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(291) Printed by ELIEZER CHATER WILSON, of Compton Road, in the Parish of St. Mary, Islington, at No. 5 New-street Square, in the Parish of St. Bride, in the City of London; and Published by SAMPSON Low, of 14 Great James Street, in the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, at the Office, 47 Ludgate Hill, in the Parish of St. Bride.-Tuesday, March 15, 1859. General Record of British and Foreign Literature CONTAINING A COMPLETE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ALL NEW WORKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN 47 LUDGATE HILL: April 1, 1859. E have not a very important or extensive list of new books to present this fortnight, but quite equal to the average publications a month before Easter. WE The following summary embraces all that is noteworthy : In Literature, Science, and Art.-Mr. Darling's Cyclopædia Bibliographica-Holy Scriptures, published in 12 parts, in 1 thick volume, 8vo.; a continuation of Mr. Bohn's large Catalogue, price one shilling; Professor Forbes's Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers, in 1 vol. 8vo.; another of Mr. Grosse's interesting scientific volumes adapted to family reading, Evenings at the Microscope; the First Part of Messrs. Routledge's Illustrated Natural History; and the First Number of Messrs. Chambers's new Encyclopædia announced in our last. In History and Biography.-Two Years of the Reign of Charles I., in the Calendar of State Papers, edited by Bruce; the Eighth Volume of Miss Strickland's Lives of the Queens of Scotland; A Decade of Italian Women, by Thomas Adolphus Trollope, in 2 vols.; Mr. Chadwick's Life of De Foe, in 1 vol. ; a translation of Herzen's Memoirs of Catherine II. of Russia; and a small but new Life of Dr. Arnold, by Emma Jane Worboise, in crown 8vo. In Travel and Research.-Six Years in Russia, by an English Lady, in 2 vols. ; and a volume on American agriculture-Prairie Farming, by James Caird, with Notes by the Way. In Theology.-A volume of Sermons by the Rev. A. P. Stanley-Unity of Evangelical and Apostolical Teaching; one by the Rev. Charles Kingsley-Good News of God; and one by the Rev. F. L. Maurice-What is Revelation? (announced as just ready); St. Cyril's Commentary upon St. Luke, translated by Smith, in 2 vols.; Notes from Plymouth Pulpit, printed uniform with Beecher's Life Thoughts, to which it forms a Second Series; The Power of Prayer, as displayed during the late American Revival, by Dr. Prime; Malan's Meditations for Lent; and a Memorial of the Futtehgurh Mission and her Martyred Missionaries, by the Rev. J. J. Walsh, 1 vol., from America. In Medicine.-Cooper on Wounds and Diseases of the Eye, illustrated; Tomes's System of Dental Surgery; Brindley's Painless Dental Surgery; Barker on the Hygienic Management of Children; Moore's Diseases of Animals, and their Homeopathic Treatment; and new editions of the Sick-room Attendant, and of Bennet's Clinical Lectures. In Fiction.-The Dean, in 3 vols. appears, dedicated to the Rector of Eversley; and the name of Henry Kingsley appears as the Author of a novel just ready, entitled Geoffry Hamlyn, in 3 vols.; Life's Foreshadowings, in 3 vols.; Rose-coloured Spectacles; and Spellbound. A printer's error occurs in the first line of our last Circular, making nonsense of the context: for "narratives" read "new editions." A new number of both the Quarterly and the Edinburgh Reviews is announced for early in the month. The 2d inst. is the last day for advertisements. Messrs. Longman and Co. announce, in addition to the long list in the Circular of the 1st of March, Recollections by Samuel Rogers, edited by his Nephew, William Sharpe, in 1 vol.; A Journal kept in Turkey and Athens in 1857-8, by N. W. Senior, Esq., in 1 vol., with illustrations; The Wild Hebrides, by W. C. Dendy, in 1 vol., with 22 vignettes; Sir J. E. Tennent's Ceylon; Mr. C. R. Weld's Explorations of the Pyrenees; a Life of Schiller, translated from the German of Palleske, by Lady Wallace; Dr. Bunting's Life, by his Son. Mr. Murray's announcements include two more popular issues of standard popular books, under the title of Murray's Monthly Editions for the People-Moore's Life of Byron and Crabbe's Poetical Works, each in one-shilling parts, with