Bankrupts:

Atkinson, Robert, Hendon Road, Bishop Wearmouth, and High Street, Sunderland, printer, &c.; solicitor, E. H. Haswell, Sunderland.

Brown, Sarah (widow), trading under firm of A. Brown and Co., Strand, bookseller; solicitor, J. W. P. Scott, Basinghall Street.

Charles, Thomas William, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, and West Strand, law stationer and lithographer; solicitor, W. H. Duignan, Chancery Lane. Darton, John Maw, trading under style of John Maw Darton and Co., Paternoster Row, bookseller and publisher; solicitors, Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry Chambers.

Disney, William Daniel, Pier Cliff, Gorleston, stationer, &c.; solicitor, C. Diver, Great Yarmouth.

Fleming, Thomas, North Bitchburn, near Crook, late Usworth and Old Washington, newspaper agent, &c.; solicitor, W. Brignall, jun., Bishop Auckland. Fogg, Edwin Joseph Edmiston, East Street, Old Kent Road, lithographic draughtsman; solicitor, H. A. Sherwood, Bell Yard, Doctors' Commons.

Gibb, James, and James Skinner, trading under firm of James Gibb and Co., Glasgow, publishers and wholesale stationers; claims by Sept. 11.

Harper, Thomas, Cheltenham, newspaper proprietor, publisher, printer, and editor; solicitor, C. P. Skipper, Cheltenham.

Howitt, Thomas, North Church St., and Shakspere St., Nottingham, printer; solicitor, G. Belk, Nottingham. Lawrence, George James, trading under firm of Lawrence and Lawrence, Upper Thames Street, late Bread Street Hill, printer; solicitor, G. W. W. R. Harrison, Basinghall Street.

Lewis, William Barrett, Princes Rd., Exeter, picture dealer. Mitchelson, George, Berry Street, Liverpool, bookseller and stationer; solicitor, T. Etty, Liverpool.

Nutt, William, New Yard, Great Queen Street, and Craven Buildings, Drury Lane, bookbinder; solicitor, R. J. Dobie, Basinghall Street.

Proctor, John, Portland Place, late Great Homer Street, Liverpool, under style of James Lucas, stationer and newsagent; solicitor, S. D. Worship, Liverpool. Raby, William Edward, Northwood in Hanley, printer; solicitors, Doyle and Edwards, Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn.

Renvoize, Frederick, Mary St., Kingsland Rd., late cardboard manufacturer, King's Head Court, Beech St., Barbican; solicitor, J. B. Pittman, Guildhall Chambers. Roberts, John Edward, Chesterfield, bookseller and printer; solicitors, J. Hopkinson, Chesterfield, and B. P. Broomhead, Sheffield.

Rosewarne, John, Siddal's Road, Derby, printer and stationer; solicitor, W. Briggs, Derby.

Stephen, Alexander Morrison, Dundee, stationer; claims by Aug. 26.

Tootill, Ellis, Rusholme, printer and stationer.

Dividends:

Dunkley, W. and J. H., Exeter, musicseller. First, 4s. 6d. Carrick, Exeter.

Smith, P., London, author and tutor. First, 6s. 31d. Edwards, London.

Assignments, Compositions, Trust Deeds, &c.:

Aitken, Henry, York Road, Lambeth, publishing agent. Comp. of 2s. in twelve months.

Becker, Ernest, and William Pound, trading under firm of Becker, Pound, and Co., Basinghall Street, wholesale and export stationers. Comp. of 48. in fourteen days.

Bruton, Joseph, Crane Court, Fleet Street, printe of 3. in three equal instalments in two, fou months.

Buck, John George, Strait Bargate, Boston stationer, &c.; trustees, Thomas Wise, banker and Joseph Roberts, gent., Upper Seymo Portman Square.

Butler, William Frederick, Bearsted Mills, near M and Half Moon Street, Bishopsgate. Comp three months.

Goode, John, Coventry, printer and stationer John Adams, commercial clerk, Birmingham. Hodge, Frederick, Salisbury Street, Strand, lafe ampton Buildings, bookseller; trustee, Willi printer, Duke Street, Stamford Street. Hogg, James, jun., St. Bride's Avenue, Fleet Str Mecklenburgh Square, publisher; tran liam Rowsell, gent., King's Bench Walk, and Henry Leighton, bookbinder, Shoe Lane, Kelly, William Joseph, Grainger Street and Royal Newcastle, picture dealer; trustee, Henry Savage seller, Newcastle.

