PREFAC E. DECEMBER. A new Method of Husbandry, preferable to that of the Drill; Heads of Propofitions to Government by the East India Company; Voltaire's Account of the English Quakers; the Lives of the first Knights of the Holy Ghoft; and a Defcription of a new-invented Inftrument, to measure by In fpection only, the Length and Diameter of any standing Tree or Bough, and give the certain Quantity of Timber, either in round or fquare Meafure. SUPPLEMENT. Advice for the Prefervation of Europeans who refide near the Sea in hot Climates; Declaration of the Court of Ruffia, upon the Arrest of its Minifter at Conftantinople; the Manifefto of the Sublime Port, delivered to the foreign Minifters; Caution against eating Mushrooms; Scheme for a Canal from the Red Sea to the Nile; feveral curious Antiquities, and the Teeth of monftrous Fishes Inhabitants of the Mediterranean; Catalogue of Machines and Models in the Repofitory of the Society of Arts. Defcription of a new invented Electrometer; Critique upon a Song of Shakespeare; and the extraordinary Adventures of Ambrofe Gwinnett. In this Volume alfo a Mathematical Correfpondence is regularly carried on, confifting of curious Queftions and their Solutions; a Meteorological Regifter of the Weather is inferted in every Month, several curious inedited Coins are described, and an account is given of a great Variety of Books, with Remarks, and of all the new Theatrical Entertainments of the Year. Among the Books are a Correfpondence relating to the Living of Aldwinkle, an Apology for the Catholics of Great Britain and Ireland, a Narrative of the Difpute between the Managers of Covent Garden Play houfe, Dr Warner's account of the Gout, Mr Bofwell's account of Corfica, the Trial of Lord Baltimore, Effay on the Life of Brutes, Commodore Byron's Narrative, the Manners of the Turks, a new Tranflation of Telemachus by Dr Hawkefworth, a View of the Customs of Italy, an Eflay on Defign in Gardening, an Account of the Difeales of the Sedentary, their Prevention, and Cure; the Doctrine of Predeftination expofed, Inftructions of the Emprefs of Ruffa for a new Code of Laws, the Hiftory of the Colony of Maffachufet's Bay, and the Philofophical Tranfa&tions of the Royal Society. Among the Dramatic Entertainments are Falfe Delicacy, the Good-natur'd Man, the Judgment of Paris, Cyrus, and the Hypocrite. To thefe are added, a great Variety of Copper Plates, as well for Ornament as Ufe, as will appear by the Directions to the Binder. As to new Rivals we have nothing to fay, but that they are Teftimonies of our Succefs; it is universally known that the Sale and Credit of this Pamphlet has produced all the Publications of the fame Kind which have hitherto appeared; it has never yet been fupplanted, and it is hoped that those who have feen fo many Competitors perith by their own Impotence, will not hastily confide in the fpecious Promifes of others. Directions for placing the Copper Plates, in Volume XXXVIII. JANUARY. A Curious Machine Cart The Jaculator FEBRUARY. Improvement of Hadley's Quadrant MARCH. The Occipital Aperture APRIL. The Gerbua Head of Pafchal Paoli MAY. John Wilkes, Efq: before the Court of King's Bench The American Armadilla JUNE. The Coluber Ceraftes JULY. Head of Lord Mansfield Dr Franklin's Magic Square of Squares AUGUST. The Clustered Animal Flower Sharpe's Rolling Cart SEPTEMBER. Three Marine Animals King of Denmark's Proceffion by Water OCTOBER. King of Denmark's Masquerade Ball NOVEMBER. The Chinese Pheasant DECEMBER. The Dendrometer The monftrous Fœtus page 7 PRICES of CORN throughout ENGLAND, Reduced to the STANDARD of the CORN EXCHANGE in LONDON, with a View to the Foundation of a BILL for fixing the BOUNTY on CORN for future EXPORTATION, unexceptionable Principles. N. B. As the Law now ftands, when Malt or Barley fhall be at 24 s. or under; · Rye at 32 5. or under, and Wheat at 48 s. or under, in any part of this Kingdom, or in Wales, every merchant fhall receive, for every quarter of Barley or Malt, ground or unground, which he shall thip out of any fuch port, with intent to carry it beyond the feas, 2s. 6d. for every quarter of Rye, ground or unground, 38. 6d. and for every quarter of Wheat, ground or unground, ss. to be paid by the Commiffioners of customs. Corn Exch. Wheat. Barley. 445 to52 22 1024 DIVISION. 251400050122102522 1025 13 to17 Wheat. Barley., Rye. Oats, 251028 29 to31 DIVISION. Wheat. Barley. Rye. ||Norwich 1047 21 1027230024 DIVISION.. Oats. Wheat. Barley.] Rye. to55 25 to27 27 to29 15 020 Newcastle 42 to 5 York, Leeds +3 054 281029 271031 170021 This imperfect sketch we request our correspondents to improve, by fending us from every Corn-Market in England and Wales, the exact prices of Wheat, Barley, Rye, and Oats, the Three Firft Market Days in every Month, in the manner the prices at the Corn Exchange, London, is fet down above and at the fame time, to note the difference of the measure. This will be certainly of great ufe to dealers, and tend in the end to bring the prices nearer upon a par in the different parts of the kingdom, than has yet been attempted. James Pearfon, of Horton-wills, Bucks, Paper-m. J. Hammond, St. Botolph, Gingerbread-baker. John Cafe, of Bearbinder Jane, London, engineer. War Office, Jan. 16. 