Art. XX. The Christian Officer's Complete Armour: containing Arguments in Favour of a Divine Revelation. By Colonel A Burn, of the Royal Marines. Second Edition, 12mo. pp. 240. Price 4s. boards. Matthews and Leigh, 1808. WE gladly embrace the opportunity afforded us by a new edition of this excellent little work, to give it the sanction of our warmest recommendation. It exhibits the chief arguments in favour of a Divine Revelation in a distinct, luminous, and pleasing form. The substance of it is cast into a free and interesting dialogue between a captain, a sincere be liever in Christianity, and his sceptical friend, a major in the same regiment. Both characters are taken from the life. We are glad to observe that the name of the worthy writer is avowed in this second edition; the first, it may be proper to observe, was intitled the Christian Officer's Panoply. Art. XXI. The Privilege and Hope of the aged Christian. A Sermon, occasioned by the Death of Mr. John Bailey, of the Grove, Hackney, preached at Ram's Chapel, Homerton. By the Rev. W. B. Williams, M. A. 8vo pp. 36. Price 1s. 6d. Sold by the Author. 1808. THE text of this discourse is Job v. 26. from which Mr. W. deduces two propositions ;-that the full age attained by some of the servants of God, is to be esteemed a privilege and that at such a period, death, or coming to the grave, is a privilege also. These are ingeniously, though not unexceptionably illustrated. The remarks on Mr. Bailey's character, and on the circumstances of his dying moments, are introduced by the following sensible observation: In truth, the question of prime importance, is NOT how men die, but how they have lived. And the proof that a man is a Christian, should arise from the evidence of the years of his past life, and not from the experience of his few last hours: we must decide from the repentance deepened day by day, and not the perturbed sorrows of a dying bed; always suspicious, and seldom sincere.' p. 22. After these particulars, a few remarks are added by way of improvement; but in this part of the discourse we are sorry to observe a very capital defect, as we are sure the pious and respectable author will also consider it, on sober reflection. The discourse contains no clear exposition of the way of salvation, by faith in a crucified Redeemer, no accurate description of the Christian character, no pointed address to the conscience of the hearers. An omission of these on any occasion, is highly censurable. Every congregation, it may be supposed, includes some in dividuals, who are strangers to vital religion, and the preacher's object should always be, that even these may be warned of their danger, and left without excuse. But the duty is peculiarly binding on preachers of Funeral Sermons, as many hearers attend on those occasions, who never come at any other time, and as the solemn state of mind which is usually prevalent, and the subjects which necessarily fall under consideration, af ford a peculiar facility and encouragement for explicit and animated addresses. We the more regret the omission in the present instance, as the author evidently possesses considerable talents, and probably produced, by this very sermon, a strong impression on his audience. An Appendix is annexed, in which the author shews, that Ram's chapel, of which he is minister, is perfectly regular. We wonder how he could prevail on himself to mention, with any other feeling than that of VOL. IV. 3 D reverence, his eminently pious and amiable predecessor, the Rev John Eyre; and how he could forget that, in speaking of some irregularities in Mr. Eyre which might have been punished," he impeaches the vigilance of his ordinary, and the state of discipl ne in the Established Church. An unusual number of notes are attached to this sermon, only a few of which, in our opinion, were worthy of insertion. Art. XX. Rules of the Annuity fund, established for the Benefit of Governesses. With an Account of he Institution, and Proposals for enlarging its Plan by Means of an Honorary Subscription. 4to. pp. 16. Cheyne, Edinburgh; Johnson, 1808. WE readily give publicity to this Institution, without being satisfied of its preferableness to the established public offices. The association is to consist of one thousand members; they are to become annuitants at the age of 55, if then single, or, after that age, at the death of their husbands. It is at their option, on entering, to subscribe to the first table, intitling them to 251. per annum, or to the second intitling them to 50% per annum. Persons subscribing under 25 years of age pay one guinea entrance, 14. 6. annually; all above 25, pay two guineas entrance, and if under 30, 17. 15s. per annum ; if under 35, 21. 15s; if under 40, 41. 