Loder, Charles, Lincoln, printer and stationer,! William Tomlinson Page, bank manager, Thomas Forman, printer and stationer, Notti and John Plumtree, grocer, Lincoln. Richardson, John, Geoffrey, Manchester, ho trustee, James Roscoe, accountant, Manchester Rutherford, James Douglas, Darlington, stationer Francis Kemp, jun., bank clerk, Manchester, al Baigent, grocer and druggist, Darlington. Savage, Samuel, York Town, Trimley, late bo Comp. of 2s. 6d. in twenty-one days; tra Winter, musicseller, York Town, Trimley. Siebe, Henry Herepath, and William Geor Frith Street, Soho, lithographers, artists, a Comp. to pay 20s. by four equal instalments July, 30th Oct., 1867, 30th Jan, and 30th April Taylor, Samuel Robert, Freshwater, Isle of stationer, &c.; trustees, James Rattenbar, Landport, and Robert Taylor, coal mercha Cowes.

Walker, Henry John, Great Dover Street, lithographic printer; trustees, William Cons neer, Herbert's Buildings, and Frederick Mas conist, Walworth Road.

Partnerships Dissolved:

Hooke, Edward (dec.) and Francis Pitt, Shand Liverpool, wholesale stationers. Debts paid o Inglis, James, and Thomas C. Jack, Edinburg sellers and publishers. Debts paid by Jack. Jones, William, and Henry Gray, Old Caven Oxford Street, picture dealers, &c. Debts Gray.

Mawdsley, Peter, and Joseph Guyton, Seaforth Seaforth, under firm of Liverpool Dry Plate an graphic Printing Company.

Rivington, John, and Francis Hansard Riving loo Place and Stationers' Hall Court, Lo and Cambridge, booksellers and publishers paid by F. H. Rivington.

Orders made to Wind Up under Companies' & Societie
The Weekly Advertiser Newspaper Company
Richard Matthew Derrent to be liquidator.
Resolutions to Wind Up Voluntarily:-
The Alexandra Printing Ink Company (Limited
tors, Mr. Hagen and Dr. Hirschfeld.

LITERARY GOSSIP.

After thirty-one years' active service as Mr. John Rivington has retired from the which will now be carried on by Mr. Hansard Rivington, the sixth in direct d from the founder of the house in the year

SELLERS' PROVIDENT RETREAT. -We are ed to state that the members of the comand their friends intend to visit the llers' Provident Retreat, at Abbot's A train will

on Saturday, June 15th. om Euston Square at one, and return at before eight. Tickets, including rail

can be obtained of any member of the tes, or of the hon. secretary, Mr. Ives, Corner.

WANTED.-A subscriber who frequently the rules laid down for the guidance of who wish their "wants" inserted, writes that he is much surprised to find his list ed, and that if treated so again he shall do thing dreadful-withdraw his subscription. he loss of a subscriber would be a very serious er, we pointed out to him that last year he ns, and in return got our twelve numbers repeated advertisements of books wanted; nest east of the whole, including postage, ng, as nearly as we could reckon, 15s. 7d. ader these circumstances, we would try and arvive the loss of his patronage. We regret to ay that, owing to an error in making up this umber, we have been compelled to leave out the lists of nearly thirty subscribers. They are All in type, and will be inserted in our next.

THE FACTORY ACT EXTENSION BILL is exciting one consternation amongst the master printers Prof London, as under that Act, no young person may be employed at any other hour than from 6am to 6 pm, or from 7 till 7 from September ath to April 1st. If printers should be subjected

to the provision of this Act-and there appears
to be some probability that they may -the effects
will be mischievous as much of the printing
must necessarily be done at night. Messrs.
pottiswoode, and several other houses, have
been drawing attention to the subject.
Messrs Johnson & Rowe, Pocket-book Makers
Manufacturing Stationers, finding their
ses too small for their rapidly-increasing
ness, have removed to 15 and 16, Gough
e, Fleet Street.

