THE ATHEN^UM, 



A 



AND 

 WEEKLY CRITICAL REVIEW. 



To be published on WEDNESDAY MORNINGS, Price Eightpence, 

 and to commence on the Id of January, 1828. 



Mr. BUCKINGHAM, Proprietor and Editor of 'The Sphynx' 

 Newspaper,^having witnessed with feelings of just pride and 

 satisfaction, that the Appeal made, when that Journal was first 

 established, to the Friends of Impartiality and Independence in 

 POLITICS, has been answered by the general confidence and ap- 

 probation of the Public, — has been induced to believe that the ex- 

 tension of the same principles to a Publication purely LITERARY, 

 would be equally acceptable to a very large class of general readers, 

 and be crowned with the same success. 



In conjunction, therefore, with some of the first Literary Writers 

 of the day — who have entered into an ASSOCIATION for this pur- 

 pose, holding themselves responsible for the impartiality and fidelity 

 of their strictures, and engaging to stand or fall with the issue of 

 the undertaking, thus associating themselves most closely with its 

 fate, and becoming deeply interested in the conservation of its 

 character and fame, — Mr. Buckingham has made arrangements for 

 the publication, from the commencement of the ensuing year, of a 

 New Weekly Reriew, to be called ' THE ATHEN^UM,' and to 

 be devoted exclusively to Literature, Science, and the Arts, in all 

 their various departments. 



It will be of the exact form, size, and general appearance of ' The 

 Sphynx ;' and be printed in the same description of type, and on the 

 same quality of paper. As it will be under the same direction also 

 as that Journal — though devoted exclusively to Literary Essays and 

 Reviews — it is presumed that the character already actjuired by the 

 one will be a sufficient pledge for at least equal talent and independ- 

 ence in the other. And, for the additional attractions of variety and 

 entertainment, the varied powers and pursuits of the different indi- 

 viduals who have entered into this LITERARY ASSOCIATION, 

 will, it is confidently anticipated, amply provide. More than this it 

 is thought unnecessary to say, especially as the Work itself will soon 

 enable the Public to judge of its claims to their preference. 



Without desiring even to advert to any other Literary Journals, 

 except for the purpose of rendering the size, arrangement, and com- 

 parative price of ' THE ATIIENzEUM' more readily understood, 

 — it is thought necessary to state, that its ample sheet will include 

 a much Greater Quantity of printed matter than any existing Lite- 

 rary Publication : — that its arrangement will provide for a larger 

 portion of Original Writing than is now presented by the best : — 

 that the number of its permanent Associates is likely to ensure 

 More Fariety of style and materials than is usually found in any 

 single periodical : — that it will be published on a day (Wednesday) 

 when no other Literary Journal will appear, so as frequently to 



