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2 eS Books and Authoss. LITERARY PROBPRCPS OF TRE SEASON. ‘Trere bas beens manifest improvement im the book market since the election, and tt is anticipated that tue ‘wade will be active and prosperous during the fail and winter. A iair proportion of standard works are being veprinted, but publishers are on the alert for new pro- @ustions of mer't, by American authors. it will be seen Dey the paragraphs which follow, that the national and Wate governments are making important contributions to Mstory and some departments of science, that several of ‘the learned societies of the country are bringing out vo Dames of unquestionable interest and importauce, and Shet a considerable number of our politicians, out of of- Boe, or soon 0 be 80, arc intent on serving the public in a Beerary capacity. HISTORY. ‘Bho new volume about to be issued by the New York Mistorical Society will be of unusual interest, It will @ontain:—1. A transition of the Voyages of De Vries, from Holland to America, 1632-1644, executed with care and success by Mr. Henry C. Marvby, who, since his retirement from Congress, has devoted himself with re- Rewed carnestxcss to American{history and bibliography. After Hudson, De Vries was the only one of the Dutch mavigstors and travellers, as tar es is known, who pub- Bsbed a journal! or narrative of voyages to the New Nether- Jands during the period tn which this country was occupied by their uation, 2. A revised translation of Megapolensis’s @act on the Mohawk Indians, with an introductory sketch ef the author, by John Romeyn Brodhead, who is likely t0 bave icisure for the continuation of his History of New ‘York under the Datch, afier the inauguration of Mr. Buchanan. This tract, by the way, was not “originally ‘written in Latin,’’ as stated in a book called an Eacyclo- ‘pedia of American Literature, but im excellent Dutch, ‘tm which it has remained till the present day, 3. ‘Bhe Jacques Papers, translated and arranget, with an Mmterestiog memoir, by John G. Shea. 4. Broad vice to the New Netherland Provinces, transiat- ‘ea by Henry C. Murphy. 65. An extract from Castell’s Disoourse on America: 1644. 6. Am extract from Wage- ‘Baar, relating {0 the colony of New Amstel, on the Dela ‘Ware, translated by John R. Brodhead, 7. The Seven Articles from the Church of Leyden, 1617, with an intro- @uctory letter, by George Bancroft. This ts a most va- Juable and interesting document—noi less remarkable for Baving 20 lorg etcaped the researches of the New Eng- Janc antiquaries. 8. An account of the negotiations b2- tween New England and Canada, ‘» 1660, embracing the Journal of Father Druilletes, &s. 9. The journal of the Proceedings of the first Assembly of Virginia, im 1619, This journal bas loog been regarded as trretrievably lost; indeed, some of the historians Bave declared there wes never any such assembly im America. Of lis general interest, as a record of tne Proceedings of the tirst legislative body convened on this eontinent, and especially its interest to Virginians, as the ‘beginning of their documentary history, there can be vo doubt. Toe volume is to by completed by an index to all tbe previous publications of the society, now amounting to fificen. The pub.ication of the ‘Documents relating to the Colo- mia! Bistery of the State of New York’? is going on rapid dy under iho direction of the Regents of the University, to ‘whom the general authority over the matter was trausfer- wed by an act of the LegisJature at i:s last session. The ‘work is edited by FE. B. O'Callaghan, LL. D, whose zeal nd ability tn ‘ustating the history of New York nave for many years been well known among historical stocents. Volumes IIL, IV., V., VL, Vil. and LX. have al- veady been published, and volumes I. and VIII. are nearly ready. Indeed, the firet volume is only waiting for ® valuable map in the baads ef the engraver, ef which on y two copies are kmown to exist: one tn the eollection of our historical society, and the other, from which an engraving is being made, in the collection ot Dr. O'Cailagban, 1; exhidits the limite of the West india Company, uncer their charter from the S ates Genera|, and is especially curious as having been made before the ‘eats >lishmeat of the Plymouth coiony, which, with Mas. wachuseits, &c., is quite unknown to the Dutch goo grapber, being swallowed up ia New Netherland, which extends from the Delaware tar beyond Cape Cod. These ‘Volumes, published by the State of New York, are of im me ‘M@portance, not only as contributiors to our local history, but {or the materials they contain respacting the eneral progress and power of the American colonies, and ‘BO nories of such papers bas ever been more excellent\y edited. The American Archives, the richest of al! repositories ef cur natiovel history for the period ending with the revolution, appear to have bees suspended—tia the midst of the printing of one of the heavy folio volumes—o gratify some perverse whim of Mr. Secretary Marcy. Mr. Peter Force, however, does not iniermit his labors ‘mpon the work, and will be far in advance of the printer when ® pew Secretary comes in wi ling to carry out the Jaw on this subject. The Albany Insiitale, of which Mr. J. V. 1 Prayn is President, have iesued proposals for publishing a series of velames on American history, from origina! manuseripis, to be called the “ Historical Series of the Albany Insti- ute —a title which predisposes the judicious against !t. ‘I e simply an impertinence. The publicaiion will, how- be valuable, and be bought by persons whocac afford bo bave proper title pages mado for their own copies, The Sret volume will contain “A Relation of toe Begianing ‘ead Progress of King Philip's Indian War,” written ia 1676, by John Easton, with other documerts on the Ia @yan ware of New Engiaad, from unpublishe! records in fe archives of this State. The second will probably con dain the “ Records of Indian Affeirs in the Colony of New York,’ from 1676 to 1761, by Poter Wraxail. ‘Tho Logiataturo of B rode Island bas ordered the priat- taig of an octe¥s Solume of important manuscript doou- ‘ments, \!"ratrbting the colonia! history of that State. Jobn G. Palfrey, who has been « professor in Harvard Seliege, editor of the North Amcrican Review, Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, member of the National Bouse of Nepresontatives, &°., has recently returned from London, where he has been making some researches tw the State Paper (ffce, and is pew engaged in writing & Ihietory of the New Eagiand colonies. Mr. Canaries W. Ewwt, of Connecticut, has in the press of one of our lead- fag how es, two or three octavos on the same subject. ‘George H. Moore, librarian of the New York Hisiorioa! Bociety, has been for some time engaged in the Preparation of « pew edition of Rev. Dr. Gordon's ‘™ History of the American Revolation,”’ to which be fe adding voluminoce notes, embracing the best re wake of inquiries im this Heid during the last hal! centary. No history of the revolution has ever been written which Is 20 graphic and interesting as Gordon's, and it is gene waily very socurate, as the euthor had the advantage of frequent personal intercoaree with Washington and other eclebraied charactors of that ego, wile writing i. Mr. Moore is probably better qualified to edit a new impres- sion of it (han any other person (0 the country. XK” J, Wingate Thoratos, of Boston, la preparing a new edition of “Hnlchinson’s History of Massachusetts,” ‘With copious notes and (llustrations. All the editions of this work are now scarce and expensive. Mr, Pockingham Smith, our Secretary of Legation in Madrid, \s making on exteasive collection of documents Mhwetreting the history of the Spanish dominion in ter- Titory now subject to the United States, A royal order Bas been issued to the keepers of the archives through eet the kingdom to allow Mr. Smith to make copies of ali och papers as be may need, wherever foun Dr. Francie L Hawks le ocoupled with a “History of Nerth Caroliza.”’ It will embrace some \nterestiag tracts ef an carly date, of which be has the ouly copies kaown to be in existence, Franz Loher, ® German Roman Catholic, bas jurt pub- Bebed in Avgeburg. © work om the “History and Cood)- ten of the Germans in America,” in seven volames. ‘The iaat contains description of American society, and Parts of {t will excite the attention of our Koow Nothing Setlow citizens. The Catholics,” says the sarguine Ixeber, “have, in the United \aten, as weil as in Canada, world- Tenewned and ecoomplihed priests teachers, who ‘re ruperior in mind and {intellect to their Protestant brethres, This vexesthe preachers of the old Haglish Pecks, and they are beside themselves with anger, The ‘Wareboore of thelr own theology offers thom only few ‘Weapone. Their religion is cold, intelligent, and yet not ations! enough; they therefore libel and persecute the Catholic church, and represent [te priests ae the mort fo- Fectous beanie of prey, only fit to be devoured with aka fend bones, This \sexnctiy the thing moet agreeable to the Catholic managers. They have plenty of money, pe Ty tbing in America, akboagh ball of it comes from Parope. Their pricethood t# weil reguisted and @rilled, and the moltiinde of the believers obey their commands like one man The Catholic bishops have al Feady now, at least in the free Stator, the greatest polities! power. They elect Presidents and Governors, and are nesriy alwaye democratic, though they know when to Obange their polities.” Colonel Benton bas made great progress in his “anridgemen! of the Debates of Congress from 1199 gate Between (wo and three of the large and compact volumes of w! th tn to consist aro alrescy stereotyped, and ibe eubrer\ tons for tt bave bee remarksdly I!ve val. There can '@ mo doubt that the whole work will be excellcutty done end \« ibe po'tieal agttations before us, ‘when men must «' be heard respectiay the future, it will have a great sale. it woll be indispensable to every well informed citiz+n. Mr, Prescott, the author of ‘Ferdinand and Isabella” and “Pbilip the Spoond,’’ bas just completed a ‘Continua- tion’? of Robertson’s “‘Hutory of the Reigu of the Em- peror Cbarles V.,”” which will be pabliahed with a new edition of that celebrated work The materials for this “Continuation”? were obtained while the author was en. gaged in his search for documents iclating tothe reign of Philip 1I., and they present some portions of the life of Obarles in @ very different light from that received as true in the time of Robertson. Mr. George W. Greene has issued proposals for pub- ishing the ‘‘Letters and Despatches’? of his grandfather, Major General Nathaniel Greene, in six octavo volumes, of which the first will appear during the coming wiater. No