Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-28
From Punch,
Prospectus for a New Journal.

| ~ must DC auulttleu Dy all tnul new
! Journal is one of the necessities of the
age, that II Is imperatively call for, and
that there Is plenty of room for il. Aotuated
by these considerations, the proprietors OF
the Journal about TO he introduced beg to
announce that on Thursday the l4th Of
May anniversary Of the execution of RAJ
vaillao by torture), viii appear the frs
I number Of
| TIE SENSATION TIMES AND CHRONICLE
OF EXCITEMENT.
This Journal viii be devoted chiefly TO
the following objects, namely
Narrowing the mind, making the flesh
creep, causing the hair TO stand on end.
giving shocks TO the nervous system, des-
troymg conventional moralities, and gener.
ally uniting the public for the prosalc
avocatlons Of life.
1t columns will be enriched with care
fully selected horrors of every kind, from
the English and Foreign newspapers, and
with the most remarkable narratives of
what is, perhaps uncharitably, called
criminal adventure.
The editors fatter themselves that there
is no mock delicacy about them, nor any
real dehcacy either, and therefore their
subscribers may be assured that no record
of an interesting nature will suffer by any
of the fastidious revisions which weakens
narrative, or by any of the timid mani
pulanon which substitutes the hiatus for
the description.
Murder, of course, will have in these
columns the foremost place, and the aid of
photography will be used in order to pre-
sent, with an accuracy hitherto unattempt-
ed, the most faithful portraits of the actors
and victims, and the most vivid represen-
tatlon OF the scenes where such tragedies
may be enacted.
But no class of sensational record will
be neglected, and readers NAV RELY mon
receiving the most graphic accounts of all
crimes with violence, merciless corporal
punlshments Especially in the case of
chlldren) J, revolving cruelties to animals.
and other interesting matters. Accidents
II horrlhc, will also be duly registered.
Arsenical literature will find in these
columns its best exponent, and all poison
eases will be watched by staff of special
reporters who have been medically educat
ed. Cases of suspicion will also be treat
ed, and the editors are happy to say that
they are already in communication with
the buffers IN several aristocratic families.
IN which 1t is suspected that persons are
enaeavorlng to dissolve the nuptial con-
tract without recourse to publicity. This
department OF the paper will be under the
alrecton OF an eminent sensation novelist, !
who will shortly be at liberty under a
ticket-of leave.
A sensation novel itself, in which afro |
cities hitherto undreamed of, even bv the |
most fashionable fctionists of Paris. will |
form feature in the new journal and a
large sum, under the name of subscripton.
has been handed to the Society for the |
Suppression of Vice, in order to ensure
Its non-interference with the forthcoming
tale.
The police courts will be watched but
the columns of the Sensation Times will
not be encountered with the drv details of
fraud, commonplace larceny,
and similar undressing matter, and re-
ports will be given Of such painful cases
only as paterfamilias, having duly enjoyed
them, tells his family 6 he thinks they had
better not read"
1t is needless to say that the proceed
lngs IN the court over which Sir Cresswell
Creswell presldes, will be given in full.
where they have interest, and a distln-
gulshed lady novelist has undertaken to
do justice to the sentimental features in
such cases, points usually neglected bv
The hard and cynical male reporter.
Some extraordinary revelations of the
habits and actions of exceedingly low life
Will be offered and special detective has
oeen retained in the exclusive interests of
he journal.
An eminent vivisectionist has under
AIKEN to supply series of papers setting
orth his own experiences in his art, which
lie will continue to practice upon various
portions of the inferior creation, for the
AXE of supplying truthful details to the
eaders of the Sensation Times.
The editors, fearfessly throwing them
elves upon the public, unhesitatngly en-
lark IN an attempt to supply the evident
7ant of the age, and pledge themselves to
pare no efforts in promoting the cause
Which has hitherto been left to the vigor-
us but inadequate efforts of the sensation
iteratear.
Confidential communications of ter
Inc, sanguinary or vicious description.
lay be addressed to the editors, care Of
iessrs. Nightmare and Skeletons, pub