pretty much by force
of arns twentyseven scOtsmcD met and founded char
table society the relief of those Of their countymen
brought through the providence Of God to necesste
This society, founded in 1857 and now known as tho
Scots Charitable Association OF Boston, is issuing in
considerable volume of much general interest," its cons
tuition and bylaws, with list OF it's members and GU
rious extracts from its original reeOrdsa unique eOntr
button to the literature of charity, now becoming so
VOluminOus important. The appendix especially
Is of historic value and curious interest containing tie
eloquent grafton delivered by Edward Everett at the ST.
Andrews Festival in 1882 the proceedings at the Bcen
tennal Celebration 1857 and the wills OF three OF 1e
founders OF the society. Mr. A. L. Laughton, NO ISL
Westinghouse Boston, is the secretary OF the society