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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
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Tur letter of: Mr. Ennis relative to the erroneous addition to his name, arrived too late 
to prevent the repetition of that error in the present No. (p. 121); but insertion of that 
letter in p. 135 will remedy the defect. ; 
Mr. J. S. Davies’ solution of an important problem in. Practical Perspective has been 
received, and shall have due attention. It was necessarily adjourned to our next No., our 
Mathematical page being pre-occupied; and the plan of our Miscellany not admitting 
more than one article of that description, at a time. Weshould, however, be much obliged 
if our University Correspondents, &c. would enable us always to have one. 
We have, as usual, many apologies to make to our numerous communicants, for delays 
in the insertion of their favours.. Several of these, which could not find space in the present 
No., are even in type, and therefore in readiness for the ensuing month, Among these, 
is Dr. H. Robertson’s: valuable paper on Intermittent Fever, promised for the present 
month, but necessarily adjourned, from the too great preponderance of articles of like 
length.. It will not fail to appear in our next. 
In the same state of preparation, we have to enumerate Mr. Jennings’ Defence of the 
Poetry of Mr. Bowles ;—Niger’s Information relative to the Interior of Africa, collected 
from a Mandingo Negro;—Notice of Bedel’s Penmanship ;—N. B. on Nestorian Pro- 
genitorship ;—Y.Z’s. Extracts from a Journey to the Mineral Springs of Mount Caucasus ; 
Publicola’s Proposal for a Metropolitan Dépét of live Fish, &c. : 
A sensible and interesting article on Female Education, from our valuable Correspondent 
G.* has been only delayed in consequence of its length. It shall have the earliest insertion, 
which previous arrangements can admit: ptobably in the ensuing No. 
. Exotic Plants and Animals,’’ in our next. 
Y.Z., on the comparative Antiquity of the different, Parts of the Old Testament, is also 
destined for our next No. 
Presbyter Anglicanus has, undoubtedly, a right to his reply. It arrived too late for 
insertion in the present No., but shall appear in our next. 
“« Swedish Superstitions,’’ though adjourned, are not rejected. 
The'same may be said of the Record of Bravery. The apparent length of this paper 
gives us some pause. An article ought to have peculiar merits, either from learned research, 
importance of facts, depth of interest, or classical elegance, or intellectual power, that 
will extend beyond three of our pages. | - 
S. W.5S., who has sent. us a paper without a title, and wished us to christen it, has done 
unwisely, In a paper of that length, especially, a title is a sort of requisite temptation to 
perusal ; for, in the multitude of papers that are sent to us, it becomes often necessary to 
consider whether the swlyect will suit our present convenience, before we can give up our 
time to the perusal. We think it is the same S. W. S. who had put a question to us that 
bad been already answered. ‘ 
T.-H. on Misrepresentations in Bayley’s History of the Tower, is intended to be 
inserted in our next. . The signature will be recognized in its connexion with the subject ; 
and after the general commendation we had given to the work alluded to, the objections of 
T. H. cannot with any propriety be excluded. ‘e 
~ Our Poetical Correspondents have been as usual numerous; but in this department, it 
will not appear strange if many should think themselves “ called, and few be chosen.” Nor 
must those of our Correspondents, whose favours are octasionally admitted, be offended, if 
they are sometimes declined, We act, in this respect, as guardians of their reputation, as 
well as of our own; and in the selection of our poetry, we think our pages will show, that 
we have a right to be somewhat fastidious. ; ; 
Dramas on the Dead must have a second reading, before we can decide. A cursory 
perusal, has satisfied us that there is much power in parts; but we are not sure that we 
shall not also find much incongruity. We must be the more particular'in this instance, 
as the length of the article would preclude all others in the No, in which it should be 
admitted. 
The Trial of Lord Russell—To a Cottage—A Summer Evening—Sunset, and: several 
other things done, or attempted to be done, into rhyme, are totally inadmissible. 
“ The Power of Steam” is, we believe for the second time, rejected. Even if its . 
merit rendered it admissible, the terms of the author would not be complied with, Our 
‘poetical columns are not mercenary. The honour of a nitch in our little Temple of the 
‘Muses, is all the reward that contributors of this description must look to; and the title 
must be unequivocal which obtains them eyen this. oe 
In the Reviewing department we have to plead, not having yet had time for the perusal 
of “ the History of the French Revolution,” 3 vols. ; “« Gourgaud’s examination of Segur ;” 
and some other voluminous works; and it is no part of ow system to review what we have 
not read, Some smaller articles are standing over in type for wantof room. . 
