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      The New American Copyright

      than evei * ; and yet one hears all roiijid of English authors rejoicing over it as if it were

      the beginning of a millennium for them ; it is * the thin edge of the wedge , ' they say , and * half a loaf is better than nothing . ' But this

      is not half a loaf ; it is the very smallest mouse that ever a mountain — — — could — — — — bring — cjforth .

      American authors and publishers , who desire to bring C- » aboiit a — simp -- — ^ - le — honest law , jhave

      evidently been outvoted by printers and paper-makers , wholly and solely in whose

      interests this Bill is constructed . It precludes America from joining the * International ( JJopyright Union / and — as it specially excludes

      stereot -j x »/ c ype ? plates it must , necessaril r «/ y increase the price x of many ^ copyri Mr •/ g ht books beyond •/

      what they would cost if reprinted from imported plates . —I am , sir , yours obediently ,

      E . Marston .

      ... L1 Gy -=Q 34o The Publishers' Circul...

      ... L 1 gy -= q 34 The Publishers' Circular Apr ^ i , 1888

      The Late Mr. Robert Chambers.

      THE LATE MR . ROBERT CHAMBERS .

      The highly esteemed chief of the publishing house of Messrs . W . & It . Chambers

      [ passed father — — — ¦¦¦ Robert — away — - —~ ^— - ¦ - B on the ^^ ^^ ^™ B Friday eminen bb , t bb March author bb / bvb BB B BB 23 of B . * Ves V His bibP - I , , " ^ - ^»~ ^™ ^™^^ ^^^^^ - ^ " ^^^^ * ^^^^ ^«^^^ * ^ " ^ ^^> ^ " *^**

      tiges of the Natural History of Creation , ' 'Ancient Sea Margins' & c . died in 1871

      I bB Bb . IB ^ bb ^ Bbt — ^ BB A — Bk B ^^^^ ^^^^^ ™ ^ ¦ " bT ^^ bR ^^^ ^^^^^ , ^ W ^^^^ ^^^ .- __ ^^^ ^^ , ^ m ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ¦ " ^^^ ^^^^^ ^ B _ »^ B ^ V ^^^ Bt ; BB his uncle , William ^^ , died ^^ a ^^ in _ 1883 — . The _ - _ ~— late ^ head I of the house has not therefore long survived

      the demise of bis distinguished progenitors . He — — was — - — onl -- y m in his — - ^ 56 ^^ - - ^ th - ^ —^» w year b ~^ b- w bi ^ bb . at B »» Br bb * the v bb bh Bb ^ time B * B ^ ^~ ^ b * bb "B * - of "bb » - bb his Bk bb ^ r- r

      death , having been born in 1832 . Mr . Chambers entered ¦ upon b active duties in the

      — ^^ — ^^ ™ —""^ ^^^^ *» r ^^ " ^ ^ B ^ r- ^ r ^ m ^^^ ~^^ -- ^ r - ^^ r ^^ v ^) B * ^ b- ^^^ b B ^^ B ) B ^ ^ B > ^ BB" ^ P ^^^ ^ Bb » ^^ ^ BBi BbF . ^ B ^^ B B firm when he was but twenty-two ^^ years of age . ^^ I One of the features ^^ — — ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ f ~ ™^^» of ^^ " ^ " ¦¦ his ^^™ ^ w ^»» ™ early ^ b 1 ^ b ^^ B > ^ BB ^ BB w training B ^ BBb ^ l ^^ B ^^ bi ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^» hk con ^ h ^ ^^^^ ^ BBi ^ Bh

      sisted of his being educated in the various branches of the mechanical work of book

      proj j machine duction— room thus the the binders composing ' room room and , other the

      departments were , — not ^^ ^^^ ^^^ unfamiliar ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ ' ^^ ^^^ " ^* " ^^ ^ to ^^ , ^ B ^ fc him ^^^ ^^ ^^ " ^^ ^^ ; ^ " ^ ^ 1 ^ and ^ i ^ ^ k ^ B ^^ ^^ he also spent m — some —^ — " ^ ¦ ^^ ^^^ " time ' ^^ ^™ ^^ ^^ ^ " — " ^^ r under »^^ " ^ B > « B ^ ' ^^ ' ^» ^ r |^^^ the ^ B ^ ^^ ^^ ' ^^ astute ^ fc ^^ B" I ^ rf r ^» ^ Bl ^ VI W ^ ^ BI ^

      mercantile tuition of the diligent partner in the firm , M the — late — ^^ ™ ^ Mr ^^¦ v — ^^^ r ^ ™ . ^ v William ' v ^^^ v ^^ ^^^ ^^ m ~^^—^ j ^ p ^ b ^ ^^ B Ing ^ h ^^ v ^^ % . ^ b Bj ^^^ l lis ^^^ ^^ b B ^^^ . ^ F ^ After ^^^ ^^ p ^ ^^ fe ^^ p ^ B ^^ ^ VBa

      wards he assumed that intimate associateship with the editorial management of Chambers ' s

