The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-09 00:00:00

THE LITERARY GAZE T T E.—The
LITERARY GAZETTE has passed into the hands of a
new Proprietary and Direction, and on and after the

3d JULY, 1858,
will appear in an improved form, enlarged to thirty-two pages, in
new type, and with important variations in, and additions to, its
literary and general characteristics.
The new Conductors have elected to retain a title with which the
public has for more than forty years been familiar. But in aiming
to renovate the publication, in compliance with the demands of a
taste at once larger, more liberal, and more exact than that of the
period when the Gazette originated, it has been thought well to
mark the change as the commencement of a NEW SERIES.
Arrangements have been made, by which the assistance of a
stronestaff of contributors, of established literary character, has been
secured for the columns devoted to criticism on literature and on
the arts; the department apportioned to scientific subjects has been
confided to vigilant care, and provision has been made for the receipt
of such communications from the principal foreign cities, as will
enable the English reader to note the state and progress of Conti-
nental literature and art. To o her details of re-arrangement it is
not necessary to refer, beyond remarking that the new Conductois
have endeavoured so to organise the ce-operation that is to produce
the Gazette, that no department shall be ina iequately worked.
The principles of the new undertaking may be very briefly stated.
The most respectful recognition of literary and artistic excellence,
without undue regard to prestige and position; and without any
regard to private influence, interest, or clique. Endeavour to pro-
mote the best interests of literature by hutting attention to its
highest productions, but without neglecting or discouraging efforts
of secondary merit, or of mere promise ; or submitting to tests of
unjust severity works of an unambitious, temporary, or simply
practical character. But the homely and wholesome Saxon rule—
" Fair Play," which will guide all who• are engaged in producing
THE LITERARY GAZETTE, in no sense promises impunity to the
indolent, immoral, or unworthy labourer in the literary vineyard.
Among the new features in the Series about to commence will be
the Correspondence of the journal. It is believed that valuable
interchange of thought may be promoted by a reasonable develop.
ment of this portion of the journal ; and though of necessity the
number of correspondents to whom space can be afforded will be
small compared to the number of those who must be content with
knowing that their communications have been respectfully consi-
dered, the Conductors propose to try whether, by condensation and
arrangement, readers of•the Gazette msy not be largely admitted to
aid in enriching it.
In such announcements general promise is necessarily vague, and
special promise may be undesirably precise. A few numbers of the
New Series of THE LITERARY Gaze= will best show the views
and objects of its Conductors.
The price of TEE LITERARY GAZETTE unstamped will be Four-
pence ; stamped, Fivepeace.
THE LITERARY GAZETTE will be published at its New Office,
No. 4, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, E.C., where all communications
are to be addressed, and where advertisements will be received.