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TITE CELTIC MAGAZINE. 395leading error is partly prejudice. In 1775 lie published a i)amp]ilet,intituled, 'The Eights of Great Britain over her Colonies asserted,' Avhiclidivided the approbation of the Royalists with Dr Johnson's 'Taxation noTyranny.' It has been said (Avith what trutli we know not), that heobtained a pension of £700 per annum Ironi Lord aSTorth. lie was firstelected to Parliament iu 1 780, and was appointed to the lucrative officeof agent to the jN"abob of Arcot, Avliich he held to his death."To THE liEADER.— This number of the Magazine concludes Vol. I., andwo trust our efforts to provide healthy and instructive Celtic Literaturehas quite come up to the expectations of the large number who, at theoutset, placed so much confidence in us, by becoming subscribers, and payingtheir annual subscriptions in advance, "We would rather refer ourfriends to the " Oj)inion.s of the Press," printed on another page, andwould only say for ourselves that Ave are quite satisfied in havingsecured such a gratifying and favourable reception for a magazine, conductedand printed, in the Capital of the Higlilandsthe only montldy magazinepuhlislied in Scotland. We feel that we have now established some slightclaim to the support of our patriotic countrymen at home and abroad ; and,thanks to contributors, subscribers, and critics in the press, the CelticMagazine has already in every respect become a complete success ; so much,so,that, beginning with the November number, we are enabled to enlargeit permanently, by the addition of eight pages, Avithout any extra charge,beyond the necessary additional postage.This Avill enable ns to devote alittle more attention to the mother tongue than Ave have been doing inthe past. Let our friends kindly continue their support by bringing the^Magazine under the notice of their acquaintances, and Ave assure themthat our second volume AviU contain matter quite equal, if not superior,to the first. The Subscriptions must still continue to be paid in adA^anceto enable ns to do greater justice to the Magazine and give additionalsatisfaction to the reader. A Table of Contents for Yol. I. is issuedwith this number.In consequence of the additional postage the price aa'lII noAV be :—InGreat Britain, 7s ; in Canada, 9s ; Australia, India, and the other BritishColonies, 10s; United States, 8s; in advance. Credit price by post iaGreat Britain, 8s 6d. All Foreign Subscribers must pay in advance ~~d2