LIBRARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE.
MESSRS. COLBURN and BENTLEY have announced, we perceive, their intention to provide solid information for the pu.:)lie in the form of a Library of Universal Knowledge, to consist of' monthly volumes at a low price. This is anoth '' . r sign of the times. The most valuable works of the present and past ages are now within the reach of hum- ble readers ; and publishers seem to feel more strongly every day the necessity of throwing aside the old machinery of dear publicatiot. The art of extracting profit from cheap books, is one of the most va- luable discoveries of modern ingenuity ; mid it is fnmi its nature fitted to pave the way for discoveries still more valuable. Messrs. COL- BURN and BENTLEY make a merit rather, of oiforing "no display of great names" as contributors to their undertaking; but they have intrusted the superintendence of it to Mr. GLEIG, of whose high talents we have so often had occasion to express our admiration. Few men are better fitted for the successful discharge of such a tal.k. The library will contain histories, biographies, and popular treat :ses on the arts and sciences. The price of each volume will be only five shillings.
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