EDITORIAL. 
At the end of last year I made a special appeal to the 
readers of tltis Journal to extend its circulation. That appeal 
_has been responded to, and I have now the satisfaction of 
stating as a result that the balance, although not a large one, 
is this year on the right side. I shall therefore be able during 
1884 to return to the original plan of the Journal, and issue a 
ae with each number. Certain alterations in arrangement 
) —some of which have already been adopted—will enable me 
to give additional matter without increasing the cost of 
production. 
It is therefore my silica task to thank the many friends 
—some of them known to me, others unknown—whose help 
has brought about this satisfactory state of affairs. To both 
contributors and subscribers I tender my grateful acknow- 
ledgments for their help in the past, while I venture to express 
a confident hope that I may look forward to its continuance in 
the future. 
JAMES BRITTEN. 
3, Gumley Row, Isleworth, 
Dec. 1, 1883. 
The General Index is about half finished, and it is hoped 
to issue it in 1884. Additional subscribers are still needed in 
in order that the expense of printing may be met. 
