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XXIV. 1730. " A Literary Journal, or a Con<irt?(aZio« 

 of the Memoirs of Literature. By the same Author." (Mean- 

 ing Mons. de la Roche.) The first volume commences in 

 January, and concludes with the number for June, 1730. Vol. 

 II. from July to December, 1730, octavo. They were sold 

 by Knaplock, at the Bishop's Head, in St. Paul's Church 

 Yard. 



On the back of the title-page of the last number of the New 

 Memoirs of Literature, M. de la Roche announced that he should 

 discontinue writing those Memoirs ; and on the same page he 

 says, " When I publish another English Journal with another 

 title, I shall give notice of it." 



Accordingly, two years afterwards, this learned and inde- 

 fatigable man began a new work, under the title which stands 

 at the head of this article, and from the attention which I have 

 been able to pay to this performance, it appears to me to have 

 been conducted with his usual care and discrimination. I have 

 seen only the second volume, but I can pronounce that this 

 abounds with curious matter, as well as a regular review of 

 many very important works. This Journal was published 

 ({uarterly, and at the back of the table of contents of the number 

 for the last quarter of the year, the following advertisement 

 appears : 



" This part of the Journal would have come out at Christmass 

 if I had not been sick. I shall always use my utmost endeavors 

 to publish these Papers in due time. As I print this work upon 

 niy own account, I hope my Readers will do me the favour to 

 recommend it to their friends." That M. de la Roche printed 

 this work on his own account, may be readily believed, as it was 

 got up in a style far superior to any EugHsh Journal that had 

 then appeared. The paper is fine, the types are very similar to 

 Baskerville's, and the manner in which it is printed would not 

 disgrace the proudest Printer in our Metropolis at the present 

 day. 



XXV. 1730. " HisTOKiA LiTTEUAKiA," or an exact and 



