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    4 Civilisation : an Historical Review of its Elements / in 2 vols . will soon be issued by

    Messrs . S . C . Griggs , & Co ., Chicago . The author is Charles Morrisof Philadelphia

    who a thoug is alread htful y and well scholarl and favourabl y writer , . y This known work as ,

    p usuall romises y pursued to diverge by historians widely fro on m this the subject cours . e It seeks to set forth , in clear and simple

    language , the evolutionary steps by which the human race has passed upwards from primitive this savag way ery to to discover modern the enlig true htenment philoso , and phy in of

    the human topica t / progress l method . is With adopted this , and ± end the in facts X view */ of , history are used to illustrate and embellish

    rather than to form the ground-work of the

    strneture . ¦

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    at Stationers Mr . Bentley ' Hal 's l trade on the dinner 21 st inst will . take place

    will We contribute understand a serial that story Mr t / to . A the . Conan next volume Doy — le

    of the Cornhill Magazine . The Rev . Philip Wicksteed haswe learn

    been appointed warden of the new Settlement , , at University Hall , Gordon Square .

    Miss Annie Mozley is the editor to whom Cardinal Newman entrusted his letters written while he was in the Church of England .

    Historical The forthcoming Review will number contain of the art Eng icle lish on

    4 Dollinger's Historical Work ' by Lord Acton . As Lord Acton is specially qualified to write

    on Dollinger the article will have a peculiar interest and value . We are requested by Messrs . Gilbert &

    to Rivington state that and the the option Hansard of purchase Publishing given Union to the Hansard Publishing Union having expired ,

    the contemplated amalgamation will not take place . Mr . Quaritch ' s annual trade sale dinner

    Great will tak Queen e place Street at , the on the Freemasons evening of ' Tavern Friday , next at five o'clock . The catalogue of the

    works to be offered is before us and bibliopoles may expect some rare treats . We have received a copy of the special

    autumn number of the Wareho 1 «/ usemen arid the Dra past pers' * season Trades ' s Journ trade al throug . The hout reports the United upon

    fas King hions dom , , wi and ll be the fotind articles of particu upon lar the in autumn terest .

    In the report of the inaugural dinner of the London Booksellers' Societin our last issue

    it was stated the Secretary y mentioned inciden-¦ tally thatamong -- the gentlemen to whose ¦¦ efforts

    much — of the success . —^^^^^ — — ^^ ^^^\ — of ^^ ^^ ^^ — the — ^^ ^^ Societ ^^ ^"^ ^^ y ^^ ^^ r- was *^ - ^^ ^^ ^ v mm ^ due ^ ^^ p ^^ was Mr . J . Newton . We -- should rfet ^ rf mi ± 4 have hr said rstfmwmVft Mr .

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    has We atel regret y had to to learn underg that o a Mr painful . Fraser surg Rae ical

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    operation . His health has not been good for some time , owing to over-work . Mr . Rudyard

    Ki leave pling his desk also in , consequence we are sorry of to illness hear broug , had ht to on by over-work . He has taken a sea voyage

    and it is to be hoped will return fully restored . Boston ( Mass . ) has a Tolstoi Club , which

    was organised two years ago by Dr . Hale . It has a membership of about 100 , and holds its meetings Cjin a room in the Parker Memorial

    Building . It already has a library ; and one of its pet projects is the founding of a place of rational recreation for the poorsimilar in

    plan to the People ' s Palace in London , . The November number of Harpers

    Magaz Charles lne will Dudley contain Warner a paper ; a on story ' Our entitled Italy , ' b A y Halloween Wraith' by William Black ; * Der

    Meister Ik JT » trunk t 1 / the 1 , Festi T 71 1 val Play * T ~ * 1 of Rothen TPW 1 * - burg , by E . W . Mealey ; ' Urban and Commercial Chili , ' by Theodore Child , and an

    instalment of Daudet's ' Port Tarascon '— all illustrated . The series of free lectures to be delivered

    at the South Place Institute during the coming winter will include * Siberia , ' by Prince Kropotkin ; ' Bulgaria , ' by Mr . J . G . C . Minchin ; ' Portugal / by Senhor J . Batalha Reis ; ' The

    Lost Tasmanian Race , ' by Mr . James Bonwick ; and * Systems of Tribal Policy among the Bantu Race in South Africa , ' by Mr . John

    Mackenzie . We understand that the memorial stonea

    of the new buildings in connection with the Printers' Almshouses will be laid by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts and Mrs . W . H .

    Collingridge on Saturday , the 18 th inst ., at Wood Green . It is also expected that Sir Polydore de Keyser , Mr . R . Littler , Q . C .,

    C . B ., Mr . W . Clowes , treasurer , and others will take part in the proceedings . Among the contributors to the first number

    of the Critical Kj Review of Theological and Philosophical Literature will be Principal Rainey ; Profs . A . B . BruceA . B . Davidson

    Marcus Dods , Macalister , Plummer , , Candlish , , Laidlaw , Gibb , Iverach , Reynolds ; Dr .

    Smith Hutchison the Stirling Revs . , Dr G . . Adam Stalker Smith , Dr . Walter D . M . RossYernon ; Bartlett ; and Mr . A . Tay , lor . ,

    poration noration At a . recent a a letter letter meeting was was read read of , from irom the Cardiff Mr lur . . xx H . . Cor ivi M - ..

    fulfi Stanley l his , stating engagement that ho to would visit be Cardiff unable and to accept the freedom of the borough . All

    prea para * w ^^ ^ costl ^ ^ - ^ f tions *^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ silver ^ for ^^ ^^ ^ the " ^ ^ - ^ ^ " ^ casket ^ " ceremon — — which y had is been J now j made useless , and y , ,

    was was p sp ressure ecially ordered busin . Mr in . Stanley paring ' s excuse for his American tour .

    With reference to the fire on the upper portion of the premises of Messrs . G . W . Bacon

    & Co ., Limited , on Saturday afternoon last , of calculated which some to reports convey state have an erroneous appeare to to d im the tne which pression united are ,

    effo w we e rt are s e of able able the to members state , , of thanks tnanks the Fire Brigade unnea and Salvage Corps , the same was confined to only ( I

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 15, 1890, page 1345, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15101890/page/7/