On Saturday, July the 18th, will be commenced, ENTITLED DOUGLAS JERROLD'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, 72 Columns, Large Folio, Price 6d. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, DOUGLAS JERROLD: CONTAINING NUMEROUS ORIGINAL ARTICLES BY THE EDITOR AND AND BEING IN EVERY RESPECT A FULL AND EFFICIENT NEWSPAPER, ADVOCATING THE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE. WITH the natural desire that what is here set down should be read, we shall be brief. Indeed, we could wish that the laconic notice of a finger-post were sufficient for our object; merely pointing the way to the printer's, with no verbal flourish of what awaits those we hope to send there. Custom, however, will not be so satisfied. The prospective editor of even gravest determination must, like the pedlar, after some sort vaunt the character and variety of his wares. Whilst we yield to the practice, we hope to carry out the similitude, and-like the pedlar-bear our weekly pack of News and POLITICS and LITERATURE to the remotest nook and corner of the land. NEWS. Were it possible for a man to realise a recent forlorn idea of Lord Brougham's, and live seven days "in an air-pump," it is our hope that our proposed New Paper would, on his deliverance, solace him with the fullest History of the World for his lost week ; its greater and lesser events-its hourly gossip. To achieve this, we shall imitate the chemical doings of certain purveyors; who, to make food portable, condense the essence of whole bodies into packets. After this fashion shall we deal with the penny-a-liner. Let one instance suffice for our general plan.-Hanging being still continued as an aid to public morals, we shall not circuitously say, "the unfortunate man, or woman, [children are not hanged now] was launched into eternity." No; we shall give the stark fact without flourish. We shall say-" the man was publicly killed." Now this simplicity yields a two-fold advantage-it gives us brevity; and more, in a clearer light, it sets forth truth. POLITICS. We shall deal with Politics as men deal with melons: accept a slice from ANY SIDE, if the slice be good. And the simile holds out. For whereas, in the good old times, and times not so good or old, laws, like exotics, were cultivated for the few, so are they now equally desirable by the many. And more; they wILL BE HAD: peacefully-but determinedly-had. And in this inevitable adjustment, far be it from us to wish "to set class against class." No: let us have justice and not tumult to back us. And for this good reason; Justice must at some time conquer, if tumult do not betray her. In a word; our Politics will be the Politics of Progress. And for the "wisdom of our ancestors," we shall not, like antiquarian medallists, desire to preserve it for the rust and verdigris of the past, but solely for its current value and utility to the present and the future. NATIONAL EDUCATION. It was recently said (and well said, too,) by the Bishop of Oxford, "that it was a good thing the people would not now be kept quiet by a low standard of education." In plain words, "Dame School" Education; administered like laudanum, not to promote intellectual health, but all "for peace and quietness." The people are no longer to be thus drugged. They WILL assert their rightful condition in the State. Let the State, then, be their conscientious teacher; nor leave the task to demagogues by trade and patriots for ready money. Therefore, NATIONAL EDUCATION, as the handmaid of UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE, will have our unceasing advocacy. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. Unless heaven could be mapped out by Government Survey, we are for no government way to immortality. We say with Hood "Our heart ferments not with the bigot's leaven, All men we view with toleration thorough, And have a horror of regarding heaven As any Prince or Prelate's rotten borough." Hence, the vessel of the Bishops' Church-a very different vessel, by the way, from the boat of Simon Peter-would not, we think, inevitably founder, were her golden tow-rope cast off from the State, and the rest of her voyage worked by volunteers. FREE TRADE. As free as the design of Providence, in its great bounty, is made manifest. For surely, every land would have contained everything within itself, had not the Giver of the Good intended its free exchange among the family of man. PEACE WITH ALL THE WORLD. The First Lord of the Admiralty has recently avowed his preference of "the man who serves his country UNDER fire, to the man who serves it By the fire." Thus, in the Ellen borough mind, Private Smith in a shower of bullets is nobler, more sublime than Shakspeare in his study-than Bacon, Newton, Copernicus, Watt. We would not underrate the courage and endurance of Private Smith, but we shall do our best to do without them; to show that we have glory sufficient; and that the noblest and most humanising truths are written not in laurel leaves, but olive. Enough of profession. We have briefly indicated our principles. We will no further dwell upon the weekly CONTENTS OF OUR NEWSPAPER, than to state that they will comprise more than the usual SUBJECTS OF INFORMATION AND AMUSEMENT, animated, it is hoped, with a spirit of novelty. WE WRITE FOR THE MASSES. We shall endeavour to write not DOWN, but UP TO THEM. Assuredly, we shall not imitate a too common practice; thinking, that like certain yeomanry of indelible memory, the surest way to hit the crowd is-to aim low. DOUGLAS JERROLD. OFFICE, 169, STRAND, Where Prospectuses may be had, GRATIS, and of any Town or Country Newsvendor. On the First of July, 1846, will be published, price One Shilling, COMIC THE FIRST PART OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. BY GILBERT ABBOTT à BECKETT. