of Arundel, in their prefent ftate, may be defirous of improving that ac quaintance by an intimacy with the history and antiquities of the place: efpecially the hiftory of thofe great men who have borne the title of Earls of Arundel; in which there are fome entertaining anecdotes. Art. 11. The Peerage of England. A complete View of the feveral Orders of Nobility, their Defcents, Marriages, Ifue, and Relations; their Creations, Armorial Bearings, Crefts, Supporters, Mottos, Chief Seats, and the high Offices they poffefs, fo methodized as to difplay whatever is truly useful in this inftructive and amufing Branch of Knowledge. Together with an Introduction, fhewing the high and illuftrious Extraction of our Moft Gracious Sovereign: alfo an hiftorical Account of all the Offices of State, ufually filled by the Nobility, the Arms of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, three ufeful Plates teaching the Art of Heraldry, &c. &c. &c. By Mr. Kimber. 12mo. 3s. Baldwin, &c. The above very ample title-page may fufficiently inform the public concerning the matter to be found in this little volume: and as to the manner in which it is executed; that may be (in fome degree) learnt from what follows:-A prefixed advertisement expreffes the Author's hopes that there are no material mistakes in his compilation, as correctnes (he fays) was as much his ftudy as brevity.'-The following part of a note, at p. 30, of the introduction, is, however, far from being correct. It runs thus: Thefe great officers of the court, of what degree foever they are, take place of all other of the fame degree, viz. mafter of the horse, lord great chamberlain of England,- -and-fecretaries of ftate, if peers.'-Now the matter of fact is, the master of the horfe never had precedency of thofe of his own degree; the lord great chamberlain had it formerly, but does not enjoy it now; and the fecretaries of ftate can claim that privilege only when they happen to be barons, or bishops.-See Stat 31 Hen. viii. cap. 10.

P. 28, the prefent Marquis of Rockingham is married to Mary, daughter and heir of Thomas Bright, Efq; by whom he has a fun and beir, and other children.'-No fuch thing?

P. 114. we are told that the eldest daughter of Sir Edw. Walpole, K. B. is the wife of the Bp. of Litchfield and Coventry :'--but at p. 132, the faid Bp. of Litchfield and Coventry appears to be married to Mifs Townshend.'-One of these affertions muft needs be a mistake, as polygamy is not allowed in this country.

Whoever compares Mr. Kimber's account of the Earl of Doncafter, with the account of the fame family in Salmon's Short View of the EngLife Nobility, will find them agree with more exactnefs than feems confiltent with the character of an original writer. The following specimen is not, however, liable to this objection :

LORD LIGONIER is defcended of a noble and illuftrious family in the fouth of France. But being proteftants, his lordfhip and two of his brothers were brought over to England very young, by their mother, who preferred a foreign country, where liberty of confcience was allowed, to her native and milder climate. His lordfhip following the bent of his genius, took very early to a military life, being a volunteer at the ftorming of the citadel of Liege, 1702, when, with the Hon. Mr. Wentworth, brother of Lord Strafford, he firfl mounted the breach,

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and Mr. Wentworth was killed by his fide. He ferved all Queen Anne's wars under the great D. of Marlborough, and in every fucceeding war, with a bravery, conduct and fortitude, that has defervedly raifed him to the chief pofts of his profeffion; whilft, in days of peace, and in his retired moments, he has been no lefs diltinguished by the character of a good citizen: by his benevolence, humanity and charity, exercised without diftinction of country or party,"

The arms of the peers are done from the plates engraved for the Court Kalendar, with the addition of the three plates teaching the art of heraldry, and one of the arms of the king and royal family. Upon the whole, this manual will afford an agreeable amusement to those who are defirous of feeing the prefent ftate of each noble family, drawn up in a small compas.

Art. 12. The Merchant-Freighters and Captains of Ships Affiftant; being Tables for finding the Solid Squares of Packages by Infpection only, without the leaft calculation, and with the greatest Enfe, Expedition, and Gertainty. Folio. 10s. 6d. half-bound. Longman, &e.

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The Author, Mr. James Boydell, deferves the thanks, and encouragement, of those merchants, captains, &c. who pay or receive freight by measurement, for the pains he has taken, to fave them a great deal of trouble.

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Art. 13. An Account of the Life of the late John Ward, L L. D.. Profeffor of Rhetoric in Gresham College, F. R. S. and F. S. A. By Thomas Birch, D. D. Sec. R. S. and F. S. A. 8vo. 1 s. Vaillant.

The fingular indufry of the late Dr. Birch in collecting and preferving the memoirs of diftinguifhed men, has merited fo much of the republic of letters, that where friendfhip has interfered for the prefervation of a favourite though lefs eminent name, or where diligence has defcended to trifling records, the induftrious biographer has a right to our indulgence.

