SEPT. 1, 1870.

OUR CONTINENTAL CORRESPONDENCE.
PARIS, July 22, 1870.

You may have thought that on the eve of battles which are to reveal at the expense of the lives of many tens of thousands of human beings, the secret improvements made in the machinery of war, that the announcement of one man's death, how eminent soever he may be, would fall upon listless attention. What is one heart's contents to the ocean of blood so soon to inundate noble Germany's fields? These reflections are natural; and yet the intelligence of M. Prevost Paradol's death shocked us, especially when we came to know it was voluntary. He was still so young, he had been so successful, he had received all of the highest honors the pen can win in this country, he was respected even by his opponents, he was an adept in the alchemy which transmutes pen-ink-and-paper into gold-why should he quit earth which had been most kind to him? Why should he lay down life which never seemed less like a fardel to any man? Unanswerable as these questions at first seemed, reflection soon showed they were easily answered. I have sometimes thought, as I recalled the lamentations of the woes of life, that for a man born in poverty, success, for the sake of his happiness, should not come too early. He should be so wearied and so wounded in life's battle as to enjoy the very peace of his retreat, as to be able, at any instant, vividly, to contrast his present calm with the storm encountered, and to be thankful; because there is no form of success which does not disappoint the majority of men and beget very great unhappiness, unless its tenure be such unremitting labor, as shall leave the successful man no time to analyze the guerdon gained. It is different with those born in the Purple Chamber. Nature, ever a tender mother after the propagation of species has been secured, blunts the senses of these people; they never weigh anything which comes into their hands, but take it at the value indicated by the superscription, glide insensibly through life, and enter death as they entered life in absolute trust in the doctor who gives them the natal castor oil or the mortuary dram.

M. Prevost Paradol was poor, very poor. To live he accepted a tutor's place in the family of M. Halevy the composer, and compiled a universal history at Messrs. Hachettes' invitation. But even that tutor's place differed from most similar posts. United to M. Halevy's brother, M. Ludovic Halevy (one of the authors of Froufrou and of the “books" of M. Offenback's extravaganzas), by the closest ties which dated from childhood, he was much more one of the family than as an upper servant. The house was thronged with people eminent in intellectual pursuits, and introduced the tator at once into a clearing atmosphere where poverty was forgotten and the whole soul engrossed by ambition to command the applause of one's contemporaries, and to leave one of those names which time hallows instead of effaces. Besides, more than one helping hand was held out to him. M. Mignet, the historian, gave him good counsel, and opened the doors of the French Academy to him. After he graduated at the Normal School he was made at once a professor at Aix, where he has described his life as very happy. The "Journal des Debats" offered him a lucrative place on its staff, and he became at once famous, and he was not five-and-twenty. He was immediately introduced, and most cordially welcomed, into society which was not only brilliant, but supplied the place books can never fill. He met on intimate terms all the eminent actors on the great stage of history. They looked upon him as their inheritor, and destined like themselves to play an eminent

part on the stage where they had so conspicuously figured. They, therefore, were at unusual pains to relate to him the unwritten history of their day, to inform him of their traditions, to reveal to him the true character and exact influence (knowledge scarcely to be acquired from books) of the eminent men who had preceded them, and they discussed with him all the public questions likely to arise in France. There could be no better school for a statesman or a publicist. There could be no more interesting society for an intellectual man. M. Prevost Paradol's reputation daily extended. He unquestionably had a great deal of influence in arousing France from its torpor, and rekindling liberal sentiments in Frenchmen's breasts. During the last general elections he came forward as a candidate for the Legislative Chamber, and with more hope of success than when he challenged Parisian voters in 1863. He made a favorable impression on the hustings, and held his ground at a very boisterous and hostile public meeting. He was defeated and a more radical candidate returned. But there is no question M. Prevost Paradol would certainly have been elected on the coming general elections. He has shown great talents as a statesman on the commissions formed since the reform in the Cabinet.

