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Ilofe^ And V-S^W Hew$
and Justinian are included . The book has been prepared by Mr . David Nasmith , Q . C .
Society A council has elected of the the Royal following Geographical gentlemen as Fellows : —Lord . Kinnaird , W . H . Maw ,
Captain G . M . T Ed . H warde . Butterworth 8 Jones , , W Inspector . D . Cogg -General leshall , Belgrave NinnisW . D . Pitcairnand Major
N . Powlett , R . A , . , An interesting workbearing on Scotch
University life , has just , been published by Messrs . J . & R . Parlaneof Paisley . It is a
series of scenes and sketches , of college life in Edinburghby Mr . . David Cuthbertson .
StumWL mt 4 9 , h M \ k K A mt dents will mj be m * greatl y deli ^ ^ m ghted ^ - ^ by ^ the reminiscences given in this book .
Mr . W . M . Acworth's book on the Scotch Railways iswe hear — exciting a good deal of
interest . It , is from several , points ^ y ^ 2 of view a valuable work , and tourists who propose to
journey north duriug the coming season will do well to possess themselves of a copy . Mr .
John Murray is the publisher . We are glad to be informed that Mr . Talbot
Baines Reed QJ is to read a paper before the Society of Arts on April 16 , on a subject which
he ' Old is and exceptionall New Fashions y well in qualified T to h discuss . ' Dr . , ypograpy
Garnett , Keeper of the Printed Books in the British Museum , has promised to take the chair .
Mr . Gladstone states that Bishop Butler taug ^~ i ht him , forty -five years v — ago — , to suspend — JLl
his judgment on things he knew he did not understand . ' With Butler ' s aid , ' Mr .
Gladsto stone ne adds adds . , * I ma mav y ofte often n ha havv « e bftfvn been wro wrnncr ng ;• without him 1 think I should never have been right . And oh that this age knew the treasures ¦
it possesses J in him and — neg — ^^^_ lects - — - ! ' - _~ . _ r ~_~ - _~ ~_~ - ^^ ^» B ^^ Messrs . G . W . Bacon & Co . have just
brought out a reduced edition of their 4 Excelsior Map ¦ r — of — the ~~ " — *— British —~ ^— ¦ - —— * . — Isles ^^— ¦ H ^ - ^^ V ^ pr , H ' ¦ b \* y m G - * m- ^ . W W » » . V
B cloth acon with , F . R rollers . G . S . , It and is coloured is an extremel , mounte y d good on
map , and suitable for smaller schools and so so class that mat rooms the the . chief chiet The towns towns names can can are be be seen seen boldl at at y a a printed glance irlaneo , ..
Finch A Mason series will of sporting commence novelettes publication by a Mr few .
weeks hence in Messrs . Tillotson & Son ' s Reries of newspapers . The opening story will be
entitled Messrs . Tillotson 'How " Beefeater have also arranged " Won the to Derb publish y . '
a entitled new serial ' A Mint work of by Money Mr . G . ' . Manville Fenn ,
The historic building in Tottenham Court Road , known as Whiteneld ' s Tabernacle , is now
being pulled down . Lust autumn the foundations win -v — — - ~ - were v ^* .. ^* discovered ^^ , « p ^ v < r ^^ v ^~ r m . >^^ , » to % ^^ be « y \/ g u . iving m . w m . angk way ^^ J , and «^« * ^ - * A it V
was resolved to erect a new sanctuary , 'i he response to the request for subscriptions has
been so hearty that the work has commenced ; and it may be hoped that before long a new
and more splendid edifice will rise on the old site . I
Special exertions are being made to render the Oxford House ¦¦ Bethnal f Green ibi a still StA # — — ¦ r" ^ m , ^ m — ^ - ^ ^ M ^^ ^^ ^^"" ¦ ' ™ ¦ A * ^^ ¦ ^^ ^ mm , ^ nm rmw ^ w ^^ mt ^^ ^^ ** ¦ . ^« m m ^ a m ^ .
