11)2 parliament. Corn bill. Feb. i. 



those times, •wlien decrees were thought necefsary to com- 

 pel merchants to bring so manv ounces of bullion into the 

 country, for every decker of hides, or pack of wool ; or 

 when the king, out of the abundance of his ivisdom, and 

 provident care for the welfare of his poor people, thought 

 it necefsary to regulate the price of oxen and flieep, of 

 pigs, turkies, and capons, because they could not judge of 

 such mighty matters themselves. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



1 HE communication respecting Mr Thomson, the author of the Seasons, 

 is received, and ihall appear very soon. 



The Editor is under great obligations to a very respectable c.irrespon- 

 dent for the JVill, , J some other pieces, which ftiall be attended to with 

 all pofsible care, 



Thouj;h the Editor has some doubts If the correspondent who^signs 

 J. C. B— — mm [the other letters are too indistinctly written to be readj 

 has ever read the Bee, he has no other objection to the printiiig it, but 

 that he is afraid liis readers would object to it. He will make the best 

 use he can of the advices this corrcsporiuent is so obliging as to offer. 



B, C. Is respectfully iij^iirmed that Lis letter has been received, and 

 that, agreeable to his request, the papers he wiihes for, will be left at the 

 lice Orfice to be delivered to his order. 



The competition piece, wiih the motto, " fals! Icngum -va/e !" is re- 

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The valuable communication from a correspondent at Gottenburgh^ is 

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The ingenious correspondent who complains of some of his pieces being 

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 with. When his time permits, the Editor will be glad to hear farther 

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It will give the Editor much pleasure to see the gentleman who fa- 

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 noticed. The continuation of them will be Tcry acccprable. 



The remarks on Arbitrations are received, and fli.iU appear as soon as 

 pofsible. Ic is no small recommendation to our mode of publication, that 

 ■a dil/erence of opinion, in matters of this kind, only gives room for a 

 .more liberal discufsion, and faii'cr elucidation of the subject. 



The Plar.ix-tiinter has improved very much by the gentle hint that 

 vas given. him. Could writi-vs of verses be sensible of the difference that 

 a du» degree of attention makes on their compositions, they never would 

 ;*£nd them off too hastily. 



The Editor is much obliged to J. T. for his flattering letter. He will 

 see that seamen are not entirely ovi'rlocked. Any thing that can contri- 

 bute to the preservation of that useful body of men, will be thankfully 

 received. The substance of liis letter iliJl have a place as soi» asjiJf- 

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