In what evil hour was it he accepted the post of French Minister to Washington? Paris was unquestionably his place. The Legislative Chamber was the proper theatre of his talents. Moreover, he who had been foremost in opposing the personal government, should not have been foremost in accepting office under the Emperor, especially as it was still uncertain how ample the reforms promised were. M. Prevost Paradol lost many friends by this step. He suffered acutely from the contemptuous manner in which some of his most respected friends turned their back on him. The petty press assailed him for accepting place under the Empire with all the virulence of envy. It was with a lacerated heart he quitted Paris. To make his position still more painful, the incompetency of M. Emile Ollivier to fill the place of Prime Minister in a great crisis, and to force upon a reluctant court essential liberal measures, was daily, hourly becoming more apparent. Many persons attributed even to treachery the steps fatal to liberty which incapacity stumbled. But M. Prevost Paradol hoped (he was not alone in this delusion) the open left, the left centre, the centre and the right centre in the Legislative Chamber (where, with the left, they form the majority) would make M. Emile Ollivier execute the measures essential to effectual reform, and to the introduction of men who would take his place and fill it creditably. Clinging to this hope he quitted Paris. When he landed at New York he was stunned by the intelligence that the sky he left so cloudless was black with lowering thunderstorm. You know how quickly and fearfully clap followed clap, until at last the tempest of war burst upon Germany. M. Prevost Paradol heard M. Thiers's voice rising above the tumult to protest against the most groundless war ever waged. He could see from M. Thiers's speech how all his friends stood in regard to the government and to the war. They were free-he was a slave, wearing the marks of his servitude on the gilded buttons of his coat and of his hat and of his sword, and on the golden lace which embroidered his official costume. How he hated himself God only knows! He saw Liberty once more trampled under foot by an ignorant soldier, and Frenchmen forgetting the advantages of freedom and the degradation of slavery in the intoxication of military glory. The prize for which he had striven during more than twelve

