not fair to take for granted, before it legally appears whether he is re ally the Author or not) and treats i ord Temple with great freedom, for his patronage of that Gentleman; whom, fneeingly and meanly, he terms his Lordship's d. rling, his minion, &c. There are, notwithitanding, many pertinent obfervations in the pamphlet; although the Wiitei's zeal feems to have carried him too far:--he goes through with it, and vindicates every thing Nothing like a staunch Advoc te! Commend me to a man,' faid a late famous Dutchefs, that will earn his money!'

Art. 21. A Letter to the Right Hon. Earl Temple; upon the probable Motives and Confequences of his Lordship's Conduct with regard to Mr. Wilkes. 4to. Is. Nicoll.

A lighted torch, held up to finge the beards of the noble Lord, and the celebrated Commoner, his friend. The face of the latter efpecially, is fcorched by it, black as the fable-vested night.'

MISCELLANEOUS.

Art. 22. Memoirs of the Life and Adventures of Tfonnonthouan, a King of the Indian Nation called Roundheads. Extracted from original Papers and Archives. 12mo. 2 vols. 5s. Knox. Thefe Memoirs are not fo totally delitute of humour, as fome may think them to be of decency and probability: ipdeed, we imagine the generality of Readers know too little of the Indian manners and cuftoms, to enter into the fpirit and defign of our Author. Charlevoix himself may pafs very well as a Romance-writer for years to come; but then he profeffes to write matter of fact, and therefore is well received: whereas a profeffed novel, or humourous romance, like that before us, fhould be founded at least on known circumitances, and familiar truths. Withou this, there is no entering into the humour of the characters, or the spirit of the piece. Thus our Author might almost as well have lad his fcene among the wandering Arabs, and the itraggling hords of Tartary, whofe oddities we certainly should have entered into, and been highly diverted by the exertion of a fine ftrain of ridicule on fuch capital objects! It would, doubt'efs, be extremely abfurd and ridiculous in an European, to adopt the Indian manitou, and make a deity of a bear's paw, a bull's pizzle, a buffaloe's hide, a brandy bottle, or a red rag; but this circumflance in an un utored Indian, ought rather to excite fenfations of pity and compaflion, than thofe of ridicule and laughter. Our Novellitt is alfo frequently as grofs and indelicate in his fature, as he is mistaken in the objects of it; making no fcruple of bawdry, and bordering fometimes fo nearly on blafphemy, that we can very readily believe what he advances in his preface to be true, viz. that his Bookfeller never read a fentence of his book.

But, even fetting these exceptionable points afide, it does not appear to us, that the Author is himself fufficiently verfed in the manners, cuftoms, and circumstances of the people and fcenes, he affects to describe.. His defeription of the battle between Tonnonthouan and the bear, with the humours of Diggory Bunce, their fecond, is doubtless very high:

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but he is a little unlucky in telling us, that this horrid creature was very near tearing the fair Safterat to pieces, and that he opened a pair of terrible jaws to devour her deliverer, which he would have effected had not his antagonist crammel a brandy-bottle down his throat; the bett and latest Travellers from that part of the world affuring us, that the bears they met with, were none of them carnivorous animals. On the contrary, we are told, that, tho' when attacked, or infulted, these creatures will give rather a clofer hug than is agreeable to delicate conititutions, they never fet their teeth into human flesh living or dead.

We could mentio other inftances wherein the Author breaks through the rules of the fpecies of writing he attempts, as well as those of decency and decorum; but we are apprehensive our Readers would not thank us for enlarging on fuch an article.

Art. 23. A Review of the Proceedings of a General Court Martial held at Lincoln upon Mr. Glover, a Lieutenant Colonel of the Militia; who was tried for behaving in a Manner unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman; and who was fentenced to be publicly reprimanded. His Grace George Duke of Manchester Prefident. Wherein many interesting Particulars relative to they Trial are laid before the Public, and the Behaviour of Colonel Welby, and other Militia Officers, confidered. Being an Answer to the Remarks on two Courts Martial. 8vo. Stevens.

1s. 6d.

