ings here are not lefs fhort, nor his demonftrations, if they may be called fo, mple clear, it would only be tiring your readers to trouble them farther on the subject.

Yours, &c.

Art. 1. A Letter from the Duchefs of M-r-gh, in the Shades, to the Great Man. 8vo. is. 6d. Hooper.

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HE limits of a catalogue article will not allow us to expose the malice, falfhood, contradiction, and abfurdity of this very trifling, frothy, and fcurrilous pamphlet. The whole is a virulent libel against the prefent Mr, conceived without truth or justice, and expreffed without wit or humour. This very malevolent and abufive fcribbler, being compelled to acknowledge that the Mr has fome yirtue, would bafely infinuate, that he, like others before him, may wear a mask of difintereftedness, fo nearly refembling life, as to be miftaken for what it imitates. Great indeed muft that character be, of whom the worst his enemies can say, is, that it is poffible he may be a hypocrite. If, however, he continues to wear the fame mafk to the end of his life, his country will share with him in the profits of his hypocrify. This wretched calumniator denies that the M―r had any merit in the reduction of Cape Breton, or any other advantages gained during his administration: he attributes all thofe fucceffes to the good fenfe of the people; who, he fays, declared for those measures with a loud and united voice. Yet at the fame time he inveighs against our connection with Pruffia, and our continental operations; which wrong fteps, as he calls them, he places folely to the M-r's account; though it is notorious that they were equally dictated by the fenfe and voice of the people.

After all, however, admitting that the Mr adopted the plan, which enfured his fuccefs, from the people; it is, nevertheless, no fmall commendation in a statesman, that he will liften to the public voice. This attention to popular opinion proves, at least, that the Mr is not fo headstrong, impetuous, vain, and prefumptuous, as this defamer, in many parts of his libel, would reprefent him. It would have been well, both for their country and themfelves, if his predeceffors in office had deigned to listen to the people's voice, Such candefcenfion might have prevented their own downfall, and have preferved the nation from that damage and difgrace it sustained, REV. June 1759 Qo

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till the virtue and ability of the present M- -r rescued it from ruin and dishonour.

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Art. 2. Pifo. A Dialogue on the Discipline and Government of the Navy, &c. 8vo. 3s. Wilfon.

This piece is a fequel to two other dialogues on the navy, &c. publifhed fome you ago: the firft entitled Galba; the fecond Camillus, The writer feems at least to have the merit of meaning well; but he deals too much in fpeculation, we are afraid, to be fo useful as, we dare fay, he wishes to be. The whole is calculated to promote principles of piety and obedience in feamen. By the first article of war, fays the author, the public worship of Almighty God, prayers and preachings, and a proper obfervation of the fabbath are enjoined. The fecond, under fevere penalties, prohibits all fuch immoral and fcandalous actions, as tend to the derogation of God's honour, and to the corruption of good manners.' Had these two articles and orders, says he, which at least carry the fame high parliamentary fanction as the following, been with equal Arictnefs executed and obeyed, they long ago would have established that neceffary decorum, without which no good form of government can take place or fubfift.- Chaplains, he adds, by the first article cited above, are commanded, in their respective fhips, diligently to perform their office of praying and preaching.' A duty which, if we are rightly informed, they, as far as they can, induftriously decline. The writer, in the next place, adopts a hint, which recommends the uniting the office of chaplain and fchoolmaster in one perfon, as fufficient for the business. He then proposes a mild fyftem of naval difcipline, and obferves, that An obedience, yielded on rational motives, and enforced by penalties fuited to the condition of freemen, and skilfully proportioned to the different degrees of mifbehaviour, would bid fair to be well and regularly performed.'