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years, won and struck from his party's hands be- | Demogeot and H. Montucci, "De l'Enseignement fore they could well have taken possession of it. Supérieur in England and Scotland," a report adThe future seemed weariness to him. What was dressed to the Minister of Public Instruction; A. life worth whose days were filled with peans to a Du Casse, "Le Général Vandamme et sa Corresconqueror, and whose nights were sleepless with un- pondance;" V. Desplats and C. M. Gariel, "Nonavailing regrets and sterile pinings for the blessings veaux Elements de Physique Médicale" (502 fig. of freedom? Since death lay beyond all these tor-10 f.); A. Firmin Didot, "Etudes sur la Vie and tures why not summon it before they were entered, the Works of Jean, Sire de Joinville;" "Essai de and evoke its insensibility before the heart was so Classification Méthodique et Synoptique des Romans wrung and the brain was so fevered? M. Prevost de Chevalerie inédits et publiés " (first appendix Paradol had long been accustomed to consider to the critical catalogue of the books of the library voluntary death, and to weigh man's right to throw of M. A. Firmin Didot); Gen. Garibaldi, "La off life when its burden became intolerable. There Domination du Moine;" P. Gaudin, "Du Rondeau, was a tincture of Hamlet in his character. Even du Triolet, du Sonnet;" Arsène Houssaye, "Les in his school days he was disposed to think all the Courtisanes du Monde : 1. La Messaline Blonde" world his enemy. His favorite authors were Lu- (3d and last series of "Les Grandes Dames'); Dr. cretius and Swift. Their effect upon an intellect L. Amel, "Du Rash Variolique;" J. I. Hittorff and naturally sombre may easily be imagined. In one L. Zanth, "Architecture Antique de la Sicile, of his essays he says: "The great intellectual fes- Recueil de Monuments de Segeste et Selimonte,' tival of Parisian life has numerous victims who followed by researches into the origin and developevery now and then disappear, often without a ment of religious architecture among the Greeks sound, sometimes with a thunderclap, like those (4to. 684 p. 89 pl.); de Joinville, "Histoire de St. rockets which describe an immense luminous curve Louis," followed by the Credo and Letter to Louis in the heavens to expire extinguished in the river. X., text brought back to the orthography of the This brilliant Parisian festival has no end, but it charters of the Sire de Joinville and published for wears out many an actor; premature death, suicide, the Société de l'Histoire de France by M. Natalis madness are at the drawing-room door, and ask, or de Wailly (9 fr.); R. P. Kleutgen, "La Philosorather take their share, and this not in the lowest phie Scolastique Exposée et Defendue," trans. by rank of guests." R. P. C. Sierp, T. 4; Ed. Laboulage, "Le Prince Caniche" (15th ed.); Juliette Lamber, "Saine et Sauve" (novel); E. Langeron, "Gregoire VII. and the origin of the ultramontane doctrine;" Dr. E. Lisle, "Clinique des Maladies Mentales, first part, treatment of cerebral congestion and madness with congestion and hallucinations by arsenical acid;" "Le Chant du Cygne Gallican," paroles et musique du R. P. Gratry, Pretre de l'Oratoire, Membre de l'Académie Française, executé, après jugement préalable, par Jean Loyseau, cordonnier et pas académicien (18mo. 366 p.); Abbé Luco, "Histoire de St. Gildas de Rhuys;" E. Lafond, "Rome Ecuménique;" Archbishop Landriot of Rheims, "De l'Esprit Chrétien dans l'enseignement des Sciences, des Lettres, des Arts, etc. and in Intellectual and Moral Education;" C. de La Teillais, "Etude Historique, Economique et Politique on the Portuguese Colonies, their Past and Future;" E. de Lavelege, "La Prusse et l'Autriche depuis Sadowa;" S. Liégeard (the deputy), "Le Verger d'Isaure" (poetry); P. Mancel (de Bacilly), "Les Trois ProI notice these among the latest works published vinciales: I. S. M. l'Impératrice; II. Mgr. Darboy, here: Ch. E. Ruelle, "Elements Harmoniques d'Archevêque de Paris; III. Le R. P. Hyacinthe. Aristoxene," translated for the first time into French Suivies du Parallèle des Germains de Tacite, et des (8vo., 129 p. 5 pl. Collection des Auteurs Grecs rela- Allemands de nos jours;" Ch. Mauriac (physician tifs à la Musique); A. Bapaume, "La Rome Tinta- of the Hôpital du Midi), "Etude sur les Nevralmarresque" (a "comic" history of Rome); Abbé gies Réflexes Symptomatiques de l'Orchi, EpiBaudrand, "L'Ame sur le Calvaire," considering didymite Blennorrhagique;" Michaud, "Biographie the sufferings of Jesus Christ and finding at the Universelle Ancienne et Moderne,” T. 1, AA—ANG; foot of the Cross consolation in its pains, with T. 2, ANH-BAL; T.3, BAM-BER; T. 4, BER— prayers, etc.; E. Bavoux, "La France sous Napo- BON. (This new ed. will be in 45 vols. 8vo. price léon III.," the Empire and Parliamentary Govern- 8f. 50 each, one vol. each month, Delagrave & Cie. ment; E. Bazin, "Leçons sur le Traitement des publishers); "Korespondencja Adama-MickieMaladies Chroniques en general, and Diseases of wicza," T. 1 (with fac-simile and port.); L. Moreau, the Skin in particular, by the Comparative Use of "Jean Jacques Rousseau and the Philosophical Medicinal Springs Waters, Hydro-therapy and Century ;" "Mémoires de Mme. de Mornay," edition Pharmaceutical Means;" A. Boullier, "Etudes de compared with the MSS., published with various Politique et d'Histoire Etrangères" (Germany, readings and accompanied with unpublished letters Turkey, Italy); A. Boullier, "L'Art Venetien, by M. and Mme. du Plessis Mornay and their Architecture, Sculpture, Peinture;" A. Brachet, children, edited by Mme. de Witt (Mlle. Guizot) "Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Langue Fran- for the Société de l'Histoire de France, T. 1; “M. çaise ;" O. A.. Brownson, "La Republique Améri- J. N. Hanicle, Curé de St. Severin' (1794—1869), caine," translated from the English by Count de notes written by his friends and collected by one Lubersac; M. Capefigue, "La Favorite d'un Roi of his vicars; Dr. A. Nélaton, "Elements de Pathode Prusse, Countess de Lichtenau and Frederic logie Chirurgicale,' 2d ed. greatly augmented, William II.;" V. Cherbuliez, "L'Allemagne Poli- T. 3 (first part, 94 fig.); Judge de Neyremand, “De tique since the Peace of Prague" (1866-70); J. la Nécessité de Repress Drunkenness;" E. Plon,

