The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-12 00:00:00

if& 124011.14771 NEW KABAZINB.

Mr. Thaekeraj'a new magazine is to be named
TAa Corfaill MlllfaZilif Tim following le • letter front
the editor "to • oontributor"

" The Cornhill Magarint, Smith, Elder, end Co.,
" 86, Consign, November 1, 1869.

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"Our storehouse being la Coattail', we date and name our
=eosins from its place of publication. We might have
aneunted a title much more startling : for example, . The
Thames on Fire' was a name suggested ; and placarded in
red letters about the City snd cosatry, it would no doubt
have excited some curloaity ; bur, on going to London-bridge
the expectant rustic would have found the stream rolling on
Its sametomed course, and would have turned away angry
at being hoaxed. Sensible peopte are not to ha misled by
Ise peoepecenses end sounding names. The present writes
has been for five-and-twenty years before the world, which
has taken kis meesua pretty accurately. We are too long
acquainted to try and deceive one another; end, were I to
propose any mush astounding feat am that above announced,
I know quite well how the schemer would be received, and
the 'theme would end.

"You, then, who ask what the Oremlial Nagasisie le to be
and what sort of articles you shall supply for it; ft you were
told that the editor, known hitherto only by his published
=Map, was In reality • great reformer, philosopher, and
wires% about to expound prodigious doctrines sad truths
until mow =revealed, to guide and direct the peoples, to pull
down the existing order of things, to edify new social or
*ldeal etruotnre.s, and, in • word, to set the Than= on
dm; If you heard such designs melba to Idea—risme
temarie? You know I have no such pretensions ; but, es an
Nether who bee written long, and bed the good brume to
dad a very great number of readers, I think I am not mlr
Ulm in supposing that they give me credit for experience,
ehesswation, and for hart= lived with educated people in
inieny countries, and seen the world in no small variety ; sad,
Imeleg heard me soliloquies with so much kindness and
fliverar, and say my own say about life, and men and women,
they will not be unwilling to try me as conductor of a concert
In which I trust many skilful performers will take part.
" We hope for a large number of readers, and must seek, in
the first place, to amuse and interest them. Fortunately tor
some folks, novels are as daily bread to others; and dales,
of course, must form a part, but only a part, of oar entartain-
meet. We wart, on the other band, as much reality ea pos-
sible—discussion, and narrative of events latereeting to the
public, personal adventure and observation, familiar repines
of scientiflo discovery, description of social institutions—
frivol avast !to=sses--a Groat Extern, • battle in China,
• esoeciotues, • popular prescber—there is hardly any *abject
we don't want to hear about, from lettered and Instructed
men who are competent to speak on it.
" I read the eters day in the illustrated 1011010 ff lieu's (in
my own room at home) that I was at that moment at Bor.
dem. purchasing drat-rises claret for first-olass contributors,
and second-class (or these of inferior ma. Let me continue
this licepitable simile ; and my that et our contributors table
I do not ask or desire to shine e•pecially myself, bat to take
my part occasionally and to invite piers= end instructed
gentlemen and ladies to contribute their share to the oon-
venstion. It may be a finhuntee who hes the tarn to =oak,
or • geolcigist, engineer, tuanulactures, member of the Roue
of Cominow, I•l7er, cbeiairt—that !fI ponce. ;; oar
OdlYffof Oolt:taito urn what they know, pretty briefly and good-
hitmouredly, end not In • manner obtrusively didaotio—what
a pleasant ordinary we may have, and how gladly folks will
some to it I If our friends have good metiers, • good
education, and write in good English, the company, lam
sure, will be all the better pleased; and the guests, whatever
their rank, age, eel be, will be glad to be addressed by well-
ednedsd gentlemen and women. A professor ever so
learnad, a curate in his ooantry retirement, an artisan after
work-boars, a sohoolmaater or mistress when the children
son go= borne, or the young ones themselves when their
lessons are over, may like to hear what the world in talking
about, or be brought into friendly communication wit& per-
' mom whom the world knows. There are points on which
agreement is ,impossible, and on three we need not touch.
At or social bible we shall suppose the ladies and childna
always present. We shall not set rival politicians by the
' ems. We shall listen to every guest who has en apt word
to ley ; and, I hope, induce clergymen of various denenuna-
liana to may gram in their turn. The kindly fruits of the
earth, which grow for all, may we not enjoy them with
friendly hearts? The held is immensely wide; the harvest
perennial, sod rising everywhere; we can promise compe-
tent fellow-labourers a welcome and a good wage; and hops
• a fair custom from the public for our stores at the Amelia(!
Magazine. " W. M. TRACCIILAY."

LIVERPOOL CELEBRATION OF THE &BILLIE
CZNTZMULY.—At St. George's Hall, Liverpool, on Muir
day .Teeing, a meet brilliant assemblage, nusebstiag about
600 prams, wet to celsbrde the centenary of the birth of
Schiller; and the proceeding. of the evoulag passed of ia
the woes sooosedol manner. The entertaisments eonsisted
principally of part-singing. recitation,, sad tableaux vivents,
which were followed by a ntsgnificent all. The unanimous
opinion of all premett, ee well as of ths local press, wee that
this fete was sae of the roost sucoeufnl ever bold in Liver-
Porli
THE °CHILLER FESTIVAL AT OLABOOW.—About
forty German gentlemen met on Wednesday sight la theßoyal
Hotel, Glasgow, at dinner, to celebrate the Miller Festival.
The chair was occupied by Mr Schwabe, the aided Herman
readmit in Glasgow. After the loyal toasts for her Majesty
and the royal family bad been given, and heartily responded
to by all pprreomt, D. Sae delivered the festival speech, and
the remainder of the evening was agreeably spent by • few
appropriate toasts and mime, as I. customary as the Conti-
neat. The festival poem by the celebrated Osman poet,
Fwd. Ftelligrath, we. read and distributed, sad the company
eepareted.—North British Deily Mail.
SCHEME FOR A NEW TOWN-HALL AT BIRKENHEAD.
—At • special meeting of the Birkenhead' Commissioners,
held yesterday, it was proposed that the rocornmendatioa
agreed to at • recent towns meeting with regard to the ogee-
tioe of a town-hall in Hamilton-square, Birkenhead, should
be adopted, that the notices be issued, and that the commi.
Wooers, II aecessary, should be empowered to lay a rate in
aid. An amendment, however, was moved by Mr. H. K.
Aspinall and adopted, to the effect that the sonar be sot
Woad fee the present emsion at all events. It is understood
that, should the commissioners not carry oat the scheme, it
will be sadersakes sad completed by a private sompsay.