TO CORRESPONDENTS. As W. Mudford's Tale is intended to reach beyond four Numbers, we must of course reject it. His petulant letter, in which he announces to us the fuperior merit of his own performances, only ferved to excite a fmile of contempt. W. Templeton's hafte alfo to chaftife this confequential gentleman, has produced an angry note, because his Animadverfions, which came too late for insertion, did not appear laft month. We now leave thefe too gentlemen to fettle this important difpute between themselves, and here drop the fubject. The Triumph of Truth, a Tale, fhall have a place in the next Number; but we recommend concifenefs and brevity. We fhould wish to know something about Muly before we take any extracts from the letters; at prefent the paffages have an appearance of incoherency. The piece, figned Petrarch, shall receive due attention. The War Hoop, and the Song of Tychicus, fhall have admiffion; but the other effort is too imperfect for infertion. With the Defcriptive Sketch we are much pleased; there is a neatnefs in the fentiment and a force in the language, by which the reader of taste and difcernment will be gratified. The Panegyric on a Goldfinch fhall appear in our Mifcellany; but we are forry that the Sketch of the Wolverhampton Theatre came too late for this Month's infertion. We are, however, obliged to Civis for his attention. We close the Year by observing, that we wish our Correspondents to be more correct and fpirited in their Communications. To write lefs, and with greater accuracy, would be more creditable to themfelves and more acceptable to their readers. Could alfo the juvenile writer lay afide that vanity which too often accompanies his imperfect productions, it would prove a great advantage to him; for our own part we are free to declare that, in the profecution of our labours, we have frequent occafion to remark, that modefty and merit are almost infeparably united. To fuch of our correfpondents we pay an unremitting attention, perfuaded that their communications will impart a permanent value to our Mifcellany. INDEX TO THE EIGHTH VOLMUE. The Letter P. fignifies that the Piece, to which it is annexed, is to he E. Page Page R. 419 German Tongue, Grammar on English Style..... Evans's Excurfion into the Weft 10 18 Hiftory H. Letter II. .......... 140 Hay-market Theatre ........ Letter III. Letter IV. 368 Hogs, Management of 31 69 .... 113 ..... 157 40 Hope or Fruition, Oration on 172 119 Herbert, George........ 22 Hounslow Heath. ib. Hufbandman 29 Happy Country Life. 263 Honiton... P. 190 ....... 115 269 345 Hayley, William, Memoirs of... 325 R. 419 I and J. F. Jefferies, Judge, Life of ...... 280 French Deputies deported, R. 107 Infeription at Taunton.. 2S4 Futurity, Infight into ......... 350 King of Poland, Anecdote of 323 |