The publication of the Proceedings and Remarks + were just noticed by us at the time of their appearance; though the affair did not then feem to require the merits of it to be canvaffed beyond the jurifdiction of the court wherein it was cognizable. By this Review we, neverthelefs, find, that he court-martial had a fubject of no fmall delicacy before them; the Profecutor being an Officer of the regular forces,-the Defendant, and the court, Officers of the militia. Of this the Prefident is faid to have been fenfible; and his obfervation on it is fuch, as muft fatisfy the Gentlemen in the regular fervice, of his intentions to act with that honourable impartiality which conflitutes the very effence of all legal proceedings. He was of opinion, that if the militia act had any faults, that was one of them, that it had not provided against ⚫a difpute between two Officers in the different fervices of army and militia, and had not divided the members equally, fix and fix from ⚫each, in cafe of a general court-martial to be held. Hence (we fuppofe the Reviewer continues) arofe a natural distrust in the Profecutor, that the members being all of the militia, might lean a little to the prifoner, who was of the militia too, and an equal difruft in the members, that in cafe they cenfured the prifoner feverely, they might be thought not to preferve a proper and due attention to their own body; whereas an equal mixture of the members, or the Profecutor and Prifoner being both in the fame fervice, would have removed any difficulty and embarrafinent of this nature.'- Confidering the ftrict punctilios made, and neceffary to be obferved, in military fervice, to preferve due tubordination of runk, confiftent with the general character Ditto, p. 510.

* Review, vol. XXVII. p. 154.

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of Gentlemen, but which has not yet obtained in the militia to equal nicety; it appears that by his behaviour before, at, and after, trial, the Defendant fully juftifies the lenient opinion and decifion of the

court.

Art. 24. A concife Account of the Rife, Progrefs, and prefent State of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, inftituted at London, anno 1754. Compiled from the original Papers of the first Promoters of the Plan; and from other authentic Records. By a Member of the faid Society. 8vo. Is. 6d. Hooper.

"The chief defign of this little piece, fays the Author, is to rescue from oblivion the laudable zeal of thofe noble and worthy perfonages who firft carried into execution the plan for eftablishing a fociety for the encouragement of arts," &c. The fociety is doubtless very much obliged to this Gentleman for his kind intention to perpetuate the memory of its Founders ; but we fear they have only his intention to thank him for; as it does not appear that he has taken due care to infure his own performance from oblivion. So that it is apprehended the fame of those worthy Patriots who first fet on foot this very laudable association, muft take its chance, and trust to other means for being duly transmitted to pofterity.Some account of this flourishing fociety, may be found in the twenty-third volume of our Review, page 431.

Art. 25. Collateral Bee-boxes; or a new, eafy, and advantageous Method of managing Bees. In which Part of the Honey is taken away, in an eafy and pleafant Manner, without deftroying, or much difturbing, the Bees; early fwarms, if desired, are encou raged, and late ones prevented. By Stephen White, M. A. Rector of Holton in Suffolk. The fecond Edition. 8vo.

Is. 6d. Davis and Reymers.

Though the former edition of this judicious benevolent tract, was juft mentioned in the Review, yet on the occafion of its fecond publication, we were strongly tempted to recommend once more to the Raisers of honey, a method of ordering their bees, which the motives of ease, profit, and humanity, join to perfuade thofe to try, who are capable of feeing beyond the prejudices of vulgar cuftom. It is not the scheme of a vifionary Projector, difficult to execute, and pregnant with difappointment; but a method to which any poor cottager poffeffed of a fingle fwarm, may have recourse, and which will render the management of them a humane fource of entertainment, at the fame time that it will increase his ftock to the full extent of reasonab'e expectation. Mr. White has c'early fhewn, that it is not only unneceffary, but an act of cruelty and ingratitude, to burn a colony of innocent induftrious fer vants, who, as they have laboured one fummer for the benefit of their mafters, are, with no increase of trouble in management, or what is ufually understood by driving them, able and willing to continue their induftrious and wonderful employment, in return for the grant of their live, the enfuing feafon. We fay no more on a fubject which fo copi

ouly

oufly fpeaks for itfelf; but, again, earneftly recommend this fcheme to the notice of thofe Readers for whom it was intended; and who, by following the worthy Author's directions, will not fail to reap the just reward of rational benevolence.

Art. 26. The Schemer, or Univerfal Satirift. By that great Philofopher Helter Van Scelter. 12mo. 3s. bound. Wilkie.

A collection of the truly comic papers, published under the above title, in the London Chronicle, and fufficiently known to the public. The ingenious Author has, in this edition, added fome whimfical Notes.

