another answered him face to face; then a third and fourth, forming a kind of ring. As jumping is molt violent exercise, they were obliged to defift at intervals; but the body was kept in motion, fomething like what I have feen in dancing. The hands, head, and feet, were more employed, but the tongue never lay [ftill]. The parfon difappeared when he had raifed his people to that pitch of enthufiafim he wanted. 1, who did not underftand their words, but could only obferve their geflures and hear their founds, could fcarcely detach the idea of quarrelling, and was fearful left, by ftanding too near, they fhould jump upon my feet, or I give offence by impeding their rough devotions. They were all decently dreffed. The females were the most numerous. Some of both fexes advanced in years made but miferable jumpers. They feemed juft as much intoxicated with exertion, as they could have been with liquor; and had a thirty traveller paffed by, he could not have been charged with impropriety, had he ftepped in and called for a pint. The fcene continued near an hour. It gradually wore off, for nature muft fink under violence. I could perceive a fmall degree of finelle, arifing from pride, in a few of the worshipers, who chofe to lie by till the reft were exhaufted, and then begin with double energy. We may reafonably imagine that excellive romp ing will difcompofe the drefs. The men's, I obferved, flood it better than the women's. I have been told the Latter often lofe their petticoats. This may be true, but did not occur under my eye; if it had, the lofer was too far gone to regard it. When the performers had exerted themfelves to the laft moment of their abilities, fo that they were unable to fiand, the husband or the friend took charge of them with feeming pity, and, I obferved, caft an eye round, to fee if any of their garments were giving the flip. Caps, handkerchiefs, and aprons, were obliged to undergo a renovation. Upon enquiry, I found thefe boisterous worhipers were people of very orderly life; and I am inclined to think they are no more converfant with Paine's writings or the arts of government than with algebra. As every fhoot of the grand tree which compofes Religion is fupported by Scripture, 1 make no doubt but this inoffenfive race can bring texts in fupport of theirs, though I had not the pleasure of converfing with any one of them. Their ecftacy feemed to proceed from a profufion of heavenly love, perhaps founded upon the words, Rejoice in the Lord, and again I fay rejoice." If this fentence does not command jumping, it gives a latitude. The conduct of David is ftill more in point, who " danced before the Lord with all his might." Nay, he proceeded one step farther, he leaped before him, and in a drefs too thin to be delicate. I have fince had an opportu nity of perufing their articles of faith, which are confonant to those of the Eftablished Church, and are nearly the fame as thofe of the Prefbyterians, Independants, and Baptifts. Their rules of church government are excellent, and correfpond with the belt I know, the Quakers. Their rough exercife in devotion is not mentioned." (pp. 94— 101. Confinement by rain at Caernarvon, Auguft 1799, infpired our traveller's Mufe to give his friend John Nichols, efq. an abstract in verse of his and his daughter's journey to that place. He proceeds in plain profe to defcribe Llewellin's caftle and the coffin of his wife Joan, daughter of King John, at Llanfaes-Dinas Dinlle--and Clynog. Chapter VI. contains Mr. H.'s walk to Dris y coed, to enjoy the best view of Snowdon; and, though he fays he has " exhibited his own folly," he has entertained his readers. We meet him next at Feftiniog, "a charming spot," "the vale finall but pleafing" (for we alfo have been in Arcadia), and at Tan y Bwlch, "the romantic feat of Oakley, efq." For want of a guide-poft to direct the ftranger, I loft my way, Oct. 1, 1797, between Tan y Bwlch, and Beddkelart. Suppoting myfelf wrong, I made enquiries, but could not obtain an English aufwer. Inftead of travelling by land, I found I was going into the fea, at a place called Traeth Mawr. I was given to underthand that I might ride over this arm of the fea, provided I knew the way, and the tide would allow. But, as I had never rode through that element, I was more inclined to procure a goide by land, when, after doing two hours time, travelling feven miles in vain, and being afterwards thrown into the night, he brought me into the high road at Crofs Hour. After night commenced I had to pass the other outguard to the entrance of Snowdon, Pont Aber Glaflyn, perhaps the moft fingular paffage in Wales. The ferenity of the night, the rifing moon, the tremendous roar of the river dashing through the rocks, the narrow road which threatened to let me fall from the precipice into the water, and the perpendicular mountains on each hand, which almost united, and feemed to pronife deftruction, had an aweful effect on the mind; and I was not difpleafed when I arrived at Beddkelart in my way to Caernarvon." (pp. 134-186.) Mr H. is of opinion that agriculture is yet but in its infancy in Wales, though the roads