The Editor informs us that he found this life of Profeffor Ward prepared for the prefs among Dr. Bitch's papers; fo that in publishing it, he did but execute his truft, even though the profeffor's friends had not fignified their defire of feeing it abroad.

As the life of a man of letters commonly affords but few anecdotes, where the profeffor was born, and what he has written, are the principal circumftances in this pamphlet. He was born, it appears, in London, 1679; and if the Reader is defirous of feeing any account of his writings, he may find remarks on two of his principal publications in the 19th and 20th volumes of our Review. The Profeffor, to fay the leaft of him, was an accurate fcholar, and a worthy man.

Art. 14. A Series of Letters for the Ufe of Young Ladies and Gentle men, in French and Engl. By Mary Guilhermin. 8vo. Is. Dixwell.

It is fo feldom we can oblige our Readers with any new fpecies of compofition, that we can by no means refufe them a fpecimen of the performance before us:

when I fay, I long for next Thurfday,

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and enjoying a hot well-butExcufe me if I confefs that

the appointed time for our returning home. With how much prattle I fhall entertain you, fitting by a good fire, tered muffin over a dish of excellent tea. my mouth already waters at the thoughts of rare mince-pies and rich plumb-puddings of Maina's own making,' &c. &c.

Our Authorefs informs us that thefe letters are her first eay; we doubt not the truth of this affurance: they were probably written by Mifs Guilhermin, at about five years of age.

Art. 15. A complete Catalogue of Books published from the Beginning of this Century, to the prefent Time. With the Prices affixed. To which is added, a Catalogue of the School-books now in general Ufe. 8vo. IS. Nicoll.

The utility of a catalogue of this kind must depend upon the accuracy of the prices. Here bokfellers are the best critics.

Art. 16. The Complete Art of writing Love-letters, or the Lover's beft Inftructor, in which the tender Paffions are difplayed in all Forms real or feigned, as difcovered in the fincere, modeft, honourable, rapturous, passionate, forlorn, infidious, bafe, perfidious, treacherous, diffembling, mercenary Lover, with Rules and Inftructions to the Fair Sex how to make a happy Choice of a good Hufband. Exhibiting in a Series of Letters a Variety of Truth and Falf hood, Sincerity and Treachery, Happiness and Mifery; with feveral Examples in both kinds. To which are added fome elegant Ferms of Meffages for Cards. 12mo. 23. Richards.

It is faid of the late Lord Orrery, that he used fometimes to amuse himfelf with writing love-letters, in fome inferior character, to his kitchen-maids, defiring their answers to be left at certain places, from whence they were privately conveyed to his lordship-Had the wenches been fupplied with fuch a book as this, they might have proved a match for their mafter. For here are specimens of amorous correfpondence adapted to both fexes, and all ages. Here are precedents for hanging and downing, rejoicing and whining, for lying and fwearing, and doing and undoing-In fhort, there is love in fo many different conditions, that it would require the whole alphabet to run through their initials. Here is Love in an Ague-fit; Love in the Blue Devils; Love in the Caterwauls; Love in the Dumps; Love in an Extacy; Love in the Fidgets; Love in the Grumbles; and fo on to the end of the chapter:-Rare picking for Sofan and John!

Art. 17. The Marine Volunteer: containing the Exercife, Firings, and Evolutions of a Battalion of Infantry. To which is added, Sea-duty, &c. By Lieutenant Terence O'Loghlen. Svo. 5s. Griffin.

During the courfe of the laft war, our marine foldiers gained great reputation, and proved themfelves to be a very ferviceable corps. The Author of this book fuggefts fome hints towards rendering them ftill more ufe ful; but his main defign is to teach the difcipline of a fingle battalion of infantry on flore, and the duty of a detachment of marines on board a man of war:-which every military officer ought to know, --although it may be queftioned whether a majority of them are not very deficient at least in the theory of their profeflion. Thefe gentle

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men are, in general, too much attached to pleasure, and immersed in diffipation, to attend, as they ought, to the principles and rules of an art which requires more abilities and application than many are aware of. As to the marines in particular, we cannot but join in one remark of this ingenious Lieutenant's, relating to a particular hardship by which their officers are difcouraged from exerting and improving themselves to fo great a degree, as they otherwife might be excited to do: viz. their not being allowed to exchange with the army. This, fays Mr. O'Loghlen, is a certain difadvantage to both fervices. A reciprocal intercourfe might be useful, convenient, and inftructive to all parties. This preclufion, continues he, ftops up the road to preferment, and makes it impoffible for a marine officer, were he to ferve fifty years, to attain a higher rank than that of a lieutenant-colonel ::-a difmal profpec for a young man who has ambition, and perhaps capacity to distinguish himself in the fervice of his king and country!"

