no great objection to our importing fome of them for the fake of mending our breed; but he would by no means come into a project which he heard mentioned, and in which propagation would not be concerned; viz. the fcheme of bringing over a number of thefe giants, for fecond hofbands to dowagers. Ireland, fays he, is already kept in a state of humiliation. We check their trade, and do not allow them to avail themfelves of the best-fituated harbours in the world. Matrimony is their only branch of commerce unrestricted, and it would be a moft crying injuftice to clog that too.

In truth, we are not fufficiently acquainted with thefe Goliahs to decide peremptorily on their properties. No account of them has been yet tranfmitted to the royal fociety: but it would be exceeding adviseable, that a jury of matrons fhould be fent in the next embarkation to make a report; and old women for old women, I would truft to the analvfis of the matrons, in preference to that of the philofophers."

He concludes, after a droll inquiry into the origin of the Patagonian giants, with the following merry conjecture concerning the poetry of fuch great men: Their poetry, fays he, will be another object of inquiry, and if their minds are at all in proportion to their bodies, muft abound in the moft lofty images, in the true fublime. Oh! if we could come at an heroic poem penned by a giant! we should fee other images than our puny writers of romance have conceived; and a little different from the cold tale of a late notable author, who did not know better what to do with his giant than to make him grow till he fhook his own caftle about his own ears.'

Art. 21. Memoirs of Count Lally, from his embarking for the Eaft Indies, as Commander in Chief of the French Forces in that Country, to his being fent Prisoner of War to England, after the Surrender of Pondicherry. Confifting of Pieces written by himself, and addreffed to his Judges, in Anfwer to the Charges brought against him by the Attorney-general of his Moft Chriftian Majesty. Illuftrated by a Map of his military Operations in the East Indies. To which are added, Accounts of the prior Part of his Life, his Condemnation and Execution. 8vo. 5s. F. Newbery.

The memorials and papers of which this volume.chiefly confifts, are undoubtedly authentic. Poor Lally!-he feems to have been the Byng of France. Similar in their abilities, their characters, and their fates; they lived unbeloved, and died unlamented: we may, however, fay of both, what has been faid of the moft illuftrious heroes, of all nations, though with different ideas annexed to the words, that they died for the good of their country.

Art. 22. An Account of the Prefervation of King Charles II. after the Battle of Worcester, drawn up by himself. To which are added, his Letters to feveral Perfons. Glafgow printed; and fold by Becket in London. 8vo. 2s. 6d. few'd.

To this account is prefixed the following advertisement, by way of preface, viz. “An account of the prefervation of King Charles 11. after the battle of Worcester, drawn up by himself," cannot fail of attracting the public attention: fome doubts, however, may be moved as to the authenticity of a piece which, for a whole century, has remained un knavn: it fhall, therefore, be my endeavour to fatisfy the intelligent reader, that this narrative is the genuine compofition of the king.

Mr.

Mr. Samuel Pepys, fecretary to the admiralty, beflowed his manufcripts on Magdalen College, in the univerfity of Cambridge. Among thefe manufcripts there is one which Mr. Pepys has entitled, "An Account of his Majefty's Efcape from Worcefler, dictated to Mr. Pepys by the King himself." Dr. Sandby, matter of Magdalen College, com municated this manu cript to me; and, in the moft obliging manner, gave me permiflion to print it.

The character of Mr. Pepys is fo univerfally known, that his fingle affertion might be fufficient proof of the narrative having been faithfully taken down in the king's own words; but independent of an authority fo respectable, the form of the narrative, at once minute and interesting, and its lively and carclefs ftyle, concur in proving it to be the compofition of King Charles II.

To this narrative Mr. Pepys has fubjoined his own remarks, and many corrections and illuflrations procured from the king, from Father Hodleftone, and from Colonel Philips. They are inferted in the form of notes, and are diinguifhed by the initial letters K. King, P. Pepys, H. Hodleftone, Ph. Philips.

As a proper fupplement to this narrative, I have added, "Letters from King Charles II. to feveral Perfons." Some of them are now for the first time published; the reft have been collected out of various books. I have induftriously excluded all letters of compliment or ceremony, and whatever appears to have been the work of the king's minifters, not of the king himself. My purpofe was to prefent the reader with a characteristical, not a bulky collection; and I flatter myself that I have been enabled, in fome meafure, to accomplish my purpole.'

Certainly this publication would have been confidered as a curiofity, had the royal narrative never appeared in print before; but foon after its publication, in the prefent volume, a card, addreffed to the Editor*, was inferted in one of the news-papers t, informing him, that he had given himself unneceffary trouble; for that the Account had before appeared, erbatim, in Carte's Hiftory of England.

