Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-15
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

"Elihu Burritt," memorial volume con
 taining sketch of his life and labors with se- lections from his writings and lectures, and
 extracts from his private journals in Europe and America, edited by Charles Norkhend, is very complete record of ''the Learned Blacksmith" and his work. Mir. Burritt was
 born in New Britain, Conn.,, December 8,
 1910, and died there March 6, 1879. He was never married, his family in New Britain con sisting of his widowed sister, Mrs. Almira Strickland, and her two daughters. MT. Bur
 ritt was brought to general notice as 'the Learned Blacksmith" by Hon. Edward Ever cit in 1888. After this time he was known as lecturer, author, and philanthrophist and 8 considerable portion of his life was passed in England About 300 of the 479 pages of this volume are filled with selections from his writings. Perhaps the best of these are the accounts of his "Walks" through different parts of Great Britain. Published by D. Ap- pleton & Co.,, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 The nineteenth volume of Scribner's Month ly is published. It contains the magazines for the month of November, 1879, to April, 1880, inclusive. This volume contains, among other things, portions of those splendid se- rials, "The Grandissimes," by George ". Cable 'Louisiana," by Mrs. Burnett, and 'tConfdence," by Henry James. Eugene Schuyler's 'sPeter the Great" Mir. E. F. Roe's ''Success with Small Fruits, "The Tile Club Afoat," IA Wheel About the Hub" and ''Young Artists Life in New York" are among the many good things that the readers of Scribner's will recollect. Then there are the pleasant short stories, essays, biographical sketches, poems, etc., for which the periodi- cal is celebrated, and the departments alone give the book value. The engravings of this volume are of remarkable excellence, the frontispieces being portraits of Peter the Great and Bayard Taylor. Tine volume is bound in the neat and substantial style of ths preceding numbers. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 The readers of ''Vignettes in Rhyme, and Other VerEes," by Austin Dobson, will feel that the praise with which MT. Stedman in- troduces them is wholly deserved. Mr. Sted- man says Reviewing these 'Vignettes in Rhyme, and Proverbs in Porcelain, I have felt like one who has the freedom of a virtuosos collection-who handles unique clumsiness may leave a blemish or in some way cost him dear. Artist and poet at once, MT. Dobson reminds me of Francia, who loved to sign his paintings :Aurifex.' and on his trinkets inscribed the word Pic. tor And I have an impression that rarely of late has an English singer offered us more charming portraits, purer touches of nature, more picturesque glimpses of a manor which he holds in fee. It is hard to define his lim- itations, for he has not yet gone beyond them; yet shall not be surprised if his flu ture career shall prove them to be outside the liberties which even a friendly critic might assign to him. The book which calls forth these words from Mir. Stedman is elegantly published by Henry Holt & Oo., New York, and is for sale in this city by H. H. Peck.
 The sixth part of Mrs. Lambs "History of the City of New York" brings the story to the end of the Revolution, and connects local history with general history so as to shed new light upon both. Mrs. Lamb is an admirable annalist, and has the antiquarian taste and knowledge which are necessary to her work in greater measure than any other writer who has treated the subject in 8 popular way. This number includes the evacuation of the city by the British and the end of the colo nial government, with the beginnings of the State government of New York. The pub fishers continue to do their part of the work liberally and judiciously. The illustrations include an engraving of Vests unfinished picture, ''The Signing of the Treaty" which represents the American envoys, portraits of Lafayette and of Lord Stirling's daughter, Lady Kitty Duer, and view of Governor Morris house on the East River.