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    The Book Trade And The Proposed Railway ...

    that , despite all that had been said to the concompanies trary ov ^ Bd ^ v , there intended was no question to raise r ' ¦ - ¦ ¦ that the rates the railway and ¦¦ it

    behoved ^^ r - ^^ v ^™» ^ i ^^ vr ^^^™ ^^ b ^^^ ^ them *^ ^^» p ^»^^ ^^ ' ^^ ^^ as ^^»^ ^^^^ ~ stationers ^» * ^~^ - ^ - ^— ^^~^ and "" - ^ booksellers , - ^ ^ ^^ ^— , "" to - resist to the very utmost any such

    proposition . It was a matter of great importance to them as London booksellers , but to country

    booksellers it was a question of far greater moment . He urged upon them the importance of

    resisting to the very utmost such a propositipn . Mr . Dodd supported the ¦ views of i the

    pre-^^^^» ^^ " ^^ ^^^ ^ F ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ F ^^ P ^^^ F ^^ " ^^™ ^ T *^^ ^ J ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ r ^^ " - ^^^ ^^^ H ^ P ~^^^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^ » ^^^ ¦ ^~ — H — V ^^^ ^^ vious speakers . He incidentally mentioned that they could send goods to America for

    half the money that they could get parcels of goods conveyed to Manchester . They ought

    to combine in order to prevent the railway companies attempting to put on those

    exorbitant charges . Colonel — ^ Koutled - _~ ge _ ( Routledge _ — — & Sons — ) was

    sure the country , traders _^^ x were not ^ ^^ _ in a position , j to bear more burdens than they had at the

    present time . He moved that a committee be appointed — to investi — gate the matter thoroughl _ _ — f— y

    and ± M forward their report * Tr to the London Cham — -p qj - , yt ber of Commerceasking them to promote it

    before the Board , of Trade with the other reports which came from other trade 3 in the

    country : Mr . Lock seconded the motion . Mr . Simmons suggested that they should

    report to the Corporation of the City of London ,, as they had a Committee who were prepared

    to take up this matter . The suggestion was adopted : <

    A X . Bookseller : Are you aware that there ia ia already alreadv a a combination combination of of the thft " . Northern nrthftrn

    , Railways ? ( l . Colonel Routledge ¦— : No r doubt there is a

    \ f * — ^ " - —~ ^ ^^ H ^^ H - ^ i ™ ^ FF" ^» " ^ pJ ^^— ' ^ " ^ »^^ ^^ r - ^^ ^^^^ m - ^^ ^^^ - ^^ v ^^ ^^^ i ^^^^^ S 'A- : combination 1 i between ¦¦ . all ^* the . m - companies , and they all charge the same rate .

    Mr . Whitaker : There is an agreementnot exactly a combination .

    led Mr . ge ™ Eventuall George , Mr - — . JH ^ H ^ " ^ John Chater ~ y ^™ ¦ ¦ ^ " ^ the ^ Murray ^^^ ^^ ( » Chairman manufacturing ^ " p **^^* ' ^ ^ *^ , Mr ^ . * ^ rf ^ r ^** . ^^ , Arnol ^^^ Colonel . VA ^^ | H ¦¦ ^ stationer d » ^ Mf ** Forster ^ F ^^ ^ b ^ Rout ^^ « b ^ b ^ fc ^ ) «^ m - , K ,

    Mr . Kingdon ( Messrs . W . H . Smith & Son ) , Henry Mr . Fred Williams Miles , Mr Mr . . Joh J . V n . Walker Whitaker ( whole , Mr . -

    sale news trade , ) , and Mr . George Lock ( Ward , Lock & Co . ) were appointed a

    commitfcee such and mak report to e a inquire report if adopted to into an to adjourned be the forwarded whole meeting subj to ect the , ,

    City of London , Corporation , and the London Chamber ------ of Commerc - ~ ewith a request ¦ to

    present it to the . __ , Board ^ - ^ ^^^ ^ r I | , H l of * ^ Trade ^^ ^ «^ fc ^ , ^* along ~^^ ^^ 1 ^^*^ ^ W * ^^ ^^ with ^^^ ^^ reports from other parts of the country .

    to by the Mr On . Stationers the G . Chater motion ' , Company of a vote Mr . of Whitaker for thank having s was , seconded passed placed

