ADVERTISEMENT. 



In starting a proposal for the commencement of a periodical 

 it is usual to enter into an elaborate statement of its intended 

 utility and pre-eminence : profession is put forth upon the 

 most liberal scale, whilst correspondent contemporary efforts 

 are, not infrequently, subjected to invidious remark. Depre- 

 cating the tendency of this practice, the Editor of "The 

 Analyst" adopts the less questionable measure of submitting 

 a mere outline of contents, leaving the work in contemplation 

 to make its own impression upon the public. 



That the Editor should project an addition to the existing 

 number of periodicals, may create some surprise; but when 

 the rapid and universal advance of human enquiry is dis- 

 passionately considered, and when it is recollected that almost 

 every city of consequence in the kingdom possesses its 

 Literary, Philosophic, and Scientific Institutions — its Natural 

 History, and Antiquarian Societies, sustained by a spirit of 

 laudable research, perpetually on the wing, a desire to promote 

 the admirable ends of these establishments can scarcely be 

 decried. With but few exceptions, the metropolis has been, 

 hitherto, the only source from which valuable works of a 

 scientific character, appearing at stated intervals, have 

 emanated. Attended with particular local inconvenience, 

 this circumstance has long been a cause of general complaint, 

 — and so far may justify the seeming temerity of the present 

 undertaking. Although the Editor has ventured to enter the 

 lists with his metropolitan brethren, who necessarily enjoy 



