this Appendix. The Editor, Mr. Nichols, has. with his ufual industry and attention, added notes and remarks, by way of anecdote, or illuftration of the fubjects under inquiry. Art. 40. London: A Satire. 8vo. I S. Stockdale. 1 This may be confidered as a picture of London in caricatura. The · painter (but we will drop the figure, and fay the Author) like Hudi, bras's FAME with her nether trump, makes an evil, and only an evil report of our great metropolis, the admired miftrefs of the world! According to his reprefentation, London may be confidered only as the grand receptable of knaves and fools, of every defcription: he Speaks of none that doeth good, no not one. If this were altogether a just report, the wonder would be that, like Sodom and Gomorrah, the capital of the British empire hath fo long remained unconfumed by fire and brimstone from heaven! Exaggerated, however, and extravagant as this fatire will be deemed by thofe who know the city as well he does, and who may, perhaps, be more inclined to do it justice, it must be acknowledged that we have met with many good, as well as fhrewd remarks, in this new kind of London Spy. The objects of our Author's unfavourable exhibition are the City in general-the Prifons-the Inns of Court -the Courts of Juftice-the Juftices of the Peace-the Sheriff's Officers [a fet of people peculiarly obnoxious to us authors]-the Women of the Town-the Pawnbrokers-the Theatres-the Gaming-houfes -the Churches (or rather the clergy)-the Tower, as a depofitory of inftruments for the flaughter of the human, fpecies-the Customhoufe-the India houfe-the Excife Office-the Bank-Bedlam-the Royal Exchange-the Manfion houfe, Guildhall, with the Lottery, &c.-Doctor's Commons-the College of Phyficians-BridewellWestminster Abbey-and, to crown all, the Parliament, whofe edicts are, on account of the unequal reprefentation of the people, pronounced to be, to the greater part of the inhabitants, literally the edicts of the monarch. We wish this obfervation were lefs fuccefsfully made out than it is, by this political cynic, within the compass of two or three fhort paragraphs. 2 s. 6 d. Aber Art. 41. Leffons in Reading: or Mifcellaneous Pieces in Profe and Verfe; selected from the best English Authors, for the Improvement of the Youth of both Sexes. 12mo. deen. Taylor. 1780. This Medley (the greater part of which is copied feriatim, without any acknowledgment, from Enfield's Speaker, Percival's Moral Tales, and other late publications of the fame kind), is fo contemptibly executed with respect to type and paper; that it deferves only to be circulated by the travelling venders of godly books and ballads. MATHEMATICS. Art. 42. The Elements of the Conic Sections, as preparatory to the reading of Sir I. Newton's Principia. By the Rev. S. Vince, A. M. 2s. 6d. fewed. Rivington, &t. 1781.. Though thefe Elements are faid, in the title page, to be preparatory to the reading of the Principia, it is neceffary that the learner fhould have fome knowledge of the doctrine of quantities in their evanefcent ftate, as delivered in that work, before he begins thefe Elements, For the Author has not demonftrated fome of the most L 4 fimp Simple properties of the fections, namely, thofe neceffary to be known in order to draw tangents to them, without making use of the properties that arife from the relation of lines that are indefinitely near each other, He begins with the properties that furnish the most usual method of defcribing the fections in plano; and from thence deduces the equations of the abfciffas and ordinates rightly applied but he does it in an operofe manner: and in the ellipfis, in order to come at the equation, when the ordinates are obliquely applied, he first demonftrates it to be the reprefentation of a circle in plano. But, if it was neceffary to introduce the demonftration of this, could not the book have begun here? Are not all the general properties of the ellipfis that refpect its diameters, ordinates, and tangents, most elegantly deduced, by thus confidering it as the fection of a cylinder? Does not every one of them, then, flow from its correspondent one in the circle given in Euclid's Elements ? As to the properties arifing from the excentricity of the ellipfis, do they not naturally follow when the others are demonftrated? Has not every ellipfis two pair of conjugate hyperbolas, entirely depending upon it, fo that when the properties of the one are known, the correfpondent ones in the others naturally flow from them, without laborious algebraical operations? And would not all the moft ufeful leading properties of the parabola follow, from thofe of the ellipfis, confidered with refpect to its directrix ? And all this without tranfgreffing the bounds of the pureft geometrical method, or enlarging the bulk of the tract. Art. 43. Tables requifite to be ufed with the Nautical Ephemeris for finding the Latitude and Longitude at Sea. Published by Order of the Commiffioners of Longitude. The Second Edition, corrected and improved. 