*Sir David Dalrymple. Lond. Chron. July 19, 1766. Art. 23. Biographium Famineum: The Female Worthies; or Memoirs of the most illuftrious Ladies, of all Ages and Nations, who have been eminently diftinguished for their Magnanimity, Learning, Genius, Virtue, Piety, and other excellent Endowments, confpicuous in all the varicus Stations and Relations of Life, public and private. Collected from History, and the most approved Biographers, and brought down to the prefent Time. 12mo. 2 Vols. 6s. Crowder, &c.

Whatever pleafure it may give to a lover of the fair fex, (and where is the MAN who is not a lover of them?) to behold their virtues and perfections justly and amply displayed in the records of fame, it will, nevertheless, afford but little fatisfaction to their judicious and difcerning admirers, to fee their brightest accomplishments dimly reflected in the dull mirror of a muddy, heavy and tallelefs compiler.

Sorry we are that we cannot recommen1thi Bi-grophism "om/neum"

I he pedantic impropriety of putting Latin tities to Englith books, hath been frequently noticed; but this uncouth affectation is peculiarly prepoflerous in a work chiefly calculated for female readers.

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(the very fliff and aukward title-page of which may prove a fufficient fpecimen of the book, to a reader who has but a moderate share of tafte) because it is probably the work of fome honeft, induftrious bookmaker, whofe undertaking might have proved both acceptable to the public, and profitable to himself, had it been executed with that elegance, fpirit, and judgment, which a defign of such a nature indifpenfibly requires.

Art. 24. Pratical Obfervations on the culture of Lucern, Turnips, Burnet, Timothy Grafs, and Fowl Meadow Grafs, communicated by Letters to Dr. Templeman, Secretary of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. To which is added, an Appendix, containing_comparative Estimates of the Expence and Profit in Drill and Broadcaft Husbandry, in different Parts of England, and in Ireland. And an Account of fome new, and improved Inflruments in Husbandry, with the Prices annexed to m ft of them. 8vo. IS. F. Newbery.

Letter I. gives an account of the culture of Lucerne, in the Broadcaft and drill: the latter of which methods is preferred, as it has (with the help of the horse-hoe) yielded four cuttings every year, and fometimes five.

In Letters II. III. IV. we have the culture and ufe of Burnet; which is faid to fucceed better when planted in rows, fo as to admit the plough or horfe hoe between them, than when it grows at random, in the broadcaft manner.

Letters V. VI. are on the advantages of the drill husbandry in the culture of Turnips.

Letter VII. contains obfervations on Timothy Grafs, and Fowl Meadow Grafs, called by Mr. Roque Bird Grass.-Thefe are reprefented as valuable graffes, and faid to flourish moft when planted out at proper diftances, and not fown promifcuoufly.

In the Appendix the fuperiority of the drill-husbandry, above the broadcast, is flated, (in a course of fifteen years) to be nearly as 23 to 10:which is fuch an advantage, that the greater profit in the drilled acre in 15 years will purchase the fee fimple of that in the common hufbandry. So that in every fifteen years the fee fimple of all the tillage lands in the kingdom is loft to the community, by the common courfe of tillage :-if what this Writer afferts be true!

Art. 25. A Letter to a Friend, on the Mineral Cuftoms of Derbyfhire; in which the Question relative to the Claim of the Duty of Lot on Smitham is occafionally confidered. By a Derbyshire Working-Miner. 8vo. IS. T. Payne.

As the fubject of this letter is entirely local, it may be fufficient to say, that it is wrote in defence of the miner, (a very useful body of men) against a new claim of the duty of lot, (which is 1-13th part) on that af fortment of lead-ore, called itham, which has hitherto been exempt from the aid doty, though acknowledged to be due to the lord for the two other affortments of ore, called bing, and pe-fy. A duty fo exceffive, that the claimant himself owns it; and promifes, that if we will but admit his right to 1-13th of the whale, he will take only 1-25th, which he thinks a reafonable duty.' But under fuch uncertainties,who will venture to become a miner?'

POLITICAL

POLITICAL.

Art. 26. A Letter to Will Chat-em Efq; of Turnabout-Hall, from his Sifter. 8vo. Is. 6d. Bladon.

This fneering, farcaftical attack on the late great commoner, which fome might have fuppofed (from the lady's literary character, and other circumstances) to have been really made by his fifter, has been publicly difavowed, and defervedly ftigmatized, as a grofs impofition on the public.'

Art. 27. The Coach-drivers, a political Opera, adapted to the Mufic of feveral eminent Compofers. 8vo. Is. Flexney.

There is confiderable humour and poetic merit, in this lively fatire on the drivers of the BRITANNIA STATE-COACH, Will Hayes, and Sawney; with their respective friends, Bloomsbury Jack, the Gentle Shepherd, &c. Two whimsical prints are added, to render the opera ftill more diverting to the reader.

