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    j ! ! French We are Teachers glad to ' at note the that Paris the Exhibition exhibit of has books been published awarded b a y silver the members medal . of the ' Society of

    i It is also very gratifying to learn that the educational works in the above exhibit of Mons . F . Julien , of King Edward ' s School , Birmingham , have been pleasantly recognised 7 by the

    Minister Minister or of Jfublic Public Instruction Instruction in in F France rance , , and and he he has has been been made marta an an Ojfficter Offirip / r dyAr dAcade , arl . £ . mic m . ia to j \ I . our Julien readers 's works . ' Petites Leeons , ' * Conversational French Reader , ' & c , & c , are well Known

    A son of Mr . Henry Irving will take part in a play at Oxford next spring under the auspices of the University Dramatic Society . He is now a student at Oxford .

    Mr . F . Marion Crawford , we hear , contemplates settling down in Washington for a winter or two . His health , we are glad to learn , is better than it was some months ago .

    Mr . Walter Scott , of Newcastle , is , we understand , about to publish a complete edition of the prose plays of Ibsen , the first instalment of which is to appear in January .

    The number of candidates for the B . A . degree in the London University this year is considerably greater than in any previous year since the foundation of the University .

    We hear there is a large increase in the unattached students at Oxford for the present year . Indeed , the total number on the books is the greatest that has yet been recorded .

    Amongst the contributors to Good Words for the New Year the names of Mr . Gladstone , Lord Lome , the Dean of Wells , Professor Kucker , and Sir Robert S . Ball are announced .

    M . Merle d'Aubigne " , a son of the well-known author of l The History of the Reformation / is on a visit to England , and has been addressing meetings in support of the Foreign Aid Society .

    Mr . Edward Foskett has been appointed chief librarian of the Camberwell Free Libraries . He was warmly recommended by the Bishop of London , Archdeacon Farrar , Professor Durban , and others .

    The walls of Paris are well posted with pictures heralding the approach of M . Zola ' s newnovel i » ^ ^ p w ^ fe ^ * m * . V These ^^ ^»^ H ^* p » *^ r "^ ¦ ^ p ¦* ' ^ ictures ^ ^^ P ^ P * ^ p ^»^» ^^ p ~^ w v are ^^ p- ^» ^ B ^ much ^*^ m ^^ ^*^ ^ pr ^ v ^» discussed ^ p ^ b ^^ v *^ vr ¦• " *^ v w ^ m ^^ r * v ^ v ^ in ^^»^ H view v " ^™ ^^ V w of *«^~ ^^ the ^^ ^» MV " ^¦ ^ proposal ^^~ ^ " ^ m *^ ^^^ ^^^ ^*^^ v to ^ p- — elect ^ f ^ ^^ r ^^ m ^ ^ M pWV « 4 ^ 4 V . Zola M _^ M ^^ pr ^ b ^ p ^ p ^ a W <^ F ^ member k- ^^^ b ^^ Jfe ^^^^ v ^^ ^^^ ^^

    of the French Academy . We are informed that the lecturing tour of b Miss p » p » Amelia B . Edwards in the United States

    ¦ ¦ ^ av v v ^» ^^ ^ b ^ m ^ m ^^ - ^^ ^ v ^ p »^»^ ^ v wh ^^ b ^ wp ^ ^ r ^ p- ^ B ^ p * - ^^ ^ b ^ Bp ^ ^^ ^ p ^ ^^ m ^^ ^ Hb ^*** w ^ k v ^ ^^ ^^^»^^ - % ^ ^•— ^» p «^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ - ^»^» k v ^ . p— - v hpmk ^ h ^^^ w V ^^ f <^ ^^^ 9 ^^ ^ fc ^ fc ^ ta « p * ^ b ^ b ^^ p- ^^^ 4 fe 4 h ^ fe ^^ ^^ pT ^^^ W ^ ^^^ pV ^ v ^^ P ^^ is a quite A ¦¦ a success . Amongst * the _ ^ B audiences t ^ m n have ^ b been observed ^ h ^ k many notable ^» _ figures in literary and social circles .

    Several valuable autograph letters of Luther and Melanchthon have been found in the Protestant church library at Neustadt on the Aisch , and have been handed over to the

    German Library in Nuremberg , We believe the Earl of Lonsdale has made some progress with his work describing hia

    adventures in search of the North Pole . His materials are quite enough to enable him to produce a most striking narrative .

    At a public meeting held in connection with the Lambeth Public Libraries , it was resolved to ^ X * - increase ^ *^ ^ Bi ^^^ 4 m * ^ ir wmp ^^ the ^ P * ^»^» ^^ # rate ^ ^ lp ^^ ^» " ^^ to ^» ^ . ^ a ^ penny | t ^ ¦ ^ Ip' ^» ^ ^^ ^™ ^ in ^ ¦ ¦ ' ' the ^ P ^» - ^™ ^^ P ¦ ¦¦ pound ^^^ h H ^— ^^ ^ ' ^ p . ^ There » - ^^ - ^— ' ^^ was - - ^^^ ¦ ^ a - ^^ good HK " ^ p- ¦»* ' — ' ^ deal " ^ P ^» ^ ' » m * ^ ^^ of ^ . ^ ^^ discussion «* ^ ^^ p ^^ ^^ i ^ ip ^ p ^ p- n ^ ^» ^ fc ^ rf ^ *• , w ^ however ^ 4 ^ ' ^^ w » ^ . ^ ^ ^^^ ^ fe , a

    and a strong opposition was shown . Her Majesty the Empress Frederick has generouslpresented £ 400 to the Hospital for