      Journal , which — — ~~ ' ^^ endured ~ " ~— - —— ^^ ^ - ^ " ^ I H ^^ ^^ B < H ^ BJBK until ^ B ^ ^^^ B > ^^ ^** BBT ^ B > the ^* ^^^ ^ B * time ^^^ ^ ^^ *^ B ^ " BT of «* ^^^ ^* B his * * - ^ ^^^ decease ~ , and ~ during — — ^— ^— ^— ^^ J ^^ % which ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ he ^ ^^ ^^ made ^^ * '' ^ f ^»*^ ^ " ^ ^ friends P » ^*» ¦¦•? ^ BB > ^ Bl ^ Bi ¦[ Bl r * 0 ^ in B ^ ^ ^ L

      all ranks of literary life . When Mr . James Payn resigned the editorship - ^ B * » ¦ 1 of the BbB Journal f

      — _ W r — ^ ^ " ^ ^^ ^^ ^ B ^ ^ B ^ - ^* - " ^» ^^ - ^^ ^^^ ^* ^» ^ Bk Ji f ^~ — «*¦ ^ ^ Bk > ^ B ^ ^ b ^ ^^ ^^^ # T B V * ta ^^^ ^* in 1874 , Mr . Robert Chambers took charge of the portfolio M ^ . His ™ - ^— ^~ management ~~ ^ ¦ "™ Bl " ^ " ^ ¦ *¦ BBh " ^ B- *™ ^ fc BBf ' ^ B ^ ^ B , « B > Bl ^ showed B"B * ' *« B Bk ^ - ^ W » ^ B ^ ^*^ Bi that •** ^ ^ B > «^>« tf BW

      he was true to that faith in public taste and ¦ requirements --- which -- _~ - - _ ^_ ^ b' ^ ~^ had ^ " ^ " BP BV -I ¦¦ - BB guided BBmBh Bl BB . ^ h ** A | ^ b ^ ^* " » the ¦* # * > ¦ 4 tb ^ B ^ progress M ^ f *•¦ ^ . ^ VV ^ Bl ^* ^ T " * i ^ 9 ^ J

      of eminent his distinguished uncle . father and almost equally In character the ¦ late B ¦ Robert ¦ Chambers Bl

      — - — — — — — — — — — vw w - —— - »»* ^—r ¥ ** r - *^ T m , ^ ~ % ~ r •¦ ¦& Jbj W ^» . ^ B . flaT •* 1- ^ ^ Pi ., ^ was courteous — — a most — and — loveable considerate — — ^ BB . B-W ¦ ~ m Bl B > -BJB man * ^ B . ^^ W ^ B » -Ba * T ; towards ^ J he «^ V was •» . »* . ^ amiable all »> - ^^ & ¦•» , with , ^ ^ | ^ * f ^ p . " ^ ^ ..

      whom he came into contact , and his literary and from business many relations asperities were which in consequence sometimes jar free in

      and the tne cours cours handsome e e of or work work fi --a a-- was dav day lite life well . . known Mis Hia tall tall on , , nearl manl manly v all all the tne gomng eolfinor links links gure in in the the north north , and and it it was wan y

      chiefly in connection with his favourite , pastime that he contributed to the book world

      ^^ ^^ BBIBBB ^ B * BBt BB * W ^^ ^ k ^ BB « jf ^ fcB ^ ^ B ^*« ^ B" ^^^ * ¦* B * ^ BJB * ^ % B ^ ^^^^ ^ i ^ " ^ " •¦ ¦ 9 ' W ^^ B > B * Bj ^^^^ L > . 41 Mr We . must Chambers — ______— not _ ¦ , ^ - , — omit anonymousl w ^ a- — - _»¦ - to ^ _ w ^ ^ notice ^ - ~ -r v « r *^ jh y w ^* , A , however wrote « v Jk ^*^ w ^^ in *«* , *^ that the ^^ Jl A ^^

      p and ages revising of the many Journal articles , besides for the contributing JEncyclo-99 BK —^ b— i i i i I . ^ m—ii , ,,

      The Late Mr. Robert Chambers.

      pcedia in its different editions . His son , Mr . Charles Charnbers ^ succeeds to th & management . . . " ' . ¦

      Ioi Booksellers' Proyideht

      IOI BOOKSELLERS' PROyiDEHT

      INSTITUTION . The Annual General Meeting of this

      Institution on bf & Thursday _^^_ was i held ¦ evening at -- the ¦ offices ¦¦ Marc , h 56 10 Old Mr . Bailey C . j , .