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH. IN announcing a Comic History of England it may be necessary to observe that the levity implied in the title will relate to the manner, but by no means to the matter of the work, which will be collected with the gravest regard to the truth and accuracy that the subject requires. The aim of the writer will be to present a faithful narrative, for which the best authorities will be most carefully consulted, and to serve it up to the reader in a more palatable_form than has hitherto been thought compatible with the dignity of history. There is not the smallest intention to sacrifice fidelity to fun in the forthcoming production, which is designed to show that the utile et dul-are not inseparable. The advantages of blending amusement with instruction are universally allowed; and there is an end to the once favourite fallacy, that food for the mind requires the uninviting flavour of physic. In THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND will not be a mere abridgment of any other work, nor will it follow servilely in the steps of any former historian. The Author does not aspire to walk in the gigantic shoes of Hume, the easy slippers of Smollett, the goloshes of Goldsmith, or the pumps of Pinnock. literature the shoes of another are too apt to prove clogs to the party attempting to make his way in a chaussure for which he was never fitted. THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND will, therefore, be an entirely original composition, the materials for which will be derived from a consultation of all the best histories already in existence, whose accuracy will be tested by direct reference to the most undoubted authorities. The chief purpose of this preliminary announcement is, to guard the public against any misconception of the intended character of the work on account of its title. A narrative may, it is hoped, be correct as well as comic; for, as "truth is stranger than fiction," history is sometimes much more ludicrous than the fancies of the humorist. The purpose of the work being explained, it remains only to announce the form of publication. It will appear in Monthly Parts, price ONE SHILLING each, handsomely printed in octavo, and copiously illustrated by JOHN LEECH, with ONE LARGE ETCHING, AND FROM SIX TO TWELVE WOOD ENGRAVINGS. THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND will comprise from Twelve to Twenty Parts, and will appear regularly with the monthly Magazines until its completion. PUBLISHED AT THE "PUNCH" OFFICE, 85, FLEET STREET. AN out. Just published, New Edition, N EASY GUIDE TO THE GAME OF CHESS; wherein a number of curious and remarkable situations are clearly explained and worked By CHARLES CHECK, Esq. New Edition, carefully revised. fancy wrapper. Also, 18mo., 18. 6d., sewed, 18mo, 18. 6d., in a 1. A TREATISE ON THE GAME OF ECARTE. Translated from the French. 2. THE CARD ACCOUNT; or, Register for every Day in the Year; with short Rules for playing Whist. 18mo., 6d., sewed. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., Stationers'-Hall Court. This day is published, HE LIFE of JESUS. By PROFESSOR DAVID THE FRIED RICH STRAUSS. Translated from the fourth German Edition. 3 vols. 8vo. cloth, 11. 16s. * * "interpretatio, quantum quidem ejus inspicere potuerim, et accurata et perspicua sit, et librum, quantum in ipsa est, popularibus commendet." * **-Dr. Srauss's Preface to this Translation. "In regard to learning, acuteness, and sagacious conjectures, the work resembles Niebuhr's History of Rome."—American Christian Examiner. Also, THE WORSHIP OF GENIUS, and THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OR ESSENCE OF CHRISTIANITY: an Essay relative to Modern Specu⚫ lations and the present State of Opinion. By Professor C. ULLMANN. Translated from the German by LUCY SANDFORD. The two works in 1 vol. post 8vo. cloth, 38. 6d. London: Chapman, Brothers, 121, Newgate Street. OOD LINEN SHIRTS at 5s. 6d. The experience of many years has proved to Gentlemen the advantage of selecting or ordering their Shirts at the Establishment of C. YEATMAN, Professed Shirt Maker, 146, LEADENHALL STREET, in preference to obtaining them at Hosiers' and General Dealers', who are usually supplied by the Slop Warehouses. C. Y. has for a long period given his whole attention to the improvement in comfort and appearance of this necessary and important Article of Dress,-and by liberally paying his needlewomen he is enabled to insure workmanship far superior to that of any other house in London. C. Y. having discontinued serving the Trade, has determined on supplying the Public at the regular Wholesale Prices, thus rendering all competition futile. His prices are now, for excellent Long-cloth Shirts, with Linen Fronts, Collars, &c., 338. to 45s. per dozen. Very Fine ditto, 52s. to 66s. per dozen. Strong Linen Shirts, 58. 