Excerpt from The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 9: July-December, 1872 Let it not be inferred that the last two or three numbers of my new volume call for excuse on account of the weather. The arrange ments of a monthly magazine are not subject to the exigencies of the hour. For my latter numbers, as well as for their predecessors, I claim a position of literary worth and current value. Taking my inspiration direct from the earliest days of sylvanus urban, I have endeavoured, while modernising the Gem/(man's Afagwsim, to main tain for it that special place which it has always held among its contemporaries. Just as I feel sure Cave would have done in connection with such a work as The Impeachment of the House of Brunswick, I have had Mr. Bradlaugh's views duly considered and exposed. Whether Dr. Johnson would have consented to my pre decessor granting to the Republican the privilege of replying I am not prepared to say; but in these days we do not care to ignore discussion upon any public question; and for my own part I hope my respect for the right of reply is, of the age, just, and true to that spirit of inquiry which cannot be hurtful to a good cause. In my next volume, therefore, will be found Mr. Charles Bradlaugh's answer to my Contributor's strictures in this. Meanwhile let me commend to the excited frequenters of the Hall of Science, Old street, the remark of Dr. Johnson to Sir Adam Ferguson - Why all this childish jealousy of the power of the Crown? The Crown has not power enough. When I say that all Governments are alike, I consider that in no Government can power be abused long manltind will not bear it. If a Sovereign oppresses his people to a great degree, they will rise and cut off his head. Had not the people of Franc: thought themselves honoured in sharing the brilliant actions of Louis XIV., they would not have endured him and we may say the same of the King of Prussia's people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.