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_ The benefits of public exhibitions are 
~ snficiently demonstrated in London, by 
their increasing extension. But 
*¢ Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corin- 
thum.” , 
The humble admirer and laborious 
professor of the fine arts, whose purses 
or pursuits forbid frequent visits to the 
great city, have hitherto beén almost ex- 
cluded trom the study of contemporary 
excellence, and thus deprived of the most 
effectual opportunities of improving their 
taste or cultivating their talent. 
To remedy the disadvantages under 
which provincial merit has long laboured, 
and to supply, as it were, a nursery to 
our Own indigenous plants; and, at the 
same.time, to furnish occasional nourish- 
ment to exotic productions, are the ends 
which this society proposes. The means 
by which it hopes to obtain them are, a 
pablic annual exhibition. 
In the selection of subjects the society 
will be influenced, as well by an anxious 
attention to the interests of general sci- 
ence, as by an impartial zeal ior the pro- 
motion of the fine arts. It professes, 
therefore, not to confne the exhibition 
exclusively to the works of the pencil, 
but, in order that its attractions and its 
benefits may be more extensive, to give a 
ready adinission to approved specimens 
of art and natural history. 
A committee is appointed, to whom 
will be entrusted the sole management 
of the affairs of the institation, and con- 
siderable progress has been made to- 
wards the arrangement of their first ex- 
hibition in April, 1809, for which this’ 
place has been deemed to offer peculiar 
accommodation. 
The respectability of the individuals 
wko compose this society, the able pro- 
fessional assistance which it has already 
secured, and, above al], the importance 
of the views avhich it aims to advance, 
as they give the most flattering promise 
of encouragement to merit, furnish just 
ground to presume that it will long con- 
tinue to be distinguished by the active 
patronage of the gentleman, and to be 
enriched by the regular contributions of 
the artist; and, that whilst the exertions 
-of the former are liberally repaid by a 
fruitful field of rational amusement, the 
industrious follower of the imitative art 
muay have reason to exclaim, 
6¢ Sunt hic etiam sua premia laudi.” 
Leeds, Your’s, &c. 
22d April, 13808. 
Northern Society for Encouragement of Arts. 
F. N.S. 
{June }, 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
| SHALL’ be obliged to any of the con- 
tributors to your excellent Miscellany, 
if they could giveany information of the 
prophecies of one St. Laurianus, an [rish 
Bishop of Cashell, who foretokd that the 
mother Church of Rome falleth when in 
Ireland, the catholic faith is overcome. 
—See Southwell’s New Book of Martyrs, 
p. 408. ° Your’s, &c. Cc. 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SPR, 
- AM not so sanguine as your Con- 
stant Reader appears tobe, that the 
chimney-cleanser will become more ge- 
neral, though it is by such valuable com- 
munications as this, that the method of 
climbing will, IT hope, some time or 
other, be discontinued. As I have adopt- 
ed It ever since its invention, I can speak 
with contidenee of its value ; and hare 
strongly recommended it to my acquaint- 
ance, but ip general te httle effect, pre- 
Judice having succeeded oftener in fa- 
vour of the old and horrid practice, than 
my persuasions in the cause of juvenile 
comfort. j ; 
_ There is a circumstance which T beg 
leave to pomt out to the hamane advo- 
cate for the machine, which I ain fearful 
very much retards its progress. I have 
often questioned these poor boys, as to the 
comfort that this method would be of to 
them; when, to my surprize, they have 
pitiably told me they had rather go up the 
chimney ; for, said they, “ then we have 
some trifle given us, and by this method 
we have nothing.” I have even been 
witness to their stating, that the machine 
did not felfil its ofice, which I attribute 
solely to this cause. 
Let us relieve this unfortunate part of 
our fellow-creatures!|—Let us better 
their miserable condition!—Let us en- 
deavour to abolish these tragi-comic 
May-day scenes, which poverty and mi- 
sery now render necessary, and we need 
not despair that this useful invention will 
be in general practice. ’ 
Your’s, &c. 
May 2, 1808. : W. G. 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, ’ 
5 7 OU have frequently. entertained the 
| readers of your Magazine with 
sketches of the present state of many of 
our leading towns; I therefore wansmut 
the 
