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

London: John Churchill, New Burlington street.

K.E LITERARY G AZE 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 arid 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 criti lam 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 foteign 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, beyoud remarking that the new Conducto. s
have endeavoured so to organise the co-operation that is to produce
the Gazette, that no department than be inVequately 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 ieviting attention to its
highest productions , but without neglecting or discouraging efforts
of secondary merit, or of mere premise ; or submitting to tests of
unjust severity works of an unambitious, temporary, or simply
practical character. Rut the homely and wholesome Saxon rule—
" Fair Play," which will guide all who are engaged in producing
TILE LITERARY GAZETTE, in no sense promises impunity to the
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Among the new features in the Series about to commence will be
the Correspondence of the journal. It is believed that valuable
interchanee of thought may be promoted by a reasonable d. velop-
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 m y not be largely admitted to
aid in enriching it.
In sup h announcements general promise is necessarily vague, and
special promise may be undesirably precise. A few numbers of the
New Series of TRH LITERARY GAZETTE will best show the views
and objects of its Conductors.
The price of TAM LITERARY GAZETTE unstamped will be Four-
pence ; stamped. Fivepence.
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.

FEIST'S -'RACING RECORD for 1858.
Part Y., price 3:1., Will be publisher!, on the it,t of .TtilY.
The Record, containing a complete calendar of Sport in England,
Ireland, and Scotland in 1857, and Nominations for 1858, may be had
?rice two shillings.
W. Wright, Fulwood's flolhorn.

ON SPE.RNIATORR WE A.—Translated from the German of Dr
Pic%ford. Just pub ished, the Fourth Edition, price 53., by
post ss. al.,
N TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHcEA,
with a View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in; Bela-
Von to its Nature, Consequences, and Treatment.
By Dr. PICKFORD,
With Important Introductory Remarks by the Editor.
":The editor has conferred a great boon by translating this little book
and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers
wh, profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no
other object than to fill their own purses. This volume is well cal-
culated to put an end to the empyrical system of treating Sperma-
torrhcea, and to place the treatment upon a more rational and phy-
siological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical
Circular. London, H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street.