the library of the King of France, and the whole is accompanied with a French tranflation, and enriched with a learned and judicious preface, which contains, among other things, a comparative view of the epic poets, ancient and modern. Those who defire to purchase this valuable edition of Silius Italicus without the French tranflation, may be furnished with the Latin poem alone, which Mr. Lefebvre de Villebrune has published apart. M.

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17. Corruption corrected: Or the Axe laid to the Root. 4to. IS. Bew. 1782.

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MIDST the acclamations of his country, the author thinks he has an undoubted right to discharge his rocket; and like a fchool boy in the rear of an applauding multitude, to exprefs, by an after fhout, his feeble approbation.' APOLOGY prefixed, p. 1.-In this After-Shout we have Huzza for Fox! Huzza for BURKE! SHELBURNE for ever! KEPPEL for ever! CAMDEN! CONWAY! BARRE! ROCKINGHAM! RICHMOND! &c. &c. Huzza for ALL!

In difcriminating the fpecies of oratory by which Demosthenes and Tully are refpectively characterized (in order to introduce fome remarks on the eloquence of Mr. Fox), the author justly confiders the illustrious modern as perhaps the most convincing and interesting orator that has yet appeared on the stage of public life.'

Art. 18. The Criterion: Or, Difquifitions on the present Adminiftration, addreffed to Sir George Saville, Bart. By Jofeph Williams, Eq; Author of Confiderations on the American War. 4to. 15. Hookham. 1782.

Mr. Williams appears to be a man of fenfe, but, in this performance, at leaft, he fhews himself to be a defultory writer; throwing out hints and remarks in a loofe, abrupt, unconnected way. He treads the whole circle of political ground; but it is difficult for the reader to ascertain, with precifion, what the Author would eftablish or avow, except it be his utter reprobation of every idea of American Independency: A point on which he infifted more at large in his "Confiderations on the American War," mentioned in our Review for April, p. 300.-What he now means by his title of The Ci terion," is not very-obvious to us. Art. 19. Impartial Reflections on the Conduct of the late Admininiflration and Oppofition, and of the American Congress In which the Caufes and Confequences of the deftructive War between Great Britain and the Revoited Colonies are particularly confidered, and an immediate Sufpenfion of Hottilities is earnetily recommended. 8vo. is 6d. Nicoll:

This Writer improves the many opportunities afforded him of blaming the errors of all parties; of courfe all parties will be even with him, and defpife his cenfare. He makes occafionally a number

of pertinent obfervations, but being defultory, they poffefs no aggre gate force.

Art. 20. The Causes of our late Difcontents: Their Confequences and the Remedies. in a Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Hawke. 8vo. I S. Hooper.

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Thefe Caufes are fummed up in loose general articles of moral im peachment of the late ministry; fuch as may be brought against any miniftry of any country, until a nation can be found, where the adminiftration of government is in the hands of perfect men! N. Art. 21. Thoughts on the Naval Strength of the British Empire: By John Sinclair, Efq; M. P. 8vo. 19. Cadell. 1782. Lord Mulgrave, to fuit a temporary purpose, was fo far off his guard, as to declare in the Houfe of Commons, that the navy of France always was, and always must be, fuperior to that of England, whenever the French direct their whole attention to that particular department. The public-fpirited writer of this tract clearly refutes this affertion, by comparing the natural advantages of each nation for marine exertions, and by giving a hiftorical view of our most illuftrious naval exploits from the reign of Queen Elizabeth downward, That we are capable of doing great things on the fea, appears from what we have done; and though it is true we did nothing at the time when a Lord of the Admiralty endeavoured to convince us that we could do nothing, yet, Heaven be praised, we feem inclined to beftir ourfelves again in our ufual manner.

N. Art. 22. The Second Part* of the Hiftory of Lord North's Adminiftration. 8vo. 38. Wilkie. 1782.

Befide the above title, a general title page is given to the two parts, with a direction to cancel the others; it reads thus:

A View of the Hiftory of Great Britain during the Adminiftration of Lord North, to the Second Seffion of the Fifteenth Parliament. In Two Parts. With Statements of the Public Expenditure in that Period.'

This title is much more proper than the former, as it allows the latitude taken, of giving a general display of national affairs, inflead of restricting the detail to the perfonal tranfactions of the minister.

