The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1841-01-23
PROSPECTUS
OF THE NEW YORK MIRROR.

II has been said that the American people are ncEiS
81 in their attachments; that they are fond otchange
and variety, and willingly part with an old Trend Tor no
vey acquaintance. As lar as II relaies 10 US
we eau unequivochlly deny the assertion. Ii Is now
more than seventeen years since mere boy at the
time commenced the publication OF the New YORK Mir-
r: and under all its changes and Improvements, thOu
sands OF its early friends and subscribe have adhered
il with constancy less gatherings ourselves than
it is complimentary TO their permanent attachments.
We now make an important change, viz: commence
ment of our nineteenth year, this second day Oi
January, lo4l. la making this change, we are only
following the eAdihPe OF aby oi our COUCH pefdtsJ
Who after Pus5hing elr papers Tor several years. were
under Tie necessity OF adopting this plan, that their sub
scbers zght not thereafter be confused about the be-
ginning and ending Of the publication year. But the
important part Of our change is, our intention OF
giving elegant steel plate engraving every month"; ma
nv of which we have already selected, and have engra
yers employ ed on several or them.
In consequence of the disappointment we have met
with from one of our engravrrs, who was to have ur
nshed our January plate we have been under the ne
cessy of sending one only as match TO what we have
formerly furnished. But having, now number of en-
gravers at work, that we may eventually have the
plates engraved and printed least three months IN ad
vance, shall be beyond the reach OF disappoiH
ment, and send them to our subscribers so well dried
and seasoned as TO be almost released from fear OF TIT
being injured in the mails by carriage The plates we
have now in hand suck as have never been pr0du
ced in any periodical in This country, and cannot he
surpassed in world; at least says number OF per-
sons 20 whom have shown the twelve already Sc
lee ed: and we have not the shadow OF doubt that our
subscribers will say the same when they see them-
We also intend to give, monthly, wooden repre-
sentation and description of the latest fashions of Eu-
rope
expenses, several thousands Of dollars per an
mum.
This arrangement, while will afford 10 The readers
of the Mirror than abundant equivalent for the
hng price which il is published, flor the plates
could not be purchased at the print stores separately
or s., nor could the music be Obtained for that amount
WILL we trust, give us such an increase of subscribers
as will snahle nsto proceed with renewed energy and
unaggng industry IN the prosecution of our literary la
bors, and warrant these heavy expenditures Of time and
| money.
When began the publication of the Mrrsr, there
was no work of similar character in the Union, of any
literary merit, which combined such q number of at
fractions, as we have presented in supersr engTavngs
music beautiful paper, and extreme of typo
graphy With determination 70 render work wor-
thy OF the extensive support which ii has always
cevcd went on; year after year, employing talent
of high order, beautiying and ornameniing the work
with gems of the pencil and the pen Few eau conceive
the immense amount have paid for literary and pic
toral contributions We have been the pioneer in al
every thing that has lifted the periodical press OF
this country, from its former TO its present position
until, by ammon consent, the New York Mirror has
been considered inferior to literary publication of
similar character in the world. We years since,
in consequence Of our constantly increasing expenses
raised the price to five dollars, and our friends have
paid it cheeruy, from conviction that it is now, ad
always has been, honestly worth the money. Within
| the last few years change has come over every
thing, particularly the republic OF letters. Periodicals
have increased in vast numbers, and the adoption of
cash system, and its and prompt results have
duced some lew publishers to reduce the price Ofsub
scrplions and TO be coutented with limited profits in
consideration of the facilities afforded them by prompt
entitled 10 the full benefits ofthis change, and have
therefore began NEW SERIES OF THE WORK
this second of January, 1871 but not Gre
ducton of price, and gIadual decrease of excellence"
but desire to follow up years experience
in all respects, and now make the Mirror the most Gle
CANT periodical II ue world, we Shall make the eXpen
sive additions before mentioned, and Continue the
| charge of osly FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, FAYA-
BILE, IN ALL CASES, ADVANCE.
In thus issuing it price which would appear all
unacquanted with the subject scarcely sufficient to de
fray its eminent expenses OF print and paper; do not
contemplate the least dimnuton in the Interest and val
the publication, edit0riay considered On the
| trary, il will contaiH LITERARY ARTICLES OF IN
| TENSE INTEREST; and every exeTton will be ,de
TO furnish The most fashionabie choice, and popular
MUSIC and no pains expense Will be spared 10
tain its present high literary character and TO keept at
Gals in this country or Europe We even expect in
this respect surpass former efforts, the Editor,
by recent arrangement, will be released ON all the
cares connected with the business and financial de-
parnen which has for years rested upon him, depnv
ing him of much of the time he wished spend in
| terngfor lie public.
we ask Ii retutn, from the friends Of American Lit
erature their cordial and hearty support of this NEW
| AND EXPENSIVE SERIES, and have no doubt but
| we shall literally receive it.
In country towns and villages, where the population
is small in NUMBER those who wish tn receive the Mir
ror w9uld find to their interest to obtain at least
ven subscribers that the paper may be rolled up, in
stead of being folded, the folding seriously injuries
both paper and plates; and less than cannot be
| advanageousy rolled.
Where seven more papers cent to diree-
tion 81 is payment in full for year But in all such
we may know friends, least in name if we should
| never be more highly favored. If desired will
write the address, in pencil on the margin OF each
paper so put up.
SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS.
The Mirror is printed and published by DANIEL FA.'
SHAW, every Saturday, at his Bookstore, No. l4s Mas
sau street, in eItra superroya quarto FORM II + en-
belllshed, once every month, with splendid SUPER
ROYAL ENGRAVING, and every week with'a popular
piece of MUSIC, arranged for the piano forte, harp,
PABABLE IN ALL CASES, ONE YEAR IN AID
VANCE
II il forwarded by the earliest mails subscribers
siding out of the city of New York.
The postage must be paid Oh all communications
such relate TO the editorial department must be di-
rected to GEN. G. r MORRIS; all others TO d. FAS-
SHAW.
No subscriptions .ved for less period than one
year.
NIB. Postmasters authorised, and are generally will
ling, forward money newspapers free OF expense,
where the letters signed by themselves Persons
wishing to remit, will therefore, when il be done,
write just what they the Postmaster to say for
them, that he will only have the trouble of signing
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