Art. 18. The Life of the celebrated Benj. Stratford, who was tried and condemned last Surry Affizes for a Forgery, and executed at Guilford, Sept. 6th, 1766. Written by himself. 8vo. 1 S. Wilfon and Fell.

If this was really written by Stratford himfelf, it will be difficult to fay whether the fcoundrel or the coxcomb were most predominant in his character.

Art. 19. The Hiftory of the late War, from the Commencement of Hoftilities after the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748; comprehending an authentic Account of the Military Operations and Naval Engagements in different Parts of the World: together with the Minifterial Negociations of the feveral Courts of Europe, during that Period. Compiled chiefly from Original Papers of the best Authority. By Richard Rolt, Author of the Hiftory of the general War which began in 1739, and ended in 1748. Vol. I. 8vo. 6s. Waller.

If Mr. Rolt is not the most lively and brilliant writer of the age, he is a laborious, and, we believe, a faithful Compiler; and his work may be confidered as an useful collection of materials, of which future hiftorians may avail themselves. A farther account will be given of this undertaking, when finished.

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RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL. Art. 20. A Common-Place-Book to the Holy Bible: or, The Scripture's Sufficiency practically demonftrated. Wherein the Substance of Scripture, refpecting Doctrine, Worship, and Manners, is reduced to its proper Heads: weighty Cafes are refolved, Truths confirmed, and difficult Texts illuftrated and explained. Fifth Edition; carefully revifed and improved. [Many Errors in the former Editions are amended, and the whole faithfully collated, Text by Text; together with proper Infertions made to connect the Senfe:] by William Dodd, LL. D. Preb. of Brecon, and Chap. in Ordinary to his Majelly. 4to. 10s. 6d. Ofborne, Caflon, &c.

om reading the above title-page, one would naturally Suppose that

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the words which we have inclosed within crotchets were meant to point out the particular improvements now first made, in this fifth edition, by Dr. Dodd: but, in fact, they relate to the third edition of this useful work, (printed in 1725) where they may be feen verbatim -The prefent Editor's merit, however, will beft appear from the following extract from his own advertisement to the reader.

Mr. Locke [the original Compiler] has with so much pains and ac curacy collected all the texts of fcripture upon the fubjects referred to, that little remained for any future editor to add, or improve. The chief and most important business, therefore, was to attend to the printing, and to fee that the references were exactly made. This has been done; and fome additions have been made, particularly at the begine ning' The first two fections, fhewing, 1. What religion is, and how the knowledge of it is to be obtained; 2. The neceffity of fearching the fcrip tures; we obferve make part of thofe additions. But by throwing three chapters, (viz. Chap. 4. 5, and 6, of the former editions) very properly, into one, the number of chapters may appear (though not in reality to be diminished.

Art. 21. The Alarm. A Difcourfe addreffed to all true Lovers of their Country, but more particularly to the Merchants and Citizens of Landan, To which is prefixed, a dedication to his Majesty, 8vo. 6d. E. Cooke,

This Alarm, as we collect from the dedication, and from the forma Hity of a text at the head of the discourse, was first founded from the pulpit; and was defigned rather to roufe the attention of the public to a due confideration of our circumftances in general, than to point out any particular scheme.'From the example of King Jofiah (2 Kings xxii. 25) the Author is fo good as to draw fome inftruction for King George; which feems to be his principal aim: and, into the bargain, he has bounteously toffed a makeweight of exhortation to the people. May fuccefs attend his well-meant endeavours! He is a poor hand at a preachment, to be fure; but every little may contribute fomewhat towards carrying on the great work of national reformation. And though our Author may fail of his main defign, and neither the king, nor the parliament, nor the country in general, fhould be much the better for this plain, hoefpon, fimple publication; yet, if it should contribute ought towards mending the manners of one riotous weaver, or profli gate coal-heaver, the Preacher will not have preached, and printed, and publifhed altogether in vain:-albough he fhould chance to lofe forty or fifty fhillings through the general inattention of the public, to the dead weight which encumbers the shelves of a pamphlet-shop.

Art. 22. Reflections upon fome of the Subjects in Difpute, between the Author of The Divine Legation of Mofes, and a late Profeffer in the University of Oxford. By a Layman. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Griffin.

The fubjects on which the anonymous Author of thefe Reflections employs his pen, are chiefly thefe following:-the rights and limits of civil authority, in regard to religion-the difference between opinion and fentimental principles-the impoffibility of God's inftituting a religion that did not neceifarily point out both a future ftate, and the nature

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