whether her fon is now dead or alive; but if the latter, he is not at his liberty.'

From the concluding fentence of the foregoing extract, it is evident, that this part of the work was printed off before the unhappy fate of Prince Iwan was made but too manifeft in the eyes of all the world, by a late apologetical declaration from the throne of Ruffia: that immaculate throne, the fteps to which have so often been washed in the blood of its own Princes!

MONTHLY CATALOGUE, For OCTOBER, 1764. RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL.

Art. 1. The Efficacy and Power of the Gofpel difplayed; in Six Dialogues between a Libertine and a late Convert to the bleffed and happy State of a true Chriftian; and who happily promoted and brought about the Libertine's Converfion, from the weighty Reafons he urged with him, and which were the effectual Means of his own Converfion. By J. C. Van Reinhardt. 4to. 10s. 6d. fewed. Keith.

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HERE are Readers to whom fuch writings as this of Mr. J. C, Van Reinhardt will be more edifying than the works of a Locke, a Tillotson, a Clarke, or a Hoadly. Like lips, like lettuces.

Art. 2. Cyffondeb y Pedair Effengyl; gyd ag agoriad byrr a Nodau Athrawus: Or, a Harmony of the Four Gospels in Welch: Together with a fhort Expofition and Annotations; as also, an Introduction, fetting forth the Hiftory of true Religion, and of the Divine Illuftrations it received from Time to Time, through every Age, from the Beginning of the World. By John Evans, A. M. Bristol, printed for the Author. 8vo. 3s. 6d. in Sheets. Sold alfo by Daniel Hailes in Londonftreet, London.

We cannot conceive how any fubject can be harmonized by being treated in Welch. However, as the poor Welchmen have fouls to be faved as well as other people, we have no objection to their receiving the affiftance of good books, in whatever language they can read.

Art. 3. Obfervations on divers Paffages of Scripture, placing many of them in a Light altogether new, afcertaining the Meaning of feveral not determinable by the Methods commonly made ufe of by the Learned, and propofing to confideration probable Conjectures on others, different from what have been hitherto recommended to the

Atention

Attention of the Curious; grounded on Circumftances incidentally mentioned in Books of Voyages and Travels into the Eaft. Relating, 1. To the Weather of Judea; 2. Their living in Tents there; 3. Its Houfes and Cities; 4. The Diet of its Inhabitants, &c. 5. Their Manner of Travelling; 6. The Eaftern Manner of doing Perfons Honour; 7. Their Books; 8. The natural, civil, and military State of Judea. 9. Egypt. 10. Mifcellaneous Matters. 8vo. 6s. Field.

If fuch Writers as explain and illuftrate the Greek and Roman Claffics, are confidered as useful Labourers in the fields of Literature, those who employ themselves in elucidating the Writings of the Old and New Teftament, are, furely, entitled to equal, if not fuperior, regard, and will be held in due esteem by every friend to religion.-The Defign of the Author of thefe Obfervations, therefore, is a yery laudable one, and deferves to be favourably received. Many of his obfervations, he himself ingenuously acknowleges, are of no great confequence; he has, however, thrown new light upon feveral paffages of Scripture, and his work will afford both entertainment and inftruction to those who are fond of fuch fubjects.

The conformity betwixt fome of the prefent customs of the Eaft, and certain correfponding paffages of Scripture, has occafionally been mentioned by feveral Writers of Travels. The refemblance, indeed, in fome particulars, is fo ftriking, that they could not well avoid taking notice of it; but no Writer, our Author fays, has, as far as he knows, fet himself purposely, and at large, to remark these resemblances. An infinite number almoft, of very amufing and inftructive particulars are taken no notice of, he tells us, and thofe few that are mentioned, are, in a manner, loft amidst a multiplicity of other matters. His plan, therefore, he confiders as new, and for aught we know, it is; the obfervations he makes, are not collected from other Writers, but drawn from circumstances and facts which they have incidentally and undefign edly mentioned.

Art. 4. A Collection of the Texts in the New Teftament that feem to favour the Trinitarian or Unitarian Schemes. With fome Abfracts from the Antients who lived before our Saviour, fhewing their Opinions concerning the Supreme Being, that Spirit whom we Chriftians call Saviour, and other Spirits. Dedicated to the Memory of the Evangelists and Apostles. 4to. IS. Dodfley, &c.