    Diseases ^^^ m ^ mL- ^^ ^^ ^^¦ * of ^^^ ^^^ P «/ the ^^ T ^ ^^ Throat - ^^ *^ ^ ^ k ^ ^^^^^ , »^ fc ^ Golden X ^ mm ^»^ r ^ ' »^^ ^^ v ^ S ^ ^ p quare ^ ^ v ^ ^^^ i ^ m ^ v - ^» , «»^^ this ^» ^ m m ¦ * v » sum < ^ VK -- ^— ^ ^— - ^ p- — being ^~ ^^^ - - ^ ^— y the x »*^ - ^^ ^^ - p profits *^ ^^ ^» *^ ^ ¦ ^^ - ' ^ derived ¦ ^^ ^ . P ^^ ^ ^^^ from ^ ^ b d ^ ^^ ^^^»^ Mr P ^ ^^ Vs ^ . **^ 4 Rennel fc ^ pr ^^ V « ib ^^ ^ 4- ^ ^ ilodd ' s book on the Emperor Frederick .

    The sixty-second annual report of the Council of the Royal Scottish Academy expresses the —¦ — » - *^ - view ^ ^ b ^^^ ^ y that ^^ ^^^ 'fc mt ^ tr both ¦ i t ^ tm ^ ^ r ^ " ^» in « b ^ p » ^» regard * p ^ " ^^ « v ^ k * - ^ " ^ " to ^^ ^^ colour ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ ^ ^ - ^ and ^ p ^^ ^ ^^ ^ - ^ - ^ black »^^ »— — — - »~ ^^—~ and " — - ~~ ~^^ p white » ^^ »^ ^^ ^ ' ^^ the ' ^ ^ p ^» ^ fc * p studies " ^ p ^ ^^ - ^ ^ p *^ « ' ^ p' p ^^ p- may . «^^ ^ m m v w be p «^ ^ . ^ ^ favourabl bv ^ bpqr » ^^ ^ pv » ^ mr w r ^^ ^* y w

    compared with those of any past session . liismarck I > ismn Koppy . r < Vk . . , the TT He « great was was anorded afforded Hungarian ample aranle artist opportunity ODnortunitv , has , we hear 01 of seeing seeing , been the the engaged German German on Chancellor Channellor a painting of at at Prince home home .

    and the picture is in every respect a family one . , )> y Messrs A new p ^ rf . work Hodder by the and author Stoug of hton ' From entitled * # Log p « ¦ »*¦ Cabin ' Fro ¦ « m to Printing White House House ' will to shortl the y Court be published of St

    • 'ames T ¦ " ¦ * - ^^ - ^ p * pS : ^ pV ^ M the . adkn Story ^ ^* T ^»^ ^ p ^ ^^ J of ^ tJW Benj ^* ^ ' ^ W ^ m ^ amin ** ^^^ » rf * . MK ^ ^ Franklin *^ ^ ' pJp »^ , ^ ^ ^ p ^ ' s Life wv . 7 ' — — —• - ^» - ¦ ^ ^» " •^ F ^ % ^ " ^ ^ " ^ ^ " ^ ^^ ^"^ ^ " ^ ^ " ^ ^^^ ^ " ^ ^ ' » ^ ^ p » ^ -p" ^ rV- / ^ . We hear d from fc Paris that »•¦ a « p ^ r singularl p »^ . » » f-- ~ y valuable autograph was ¦»———— disposed w ^ . w -fc ^ - iv T of there at last week A >> .

    • • - *^ » » ^^ VWJL * ^ ^>^ <»* fc * fc n ^ . ^ ' ^ f — & n ^ » r ^ a * » . ^» *• rj ^• ' ^•^ ^ ^ w » ™^ w ^ -v— _ v —• — - ^ ^ -v - — - — -v — f J" u - ^ p- ^»» ^^ _» ^ r a ^^ a . - ^^ ^ m ^ v ^ pt ^ «* V - ^ p- ^^ ¦ This is a document prepared by the great Carhot during the memorable year of 1815 . In this letter he avowed his belief that there would be no war .

    which Messrs is entitled . Dean & 4 The Son Eve announce of an Emp the authorised ire ' s Fall , translation and is a continuation of Madame Carette of 'My ' s Mistress new volume the , impress Eugenie , ' recently issued by the same publishers .

    It is announced that no less than a hundred and fifty thousand names are now enrolled on Hie * ^^ books to * -r V _» V- ' iXU V of / JL the UAA \ p * Chautauqua V / JLJLCU V 4 L X / mJU V * \ Jt * - * IpV Ji Litera -JlJL W- * --L C * ry m- V Circle ^ - ^ JL JL ^ p" * \ S , m a - ** society »—• V *^ ^ - * * . ^ - * ** Y which ~ **¦ *^ p * - **» believes f ^ p' % & JL ^/ t \/ W that UA JL «> V V it A . \ J is AU never JLX KJ W X ^ -L too WV ^^ if

    ^ ate commence self-education , and that education ends only with life . T l . E The . Kebbel next volumes ; ' G & mbetta to appear / by Mr in . Frank the ' Statesmen T . Marzials Series ; ' Mirabeau ' will be / b * y Lord Mr . Arthur Derby / Hassall by Mr ; ; I

    I 1 Fox XT' , ' i by Mr i »/ r . H tt . O ^\ . . Wakeman itr i ; and ' Lord T 3 Grey fi , ' by T Mr Tl / T— . Frank "in i Hill tt * ii . . I

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    Dec . 6 , 1889 The Publishers' Circular l 635

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1889, page 1635, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121889/page/101/