more effective antl flourishing institution . It is the desire of the promoters to provide a
I permanent home , and plans have been drawn . The object will doubtless command a ready
response resnonse . , as as the the purpose Durnose oi of the the Uxiord Oxford Housp House is life a and meritorious high culture one— of to the bring University the reli to gious bear
on the wretched life of the East End of London . A most important collection of books is
being prepared for sale in London , namely , the ^^ . ^ 1 ^ B ^^^ extensive ^ m ^^ mm ^ mw ^^ r ^ m ^ ^^ ^^ *^^* ^^ ¦ ^ ^ m ^ library ^^ ™ i ^^ ^>^ ^^^^ ^^^ of — ^^ Lord . ^^ ~— Acton — . It - ^ ^^ ^ is & ^^^
estimated that this collection embraces over 60000 volumesincluding numerous rare
work , s from the , various continental centres . It is specially rich in books bearing on
societies religious __ and orde the rs , genealogy j—^ the proceedings of historic of families learned
. __ . — — well — — — — as , on — — the general — — - — — g— * % f history of European , States .
Mansfield College , Oxford , has , we Ieam , just received — — — an interesting ____ contribution .
j have Severa presented l senior two members hundred of volumes ^ j the Univers from the ity
li brary thy of that the in late a letter Dr . Hatch accompany - - - . It ing is note the
books the members express a hope that the gift will remind Mansfield students of the
goodwill ^ Dr . Hatch felt for the college . The - ¦ __ letter is signed , amongst others , by the Master
of Balliol . The new — Caxton _ Head ' Catal _ ogue of Rare
Books ' is issued in an extremely artistic ^ cover , specially designed by Mr . Walter Cranewith
a colophon by Mr . Selwyn Judge . For , the first time this well-known catalogue appears
the with statement the names is of made J . & M that . L . Tregaskis the alteration , and
being extends onl merel y altere y to d name by the , the introduction proprietorshi of p a
O v mf partner , who brings to the business the advantage of a quarter-of-a-century ' s experience
in practical printing and kindred crafts . ' The Dean and Chapter of St . Paul ' s have
refused their consent to the erection of a memorial to Mr . Wilkie Collins within the
cathedral , and the committee have accordingly fallen back upon another scheme . They
propose to devote the subscriptions tq the purchase of a collection of books to bear the name of 4
The Wilkie Collins Memorial Library / to be placed in the People ' s Palace in the East End .
The collection will , we believe , be made up solely of fictionand Mr . Harry Quilter
undertakes to receive , gifts of volumes to add to the library , but he retains the right of selection .
The will of Mrs . Emily Pfeiffer , of West Hill , Putney mf , shows that the personal I . estate
amounts to l () 3 , 000 . Her husband left her all his property X K ml , and after beq ueathing £ 500 to her
sisters , Mrs . Pfeiffer leaves everything to be disposed of in accordance with her husband ' s wishesas set forth in a letterin which he
indicated , his desire to have the , bulk of his property distributed among charitable and educational institutions for women only . It
is a noteworthy circumstance that Mr . Pfeiffer in 1 —¦ " —¦ —^ this ^^ ^ rnwrn ^™ r *^ letter wm -mw "ww ^ r ^ m ^ mm * expresses ^ m ^ ' ^ m ^ mi F 1 * " * ^ wmr w ^ m ^ ^ mw ^^^ the mw mm * * M ^ ^ op *^ M ** ^ inion ™ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ - ^ ^* ^¦ ^ that ^^ ^™ ^ ^^™ r ^ boys »*^ ^** - p i .
should be brought up to work , and have nothing left to them . The whole of the property of
the husband is to be applied to the endowment named of cottage i Jurgen homes Edward for destitute Pfeiffe children r ' s Homes , t . > ' be
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376 The Publishers' Circular April 1 , 18 90
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1890, page 376, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041890/page/10/
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