The New York herald., 1879-10-28

Brothers. 1t Is very pretily told ana likely 10 VIII
warm corner in the youthful heart.
The November number of Appleton's Journal VIII
contain extracts from the memoirs OF Nine. do
| Remusat. which will be published in book form by
d. Appleton & Co.
| T.-Whittaker will have ready shortly "Homiieti-
cal Encyclopedias of Illustration in Theology ana
| Morals" by r. A. Bertram. 1t is a handbook Oh
practical divinity and a commentary on Holy scrip
i ture The publisher announces new ediuon
OF Mrs. Sherwood's "Stories on the Church Ca'o-
chism."
An attempt is making in England to compie'e an
authorized system OF East Indian orthogr"phy' iAo
more or less phonetic spelling OF the early Engsn
soldiers aud has been SO hopeiessiy up
sst nv the modern scholars who make the confusion
worse by differing among themselves as to the Eng
lsh eouiyalents that reform once for all will oe
welcome to students of that interesting portion or
| the world whose maps such maze OF contradic-
| tons in spelling.
| TRANSLATION of the memoirs Of the Life and
Eventful Career OF Field Marshal the Duke of Sal
danha" with selections from his correspondence.
| by the Condo da Carnota is about to be published
| by Murray. London.
A .Dictiouary OF Hymnology." companion to
existing hymn books. by the Rev. John Julian. will
shortly appear in England. The work is intended to
show the origin and history of the hymns contained
in the present hynanals used by the Church of Eng
land Scotland and Ireland. and various dissenting
bodies.
French artillery captain. NJ. le Marchand. has
published a work entitled LA Campagne des Angais
dams lAfghanistan 1S7S-79." 1t is generally favor
able to the English system.
The London Jeoisa World says that the Sir Moses
Monteaore Literary and Art Society's prize of fl5
for English subjects ut the Jews College has been
awarded to Nathan Harris Of the Rev. H. L
Harris.
Messrs. Blackwood have in the press "Hand-
book of the Church Of Scotland. comprising
sketch of its History. Constitution, Missions.
FINANCE Present Position and Relation to Dissent"
by the Rev. James Rankin. D. D.. author Of ''Charac
ter Studies in the Old Testament" &c.
Mr.. W. Zaehnsdorfe has in preparation prac-
tcal treatise the art Of bookbinding 1t will be
illustrated with various specimens of fine work.
copied by photo-lithoaraphy. and numerous wood
cuts OF tools.
Milton's mother and grandmother are now under
discussion in the English literary journals.
The first number of monthly educational
magazine The Ne,o Method. is announced. Professor
Sigmon NJ Stern. author of "Studien und Plau-
ferien" is the editor. 1t will be mainly devoted
an exposition Of tho Heuness and Sauveur system Of
acquiring languages.
The French Academic des Inscript ions ct Belle
Lettres will award for the first time. in 1881 the
Louis Fould prize for which the founder has placed
at the disposition of the Academy 90 0O0f The sub
ject will be IL Historic des Arts du Dessin jusquau
Steele de Pericles By the arts OF design under
stood sculpture. painting engraving and architec>
ure well the industrial arts in their relations
with these. The jury will consist OF five members
Of the Academy of Inscriptions and Literature. one
of that of science and another of that Of the fine
arts. competitor need not be a Frenchman.
The Moscow Society for the Diffusion OF Useful
Books is preparing memoir Of Alexander Pushkin
and q selection from his writings. to be published
the Forthcoming occasion Of the unveiling Of tho
monument lately set up in memory Of the greatest
of Russia's poets at Moscow. complete edition Of
his writings is not now to be procured except at
very high price.
Messrs. Chapman & Hall will publish Personal
history Of the University Amateur Dramatic Club.
written by Mr. F. c. Burnand its founder. The club
reached the twenty year of its existence.
| Alexandra Dumas novel on the Jesuits. which is.
| we suppose. to answer Paul Feval's facts by some
rather nasty fiction. is. in consequence of partial
revelations Of the plot awakening lively expectations
in Paris.
With the October number Breataao's Monthly be-
gins its second volume Of the series This wide
awake periodical is devoted out of door sports.
It gives complete record OF the sporting interests
or the mouth, besides interesting ARTICLES
on Bodily Exercise" by Professor William Wood.
'Polo." by Hartweil Barnard. and we'll selected
miscellaneous department. The frontispicce repre-
the prizes competed for at the seventh annual
meeting of the National Rifle Association at Creed
! moor, L. l.. OF which u full report is given. 4.
The Rev. Daniel Wise, d. D.. who has written
books for children for the past thirty years. has
new volume ready. called "Roderick Ashcourt."
which will he published by Leo Il Shepard. The
same house also have ready for immediate publica-
ton "juvenile" by Mrs. T. W. Hgginson. entitled
.Room for One More." illustrated by Mrs. Lucy
| Gibbons Morse.
| 1t appears that the literary and political worlds
were deprived Of long anticipated excitement.
| Tho conflict between NJ Emile Olivier and NJ Henri
| Martin under tho pachcatory roof Of the Academy,
| did not take place. This decision was really VIC
tory the latter. whose laudatory Grafton in honor
OF the great patriot Theirs will not be followed by
laudation of the last Bonapartist Empiso from the
| pen and tongue Of NJ. Olivier. The reception Of
Henri Martin into the Academy will take place on
November 20.
The american Antiquarian Jameson Il Morse
Chicago) is illustrated quarterly. edited by Rev.
s. d. Poet OF Clinton. Wis., 1t is in its second
year. and is devoted the collection OF facts and
promotion Of inquiry into the condition
of America materials for the study OF which
stantly increasing
Mossrs. Bailliere. Tindall Cox. London. announce
for publication English edition from the fifth
French Of Fau's Anatomy for Artists" text trans
lated by DIR. Carter Blake. aud the hrst part of
Professor Darling's "Anatomcgraphy."
! circular has been issued inviting phlologists
and all interested in historical chronological
search to aid in the preservation of the Lithuanian
lang auage which. it would appear. is being rapidly
forced out of existence by German. Polish and Rus
sian. A provisional committee has been formed
which numbers among its mcmbers NJ. Mannhardt.
of Danzig Professors Miklosich, OF vionna Nessel-
mann. of Konigsberg; Pott. OF Halle. and Oberlerer
voclkol of Tilst. To the last named all communi-
cations to be addressed. and lie invites sympathy
and help. The first meeting OF the committee was
to be held at Tlsit on the 14th OF this month