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No. 1.

OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ARTS.

ADDRESS.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2,

THE PROPRIETOR of this JOURNAL begs leave to present a short Address to the inhabitants of LIVERPOOL and its neighbourhood, explaining the object, and stating the grounds on which he relies for

success.

1841

As a healthy mind is cheerful, its pages will seek to amuse as well as instruct; and if the intellect and judgment are exclusively 'addressed at times, at others, the heart will be invited to be merry, and the lip to smile,

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The LITERARY DEPARTMENT will be Those who survey the present active intellectual progress, the number of Institutions for the advancement of Literature and Science, and the increase and zeal of their members, acknowledge the project of establishing a LITERARY JOURNAL seems justified by reasons substantial and available: and as one of its principal features will be to record the labours of various Institutions, and bring what is now separate into one centre, it must prove the means of greatly aiding the cause of knowledge.

to1. Original Dissertations, Criticisms, with their scope of subject, the Belles Lettres, Philosophy, Poetry, &c.

The wish has been expressed in Liverpool, that a Periodical, of Literary character, would enter the field of Local publication. The London Journals, of the above nature, are numerous and ably conducted ;-but they are of too general an interest to serve the purposes of local Magazines.

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Liverpool is the native town of the merch Roscoe, yet it does not possess a single Literary organ. Liverpool and Manchester proudly introduced railways, and all the concomitant sciences, to the world, yet the former has not one Scientific Journal. Liverpool gave birth to Gibson, Deare, and other eminent artists, and has an annual exhibition of the beautiful specimens of native talent, yet it possesses no periodical giving reports of the progress of the FINE ARTS. It is therefore confidently believed that a Journal appealing to the increasing mental activity, scientific acquirement, and refinement of taste, in this great and influential town, will meet with extensive support.

GAWTHROP'S JOURNAL

will admit light and agreeable literature, as well as severe argument; will open its columns freely to the fair statement of opinions, and will endeavour to win a welcome from all orders of thinking readers. Its purpose will be to put forward and support provincial talent, whether in literature or in art; to promote mental, moral, and social improvement-not social hostility; to elicit truth—not to stir up factious feeling; to interest in investigation-not lay down dogmas.

2. Original Tales, Biography, History, Travels.
3. Valuable extracts from published works.
4. Notices and Reviews of new works of interest,
5. Dramatic Literature, the Stage, and Public Amuse-
ments, local and national.

6. Such notices, as may be permitted, of the periodical
meetings and lectures at the local societies of value viz:
1. The Literary and Philosophical-meeting in the
Royal Institution, Colquitt-street.

2. Natural History Society,

3. The Philomathic Society,

4. The Polytechnic Society,

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5. The Literary, Scientific, and Commercial Institution, St. Anne-street.

6. The Mechanics' Institution, Mount-street. 7. The Northern Mechanics' Institution. For the YOUTH of both sexes the Journal will be especially adapted, as its pages will contain many amusing anecdotes and moral tales, calculated to excite interest and emulate to good deeds.

The proceedings of Temperance Societies will be reported and the cause strongly advocated.

In the department of SCIENCE, authenticated communications as to facts, discoveries, valuable processes, &c. will be cordially invited.

As one of the class of cheap Periodical Literature, this Journal will be a substitute for those which are objectionable and dangerous to morality. Reading is now so general, that something will be supported by the public, and if good is not offered, the worse will be devoured.

As nothing leading to conflict, offending prejudices. or wounding opinion on religion or politics-nothing attacking the property of private character will be permitted, but, on the contrary, every effort directed to the peaceful spread of knowledge, and diffusing the taste for, and pleasure in, literary and scientific recreations, the Proprietor of this Journal trusts that his honest labours will be encouraged, and that the result will prove to the satisfaction of all parties.

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