THE UNIVERSAL MERCURY. NUMB. I. To be continued MONTHLY. Totum inquirit in Orbem. LONDON: Printed for J. ROBERTS, near the Oxford-Arms (Price One Shilling.) A Letter from Mr. Capperon concerning Shells, &c. which A Second Letter on the fame Subject, Father Caftel's Book preparing for the Prefs, on the fame Subject, A LIST of those who have been declared Bankrupts during the Month of January. Onathan Cowling, late of Tower-Hill, London, Corn Factor. Jonathan Simon Parker, late of the City of Worcester, Vintner. William Flower, late of Andover in Hampshire, Merchant. Robert Tate, late of Goudhurst in the County of Kent, Clothier. Thomas Sheepy, of the Borough of Leicefter, Hofier. Edward Evans, of Henley upon Thames in Oxfordshire, Innholder and Dealer. John Hogg, of the City of Briftol, Chapman. Robert Meadows, of Colchester in Effex, Merchant. Francis Nixon, of the Parish of St. Leonard Fofter-Lane, London, Glover and Henry Plaistow, of the Parish of St. Clement's Danes in Middlefex, Haber- James Holt, late of Bury in Lancashire, Chapman. John Parfons, of Spittle-fields in Middlefex, Silk-man and Silk-thrower. George Vickery, of Great Queen-street in St. Giles's in the Fields in Middlefex, Pilkington Robinfon, late of Charles-ftreet, Westminster, Chapman. John Ball, of Horton-street, in the Parish of St. Clement's Danes in Middlesex, James Angleras, of London, Merchant. George Airey, late of Gateshead in the County of Durham, Mercer. William Howard, of Great James-ftreet, in the Parish of St. Andrew's Holborn in Middlefex, Baker and Cornchandler. Benjamin Peele, late of Manchester in Lancashire, Shopkeeper. Peter Priest, of Colchester in Effex, and late of London, Goldsmith. John Bowen, of Leigh in Effex, Victualler. Abraham Baker, of Falkingham in Lincolnshire, Mercer. Ifaac Bedford, of Hampftead in Middlefex, Carpenter. Henry Wood, of Whitecross-ftreet in the Parish of St. Giles without Cripplegate, Thomas Parfons, late of Lincoln's-Inn Fields in Middlefex, and fince of Holborn, Richard Marryott, of Market-ftreet in the Parish of St. James in Middlefex, John Arnold, of the Parish of St. Bride, alias Bridget, London, Apothecary. Thomas Wild, of the City of Norwich, Worsted-Weaver. John Mills, late of the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields in Middlesex, Corn chandler. fofeph Huntman, of Bishopsgateftreet, London, Mealman. THE FH THE Univerfal Mercury For the Month of JANUARY, 1725-6. T O divert and to inftruct are the Ends every new Writer promises the Publick to purfue; but the great Difficulty lies in the Manner of doing it: Our Minds are generally unapt to be taught, efpecially by any one who affumes a magifterial Air; and on the other Hand, we foon confider those Works as trifling and impertinent, which are only calculated to please our Imaginations, without conveying proper Inftructions. As the Authors of the Univerfal Mercury therefore are fatiffied, that the Generality of Mankind are foon weary of any one Thing, however amiable or useful in it felf; they defign to entertain their Readers with Variety, and to be as unconfin'd in their Subjects as in their Title. The Learned, in the Course of this Work, will meet with Philofophical Tranf actions, Memoirs of Literature, Phyfical Controverfies, and Lifts of Books, printed both at Home and Abroad; the Gay Part of the Town fhall have News from the Court, the Park, the Masquerade, B the |