CONTENTS.

VOL. XXXI.

No.

47.

ON

N Macklin's British Inquisition. Speech

on the Question,-Whether the Stage

might not be made more conducive to

Virtue?

.. COL. & THORN.

48. On Christmas. Celebration of it in Town

and Country. On Christmas Boxes.

This Season disagreeable to Persons of

Fashion.

Parliament.

49. Letter containing a Scheme for a Female

-Usefulness of it, and

Objections against it.-Account of the

Covent Garden Society, consisting of

certain Good-natured Females, divided

into Ladies and Commons.

50. On Suicide. Account of the last Guinea

Club. Assembly at White's, a kind of

Last Guinea Club. Different Ways of

Suicide between vulgar Persons and

Persons of Fashion. Punishments for

Suicides proposed. Frequency of Self

Murders in England falsely imputed to

the Climate. Despair, brought on by

Extravagance and Debauchery, a Cause

of Suicide.-Free-thinking another.-

Specimen of a Bill of Suicide after the

Manner of, but distinct from, the com.

mon Bills of Mortality.

51. On Kept Mistresses and Keepers. Cha-

racter of an Hen-pecked Keeper-of a

Keeper, a Married Man-of a Keeper,

DUNCOMBE.

No.

an Old Man. Shifts of Persons in mid-

dling or low Life, who take Girls into

Keeping.

52. Two Letters, from a Pretty Miss in

-and from a Blood in Pet-

Breeches-

ticoats.

53. On Dram Drinking. Rich Cordials (how-

ever recommended by their specious fo-

reign Names) no less pernicious than

Common 'Gin. Letter from an Hus-

band, complaining of his Wife, who

has taken to Drinking by Way of Me-

dicine

DUNCOMBE.

COL. & THORN.

54. On Frolicks. Instances among the Bucks,

&c. and among the Ladies.

55. On a New Sect among the Ladies, called

Evites.

56. On Superstitions in Love. Letter from a

Country Girl, enumerating the several

Tricks which she had tried, in order to

know who was to be her Husband.

57. On the Import and Extent of the phrase

Good Company.

58. Proposal for Pressing all the useless and

detrimental Members of the Commu-

nity, such as-Country Squires-Town

Squires--Bloods-Duellists--Fortune-

Hunters Gamesters-and Free-think-

ers.

59. Superstitions observed in the Country.

60. Proposal to erect a School for Whist for

the Instruction of Young Ladies.

61. On

Sectaries and Enthusiasts. Sects

founded by the lowest Mechanics.

History of Religion, Superstition, and
Atheism.

62. Debates in the Female Parliament, in the

Committee of Religion. Speech of Miss

Graveairs, setting forth that the Female

Dress inclined to Popery. Resolutions

proposed to prevent it. Debates upon

them

63. On Race Horses. Panegyric on White Nose.

Pedigrees of Race Horses carefully pre-

served. Praises of the Jockey. Pro-

DUNCOMBE.

No.

.... COL. & THORN.

posed to preserve his Breed. Genealo-
gy of a Jockey

64. Petition of the Dogs, a Dream. Speeches

of a Greyhound, a Pointer, a Lap Dog,

and others.

65. Letter, remonstrating against the Use of

Paint among the Men.-Description of

a Male Toilet. Characters of John Hard-

man, and Mr. Jessamy

66.

67. On Imitation. Our present Writers only

On Masquerades. Fantastic Dresses there.

Plan for a Naked Masquerade

DUNCOMBE

UNKNOWN.

COL. & THORN.

Copiers of others. Verses on Imitation. LLOYD.

68. On the Public Gardens. Dearness of the

Provisions there. Description and Con-

versation of a Citizen, with his Wife and

two Daughters, at Vaux Hall. ::: COL. & THORN.

69. Female Poets riding Pegasus, a Vision..

70. Letters from an Author to Mr. Town,

with a Proffer of his Assistance-from

another Author, complaining of the

Custom of Giving Money to Servants-

from a Methodist Teacher-Letter, on

the wonderful Increase in the Order of

Genilemen..

Of Essay Writing.-Mr. Town's Character
as an Essay Writer. Subjects of his
Essays, and manner of treating them..

72. On Songs.-Mechanical Practice of mo-

dern Song Writers.-Pastoral Dialogue

a Cento from the most celebrated New

Songs..

73. On the present State of Monuments.-

Flattery of Epitaphs.-Heathen Gods

improper Decorations for Christian Mo-

numents.

74. On the Modesty of the Moderns, in in-

cluding all the Vices, instead of Vir-

tues, in the Character of a Fine Gen-

tleman or Lady.-Account of a New

Treatise on Ethics, or System of Im-

moral Philosophy.

LLOYD.

COL. & THORN.

75. On Good Nature.Analogy between

cloathing the Body and adorning the

Mind.-Extract from Swift's Tale of a

Tub.

No.

6. On the present State of Politicks Letter

from Mr. Village, with the Character

of a Country Politician.

COL. & THORN.

77. Letter from a Mind and Body Clothier;

with a Plan of his Warehouse for

cloathing the Mind together with the

Body.

78. On the Use of Social intercourse between

Persons of different Ages and Profes-

sions-Want of it between Father and

Son.

UNKNOWN.

COL. & THORN.

79. Description of a London Tradesman in the

County

0 Letter from a Husband, complaining of
his being ruined by his Wife's Rela-
tions

81. Letter from Mr. Village, giving an Ac-

count of his Visit to Lord Courtly.-

Character of the Honourable W. Hast-

ings, by the Earl of Shaftsbury.

82. Letter of advice to a Young Academic.

Characters of the Free-thinker-Game-

ster-Drunkard-Lownger-Wrangler

-and others.

85. On Alliteration. Ridiculous Affectation of
it in modern Poets. Proposal for the
Rhymer's Play-thing or Poetaster's Horn
Book..

UNKNOWN.

Jelen

COL. & THOrn.

84. On Sea Officers. Their unpolished Beha-

viour on Shore.-Their Contempt of

New Improvements in Navigation.-Of

Sea Chaplains

85. Account of the Female Thermometer.-

Secret Affections of Ladies discovered

by it.-Experiments upon it, at the Play

Houses-Operas - Masquerades--Pub-

lic Gardens--and other Places

86. Letter from Orator Higgins, relating his

Progress in Literature by studying in

the public Streets.

87. On Eating. Character of Cramwell, and

his Eating Club.

UNKNOWN.

88. On Ideal Happiness. Authors possessed

of it, especially Essay Writers. Mr.

Town's Description of his Study.. COL. & THORN.

No.

89. On Fondness for Animals-Instances of

it in a Visit to a Lady.-Absurdity of

providing for Animals by Will. COL. & THORN.

90. On Genius and Application.

Tortoise, a Fable,

...

Hare and

91. Letter containing the Character of a Nota-

ble Wife.

LLOYD.

COL. & THORN.

On Drinking. Characters of several Hard

Drinkers. Various effects of Drinking,

Story of Addison and Steele. Evils re-

sulting from Hard Drinking.

93. Of the Lottery.-History of several Ad-
venturers, who got the 10,0001.