THE Marlborough Express WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1871.

Marlborough Express, Volume VI, Issue 298, 21 June 1871, Page 1

THE Marlborough Express

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1871.

•• Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all other liberties. —Milton

Our readers will be surprised to learn that notwithstanding our announcement in the Express Telegram of last week, we have resolved to discontinue it under that name, and publish instead a mid-weekly issue of the Express. The main reasons which induce us to increase our issue will be easily apparent to the attentive reader, and we shall explain them as briefly as possible. . We have before us two alternatives. By dint of no little perseverance, and the expenditure of considerable money in Telegraphic Intelligence, and let us add, probity in our dealings, we have raised the status of the Express to a first-class paper, and as such it is regarded not only in the Province of Marlborough, but out of it also. We do not say this in a boastful spirit, but assert what we feel is but its due, easily ascertainable by anyone who cares to make the enij airy. It is a proud position, and one we are grateful for, as without the kind assistance of our friends, it would have been unattainable. To maintain this we must issue more frequently than once a week, otherwise the expenditure would be useless, as wc could in many cases clip the same news from the papers before Saturday, even now it is at times feasible to do so between our Saturday’s issue and Wednesday, even while we hold the original telegrams. The alternative is to sink to a third-rate journal by dropping the prestige which the supply of the most recent intelligence gives us, and as some journals do, copy from others the information which they have expended lat-ge sums in collecting from all parts of the Colony, and the world. Can it be doubted by those who have journeyed with us during the last six years, what course we should take under such circumstances ? The Express has ever been to the fore, disregarding all adverse circumstances, and if not actually crying ‘ ‘ Excelsior,” practically applying the saying. The abandonment of the smallamountbrought into our exchequer by subscriptions to the Telegram could not largely affect us, inasmuch as it could not circulate beyond Blenheim until its contents became stale ; therefore we have determined to add to the other advantages enjoyed by the subscribers to the Express, by issuing within the boundaries of the Borough, a small edition in the middle of the week as a “ Town Edition,” and at the week-end, such portion as may be worth re-publishing, will be printed on the last leaf of the Saturday’s issue, under an appropriate heading as a “ Country Edition.” Thus we hope to meet the wishes of all our friends, both in Town .and Country, the more so as there will be no addition to the present rate of Subscription, and the Express will still more justify its character as the cheapest journal (in every sense ) issued in Marlborough, an assertion we are prepared to prove, if it be called in question. We need say little more. The circulation of the Wednesday’s paper will be undoubtedly good, and worthy the attention of those persons whose announcements are mainly intended for Town readers. As we are unable to offer the same advantages as attach to the Saturday edition, a lower scale of charges for Advertisements will be adopted, in fact they will be reduced to one-half for the first insertion, and one shilling per inch for all subsequent oues. By these, and any further means which may offer in the future, we trust_ to continue to give as much satisfaction as possible to our numerous supporters.