nkind ; and he 



trulh, thit his cffcts to render as pcrfcd as he can, this mucli grc.itcr and 

 more ufcful performance, m.>y cniitic him t" hope for a contmwaiicc, and an 

 extenfion even, of that favour, which he has, on aU former occafions, fo h- 



berally expe'ieiiccd from an ever indulgent public. Should he fail in this 



• - •• • - misfortune, and aicribe it to tlie wcaknefs of 



,fe the public attention to a 



■ Is of 



:)r of this work be , lirccOOCUll 



i £2I0.„ AV? tU 



runs the iHlc.^^ 



attempt, he fhall regret it 



his powers, that have not been fufficient to roule the \ 

 fa'.,iea of fuch uiliverfal n.omct ; and to the acciJc 

 -Ve times. If, however, he meet with the encouragement that the bolJncls 

 t the attempt, and probable utility of the work, icem to merit, no exertion 

 flol nel M.CPOOCf'''' , q 1 j^^^ , ^^„ ,,„ wanting. Of his own o/>{.li:.Uhn at Ic.il while health 



.POi ", i,T„„pmlre '^^ In be continued, Tie can fpcak with a reafonable degree of cettanty ; on 



t liberal afliftance of his literary friends in Britain, he can with a well 

 .«ounded confidence rely ; and he has every reafon to expefl (hat his com- 

 niuiiications from abroad will be valuable alike for thcU- authentieit:)-, va- 

 riety and importance. It is not, however, on the communicatiou-. fiom a- 

 broad that he places his cliief reliance, nor on the voluntary aniftance of 

 private literary friends ; he hopes for communications oil interefling lub- 

 iefls, as they occafionally occur, from literary charaaers in Britain who are 

 entire ftraagers to him, and will be at all times ready to make fuch returns 

 as the wTiters of fuch efliys ihall be willing to accept, in proportion to the 

 merit of their performances. He fliall only add, that conciler.efs and com- 

 urehenfivc brevity will ever be to him great recommendations. 



The editor cannot pretend to announce this work to his readers as a newf- 

 paper. It may ferve, however, as a concife regifter of important occurrences, 

 that admits of being conveniently bound up, to be confulted occafionally, and 

 thus to preferve the recollection of evtntslongafter thofe papers that announc- 

 ed them more fully at the time, (hall have been fuffered to pcrilh. Though 

 this performance cannot therefore boaa the merit of announcuig news, a 

 may ferve very completely the purpofe of an ufeful remembrancer to thofe 

 who wilh to preferve a diftinit recolUclion of the fuccenion of paft events. 

 In one particular department, he propofcs to adopt a method that his 

 friends make him hope will give general fati-.faaion. In all the licvyf- 

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 which they are announced fuggefls. Many perfons, therefore, have cx- 

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 of the charafteriftic peculiarities of each of thcfe bills, in fome performance 

 that can eafily be obtained by the public at large. This the editor intends 



light fomewhat new ; anij 

 execution be toleralile, ih( 

 nary accounts of parliame 

 department, the public wi 

 things are fo much want 

 than at prefent takes place 

 that this attempt, in a wi 

 pie, will be received with 



Tlic uncommon lowiii 

 public, ha^ been adopted, tj 

 a view to render this, and 

 great body of the people 

 attenti'jn and patronage c 

 an exteiifivc circulation ; 

 engaged, as to etieil all 

 aceoniplllh. His ut.-noft 

 than to be anxious that tl 

 an opportunity of once fe 

 its merit ; and if upon tri 

 it is but juft and proper 

 ment been the chief objei 

 have better fucceeded bj^ 

 ncral extenfion of knowie 

 to aim.at. 



Stil! farther to ftlmulat 

 latent fparks of genius tl 

 of the editor to give a fe 

 crative, for the bell dilTei 

 premiums, and the variet; 

 pond upon die encourage 

 As a beginning however, 

 fueh ingenious youths as : 

 literary glory. It is need 

 rather than the value a 

 reward. 



To conclude, the editoi 

 ing to render his work m 

 being able to furiuih a or: 

 the public attention. 



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