The character given of the former part, may, to fave repetition, be extended to this; in which the narrative in general is not badly kept up, in the manner of the Annual Regifter. But a professed hiftory of the administration of a particular minister, implies fome information beyond a mere chronological chain of occurrences and parliamentary debates, all of them within memory: No fecret views of parties, or private fprings of action, are however here unfolded, to gratify the eager curiofity of the reader, or any thing beyond what may be found in a well compiled periodical collection, like the Annual Reginer above referred to. There are indeed fome political characters drawn, particularly that of the celebrated Dr. Franklin, which appears to be very impartially delineated.

It must be obferved, that this hiftory clofes with the reduction of the army under Lord Cornwallis; fo that the late minifterial revolution,

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events.

Art. 23. A Political Catechifm. 8vo. 2s. Buckland, &c. 1782.

Dialogues on the general principles of civil policy, fuppofed to pafs between a father and a fon during a holiday vacation. There is nothing refined or abftrufe in them beyond the dictates of common fenfe; and they may be of great service to correct the notions of those Who have a political turn of mind, without opportunities of collecting information from a more extenfive courfe of reading. We much approve the principles inculcated in this useful tract. N. Art. 24. An Addrefs to the People of the Netherlands, on the prefent alarming and most dangerous Situation of the Republic of Holland: Shewing the true Motives of the most unpardonable DeJays of the Executive Power in putting the Republic into a proper State of Defence, and the Advantages of an Alliance quith Holland, France, and America. By a Dutchman. Tranflated from the Dutch Original. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Stockdale. 1782.

According to this bitter invective, the Princes of the Houfe of Orange, have been uniformly the tyrants of their country, ever fince the firft eflablishment of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces. The "deteftable English," their "perfidious oppreffors ;"-and to crown the whole, the French, their deliverers from Spanish flavery, and their natural allies!-From fuch an outline it may easily be gueffed how the fubordinate parts are filled up and coloured.

The tranflator informs us that a great reward was offered in Holland for the discovery of the author.

N. Art. 25. A Letter to Thomas Gilbert, Efq; M. P. on his Plan for for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor: Shewing the Utility and Expediency of establishing a Poor-houfe in every Parish; that the fame may be done at a fmall Expence, and extremely beneficial both to the Parish and to the Poor; with a Set of Rules for the regulating and conducting thereof, very proper for the confideration of every Parish burdened with Poor. To which is added A Comparative View of the feveral Poor-houfes in the City of York, Beverley, Collingham, Driffield, and Leckon field, in the East Riding of the County of York, and for the incorporated hundreds of Loes and Wilford, in the County of Suffolk, containing thirty-three Parishes. To the whole are fubjoined Dr. Stonehoufe's Receipts for making cheap and wholefome Food, Beer, and Yeaft. 8vo. Richardfon and Urquhart.

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The title of this letter gives a full fummary of its contents. The Author is of opinion that the uniting parishes is proceeding upon too large a fcale, for many reasons that he fpecifies; and which are indeed fufficiently obvious; he is therefore for going back to the old eftablishment of parochial poor-houfes under an improved plan of management, of which he exhibits a specimen. N. Art. 26. Proofs that Great Britain was fuccefsful against each of her numerous Enemies before the late Victory of Sir George Brydges Rodney. 4to. 25. Law, &c. 1782.

We have here a comparative view of the fucceffes, and the defeats, sefpectively obtained, and fuffered, by us, and by our enemies, fince

the

the commencement of the American war; by which it appears, that the balance of account, military and predatory, by fea and land, is greatly in our favour; from whence it is inferred, that there was, in reality, no caufe to despair of the nation, as many of us did, before our late naval victory in the West Indies. The Author's tabular accounts feem to be very accurately itated. He also endeavours to render it manifeft, by commercial estimates and deductions, that if we eventually lofe" all the rebellious colonies," England will not be thereby materially affected;-but this, we apprehend, is a matter that will require a more profound, and a more extended investigation. Art. 27. A Hint to a Patriot Parliament. 8vo. 6d. De

brett.