All this is very plaufible on paper; but the plan feems to be too general to be carried into practice. We have often heard it urged, that common failors muft ne effarily be governed with rigour and feverity; but we are afraid, indeed, that commanders, in this inftance, plead a neceffity which is of their own creating, by debafing the minds of their men thro' their own harsh and tyrannical conduct. We are ftrongly inclined to think with our author, that men in general are beft governed by principles of lenity; and will venture to say, that even in the loweft minds, with fomé exceptions, there is naturally a fenfe of fhame, and notion of honour, too often extinguished by ignominious punishments and opprobrious treatment, exceeding the measure of offence, R-d

MISCELLANEOUS.

Art. 3. The compleat Farmer; or whole Art of Husbandry.—By Robert Brown of Hill Farm, in Somersetshire. 12mo. I s. Coote.

Some old trash, as we fuppofe, reprinted.

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Art. 4. An Appendix to Euclid's Elements, in feven books; containing forty-two copper-plates, in which the doctrine of Solids, delivered in the 11th, 12th, and 15th books of Euclid, is illuftrated, and rendered eafy, by new-invented fchemes, cut out of pafte board. By John Lodge Cowley. 4to. 11. Is. in boards. Watkins, Ayfcough, &c.

Thofe who teach the Elements of Euclid, are convinced, that the greatest difficulties they meet with confift in making their scholars rightly comprehend the several fections of folids, by means of lines drawn upon a plane; and find that few among them are able to form a clear conception of them. Hence the mafters are often obliged to have recourse to folids cut out in wood, or made of pafteboard. But when they are made in wood, there still remains the difficulty of cutting them into the feveral neceffary parts; and that cannot be done but by very nice and intelligent workmen, which are not always to be met with; and even then, it is expenfive. To form them of pasteboard, alfo, requires a dexterity of which few masters are possessed.

To obviate this obftruction to the progrefs of learners, the Author has endeavoured to reprefent the feveral folids, by means of fchemes traced on pafteboard, in fuch a manner that the parts of them being raised upon their bafes, form the whole folid, or, as required, its feveral neceffary parts, in the most plain and diftinct manner. This contrivance is chiefly of his own invention; for though there have been fome attempts of that kind made by others, on a few regular figure yet none has fucceeded fo well as to make a general application of de method. It requires, indeed, a peculiar fancy and skill, which this Author has first manifefied *. .

This work has likewife another advantage, befides that of facilitating the study of Euclid's Elements; which is, to fhew the workmen how thefe folids are to be made; and in what manner they may be divided, in order to make models of them in wood: for few artifts are capable of conceiving them by lines drawn on paper. To render the purchase of this work the more eafy, the several books may be had feparately; fo that those who do not chufe to be at the expence of the whole, may, at an eafy rate, have the parts most wanted by them.

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* See our account of a former work of this Author, Vol. XVI. p. 245. Art. 5. Specimen of a Mifcellany for the Beau-monde. Containing, I. An account of a famous combat between Refolu and He10s; wherein the principles of a modern man of honour, and the practice of duelling, are difplayed in ftriking and amiable colours. II. An interefling propofal to the ladies relating to pafleboards. III. Profound speculations relating to the diverfion of Horferacing, addreffed to the whole tribe, honourable and difhonourable, of jockies, harpers, gamefters, betters, gamblers, gapers, yawners, pick-pekets, &c. at Newmarket affembled. 8vo. 6d. Kinnerily,

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Written in fo ridiculous a strain, that we conceive the title would more properly read, Specimen of a Mifcellany for BEDLAM.

Art. 6. A compendious History of the Popes, from the foundation of the See of Rome to the present time. Tranflated and improved from the German original of C. W. F. Walch, D.D. Profeffor of Divinity and Philofophy at Gottingen. 8vo. 5 s. Rivington and Fletcher, &c.

This abridgment of the Papal Hiftory hath entirely the appearance of being accurately and impartially made: In a word, we fhould really prefer it to the more voluminous compilations on the same subject, with which the public hath been fo plentifully fupplied.