are improving. The breed of goats is difcouraged. Mr. H. noticed in the centre of the South wall of Old Caernarvon, eighteen inches by fifteen, cut in large characters, S. V. C. and other letters obliterated. (p. 140.) After waiting a fortnight for fine weather, he undertook and fucceeded in the afcent of this grand eminence, being from 9 o'clock till 12 in afcending, and from 12 to 3 in returning. (p. 159.) Our limits do not admit tranfcribing his courfe, but we approve the three sketches he drew of it from different flations *. "The beautiful vale of Llanberris, about two miles and a half broad, containing, perhaps, 400 acres of meadow, totally inclofed with craggy mountains which forbid the fun, and exhibit the perfection of folitude. The earth fhewed me her fineft verdure; but whether the ri pens I did not wait to fee." (p. 161,) Leaving this fcene of enchantment, I immediately entered another exactly the reverfe at Biolch y Gwyddyl. I was ftruck with aftonishment at this wonderful fpot. He who has not feen it may fuppofe himself rifing a steep mountain nearly two miles long, meeting a rapid river in the centre, but diminihing as we rife, and ending in nothing at the fummit, with an immenfe rock on each hand all the way. From the frofs, the fun, and the rains, which for ages have operated on thefe elevated mountains of rock, they have been fhivering to pieces, and fragments of all fizes have covered the valley which is 100 yards wide, fo as to annoy *He feems to have taken the hint from Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Soffe avec leui defcrip ́ion. Berne, 1788," folio. the traveller, and check the river. The traveller may now and then get a fall as I did, and the fpirited river, like a termagant, continue an everlasting uproar becaufe his courfe is impeded; the whole is chaos." (p. 162.) During two days did I wander among thele defolate mountains, travelled about 35 miles, yet only trod upon two eftates. I was curious to know the value of land in a defert, One farm, about 800 acres, including a new-erected inn, which could not coft fo little as 12001. is let at 3s. 6 d. an acre; another, 2400 acres, at 601. per annum; a third, 600 acres, at 51. per annum, which is 2d. an acre! And here I might pay a compliment to Lord Penrhyn, who is the proprietor of one of the eftates; but that cannot be praife from me to fay what all the county fays for, every tongue which I heard is loud in his favour: his works fpeak in the moft convincing language." (p. 165.) He is alfo conftructing excellent roads in the most barren part of the ifland. "In the lower ranks of life the women go barefoot: they card, fpin, knit, conduct the house, or rather, the hut, get in coals, pile the turf, dig potatoes, travel by the fide of a loaded horse to market; and the men, they do they do I know what they do not do→ improve their farms. Perhaps this may, in fome meafure, be owing to a want of confidence in the honour of the landlord. Leafes cure many evils." (p. 172.) During my repeated vifits to Caernarvon, I frequently fet my foot in Anglefea; was always pleafed with the excurfion, though I loft much by my ignorance of the language." (p. 177.) “At Bryn Gwyn was the court of juttice for civil and religious purposes, Rowland, who wrote the History of Anglefea a century ago, proves the words Bryn Gwyn to mean fupreme or royal court. Here too was a principal place of worship, being in the vicinity of the Arch-Druid's palace. Their church was a circle of upright ftones, whofe diameter is 52 vards. But the ignorant country-people, fuppofing money was hid under them, tore them up, which deftroyed, perhaps, the oldeft cathedral in Europe. I am forry Mr. 1804.] Review of New Publications. Floyd, the proprietor, fuffered it; but 66 Having furveyed the Arch-Druid's royal repofitory, I left the place, and role the hill, giving back many a look at this venerable fpot of antiquity, once, perhaps, the first in Great Britain, and arrived at the pleafant village of Bryn Siancyn, where my fervant, whofe ears were quicker than mine, remarked, This is a Methodist meeting, and the minifter is now preachEver ing. It was Tuelday at noon. at home, I ftept in, and was furprized at feeing about 200 devout attendants, a number which I fuppofed the whole neighbourhood could not have produced. I heard a fermon, not one word of which I understood; faw fome gef tures in the preacher which I could not approve, but could well allow, becaufe I love freedom; and heard finging which delighted me." (p. 190.) Abfit invidia! But we fhould not have expected from our old friend a comparifon between the Druidical and Methodiftical fervices-with a preference given to the former!!! Alfit invidia! fay we again if others give it for him. his pious Mr. H owns he found blackfinith had left all his religion in the meeting-house against his return, for he treated me with plenty of goodnatured oaths." (p. 192.) What then are we to think of Methodist morality? or, perhaps, of their religion, except that it is that of the moment? "The Carnedd, or place of burial, at Plas Newydd, was about to be level 45 led, but, meeting