letters respecting the Revolution, except Washington's only, are more interesting or important than Greene's. A few of the members of the Massachusetts Historical Society have for some time had under consideration a project for starting a monthly journal, devoted entirely to historical matters, and to be an organ for all the histo- Tical societion in the United States, and a medium of inter- communication for our historical students. Mr. C. B. Richardeon has decided to undertake the editorship of such @ periodical, and will fill its pages chiefly with con- densed reports of the proceedings of the historical so- cieties, biographical and historical essays, notes and que- mes, &c,, &, It will be a monthly, in small quarto, like the London Notes and Queries. That something of this kind is needed is generally conceded, but the pian of Mr, Risbardson 1s too limited. A monthly magazine that can be offered for a dollar a year wi'l not contain the papers which should constitute the first claim of such a work to approval. A magazine like Zhe Gentleman’s would better serve Mr. Richardson’s excelient purpose, and would be far more readily supported. BIOGRAPHY. ‘The Jast number of the North american Review contains a.abarp article on biographical dictionaries, in which the recently pablisned Cyclopedia of Biography, by the Rev. Dr. Hawks, is made to suffer, Another and much larger work of this kind is aboutto be published by the Rev. Dr. J. L. Biake, of New Jersey, which promises to be more satisfactory. Dr. Blake is certainly a most indefati- gable worker, and he has devoted several years almost exclusively to the preparation of his American articles, which appear to be executed with singular exactness and judgment. We have looked over some of the sheets of his book, and they have impressed us very favorably. One of his articles is on the late Mr. Edwin Williams, who is mentioned as one of the aitacaés of the Haralp, which the learned Doctor admits has furnished him a grea: deal of exceedingly valuable material. Dr, Blake's Biograpb!- cal Dictionary will make nearly fifteen bundred o:tayo pages o¢ the largest sizo. ‘The venerable Dr. Allen, whose “American Biograpal- cal Dictionary,’’ (more properly to be called New Bag- land Biographical Dictlonary,) has been ao long before the public, bas in press a new an’ much enlarged edition of it. It ts extremely rich in New Eogiand parsoas who have “preachea before the Legislature,’’ ur done some. thing else as remarkable, and nearly all the heroas of it by eome means ‘died in the odor of sacctity.”’ it em- braces notices of a geverous number of the Allens, but even respecting them the autaor’s plous credulity is apt to lead bim astray. He hasan edifying story of the ‘re. peniance of Etban Al/cn, (who bad soms honorabie dis- ‘Unction as a partisan leader daring the Revolution, and wrote @ volame of rigmarole about the Christian religion,) which repentance is alleged to have been caused by @ scene at the bedside of a dying daugh- fer. But unlackily for General Ethan Allen, perhaps, aad certainly so for the reputation of Dr. William Alien, as @ biographer, the btro of Ticonderoga never bad any “dying daughter,” and the tale is in every respect groundiess. The book, with all its faults, how- ever, is not without value. Tue first edition of it was printed nearly fifty years ago; and the author, with the most horest intentions, has been adding to it ever since, ac good Yankecs, and occasionally as serious outside bar- baerians, bave falien into the grave. A work ofa far higher character is “The Annals of the American Pulpit,” by the Rev. Dr. Sprague, to be completed in six or seven very large and compact octavo volumes, of which two have jast been published, em- bracing lives of the most eminent American divines of the Trinitarian Congregational school. Oa this exensive survey of our ecclesiastical biography, Dr. Sprague has expended great deal of labor, guided by sound judg- ment and & traly catholic spirit. It tsa biographical dictionary of a clags only, but as far as it goes it would be ditieust for apy man to make a better one. ‘The Old version of ‘‘Plutarch’s Lives,”’ known as Dry- den’s, bas bad a fame among scholars not unlixe that of Chapman's Homer. The feeble and inaccurate translation by Larghoroe bas supplanted it in the market, bat » handsome edition of it, corrected from the Greek, and re- vised by Profeesor Clough, of Harvard College, which will be published in @ i¢w days, will have a popularity equal to lis extraordinary meriis. No other Plutsroh, it may safely be predicted, will hereafter be generally known among Exgisb readers. “Dir, Webster's Private Correspondence, "is to be issued on the 20th December, will be the book of the seasoa in this department. The two volumes will pe uniiorm with those of the “‘Works of Daniel Webster,’ edited by Mr. Everett, ETHNOLOGY. The idea which (he well known literaticur, C. G. Von Marx, presented to the public in 1804, in bis prospectus Of a 'Libli roa GClottiva hat is, a lint of all the gram. mars and vocabularies of the different languages of the world, written and published—will be realized soon by the linguistic boousellers par excellence, Trubner & Co , of London. The first volume of their “Bibliotheca Giottics,’ containirg a catslogue raisonne of works relatiag tw the ianguagee of the American coaliaent, by one of our moat learced and