The Author of this performance is an Advocate for the Unitarian fcheme. He makes fome fhort obfervations on several of the texts in his Collection, which appear to us to be very juft and pertinent, and which may be useful to fuch Readers as are defirous of forming their opinions on the Trinitarian Controverfy, but have not leifure nor opportunity to confult large works upon the subject.

POETICA L.

Art. 5. The Lyrick Packet; containing the favourite Songs, feri cus and comic, that have been performed for three Seafons past at Sadler's

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Sadler's Wells, &c. &c. By Thomas Mozeen. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Dixwell.

Calculated for the meridian of Clerkenwell, the White-ConduitHoufe, and other places of polite refort at the East end of the town.

Art. 6. The Contrast, a familiar Epiftle to Mr. C. Churchill, on reading his Poem called Independence. By a Neighbour. 4to. Is. Rivington.

The Author of this Epiftle, like all other troublesome and impertinent Neighbours, makes it his chief bufinefs to find fault. However, he is not only a bad Neighbour, but a bad Poet, and, confequently, very inoffenfive in the latter capacity.

Art. 7. The Anti-Times. Addrefled to Mr. C

Ch-ch-ll.

In two Parts. By the Author. 4to. 1 s. 6d. Hooper.

A very flesh-fly hovering on the wing,
Awake to buzz, but not alive to fting.

POLITICA L.

Art. 8. The Speech delivered in the House of Affembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, May 24, 1764. By John Dickinson, Efq; one of the Members for the County of Philadelphia. On Occafion of a Petition drawn up by Order, and then under Confideration of the Houfe; praying his Majefty for a Change of the Government of this Province. With a Preface. Philadelphia printed; London re-printed. 8vo. 6d. Whifton.

The contents and diffentions which unhappily broke out, fome years ago, in the fine Province of Pennfylvania, are yet, it seems, far from being terminated; and whether the extraordinary ftep taken, with a view to heal up the wounds in the body-politic of this flourishing Colony, and which many Gentlemen of confequence, befides Mr. Dickinfon, fo earnestly oppofed, is a quellion which Time will beft answer. The reafons which induced the Philadelphian Minority to oppofe the Petition for a change of government, (as comprifed in the Speech before us) are many, and, to us, weighty: but, indeed, we, at this diftance, cannot be fuppofed competent Judges. All that we, therefore, can fay on the fubject of this pamphlet is, that Mr. Dickinson reafons like a man of extraordinary good fenfe, with the knowlege of an able Politician, and the pleafing flow of an accomplished Orator. In fine, we will venture to rank this Oration with the many noble pieces of eloquence which have appeared in the courfe of the Pennfylvanian debates, within thefe ten or twelve years palt; and of which frequent mention hath been made in our Review.

Art. 9. A Letter to the Public Advertifer.

8vo. 1s. Almon.

We are forry to acquaint this Letter Writer, that irony is not his ta lent. How far the Great Jufticiary merits praife for the part he acted on

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the trial of the Printers of the North-Briton, N° 45, is not for us to determine: but we will venture to fay, that this infipid Pamphleteer, who has raked together all the trafh of the News-papers, will acquire no praise from a languid lifelefs attempt to be witty.

Art. 10. Confiderations which may tend to promote the Settlement of our new Weft-India Colonies, by encouraging Individuals to embark in the Undertaking. 8vo. IS. Robfon.

Thefe Confiderations appear to come from a fenfible and difcerning perfon; many of them being well worth the attention of the public, and particularly of thofe individuals who are inclined to risk their private fortunes, for the advantage of their pofterity and nation. For as to themselves, we fear, notwithstanding all this Writer advances, that very few of them may live to reap the fruits of their labour. We must not difmifs this pamphlet, however, without cenfuring the Writer for a remark which he hath, perhaps inadvertently, left extremely exceptionable. I am forry (fays this Writer, fpeaking of the neceffity of infilling fentiments of religion into the Negroes) to remark our defect of zeal, and to make this farther obfervation, that though the doctrines of our religion are more pure and fimple than the Roman catholic, yet this laft is more fitly adapted to engage and captivate the paflions of unthinking Savages. Now, it is not impoffible, as the Writer fays no more on the subject, that many of his Readers will hence conclude, that he advises the propagation of the Roman catholic religion rather than the Proteftant. But we hope this was not his meaning. Plants which eafielt take root in barren ground, are not always moft worth cultivating, or productive of the best fruit.