A hint to a patriotic Parliament! Good! In a nation of politi cians, like ours, many are the hints ready to be offered from every corner of the land, without exception: and while they are presented in a way that encourages trade, without obliging the Parliament to appoint Committees to spend time in examining them; fome advantage refults to the community, fome fatisfaction to the public-fpirited propofers, from the idea of difcharging their duty, and no harm is done to any one.

This Hint is dated from Elmrood Grange; and the Writer propofes, as a fpur to the zeal of the immediate officers under the Crown, that the falaries of efficient Minifters fhould rife and fall according to the fuccefs of their Adminiftration, regulated by the price of the Three per Cent. confolidated flock. But if the projector at Elmrood Grange is ferious, he may be asked, what idea he would form of a Minilter whofe attention to the national welfare should be animated by the hope of railing his emoluments three-eighths or a quarter per Cent.? Some people are apt to think Ministers dabble too much in ftock-jobbing already. It is doing the Writer credit to fuppofe him a joker. Art. 28. Candidates for the Society of Antigallicans. A Second Part. Being the Correfpondence of various Perfons with the Author upon the Subject. 8vo. 23. Buckland.

To the account we gave of the former Part of this odd compofition †, we have now to add, that at the end of the First Part, the Author invited the correspondence of all who interested themselves in the fubject of it; though what that was, we found rather difficult to define. This part confifts of letters profeffed to have been received in confequence of fuch invitation; but which, from the uniformity of their complexion, we fcruple not to pronounce to have been addressed by him to himself. The general fubject of cenfure in them, is, the behaviour of many French refugees, who are reproached with labouring to drop the character of Frenchmen, with deferting their brethren and their native principles, and affimilating with the Enggish natives. The whole is a frange puerile jumble!

For patriotic.

+ Rev. Vol. LVII. p. 404,

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WOOLLEN TRADE,

Art. 29. A Letter to the Landed Gentlemen and Graziers of Lincolnshire: In which are pointed out the principal Caules of the prefent Redundancy of Wool, and the Exportation of it proved to be impolitic and dangerous; together with the Propofal of a more fafe and certain Remedy. Occafioned by, and interfperfed with, Obfervations upon, Sir John Dalrymple's Question upon that Subject. By a Friend and Neighbour. Svo. is. Cadell, &c. 1782. This writer fuccefsfully oppofes Sir John Dalrymple's expedient of allowing the exportation of raw wool, but appears to fall into a more dangerous error himself, by recommending the exportation of bread, corn, &c. with the exprefs intention of railing the price of provisions, to oblige the manufacturer to work harder for fubfiftence. It is a plaufible general inference from particular known inftances, that a man who can live by four days labour will not work fix: but would it not be tyrannical cruelly to treat the whole mafs of the people according to this principle? Alas! they need it not. Taxes already have this operation; but when fuch a tendency is not in view, and the accumulated burdens laid on the people are the fubject of declamation, far different conclufions are drawn from the premises! POETICA L.

N Art. 30. The Syftem. A Poem, in Five Books. By the Rev. Jofeph Wife. 8vo. 5 s. 6d. Fauider, 1781.

Of this metaphyfico theological poem, which we profefs our inability to analyze, the reader may form his own opinion from the following extract:

Lo, this material Syftem rofe, to be

The feat of Spirits, (cene of Trial free:
Doubtlefs, with jufte correfpendence grew
The nobler intellectual Syftem too.

God's first production in this wond'rous plan,

The chief reveal'd, the chief concerning man,

Was that great Being, Wifdem call'd, and Word † ;
Next under God this Syftem's ruling Lord.

He, form of God, and in God's bofom bleft,
Was Power, was Wisdom, born to form the reft.

To live or to maintain him, elf, are very loofe expreffions. Of two men equally improvident and difpofed to enjov all they earn, and who can both earn in four days enough to fubuilt on during feven, the one who loves eafe, may incline to make three days labour in the week fufice; while the other who loves good eating better than lazincís, may cheerfully work the full fix days. Even to deprefs their wages would be too extensive an operation, as it would punish large families along with heedle's firgie men; but to raife the price of provilions would be more exten ve ill, and entail mifery on labourers in general. to make particular claffes of manufacturers industrious.

+ Proverbs viii. 22. Ifai. xlii. Wild. Sol. vii. Eccles. xvii 18. John i. Col. i. Jewish Paraphrafts, Philo, all the Chriftian Fathers before the first Nicene Council.

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