industrious New York lawyara, Mr. Her. mann BE. Ludwig, author of “ Toe Literatare of American Local History,’ &e., nearly ready, and will bs pabliehed in Londom on the 1i:h of Deccmber. Frew an examinaticn of the proof sbee's of this interesting biblio grapbioal work, wo can etate that It contains, ia throe bondred and forty five articies, all the Known yocabu jaries, grammars and grammatical notices published or known to exist, of s0 many of the aboriginal languages, and of about thres hundred of the dialects of this contineat. Even where ony a few words of « language or dialect are known, due reference in made to the book where they are to be found, snd there are made over two thoa rand quotations of separate words, articles, or observa tens on American languages. Until receatly, by the moat accurate and diligent researches of Vater and others (1815 to 1847) we hed such notices of only two bandred aod oleven American languages. The study of philology bas, however, made great progress in resent years, eo that by diligent research ibe author of the forthcoming ‘work bas probabry made \\ a pearly complete survey of thia felé, Trobner & Co. invend to publish other volumes on the Afvican, Pelynerian, Asiatic aod Ruropean leo. guages. The ald of some of our own llegniate has beoa solicited for the African, and we may hope fore work in regard to these Iarguages leo, which will be honorable to American sebelarship Tue sixth and concluding yolume of H. R. Sshooleraf’s gTeRt work on the ‘History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes in the United States” is complete’, nad will be given to the public soon after the meeting of Oon- areas, Several volumes, embracing results of the Japan eo pedition, are Likewise in press, wo be issued by the go vornment TRAVELS. ‘The mont noticeable pook of the yearn this depart. ment 1s Professor award Robinson's “Later Biblical Re searches In Palestine and in the Adjacent Regions,’’ pab- lished # days ago im Boston. Dr. Robinson is on. doubtedly the most learned and iliastrioas of living tra. vellers, except Hombolet. All hie works in connection with sacred liverature and scholarsbip are recognized as of the first rank, by competent critics throughot the world, His friemda wiil learn, with regret, that he bas for severni weeks been very 1!) at his house te this city, He le now, bowover, regarded as convalesoont. The “ Adventures of a Roving Diplomatist’ ts the piquant title of the long looked-for book of the Chevalier Wikoff, which is destined to create, perhaps, the liveliest literary sensation of the searon. The snthor, from the eocentric nature of bis career, has become Invested with a romantic prestige that renders him to serious minde aa obeect of curtority, whilst the lovers of the marvellous regard him with cnusoal and peculiar interest, His last book, ‘ My Courtebip and tte Consequences,” eur prised every one, not merely from ita extraordinary detatis, overfowing with san mag, bet by euch literary merite, ae no one had before attributed to the Ingenious hero of it. ‘The book hed an ftemense sale; and while it must Awakoned thoneands of jingting echoes in the author's | Cash box, it nebieved # result that must have been inf | nitely moro preciows than ary amount of ¢ something of the past in order to Up to the { | appearence of “My Courtship” the Chevalior Wikcg was locked u or an theauthor of an copardonable outrage, which bad suv ected bim to a vulgar incarceration, aad ‘was dettined o lower perman-utly the gocia! considera- {ton be bed pr viously enjoyed. The revelatione of his bock, however, proved that be bat been the victim of Some mystoricne conspiracy, aad public opinion, with singular voapimity, quashed the judgment of a corrupt Italian tribunal, and reopenea to him the doore of pew and promising future. 1m this perform. ance, the Chevalier hinted that the English govero- ment bad something to do with his imprisonment at Genoa in 1861; bat without proof, so singular s statement was received with incredultty. It appears that the ob Ject of the present pubtication is to clear away ali doubt ‘on this point, by showing cause and effect; or, in other words, by assigning such matters to the English govern: ment for the Chevalier’s suppression, as to convince al) parties that Lord Palmerston, and not Miss Gambie, was, in trath, bin Genoese jailer. The revelations of this cu- rious book respecting the way things are managed in the Foreign Department of ber Britannic Majesty's govern- ment are said to be racy and humorous in the highest degree, whilst the sketches of character rival Brady’s photographs for minuteness and fidelity. The really valuable sortion of the new book is reported to be the flood of light thrown upon the iotriguee and schemes thet Jed finally to the elevation of Louis Napoleon to the ‘tbrone of France. No one will venture lightly to dispute the facta that Wikoff presents in such solid and imposing array; and if his facta are incontrovertible, then Louis Napoleon is the best abused man of the present day. Hardly any one wil regret more than the gallant Cheva- Kier himself the necesaity of introducing Mies Gamble’s name again to the public, but it is done with the friendly motive of rescuing her from the odium that ber supposed heartlessness bad brought on her. We recommend cbapter XVI—the Pretext—to the sympathetic perusa) of all our lady readers. In