Bright - p. go. Directions to the BINDER. Bind up the Title-Page with the Contents to each Month. Take the General Title and Preface from the SUPPLEMENT, and place them before January. I. 'T Directions for placing the PLATES. HE Frontifpiece to face the general Title-page. IV. *The View of Niagara Cataract V. St Mary le Bow Steeple VI. View of St Bride's Church and Steeple VIII. The West End of Westminster Abbey 57 8 16 580 ibid. 113 580 140 51 XI. XII. The two Plates of Antique Lamps where they are refpectively described XIII. The Botanic Thermometer XIV. The Plate of Bridges XV. *The Pantheon XVI. *The Marble Aqueduct XVIII. The Plate of Machines 265,464 273 546 XXII. The Plates of Baronets Arms place all together after December, to be difpofed according to the directions in our laft volume, Those marked thus wher colour'd, will be good Objects for the Concave Friend Wall's MS concerning Ann Munnings (fee p. 504.) began thus: To all whom it may concern, Whereas in the Gentle man's Magazine, &c. which, for brevity, was alter'd to the ufual addrefs, Mr URBAN, In your Magazine, cc. not then remarking the PREFACE to VOL. XXI. W HEN it is remembered, and there are many circumftances which renders it almoft impoffible for the Public to forget, what a series of attacks have been made upon the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE for twenty years paft; when it is confidered with what ardor, affiduity, and tratagem they have been begun and conducted, and with what powerful alliances and interefts the affailants have been fupported, it will be thought pardonable, once in a year, to mention those of whofe attention we appear to have been the principal object. IN our laft PREFACE we gave a kind of literary BILL OF MORTALITY, containing the age and deaths of many that started up in that fruitful but fatal year, and fome account of thofe that continued to languifh under incurable maladies; of thefe, who would not otherwife have been known beyond the Metropolis, our Country friends have defired us to fignify the fate; we fhall therefore give it in a few words: the Magazine of Magazines, the Grand Magazine of Magazines, the Theological Magazine, the Quaker's Magazine, the Royal Ma~gazine, the British Magazine, the Ladies Magazine, the Prisoners Magazine, and the Student, are fince dead, moft of them boatting of their increafing vigour, and the favour of the public, till their fpirits were quite exhaufted, and their bodies configned to the Trunkmakers. Of those that furvive, it is expected that if they climb May hill, they will fcarce get over the Fall of the leaf. The poor Old Woman has already had feveral fainting fits, from which she has with great difficulty recover'd. But if these productions were unfuccefsful, they were not all unworthy of notice; for fome of them were fo well ftored with original pieces that near 30 pages of one monthly number have been copied from one of our preceding books; and others have excelled fo much in Geography, that not fatisfied with defcription, they have created what they could not ...find: Tilbury is again invefted with redoubts the frying-pan works are ftill at Wandsworth; the river Avon is tranfported from Warwickshire to Hants; new fairs and markets are held, and new manufactures are "carried on; past times are reftored, and the changes of future anticipated. We cannot conclude without obferving that the credit of the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE has been eftablifh'd by the great eagernefs and profufe expence with which it has been opposed; for fome merit muft furely be allow'd to that Undertaking which no combination could frustrate, and against which perfeverance has been ineffectual, and money impotent. We have, therefore, nothing to wifh but the continuance of thofe favours that we are known to have long received from our Correfpondents as well as the public; nor any thing to attempt, but to deferve a dif tinction from which we derive fo much pleafure and advantage; the pleafüre of entertaining at leaft 50000 readers, and the advantage of being able to plan further improvements. Were their proportionate vigour to be judged of by a late order from ROTTERDAM, the period of their duration might be determined with more certainty: French Magazine. TO 9 That forms the mind, or captivates the heart, Haft warn'd us now to fly when death affails, Who floats on clouds, or mounts autumnal gales ; Whofe filent fhafts in fecret wound by night, Or kill at noon, with fatal radiance bright.* And yet the tyrant lifts his trophies high, And fhows the world the great were born to die; The blafted tree receives the emblazon'd fhield, The humble fteer lies proftrate on the field. But SCIENCE ftill, of origin divine, Secs See Meteorological obfervationis, Ece AUTHOR The Mufes, blooming in immortal youth, With erring grief and fruitlefs anguish Ahwhile through paths untry d thy genius ftrays, And fees new realms admit APOLLO's rays, Let him by thee, who haft fo oft convey'd A To Mr URBAN on compleating Vol. XXI of his MAGAZINE. A Goddefs once, fo antient fung, prolific fancy from teeming overs, pois che fprung An emblem the of Science and of Wit, And Wit's gay Bow'rs in every feafon blow. But, left too high the metaphoric frain, And those who once but lov'd, fhall foon Him oft the dark affaffin fought in vain To ftab for envy, or yet worse for gain; Inrich'd by virtue with her own reward; * Subterranean Geography, Sai SUP CONTENTS. Enquiry into the cause of the late in- crease of robbers; by Henry Field- ing, Ele; -Improper regulation of the poor ib. -Remedies proposed ib. Refolutions of both houses of parliament Account of the burial of K. Charles I. -Order of the H. of Commons con- cerning the body of the ufurper ib. -Counter interment of O. Cromwell ib. -Cold and froft how occafion'd Lords and Commons addreffes Defcription of a double-headed fnake, lizzard, ribband and fucking fifh 27 Of ridiculous curiofity; from the Ram- N. B. On the 22d was published the Supplement to Vol. xx. Containing, The general Title, |