      Longman ~_^ ^ c ^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ r r ^^ presiding *» ^ . — v ^ - ^ ^ - ^ _ p—_— , _^ - _ - and ^ B « m , ~ the re were , w about — 16 - " m directors and 26 members present .

      The Chairman , in opening the proceedings , stated that he felt somewhat disappointed at

      the smallness of the attendance , and the evident ^ B ^ W ^ Bfe ^»^ Bfe ^ b ^ —Br BfB" BaF want W ^ Vb ^ BJP ^ B > _ Bto ^ B" of ^~ - ^ BBi ^ interest Bto ^ Bk _^ ^^ ' ^ B '' ^^ " "_^ r ^ —^ ¦ taken _^ . —¦ ^^ b — y W the members — — — " ^ ^^

      in the welfare of the Institution , but that this in laxit the y did duties not in they any had way had influence to perform the Directors during

      _ B > ^^ ¦^ B » BBP ^ B > ^ Ba ^ b ^ ^ h ^^ B > ^^< BA ' ^ b _ Bb ^ B * ' *^_^ * " ^ Bb BB ^ hB 7 W ^—> - ^_ - _ v _ . < ~_*~^ w ^^ v ^^ ^ — ' - ^^^ ~ - ~ M ^^ % the past year . The total paid in relief to 74 members B VBbT and widows of members * amounted ^ B > ^ B > ^ . ^ B * ^ Bi ^ B > ^ B > ^^^^ ^ B ^ ¦ ^ B ^ <_^ W « bV _ Bb ^ B ^« B > B 1 B > ^ B *^ ~*^ " * V V _^ — ^_ v " ' ^ " ' ^

      to ^ 1 , 439 . 14 s . 4 d . for the last year , and ^ it B > ^^ was V * ^ B ^ V ^>^ p H ^^ T leasing ^ Bk ^ BjV ^ B ^ BV F > ^ ^ B ^ ^ BB M | B > to ^ B 1 ^^^ ^ record ^~ " ^ V ~^» - — — ^— that ______ all app IB

      lications for assistance had been granted in full . low Last snowing i year the an working outlay of expenses 10 per - cent were onl very y

      ^ Bb ^^ V V , BB p *^ ^ B > ^ Bt ' ^ mr w w ^ Bb ^ b >^ bV bpM ^ ^ b' ^ ' ¦ ^ " * ^ " * ^ " ^^ ™ ^ ^ B- ^^ " " " ^ - ^ ^^— — ¦— — — , — ^ J , while in kindred societies the expenditure PB sometimes ^ ^^^ flfr B Bk ^ b' ^* ^ •¦* ^ " »» ^^ B ^ B ^ ^ amounted ^ - ^^^ V ^ i **^ ' ^— BBh ^ BP W ^ T ^ BB to ^^ ^ - ^ as ^ " ^^ —^ ' much as — ~ - 25 — per _ -

      cent . The slowness with which members were enrolled BB B » was discouragingand it seemed

      hard V ^ i ^ " » - * " ^ B l >^ y B > ^¦ VB * credible Bl V V BhilBjr BB ^ very » ^ BB" B > that B » » ™ ^ ^^ " , thoug ^*~ ' ^ ^ ^ - ^— —^ - ^ ^ B"B h r sums [ » , ranging up t <> ± ' 900 had been paid in relief to members ,

      and afterwards to the widows , and though no ¦¦ better ' IN . investment could be obtained for

      ^ Bh ^ Bi - * m ^^ ^ b ^ ^ " ^ ^ B ^ ^ B ^ Bb * ¦ ¦ ^ B * B ^ BP » V ^^ BMP' B > 4 B >^ ^ BV ^ ^^ ^ " ^ B" ^^ F' ^ i ^ ¦ I ^— - ^ ~ — ~ the payment of £ 21 , more had not availed themselves Vfc ^ ^ ^ B » ^ m ^ Bh . Bh JB — _ r Va ^ ^»* W "Vb ^ ~| f of ^—^ BB the BBT ^ b ¥ BB ^ BB" opportunity " ^ - ^ »^ " ¦ " ^ ' ^^^ ^ BB ^» ™ ™ ^— ^— ^— ' # . The income

      so far was satisfactory , and it was to be hoped the subscriptions BB » B » 1 and *¦ !¦ ¦ BB donations would increase .