short, we have no doubt what- ever ihat the “Adventures of the Roving Diplomatist” are destined to a wide circulation amongst all classes of read- ers; for besides his materials, that are culled from every source and every country, there is that in the style of ‘the author that renders all he writes pleasing, attractive, ‘and often fascinating. Mr. Ballestier, an old Singapore merchant, has in pre paration a volume om Cochin China and Eastern Asia, which it is believed will contain much information, of Peculiar importance to the mercantile community trading ‘with that part of the world. From a social, religious, political or commercial point of view, there are few countries more in‘erestiug to the p2o- ple of the United States than Brazil, and tho nearly simul- taneous appearance of three considerable works oa the subject shows that the only empire of our hemisphere ig now recetvying no small share of curious attention. “Life in Brazil, or « Journal of @ Visit to the Land of the Cocos and the Paim,”’ by Mr. Ewbank—‘ormerly Com- missioner of Paten*—is an able and careful production, and it has to Protestant republicans an air of as much Strapgevess In some of tts details as the travels of Marco Polo The Historical and Statiscal Society of Rio Jancico, ‘we learn by the last advices from that city, have appoint- ed committee to refute some of the propositions of Mr. Ewbank, which are deemed erroneous. Perhaps they might as well occupy themseivea with the correction of ‘the evils he discloses. If they will send their report to the HxraLp, we will see that just‘ce is done in this case, at least, between the BrazHiaus and the criticising travel- ler. The entertaining and instructive volume entitled “Brazil and La Pla‘a, the Personal Record of a Cruise,” by the Rev. C. S. Stewart, of the Navy, is the best of Mr. Stewart's books It is the most graphic picture of soenery and sock ty in the dominions of the American Emperor that has appeared. About ihe end of December we are pro- maised from Philadelphia a splendidly illustrated volume on Brazil by Mr. Kidder and Mr. Fletcher, both of whom bave rerided at Rie under circumstances which enabled them to become intimately acquainted with the present civilization and resources of the country. Mrs Farnbam’s “California, Indoors aod Out,” ig hav img a large sale. The authoress, perhaps, had» Ot edu- cation for her experiences in the “Golden State He holding the place of matron in the Sing Sing State Prison. At apy rate, she d wi.b the official and private rabbie of Sap Fri mcisco with the ability, as well as the temper of a member of the Vigilance Committee, and gives us striking and intelligible viewe of agricaltural, miniug and other rorts of life on the Pecific. “The Golden Dagon, or Up and Down the Irawaddi, being Passages of Adventore'in the Burman Kq@pire, by aa Amcrican,” and “ Oriental Acquaintance, or Letters from Syria,” vy J. W. De Forest, are delight’ul books of the same clars ag ‘‘ The Crescent and the Croes.”’ They are not vory profound ; their authors did not dream of making them ro; but they are decide’ ly agreeable, What is said by Mr. Nachan Parker, author of “ Tho Towa Hand Book,’’ in regard to the value of lands and lo- cations In that 8 ave, is to be taken cum granc salis; for we Observe that he announces in an advertisement at the end of the volume that he is prepared to buy and sell rea! estate there, How far bis views of tne Northern, Soath- ernand Western strips of Iowa may be modified by the fact that be bas iacds to sell, somewhere, we cannot undertake to say; but we may suggest to the emigrant ‘that it is a matter to be inquired into, It is true that a man cennot well go amiss as to soil or climate anywhere im the great central region of the United States in which Towa lies, but some will prefer that their guile books to purchase by ehould pot be got up by land desiers. Dr. Walter Chenning, of Boston, has just polished, “A Physician’s Vacation; or, Summor in Earope.’’ lt ig writien with great spirit, and is one of the most iaform ing, an well as entertaining books of its clans. Hi, ©, Alden, formerly of Kentucky, but for the last fit teon years living ia France and her African possessions, has in preparation, “Wanderings in Algeria and the Neighboring Mahomedon Stas, with some Speculations as to their Progress and Destiny.”’ The work will make two ociavo volumes. NOVILS. Mrs. Rives, the accomplished wife of the distinguished Virginia statesman of that name, acquired distinction some years ago as an ingenious and elogant writer, by ber ‘Souvenirs of a Residence in Europs’’—a picture of French society while her husbaad was Minister at Paris. Ehe has just finished a capital novel, which will be pub- Uahed next woek, under the title of ‘‘Home and the World.” Frome casual examioation of an carly copy we are convinced that i will take rank with the most av cessful fictions of the season. ‘Mr, Willis’s “Paul Fane’’ ia the longest and most sus tained work he bas ever written. It is carefully ela- borated In every part, and may be regarded as the perfect flowering of his peculiar genios—in sty e and feoling of Willis ‘all compact.”’ It displays the hero’s experieaces in art and love, and it has been guessed that it is ina de- gree autobiographical. However this may be, & is « charming book, and will have both a large and an on- during popularity. “The Autoboigraphy of a Female Slave" \s the produc- tion of one of the most beautiful and highly conaccted ladies of the Southern States. Sho is herself a slave owner, and bas passed nearly all bor life in familiarity with the scenes she describes. The work exhtbite hero ‘and there a want of practice with the pen, but ft has an- mittakeable marks of genius. Some of the scenes are sketched with remarkable power. Mr, Hanagan, whore religious novel calied “Which ie the Way,” attracted a good deni of attention two or three years ago, hes in prees another, with the suggestrve title of “A Poer Fellow,” in which be exhibits dramatically the relations of man as an immortal boing. Mr. Hasegaa’s novels are written with spirit and apparent sinoority, and are {ull of sharp criticisms of fashionable and economical religion. Mr. George W Curtis, who was married a few days ago to toe daughter of one of his ola Brook Farm assoct- ater, Mr. Shaw, the translator of George Sand’s “‘Oonsue- Jo.” bas gratified his friends and admirera not only with Prne and 1,’’ but with an clegant etition of includ! of course, the travels of the Hlowadji, and the speculations of Mr. Potiphar, “Prue and 1’ is as good « thing as he has written. 1) has a thon rand Indescribable felicities and graces, but is something too mach of a continuation or an echo of his previous writings, though an improvement upon them. Mr. Our- tis has acquired popalarity ; butif, reading some rocent observations (not criticiems) on bie works, he thin bes fame, be |s mistaken. Ho has merely shown that he can make & living book; be has not made one, He is still but “® promising ma.” No one, however, bas fairer “opportunity,’’ or more kindly disposed audi “The Star and the Clond, or a Deughtor’s Love,” ie a book, by A. & Roe, sethor of “A Long Look Abead,”’ and other very instructive as well aa interest. ing tales. ‘There hae recently been a revival of old Ragiith te. tion, and one of our leading houses has brought out ia @ uniform series "The BSoottieh Chiele,” “Thaddeus of ‘Warsaw,’ ‘The Children of the Abbey,’ “The Mysto ries of Udolpho,” “Roderick Random,” “Tom Jones,” and a dozen other books that were popwiar Gifty or a hun- dred years ago. Curiosity may be gratified by compar. ing there masterpieces of departed generations with the wet favora best productions of our own in the same tice. Jenst doubtfal whether their republication wil) be ble to the growth of cew rogutativns A “family edition”? of the povels of Sc tt \e a ivertived ip Boston, and wili appear in compact aud haudsome vo- tomes. There are alreasy three sets of stereotype plates of thes: unappreachabie works now in use for the supp'y of the demand for them iu thie country, and it is @ good wigd that shrewd publisher thinke toere is room for enother. Every person pretending to taste or knowledge in literature must read al) the Waverley novele si least once, and be will be etropgly tempted to read the best of them balf a dozen times, Cdaries Kingtley bas completed s new novel, and sent the manuscript to bie friend, Mr. Fields. It will be out in ‘& week or two, and wi!l be calied “The Heroes.” Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie has tn press ‘‘The Twin Rotea.’? POETRY, Lovers of English iiteraiure have for severa) months been apzlously awaiting the promise’ appearance of Mrs. Barrett Browning's ‘Aurora Leigh, Novel in Verse.’’ 1s will be issued in London and New York next week. It is no tonger denied anywhere that Mrs. Browning is the finest poet of her .ex who bas ever writes, All ber works bave an immense circulation, and are admired nearly in the same degree, apparently, by al) classes. “Aurora Leigh’”’ is@ romantic tale, ia blank verse. It is ‘by far the longest of her poems, and from a cursory ex- amination of some of the sheets we are inclined to think 3 one of the best. The Poetical Works of Horace and James Smith, with portraits apd biographical sketches, by Epes Sargent, will be published immediately, The authors of ‘ Rojected Addresses,” the “‘Bymn to the Flowers,’ &c., should have been better known in this country. Mr. Sargent’s ‘athe first complete collection of their poems that has ‘been published either here or in England, The Rev. Charles T, Brooks, of Newport, has ia press, im Boston, a translation of “!auat.”? It would be difficult to suggest a task more difficult to execute with even tole- rable success, Of ali the versions of this extraordinary poem yet made into English, thatof Hayward, in prose, is not only the most exact, but the most readable. Mr. Brooks bas done well hitherto in German literature, ‘but it is hardly dangerous to predict his faliure im this ambitious undertaking. ‘The Rey. W. W. Lord, now of Mississippi, bas just pab Mshed ‘‘Andre, a Tragedy tm Five Acts.’ It is a credita- be performance, but the wuthor bas entire!y missed the dramatic elements of the subject. The celebrated fé/e of the “‘Meschianza,’’ with its attendant intrigue and pas sion, and Mrs. Arnold’s relations with Avdre, and suse quent share in the conspiracy of treason, as alleged by Burr, should constitute the staple of the play. The work however, has fine passages and somo effective situations, and ig not unwortby of the au‘bor of ‘Christin Hades.”’ Plays and Poems, by George H. Boker, tn two thick volumes, have been praised in certain quarters with ao extravegance which will not advance the author’s per. manent good reputation. It is not true that ‘‘Calaynos,’’ “apne Bullen,” ‘‘Leonor de Guzman,” “Francesca da Rimini,” “The Betrowunal,”’ or “The Widow's Marriage”’ will compare favorably with *Hamlet,”’ “Macbeth” or the “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” either as plays or p ems ‘They are carefully finiebed, and in all ways very res) table pieces, with few indications of bad taste, and great many of fair poetical ta'ents. They will texe rank with the best two or three dozen unacted plays publish- ed during the last twenty yeurs in London. This is high praiso, and they ere entitied to it; but this is as much as can be fairly said of them. Some of the short poems in the collection are better than the dramatic pieces, and a few of the sonnets are of remarkable merit. J. Francis Fisher end Wiothrop Sargent, of Philadelphia, both of whom are weil known for their femiliarity with American bistory and histori- cal literature, we understand are privting in a very exquisite style, on papier vurge, from Holland, some tft copits of a collection they have made of the songs, bal- lads and other poems of the American loyalists. O° course their book will not be for sale—wil! not be pub- lisbea. But why not’ Let them make as dainty copies a8 they will for themeelves and their friende; bat as the wits of (be revotatiopary age are eaid to bave been for ihe moet part tories, and their poetical end satiri a! plecos are full of cleverness and point, let there be an edition !or the vulgar, who wil ¢’adly pay for tt. A new trolume, by Tennyson, is to be published tn Bos. tom, from the poct’s manuscript, before we holidays. It will cor sist, we understand, of two tales of Eaghsh !ife. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, wife of Dr. 8 G. Howe, of Bos- ton, whose volume of ‘Passion Flowers” excited a great deal of attention twoor three years ago, has in gr Dew collectiou of poems, to be out before New Year's. Mr. R. H. Stoddard is printing « volume of Songs of Summer, which will be out for the holidays, and he bas io preparation a work illustrating the poetical riches of ibe East, ancient and moders, for the proper apprecia- tion and exhibition of which his genius is pecaliarly ap- propriate. RELIGIOUS. A large number of new works in religion and theology are arnounced, and two or three are of unusual impor- tance. Dr. Herman Olsbousan’s “Commentary on the New Testament,’’ one of the profourdest and most per- Sspicuous examples of German biblical criticism, bas been transiated, and the first volume—a large and well printed cetave—bas been published, under the editorship of Prof, A. C. Kendrick, of the University of Rochester. This isa work to have an extensive popularity among the people as well as among scholars. There js in the Preabyterian church perhaps no man of weightier authority for solid learning and sound jaig- ment, than Dr. Hodge, of rinceton—for nearly a quarter of @ century the editor of the Princeton Review Ho bas juat public bed @ collection of bis ‘* Exsays and Reviews,’’ which will amply vindicate bis highest reputation. “* Life in Ierael, or Portraitures of Hebrew character,” is @ carefully studied and most interesting view of the a0 cial condition of the Hebrews, by Maria T. Richards. **The Bible in the Workshop, or Christianity the Friend of Labor.’’ by John W. Mears, is @ duodecimo volume, written with marked ability, which ought to bo widely read as @ corrective of the scepttsal tendencies #0 com- monly prevailirg now among the laboring classes. GIFT BOOKS. No work bas ever been published #0 creditable to American art as Mr, Dariey’s ‘Margaret.’ Tait folio volume of outline engravings \!lustrative of New Fagiand colonial life, will be the fashionable souvevir of the sea son with people who have money, and woald be thought to bave taste. “The Life of Martin Luther, in Fifty Historical fogray ings,”’ {rcm cesigns by celebrated German artists, wit let- ter prees by Archdeacon Hare, ts an elegant quarto, which will be extensively popular, not oply for ite religous character, but for its great merit in an artistioal powt of view, The career of the lilustrious reformer is exbibited with masterly ability in series of pictures whien may be favorably compared with the best historical compost. tions of tbe ago. “The Ancient Mariner,’ by Coleridge; ‘The Deserted Village,’ by Geldamsih, and “The Datryman’s Daughter,” by Leigh Richmond, sre examples of the perfection of printing and wood engraving. Some of tho best artists of England bave been engaged upen the designs with watch they are embellished. ASTHETICS. “Art apd Scenery in Kurope,’’ by the late Horace Binney Wallace, bas appeared in & second edhion, with such Jargo sdditions as entitle || almost to be regarded as spew work. Of the extraordinary genius of Mr. Wallace we bave more than oooe expressed our jadgment tp these yolumos, His “ Art and Scenery in Europe” is one of the noblest contributiors made 'o literature in this con- tury, and {a the only example our country has furnished of profound philosophical di-cassion in this department. ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED EVERY DAY, TRAVELLER®’ GUIDE. TDPOW RITER RATLROAD —FROM MOVEMBER 6 06, tbe traing will leave Chambers s'rert station aa fol A.M and 445 Ponghkeep 30 A.M wed 4 P.M Fancy ie aine Sng and Peekanil rains stop pt the way eauions. Passengers taken at Chamber bial Cheisopber and 2 hirts are mcvete, Tralee fe Rew Weave Troy at 5:48 and 1015 8. 