is pious and inftructive. The work will doubtlefs be attractive to many, who might be deterred by a more extenfive or more elaborate commentary on the Scriptures; and tending thus to encourage the ftudy of the facred Writings, cannot but deferve our commendation. ART. 28. A Sermon preached at Woburn Chapel, ou Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1809; being the Day appointed for a General Faft. By the Rev. W. Cockburn, A. M. Chriftian Advocate in the Univerfity of Cambridge. Dedicated, by Permiffion, to William Couper, Efq. Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Loyal British Artificers, who was prefent with his Corps on that Occafion. Published by Defire of fome of the Congregation. 8vo. 24 PP. Is. 6d. Hatchard, &c. 1809. We have often noticed the productions of Mr. Cockburn, and have always found reafon to commend them, and though his univerfity title is, fince this publication, transferred to a worthy fucceffor, we fee him ftill anxious to deferve the name of a Chriftian Advocate. This fermon is by no means of the common fort; the author looks into the calamities of Europe with a fcrutinizing eye, and points out the evils which had prevailed in feveral of the fallen or falling governments, and the good which may poffibly be intended in the dreadful chaftisements which Providence has brought upon them. He alfo warns us of our dangers, if through falfe confidence in our fituation, we refufe to amend our ways. Thefe topics are not new, nor can new ones be found, after fo many have been employed, but there is an energy in this author's manner which tends to give them new effect. ART. 29. A Sermon preached in the Church of St. Chad, Shrewfbury, by the Rev. John Eyton, A. M. Vicar of Wellington, Salop, on Sunday, November 11, 1810; when a Collection was made for the Support of the Boys' Sunday School, established in that Parif. 8vo. 20 PP. IS. Robinfon. 1810. J This author takes occafion, from his text (Acts xix. 20.) to mark the causes which at firft occafioned, and will naturally occafion, the word of God to grow and prevail. The causes he ftates are, 1. An enlightened and faithful miniftry; 2. A becom ing and confiftent conduct on the part of Chrift's difciples; 3. A careful attention to the religious inftruction of youth. This latter topic, of course, he applies to the particular occafion of the Sermon, and earnestly folicits his hearers for their prayers, and for their alms. The latter part of the difcourfe is employed to point out the advantages, national and private, which muft arife from the growing and prevailing of the word of God. It is a fenfible and useful difcourfe, and probably had proportionable. effect. ART GRAMMAR. ART. 30. The Sermon of that celebrated Pulpit Orator, the late Rev. Dr. Hugh Blair, on the Duties of the Young, arranged into French Exercifes, for the Use of the Youth of either Sex, engaged in the Study of the French Language. To which is added, by way of a Key, a highly finifbed Tranflation into French of the fame. By Mr. Le Noir; Profeffor of the French Language, Elocutiou, and Belles Lettres; and Author of the Fastes Britanniques, the English and French Logographic Emblematical Spelling Book, and other approved Publications. two Parts price 2s. 3d. Dulan, &c. 1809. 12m0. The A more inftructive and judicious kind of exercife, for students. in French, than thefe books fupply, cannot eafily be imagined. ART. 31. The French Student's Vade-mecum, or Indifpenfible Companion: in which are difplayed the different Cafes of Verbs and Things, as required by all the French Verbs and Adjectives, the different Prepofitions which they govern, thofe required by the Subftantives, and the different Moods which must follow the Con junctions. By the Rev. P. C. Le Valfeur, a Native of France, and Chaplain of the Cathedral of Lisieux. 12mo. 175 PP. Birmingham, printed; Longman and Co., London, 1809. If the youth of the present time do not learn French well, it will not be for want of fufficient aid. On every fide we meet with new contrivances to facilitate and direct their efforts. Of the book before us, which takes the form of a dictionary or vocabulary, we cannot better give a notion, than by extracting one or two of the firft articles. 66 Abaiffer, v. to bring down, humble, cut off, ac. p. or th. Abandonner, v. to abandon, leave, ac. th. Ex. Je l'abandonne, I leave it. Dat. p. ac. th. Ex. Je vous l'abandonne, I leave it to you. Dat. th. ac. p. Ex. Abandonner qu'elqu'un à fon caractére, to leave one to himself." The chief thing to be explained here is, that p. and th. mean of the perfon and thing. The reft is eafy. It is obvious that much affiftance must be afforded by fuch a vocabulary. MISCELLANIES. ART. 32. Oxford University Calendar. 12mo. Cambridge has had a calendar ever fince 1795. forry to fee, that Oxford has produced a fimilar G 3 140 PP. 45.. 