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ADDRESS 
TO THE READERS OF “ THE NATURALIST. 9 ’ 
On the completion of the third year of the existence of this 
Journal^ and more especially on the removal from Doncaster 
of the printer hitherto employed; it has become necessary to 
inquire into the expediency of discontinuing the work; or of 
transferring it to another printing-establishment. The result 
of this enquiry has been; that the expenses of the Magazine 
still so greatly exceed the receipts; as to compel the relinquish¬ 
ment of the undertaking ; and it is therefore our duty to state; 
that The Naturalist will close with the present No. 
In taking this necessary step; it is pleasing to reflect that 
the error of the projectors of The Naturalist lay; not in 
anticipating ample support from the public for such a work, 
but in conceiving that it could succeed if printed in the country „ 
From naturalists of the first rank—wholly unknown to the 
Editor save through their public services—has been received 
not only abundant support, but also unsolicited approbation; 
and the approval of these eminent individuals, added to the 
love of Nature imparted by our pages to many who had 
previously been ignorant alike of the importance and the 
attractions of Natural History, proves that our labours have 
not been thrown away. Our failure, therefore, cannot be 
attributed to non-appreciation of the Magazine on the part of 
the public: on the contrary, from numerous communications 
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