LITERARY NEWS.
Mr. Murray announces a long list of new books, among them a " Life of Dr. Wilson, late Bishop of Calcutta," in two volumes ; Mr. Rawlinson's "Bampton Lectures ; " Mr. Tindall's philosophical essay on "The Gla- ciers of the Alps;" Mr. Darwin's work on the " Origin of Species and Varieties ; ". the late Mr. Leslie's " Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds ; " the Reverend J. C. Robertson's "Biography of Becket, Archbishop of Can- terbury ; !" a new work on Metallurgy, by Dr. John Purdy ; and the first volume of a "Dictionary of Biblical Antiquities,". by Dr. William Smith.
The list of Messrs. Longman and Co., for August, is likewise very con- siderable, numbering altogether some thirty new works or new editions. it includes a "Seven Years' Residence- in the Great Deserts of North America," by the Abbe Domenech; an elaborate work on Ceylon, by Sir
J. Emerson Tennant; the fourth volume of Mure's "Greece; " and the third and last volume of Brialmont's "Life of the Duke of Wellington." There are besides four ornamental fine-art books, and a new edition of Mr. At‘Culloch's most valuable "Commercial Dictionary."
A flood of novels is announced as at hand. Among them are " The Queen of Hearts," by Wilkie Collins ; " Voyages in the Dark," by Cap- tain Mayne Reid ; " Almost a Heroine," by the Author of " Charles Auchester ; " " Raised to the Peerage," by Mrs. Octavius Owen ; and, not to make the list too long, one novel each by Charles Kingsley, Charles Reade, James Hannay, Mary Hewitt, Mrs. 'Oliphant, Mrs. S. C. Hall, and Mr. Hughes, the author of " Tom Brown's School-days."
From Dublin we learn that Mr. 11311y, the publisher, has in the press a gossipy book, called " The Friends, Foes, and Adventures of Lady Morgan.' The author is an Irish gentleman, who, like a second Boa- well, has been engaged for many years in gathering his harvest of anec- dote, conversation, and oracular small talk.
A new edition of Lieutenant Maury's valuable " Geography of the Sea," is announced by his English publishers, Messrs. Sampson, Low, and Co. The author, in a letter dated Washington, June 27, and printed in the " Publishers' Circular," says that in this forthcoming edition there will be some important alterations and corrections, among others as to " the Neptunian difficulties in the way of a Telegraph across the Atlantic, showing that they are by no means insuperable,;" and further as to " the force of the trade winds, showing that in the Southern hemisphere the system of atmospherical circulation is much more active and vigorous than it is on our side of the Equator."
Some interesting original works have lately appeared at New York. Among them are a " History of the City of New York," by Mary Id. Booth ; a "Life ofJonathanfiunibull, Senior, Governor of Connecticut;'' and a book called " Recollections of the Revolution : a Domestic Diary of a Family residing in New York during the War of American In- depence." Among the American announcements of forthcoming works are "Memoirs of Baron Humboldt, with Accounts of his Travels," by R. H. Stoddard.
A most curious work, entitled " Les Mysteres du Desert," has just been published at Paris. Its author is an old African traveller, M. du Couret, who in order to pursue his explorations with more facility turned Mahomedan many years ago, and still remains faithful to this creed, although he has been living now for some time in France.
The second volume of the "Histoire des Je'suites" by M. Guettee, has appeared at Paris.
M. de la Gueronniere is preparing for the press a new pamphlet, en- titled " L'Empereur et l'Angleterre." It will contain, it is said, a com- plete vindication of the recent policy of the ruler of France.
A clergyman of the Church of England, whose name is not given, has offered two prizes of fifty guineas each, one to English and one to French authors, for the best essay on the importance of an intimate union be- tween England and France, together with suggestions as to the means of making this union perpetual. Lord Brougham and the Earl of Clarendon have consented to be adjudicators of the English essay.
Dr. G. H. von. Schubert of Munich, the former friend and tutor of the- late Duchess of Orleans, has just published his Memoirs (or, as the book is called, "Erinnerungen ens dem Leben," &c.) of the deceased Princess. The work is chiefly made up of original letters, some of which are most
charming in their unaffected truthfulness and simplicity. .
A large quarto, by Dr. J. Scherr, entitled "Schiller and his time," has been published by Brockhaus, Leipzig. It is a splendid work, with many engravings, and aims at giving the best and most concise information about the classic period of German literature.
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