1608.] 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magaxize. 
SIR, 
I AM totally unacquainted with any 
writer previous to Pliny the naturalitt, 
by whom horfe-fhoes may be mentioned. 
But Suetonius, his contemporary, relates 
an anecdote in the twenty-third feét:on 
of the Life of Vefpafian, that is not en- 
tirely foreign to your Correfpondent’s 
query. He fays, that Vefpafian, being 
one day upon a journey, fufpected his 
muleteer of difmounting to thoe his mules, 
only that he might afford delay to fone 
one who fought the Emperer on Icgal 
bufinefs. Velpafian immediately afked 
the coft of fhoeing, and (in the words of 
one of our old tranflations) articled for 
half. ** Mulionem in itinere quodain ful- 
picatus ad caiceandas mulas defiliffe, ut 
adeunti litigatori fpatium moramque 
preberet ; interrogavit, quanti calceafiet, 
pactufque eft lucri partem.” 
Your's, &c. ATTICUS. 
aa 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
MONG the numerous valuable ufs 
of your excellent Mifcellany, net 
the leaft important appears to me to be 
the opportunity it affords of giving uni- 
verfal circulation to obfervations on the 
flate of our language, and of noticing 
fuch improper innovations as are apt to 
infinuate themfelves into our common 
forms of fpeech, before they become fo 
firmly rooted as to leave little hope of 
their removal. I have, therefore, much 
pleafure in finding that you very liberally 
afford room for oceafional remarks of this 
kind. 
I am led to this reflection by the ac- 
count given in your Jait Obituary of the 
late well-known I:alian dancing-matter, 
Gallini, who is there denominated, and, 
I believe, ever fince he was knighted in 
Italy, has been ufually called, Sir John.— 
Ihave met with more than one inftance of 
the fame kind ; and have particularly ob- 
ferved, that, in fome late publications, 
the celebrated naturalilt Linnzus is called 
Sir Charles. Now this growing practice 
appears to meto be a very gro{s impropri- 
ety. It is very true that Sir John or Sir 
William is the ftyle of addrefs to a Britith 
knight, but it is not fo to an Italian ca- 
waliere, ora Swedith knight of the Polar 
Star. In like manner, an Englith Baron 
is always ftyled’my Lord, or his Lordthip, 
and whenever we {peak ofa Britith Duke, 
Tmpropriety in Title 4 Chinefe in England. 139 
we fay, his Grace; but to the foreign 
nobleje thefe titles are never applied. A 
French Duc or Marquis is imply Monf. le 
Due or Monf. le Marquis ; and what En- 
glifaman would ever think of addrefling 
either of them asmy Lord Duke or your 
Lordthip?. I believe, however, fome of 
our newfpapers did, ance or twice, fyle 
Lord Nelfon—his Grace the Duke of 
Bronte ; but the abfurdity was too glar- 
ing te laft long, and is now univerfally 
dropped ; and I own I can perceive no 
greater propriety in calling Signor Gai. 
lini Sir John, on account of his having 
been knighted by the Pope, than there 
would have been in addreffing the late 
Dogior Dimfdale by the title of my Lord, 
becaufe he was made a Baron by the Em- 
prefs of Roffia. 
HM am, Sir, your's, &C. S. He 
Fabs, 35 1805. 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazines 
SIR, 
AM fure many of your readers will 
participate in the pleafure I feel, when 
I inform you, that Captain Wilion, who, 
fome years ago, brought Prince Lee Boo 
to England, has now brought over a 
Chinefe, for the fole purpofe of being 
inftrudied in European literature. His 
name is Young Saam Tak; he is about 
five and twenty, perfeétly polite and 
amiable in his manners, and very interefl- 
ing in appearance. He is fondly attached 
to the national habit of his country, 
which he conftantly wears ; and anfwers 
with the moft obliging readinefs fuch 
queftions refpeting the peculiarities of his 
countrymen as he can be made to com- 
prehend, by the numerous ftrangers who 
viit him. He is at prefent at the Sierra 
Leone School at rues a where his pro- 
gre{s in our language is neceflarily flow, 
being unaffited either by an Englifh 
matter acquainted with the Chinefe, or a 
vocabulary or diftionary of both lan- 
guages, If any of your Correfpondents 
could fuggeft a plan to facilitate his ac- 
quiring cur language, or give informa- 
tion where books likely to promote his 
‘improvement, could be procured, they 
would perhaps alfift in farnifhing a key to 
vat ftores of knowledge at preient inac- 
cefible, or forward the illumination of a 
mighty people, who, blinded by preju- 
dice, have hitherto confidered Eusopein 
literature unworthy their attention. 
Your’s, &c. 
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