    , the a their similar The ball hall Chairman comp rolling at the liment , disposal , and in was rep he paid l of y , hoped said the to the meeting they that chairman had , their and set . L ¦ - _ aft A > IH - _ - ^ m ¦•

    j satisfactory prompt action results jn . the matter would lead to ' ¦ ' - mom •¦ ¦¦

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    352 The Published Circular ^ priu , 188 9 I ¦ *' j- 1 ¦ —

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    jji I j j mediatel by T A . F . y by Henderson Messrs on , . A famous , . is < fc C to . Blaok be * Casket published , Edinburg Letters im h , ! - ' -

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    These letters , attributed byr her enemies to Mary Queen of , Scots ^ have been for ' centuries the subject of much controversy . Recent I

    discoveries have greatly mcreasetj . the interest in the question as to the genuineness of the

    letters * -but the writer ofthe volume adduces in . support , of his views important ^ documentary

    evidence Jpitherto unpublished . At the ! Melbourne Centennial International

    Exhibition , Messrs . Sampson Low , Marston & Co . have been awarded a First Order of

    Merit . ¦ Selina tOtJALltOl 9 Dolaro XS \ Jl < % llU ' Q s dramatic KJLlOllULniVlKj story OVVfAJf , - c Bella JJH 3 H 0 ,

    Demonia , published by Henry J . Drane , is , wehearmeeting with quite a phenomenal

    success . . ** , Already several editions hare been printed h and a new one ¦ —— is in —— the press .

    * ' ~ — ^ " ^^^ ¦¦> ¦¦^^ Mes * m ¦ 1 ^ . ^^ ir ^^^ T " ^»~ W srs , ^^^^^ h ^^ . ^^ ^ ^^ John t v ^^¦¦ ^^ « < fc v . Thomas mi — _ ^ _^ _ ^™ ^ S CS pencer I ' ' , of /• Leicester , have announced the first pa , rt of a '

    new periodical publication of some importance . . This is entitled Leicestershire atid

    . Grleanar ( Rutland jrl eaiier . Notes and and the the and editors editors Queries , are are and , ; A tne the ntiquarian Messrs Jsiessrs ..

    Spencer , themselves . It is intetided to issue the journalwhich will be devoted to the

    antiquities , , family history , " traditions , parochial recordsdialectsfolk-loregenealogies

    quarterl quaint y custom , f and , s , the & c fi , , rst . of number these , counties was an- , ,

    nounced for March 30 . The London publisher is Mr . Elliot Stock ,

    Messrs . Swan Sonnenschein & Co . announce for early publication a translati ° of Prof .

    H . Rosenbusch ' s ' Petrographical Tables : an Aid to the Microscopical Physiography of the |

    Rock edited -making for Eng Minerals lish students . ' The b ta y bles Dr . will F . H be . |

    Hatch , of the Royal School of Mines . A A very vftpvr cordial o . nrc \ ial reception rfio . ftntioTi haa has been been accorded accorded

    to Messrs . Cassell's new publication , Work . The first edition of No . 1 consisting of 75000

    , , copies 4 The , wad Secret exhausted of shortly the Lamas after publication : a Tale of .

    Thibet , Ms the title of a new book of adventure which will be shortly published by Messrs .

    Cassell & Co . The scene of the story is laid chiefly in the wilds of Thibet .

    Sir A L collection yon Playfai of r essays will be , by shortl the y Rig published ht Hon .

    , by 4 Subjects Messrs . of Cassell Social < fc Welfare Co * ., under . ' The the work title will of

    include a variety of papers on Public Health , Industrial Wealth , and National Education .

    An illustrated description of a Chinese opium denwritten by a Shanghaianappears

    in the Qniver , for April , to which number , the Rev . P . B . Power contributes a short

    complete story . Messrs . Suttaby & Co bindinora ., Limited , so well

    known some Known time tor for their their past , superior simerior been preparing bindings to , m have havA eet . , the for for demand for the new edition of * HAncient

    and Modern , ' and now inform us ymns that they will be \ able toi supply them to the trade in time for

    Easter . . in the Messrs press . Sampson a new novel Low , by Marston the late & Co Louisa . have

    M . Alcott , entitled 'A Modern Mephisto-• under pheles her / which name . haa ¦ not \ been hitherto issued , <

    ; women Wearers of Men ' s CUotlies ¦ ' is the . ,, ^ f

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1889, page 352, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041889/page/6/