illustrations. Messrs. Blackwood announce The Leaders of the Reformation, Luther, Calvin, Latimer, Knox, by Dr. John Tulloch; and the Second Volume of Dr. Thomson's Life of Dr. Cullen. Messrs. Smith, Elder, and Co. will publish during next month, the Memoirs of Percy Bysshe Shelley, edited by Lady Shelley, in 1 vol.; a new volume of Lectures by Ruskin; a new edition of Brooke's Fool of Quality, with preface by the Rev. C. Kingsley; Dr. Charles Mackay's Travels in America, in 2 vols.; and Romantic Tales, by the Author of John Halifax, in their cheap series. Mr. Bentley announces The Latter Days of Jerusalem and Rome, as revealed in Scripture, by the Author of Sermons in Stones; The Mothers of Great Men, by Mrs. Ellis; A History of the Governor-General of India, by Mr. Kaye; A History of the Stuarts, from Charles I. to James II., by M. Guizot; a Life of Dr. Hurd, Bishop of Worcester; Seven Years' Travels in the United States and the Far West, by Julius Fræbel; The Court of England under the Reign of George III. by Mr. Jesse; and a new tale by the Author of Mary Powell, called Village Belles. Messrs. Hurst and Blackett announce as forthcoming :- Sixteen Years of an Artist's Life in Morocco, Spain, and the Canary Islands, by Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, in 2 vols. 8vo. with coloured illustrations; A Good Time Coming, a novel, by the Author of Matthew Paxton, in 3 vols. ; Woodleigh, by the Author of Wild Flower, One and Twenty, &c., in 3 vols.; and A Mother's Trial, by the Author of The Discipline of Life, in 1 vol., with illustrations by Birket Foster. Messrs. Macmillan and Co. announce, amongst other new books, the title of a work of Fiction that bespeaks interest for it-Out of the Depths, a Woman's Story. Messrs. A. and C. Black announce a Life of Mary Queen of Scots, by Lamartine; Botany and Religion, or Illustrations of the Works of God in the Structure, Functions, Arrangements, and Distribution of Plants, by Dr. Balfour; Voices from the Cross, or the Seven Last Sayings of Our dying Lord, by Dr. Jeffrey; and various new editions, including the Waverley Novels, already noticed in our last. Messrs. Hogg and Son, who have recently published a very acceptable book for boys - Men who have Risen- announce a similar volume for girls, under the title of Worthy Women; they also announce Popular Preachers of the Ancient Church, their Lives, Manners, and Work. Messrs. Constable and Co. have just ready, A Sketchbook of Popular Geology, being a Series of Lectures delivered before the Philosophical Institute of Edinburgh, by the late Hugh Miller. Mr. Edwin T. Freedley, Author of the Practical Treatise on Business, so successful a few years back, has just published a new book with a very taking title-Opportunities for Usefulness, or a Thousand Chances for Making a Fortune, 1 vol. post 8vo. pp. 420. Mr. Peter Cunningham has in preparation, Vandyke in England; it will form a small volume, and contain not only all that is known in print about the great portrait painter, but much that is new about art in the days of Charles I., and the lives of Rubens, Vandyke, &c. We have authority to contradict the statement that appeared last week in the Critic relative to an agreement between Mr. Thackeray and Messrs. Smith, Elder, and Co. Mr. Dickens' termination of his conducting of, and connection with, Household Words, however it may practically disturb its course, is not to be considered as preventing its continuance. This is clearly decided by the Master of the Rolls in his judgment on the 26th inst., by which, Messrs. | Bradbury and Evans, as part proprietors of the work, are enabled to require the alteration of the wording of Mr. Dickens' advertisements; with the judgment, however, we "are not clear that Mr. Dickens' mere retirement will not, ipso facto, annihilate it, and that Household Words will be literally worth nothing as soon as it is perfectly well known that he has nothing more to do with it: that, one cannot tell till the result shall happen." At the same time, we are clear that the title of Household Words is too good and well adapted for a serial of the kind, has obtained too strong a hold of domestic regard, and that enterprise, capital, and good writing, are too available to allow such an opportunity to slip