The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-10 00:00:00

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To few,days will he Imi-dished, in Syn. Price 0;. _
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ERS of MARY LEPEL, LAI)
JU . HERVEY. With Illustrative Notes.
printed for JOHN 11URRAY, Albemarle-street.

This.llay was published, in 12noo. price U.
rirllE FORESTEIVS GUIDE; or, a Prac-
tical Treatise on the Training-and PrUning of Forest
Trees ; valuing ;and .asce4aining the quantity of Wood and
Bark produced by Copp icesroods.
To which is added, a Descriniiiin of a Newly Invented Ma-
chine, for Measuring and:Val uing Growing Trees ; for which
a Premium was awarded by the Highland society of Scotland,
at their last Annual Meeting. With Engravings.
By ROBEWP MONTEATH, Surveyor anti Valuator, Stirlitf.
" This, we think, is by far the most useful publication
of
the kind' we have evcr:seen; am; we would strongly'recoi»-
mend all the practical parts of it to the consideration of 'the
'owners of woodlands."--(Farnier Magazine.)

On the.. Ist of January, 'IIW, will be published, No. 1. of a
' Periodical Work, entitled
rrHE SELECT U.A.GAZINE, for the IN-
, IL .STRUCTION —Aga -ANLISI....MENT of YOUNG
PERSONS.
" Maxima debetur pueris reverentia."
Published in London, on the Ist of every Month, .by
Scatcherd-and Letterman, Ave-Maria-Lane, and sold by W.
Whyte and Co., St. Andrew's Street, Edinburgh ; and It. N.
Tiros, Grafton Street, . Dublin.
PROSPECTUS. .
It is the usual policy of the Editor of a new periodical publi-
cation to condemn the principles, and run down the merits of
those already in circulation ; and thence to deduce the necessity
of his commencing a work conveying, no doubt, better senti-
ments, and conducted with superior talent. But, • without al-
leging the faults and defects which may be imputed to our
Monthly Magazines, without indulging that conceit which in-
duces many an Editor to regard his own as imperiously called
for, it is conceived that a simple but sufficient reason may be
stated, why 'another may with propriety be added to the nunt-
ber of those useful vehicles of information.
Of the various objects, to which works of this nature might
be directed, one, at least, seems to be completely lost sight of..
While Ladies and Gentlemen have each their appropriate Ma-
gazine,—while the learned are gratified by their Philosophical
Journals, and the pour instructed by their Friendly Visitors,
one important class of individuals remains wholly unprovidcd
for. • It is not less to be lamented than wondered at, -that no
one should.have arisen to provide young Persons, of both Sexes,
in the higher Walks of Life, with a select fund of Instruction and
Amusement, designed expressly for their use and advantage. •
This deficiency is known to be matter of regret with some
Parents, eminent for rank and piety, who are anxious to afford
amusement to their children, in a way that will not injure their
principles or degrade their taste. And it will perhaps be no
trifling recominendation of the work now submitted to the Pub-
lic to mention, that, in obedience to the expressed desires of
such parents, it determined to commence the publication of
a Magazine of sOund.principles, free from all vulgarity of style,
and communicating the most valuable inforMation in an inte-
resting and engaging manner.
It cannot be denied,. that a 13owerful auxiliary in the great
business of education is often lost, by teachers neglecting to
enlist the natural inclinations of their pupils on their side. All
the vivacity and vigour of their mincls are allowed to spend
themselves in inventing or carrying on their sports, while the
employments of the sehOol-room are entered upon with a re-
luctance, which no force or reasoning can overcome, so long as
those employments are, not rendered agreeable and inviting.—
Books may be read, and subjects gone through, but the grand
Point to be attained is yet as remote as ever. Instead of a dis-
position for research and study being formed, a disgust of books
is often so deeply rooted in the mind, that it is no uncommon
thing to see young persons, when left to themselves, throw aside
entirely the subjects on which years of fruitless) labour have
been spent.
Very different, however, in general, would have been the
case; had it been early endeavoured to divert the channel of
their pleasures, and give their amusements a literary and scien-
tific turn. Their ideas of the nature and sources of enjoyment
would then undergo a material change ;. that which afforded sa-
tisfaction, whenever it was, presented to their view, would
speedily become an object of voluntary pursuit.. And all the
energies of the youthful mind would, by. degrees, be exerted
in that very direction, in which it is the aim of education to
apply them. Let us render
.study productive' of gratification;
-and we proceed in the Sure, lecanse in the natural, way of
calling forth the intellectifal faeulties into action, and of heartily
engaging them in the acquisition of 'useful knowledge. And ft
must be foreseen., that a taste for reading, a habit of inquiry,
and patience of .elose application, will be among the happy re-
sults of such a system, judiciously commenced, and regularly
pursued.
From a belief that the execution.of this important design
would be greatly facilitated by a periodical work, comprehend-
ing a variety of matter proportionate to the vast diversity of
taste and conducted in the spirit of the foregoing remarks, the
attention of Parents and. Tutors is respectfully called td a new
Magaiine, ,entitled "The Select Magazine;' and their patro-
nage and support are earnestly solicited.
That a correct idea may be formed of .the intended work, it
has been judged best to give, in.addition to the above general
statement of its nature, a clearer outline of its plan.
It need scarcely be premised, that all the subjects contained
under the following heads, cannot be touched upon in one num-
ber, or perhaps in several numbers. What is here given, is to
be considered as a .cla'ssitication of all the articles that will at any
time appear in the pages of the Select Magazine. Almost as
unnecessary is it to state, that to exhibit a perfect system, in
any branch of science or philosophy, forms no part of a work
of this kind.