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nation of Joe Smith did more for Mormonism than anything that human wit could have devised. "Persecution," said Young to Mr. Dixon, "is our portion; if we are right, the world will be against us; but the world will not prevail against the elect of God." We in England may smile at this blasphemy, but we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that the Mormons, who, thirty years ago, were but half a dozen or so in number, are now nearly a quarter of a million strong. To-day," says Mr. Dixon, they have twenty thousand saints in Salt Lake City; four thousand each in Ogden, Provo, and Logan; in the whole of their stations in these valleys (one hundred and six settlements properly organised by them, and ruled by bishops and elders) a hundred and fifty thousand souls; in other parts of the United States, about eight or ten thousand; in England and its dependencies, about fifteen thousand; in the rest of Europe, ten thousand; in Asia and the South Sea Islands, about ten thousand; in all, not less, perhaps, than two hundred thousand followers of the gospel preached by Joseph Smith." Truly may our author exclaim, "This is a power of growth-a power developed in the midst of persecution-that is one of the strangest facts in the story of this strange people." Driven out of the civilized parts of the United States, they made a pilgrimage second only to that of the Israelites, and, in half the space of a man's life, have won a nation from the Christian Church, occupied a territory larger than Spain, built, in the desert, a capital, already more populous than Valladolid; drilled an army, and established a law, a theology, a social science, and a system of civilization of their own, profoundly hostile to all reigning colleges and creeds. In these latter sentences we have adopted Mr. Dixon's own words, though not quite in the order in which they appear in his book,-a book, it may be said, which is one of the most remarkable which the present season has produced.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PURPOSELY OR ACCIDENTAL?

To the Editor of THE BOOKSELLER. DEAR SIR,-We have to thank you for the note you kindly inserted for us in your December number, and we now ask your permission to be allowed to make a few more remarks on the same subject.

It is assumed, that what we there described as "the loose system of supplying the public at trade price over the wholesale counters in Paternoster Row and its vicinity" might arise through a mistake, or might be accidental. We cannot admit this for a moment; and with the information we possess, we most decidedly assert that it is neither the one nor the other.

The system has, as we have stated, existed a long time. For our purpose it will be sufficient to state that there are banking-houses, insurance companies, and other establishments we are acquainted with in the City, supplied entirely in the way described. A clerk who has no objection to turn genteel porter for the nonce makes up a list of books or magazines, As the case may be, which are wanted in his particular office, or throughout the building, and, prepared with a blue bag, or with paper and string, goes to Paternoster Row with his list, calls it over, and the assistants, thinking, because he calls over half a dozen or a dozen books or more at a time, he must necessarily be in the trade, supplies him at trade price.

No guarantee or card is looked for, as should be the case where a man is not known, but the goods are given as a matter of course, simply because a man produces a list of half a dozen books or more, and calls it over himself.

But the grievance we complain of is not confined to this. A solitary book may be had. Private indi viduals, of which we have repeated evidence before us, can get single copies of a book at wholesale price. The letter of "A Country Bookseller" in your last impression goes far to verify what we assert; and we have the word of a very respectable gentleman, late an assistant for some years in one of the largest wholesale houses in the locality of Paternoster Row, who states that he never once asked, or was instructed to

ask during that time, whether customers were in trade or not. In fact, we have had a circumsta mentioned to us-and you may depend on its accura for we have it on good authority-where a gentlem in no way connected with the trade, went to counter of a wholesale house, handed in a list books, and, being a little acquainted with the techni terms of the trade, asked to be supplied with them sale; and so far from being questioned, absolutely books to the value of about £10 at sale.

We think we have now shown sufficient to a reasonable mind that there exists a necessity more caution on the part of the wholesale trade; a we think it no answer whatever, to point, as some m do, to "The Town and Country Book Society," whi beyond doubt is connected with "The Library Co pany," and to one or two retail houses that ha adopted 3d. in the shilling. They are matters of t day only, and the term of their duration, we belie will be short. The mere fact of their existence h nothing to do with the question, which lies betwe the wholesale dealer and the retailer; and it will be i the interest of those booksellers who have lent ther selves as agents to the Library Company to consid whether it is to their advantage to remain so still.

We are advocating a principle which is involved, an which cannot by any process of reasoning be explaine away; and notwithstanding the line of argument esta lished by a friendly contemporary, we are still opinion that, should the retail trade be thrown open a 3d. in the shilling, it will entail ruin on many a smal dealer, who even now has hard work to live and pa his way.

We hold that no wholesale dealer should in justice interfere with the living of a retailer in the way w have described, especially when they depend so much on the latter.

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We cannot conclude without thanking you for you candour in calling our attention in your editorial re marks to certain letters uncomplimentary to us. dare say, however, we are not an exception; but we d not care to argue personalities; our object is the general benefit. But if any member of the trade will point out his complaint against us, we promise to give it consideration. Should it refer, however, to our discount system of 2d. in the shilling, he will please bear in mind that we were driven to it in self-defence: for although we were among the first, we were not actually the originators, because it was done, as every body who knows anything of the matter is aware, under the rose for many years, and it may be by some of those very parties who now so ungraciously attack us. If there is aught else which comes within our power to remedy, we shall be happy to do so, but any thing arising out of a personal nature we cannot for a moment allow to interrupt our mode of business, which, as far as we know, up to the present time, has been legitimate and honourable.

stantiate with names:

1.-One of the "leading houses" sends its town traveller to secretaries of benevolent institutions (in no way connected with the bookselling trade) offering to open accounts for books at trade price, giving a quarterly account, and five per cent. off.

2.-Secretaries of institutions are in the habit of sending their porters, or messengers, for books to the wholesale counters in the Row, as if they were collectors, and getting books at cash trade price, no questions being asked by those serving.

This second case may be without the knowledge of the principals; the first needs no comment. Yours faithfully, A PUBLISHER.

I am, Sir,

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