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To the READERS and CORRESPONDENTS of the MONTHLY MAGAZINE. - 
y eo nor a confiderable Time fince the Conductor of the Monthly Magazine thought 
it neceffary to addrefs his Readers and Correfpondents; and he foould not have ob- 
truded himfelf on their Attention at this Moment, if he were not irrefifibly impelled by 
Feelings of Gratitude for the unparalleled Support with which his Plans and Labours 
have for fo many Years been honoured. ~~ eee 
The unvarying Patronage of a difcerning and enlightened Public is the proudef?t 
Teftimonial which: could be adduced by one who has anxioufly fought for DiftinGion 
as a literary Fournalift ; but he would be wanting in Duty to himfelf if he omitted, 
on fuch an Occafion, to fate that this Mifcellany (of which be was, in all its Depart- 
ments, the fole Projector, and of which, during its fuccefsful Career, he bas been 
the prime mover,) bas, during the entire Period of its Exifgence, been honoured by the 
Suffrages of the beft Critics, and of the moft diftinguifhed literary Charaélers ix all 
Countries. . By whomfoever, in the remotefl Nations, the Englifh Language is read, the 
Monthly Magazine has now for feveral Years paft been fought with Mvidity ;—its Sale 
abroad therefore far exceeds that of any other literary Journal publifbed in Great Bri- 
tain ;- and the Total of its Circulation is not only much greater than that of every other 
monthly Fournal, but is twice as great as moft of them. 
Thus diflinguifhed, it would bean Inflauce of good Fortune fearcely to be equalled, if the 
Work, at different Times, had not been viewed by fome with the Envy which always 
attends Succefs, and if others had not been tempted to imitate what théy could not themes 
Selves invent. Accordingly it has been the Fate of the Monthly Magazine to have to 
contend, more than once, with other Works, the Produdtion -of Envy and Cunning, 
which have been fo printed as in all mechanical Refpects to perfonate their original and 
deceive the unwary. The Conduftor, however, on thefe Occafions has never turned 
afde to expofe fuch Frauds, but bas pete? trufted his Caufe'to the Difcernment and 
ig of the Public, and the Iffue bas uniformly been the Detedtion and Difgrace of 
z aterfeits f oe 
The Monthly Megazine having thus honpurably triumphed over thofe who defigned 
to affail its Prefperity, now flaurifbes in the full Vigour of Exiftence. Every uftfulObje@ . 
ef fuch a Publication may be faid to be attained by this Mifcellany in the bigheft Degree of 
Perfe&ion, tts unequalled and eftablifbed Circulation, Abroad and at Home, neceffarily 
renders it the mot defirable Medium of Communication between literary Men of all 
Countries :—~it feldom difappoints the learned or philofophical Enquirer in obtaining fatis- 
JSacory Anfwers on obfeure or neglected Topics :—the patriotic Communicant of Papers 
and Suggeftions far the Improvement of Society is affured in it of the moft extenfive Dif- 
Sufion which the Prefs can afford ;—~and the Moralift or Man of Genius, whofe Object 
at is to infiru@ and grag fend calculate on giving, through this Publication, the moft_ , 
extenfive Efe to bis Writings. In a word, every Corre/pondent of the Monthly 
Magazine pofeffes the fngular Advantage of baving bis Communications fubmitted to 
the Infpection of forty or fifty thoufand Readers, confifting generaHy of the moft intells 
gent and altive Perfons in the civilized World. 3 : 
It muft be immediately felt, as a yr ame of this Statement, that inafmuch as the 
Superior Circulation of the Monthly Magazine gives it a fuperior Title to become the 
Focus of every {pecies of literary and feientific Communication, fo the Worth and Variety 
of thofe Communications afford additional Claims to a fiill further Increafe of Circulation. 
In other Words, the Number of Readers, and the Value of the Communications, necef- 
farily maintain a direct Ratio between each other 5 and the moft extenfively circulated 
Magazine, by keeping the moft exad Pace with the Aftivity and Intelligence of the pub- 
hic Mind, is entitled to the decided Preference as well of thofe who would inform others, 
as of thofe who feek for Information. | 
To preferve this enviable Pre-eminente, and this fortunate Concurrence of Circum- 
fiances, will be an Object of the anxious and unremitting Excrtions of the Conductor 
and of bis ative and learned Coadjutors. The fame Indufiry, the fame undeviating 
Attachment to the Principles of C1vil and RELIGICUS LIBERTY, the fame Devotion 
to the Caufe of immutable Truth, and the fame liberal Encouragement of free Enquiry on 
all ufeful Subjeés, will continue to characterize and difiingui/p the Pages of this Mif- 
cellany. | 
pas Communications on all Subjedts of practical Uility, or relating to Matters. 
of Faé, to Improvements in the Arts and Sciences, and in the Condition of Societys 
biographical Sketches of Perfons recently deceafed, and original Poetry, will as ufual 
be thankfully received by Mr. PusLusps, No. 6, Lridge-sreet, Blackfriars. : 