9s. 3d.; if under 45, 61 6s, 6d,; if above 45, the same sum, and become annuitants at the end of ten years. The entrance money and annual payments in the second table, of 50%, annuities, are double, Moral character is indispensable. A sensible Introduction recommendin, the Institution is prefixed to the plan, and is ascribed to the estimable Miss Hamilton. It proposes a secondary fund to be formed by voluntary contribution, for extending aid to individuals reduced to indigence before they reach the age of 55, or afflicted with blindness, insanity, or incurable disease. It is proposed that the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland at the time being, and three Ministers or Professors of Edinburgh chosen for life by those Officers, be the Trustees of the Institution. Applications forwarded to Mr. Cheyne, George Street, Edinburgh. Art. XXIII, The Artist's Repository; or Encyclopedia of the Fine Arts; exhibiting the Principles, and explaining the Practice, in all their various Branches. 8vo. Part 1. p.p. 160. price. 5s. sewed. with 29 Plates. C. Taylor, 1808. THIS well known and esteemed work, which will be found highly serviceable to artists and deserves a place in the library of every amateur and elegant scholar, is now in a course of republication with one hundred and fifty new plates. It will be completed in ten parts, and contain upwards of 300 engravings It is undoubtedly the most satisfactory and comprehensive work on the subject including an entire course of information on the several branches of the arts The following is a sketch, of the contents; The Principles of delineating the Human Figure, &c.; the Methods of preparing and using all kinds of Colors; Instructions for painting in Oils, Water Colors, Crayons Miniature, &c. Engraving, in Strokes, Chalk Aquatinta, Mezzotinto, on Wood, &c. A Dictionary of the Terms used in the Arts, with their peculiar significations A History of the Origin and Progress of the Arts-Biographical accounts of the most celebrated Artists Essays on Sculpture, Perspective, Architecture, Landscape, &c. &c.” ART. XXIV. SELECT LITERARY INFORMATION. A volume of Critical Notes and Observations, explanatory of the four gospels, and founded on circumstances peculiar to our Saviour and the Evangelists, will shortly be published. Dr. Glasse is about to publish another edition of the New Testament with Burkitt's Observations, to be comprised in a large octavo volume: containing such parts of the commentary as are most necessary for the explanation of the text, with short Annotations. Mr. Southey has been employed eight years on a History of Portugal, arranged under three different heads, Portugal, Portuguese Asia, and Brazil. Each part in itself forms a complete whole, and has no other connection than that of relating to the same people. The History of Brazil is the last in chronological order; but as public curiosity is now particularly directed towards that country, the author intends to put it to press immediately. A History of Portugal, in the Portuguese language, will shortly appear in three small volumes. Mr. Farmer, of Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, is preparing for the press, an Account and Analysis of a Carbonated Chalybeate Spring, which he discovered last year in the adjoining parish of Lower Swell, and over which he has erected a commodious pump room. The peculiarities of this water are said to be, a stronger cha. lybeate property, and a larger portion of nitrogen gas in solution, than exists in any spring hitherto analysed. It is bright, colourless, and not disagreeable. A wine quart is stated to contain Mur. Lime 0, 5. gr.-Mur. Magnesia, 1.-Sulphat of Lime 1, 5Sulph. Magnesia (), 5-Carbon. Lime 1, 25. -Carb. Magnesia 0,5-Carb. Iron 2-Neutral Salts not ascertained 0, 65-Undissolved residue, chiefly silex 0, 1.-Gaseous contents of 100 cubic inches of water, Carbonic acid gas, 10 cub. in. Nitrogen gas. 40 cub. in. Specific gravity, 1,0025; usual temperature, 52, the adjacent spring-water being 50. The medical properties of the water will be sufficiently obvious. To be published by subscription (under the direction of his executors,) in six volumes, demy octavo, handsomely printed, on good paper, pr. 21 14s. to subscribers. in boards, the only complete octavo edition of the works of the Rev. John Newton, late Rector of St Mary Woollnoth, London. Conditions, · Five volumes are nearly ready for delivery, the far greater part having been printed before the author's death; and the sixth volume, containing posthu mous pieces left for publication by the author, will be published in the course of next month. This new volume may be had. separately. No money is required on subscribing, but the whole to be paid on delivery of the five volumes. A duodecimo edition, in 12 vols. will soon appear, The Rev. Mr. Bicheno has in the press a new and enlarged edition of the Signs of the Times, with a second appendix on the present aspect of public affai s, which will be published in the course of the present month. An Antidote to the Poetical Works of the late Thomas Little, Esq. being an exposure of the sophistry and plagiarism of that publication, is preparing for the press. In the press, a new edition enlarged, in octavo, of Ludlam's Introduction to the Mathematics, with an appendix, by W. Fever, Superintendant of the Philosophical