      Vk * ™ BV ^ t ^ . * , ^ ^ k ^ B . r % ^^ ^ fc ^ B ^ Bk «*• » f W aBki ^ h- * ' afe BB " *^ B « *^ tf BBI I ^^ ^ " ^^ BJ I Bl ^ ^^ — ' ^— " - — ^ ^ Mr . Longman . " ¦ " concluded ^ a > ^ BB b BBI y wishing m « Bi BB the » * ¦ greatest BBBBi — ' success ~~ - —— - ~— and ¦ - prosperit ¦— ¦ - - - y to the

      Book-^ — — — - ^ — — ' — — — M sellers' Provident Institution . The ^ ^ B > Bb ^ | " BBB Directors ^ A JbW ¦ ^^^ T ^ B ^ » " ^^^^ * ¦ ¦ ™* B * " " ¦ held •¦» ^•¦ " ^ . * ^ " ^^* their ^^ ^ . * ¦ " ¦ ^ B *^ * B ^« r monthl " ^ ^'"^ ^ " ^ ^™ ^^ ^^ ' ~~^ y W meeting ^ " ^ ^™^ ^ " ^ ^ " ^ | /

      at 50 Old Bailey , E . C ., on Thursday , the 15 th inst « nt . Mr . C . J . Longman again presided ,

      and there were 18 directors present . The sum of £ 121 . 4 s . 2 d . was granted in temporary and permanent assistance to 66

      members and widows of members . ¦ ¦ B-jl

      !Oo¥E$ And Hew ?

      ! Oo ¥ e $ and Hew ?

      Mr . Ignatius Donnelly having arrived m cov Eiv eries / land , has the subj again B ect come of his before cryptogramic the public dis- .

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      delay ^ BF ^ B * B » ^ B > 1 I has B ^ B > BB- ^ ta ^ BhBk arisen ^ B . ^ B ^ W ^^ B ^ iB ^ throug * BB »^^ " »*^* " ^ P » ^ B" ^ ' ^ h ^^ ^^ y the author — — — having found what he considers further indubitable BB * ^ ^ ^***^ B ^ BB > ^ - ^^ B * B W ^ B tfBa ^^*^ B # B ^ MB > BBb ^ B ^ ^^ p ^ ^^^ ^ " ^ ^^ " ^^*^ ^^» ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ f ¦ " ^^ ^ ^— — ^ — ~—

      —proofs of his original declarations . The book will be published very soon . It is much larger

      th . m was at first anticipated . At Bb the B 4 last f meeting Bb Bb BBb flBB BBb BbBBBh of the Sette of Odd

      BL , B » - ^ B , B B ^ F ^ T ^ M ^ IT I V V * . ^^ kB ^ ^^ B ^ BB * ~ ~ ^^ B " ^ v ^^ —^ ' ^^ * ^^^ - ^ w ^^^ ^ — Volumes , the President , Yice-President , and Secretary r ^ - » ' »_ 1- > » V - _/ V % ^ V a . » for JL '' V- * W the V » Jk » - ^ ensuing — . W *»* . S f- ^ V *>* b , b ^ , year W ¦* y ** . nr *~ were w v b ^ — — - elected -w — .- —»—¦—¦ — .

      Thu choice of the Brethren for * His Oddship ' tli (^ President felt Brother T . C . Ven /»

      -tin ' JU JL VwffcJI K \ JLXJ -. JL V X V > A A . upon \ AL /\ rAJL JU- ' JL V ^ »/** . V- * * , - * -- ¦>»• • -- *¦»• ablos ' , the Antiquary to the Sette , a member of Mi ft firm of Venahles . Tvler & - _ - Son . of v m i ¦ ¦ — .- _ - ^_ -

      - —F . ^ ^^ ^ b ^ *^> ^^* ^ B ^ ffV ffBj . 1 B 1 ^ h ^ T BI ^ B ^ BBV W ^ ^ - ^ ^ . * ^^ ^ ^^ v **^ ^^ B ^ ' ^^ v ^ BJ ¦ ™ — ' ^ - _ — - — Qinenhithe . Mr . Veriables himself is an

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 2, 1888, page 340, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_02041888/page/6/