The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-12-17
,ate and ImDortall Reductlon N postoge

Late and Important Reduction in Postage.
Republication ofthe London Edinbure.
, North British, and Westminster Quar-.
terly Reviews and Blackwood's Mag
azine. s
nWlNG to the late revolutions and cotili.
" ter-revolutioDs among the nations of Eu-
rope, which have followed each other in quick
succession, and Of which the send is not yet"
the leading periodicals OF Great Britain have
become invested with degree Of interest hith-
erto unknown. They occupy middle ground
between the hasty, disjointed, and necessarily
imperfect records Of the newspapers. and the
elaborate and ponderous treatises to be furnish
ed by the historian at some future day. The
American publishers, therefore, deem it proper
10 call renewed attention othese Periodicals.,
and the very low price at which they are Of
iered to subscribers. The following is their
list, viz:
list, viz: .tA6E 3,9&f
The London Quarterly Repicp; 81 s.s
The Edinburgh Reuiep;
The North British Reuietr; ,
The Westminster Repieio; and a6
Blackioood's Edinburgh Magazine.
In these periodicals. are contained the views,
moderately though clearly and firmly expressed
Of the three great parties in England-Torys
Whig, and Radical Blackwood and the
London Quarterly" are "Tory',; the "EdinI
burgh Review Wing; and the "N estminSlet
Review Liberal. The "North British Re-
view" owes its establishment 10 the last great
ecclesiastical movement in Scotland, and is not
ultra in its views on any one of the grand de-
partments of human knowledge; it was orifi
nally edited by DR.. Chalmers, and now, sinbe
his death, is conducted by his son-in law, DR.
IIon Io1 x.,.tk m
Its literary character is of the very highest Or
der. The "Westminster," though reprinted
under that title only, is published in England
under the title of the Foreign Quarterly and
Westminster" il being, in fact, q union ofthe
two Reviews, formerly published and re-prIn..
ed under separate titles. 1t has therefore the
advantage by this combination, of uniting in
one work the best features of both as heretofore
issued. es.4s, -.gH5
The above periodicals are reprinted in New
York Immediately on their arrival by the Brit
ish steamers, in beautiful clear type, on fine
white paper, and are faithful copies of the orig
inals. Blackwood's Magizene being an exact
fac smile of the Edinburgh edition..
We congratulate our subscribers and the
reading public generally, or the cheapness
with which they can now receive our Reprints
by mail. Thepostage hItherto-although grad
ually reduced since l844-has always operated
as Encouragement 10 their circulation in pla,
ces inaccessible by Expresses or other modes Of
regular private conveyance. Hence as yet they
have obtained but comparative meagre mail
circulation. We hope now that the postage is
merely nominal, new impetus will be given
to these valuable works, and that no Post Office
within the United Stetes will remain unvi tied
by one copy at least of the four Reviews and
Blackwood's Magazine. atHHa
To show the great reduction in the rates OF
postage since 1874, we subjoin the following
Table:
Prior to As the Postage on Blackwood was
[$2,40 per ann
a Review 10
ls45 to 1851 Blackwoodl 90
"a Review 50
1851 to 1852 Blackwood 0 75 avg dis
'' =" Review 0 38 per an
1852 com. Oct 1st, Blackwood "a ell dis
Review l2 &c
The Postage on Blackwood and the foul
Reviews is now put 70 cents year. Prior t
1874 it was $3.50; the subscription price o
blackwood al the same time was S. year. ]
is now but SO, and when taken with any of tn,
lour Reviews, but SO a year
Present subscription prices to the London Ed
inbuTgh, Westminster, md North British Quar-
terly Reoie,cs, and BLdckpood's Magazine.
T or any one of the Reviews So 0O per ann.
| Z" two +" 90 Z"
" three I" 700
" all four Of the Reviews 90
Blackwood's Magazine 8 90
Blackwood B 3 Reviews 9 90
4" and the four 10 90
Payments to be made in all cases in advance
Ie- Remittances and communication
should be always addressed, post paid, 10 th
4 publishers, LEONARD SCOTF & CO.,
79 Fulton st, N. Y, entra nee 81 Gold st
Dec II, 1852.