8vo. 5 s. fewed. Nourfe, &c. 1781. To the tables published with the first Nautical Ephemeris (of which fome account is given in our Review for May 1767, Vol. xxxvi. p. 39), fome confiderable alterations and additions are here made. Meff. Lyon's and Dunthorne's methods of finding the effects of re fraction and parallax are rendered eafier. And in order to obtain the distance of the moon from the star or fun by a more fimple operation, fome of Mr. Lyon's tables are omitted, and new rules given. Instead of Mr. Dunthorne's rule, in which natural fines are used, a more concife one, by logarithms, is given, and fo as to make the diftinction of cafes anneceffary. With this view two of his tables have been much extended. Several useful tables have moreover been computed for, and others copied into this edition, which were not in the former; viz. Table 6th, for reducing the fun's declination at noon for Greenwich, to any other time under that meridian, or to noon under any other. Tab. 16. Logarithmic, finding the latitude from two obferved altitudes of the fun, and the time between ; taken from the Nautical Almanacks for 171, and 1781. Table 17. Natural fines. 18. Logarithms. 19 Logarithmic fines, tangents, and fecants. 20. Longitudes and latitudes of places, from obfervations or furveys. 21. For reducing the time of the moon's paffage over the meridian of Greenwich, to that of its paffage over any other meridian, 22. For reducing the moon's declination, as given in the Nautical Almanack for for noon and midnight at Greenwich, to any other time under that meridian, or to noon or midnight under any other. 23. For reducing the fun's right afcenfion in time, as given in the Nautical Almanack for noon at Greenwich, to any other time under that meridian, or to noon under any other meridian. We are here told, that the new tables, with their explanation and ufe, were drawn up by W. Wales, F. R. S. Mafter of the Royal Mathematical School in Chrift's Hospital, a person well versed both in the theory and practice of aftronomy and navigation. By way of Appendix are added two other methods, one by the Aftronomer-royal; the other by Mr. G. Witchel, F. R. S. for correcting the apparent distance of the moon from the fun, or a star, on account of refraction and parallax. We are glad to find that this fcientific method of navigation gains fo much ground, as to have exhaufted the first edition fince 1767, though it confifted of ten thousand copies. Art. 44. The Nautical Almanack, and Aftronomical Ephemeris, for 1786. Published by Order of the Commiflioners of Longitude. 8vo 3 s. 6 d. fewed. Nourfe, &c. 1781. Similar to those for former years. Art. 45. A Sexagefimal Table; exhibiting, at Sight, the Refult of any Proportion, where the Terms do not exceed fixty Minutes. Allo Tables of the Equation of Second Difference; and Tables for turning the lower Denominations of English Money, Weights, and Measures, into Sexagefimals of the higher, and vice versa. And the Sexagefimal Table turned into Seconds, as far as the 1000th Column; being a very ufeful Millefimal Table of proportional Parts. With Precepts and Examples. Ufeful for Aftronomers, Mathematicians, Navigators, and Perfons in Trade. By Michael Taylor. Published by Order of the Commiffioners of Longitude. Quarto. 15 s. fewed. Nourfe. 1780. The Author fays, that he took the fame care in correcting the prefs, as in the construction of the tables; and hopes they will be found as correct as any extant. They confit of 315 pages, printed on an excellent type and paper, and are illuftrated with plenty of examples. Art. 46. The Question-Book: or, A Practical Introduction to Arithmetic. Containing a great Variety of Examples in all the fundamental Rules. By Thomas Molineux. 12mo. 2 s. bound. Bathurst. 1781. This book may be very useful to all idle schoolmasters. MEDICA L. Art. 47. Obfervations on the Dyfentery of the West Indies; with a new and fuccessful Manner of treating it. By Benjamin Moseley, Surgeon at Kingstom in Jamaica. 8vo. Is. Jamaica, printed, London reprinted, for Becket. 1781. The fubftance of this fhort tract is comprifed in the following fummary given by the Author: That the dysentery is a fever of the intefines that the cause is obftructed perspiration; and that the cure is, in calling back the circulation to the furface of the body, and increafing the fenfible perspiration by the moft active SUDORIFICS.' This idea is certainly not new, though perhaps the extent to which it is pursued in practice by the Writer is a variation from the common method of treatment. The remedies principally recommended by him, are, antimonial wine with laudanum, and James's powder. He keeps up, the fweat, when begun, by wrapping up in a blanket, and giving warm diluents; avoiding carefully any streams of cold air. He appeals to his fuccefs for confirmation of his doctrine; and his method certainly claims the attention of thofe concerned in the management of the fame alarming and fatal disease. Art. 48. Obfervations on the Difeafes which appeared in the Army on St. Lucia, in 1778 and 1779. To which are prefixed, Remarks calculated to affift in afcertaining the caufes, and in explaining the Treatment, of thofe Difeafes. With an Appendix, containing a fhort Addrefs to Military Gentlemen, on the Means of preserving Health in the Weft Indies. 