Again, a story he wrote for the "Revue des Deux Mondes," February, 1860, ends in this way: "The plan he had formed had something crazy and criminal in it, and was tainted with the trouble of the fatal night which had suggested it. Ferni recovered his wonted presence of mind and energy to carry it out. He set out for St. Petersburg," where he pretended to be deranged, and after he had made sure he had deceived everybody he shot himself. "This accident, which seemed the effect of a sudden paroxysm of madness, afflicted everybody at St. Petersburg, and you remember it produced the most painful surprise in Paris, where Ferni was generally loved. He was universally regretted, and nearly all the newspapers of Europe deplored his premature end." It is generally understood here this story is a piece of autobiography. Ferni is M. Prevost Paradol. He never acknowledged the story's paternity, which was traced to him by the quotation from his favorite author, Lucretius, to be found in the tale.

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"Le Sculpteur Danois Vilhelm Bissen;" A. Pougin, | tirely yours, EMILE OLLIVIER." M. Alexandre, "Albert Grisar;" Phoenix Ille, "Les 95 Thèses de whose death I recently announced, left $80,000 gold Luther contre les Indulgences," reprinted from the to the hospitals of Amiens, his birth-place. I menoriginal Latin and completely translated into tioned, some time since, that M. de Lamartine's French for the first time; a souvenir of the Council nieces were collecting, with a view to their publicaof Trent, offered to the Fathers of the Ecumenical tion, all of their immortal uncle's letters. It gratiCouncil of Rome, 1869, by Un Bibliophile (8vo. 48 fies me to say their appeal to his correspondents pp. 525 copies printed); Œuvres de Pichat, "Leoni- has been answered in almost every quarter, and das," "Guillaume Tell" (two tragedies in 5 a. and they are now in possession of a mass of most inteverse, played at the French Comedy 26 Nov. 1825, resting, characteristic, and eloquent letters. Odeon, 22 July, 1830); Dr. E. Prat, "Topographie Médicale de l'Ile de Taïti," (Oceanie); A. de Quatrefages, "Charles Darwin et ses Precurseurs Français," etude sur le transformisme; and A. F. Rio, Epilogue à l'Art Chrétien."

SEPT. 1. 1870.

MESSRS. KAY & BROS., Philadelphia, will publish | Boyd; "Three Times Lost," by Margaret Hosmer; during the month the following law books: "Pur- "The Builders," by Miss S. Bates; Flossy Lee at don's Annual Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania, the Mountains," by Faith Wyman, and the "Two from 1862 to 1870;" "Smith's Reports," vol. xi., Ways of Doing it," by Miss S. Bates. being vol. 61 of the "Pennsylvania State Reports ;" "Brewster's Reports at Law and Equity," principally in the Courts of Philadelphia, vol. 2.

