The New York herald., 1879-03-03

year the total circulation In connection with the
Liverpool Free Library reached the very high figure
OF $50 lo5 Manchester came next with 733 $685. fol-
/ lowed by Birmingham with 1884, .o30. Sheffield with
3S3.37I and Dundee with 245.363.
Under the title .Hene's Wit Wisdom and Pathos %
volume OF TRANSACTIONS from the prose Of that
writer will be soon published in London by Trib-
ners.
Two volumes of "The History of France During
the Minority OF Louis XIV" by NJ A. Cheruel. have
been published by Hachette. of Paris.
The British Museum will hereafter be opened
daily, the private days" being abolished.
Hepworth Dixon is making a book on British
Cyprus.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury is about to pub
lish through Macmillan. memoir Of his late wife.
1t will contain diary kept by Mrs. TAFT
large collection of manuscripts relating to John
Wilkes has been secured by the British Museum.
Among them q fragment Of autobiography and a
commonplace book.
Sir John Lubbock is publishing two volumes OF
essays. scientific and the other social and polit
cal.
An epigram after st. Malachy. ION the Accession
of Leo XIII," by Mr.. Charles Kent, translated into
nearly fifty languages. is curiosity of literature
soon to be published in London.
Extracts from the Edinburgh commonplace book
Magazine.
The New York Evening Express Almanac for
1872 is at one of the fullest well the
cheapest compilations Of its kind. 1t contains in
addition to the usual election returns and lists Of
State and federal officials. which make up the staple
of such almanacs very valuable of statistics
OF the trade and finance of the United States. Con-
cerning the city and State of New York its nforma
ton is abundant and carefully digested. the forty
pages devoted thereto being positively crammed
with facts. A new feature in American almanacs is
the devoting of nearly hundred pages to a synop-
tcal account of the principal countries of the globe
at the present time such in fact is found in the
costler manuals of Europe. This is but bare out
line of the almanac's contents. 1t reflects great
credit the editors, Messrs. II. A. Jackson and
John B. Peck, of the staff Of our contemporary.
Mr.. Val Prinseps, the English artist selected by
Lord Lytton to paint the at the Delhi Durbar
upon the proclamation of Victoria as Empress Of
Indias has written book descriptive of his trip
entitled Imperial India" Oddly enough it rid
cules the scene he Is commissioned to paint as "a
bad reproduction Of Batty's Hippodrome Myers
Circus"
1.-THE Leavenworth Case,' by Anna K. Green. is
appreciatvely reviewed in London.
There is a marked movement for the revival Of
Basque literature.
Haverty's hish-American Almanac for 1879 is
compiled with the view OF catering to the citizens OF
Irish BIRTH 1t is copiousy illustrated with
from ireland, and contains among other useful in-
formation classification of Irish Names" and q
History of the Irish Harpers."
The March number of the Celtic Monthly is in many
respects an improvement its predecessor 1t
still leaves good deal to be desired but is honest
endeavor to cultivate fallow field in magazine liter
cred in time. The number opens with the first part
Of life Of tho late Archbishop Hughes by the ven
erable Thurlow Weed. There are several short
articles of interest, not all original. however.
Among fresh pieces may be noted paper by DIR.
d. f. Collins ON Catholic Colonization in the
Northwest" and "Irish Bards," by Mr.. A. L. Co.'S
tello There is vigorous poem. 1.-THE Wood Of
Dairemore" by DR.. Joyce, and a quantity touched
species of verse Queen Isabella's Jewels" un-
signed. The paper Barry Sullivan is raw and
elusive
The only Boston announcement for the next fort
night is "Zbphiel." reprint of a poem by Maria
del Occdente (rs. Maria Brooks). The editor of the
book is Mrs. Axel C. J. Gustafson. who recently
wrote paper on the author for H@per's Magazine.
Houghton. Osgood 4 Co. will. in April. publish
'Locusts and Wild Honey by John Burroughs
author of ''winter Sunshine aud Birds and
Poets" Marriage" a new volume of Joseph
Cooks lectures, and a new edition of RusselPs
Library Notes" and the "Satchel Guide will be
issued by the same firm Loring has just brought
out without His Reckoning" by Florence Mar
ryst, and Tilton is publishing "Plain Needle.
work." by Lucrotia P. Hale. small manual. con
tanning directions for sewing. knitting and dsrning.
and an account Of the method Of teaching sewing in
the Boston public schools.
The first number Of the now series Of Brentano's q
aquatic Monthly and Sporting Gdseteer increased in
size, will be issued this month. It's pages will be
devoted to yachting, rowing. canoeing. athletics.
baseball, the turf riae polo and kindred sports.
The old corps of contributors will be largely rein
forced. The aquatic Monthly will be the only
magazine in the country devoted exclusively to the
chroniclng of outdoor sports. Mr.. Charles A. Pew
crclly is the editor.
Mr.. Clement, author Of Legendary and Mytholog-
ical Art" and Mr.. Laurence Hutton, of this city,
author Of Plays ana Players have prepared two vol
umes ARTISTS of the Nineteenth Century," which
Houghton. Osgood Co. will soon publish. 1t in
cludes biographical sketches of moro than 2,03
artists.
Violet Fame, it secms Is admired here almost as
much as on the other side of the water. q. w.
Carleton Co. have ready edition Of her
poems.
The death of Bayard Taylor has given rise TO almost
as many sonnets that of Bryant.
The large paper edition of Bancrofts History Of
the United States" is just completed.
1t is limited that Fanny Kembe has more records
in store Certainly she could make interesting
book from the time she married Pierce Butler until
the present.
1t is only part of the Brinley library that is to be
sold. The strength of this collection is Americana
i'm which it is only excelled by the CarterB Brown lib
rary of Providence
Charles scribner's Sons will shortly publish 81
mons .Thc Government of M. Thiers."
Mrs. Oliphant's Modern and Antique Art will b'
published in Porter Ohoatcs "Art at Home" scries
early in April. They will also publish juvenile
story. 'The Mail Carrier" by Harry Casteman. d
new editions they announce one Of Rollins "Ancien
| History" in two volumes. and of watsoni
| .'Dictionary of Poetcal Quotations"
| Philadelphia is the stronghold of religious pub