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    __ — . Effendi , of Egin , Youssoof Effendi , and Dervish Effendi to the payment of an indemnity to Ali Biza Effendiat the

    of £ 480 , professor literary College ¦ works of Bayazid . Turkey , for has appropriating one of its tits his of

    ^ b»»— orality — % i . ^ Messrs i- rw . Trischler & Co . have - _ - purch _ - ^ - - ased --

    the ^^^ monthly 0 ^^^^ ^^^ wm ^ —^ pr _ magazine — — Atalanta — , and it comes _— — — into ia their possession with the August number .

    > w ^ rj Arrangements have been made with the present mjT Bw-r -mr literary and art editors to continue -

    the M ^ r editorial — management ^ j for a term of years . Additional features of artistic and literary

    interest will be added to the contents of Vol . 4 . We hear that steps are being cf taken - - - to - -

    organise a Folk-lore M Congress . in London , to meet in September of next year under the

    presidency of Mr . Andrew Lang . Mr . C . G . — Leland , j who is at present in London , is g ^ , iving - ^ ^

    the matter his heartiest support , and the Council of the Society tf anticipate La successful

    gathering . We understand that the Council of King <' s

    College , London , are about to appoint _> a successor B B . A B . to Mr ah . Lamb k , who has resigned thedh ^ . ^ _

    post of librarian after a meritorious service of many years . Among the candidates are Mr . Victor Plarrof Worcester College

    Oxfordand Mr . W , . F . R . Shilletoa son of , the distinguished , Cambridge scholar , .

    An interesting ceremony took place at 160 a Fleet Streeton July 1 on the occasion

    , , of the . ^ seventieth Bl ^ k birthday ^ h a m ^ of ^^ Mr BHBt ^ BBi . G . «« . h . A . ^ H ^^ * . Dean , head of the well-known publishing firm

    on of Dean behalf & of Son the . whole The cashier of the , staff Mr . , G presented . Newell ,

    Mr . Dean with a pair of valuable framed etchingsafter -rb landscape dBb ¦ vv paintings ¦¦ ¦¦ hV b ¦ WW Mr BPfc" .

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    In another part of the present issue will be found the report of a preliminary meeting that

    has ^^ ^™ ^ " been ^ ^™ B ^ ^ Bi Bb ^^^ MB * held ^ B ^ BJ ^^ —i i— aa . ^ 1 ^ at ^^^ aB | ^ Stationers h ^^ B * H * " ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ' ^^ w *^ V Hall V ^^ *^* ^^ ^^^ ^ BT ^^ for ^^ ^ " ^^^^^ ' ^ V ^^ the VK ^^ ^^^^^ ^ 1 V purpose of considering the advisability of

    forming a ' London Booksellers' Society . ' After some discussion , a resolution to form

    such a Society was put and carried unanimously . to One prevent of the a chief further objects extension of the of Societ the y discount will be i

    system . In the August number of Harper ' s Magazine

    Mr . Theodore Child will record his Impre 88 ion 8 of Berlin - — ~~ " ^ ** ¦» «« . ' The —i 4 ^^ ^ s % article SW * fe M * m * ^^ J * ^^ will v w <*^^^ ^ h be r ^^ ^ . ^ lavishl ¦¦« 'm >« v «^ v ^ vbm y w illus *& ^«^ ^^« p ^^

    -trated . In the same number Mr . Edward Everett Hale will 7 have a paper on * Magellan

    and 4 Street the Pacific Life in , India and Mr ' . both E . L . Weeks will one on be ; papers

    illustrated . There will also be an interesting instalment of Alphonse Daudet's * Port

    Tarascon ' with seventeen illustrations . ( The the Rev Commissioners . Edward Jossel of yn the Beck Rotherhithe , Chairman

    ( uiat that Surrey bbody odv ) P will will ublic h be « Library glad cr 1 n . fl to to rece rftf , writes »« i ive vfi donations rionationa to us to say . either either that

    in books or money , for the library they are , now read establishing y for opening . They in hope September the library next , and will they be '

    are anxious to have as good a collection as

    possible . The object is a worthy one , and we hope Mr . Beck ' s appeal to the public will not

    be in vain . We learn with much satisfaction that an

    Educational Institution for the Deaf is about to be erected in Calcutta , and that voluntary

    contributions are already forthcoming . A generous native gentleman , Babu Girindra

    Nath Bose , promises 2 , 400 rupees per annum for three years , and 1 , 000 rupees down .