Art. 27. A General Hiftory of Sieges and Battles, by Sea and Land, particularly fuch as relate to Great Britain. Including the Lives of the most celebrated Admirals, Generals, Captains, &c. Embellished with a great number of Copper-plates. 12mo. 10 vols. 15s. fewed. Johnfon, Curtis, &c.

Well enough to amufe young Readers, before they have acquired a tafte for more valuable compilations.

Art. 28. An impartial Hiftory of the late War.

in boards. Johnson, &c.

12mo. 3s. 6d.

A proper companion for the work above-mentioned; but we do not warmly recommend it, for fear the cuts should frighten the children.

Art. 29. A compleat Hiftory of the Origin and Progress of the late War, from its Commencement to the Ratifications of Peace, 1763.

8vo. 2 vols. 10s. bound. Nicoll.

Somewhat better than the preceding History; but it seems to be a fatal ty attending every Hiftory of the current Times, that they are ftuffed with details of fuch occurrences as are below the dignity and character of historical compofition.-But what does the Author mean by thus modefily entitling his work a compleat History? Were it true that he had, with fingular felicity, wrought up this performance to the fummit of perfection, he might, nevertheless, have left the difcovery of fuch fuper-excellence to his Readers: who would have been as likely to find it out, as they are to credit his affuming pretenfions.-We never knew one of the compleat productions that was not, to say the leaft, as much defective as those which have been lefs arrogantly introduced to public notice.

Art. 30. Proceedings of a Court-Martial held at Fort Royal, in the Ifland of Martinico, in April, 1762, upon the Trial of MajorCommandant Colin Campbell, 8vo. Is. Walter.

Major Campbell, of the 100th regiment, food charged at his trial, with the murder of Capt. M'Kraag, of the fame regiment. The fact

feems

feems to have been fomewhat of an irregular duel; but the circumftances are not clearly afcertained, as the affair happened in the nighttime, and in the dark: fo that the Evide ces could not well fee what was going forward. The Major's defence is weil drawn up; al.ho' it was not fo thoroughly fatisfactory to the Court, as to fave him from a fentence, by which he was calhiered, and rendered incapable of serving his Majefty.

Art. 31. A genuine Narrative of the Life and Actions of John Rice, Broker; interfperfd with fome curious Anecdotes, particularly of the Lord Mayor and Bishop of Cambray. 8vo. is. A. Hen derfon.

Relates fome particulars concerning Mr. Rice, from his birth to his being capitally convicted of the forgery for which he was hanged There are fome other accounts of him published, in which the Ordinary of Newgate is more compleatly anticipa el: the ingenious Authors having thought fit to accompany their Hero to the gallows.

SERMONS on the General Thanksgiving, May 5, 1763. on Account of the Peace.

T the parish church of Brafted in Kent. By George Davis, M. A. Master of Queen Elizabeth's Free Grammar-fchool at Sevenoaks in Kent. Doulley, &c.

2 The Bieffings of Peace, and the Mears of preferving it,-before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary's. By Jacob Jefferfon, M. A. Fellow of Queen's college. Rivington.

3. At Reigate in Surry. By W. Stead, M. A. Vicar of Reigate, and Chaplain to the Dutchefs Lowager of Somerfet. Burd.

4. At the meeting-place in Artillery lane, Spittlefields.

Richardfon.

Buckland.

By Joha

5. The B'efings of Peace fecured by Piety, Gratitude, ond Unanimity, at St Andrew Underthaft, London. By Thomas Bonney, A. M. Rector of the faid parifa. Caflon.

6. National Peace a choice Bleffing of the Lord,-at the meeting-houfe in Redcross-reet. By Thomas Craner. Johnfon.

7. Serving the Lord, the only true Thanksgiving at Wylye near Saruin. By George Eyre, M. A. Curate of the fame place. Withers.

8. At the Hague, in the chapel of Sir Jofeph Yorke, his Majefty's Ambaffador to the States General. By kobert Richardfon, M. A. Prebendary of Lincoln, Rector of Wallington, Herts, Chaplain to the Earl of Gainsborough, and to his Excellency. Becket.

9. The prefent Peace confidered, and thankfully acknowleged to be a feaJonable and special Bieffing,-preached to a congregation of Proteftant Diffenters at the meeting-houfe in Redcrofs-ttreet. By John Stephens.

Keith:

10. The Blefings of Peace,-at Newcastle. By S. Lowthion. Ri chardfon.

11. At Abingdon, Berks. By Andrew Porta', A. B. Vicar. Withers. The Miscellaneous Sermons in our next.