the following picture of Moderation, the mother of Politeness; which, the connoiffeurs would perhaps inform him, might as well. have taken the name of any other goddess, heavenly or earthly, that the painter had pleafed. Her graceful mien befpoke her fomething heavenly; her golden locks in eafy ringlets fhaded the charms of her more lovely neck: her countenance was ruddy as Aurora, like Juno fair; bewitching as Venus; and as Pallas bespeaking. When the fpoke, charms innumerable iffued from her lips: her voice was more tuneful than Cytherea's, and her figure more graceful than Melpomene's.' Art. 20. Confiderations on the different Modes of finding Recruits for the Army. 8vo. 6d. Cadell. In confidering whether new levies fhould be made by additional companies to old regiments, or by new corps to be commanded by, men of family and eftate; the Writer argues ftrongly for the lat ter mode-; urging, that men are easier collected under officers whom they know, than under ftrangers: and that mutual knowledge of each other operates as a stronger bond of connexion in time of fervice, than where they are all frangers to each other, and to their officers. Hence he pleads for Highland regiments, and for raifing others from the Roman Catholics in Ireland. But here ftarts an antagonist. Art. 21. A Letter to the Author of "Confiderations on the different Modes of finding Recruits for the Army.' 8vo. I S. Bew. This Writer attacks the former with more acrimony than he avows, and objects to all his reafoning, as injurious to the veteran officers, whofe promotion undoubtedly ought not to be obftructed by their juniors on the mere merit of recruiting fervice; and as tending to fill the British army with Highlanders and Irish Catholics. -But the decifion on fuch questions at fuch a time, does not rett with likerary reviewers. Art 22. Obfervations upon the Shoeing of Horfes: together with a new Inquiry into the Caufes of Difeafes in the Feet of Horfes. In two Parts. Part 1. Upon the Shoeing of Horses. Part II. Upon the Difeafes of the Feet. By J. Clark, Farrier. 8vo. 3. fewed. Edinburgh printed, and fold by Cadell in London. The first edition of this ufeful Work, was published in 1772 ", to which the rational and intelligent Writer has now added many im provements. It were greatly to be wifhed, both from motives of intereft and humanity, that our farriers, who are also horse doctors, knew fomething more than they learn from ignorant prejudice at their mafter's anvil. Such of thofe profeffors as can read, and are not too wife already to feek for farther knowledge, might profit a little by attending to what Mr. Clark has to fay on the feet of that ufeful, much abufed animal, the horse. NOVELS and MEMOIR S. 3 Vols. 9s. Vernor. 1776. 12mo. Though this novel is barren of incident, and makes but a feeble attack upon the heart, it is not altogether deftiture of merit. The * See Rev. vol. xlvi. p. 261. Ee 3 principal principal character is drawn with propriety and strength; many just and fenfible reflections are interfperfed through the piece; a colerable imitation of ancient romance is introduced by way of episode; and the whole is written in an agreeable style. Art. 24. Memoirs of an unfortunate Queen. Interfperfed with Letters written by herself, to feveral of her illustrious Relations, &c. 1:mo. 3 s. Bew. 1776. In this truly Grubean, though not ill-written, performance, poor Matilda is made to turn Authores; and the productions of her Danish Majefty's pen are, it feems, 1. Familiar Letters to Friends, &c. 2. The Story of the unfortunate Dutchefs of Zell, fo fimilar to her own unhappy tale. 3. An Abridgement of the Hiflories of Charles XII. and the Czar Peter. 4. The Adventures of the Chevalier Charles Stuart, Pretender to the Crown of England. 5. Characters of the English, French, and Danes; with brief defcriptions of their feveral countries.-These sketches are tolerably drawn, after pretty good originals; and, on the whole, it is evident, from the promifing fpecimens before us, that if Carolina Matilda had not, unfortunately for herself, been made a QUEEN, fhe might, in time, have arrived at the honour of being even a Monthly Reviewer. N. B. The honeft Grub is a warm advocate for the virtue and innocence of his heroine; in which he may be right; though it does not appear that he ever travelled to Copenhagen. DRAMATIC. Art. 25. Three Weeks after Marriage; a Comedy of two Acts, as performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covert Garden. 8vo. is. Kearsley. 