19th R. F. Capt. Lieut. Robert Saville, Captain, vice John Strymiour, Pur. Ditto, Eldeft Lieut, John Evans, Captain Lieutenart, vice Robert Saville, Pur. Jan. 26 2d Tr. H G. Adjut. and Lieut. Rich. Timms, Exempt and Capt. vice John Sivright, dec. Ditro. Sub-brig, and Cornet John Wyche, Adjut. and Lieutenant, vice Richard Timms. Dito, Dudington Everton, Gent. Sub-brigadier and Cornet, vice John Wyche, IA Tr. H. G. Cornet and Major James Dunn, Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant Colonel, wice Thomas Twyften, who retires, Ditto, Gu don and Major John Shore, Cornet and Major, vice James Dunn. Ditto, Exempt and Captain James Rolt, Guidon and Major, vice John Shore. Dutto, Brigadier and Lieut. Tho. Dufour Eaton, Exempt and Captain, vice James Rolt, Ditto, Sub-brigadier and Cornet, the Hon. Rich, Howard, Brigad, and Lieut. vice T. Dufour Eaton, Ditto, Henry Read, Gens. Sub-brigadier and Cornet, vice the Hon, Richard Howard. THE Gentleman's Magazine; JANUARY, 1768. Copy of a Letter of Her Imperial Majef ty of all the Ruffias, to his Excellency Count Wolodimer Orlow, Director of the Academy of Sciences at Petersburg. Monf. Count Orlow, H AVING been informed, that in the fummer of the year 1769 the planet Venus will pass over the Sun, I write you this letter, that you may acquaint the Academy of Sciences on my part, (1) that it is my pleasure that the Academy fhould procure the obfervations to be made with the utmost care; and that I defire, in confequence, to know (2) which are the most advantageously fituated places of the empire that the Academy has destined for this obfervation? To the end, that in cafs it fhall be neceffary to erect any buildings, workmen, &c. may be fent, and proper meafures be taken, (3) that if there be not a fufficient number of aftronomers in the Academy for compleating the obfervations in the places pitched upon by the Academy, I propole, and take upon me to find out among my marine fubjects, fuch as, during the interval between the prefent time and the tranfit of Venus, may be perfected in the habit of obferving under the eyes of the profeffors, fo as to be employed to advantage in this expedition, and to the fatisfaction of the Academy. You will, Mr Count, tranfinit me the answer of the Academy, with its full opinion about every thing above, that I may give orders for the whole, without lofs of time. CATHERINE. Mofcaw, 3 March, 1767. Copy of a Letter from M. Ramoufky, of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Petersbourg, to Mr Short of the Royal Society of London. We were fomewhat in doubt as to our answering the views of our fovereign, till the arrival of your letter, which diffipated our uneafinefs in respect of the inftruments. Judge yourself, Sir, ftand that you would take upon you to how fatisfactory it was to us to underprocure us the neceffary inftruments, and, moreover, to give us your advice how to proceed fuccefsfully in this important obfervation. I thank you, Sir, in the name of the Academy, and on my own account efpecially, hoping a more favourable occafion of teftifying my obligations. At prefent, I refer to your judgement the lation to the tranfit of Venus. measures the academy has taken with re Pursuant to Her Imperial Majesty's orders, in her letter to his Excellency Count Wolodimer Orloff, director of the academy, the copy whereof, I herewith fend you. The academy having reprefented, that the propereft places in of the duration of the Tranfit, are Ko the Ruffian empire for the obfervation la, and parts near it, and for the exit, the borders of the Caspian Sea, has be feeched Her Majesty to be pleased to fend two obfervers to the north, and two to the Cafpian. The stations named by the academy, are Kola, Solowetfkoy, Monafir, Afracan, and Orenburg. The Emprefs, in accordance to the reprefentations of the academy, apprehenfive of the precarious state of the weather at the end of May at Kola and thereabouts, has been pleafed to diftribute four other obfervers among thofe of the high protection Her Imperial Maquarters. The academy availing itself jefty has deigned to extend to this enterprize, has determined one to Jakoutke where the duration will not be less than by about 21' less than that at Kola, Torneaö and Cajaneburg. Mr Wargentin has informed me, that Mr Mallet of Upfal is preparing for Tornea, and Mr Planmann for his former Cajaneburg, so that this country wi PRICES of Con Reduced to the STANDARD o Foundation of a BILL for fi unexceptionable Principles. N. B. As the Law now ftan or under, and Wheat at 48 s. chant fhall receive, for every fhip out of any fuch port, wit of Rye, ground or unground, to be paid by the Commiffione James Pearfon, of Horton-mills, I Edw. Gwynne, of James-ft. Cov. Tolfon Bunting, of Wooldale, Yo Edmund Maffey, of London, Mari Willian Belk, of Selby, Yorkshire The Lamb, of Cornhill, Statione 1. Hammond, St. Botolph, Ginger Frederick Herbit, of Conduit-free illiam Abr. Abrahams, Bartholomew-lan 10. Sug W. Bayzand, St Leonard's, Shored DJames Bayley. of Kidderminster, 1 O ansjohn Waud, S: George, Hanover f William Cooke of Ronfey, in Han o James Richards, of Hachney, mer w. FowEdw. Fowler, of Alderfgate-freet illiam William Bitnell, of Exeter, iront no. Su Tho. Sugden, of Bradford, York th John Potter, of Wakefield, York! Jofeph Scott, of London, merchan John Cafe, of Bearbinder-lane, Lo Charles Harris, of Chrift-Church, W Ward, of St Martin's in the fiel John Sarney, of Gutter-lane, Lon |