1810. Nor are we publication. The 3 The lift of Univerfity ceremonies, &c. for each month, would be very ufeful, if it poffeffed that accuracy, which we hope to fee given to it another year. The utility of the work would also be greatly increafed, and it would be rendered a register, fuch as never yet has exifted, if the editor would be at the trouble or expence, of getting a complete lift, annually, of all the members of each college. Thus would even those be recorded, who never praceed to a degree, who are now entirely loft to recollection: though occafionally perfons afterwards famous may be among them. The chriftian names, of the members who are inferted, are alfo much wanted. This omiffion feems mere indolence, The plan of the publication is fimple, natural, and clear. ART. 33. A Series of Queftions, adapted to Dr. Valpy's Latin Grammar, with Notes; by C. Bradley, M. A. 12mo. 114 PP. 2s. 6d. Longman, 1810, Mr. Bradley's method is eafily explained. He forms a kind of Catechifm upon the grammar which he takes in hand, and the anfwers to the questions are to be found in the grammar itself. This is fimple and convenient, both for the examiner and the pupil. We commended his Questions upon the English Grammar of Lindley Murray; and we fee no reafon to withhold at least an equal commendation on the prefent effort. Dr. Valpy's gram. mars are well known to afford a proper foundation for any scholaftic exercife that can be raised upon them; and we have no doubt that Mr. Bradley's Questions will be admitted into many fchools. The notes to this book are few, but judicious; of which the following may afford a good fpecimen : "The ablative cafe fingular, in every declenfion, is formed from the accufative by dropping the letter m: thus--musam, muja; honorem, honore; navem or navim, nave or navi; gradum, gradu; rem, re The fecond declenfion, which may appear an exception to this rule, is quite confiftent with it. The ancients ufed the letter in the nominative and accufative, instead of u; thus dominus was written dominos; dominum, dominem; for librum, they wrote librom. The ablative, therefore, in this de clenfion appears to be formed in the fame manner as it is in the other declenfions. This Cafe is fometimes called Latinus Cafus, becaufe it was not derived from the Greek as the others were, but is peculiar to the Latin language," P. 5. ART. 34. Fulfilment of Moore's Prophecies, from January to Strange is it to fay, and fomewhat lamentable, that in these enlightened enlightened days, (as they are called) there are still persons who give credit to the exploded follies of judicial aftrology. More frange ftill is it, that fome perfons, though not quite fo foolish, do yet give credit to the author of this Almanack, on account of fome fortunate gueffes which he has hit off, in the prefent extraor dinary ftate of European affairs. But when his puffer tells us that the "unhappy configuration of the planets at the commencement of the winter quarter (in 1809) fhowed the continuance of the dif tracted ftate of the councils of many countries." It is not easy to forbear laughing at the folemn nonfenfe. The only material information which we have obtained from this tract is, that "Mr. Andrews, of Roy fton, is the exifting author of Moore's Almanack," which, under the name of the original publisher, has now been continued for many years. Confequently, if we want to find a perfon who has the wit to profit by the follies of fome of the weakest of his countrymen and Countrywomen, we know at least, where he refides, ART. 35. Moral Truths and Studies from Natural History, in tended as a Sequel to the Juvenile Journal, or Tales of Truth. By Mrs. Cockle, Author of "Important Studies for the Female Sex." 12mo. 75. Our principal objection to this little volume is its price, which we think fomewhat too high, and likely to prove injurious to its circulation. It is a very proper, amufing, and instructive book for young people, and contains fome elegant and lively fpecimens of poetry, of which the following is one fuppofed to accompany a needle book, painted by the lady who prefented it. "To thee a little fairy friend, Who fought the Mufes' bow'rs; "Here rival arts with rival care, Each points her smiling leffon here, For thee with life's advancing spring, For thee their thornlefs beauties bring, Yet know each plant that virtue rears, A bright unfading flow'ret bears, "And oh! midft life's eventful hour, Be all thefe bloffoms thine; Alike when dark'ning tempefts lour, "So fmiling o'er each white wing'd day, Shall fairy forms prefide; And virtue with her magic ray, Be ftill thy trusted guide.” ART. 36. Useful and correct Accounts of the Navigation of the Rivers and Canals, Weft of London. Comprising important and interefting Particulars of Information; with Tables of Distances; Time of Navigation; and Prices of Carriage, on each River and Canal. Prepared for the Ufe of River and Canal Share Pro prietors, Committees, Merchants, Clerks, Agents, Manufacturers, Warfingers, Navigators, and Traders in general. The whole illuftrated with a neat engraved and coloured Map. The Second Edition, much improved. By Mr. Z. Allnutt, Henley, Superin tendant and Receiver, c. on the Thames Navigation. 8vo. 20 pp. 35. Henley, printed; London, Afperne. 1810. Mr. Alloutt publifhed, fome time ago, an account of the Thames Navigation *, which received our praife. He has here proceeded to include all the navigation weft of London, and has produced an account proportionably more fatisfactory. By the aid of a very clear and fatisfactory map, the whole is at once made familiar to the eye, while the details of each line of communication, in diftances and in tolls, are given in feparate tables. An infpection of the map will much affift the judgment in confidering the propofed lines for joining the Kennet and Avon Canal to the Balingstoke, in order to proceed to London by Weybridge. It has lately been fuggefted, that a line may, perhaps, be found to make the junction from near Reading to near Odiham, which would remove fome objections, but would, perhaps, have others no lefs formidable to encounter. We hope that Mr. Allnutt will continue to improve and extend his accounts, as occafion may require. The intereft felt in navigation concerns is very widely indeed extended. * See Brit, Crit. vol. xxix. p. 572. ART. |