1776. This is no more than a re-publication of a piece, which formerly fell under our notice, by the title of "What we must all come to. To the prefent edition the ingenious Author † has prefixed the following advertisement: The following farce was offered to the public in January 1761; but the quarrel about a trifle, and the renewal of that quarrel after the difpute had fubfided, being thought unnatural, the piece was damned. Mr. LEWIS of Covent Garden Theatre, had the courage to revive it for his benefit in March laft, with an alteration of the title, and it has been fince repeated with fuccefs. A fimilar incident happened to VOLTAIRE at PARIS. That writer, in the year 1734, Produced a tragedy, intitled ADELAIDE DU GUESCLIN, which was hiffed through every act. In 1765, Lɛ KAIN, an aŝor of eminence, revived the play, which had lain for years under condemnation. Every fcene was applauded. What can I think, fays VouTAIRE, of thefe oppofite judgments? He tells the following anecdote. A banker at Paris had orders to get a new march compofed for one of the regiments of Charles XII. He employed a man of talents for the purpofe. The march was prepared, and a practice of it had at the banker's houfe before a numerous affembly. The mufic was found deteftable. MOURET (that was the compofer's name) retired with his performance, and foon after inferted it in one of his See Rev. vol. xxx. p. 70. Arthur Murphy, Efq. operas. operas. The banker and his friends went to the opera; the march was applauded. Ah, fays the banker, that's what we wanted: why did you not give us fomething in this tafte? Sir, replied MOURET, the march which you now applaud, is the very fame that you condemned before' Art. 26. The Syrens, a Masque, in two Acts, as performed at the Theatre-Royal Covent-Garden. Written by Capt. Thompfon. The Mufic compofed by Mr. Fisher. 8vo. 1 s. Kearsley. 1776. A Nautico-dramatical medley, made up from the Tempeft Comus, and the Fair Quaker of Deal, with fome poetical flip, literary grog, and theatrical fea-biscuit; prepared by a modern failor, as an entertainment for his meff-mates, and a crut for the critics. Art. 27. Don Quixote, A Mufical Entertainment, performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. 8vo. 1s. Wilkie, &c. 1776. In this Mufical Entertainment, the Poet hath contrived to deprive the Knight of La Mancha of his enthusiafin, and to rob the Squire of his pleafantry. MORALITY. Art. 28. A Differtation on the Duty of Mercy, and Sin of Cruelty, to Brute Animals. By Humphry Primatt, D. D. 8vo. 45. fewed. Cadell, &c. 1776. A well intended fermon on this fubject was published about two years fince, by the late Mr. Granger, vicar of Shiplake in Oxfordfhire; and though fentiments of this humane kind cannot be too forcibly inculcated, yet it may be hinted, that a fixpenny fermon is more likely to be read by offenders against the dictates of humanity, than more bulky differtations. The cruel are generally the ignorant vulgar, whofe feelings ought rather to be artfully addreffed, than their understanding complimented, by fuch learned and laboured deductions as this Gentleman has framed. The fubject of humanity to animals lies in a small compass. &c. HUSBANDRY, Art. 29. A Treatise on Cattle: fhewing the most approved Me. thods of Breeding, Rearing, and fitting for Ufe, Horfes, Affes, Mules, Horned Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and Swine; with Directions for the proper Treatment of them in their feveral Disorders: to which is added, a Differtation on their contagious Diseases. Carefully collected from the best Authorities, and interspersed with Remarks. By John Mills, Efq; F. R. S. &c. 8vo. 6s. Johnson. 1776. A very ufeful compilation, both from English and French writers; and confidering the variety of fubjects treated of, muft contain more knowledge of each animal, than the experience of any one practical farmer or grazier could properly furnish for an original work. Art. 30. The Modern Improvements in Agriculture, &c. Part II. By a Practifer of both the Old and New Husbandry. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Wilkie. 1776. The account given of the first part of this work, in our Review vol. liii. p. 181, where the title is copied at large, will be fufficient to convey an idea of this continuation. E e 4 LAW. LAW. Art. 31. A Brief for the Dutchess of Kington; containing the Points of Law, &c. By a Student of Gray's-Inn. 4to. I s. 6 d. Allen. Published before the determination of the Lords. The Author has very judiciously stated the points of law which appeared, to him, to be greatly in favour of the Dutchefs. Art. 32. Thoughts on the feveral Regulations necessary to the appointment of an ADVOCATE-GENERAL, and proper Officers under him; for the Purpofe of relieving the Clients of Lawyers from unreasonable Expence, and intolerable Oppreffion. 4to. 2 s. Bew. Mr. Mawhood has here given us his promifed fcheme for the inflitution of a new Law-office, for the redrefs of thofe grievances to which clients may be expofed, by the exorbitancy and confederacy of folicitors, &c. efpecially with regard to the taxation of their bills of all which, our Author has fo loudly complained, in his former publications -Some plan, of this kind, might, perhaps, be formed, from whence confiderable advantages would be derived, to those who have the misfortune to be concerned in law-fuits. RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL. Art. 33. A Plea for the Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. In a paftoral Letter addreffed to a Congregation of Proteftant Diffenters, at Cambridge. 