without a pretty strong effort being made to engage them in maintaining the old favourite. We shall not be surprised at the separating partners receiving some good bids for such an opportunity as it offers. The new volume of Tales from Blackwood contains the almost forgotten, but long ago celebrated "Bonnie Lay of the One-horse Shay," which has a little additional interest now from the success of the writer's son, the Author of Tom Brown's School Days. In acknowledging the two handsome volumes of Speeches of the Hon. Joseph Howe, recently issued from the British-American press, some few weeks since, we inadvertently quoted the career of Mr. Howe's father as that of the author. The speeches are those of the present wellknown and respected Legislator, who is now in his 56th year; and there is no work that will throw so much light on Canadian history as the volumes in question. They will prove of value both to the historian and politician. Mr. Howe is a native of Nova Scotia, the fellow-countryman of Judge Halliburton, General Williams of Kars, and General Inglis of Lucknow. We are sorry to hear from Canada that the Government contemplate imposing a duty of 10 per cent. upon the importation of books. Our Canadian brethren have for some few years enjoyed the privilege of a free entry, under which the demand for English publications has become a consideration to us. Our Montreal correspondent writes: "To our great astonishment our Ministry have now a measure before the House to put a duty of ten per cent. upon all books and pamphlets. This being an ad-valorem duty will press heavily on our English trade, and check our speculations in that line. We are afraid they will carry their tariff. We have (with the other booksellers) made strong representations, but without effect. Our tariff will, if this is passed, be nearly the heaviest literary tariff in the world. Books, ten per cent. ad valorem ; prints, engravings, maps, charts and globes, twenty per cent. There can only be one opinion among literary people about such a monstrous tariff, and you will at once see that it bears heaviest on the best books." The mention we gave some weeks back to the views of certain influential American booksellers in favour of a restrictive duty on the importation of English books in the United States, and the expressions it elicited from our press, is quoted by the New York papers, and, there is no doubt, will do somewhat to counteract the feeling. Meantime, Congress had declared against any alteration of the tariff, and the U.S. Government has to provide for the deficiency of the exchequer by some other expediency than raising the duties on imports. Our New York correspondent, writing under date of the 15th of March, says: “The coming Trade Sales for this spring will not have the glory of their predecessors: neither of our largest publishers will contribute to them. The Harpers find it to their advantage to make their own special terms to the Trade, without the aid of the auctioneer; and Appletons, I suppose, will do the same thing, as their name does not appear on the list of contributors. а You will be sorry to learn the death of Mr. Charles Sampson, of Phillips, Sampson, and Co., of Boston. He was esteemed a liberal, just, and very hard working man by the book trade generally. He was about 40 years of age. Mr. F. H. Underwood, of the same firm, and one of the Editors of the Atlantic Magazine, has retired from the business, and from connection with the Magazine; and Mr. Bartlett, Bookseller, of Cambridge, Massachusets, has just joined the firm." Apropos to American treatment of English literature, we are heartily pleased to hear from an authentic source that Mr. Dickens has received substantial offers from American publishers;—one securing to him for his new tale as large a sum as he could have expected under the working of an International Copyright. This is a step in the right direction, reflecting great credit on the liberality and enterprise of the house from which it emanates. English authors have always received full copyright remuneration when residing in America, the same as American authors have from us when residing in England; but this is the first instance of so large a sum being ventured without any other protection from reprint but that of "moral 'suasion." Mr. Charles Dickens has communicated to the Literary Fund the noble offer of a Friend of Literature to give £10,000 in money, and 17,000 volumes of books, to the Corporation, on condition of certain reforms calculated to increase the value of the Fund were they adopted.