with human bones, Mr. H. proceeds to furnish anecdotes We fympathize with Mr. H's horfes on their being "flogged into a boat," as we have known a good horfe fo little accustomed to fuch ufage as to leap out, and be towed over. "In the vale of Clwyd, a pot of ground, or meadow, if you please, 26 miles long and 8 wide, the farms are let for 3 1. an acre, and the produce is 16 times more than fupplies the inhabitants. The rich cloathing of mother Earth covers the idlenefs of her fons. In other places the peafant is too indolent to bring her into action; but here fhe acts from herself." (p. 218.) "The traveller would pafs Offa's dike unheeded, if not pointed out. All that remains is only a fall hollow, which runs along the cultivated fields, perhaps not 18 inches deep in the centre, or more than 20 yards diameter." (p. 221.) "Olla added to his dominions about one third of Wales, or a piece of land about 130 miles long, and of various diameters." (p. 223.) "Having paffed the dike, I quitted with regret a people whofe primitive manners were engaging, and whofe country delighted me." (p. 224.) 2. The Hiftory, antient and modern, of the Sheriffcns of Fife and Kinross; with a * One of the micriptions in the brew houfe wall, Viven Vis, fhould be Vive ut Vitas. The line of words in an antient Style, 15 feet long, on a fummer in the brewhoufe, thould have been copied, though Defcription Mr. H. "could not understand it." (p. 266.) Defeription of beth, and of the Firths of Forth and Tay, and the Islands in them: in which there is an Account of the Royal Seats and Cafiles, and of the Rya! Burgbs and Ports, and of the Religious Houses and Schools, and of the most remarkable I ufes of the Nobility and Gentry; with an Account of the natural Productions of the Land and` Waters. By Sir Robert Sibbald, M. D. A new Edition, with Notes and Fluitra tions; embellifked with egant Engravings. Cupar, Fife, 1803. SIR ROBERT SIBBALD may be characterized as the firft who opened the way to the illustration of the natu ral hiftory, antiquities, and topography of his native country, and received the command of Charles II. to compofe a general defeription of the whole kingdom, and a particular hiftory of the different counties, of Scotland. He began with publishing Prodromus Hitoria Naturalis Scotia, 1683." The Hiftory of Fife is one of the mofi admired of his works; two editions of it were published in the author's life-time, and from that of 1710 the prefent is carefully taken, the editor of which obferves, "the ftyle is inferior to his matter. Both in his Latin and English works it is very often embarraffed, and flovenly to a degree that furprifes in a literary character of fuch eminence. He evidently wrote in hafte, and was attentive, in general, rather to ascertain and flate facts, than ftudious about the Janguage in communicating them." Thole who reflect that Sir Robert Sibbald wrote above a century before his countryman Sir John Sinclair infituted the fiatifical enquiry, will not be furprifed at the imperfection of his information, not to infift on the credulity from which the age in which he lived was but emerging, and that, in the article of Natural History, Mr. Pennant bellowed more minute inveftigation than the Scots ever thought of. The legend of the Barnacle, or goofe bearing acorn-fhell, was but juft done away, Tee p. 136, n. But to return to the prefent work. It is reprinted, as before obferved, from the laft edition, 1710; and notes and illuftrations are added at the bottom of each page, by the editor, correcting the text, and fome by the author himfelf. Whether the editor made ufe of a copy which feems to have belonged to the author, and was purchafed for the Advocates' Librafy, 1776, does not appear. "He had the honour of leading the way, in tracing the defcent of the prefent Scots from the Gothic tribes of the Narth of Germany; a fact which had been long overlooked, and is till denied by fome, notwithstanding the exprefs-teltimony of the moft antient writers, the able deductions of Father Innes, and, the ingenious and profound refearches of Mr. Pinkerton. With regard to the Roman antiquities of Scotland, Sir Ro bert committed fome miftakes, which were repeated, without enquiry, by fubfequent Antiquaries, but which the the late Gen. Roy have completely recvery learned and accurate enquiries of tified.". Advertisement, p. v. The hiftory and defcription of Kinrofs thire begins at p. 271; and at p. 288 that of Fife is refuined; and the Appendix contains the natural history, natives, heritors, &c. and a good index. The only plates are, Infide View of the Church of St. all engraved by R. Scott. ftones of Lundin, and the chapel of the And two wooden cuts of the ftanding Grey Friers in St. Andrew's. 3. A Sermo, preached at the Parish Church of St. George, Hanover Square, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1803. By the Rev. Robert Hodgfon, MA Reftor of that Parish. PREACHED at the requeft of the officers of the volunteers of that parish, and inferibed to them. From Nehemiah iv. 14. the Rector (late chaplain to the Bishop of London) encourages British patriots to exert the