The Hufband's Refentment, or History of Lady Manchester, 242 Curfory Obfervations upon Dr. Price's Effay on Liberty, ibid. Honour of Parliament and Juftice of the Nation vindicated, ib. Letter to the Noblemen, Gentlemen, &c. who have addreffed his Majefty on the Subject of the American Rebellion, Reflections on the prefent State of the American War, Short View of the Hiftory of New-England Colonies, Enquiry whether the Guilt of the prefent Civil War in America ought to be imputed to Great Britain, or America, ibid. The Critical Moment, on which the Salvation or Destruction of Dr. Falconer's Effay on the Water ufed in Diet at Bath, 301 Huberti Langueti, Galli, Epiftolæ ad Philippum Sydneium, 303 Dr. Forfter's Liber fingularis de Byffo Antiquorum, Tiffot's Letter to Dr. Zimmerman on the Morbus Niger, ib. Reflexions on the Growth of Heathenifm among Chriftians, ib. Two Sermons on Joy in Heaven and the Creed of Devils, 316 Tears of the Foot Guards on their Departure for America, ibid. Plain Queftion upon the prefent Difpute with our Colonies, ib. Hypocrity unmasked; or a fhort Enquiry into the Religious The Ceremonial for the Trial of a Peer in Westminster Hall, 328 Johnfoniana; or a Collection of Bons Mots, &c. by Dr. John- ibid. ibid. The Honour of the Univerfity of Oxford defended, A farther Examination of our American Measures, Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress at Philadelphia, ibid. d and others, ibid. A Profpect of the Confequences of the prefent Conduct of Great Serious and impartial Observations on the Bleffings of Liberty A Short Appeal to the People of Great Britain, Thoughts on the prefent State of the Poor, &c. Obfervations on the Bill intended to be offered to Parliament, for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor, 401 An Addrefs to the Members of Parliament on the Neceffity of paffing an Act to confine the Proprietors of Stage Carriages, Gilding's Breathings of Genius, Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Shelburne, Dr. Smith's Oration in Memory of General Montgomery, ibid. Dimfdale's Thoughts on general and partial Innoculations, 485 Trial of Jofeph Fowke, &c. for a Conspiracy against Warren ibid. Voltaire's Young James, or the Sage and Atheist, ibid. Cafe of the Widows of the Officers of the Navy, ibid. Dr. Farroe's Royal Golden Inftructor, ibid. Letters between fome Governors of Hospitals and Mr. Gardiner, The Hiftory of the Province of Moray. By the rev. Mr. Lachlan Shaw. 4to. 10s. 6d. boards. Donaldfon. W HEN provincial hiftory is executed upon fuch a plan as is not difproportioned to the degree of importance in which the fubject deferves to be confidered, it affords variety of entertainment, and is particularly well calculated to gratify readers who poffefs very different tastes respecting the topics of literary information. It may however be remarked, that, f among the authors of this clafs, the greater number have too much indulged themfelves in prolixity and minuteness, thereby debafing their works, which otherwife might have proved interesting, into luxuriant regiers of frivolous obfervations and facts. There are, it must be acknowledged, fome circumstances attending productions of this kind, which may be urged in apology for the faults to which they are moft liable. The writers of them generally having collected their materials with great pains and induftry, they feel a natural reluctance to the fuppreffion of what difcoveries or remarks they have made; and judging too partially of the favourable difpofition of the public towards the objects of their own private attachment, inconfiderately launch into fuperfluous and trifling details, which ought never to be admitted within the limits of historical narrative. The reverend author of the hiftory under confideration, ap pears to have given too much way to the propenfity above VOL. XLI. Jan. 1776. B men |