6d. each. Excellent ditto, 6s. 6d. N.B. The largest variety of Coloured Shirts and Shirt Collars in London. THE HE NEW TOOTH BRUSH, made on the most scientific principle, thoroughly cleaning between the teeth, when used up and down, and polishing the surface when used crossways. This brush so entirely enters between the closest teeth, that the inventors have decided upon naming it the Toothpick Brush, therefore ask for it under that name, marked and numbered as under-viz., full sized Brushes, marked T.P.W., No. 1 hard. No. 2 less hard, No. 3 middling, No. 4 soft; the narrow brushes, marked T. P. N., No. 5 hard, No. 6 less hard, No. 7 middling, No. 8 soft. These inimitable brushes are only to be had at ROSS and SONS', and they warrant the hair never to come out, at 1s. each, or 10s. per dozen in bone, and 28. each, or 218. per dozen in Ivory. THE ATRAPILATORY, or LIQUID HAIR DYE; the only dye that really answers for all colours, and does not require re-doing but as the hair grows, as it never fades or acquires that unnatural red or purple tint common to all other dyes. ROSS and SONS can with the greatest confidence recommend the above dyes as infallible, if done at their Establishment; and the ladies and gentlemen requiring it, are requested to bring a friend or servant with them to see how it is used, which will enable them to do it afterwards without the chance of failure. Several private apartments devoted entirely to the above purpose, and some of their establishment having used it, the effect produced can be at once seen. They think it necessary to add, that by attending strictly to the instructions given with each bottle of dye, numerous persons have succeeded equally well without coming to them. Address ROSS & SONS, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London, the celebrated Perruquiers and Perfumers, Hair-cutters, and Hair-dyers. N.B.-Parties attended at their own residences, whatever the distance. LADIES, BEWARE OF SUMMER!-Though the Season is delightful, yet exposure to the scorching rays of the SUN produces upon the delicate skin a species of inflammation, which, upon subsiding, leaves a permanent stain of inveterate TAN, or Sprinkles of FRECKLE; in other instances, a discoloration inclining to REDNESS, or SWELLING―ultimately assuming one of the multitudinous forms of ERUPTION. The only efficacious preventive against these unpleasant liabilities of the SKIN and COMPLEXION is undoubtedly ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, Composed of BALSAMIC EXOTICS derived chiefly from the East, and wholly pure and free from all mineral or metallic admixture. It exerts the most soothing, gentle, cooling, and purifying action on the skin; and, by its agency on the pores and minute secretory vessels, most effectually dissipates all Cutaneous Visitations-so hostile to FEMALE LOVELINESS. Its constant use will transform the bilious and clouded aspect to one of clear and spotless white; while it invests the NECK, HANDS, and ARMS, with delicacy and fairness, and perpetuates the charms which it bestows, to the most advanced period of life. In travelling, during the heat and dust of summer; and also in Cases of SUN-BURNS, and STINGS OF INSECTS, its virtues have been universally acknowledged. It is alike prized by GENTLEMEN who suffer from tenderness after shaving, as affording the most grateful alleviation of the part affected. Sold in half-pint bottles at 4s. 6d. ; and in pints at 8s. 6d. each, duty included. Wrapper. ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, on the A DELIGHTFULLY FRAGRANT AND TRANSPARENT PREPARATION; and, as an invigorator and beautifier, beyond all precedent. ROWLAND'S ODONTO, OR PEARL DENTIFRICE. A WHITE POWDER, compounded of the rarest and most fragant exotics. It bestows on the Teeth a Pearl-like Whiteness, frees them from Tartar, and imparts to the Gums a healthy firmness, and to the Breath a delightful fragrance. CAUTION.-SHOPKEEPERS of apparent respectability, copy the Bills and Labels, and substitute either a fictitious name, or the word GENUINE," in the place of ROWLAND's: it is therefore necessary on purchasing either Article to see that the word "ROWLAND'S" is on the Envelope. For the Protection of the Public from Fraud and Imposition, the Hon. Commissioners have directed the Proprietors to have their Names engraved on the Government Stamp which is affixed to the KALYDOR and ODONTO, thus A. ROWLAND & SON, 20, HATTON GARDEN. *All without are Imitations. Ask for "ROWLAND'S" Articles. REFORM YOUR TAILORS' BILLS. DOUDNEY & SON, 49, LOMBARD STREET. ESTABLISHED 1784. HEAL & SON'S LIST OF BEDDINC. Containing a full description of Weights, Sizes, and Prices, by which purchasers are enabled to judge the articles that are best suited to make a good set of Bedding. Sent free by post on application to their Establishment, the largest in London exclusively for the manufacture and sale of Bedding (no bedsteads or other furniture being kept). HEAL & SON, Feather Dressers and Bedding Manufacturers, 196, opposite the Chapel, Tottenham-court-road. |