fpirit and confidence with which Nehemiah infpired his countrymen to rebuild the walls of Jerufalem in defiance of the threats of a haughty and infulting foe. "Thanks be to God! Faction, with all her envenomed brood, has fled our fhores, and England prefents to the aftonifhed world what may have been imagined, but what never before was realized-a people bound together in a folemn compact of reciprocal protection- -a people voluntarily enduring perfonal diftrefs for public fecurity-a people rufhing from the lap of cafe into all the hardships and privations of the veteran foldier-a people refolute and determined to relift opprellion, and prepared to fland or fall by their King, their Country, and their God! It is new fublisntially true, that the hearts of of the inhabitants of this kingdom are as the heart of one man. The whole phyfical energies are concentrated in one point. They have but one end, one ain, one principle, and that is NATIONAL HONOUR! Other countries we have seen, and we fill fee, tamely yielding up thole bleflings for which their fathers bled, and even courting that ruin which they have not the courage to relift. But here, in an illand which is comparatively but a Speck upon the map of Europe, we behold the proud fpectacle of an armed nation. The dangers which threaten us have roufed into action the true character, English fpirit; they have developed, not only what every man among us should do, put what he can, and what he will do; they have exhibited a fcene of magnaninious emulation, which muft fill the world with amazement, and our enemies with ter ror. Humanly peaking, therefore, with fuch a caufe, and with fuch a 1pirit to fupport it, we have no need to be afraid." But let us beware that confidence in our own ftrength, coes not enfiare us to prefumption. Whilt, then, I would fay to any of my countrymen, in the words of Nehemiah, "Be not afraid," I would alfo fay to them, as he faid to the people of Ifracl, "Remember the Lord, which is great and terrible." I would, for I am perfuaded that nothing else can conduct us fafely through the perils which furround us, I would imprefs upon you a firm, a confiant, a devout reliance on the everlafting providence of God." 4. A Letter to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Londen, humbly suggesting a far ther Confideration of a Paffage in the Gospel of St. Matthew. THE paffage in queftion is the 10th verfe of the xviiith chapter of St. Matthew's Gofpel. "Take heed that ye defpife not one of thefe little ones; for, I fay unto you, that in heaven thefe ANGELS always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven "-"The full force and extent of that interpretation which I fubmit to your Lordthip is, that "we are here exprefsly affured, from the very higheft of all poffible an thorities, that the truly pure, humble, immaculate Chriftian is defined, in his future ftate of glory, to be an angel of the very highest and most privileged order in the Divine Prefence, being defignated, by the eternal difpenfations " of the Almighty, to that moft exalted fiate of fupremie beatification, always to behold the face of our Father which is in heaven. And, were I to look for an immediately Scriptural confirmation of fuch interpretation, and of the fublime hypothefis which it involves, it would not, perhaps, be eafy to find one more forcibly firiking than the immediate counterpart of this great doctrine, respecting the Divine difpenfations, in this our blefled Lord's moti memorable rebuke to St. Peter, in which he abfoIntely perfonifies him as Satan himfelf. Here a mot zealous and favourite Apotile, pre-eminent in his affection to his Matter, is at once degraded into an angel of darknefs," and branded as an inveterate enemy to Chrift and his erofs; becaufe, amidit all his fervent zeal, and all his really-earnett attachment to his Lord and his doctrine, worldly ideas ftill predominate in his mind, and actuate the afpirations of it. Surely nothing can more ftrongly illuftrate and confirm the idea of a moft exalted and glorified flate of angelic beatification being defignated to a character and difpofition in their material points fo diametrically oppofite. The moft zealous follower of Chrift, who is fill fo far immerfed in temporal things as to place the kingdom of his Mafier, in any refpect, in this world, by che rifhing any worldly high-minded ideas, is, in fact, a minifter of Satan; while thofe true difciples of Chrift, who, in their tempers, difpofition, manners, and their whole heart, exemplify the humility, meekness, innocence, fimplicity, and perfect purity of a little child, are the deftined angels of light, and fhall be the most exalted and glorified of faints, "the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." (pp. 43-47) This mifiaken idea of St. Peter is confirmed by the anfwer of the fame Apofile, Matt. xix. 27. (p 48.) "The caufe of the Apoftles' difpute, related Mark ix. 34, and of their queftion to our Lord, Matt. xviii. 1, may well be fuppofed, from the particular time when it took place, and all the circumflances of it, to have originated in fome exclufive preference* which |