Mr Lothian, having joined Messrs. Bemrose,
removed his business from Amen Corner to
Paternoster Row, where the combined busi-
will in future be carried on under the firm
Benrose and Lothian.
No change will be
le in the Derby business, which will, as
herto, be carried on by Messrs. Bemrose and

consequence of the premises, 248, Strand, required for the new Law Courts, Mr. C. E. en has removed the office of Le Moniteur Mode to 22, Tavistock Street, Covent GREAT MALVERN.-Mr. Gray (of Croydon) s us that he has recently disposed of the ablished and important business and rary of Mr. W. Lamb to Mr. W. Burghope, of arnley, Lincolnshire. Although Mr. Burghope reside with his family at Great Malvern, ll holds his share in the trade of Burghope

Ca, at Burnley.
SALISBURY.-The fine old business of Brown &

continued without alteration of style, by
Wham Brown, whose decease was noticed in
Henry Brown, the junior partner of Mr.

number for March 30.

YORK-Mr. Gray has likewise been engaged in tires transfer of the late Mr. Lancaster's Printing readWorks, from the Executors to Messrs. Johnson & Tesseyman, the former of whom was manager for the deceased for many years.

OSWESTRY.-Mr. Jackson Salter has disposed of his old-established business to Mr. Henry Howell Lewis.

STIRLING.-The business of the late Mr. John Hewitt, bookseller, &c. (an old respectable house, of nearly 40 years' standing), has been discontinued, and the stock and business connection has been sold to Mr. R. S. Shearer, whose shop is so well known to English tourists for souvenirs of antiquarian wood.

COLCHESTER, May 8.-A most destructive fire broke out in this town, and amongst other sufferers were Messrs. Benham and Harrison, booksellers, whose premises were entirely consumed. The stock was partially insured.

Mr. Thomas Heywood, late of Manchester, has purchased the business of Mr. Job Caudwell, 335, Strand, where, under the management of Mr. G. T. Horn, it will be carried on under the name of Caudwell & Co.

STOCKPORT.-Mr. Henry Dooley, for twelve years with Mr. Thomas Smith, has commenced business on his own account, at 6, Bridge Street Brow.

MAGAZINE DAY.-A country bookseller writes to complain of the inconvenience caused him by the want of regularity in the publication of some magazines, and suggests that all should be issued on one given day in the month. Doubtless, this would be a convenient arrangement if all publishers would fall in with it.

BOOKBINDERS' PENSION AND ASYLUM SOCIETY. -The Anniversary Festival in aid of the funds of this Institution took place on Monday, May 16th, at Freemasons' Tavern ; Mr. Serje int Parry, in the absence of Mr. McCullagh Torrens, M.P., taking the chair. The Chairman, in a humorous speech, explained the objects of the Society, which was established in the year 1830, for the relief of those members of the trade (male or female), who, from old age or other causes, require assistance. There are at present eighteen pensioners dependent on the society for support, and the Committee had been compelled, from want of funds, to limit the election this year to two out of seventeen applicants; and it was for the purpose of remedying this that the chairman made an appeal to all present to contribute largely to the funds, and to exert themselves amongst the booksellers and stationers, whom he considered ought to contribute handsomely to this society, as they benefitted greatly by the bookbinder's art.

The Thirty-ninth Anniversary of the Printers' Pension Corporation was celebrated on the 8th inst., at the London Tavern, under the able presidency of Earl Russell, one of the founders and first patrons of the institution, supported by numerous literary, professional, and commercial notabilities.

With a view of clearing off his stock quickly, Mr. Henry G. Bohn has published a catalogue of French, Italian, German, Spanish, and other books in foreign modern languages, at prices very considerably below those in former lists. Many of the books are reduced one-half, and but few at a less reduction than one-fourth.

THE LAW OF LIBEL.-An action is now pending against the Times for publishing a correct report of a debate in the House of Lords. If the speakers were accurate, the action must fail; but if any one of them was inaccurate and uttered a libel, the newspaper will suffer. The Provincial Newspaper Society has issued a circular, calling attention to this as a grievance; also that, while proprietors of newspapers are compelled to give bond to a considerable amount, any man of straw, any bankrupt adventurer, or needy attorney, can bring an action against newspaper proprietors; they therefore ask that any one bringing an action should give security for costs.

SCOTT versus STANFORD.-It will be in the recollection of our readers that the plaintiff, having been employed by the City to collect statistics of coal, &c., printed them, and that these, as official tables, were published for the Government by Mr. Stanford. Mr. Scott thereupon brought an action, and obtained an injunction against Mr. Stanford. The Government, instead of appealing to a higher court, at once applied to the City for the information in question, and Mr. Scott has been ordered to supply all that is required, and to give such consent as may be necessary. He therefore has taken nothing by his motion.

