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HISTORY OF PRINTING.

of which alderman Cadell, with Messrs. James Dodsley, Lockyer Davis, Thomas Longman, Peter Elmsby, honest Tom Payne of the Mews-gate, Thomas Erans, and James Robson, were the members, and from which originated the germ of numy valuable publications. Under their auspices, Mr. Hiomas Oaries (who was himself a pleasant member of the club) produced his Dramatic Mucellany, and his Life of Gatrick.*

1779, Jan. The Brititk Mucellany, No. 1.

1779, Jan. 18. TTie Literary /Vy, No. 1. Edited by the rev. Herbert Croft.

1779, March. The Engliihman, No. 1.

1779, May. The Whig Magazine! or Patriot Miscellany, No. 1.

1779, July. The Foreign Medical Review.

1780, Jan. 8. Died, Fbancis Newberv, a bookseller, at the west end of Saint Paul's, who was for several years publisher of the Gentle- man's Magazine; he was the nephew of Mr. John Newbery, esq. the respectable vender of Dr. James's powders, at the east end of St Paul's church yard.

1780, Feb. 20. Z)i«i, in Greyfriar's gate, Not- inghara, aged seventy-two years,TB0MAs p£ET, land surveyor, a skilful astronomer, mathemati- cian, and schoolmaster. He was the oldest almanack writer in England, having wrote the Gentleman's Diary and Poor Robin upwards of forty years ; during which time he was never be- hind hand with hiscompetitois at prognosticating future events.

1780. Isaiah Thohas, printer at Worcester, in Massachusetts, North America, printed an almanack for this year; one of the boys asked him what he should put opposite the 13th of July. Mr. Thomas beingengaged, replied, "any thing, any thing!" the boy returned to the office and set " rain, hail, and snow." The country was all amazement — the day arrived, when it actuallv rained, hailed, and snowed. From that time Thomas's almanacks were in great repute.

J 780, March 11. Died, Richard Nutt, a

wUch Enffland has produced, was bora at Hereford, Feb. 1710. His Ikther was a captain in the army, descended fiom a French (hndly, who belnc protestant^ fled to England on the revocation of the edict of Nantes. Hetecelvedhis education partly at the grammar school of Uchfleld, and partly under Dr. Johnson, with whom he visited London in 173S. His flrst appearance on the stage was at Ipswich, in 1741, under the assumed name of Lyddal ; and the ap- plause he met with Induced him to make his appeaiance at thetheatrein Goodman's- lields, in the character of Richard the Third. The other theatres were quickly deserted, and Ooodman's-flelds became the resort of the people of teshion till that theatro was shut up. In the summer of 1743, he played In Onbiin to such full houses, that the heat of the weather and the crowds occasioned afercr, which was called the Garrick fever. In 1747 he became Joint patentee of Drury-lane theatre ; and in 1749 he married Mademoi- selle VIoletU, an Italian staxe dancer. In 1769 he cele- brated a fete in honour of Shakspeare, called the Jubilee, at StratfordMipon-ATon. It was aftmvards made an en- tertainment atDrury-laoe, underthe sametiUe, and had a prodigious run. In 1776 he gave up his concern in the theatre for ^35,000. He died 1779, and was buried in Westminster abbey. Mr. Garrick was hospilable and ge- nerous, but vain, and fond of flattery. He wrote several dramatic pieces, prologues, epiiogues, songs, andepignuns, in the last he excelled. Mrs. Garrick ( Eva Maria Violetti} was born at Vienna, Feb. 29, 1724, and died at London, Oct. 16, issil.
 * Bavid Gwrick, one of the matt celebrated actors

printer in the Savoy, in 1724, and afterwards many years printer of the London Evening Pott; had long retired from business, and died in Bartlett's buildings, aged eighty-six.

1780, ''April 24. Died'', John Nourse, many years bookseller to his majesty. He was a man of science, particularly in the mathematical line; in which department a great number of valuable publications were by him introduced into the world. He also published a considerable number of French books. After the death of Mr. John Nourse, the extensive business of the house was carried on, with indefatigable diligence, by Mr. Francis Wingrave, for the benefit of Mr. (afterwards Sir Charles) Nourse, an eminent surgeon at Oxford, equally distinguished for the long period, and the eminence of his practice. He received the honour of knighthood, Aug. 15, 1786, on his majesty's visit to the university. He was a contemporary student and pupil with the celebrated Mr. Pott; of similar vivacity, temper, and manners, and of equal celebrity for professional abilities and knowledge. He had long laboured under a severe dropsical complaint; which terminated fatally April 19, 1789. Mr. Wingrave was his successor in the long-established shop in the Strand.

1780, June 6. Died, Mr. Emerson, printer, of St. John's square, London, and propnetor of Lloyd's Evening Post : after carrying on business with reputation for more than twenty years, he retired with an easy competency.

1780. IHed, George Hawkins, many years a bookseller in Fleet-street, near the Temple gate. He was treasurer of the company of sta- tioners from the year 1766 till his deatli.

1780, July 28. Died, Edward Allen, a very excellent printer in Bolt-court, Fleet-street, London, the " dear friend " of Dr. Johnson, and a member of the Essex head club. He was far advanced in years ; his printing office uni- ted to the dwelling of Dr. Johnson, which was next door to it, and afterwards occupied by Mr. Thomas Bensley, who demonstrated with foreign- ers that the English press could rival and even excel the finest works that graced the continen- tal annals of typography.

1780. Weekly Renew. This publication was commenced by James Tytler, during bis resi- dince in the sanctuary at Holyrood, Edinburgh ; but was soon discontinued, when a printer named Mennons, renewed the publication, and Tytler was employed in the capacity of chief contributor.

1780. The Volunteer Evening Post. From the time of Saunders's News Letter, in 1763, was published in Dublin to this year, a great host of publications, most of which soon perished; amongst the ephemeral prints was the above- named paper ; the circumstances attending the origin and expiration of which exhibit a lively portrait of the spirit of the times. The opposi- tion to the government was then so strong that no printer could be found in Ireland to publish a paragraph in opposition to the popular cause. Government was therefore compelled to send a

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