MESSRS. LEAVITT & ALLEN BROS., New York, have been making extensive preparations for the fall trade. Their list embraces upwards of five hundred Juvenile Books, put up in boxes in sets of three or six volumes, handsomely printed and abundantly illustrated, in many new styles of binding, especially the black and gold recently introduced. They have also a large number of Gift Books, elegantly bound, and more than fifty new styles of Autograph and Writing Albums. Two new series of Juveniles just published by them are the "Can and Can't" Series, by the author of "Nursery Bible Books in Words of one Syllable," &c., consisting of three 16mo. volumes. "I Can," or Charlie's Motto; "I'll Try," or Sensible Daisy; and "I Can't," or Nelly and Lucy; and the "By and By" Series, by Mrs. Frederick Field, 3 vols. 16mo. "By and By," or Harry Leonard; "I didn't Hear," or Alice Leonard; and "I Forgot," or Will Leonard. Both these sets are handsomely bound in black and gold, and put up in a handsome box with label in colors.

MESSRS. POTT & AMERY, New York, have issued a trade catalogue of new and attractive Juvenile Books, including the Publications of the London Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. They have also revised their Catalogue of Bibles and Prayer Books, and having received a large and elegant assortment of novelties for the season, now offer to the trade a very large and carefully selected stock at low prices.

MESSRS. WILSON, HINKLE & Co., Cincinnati, have in preparation "The Eclectic Series of Geographies," prepared by A. Von Steinwehr. The series will consist of three parts: The Primary Geography; the Intermediate Geography, for more advanced drawing; and the School Geography, embracing a pupils, and containing full instructions in map full physical and political description of the earth, for the use of the highest classes. Thompson & Bowler's Writing Cards, also announced by them, cations are "White's Graded School Arithmetic," are nearly ready. Their recent educational publiin three parts; "Schuyler's Complete Algebra ;" "Thompson & Bowler's Eclectric System of Penmanship," of which the first eight books have been MESSRS. LITTLE, BROWN & Co., Boston, have pub-issued; "Cole's Institute Reader;" and "Norton's lished several new law books, and new editions, Natural Philosophy." among which are the following: "Schouler's Domestic Relations," a treatise on the law of domestic relations, embracing husband and wife, parent and child, guardian and ward, infancy, and master and servant. Vol. ii. of Clifford's Reports of Cases determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the First Circuit, from October Term, 1861, to October Term, 1867. "House of Lords Cases on Appeals, Writs of Error, Claims of Peerage and Divorce," vol. v. "United States Digest," vol. xxvii., containing Decisions of the Courts of Common Law and Admiralty. Tenth edition of "Story's Equity Jurisprudence," and Fifth edition of "Curtis's Decisions."

MESSRS. OAKLEY, MASON & Co., New York, have nearly ready for publication "The Story of a Working Man's Life, with Sketches of Travel in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America," as related by himself. By Francis Bacon, D.D. With an introduction by W. R. Williams, D.D.

Messrs. HENRY A. YOUNG & Co., Boston, have issued their catalogue of new books and new editions. They have purchased the entire list of books until recently published by Messrs. Clarke & Fiske, and Messrs. William H. Hill, Jr., & Co., and have added many fresh volumes to their own list of juvenile publications.

have ready during the month, a new volume of MESSRS. CHARLES SCRIBNER & Co., New York, will "Lange's Commentary," comprising Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. Translated and edited by Rev. C. C. Starbuck, M. B. Riddle, D.D., and Prof. Hackett. Also the concluding volume of Mommsen's "History of Rome," with a copious index, specially prepared for this edition, and vols. 11 and 12 of the popular edition of Froude's "History of England," completing the edition. We have repeatedly had occasion to mention this very excellent edition of the works of the great modern historian, and, when finished, it will be one of the MESSRS. ROBERTS BROS., Boston, are early in the handsomest and cheapest sets of books ever issued field, with a list of new novels and Juveniles. They trated Library of Wonders are nearly ready, and in this country. Several additions to the illushave now ready "Monsieur Sylvestre," by George Sand, translated by Francis George Shaw; "Com"Bible Notes for Daily Readers," by C. M. Hunt, panions of my Solitude," by Arthur Helps: "Even- D.D.; "The Theology of Christ," by Jos. Thompson, ing Amusements," by the author of "Letters Every-D.D.; "Life of D. Green," by L. J. Halsey, D.D.,; where," with illustrations by Konewka; "Tony "The Early Years of the Christian Church," by E. D. Pressense; and Puss," with illustrations from designs by Lo"The Universe," by F. Pouchet, and renz Frolich, and "The Miller's Children," with the new and cheaper edition for schools of Lord's "Ancient History." colored illustrations by Oscar Pletsch. Miss Louisa M. Alcott's books still continue to sell rapidly. Her "Little Women" has reached its sixtieth thousand, and "An Old-fashioned Girl" its thirty-sixth thousand.