Art. 28. A Candid Anfwer to the Enquiry into the Conduct of a late Commoner; particularly in regard to the State of a late Conference, and other Negotiations. With a Poftfcript, in Reply to the Examination. 8vo. IS. Williams.

This Candid Anfwerer is an advocate for Lord Chm; but an advocate without judgment or ability.

RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL.

Art. 29. Three Sermons on Public Occafions, preached before the Univerfity of Oxford. By John Rotheram, M. A. Rector of Ryton in the County of Durham, and Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Durham. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Sandby.

The first of thefe fermons was preached, before the university of Oxford, at St. Mary's, on the anniverfary of his Majelly's inauguration, Oct 25, 1762; the fubject is, the wifdom of providence in the admigiltration of the world.-The fubject of the fecond is, the influence of religion on human laws; it was preached likewife at St. Mary's, at the affizes. In the third, preached before the univerfity, on the 29th of May 1765, Mr. Rotheram enquires into the origin of government, in order to prove it a divine inftitution.-The difcourfes are fenfible and judicious.

Art. 30. Short Directions to Young Students in Divinity, and Can

didates for holy Orders. By Henry Owen. 8vo. Is. White. Thefe Directions, extracted chiefly from the writings of our belt divines, are more particularly intended for the use of thofe, who have not the advantage of university education; but are left to themselves, to form their morals, and conduct their ftudies, just as they may.-The defign is a benevolent and useful one; and the execution fhews the Author to be a man of fenfe, judgment, and piety.

Art. 31. A Defence of the commonly-received Doctrine of the Human Soul, as an immaterial and naturally-immortal Principle in Man, against the Objections of fome modern Writers: including the true Scripture-doctrine of Death, Life, and Immortality, and of the Neceffity and Extent of the Chriftian Redemption. By Thomas

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Broughton,

Broughton, A. M. Preb. of Sarum, and Vicar of St. Mary Redcliffe, and St. Thomas, in Bristol. 8vo. 2s. Johnfon and Davenport.

Thefe papers were intended, it feems, as an introduction to a work (in fome forwardness) to be intitled, A profpe&t of futurity or the life to come, in four differtations on, 1. The itate of the dead between death and the refurrection. 2. The refurrection. 3. The judgment of mankind by Jefus Chrift. 4. The final ftate of retribution. And as our Author informs us that thefe Differtations proceed upon the fuppofition of an immaterial and naturally-immortal principle, or foul, in man, and the feparate exiftence or furvivorship of that principle, or foul, after the death of the body; (a doctrine of late very ftrongly attacked, by fome writers of eminence) he has thought it neceffary to defend that doctrine, the refutation of which would deftroy the very foundation of his firft differtation, and affect much of the reafonings employed in the reft.

It is not, however, his defign, in this Defence, to enter upon a direst and formal proof of the immateriality and natural immortality of the foul; (a point already, in his opinion, fufficiently demonftrated by others) but only to guard this received do&rine against the attacks of its enemies.

But ftill he flatters himfelf that he has done fomething more than barely defend the above doctrine against objections; his undertaking having given him an opportunity of explaining the peculiar benefits and privileges of the Chriftian covenant, by afcertaining the meaning and import of the terms death, life, and immortality, as employed by the writers of the New Tellament to exprefs the true nature and ends of the Chriftian redemption.

How he has fucceeded in his endeavours to defend the common notion of man's Immortality, we fhall leave to be determined (as he alfo does) by the judgment of his readers;-every one of whom will, probably, expect to enjoy his own opinion concerning a point of debate, which cannot poffibly be brought to an abfolute decifion on this fide the grave. Art. 32. A View of Popery; or, Obfervations on the Twelve Articles of the Council of Trent: prefented to the Confileration of ingenuous Romanifls. By Sir John Thorold, Bart. 8vo. bound. Rivington.

It is an obfervation grounded on experience, that truth fears nothing but concealment, and that falfhood dreads nothing fo much as inquiry.-Serious, calm, modeft inquiry, never yet did, never can do harm and inquiry of this fort is all that is requested by the worthy Author of the work before us,-in which he has given a diftin&t view of, and made fome very juft obfervations on, the peculiar doctrines of popery, authentically exhibited in the genuine code of the modern Romish church,-as drawn up by the famous Council of Trent.

Happy (indeed] had it been for mankind, if the Chriilian religion, which, by the completion of prophecies, by miracles, and by tre wif dom and goodnefs of its precepts, proves itself to come from God, haď not been adulterated and defiled by the inventions of men! but the reverfe of this is the cafe.-Falfe opinions of various forts arofe to difturb the peace of the church, and to disfigure and difgrace the beauty and wifdom of the gospel. Innovations in faith and practice were intro

duced