*p1748 11 07 cg Venice Preserved. ^As17481022^.*a1748 11 07 cg Damon and Phillida. ^As17481028^.*c1748 11 07 cg To the Author of the <i>General Advertiser</i>: Sir: I beg leave by means of your paper, to acquaint the friends of $Tom Harbin=, that he intends shortly to have a Benefit at the Theatre Royal in <i>Covent Garden</i>: Having in consequebce of the advice of many of them, apply'd himself to $Mr Rich=, on that account who very generously and readily said he would contribute anything in his power to serve him; and as one night of the week might be better than another, (as his Interest lay) he gave him his choice, whereupon he chose Wednesday, as being a night of most leisure amongst people eminent in trade, on whom the city depends. He persuades himself that those who have laughed with him, will not laugh at him for requesting a favour (which his circumstances could never be supposed to put him above accepting) from persons of affluent fortunes, which the generality of his friends are; and who Experienc'd good nature, he doubts not, will serve him on this occasion. In a few days Publick notice will be given of the time, the Play, &c. I am &c. $Jack Friendly=, <i>Grigsby's Coffee House</i>, Nov. 7, 1748. [See <i>General Advertiser</i>, 8 Nov. See also 14 Dec.]