-Daily News. Mr. Gladstone is announced to preside at the anniversary dinner of the Literary Fund on the 18th of May; and the Earl of Shrewsbury to preside at the anniversary dinner of the Printers' Pension Society. Mr. David Page continues the controversy relative to the authorship of the "Vestiges," and writes to the Caledonian Mercury :-" To put an end to this, now and for ever, I hereby affirm, with the proofs before me, fresh and incontrovertible, as they did twelve years ago, that Mr. Robert Chambers is the sole and responsible author; I say responsible in a somewhat qualified sense, leaving others to fix the amount of responsibility they would attach to an ingenious compilation, but very general misapprehension, of the scientific opinions and discoveries of others." Professor Nichol has intimated his intention of before long making apparent how far he agrees in the conclusions of the Author of "The Vestiges," and, considering them as scientific conclusions, "how very far he differs from them." Bishop Pearson's work on the Creed was first published in 1659, and it is in contemplation to record the completion of its second century, by erecting a memorial to the author, whose remains lie without any record in the Cathedral of Chester, over which diocese he presided. AUCTION SALES during the next FORTNIGHT :-April 1, The continuation of a miscellaneous collection of books, by Messrs. Southgate and Barrett.-April 1, A large collection of books by Mr. Hodgson.-April 1, 2, and 4, evenings, A collection of engravings, by Mr. Lewis.—April 1, 2, 4, and 5, The continuation of the Libri Collection, by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson.April 4, 5, and 6, A large collection of books, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson. TO CORRESPONDENTS.—“ A RETAIL BOOKSELLER" calls attention to the great inconvenience attending a system of publishers advertising their works as ready," or "will be ready," on such a day, when they are not so. We think the subject well worthy the consideration of publishers; much of it proceeds from want of thought of the trouble entailed, and in ignorance of how often it defeats the advertisement. His "A BOOKSELLER OF 25 YEARS' STANDING " has our sympathy. We agree in his remarks as to the evil, but fear the remedy he proposes is impracticable. It has been tried and has failed many times. suggestions shall be kept in mind. .... ADDRESS (An) to the Inhabitants of the Metropolis by the (894 APPEAL (An) to the Tradesmen of the Metropolis on the .... [896 8vo. APPROACHING FALL of ROME, and the Coming of the ......... ..... BRINDLEY (W. F.)-Painless Dental Surgery: a Popular [904 CAIRD (J.)-Prairie Farming in America; with Notes by CHADWICK (W.) Life and Times of Daniel De Foe. m CHARNOCK (R. S.)-Local Etymology: a Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names. By Richard Stephen Charnock, F.S.A. Demy 8vo. cloth lettered, 12s. (Houlston) [vide Adv. 258].. ........ [911 CHILD'S (The) Own Picture-Book: an Illustrated Book [918 CRAIK (G. L.) Outlines of the History of the English Language; for the Use of the Junior Classes in Colleges and the Higher Classes in Schools. By George L. Craik. 3d edit. 12mo. pp. 150, cloth, 2s. 6d. (Chapman&H.) [919 DAILY PRAYERS for Young Women who have been taught in Church Schools. Compiled by Francis E. Paget. 18mo. pp. 16, sewed, 14d. (Masters) ...... (920 DE PORQUET (L. F.)-Corrigé; ou, Partie Française des Exercices de la Nouvelle Grammaire Parisienne. Par Louis Philippe R. F. de Porquet. 12mo. sewed, 1s. (Simpkin).. [920* DE PORQUET (L. F.) - First Italian Reading-Book; or, Raccolta di Storie e di Novelle, Veramenti Morali. By Louis Philippe R. F. de Porquet. Onzième édition. 12mo. cloth, 3s. 6d. (Simpkin) ...... [921 DO YOU BELIEVE THE GOSPEL? 32mo. pp. 8, sewed, [922 6d. per dozen (Wertheim)... DOYLE (M.) · The Village Lesson Book for Girls. By Martin Doyle. 18mo. pp. 88, cloth, 6d. (Groom[923 bridge)... 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