MESSRS. J. P. SKELLY & Co., Philadelphia, are the publishers of a long list of Juvenile Books, in all of which the utmost good taste is displayed in the manufacture, every volume being replete with bright colors and gilding, and having a very attractive and salable appearance. The subjects are all carefully chosen and full of interest for young readers. A number of new volumes are in the press, and among those to be issued during September, are the following: "Paul Loring," by Mrs. E. G.

MESSRS. SCRIBNER, WELFORD & Co.'s recent importations include a new and improved edition of "Maunder's Treasuries," reissued at little over half the original price; "Charles Dickens, the story of his Life," by James Kennedy, author of the "Life of Thackeray," spoken of most favorably by the London " Bookseller" and other critical journals; a new volume of the "Chandos Classics;""The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland" compiled and edited by John S. Roberts; "Essays in Mosaic," by Thomas Ballantyne, a recent addition to the Bayard Series; and several other works of importance.

MESSRS. IVISON, BLAKEMAN, TAYLOR & Co., New York, have two new books in preparation, "A School

and the number of schools which have adopted them, is yearly increasing. Several improvements and minor alterations are announced in future issues of the series, but none that will interfere with the use of the old edition.

LADY JUDITH, the new serial novel by Mr. Justin McCarthy appears simultaneously in London and New York, in the September number of "Tinsley's Magazine" and "The Galaxy."

"BRED IN THE BONE, by the author of "Carlyon's

MESSRS. ROBERT CARTER & Bro., New York, have many new juveniles in the press. Among the list we observe several by well-known writers of juve-Year," is now simultaneously appearing in "Harper's nile fiction.

Weekly," and "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal."

JUVENILE readers of "Alice's Adventures in Won

derland," will rejoice that another work of the same class will soon be in their hands. Its title is "Through the Looking-glass, and what Alice found there."

MESSRS. LEE & SHEPARD, Boston, have issued a list of their announcements for the fall season, which includes a number of new juvenile and miscellaneous books, among which may be mentioned "Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice saw there," by the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland;" "The House on Wheels," from the A NEW periodical, to be entitled "The Examiner,' French of Mad. de Stolz, by Miss E. F. Adams; a is to be published in Chicago. It is to be a magazine new story of School Life, by William Everett; " His-"Of Radical Christianity," and "A Monthly Retory of Paraguay," by Hon. Chas. Washburn; "The view of Religious and Humane Questions, and of Boys of Grand Pré School," by Prof. Jas. De Mille; and a new edition in six volumes, with 42 illustrations, of "Dotty Dimple Stories."

MESSRS. J. P. PUTNAM & SONS, New York, will publish, during the month, "Tent Life in Siberia," by George Kennan; "Geology and Revelation," by Gerald Molloy, D.D.; "Life of Columbus" and "Life of Washington," by Washington Irving, each in one vol., abridged for school use; and Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in 3 vols.

MESSRS. HARPER & BROS., New York, announce "Recollections of Eton," by an Etonian, "Veronica," by the author of "Aunt Margaret's Troubles ;' "School History of the United States," by D. B. Scott; "A Dangerous Guest," by the author of "Gilbert Rugge ;" and the " Intermediate Fifth Reader," by Marcius Willson.

