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PHILal1ELf,if4.e, .NOp. 27, Is33. HMyHE anxiety to bring into activity Inc N talent of the country, induced tue publishers of the Nogelssl's Magazine te offer premium of

 Five Hundred Dollars For the best NOV FL, on National sub ljecs, fer tAat publication. But by the re- port of the Committee, which IS sutloin- ed, tie manuscripts submitted 10 their perusaI, are not of that character which would warrant the aw ard U. that premium. ihc time is therefore extended, IS also the amount, which, 1t is to De hoped, will induce native talent to eyertion.

 s.i'he undersigned, Committee selected for that purpose, have examined number of Manuscript Novels, offered as compet- itors for T pFemiusn, proposed to be given by the publishers of the Novelist's Maga- zine, to the author of the best Novel, on National subject.o

 While the unaersianed arr af neinien that several of the Novels submitted to their inspection. possess considerable mer- 1 1t, they do not think any one Of them is i iaitogetsse of such a description as would 1 warrant them in awarding the premium.

 DAVID PAUL BROWN.

 JOSEPH |. CHANDLER.

 WAi. Ii. MEREDITH. RICHARD PENN SMITH. ROBERT FEW IhG.

 JOHN MllSssRAAE.

 MORTON AlcHiiGH AEL."

 There is no country which, for the time of its civilized and political existence, of fers so wide and untrudden field for tho enterprise of the Novelist, as this; and 1t is, not alone the interest, but the duty of hirn who possesses mind for the task. to occupy tine field of competition, and Illus probably establish his owl, reputation, and promote that of lis country. Independ- ent of the national indnceme nt the atieIi- tion of the literary aspirant is directcdto the fofiowing:-

 in order to assist in advancing Amcri- can Literature, and give the readers of the NoYclist's Magazine share in the ad- vantage of mcritorious talent, which the country possesses, the publishers of that work, satisfied tl.at the best gay se pro- mote talent, is torewafd it, offer premi- nm of