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 (|ue nous meltons a leiir disposition pour iniprimcr et lepandre dcs 

 Pruspectus et des Annonces d'ouyrages , devront Ics envovcry/Y7«c,v 

 lie port, au Bureau central de i.a Revue Encycxot-edi que , rue 

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THUID SKIUKS 



OF THE LONDON MAGAZINE- 



( Tioisieme Sltic dii Maoasik de Londres. ) 



The London M\GA2rNE having passed 

 into new hands, it becomes necessary 

 to slate, as briefly as possible, the priii- 

 eiples wliich are intended in future to 

 govern the publication. 



The London IMa£;azine was amouyst 

 the foremost to seize upon the novel 

 idea which has been successful inchan;;- 

 ing the character of our periodical lite- 

 rature — that of engaging the assistance 

 of the best miscellaneous writers of the 

 age, instead of being dependent for con- 

 tributions upon the reveries of provin- 

 cial antiquaiies, or the inspirations of 

 occasional rhymers. That system the 

 present Conduetois will maintain and 

 extend; and they have great satisfaction 

 in stating, that they have secured the 

 zealous assistance of some of the most 

 eminent persons of the present time, not 

 for a season only, to establish a fleeting 

 popularity, but to be gradually developed 

 and permanently employed. 



The Conductors of the London Ma- 

 gazine feel assured, that any attempt to 

 can-y on a literary miscellany, without 

 au admixture o{ politics, can only lead 

 lo feebleness and hypocrisy. AVithout 

 obtruding opinions on public matters 

 into subjects with which they have no 

 essential connection, the Conductors of 

 llie London Magazine will not hesitate 

 lo avow such opinions , where they are 

 naturally called for. The affected fairness 

 whicli blinks all great questions is of 



more evil consequence than the parly- 

 spirit which distorts them. Our habi- 

 tual and settled notions are iu complete 

 aecordcnce with every measure of policy 

 which has a tendency to advance the 

 civil and religions freedom of mankind, 

 and of our own country it particular; — 

 and as we know that freedom is best 

 secured by intelligence , we are devoted 

 to every undertaking which has for its 

 object to spread the blessings of elemen- 

 tary education , and to cultivate sound 

 knowledge , and elevated principles , 

 amongst all ranks of ihe comnninity. 



From these avowals, It necessarily 

 follows, that a leading purpose of ihe 

 London Magazine will be Utility. It will 

 be our duty lo treat of all those ques- 

 tions (though certainly in the most at- 

 tractive from ) jjertaining to Science , 

 Statistics , and Jurisprudence , which 

 have a decided influence upon the cha- 

 racter of the age. Our Monthly rivals 

 neglect this duty somewhat too nuicli, 

 and thus leave a rich harvest to our 

 Quarterly contemporaries. In the de- 

 partment of amusement , which, though 

 the lighter, is necessarily the most pro- 

 minent, of a Magazine, we must be 

 judged by what we produce, and not j)y 

 « hat we profess. 



To trace the progress of the Arts with a 

 liberal and impartial spirit , appears lo 

 be a field of periodical writing not hi- 

 therto sufficiently occupied ; and whicji 



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