THE cross-actions concerning the ownership of the Evening Mail, and certain rights of property in the Times newspaper, have again been argued in the Court of Chancery. The first suit was instituted by Messrs. George and William Platt, as the owners of certain shares in the Evening Mail, to ascertain their rights and interests in and over the Times, and for a dissolution of the partnership hitherto subsisting between the two papers, which were originally started by John Walter, grandfather of the present defendant. William Walter, his son, became, during his father's life, the owner of four-sixteenths of the Evening Mail, and, in 1820, sold his interest in that paper to Thomas Platt, through whom the clain was now made. From the establishment of the paper, it had been the practice to make it up from the type of the Times, of which newspaper it was substantially an evening edition, published three times a week. In 1861, Mr. John Walter, M. P. for Nottingham, and principal proprietor of the Times, gave the Messrs. Platt notice of a dissolution of the partnership between the two papers from and after December 31st. in that year. Negotiations ensued, and ultimately Messrs. Platt filed their bill, the defendant subsequently filing a bill praying a decree for a sale of the Evening Mail. On the

hearing, on May 8th, the Lord Chancellor dismissed the bill, with costs, which averred a right over the Times, and decreed that the Evening Mail should be sold, the partnership between the two papers dissolved, and accounts to be rendered. The result will probably be the stoppage of the Evening Mail, or its appearance in a cheaper and more popular form.

CAUTION TO DEALERS IN PRINTS.-Two copyright cases were before the magistrate at Lambeth recently. In the first, George Landon was summoned at the instance of Mr. Henry Graves, of Pall Mall, for offences against the Copyright Designs Act, 25 and 26 Vict. cap. 68, under which he had incurred penalties of £10 in each case. A person named Adams, in the employ of Mr. Graves, went to the defendant's shop and inspected a number of prints. His wife afterwards purchased three "Ordered on Foreign Service,' "The Black Brunswicker," and "The

Maid and Magpie." Subsequently, ot were purchased. The price charged w each. The printswere manifestly cop original engravings, although one w "The Soldier's Destiny." Mr. Grave paintings he had purchased for large s pirated at Berlin, and the lithographs to this country and sold, he was sorry t thousands, causing him great loss. The was to discover the parties. His chea was two guineas, and the highest eight but the copies were sold in the stree shops for 1s. and 2s. each. The solicit defendant, who is a picture-frame ma he had acted through ignorance. M

held that the two cases had been es and though there was no value in the c pared with the original, he fined the £2 in each case and costs, or to be in for ten days. Mrs. Rose Margulies, keeping a frame shop, 50, Oakley Stre beth, was summoned for a similar offen witness Adams proved that he had four engravings, as they were called Soldier's Destiny" and "Train up a Chil pirated. Mr. Graves declared that an gravers were protected, the trade in the would be completely ruined. The des said that she did not know she was doing Adams asked her to get certain prints as his brother was coming up from the of and he told her that she could get them at Bridge. Adams denied the statement magistrate fined the defendant £2 in ea with costs, and gave her a week to pay.

BISHOP PERCY'S FOLIO MANUSCRIP first portion of this long-expected work length appeared, under the able edito Mr. J. W. Hales and Mr. F. J. Furniva complete work will form three volumes of and Romances, and one of Loose and Hu Songs. The first of these volumes and a of Vol. IV. are now ready, nearly 600 1 all. The work fully bears out the charge against the amiable bishop, of having de most of the pieces that he published; stead of blame for so doing, we think entitled to high praise. Had he publis ballads as he found them, many in a most plete state, but few readers would ha found; the poetry would have been and unreadable, and the work transmitte shelves by the few F.S. A.'s that had subscribers. Instead of so reprinting th that came into his hands, he embellishe made them, or many of them, into e pieces of poetry, readable by the you enjoyable by all. It was by just a process that Sir Walter Scott intereste the doings of Highland caterans, sheeps and other shoeless committers of gra petty larcenies. He, by his genius, them with a romantic halo, and we f strained to take an interest in the Rob E Evan Dhus, who would have robbed a dered us had we fallen in with them in the Bishop Percy, by putting forth the bal romantic and readable form, found students of ballad lore, who read and and annotated his book; additions were for in all directions, until at last we ha firm believers in the whole. All colle be delighted to possess the present rep as the number of copies for disposal m sarily be small, an early application w necessary, to prevent disappointment.