Institution, Bristol, Mr. Crabb has in the press a second part of his work, called the Preceptor and his Pupils: in which a comparison is made of the syntax of different languages, special rules, dialogues, exercises and examinations, are given on the English lan gnage. and The History and Antiquities of Cleveland oy the Rev, John Graves, is nearly completed at press, and will be ready for publication immediately. In the course of this Month will be published, in three Volumes, crown 8vo. beau tifully printed by Bensley, and embellished by upwards of Forty Portraits of the Persons mentioned in the work, a new edition, revised and corrected, of Memoirs of Count Grammont, by Count A. Hamilton: with Notes and Illustrations. Mr. Nicholson's New Chemical Dictionary will appear in a very short time, in one large volume, 8vo. The second volume of the History of Sussex, and the concluding volume of the History of Leicestershire, which were burnt at Mr. Nichols's late fire, are again at press. In the press, and in a few days will be published, under the Patronage of, and Dedicated to the King, Part I, of the First Volume of a Chronological Series of all the most valuable, scarce, and faithful English Translations, in Poetry and Prose, from the Greek Poets and Prose Authors, (several never before printed,) with selected and new Notes, entirely English: Corrections, Prefaces, Lives, Maps, and Heads from Antient Statues, Busts, Gems, Medals, and Paintings: Chronological and Mythological Tables, &c. By Francis Lee, A. M. Chaplain in Ordinary to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Member of the Asiatic Society, &c.-The Work is printed in Royal Octavo, on a fine Wove Paper, and with new Types, in double Columns, compressing several Volumes into one. The Works of the different Authors may be had separately, as they are printed; or in Sets, arranged in Chronological Order. This First Part contains a Translation of Hesiod's Works and Days, and Theogony; with Notes, a Preface and Life; illustrated with a Bust, and Chronological and Mythological Tables. The next Work of this Series, speedily to be published in English, is the whole of Pindar's Odes in Celebration of Victors in the Olympic, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games, not one fourth of which have ever been published. The new Translation by a Person of eminence, illustrated with a Bust, Life, and Notes. A new edition of the Greek Text of Herodotus, carefully corrected from the edition of Wesseling and Reitz, is now printing at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, and probably will appear early in October next. This will be speedily followed by "Porti Lexicon Ionicum," a work which has long been extremely scarce and expensive; it is intended to be printed uniformly with the Herodotus, and to be adapted to the various editions of that Author. In the course of this month will be published, a Supplementary volume of Birds to Barr's edition of Buffon's Natural History. The proprietors of that work have engaged a literary gentleman to collect all that has been discovered in ornithology of an interesting nature since the death of Buffon, and for that purpose procured the splendid edition of his work, lately published by Sonnini, in 114 volumes. From this has been selected every article of importance, or curiosity from the additions of Sonnini, and J. J. Virey. Several new plates of rare birds will accompany the volume. In the press, and will be published in the Spring of 1809, elegantly printed in one volume royal quarto, and a few copies in imperial quarto, an Account of the Kingdom of Nypâl; comprising a particular description of its geography and topography. Illustrated with a Map, and embellished with various engravings, from drawings made by A. W Devis, Esq. This publication is taken, with the permission of the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India Company, from a memoir of the embassy, deputed in 1793, by the Marquis Cornwallis (then governor-general of British India) to the Court of Câtmondû; written originally by Colonel William Kirkpatrick, the British Envoy on that occasion, and prepared for the press by Lawrence Dundas Campbell, Esq. The above work is printing uniformly with Symes's embassy to Ava, Turner's to Tibet, and Lord Valentia's travels in India (now in the press.) The price of the small paper will not exceed three guineas, and the large four guineas and a half. An edition of Muse Seatonianæ will appear this month, containing the poems which have obtained the annual prize, founded by Mr. Seaton, at the University of Cambridge,. from the first institution of the premium in 1750, to the present time. Mr. Skurry is printing a volume of Poems on rural and descriptive subjects. Mr. Mayne, author of the Poem of Glasgow, has in the press the Siller Gun, a poem in four cantos: founded on an ancient custom of shooting for a silver gun, given as a prize to the best marksinan among the corporation of Dumfries. The poem will be illustrated by notes and a glossary. It is intended in the