New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07

ever been partner-which. indeed he knows ] never
was as well as any alive, and better. For all eNl-
dence and explanation those matters pray Apply 70
behalf with Mr. Macrone and his ddus AehGtsS MI
Hansard. and can set the question entirely AZ rest
Whatever you do pray apply TO me no more lou ndNe
my assurance will not pay the money or siNpence 0l
IT, will not characterize this proceeding OF lhe
just now as 1t deserves. but III Dide my uine anu ,h
perhaps have word TO about II one OF THESE
days which will raise his honest wrath - r,,cppvs
Faithfully yours CHARLES DlChENS'
The novel which was to have been written for
Macrone was "Barnaby Rudge," or, 10 give it the
title originally designed for it, "Gabnel Warden,
the Locksmith of London Mr.. Forster not only
fails to cite this agreement, but be implies that no
such agreement ever existed. AS he certainly knew
of il while the negotiations were going on WIN
MacTone for the surrender of the agreement in re-
turn for a transfer of the copyright OF the
Sketches" he must have trusted in this part OF
his biography TO a treacherous memory. UaOriel
Warden" was repeatedly announced by Macrone'
Barnaby" did not appear until four years later
when it was published by Chapman a. Hall. The
following is the agreement:
TO JOHN MACRoNE, ESQ,
10 FURYIvM's ISNs J
Monday, May 3, 1886
Ny Dear Macrone:-I shall have great pleasure IN
the lrst Edition of york Of Fiction lin Three Volumes
Of the sual type to be written by me- and to be entitled
more than one thousand copies are TO be printed.
also agree your printing an extra number OF COPIES
II il should appear desirable; on condition that the
profits thereon all expenses being first deducted DC
divided between us. ~,
also understand that the before mentioned Too Hun
red Pounds are be paid by delivery OF the en-
tire inscription or before the 3Oth day OF NoVeno
by your acceptances at such dates as may De agree
a0ie 10 0O'H VI U.s. very la''A' CHARLES DICKENS.
Nicholas Nickleby" was nearing its conclusion
when negotiations were opened with Chapman d
Hall for another work, with respect TO which
Dickens was in position almost to make his own
terms The result of good deal of bargaining was
the beginning of THE Old Curiosity Shop" the
scheme of which at first was something IN the ma
ture of a serial miscellany of tales and sketches,
with contributions by various hands:
TO THOMAS milton.
Alfred is instructed by his Papa that ts "aa mp
PETERsHAM, July 20, lS50
Dear Tom: am extremely sorry taat you have been
so unwe You cannot do other than gei ouI Oh low" u
medical man. put myself into good ana re%ar course
OF vng ana gg 1s weateT link Tor VINO never
have headache-haye scarcely haG nythns el5r OF
late but been in moplng ana heaVy cohuIoh al
least six hours out OF the four and twenty. ,,.,
Since Friday nave only been into town once Wmc1i
was ast night TO dine with Miss COutts ana then did
not 90 on TO Doughty-s. but went straight there ana
came straight back. was prevented from Seeins you
On TUESDAY by beng all day engaged with Forster
checking Chapman dalls Calculations and rejecting
aud making proposals. Ine terms OF the new thinS
were finally agreed upon before left town at night
ana they advertise for the first time In the next num-
Before l tell you what they are I should pre-
mise that, the form being mucl more expensive, the
profits less tnan those OF PckwiGk aud HlchIeoy
v1io they do deny were-UDOH NE numbers ana
aciiLoIt he sale Il, bookS-al4000 upon each should
also tell you mat every estimate has oeen unknown 70
Them rgdy cLeckeJ by printers and paper makers ana
pronounced perfectly accurate ,.,,, ~.
FIrsT-They give 81, 500 more for NicklebY. Five
hundred Of TINS have mad go there Is tnou ana more
to pay. ma o,o . -oot, for tho ,syv vvorl
out which pay for what assistance require, Wmcn
upon uOeral allowance may average AZ WeSh' yut
certainly not more Iney aIo pay az ss, 5 % @
cs win oe very expeusve). aud then OF all profits allow
me one clear ha!-aot deductOig The erpcHS,S
BY this arrangement upon saie o. -V,UOO COPIES
shall get nothing; upon sale OF 10000 they get nan
the profit upon the additional 10000 and ada the other
half to my 4JJ-you understand IL tne W0IA went on
for two wears anu to sell 10000 lWmch Bradbury
foush there il good chance OF I'D, M prJAs would be
between ten aud eleven thousand pounds and t.ers
mink TINS very good-as good could be-and II the
secret OF form and nature OF the new pnohcauol Is
rgldly kept us douUt 1t will, no le Il may make "A
tremendous stand. II so, don't despair OF making
decent thing OF some one Of my WORKS yetnd as TO
ume continues to be popular II may 50 On IOF I'VE
s6onlJ ike 10 near what YOU think Of this Let me
know ana If You 90 d. Chapman Hans call there
tell yOu are going out OF tOWn-dnd get the next
NUMBER of Nckl-by II may anuse you for half an hour
Away faithfully, = u.
At the end of the volume of autographs are two
drafts in DIckens's handwriting, OF u caulionary
notice To be published by his solicitors, and on the
back of one of them is list OF London newspapers,
| IN which the notice was probably to be printed.
The two drafts present only slight verbal differ
ences We copy one of them. Ii is evident that the
Mcav bersms in the family, which veZed his early
days reappeared in most aggravated form as he
grew prosperous and famous. Inc trouble was
much more serious than any previous publication
has led the world to suppose and there were many
annoying incidents which have not been disclosed.
Miss Hogar;h writes to Mr. Ouvry that since Mr..
Forster has written 80 freely of the family money
troubles she does not feel justified in destroying all
the carly autographs which refer to them but there
were several letters to Milton about the financial
dculties'of DIckenss father and his brother Fred
euck, which she had no hesitation in burning. The
caution tells It's own stOryi
CAUTION
We the unders gned, solicitors FOR Charles Dickens OF
No. DtyOnsnre Terrace York Gate Regents Park, ia
! tic County OF Mlldlrsex, do hereOY give motto,
THAT certain persons having or purDJrung 10 nave the
sur aus Of our SAID client nave put INTO cremation
with the view vi readily Obtaining credit thereon,
cyr;n acceptanC"s made payable az his private resi-
| dcucc ihe Offices OF his business agents.
MAT person whatever las any rBIt, utle or au-
taugy snake promis.Ory nOcs, acceptduces or other
rccnluIy writings payable either al the private resi-
dcuc the SAID ClaTies Dickens his publisher
bankers, and tnat such Dls made payaDle as aOre-
! said. WILL SOr BIZ PAID.
Aud We 40 lurthcr give notice that from and after the
Gaie rer.ug Charles Dick Will not discharge
qndate any GeDG or deos save those OF his own or
h, ~ es Tacuug and that auy application made 10
him on OF the debts OF Otuer person wnOni
'Oo''- MA - sNITHsoN & milton,
% southampton Buildings,
CHancery Lane.
| Dated THE eighth day of March, 1S41.
! The new book referred to IN the following letter
| is American Notes." and it appeared about the
| time here set for it.
THOMAS MILTON