Art. 7. Differtations upon the Apparitions of Angels, Damons, and Ghofts, and concerning the Vampires of Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia, and Silefia. By the Reverend Father Dom Auguftin Calmet, a Benedictine Monk, and Abbot of Senones, in Lorrain. Tranflated from the French. 8vo. 5s. Cooper.

Father Calmet admits the reality of apparitions, on the authority of the Scriptures; but (though a Papift) he difcredits many of the miraculous ftories concerning them, trumped up by the church of Rome. Some things of this kind, however, he feems to believe; fo that, on the whole, we are at a lofs to fay, whether his book is moft likely to do good or harm among the ignorant and fuperftitious; for whose instruction, however, he plainly intended it.

Art. 8. A Sketch of the Character of her Royal Highnes the Princess Royal of England, Princefs of Orange and of Nassau, &c. &c. Dowager of William IV. and Governante of the Seven United Provinces, &c. Tranflated from the original French published at the Hague. 4to. 6d. Coote.

From this laboured panegyric we gather, that the late Princess Dowager of Orange was, the glory of the state, the support of the church, the delight of fociety, the ornament of her age, the honour of her fex, the happiness of her family, and will be the perpetual subject of our praife, and our regret.' This decent way of embalming in print has greatly the advantage over the gums and tape of the Egyptians.

Art. 9. A Letter to Orator Sn, in Spring-Gardens, from Orator Henley, in the Shades. 8vo. Is. Cooper. Ridicules Mr. Sherridan, on account of his oratorial exhibitions.

Art. 10. The News-Reader's Pocket-Book; or, a Military Dictionary. Explaining the most difficult terms made ufe of in fortification, gunnery, and the whole compafs of the military art, And a Naval Dictionary, explaining the terms used in navigation, fhip-building, &c. To which is added, a concije political

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biftory of Europe. With the genealogies and families of the feveral Emperors, Kings, and Princes, now reigning; and fome account of the religions they profefs. 12mo. 2 s. Newbery.

Requires no explanation.

Art. 11. The Life of Belifarius.
With explanatory notes, &c.

Tranflated from the French. 8vo. 1s. Hinton.

The Author obviates the common notion, that Belifarius was ever reduced to beggary. The ftory of this great General is entertaining enough; but the prefent Tranflator's English is very poor.

Art. 12. Court-Intrigues; or, the Secret History of Ardelifa: a Aory founded on facts, and illuftrated with anecdotes of perJons in real life. 12mo. 3s. Cabe.

By court-intrigues, the Author does not mean political, but amorous tranfactions. We know not whether he has given us or not; but if his anecdotes are true, they have little merit on the core; for he might as well have told us lies altogether: his narrative being fo dif guiled with a confufion of Grecian, Perfian, Latin, and other feigned names, that, to find out the real perfons, furpalles our ability, and, indeed, our curiofity likewife.-The whole confiiting only of a bald recital of lewd ftories, fuch as we meet with in almost every modern novel of the lower class.

Art. 13. An Account of the Conflitution and prefent State of Great Britain, together with a view of its trade, policy, and intereft refpecting other nations; and of the principal curiofities of Great Britain and Ireland. Adorned with cuts. 12mo. 2 S. Newbery.

Intended for the information and entertainment of young readers; to which end this little compilation is very properly adapted. The greatest part of the book is collected from the common materials; but the hiftorical account of the policy and trade of Great Britain feems to be new, and is very well written: being evidently the produce of no ordinary pen.

Art. 14. A compendious Hiftory of England, from the invafion by the Romans, to the prefent time; adorned with a Map of Great Britain and Ireland, coloured; and embellished with thirty one cuts of all the Kings and Queens who have reigned fince the Conqueft. Drawn chiefly from their statues at the Royal Exchange. 12mo. 2s. Newbery.

We are glad to fee fo many compendiums of this kind take place of the old romances, which formerly were the favourite literary entertainment of our youth. Don Bellianis, and the Seven Champions, are now generally made to give way to the history of our own country, and the circle of the fciences: for which improvemen in the

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