ensuing winter, to commence a Classical Journal, to be continued quarterly, which will contain original Essays, Remarks, and Communications, on subjects of classical literature, in English, Latin, French, and Italian. It will be undertaken by a member of the University of Oxford, and several distinguished Scholars of both Universities have promised their aid and active co-operation. Mr. Parkes has for some time been en gaged in revising the Chemical Catechism, in order to accommodate every part of that work to the new facts lately developed by the highly interesting, and truly important discoveries of Mr. Davy. A new edition [being the third] thus amended, and with other very considerable additions, is in the press, and will be ready for publication in the course of the next week. Mr. William Chapman, of Newcastle, has in the press and nearly ready for publication, a Treatise on the Progressive Endeavours to improve the Manufacture and Duration of Cordage, with a discussion on the means of causing Ships to ride at anchor with greater safety. The Rev. Mr. Furness, of Pontefract, is about to publish by subscription, a Treatise on Land Surveying, for the use of schools, to to be called The Practical Surveyor. Mr. Allnutt, of Henley, has announced a General History of Inland Navigation of England and Wales, by the various existing Navigable Rivers and Canals; accompanied by Maps of each, with account of the Trade, Profits, Capital, &c. It will be published in twenty-five parts, at 7s. each, and the first part will appear in January next. ART. XXV. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED. AGRICULTURE. General View of the Agriculture of the county of Inverness; with Observations on the Means of its Improvement. By. J. Robertson, D. D. 14s. Observations on the Influence of Soil and Climate upon Wool; from which is deduced a certain and easy method of improving the Quality of English Clothing Wool, and preserving the health of Sheep; with Hints for the Management of Sheep after Shearing an Inquiry into the Structure, Growth, and Formation of Wool and Hair; and Remarks on the Means by which the Spanish Breed of Sheep may be made to preserve the best Qualities of its Fleece unchanged, in different Climates. By Robert Bakewell. With occasional Notes and Remarks, by the Right Hon. Lord Somerville, 8vo. 7s. BIOGRAPHY. General Biography; or, Lives of the most eminent Persons, of all Ages, Countries, Conditions,and Professions, arranged according to alphabetical order; composed by J. Aikin, M. D. Rev. Tho. Morgan, and W. JohnsVol. VII. 4to. 11. 11s. 6d. This Volume includes the Alphabet, as far as the letter P. The work will be completed in two, or at farthest three volumes more. Memoirs of the Life and Commercial Connections, public and private, of the late B. Goldsmid, Esq. containing a cursory View of the Jewish Society and Manners; interspersed with interesting Anecdotes of several remarkable Characters. By L. Alexander, in Six Numbers, 1s. each. A Statement of the Circumstances and Manner of the Death of Mr. Goldsmid, the Evidence of the Witnesses, and the Charge of the Coroner to the Jury, 2s. The Life of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron of Guildford, Lord-Keeper of the Great Seal, under King Charles II, and King James II. wherein are inserted the Characters of Sir Matthew Hale, Sir George Jeffries, Sir Leoline Jenkins, Sidney Godolphin, and others, the most eminent Lawyers and Statesmen of that time. By the Hon. Roger North. The second edition, 2 vols. BVD. 11. 1s. BOTANY. A History of the Fuci. ner, A. M. F. R. A. and L. S. &c. No. X. royal 4to. 7s. 6d. to be continued monthly. A few copies infolio, 13s. 6d. CLASSICAL LITERATURE. ad optimorum Exemplarium Fidem recen. D. Junii Juvenalis Aquinatis SatiræXVI, site, perpetuo Commentario illustratæ, atGeorgio Alex. Ruperti, secundum editionem que Procemio et Argumentis Instructæ, a Gottingensem. Accedit Index copiosissimus, 8vo. 12s. Eutropii Historiæ Romanæ breviarium; et Sexti Aurelii Victoris de Viris illustribus liber; juxta Editiones Tzschucke Caroli Henrici new edit. 2s. bound. et Joannis Arritzenii, 12mö. EDUCATION. Abregé de l'Histoire de France, Faisant Partie de Cours d'Etudes, imprimé par or dre de Louis XVI. A l'usage de l'Ecole Royale Militaire, 12mo. 5s. Abridgement of Universal History, for the Virey, 18mo, half bound, Ís. 6d. use of young Persons. From the French of Merchants Accounts: or, Book-keeping, according to the Italian method of Double Entry. By R. Langford, Master of the Academy, Haydon-square, 8vo. bound, 4s. 6d. A New Method for learning French," adapted particularly to the English Tongue, with two complete sets of Exercises. By J. Guisy, second edit. 3s. A Short Grammar of the English Language, simplified to the Capacities of Children. By J. Hornsey, 2s. cation as detailed in the publications of Dr. HISTORY. Accomplishment of the Abolition of the History, Politics, and Literature for the The Volumes for 1795 and 1803, are in the press, and will appear early in the By Dawson Tur- Winter, |