8vo. 1 s. 6d. Keith, &c. 1776. We have rarely met with a controverfial writer, fo liberal and candid as Mr. R--nt; though we cannot entirely agree with him in opinion, we most heartily approve, and take this opportunity of applauding, the excellent temper which he discovers. Were controverfies of every kind conducted with the fame Catholic fpirit, the chief obstacles that lie in the way of the investigation and discovery of truth, would be removed; at least, diverfity of opinion would not be fo incompatible as it has generally been found, with that union and reciprocal affection, which Chriftianity is evidently intended to establish and promote. Our Author's arguments for the proper deity of Chrift, have been often urged, and, perhaps, in the way of ftrict reafoning, to greater advantage. But Mr. Rhas a happy talent of giving novelty and variety together with a confiderable degree of Ipirit to his addrefs; and though he is often more plaufible than juft, it must be acknowledged, that the whole of this performance was adapted to the occafion, and well executed ad captandum vulgus. We do not mean to intimate, that it is merely calculated for the vulgar-it deferves the perufal, and will engage the attention of readers of a fuperior class. We fhall only obferve farther, that there is one argument in particular, on which the Author has laid much greater itress than it will bear this is derived from the language of fcripture, with refpect to the article of Chrift's divinity: Under this head paffages are cited, fome of which are of doubtful authority, others wrongly tranflated, See Rev. December laft, p. 520. Att. Address to the Public. + Mr. Robinson, Author of the Arcana. See Monthly Review, vol. 50, p. 236, and Tranflation of Saurin's Sermons. and and others obviously capable of a different interpretation. Mr. Rfeems, at times, to forget, that the Old and New Teftament were not originally written in the English language; though he has given us fpecimens both of his learning and reading, which abundantly fhew, that he could have confulted the original language to advantage. Art. 34. A moral Demonftration of the Truth of the Chriftian Religion; with an Introduction on the Nature and Force of probable Arguments. Firft printed in the Year 1660, and now accurately re-printed by the Editor. 8vo. 1 s. Cadell. 1775. The Author of this Moral Demonstration was the eminent and excellent Dr. Jeremy Taylor; and the Re-publisher of it, as we are informed, is Bishop Hurd. We cannot give its character in better terms than those of the ingenious and Right Reverend Editor : We have, doubtless, fays he, many excellent performances on the fubject here treated; but none, that I know of, within the fame compass, equally inftructive. There are fome few tracts and teftimonies alleged in the courfe of the argument, which, on a Aricter examination, have been found not fo pertinent or confiderable, as they were taken to be in the Writer's time. But in general, there is fo much truth and sense in this little tract, fo much good reafoning, enforced by fo exuberant an eloquence, and fo fublime a piety, that, if I mistake not, it will afford, to ferious minds, a more than common fatisfaction.' Art. 35. Reflections on the Life and Character of Chrift. By Edmund Lord Bishop of Carlifle; with a Summary, and Appendix, on the Gospel Morals. 8vo. 1 s. 6d. Cadell, &c. Thefe Reflections were first printed in 1755, at the end of the Author's valuable Confiderations on the Theory of Religion: See Review vol. xiii. p. 511.—An advertisement prefixed to the prefent edition of this difcourfe informs us, that it is published by itfelf' by the advice of fome judicious perfons who have been long engaged in the education of youth, and are defirous of promoting the knowledge of religion along with their other fciences.' It is accordingly published, in a way beft adapted to the tutor's convenience, and that of his pupils; and in order to reduce it into the fmalleft compafs, fuch notes are omitted as appeared to be of a more fpeculative and abftrufe nature, or less immediately connected with the fubject of these reflections.'-Some obfervations are added, on the Character and Example of Chrift; togegether with an Appendix on The Morality of the Gofpel:' fhewing the preference due to the Christian scheme above all other religious fyftems. Art. 36. A Reply to the Author of the "Remarks on a Scriptural Confutation of Mr. Lindley's Apology. By a Layman. 8vo. 6 d. Law. 1776. This is one of the weakest and most bigoted Pamphlets that ever came into our hands. The Author is equally unacquainted with Scripture, with Reafon, and with Charity. He is certainly wellprepared for receiving the doctrine of Tranfubitantiation, if he be not already a Believer in that diftinguishing tenet of Popery. MEDICAL |