The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-17
PROSPECTUS OF A NEW AND VERY

DROsPECIUs OF NEW AND VERY
i CHEAP MAGAZINE.
On the first day of April, was commenced new
Magazine TO take The place Of the Phnir and Budget
under the title or the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY VISITER
II is issued with far neater cover, on good pape
and type, and is composed of closely printed matter
amounting TO nearly four hundred pages per volume.
Each number will be accompanied by very fine
wood cut, Illustrating the natural history and Gus
toms OF the month for which each number is intend
ed. Each design will be accompanied by both prose
and poetic sketches, not only of the general features
and holiday customs but likewise Of the agricultural
pecullarites of every month. This will be new
feature, and il is hoped, will render the MONTHLY
FisTER peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
ers table. The first number is likewise embellished
with an engraving representing Shakspeare's Tanning
the Shrew, illustrated by story from the pen of the
late Charles Lamb, of the most popular authors
England has ever boosted This plate, and the illus
trations Of the months, have appeared in any
other magazine.
The quality Of the reading matter of the Baltimore
Monthly Visitor, may be inferred from the following
list of contributors, to which other distinguished
will be- from time to time, added. To instruct and
to amuse will be aim.
Cor,hibutors.-Rev. 4. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander
Kerr Professor J. X. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR. c. G. Cox
DR. James Hamilton, DR. John Fonerden, Messrs. NJ
Topham Evans T. s. Arthur, author of the Subord-
nate, w. III. Carpenter, j. b. Jones, author of West
Scenes, l.. +. Voigt, +. F. Coburn, J. Austin
Sperry, J. f. 8 Rochester Thomas c. Atkinson, DIR.
J. w. Geyer Mrs Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs. Amelia
b. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherald The Author Of
I" The Two Christmases,n David Hoffman, Esq, N
c. Brooks, AM, Messrs. @. Barbour, f. c. Squier,
s. F. Glenn, George Yeot, NJ. s. Lovett, T. Tudor
Horton, 80 The Milford Bard" The Author Of " The
Deserted Husband, " John Smith Of Jno.," The Au-
thor of q A Dr.'s MSS
In the line of critical notices of new books, de-
cided improvement has been made upon the plan of
the 'Phenix and Budget-and in the way of stories,
important reform has been adopted, which will
abolish the plan of giving long novels continued pro-
yokngly, from number to number
In order to place the work in the hands of such
may not feel willing to pay the more expensive prices
Of monthly magazines, the proprietor has determined
TO publish the work at the extremely low price
charged for its palmer and unustrated predecessor
The price will therefore be 81 so per year for sin
gle copy-fve copies for So 90 This is giving about
four pages for cent
1t is desirable to receive orders at once, that We
may know how to regulate issues.
The trade will be served at very liberal rates
extremely anxious are to extend the usefulness
of the work widely possible.
Address, postage paid, The Proprietor Of the
Monthly Vsiter," at the Office Of the Saturday Visit
er, No. q North Gay street. Baltimore, Md
"a Copying the above will enttle to al cordial eX
change.