The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-19

DROSPECTUS OF A NEW AND VERY
CHEAP MAGAZINE.
On the first day of April was commenced new
Magazine 10 TAKE The place ofhe Ph,nir and Budget,
Under the title Of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY VISITER
IL Is issued with far neaer cover, good paper
ana type, and Is composed Of closely printed matter
amounting to nearly four hundred pages per volume
tAch number VIII he accompanied by a very line
WOOD cut illustrating the natural history and Gus
TOMS Of the month for which each number is intend
o. Each design VIII he accompanied by both prose
ana poeuc sketches not only Of the general features
and holiday CUSTOMS but likewise of the agricultural
neculiariues OF every month This will be new
eature, and IT Is hoped will render the MONTHLy
'IsirER peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
srs table The first number is likewise embellished
WIN an engraving representing Shakspeare's Tanning
me Shrew, illustrated by story from the pen OF the
late Charles Lamb, Of the most popular authors
England has ever boased. This plate and the illus
trailons oil the months, have appeared IN amy
other magazine.
Inc quallty OF the reading matter Of the Baltimore
Monthly Vsiter, may be inferred from the following
Inst OF contributors, 10 which other distinguished names
Will be- from time TO time, added To instruct and
TO amuse will he our aim.
Contributors.-Rey. f.. Y. Reese, Rev. Leande
Kerr, Professor ] II. W. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman, Professor Chapi, \. Herria, DR. G.. G.. Cox
Dr. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerdeu, Messrs, Nj
1opham Evans, r. :. Arthur, author OF the Subordi
nate, w II Carpenter, J. b. jones' author of West
ern Scenes, l., r. Voigt, +. +. Colburn, j. Auatir
Spery }. T.. 5. Rochester, Thomas C. Atkinson, Or
j. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Person, Mrs. Amcii;
B. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherald, The Author o
The Two Chrstmases,n David Hoffman Esquire
Mcssrs. q. Barbour f. C. Squicr, $. +. Glenn
george Yellot, NJ. $. Lovett, T.. Tudor Horton
The Milford Bard" The Author Of The Desert,
ed Husband" " John Smith OF Jno, I" The Author o
. A Dr's Mss"
Ia the line of critical notices of new books, de
siaed Improvement has been made upon the plan o
he "Phenix and Budgetn-and IN the way of stories
an important reform has been adopted, which vii
abolish the plan Of giving long novels continued, pro
vokingly, from number to number
In order to place the work IN the hands of such
may not feel willing TO pay the expensive price
Of monthly magazines, the proprietor has determined
publish the work al the extremely low priC
charged for its palmer and unustrated predecessor
The price will therefore be 81 80 per year for sin
gle copy-hve copies for - o. This giving abou
four pages for one cent
II IS desirable to receive orders at once, that We
nay know how to regulate our issues.
The trade will be served at very liberal rates
extremely anxious as are 10 extend the usefulness;
d the work a widely possible.
Address, postage paid, "The Proprietor OF the
Monthly Nlsltcr,n at the Office of the Saturday Visit
q, No. =! North Gay street, Baltimore Md.
- Copying the above Will eutitlc to a cordial ex