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7 
1808.] Glaziers not subject to Gout. Political Romances. 
shilling, might give me trouble in the 
course of my experiments with my still, 
though it does not exceed a gallon. AsI 
mean to continue my experiments, partly 
on Mr. Haill’s plan, you will, perhaps, 
hear from me again. In the mean time 
TI remain, Sir, Your's, &c. 
Hammersmith, James ManesHatt. 
July 9, 1808. 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, f 
HEN Iread, in your Magazine 
for May, the enquiry of your 
Correspondent “ Sitwell Sitwell,” re- 
specting the glaziers being in general sub- 
ject to the gout, it appeared to me that 
the information he had received upon 
that subject was not correct; and that 
glaziers (as such) were not more troubled 
with that complaint than others. 
To give him the best information in 
my power, from whence to draw his own 
conclusions, I copied from my ledger the 
names of one hundred and twenty-one 
persons of that business, in the counties 
of Warwick, Worcester, Stafford, and 
Leicester, with whom I ain personally ac- 
quainted; and the greater part of which 
number I have (in the course of my busi- 
ness) had the pleasure of visiting at their 
own houses, since I saw his enauiry. 
Of these 1 find but eight that have, or 
ever have had, that complaint. 
IT conjecture further, that there is in 
the employment of the above number 
from one hundred and fifty to two hun- 
dred, as journeymen, many of whom I 
also kuow ; but do not recollect amongst 
them more than one that has ever been 
afflicted with the gout, 
If it would convey any useful informa- 
tion to S. S. or any other of your readers, 
to know the apparent age, and particular 
residence of the above number, the sheet 
on, which my remarks were made will he 
much at their service, by a line addressed 
to, Your's, &c. 
Birmingham, W. Beare. 
June 20, 1808, 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
N the extracts from the Port-folio of 
a Man of Letters (vol. xxiv. p. 160) 
reat Britain is said to have produced 
only two political romances, “ The ad- 
ventures of Gaudentio di Lucca,” and 
“The Listory of the Sevarambians.” 
The former I always understood to be a 
‘translation from the Italian, as the latter 
certainly is from the French. Ihave a 
Montury Mac., No. 174, 
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copy, stated in the title page to be, 
“Nouvelle edition, reviie & corrizée,” 
printed at Amsterdam 1716, Hume 
speaks, of it in his Essays (I think in that 
on Polygamy).as a very entertaining 
work, 
The “ Argenis,” of Barclay, is, how- 
ever, of British origin, though written in 
Latin; and is as distinguished for the eles 
gance of the style, as, the just and ingeni- 
ous reflexions on government which it 
contains. A translation of it was pub- 
lished a few years ago by Clara Reeve, 
under the title of “ The Phoenix.” 
Your's, &c. 
Lincoln’s- Inn, July 6, 1808. Se kes 
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Lo the, Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
T is, I believe, a pretty generally re- 
ceived opinion, that the English lan- 
guage is spoken no where in so much 
perfection, as it is in London and inits 
vicinity. The inhabitants of the metro- 
polis are apt to despise and ridicule the 
pronunciation of those who live on the 
banks of the Humber,. or the Tweed, 
as uncouth, harsh, and barbarous, while 
they have self-conceit enough to fancy 
themselves the standards of just and ele- 
gant elocution. Now, though I shall not 
attempt to vindicate in every instance 
the colloquial language which is frequent- 
ly used in the north, yet I must beg leave 
to enter my protest, through the medium 
of your excellent Magazine, against the 
latter opinion, and to declare for the in- 
formation of those among my countrys 
men who are yet ignorant of the fact, 
that when the citizen of London ima 
gines he speaks the English language in 
its utmost purity and perfeetion, his idea 
is erroneous. It is high time to’call the 
attention of the nation to this subject, 
especially as this idea is not confined to 
the London citizen, but is growing very 
gpperal, and if not impeded in its progress 
y critical animadversion, will, [ am ap- 
prehensive, soon become universally ens 
tertained throughout the Jand. | know. 
some country persons who when they hear 
« Cockney speak, think it very fine and 
are ambitious to imitate him. They have 
not yet attained the art of expressing 
their thoughts in the London dialect, 
but they adimire it, and strive to acquire 
it. ‘The inhabitant of a northern county.’ 
gives indeed every letter a full and broad 
sound; but full and broad as it is, the 
sound is proper; if sach a mode cf proe 
nunciation seems harsh and unharmonie 
ous, that is not his fault, but the fault, if 
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