Literature. The contents of the first number are
to be a novel, entitled "Crazy Chicago, or the Back
Stairs to Fortune," Chapters I.-II.; "The History
(from the "Revue des Deux Mondes"); "Who made
of the Devil-his Rise, Greatness, and Downfall"
the Bible ?""Theodore Parker and Christian Fellow-
ship;""Charles Dickens and his Christian Critics;"
"The Unitarian Situation-Hepworth, Robert Coll-
yer, Mayo, Dr. Bellows;" "Dr. J. F. Clarke against
Theism;"
;""The Woman and the Trial," and other
papers. This publication is to be edited by the
Reverend Edward C. Towne, who, in 1859, after
studying theology in the Yale Divinity School at
New Haven, printed a little tract to explain the
general ground on which he found himself obliged
to wholly reject the Bible as an infallible revelation,
and Jesus as a Divine Lord and Saviour, and who,
since 1860, has been a Unitarian Minister.

ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY OF WONDERS.-This most

valuable series of useful and entertaining books
Will shortly be increased by the addition of eight
new volumes. They are as follows: "Bottom of
" "Acoustics,"
the Sea," "Wonders of the Heavens,"
"The Moon," "Wonders of Engraving," "Wonders
of Sculpture," "Lighthouses," and "Subterranean
World."

NEW MAGAZINE.-Messrs. Chas. Scribner & Co. announce that they have organized the magazine department of their business into a separate company, with Dr. J. G. Holland [Timothy Titcomb] and Roswell C. Smith as part owners, under the name of Scribner & Co. Dr. J. G. Holland will conduct the editorial department, and W. Smith will represent its business interests. With the October number, "Hours at Home" will be expanded and enlarged, and its title changed to IN "Every Saturday" has been commenced the "Scribner's Monthly." The new magazine will be publication, from advanced sheets, of the sixth, and, freely illustrated, and the best writers of England unfortunately, the last part of "The Mystery of and America will be employed upon its pages. Edwin Drood." The scene, so far, is in London, Every effort will be made to continue and extend and two new characters are introduced: an exthe popularity, which the excellence of its prede-officer of the British Navy, and a remarkable lodgingcessor deservedly attained, and there is every reason to suppose that under so able an editorship as that of Timothy Titcomb, these efforts will be successful. THE AMATEUR is the title of a new monthly journal

devoted to music, literature, and art, the first number of which has just been published by Messrs. Lee & Walker, Philadelphia. It contains, among other matter, two new pieces of music, by E. Mark, one instrumental, the other a song and chorus, the words by Elmer Ruan Coates, a writer whose name we have seen attached to a good deal of very excellent verse.

CHEAP EDITION.-Messrs. Chas. Scribner & Co. propose issuing a cheap edition for school use, of Lord's "Ancient States and Empires." It is a book exceedingly well fitted for educational purposes.

GUYOT'S GEOGRAPHIES, published by Messrs. C. Scribner & Co., have met with most astonishing success. A million copies have already been sold,

house keeper with an irascible temper. For future numbers of “ Every Saturday," a new serial novel, entitled "Nobody's Fortune," has been bespoken, and Yates, author of "Black Sheep," a sensational story will soon be commenced. Its author is Mr. Edmund

of great power.

THE School of Design is the name of a new ArtJournal, to appear in London this month.

A NEW Life of Sir Walter Scott, by the Rev. George Gilfillan, is announced. What can he tell, additional to the biography by Lockhart?

In the "North American Review," the article on Chaucer is by Professor J. R. Lowell, of Boston. In the "Edinburgh Review," the paper on the same subject was written by Professor Bagrer, of St. Andrew's, Scotland.

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE'S English Note-books, republished in London for $6 in gold, were issued in Boston for $4 in currency. They ought to have been lower priced in London than in America.