12mo. 2 s. Dilly. 1781. The utility of local obfervations on Difeafes has been evinced by fo many excellent modern Publications, that it is needless to confirm by argument, what experience has established. The amazing extenfion of the commercial and military operations of this country has rendered fuch communications peculiarly neceffary and ufeful in our days, as fo many new fources of danger from unwhole fome climates, and unufual difeafes, have unfortunately been opened. Every attempt, therefore, to add to the ftock of knowledge in this refpect, deferves attention and indulgence. The Author before us, who figns himself John Rollo *, has very concifely defcribed the island of St. Lucia, with a view to the degree of falubrity of its feveral parts; and has, with equal brevity, given a history of the difeafes which prevailed there among our troops, for about fix months. Though neither the morbid phenomena, nor the mode of treatment, offer any thing materially different from what has before been obferved in fimilar climates, the Work may, however, be ufefully confulted by medical gentlemen employed on the fame fervice. The concluding Address to Gentlemen of the Army contains fome advice which they would, doubtless, find advantage in following. RELIGIOUS. Art. 49. Two Sermons. 1. At St. Bridget's Church, before the The firft difcourfe gives a fhort hißorical account of the origin of hofpitals in this country, after the diffolation of the monasteries; and pays a just tribute to the munificence of their founders, and the excellence of their inftitution. The fecond confils of pious and candid reflections on the conduct of Divine Providence, particularly with respect to that terrible event which this Sermon was defigned to commemorate. The leading object of it is to enforce the principles of humility and refignation; that Surgeon in the Royal Artillery, now in the West Indies. under 1 under the influence of the former we may improve our mercies, and by the aid of the latter may derive benefit from our afflictions. Art. 50. Every Man's Monitor; or the Univerfal Counsellor. In Profe and Verfe. Being a Collection of fele&t Sentences, choice Maxims, and divine Precepts; fuited both for Youth and Age of every Sect and Denomination, as long as Time endures. By John Coltman. 8vo. 2 s. 6 d. Buckland. 1781. Among the choice maxims' of this book, the following is the choiceft. Poverty is a creature of the fancy. Counsellor Coltman would deferve a fee, if he could make good his maxim' to the fatisfaction of half-ftarv'd hackney fonnetteers,' and-us, poor Reviewers!-But alas! all our riches lie in fancy, and our poverty is the terrible reality we have to complain of juft at dinner-time!' Art. 51. A ferious and affectionate Addrefs to all Orders of Men; adapted to this awful Crifis. In which are earnestly recommended the Works of the late Rev. William Law, A. M. To which are added Three Letters written by Mr. Law to the Author. 8vo. 1 s. Robinson. 1781. The Author of this Serious and affectionate Addrefs,' is a great admirer of the myftic writers, and confiders Mr. Law's works as the quinteffence of that divine philifphy which marvelously unfolds all the myfteries of nature and grace, and immutably establishes the Chriftian religion on its own felf-evident and eternal principles.' The Author hath recorded the laft words of this truly pious and excellent man. "Away with these filthy garments, faid this dying faint:-I feel a facred fire kindled in my foul, which will destroy every thing contrary to itfelf, and burn as a flame of divine love to all eternity. In fuch a triumph of holy joy did this extraordinary fervant of God most devoutly refign his bleffed fpirit into the hands of his beloved Lord and Mafter, at the place of his nativity, the town of King's Cliffe, in the county of Northampton. And in the Churchyard of that parifh he lies interred under a handfome tomb, erected to his memory by a particular and dear friend, who lived many years with him, and therefore had long known, and highly and juftly efeemed his fingular worth.' The infcription on his tomb is as follows: "Here lieth the body of the late Rev. William Law, A M. who died April 9. 1761, aged 75. He was known to the world by a number of truly Chriftian, pious writings; exemplified by a life spent in a manner fuitable to a worthy and true difciple of his heavenly, divine, crucified Mafter and Saviour Jefus Chrift, who lived and poke in him and by him. In his younger days he fufficiently diftinguished himself by his parts and progrefs in human literature. Afterwards taking the advice of our Saviour to the rich young man, be totally renounced the world, and followed Chrift in meekness, humility, and felf-denial and in his laft years he was wholly abforbed in love to God and mankind; so that virtue in him was nothing but heavenly love and heavenly flame." The Author of this Addrefs feems to have imbibed the fentiments of the more amiable myftics; he expreffes himfelf fomewhat after the manner |