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Bul —'thas+peare and the Poet : the rest of course, $2. tingle admission, G0 cents. q YEW YORK, POVEWBFR 2%, 1866. “pRowas FRAN "4 Meagher.—Dear Sir—We take she lberiy of req ues you to deliver before the Young M ratic Union Clat wy the Academy of Music, at meh eae may oul OUF camed lence, the address on epublieantem—Ew which wan listened 10 with so mach. plea) OD a Jate jon Large as your andiene? was but a a, umber comparatively of those whom 1 woud graucy ‘and in " OF PROFESSO} e senior c. struct to bear it, were able to find admittance, and aa the sul Jeers peculiarly’ adapted to the, present time, we hove yoq will accede to our reques Leet respect, yor oe Fernendo Wood, P Redteld, a Jotm Cochrane,’ Heman Jena V. Fowler, 8. P. tenssell, q Michie) Rotaing. nee L. senedict, rrad! Swackbammner, Joho m. Be orton, ‘Themas Duniap, Ray Tompkins, Wi Culdweld Churebiil F Combrelleng, Van Ks SPENCER W. Gn bebaif ot the Young Men's Democratic Union Club. Jou» kb, Wire, Secretary 4. Fogart Hanns, JF. New Your. Rov. 98, 1956. Gepiien enn arknewledgin vation with whief mb vein tating that vored me, I feel mu of services * d’sposai 5 men's Demo. Unirn Cd. 0. Tueaday evening, Dereuvbar 9 at the Pl +d for the purpore mentioned. Assnrine you of the fence in, which I reget the very conmiaenery all yo Bave mate upon me, I remain, gentlemen. yunfaith(ul fren ard rervant, ‘AS FXAN 15 MEAGHER. Tethe Hoh. Feroenda Woot, ewan J. Redfield, ‘saac Fowler, John Cochrae, and otbers. THOMAS FRANOIS MEAGHER. NISM, KUROPE anQ AMEKIVA, the ACADREWY OF MUSIC, O» Tuxspay Evesixe, Decemprn 9, 186% ike ts Cor be obia the Muele biores and A: tbe dour ot Acatemy. le ye wi'l be reserves ‘or ladies Uewen accompany ‘ng them, withou* extra charge. can Gererel Committee of ihe cily and county. . beld at ‘Vertoany Hall, on the evening of Maud Masa ‘2th iwrtant, Wilson Small, Eeq. in the chai, and ® qu deine present, the following resolutions were adopted, viz : Resolved, That the democratic republican electore of Ne York, in ‘ator of tbe regular Deages of tbe var'y, ana we a y the 2 clerk P.M nt the plncca herclestirr deeigan’eds fo the purpore of e'ceting by ballot tive persaos from each to copstivute & Leteocratic Repub icat ver ern! Committee fo the year 1557, and five persons to on Gere erale omnaliee for 1867, wna a War werd, to consist of such & number of persons as the respectiv| we may desire. Rerolved. That a majority of the mem” ers of this Gener Com miles from each ward, sha!l be wut orized to name shre Jnopectore Le corduet she primary eveerions in said ward te a pine ine Hie. baud inepectors 4 hi hog the poll ‘Thoraday Fre Zth inst ats 0 ive Comm itier he the members of the fe'ltorgree upon three Inspectors or the olaces of ho the pobs, and tm report them in writing dule sunacribed, provided, the Executive ‘said Tost ¢ and the the pisces of 7. polls rbell be neined by an Executive Committee, tin) fC Fervards ‘Wow. Jobn Cochrane. Josiab, duiher Charler a May, William J. Bisley Mchsel Toomey, Parnerd Kelby. Said copemes to have full at Dagnes Of te Joapeetors and p'anes of bosding the pole, Resolved, That the tack Committee for IS57, ahail momery Hell ization on the fret Thursday mn ittee mp pursuance to the foregoing reeclutinns, the following ther Seeser the inspectors appoinird to conduct the pr fiectien In each ward, and the places for hokimg the therefor — d—Tnavectors. Michael Buras, Hugh O'Neil Pavick Calloghan. Pinee for the polls 10 Greemwi t Secen! waid—Inspeciors, Vhomas Patrick MoM: wennt, ward Inspectors. BS Ren! b pd fer the polls, No.1 ae rey wirects, Fourth ward— Inspectors, Patrick Crowe Joho Bauloh, rick Cov'e Place for the polls, 16}, Oak street, corner 0 Reosevelt street. Fifth ward—Tnepectors James Lawrence. Place 3 ie Siath ward—Ipepectors, Wi can. Pi ire pot | ny Le Kenry, James D. Hall 106 Peat Broadway che Thomas Kyas, Dat Ward Novel. ih Hiiton, rider.” Place tor the polls 7 Head auartere arson ares y EMEC ehth werd inepectors Robert Linn. 's John. Tyvecker "Place tor the polls. corner of Hudson wjamnin, Hi Wi ore, Michae! Cogeing Ber J. Ven Cleef, Place for the potis, 7 16— Inenectors. Kdtward Fic, ites ery MoCo Jamen cohive. adie for the pelts ™Bieventh wereectneptctore, done TL Hoaghk tek, ad Place for the pol's, 79 —Anapectars, Wilam © wer. sr Barony be corner of Bi lone C. Frazier, alla corse ef Wrund Chinton Fourteenth ward— Inspectors, James Carts, John Hal Matthew Toomey. Fines for’ ihe pelle, 208 trrawd Crystal Fivecrth rig ey John RB. Bver. Charles ton, Patrick Flood. for the polis, 46 Bonstom Sixteenth ward—Inapectors, John Uaitrey, James gnd Chsrles A. May. | Place Tor the poils, corner of ene. peciors. Manus Kelly, Jokn Vi Place for whe polls, Gorman’s, nectors, Henry Mathews, M pols commer of T . et Thirt 4 Hichieenth ward—L 5. William Wines Place fur , nene tng | ny enne. Inepectors, arthir Doraldaom homnas Kierpan. Pisce for be poll, Cormer Thine seventh wait ho h Le , penee D Twenty fret we d—inepeciors u Bernard me Thomas Kinsley.” ee for the pols douse of Metahe. nem, Dennis F. Root, Char mh, for the polis, feed stor Mamerson Xt door to Forty cigbih rvet MRM A STTSDN SMALL Chairman Cuneral Commition B gure, At ee Seeretartes. 4%. 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