    The Bengal Government are prepared to supplement these subscriptions with a grant

    X 4 . JL CJ from public funds , and are making inquiry in this country as to a qualified oral teacher to

    undertake the mastership of the projected institution . Some interesting statistics have just been

    published regarding the People ' s Palace . The library has been used by 204 , 647 persons

    since January and the issue of books amounted to 35558 . On Sundays 27228 persons have

    availed , themselves of the library , and reading room . Over 1500 volumes have been ,

    presented by various donors , 1 , 000 of these being given by the kindness of Mr . J . Passmore Edwardsof the Echo . The Wilkie Collins

    memorial , fund has been expended in procuring a library of standard novels . It is gratifying

    to learn there is a marked improvement in the class of reading , and a steadily growing

    demand for technical and scientific literature . Prof . Knig O ht , of St . Andrews , has , we

    to understand the series , been of engag i Univ ing fresh ersity cont Extension ributors Manuals ¦ ' of which he v ^^ is editor f . Sir Alfred tt Lyall h

    *^ . ^ B ^^^^ v ^ ^ ft ^^ V ^ V ^ P ^^^^^ ^^^ A ^ V ^ V ^ H ^ B - ^^ t ^ ^ m . ^^ ^^ wm ^ ^^^ v ^ H ^ r " ^^ ^» ^ w ^^ ^^ m ^ ^ " ^ ^^^ mm ^^ ^^ ^^ r ^ ' ^ v ^^^^^^ - ^ m- ^ ' ^^^^ m will write on the * British Dominion in India , ' and Mr . J . H . Muirhead on 'The Elements of

    Ethics . ' Prof . Jebb , it is hoped will write on Greek literatureand Prof . Sellars on Latin

    literature . Prof . , Knight himself will contribute 'An Introduction to Philosophy . '

    Prof . Seth has promised an historical sketch of Psychology . 'The Problems of Political t

    Economy' will be treated by Mr . Sadler , the Secretary of the Oxford Extension Delegacy .

    It was only the other day that Mr . Sadler waa elected a senior student of Christ Church .

    Scribners' Magazine for August will contain an article by Mr . Edward Marston on

    'How Stanley Wrote His Book . ' One of the most important of Mr . Stanley ' s letters

    , recently published in the newspapers , was addressed to Mr . Marstonand when the

    explorer arrived in Cairo , he asked Mr . Marston rrm hi to come - ~ r- - ~ r— and assist in the ^¦^ B w ^ V ^^ ^ m ^ V ¦ ¦ ^^^ " ¦ » ~ m * ~ m ^ ^^ - ^» ^^ ¦ —^ — - - ^^ - —r ^ - - — - — — - —

    preparation of the book . Mr . Marston gives an account of the journey and his experiences

    ¦ by with % . w ^ m Mr vv ^ . T Mr ^ # B ^ . Bb . ¦> . Joseph ^^ Stanley j ^ ^ fc ^ »^*» ^^^ r ^ f ^ r ^^ m ^ BP . Bell ^^^^~^ The ^^^ ^^ " ^^^ , paper whom ^ ™ ^— ^»— ^— will — ¦ ¦ ' - ~ Mr be ' — . i ^ illustrated Marston - ¦ — — n

    took with him for the purpose of taking Mr . Stanley ' s instructions r ¦—» ¦ and making ¦ intelligent

    ¦ notes * ^^ T «^ B ^^ BP B ^ ^ BBJ " »|^ ¦ for / HBT ^« ^ m the ^^ « ^ Br ^^ ^"^ other " ^ B * " ^ ^^ - »^ - ™ ™ , artists ^ " ^ ^^ " ¦ — ~~ — " — who ^ ~ —¦ ' f Bl have been M ~_ W engaged in illustrating Mr . Stanley ' s book .

    started B > JT A new at BH B » Berlin - Folk T ¦«¦ -BB un ~» Lore » ^ l % r Society the name has of ' j Deutsche ust been I B ^ BJ ^ W * B > ^ # " ^ B" ^^^ | ^^^^^^ ^ ¦ ^— ^^ *^ - ^™ - ——— ^> " BBi ^ ^ BB . B \ BM » A If c I _ ^ .

    Gesellschaft fiir Volkskunde _^^ . ' It will be con- I ducted by Professor Weinhold , and other 11

    eminent through f olk Messrs -lonata . . Asher The Society & Co . will , Berlin publish , a J ^

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 15, 1890, page 861, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15071890/page/7/