MISCELLANEOUS. Art. 11. The Tour of his Royal Highness Edward Duke of York, from England to Lisbon, &c. &c. &c. With an hiftorical Detail of each Place through which he paffed. Alfo a particular Account of a Bull-fight. 8vo. 1s. Dixwell.

It must be palpably unneceflary to faw what this is. If the fcheme has fucceeded, we would recommend to the induftrious Putter-together,, a Supplement, containing An hiftorical Detail' of Knight's-bridge, Kentington, Hammersmith, and Turnham Green, through all which their Majesties ufually pafs, in their Tours to Richmond-Lodge; with a particular Account of a Bear-baiting at Brentford. This, as Swift has it, may out-fell a better thing.'

Art. 12. Inftructions for young Ladies on their entering into Life, their Duties in the married State, and towards their Children. By M. Le Prince De Beaumont. 12mo. 4 Vols. 6 s. fewed.. Nourfe.

Had the Author of The Enthusiasm of Methodists and Papifis compare?, feen these books of Madam De Beaumont, they would have furnished him with numerous inftances in fupport of the comparison. We are not furprized to fee published in this land of liberty, the religious opinions of a woman who is a profeffed Papift, and a fanatic Devotée; never

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theless, we think it incumbent on us, to advise the friends and parents of those young people who may have caught from the writings, or vociferations, of Enthufiafts, the infection of religious madness, to keep these volumes out of their hands.-The title of this work feems to promife a variety of moral and oeconomical inftruction, and various, indeed, is the work itself; but it is a ftrange farrago, made up of unskilful commentaries on the Scriptures, trifling romances and Goffips tales. There is, notwithstanding, in many paffages of these volumes, a delicacy of fentiment, and a propriety of obfervation.-The language, though incorrect, is often genteel, and, though fometimes diffufe, is generally easy.

Art. 13. Mercantile Book-keeping: Or, a Treatise on Merchants Accounts, according to the true Italian Method of Debtor and Creditor, by double Entry. Wherein the genuine Principles of that ufeful and excellent Art are clearly laid down, and fully explained, agreeable to the Practice of the best Counting-Houfes. And, being defigned as a regular Introduction to Trade and Commerce, is exemplified in a great Variety of mercantile Forms and Calculations, incident to the common Occurrences of real Business; and difpofed in fuch a Manner, as to accommodate it to the Use of Schools, instead of the ordinary Method of Inftruction now prac tifed. 8vo. 6s. Johnson.

The ordinary method of teaching boys Merchants Accounts, as practifed in most of our Schools, is fo very defective, that there are few lads who are not almost as much to feek, when they come into the Counting-house, as if they had never heard any thing about Accounts in their lives. The prefent performance, therefore, cannot fail of being extremely useful; the theory of Book-keeping being laid down with great plainnefs and perfpicuity, and the practice being fuch as is moft generally received by the bett Accomptants.

1. THE Doctrine of the Cherubim opened and explained,preached at the Ordination of the Rev. Mr. John Davis, at Waltham-abbey, Auguft 15, 1764. By John Gill, D. D Keith.

2 The Operations of God and Nature, from the Bezinning of Things, to the Finishing of the Vegetable Creation,-before a fociety of Florilts, in the parish church of Hackney, July 25, 1764. By John Free, D. D. Sandby.

3. At a public Adminiftration of Baptifm; interfperfed and enlarged with Teftimonies from learned and judicious Writers, who efpoufed infant fprinkling. To which are added, Hymns, fung on that folemn occafion. By John Brown. Keith, &c.

4. The various Ufe of Authority and Experience in Matters of Religion, -preached to the Ministers and Meffengers of feveral affociated churches, at the Rev. Mr. Francis's Meeting-place, in Horfeley, in the county of Gloucester, June 13, 1764. By Samuel Stennet, D. D. Buckland, &c. 5. The Analysis of Man,-before the univerfity of Oxford; being the Secord Sermon on the Creation. By John Free, D. D. To which is added a variety of philofophical Notes; and the wonderful cafe of a perfon confumed by internal fire. 1 s. Sandby.