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within the cuticle; and preventing that gloffy or gelatinous ap pearance, which is fo readily distinguished in the muscular fibres.'

In the fecond differtation the Author explains, by means of this theory, the phenomena which have been hitherto afcribed to the Sympathy of the nerves, or the confent of parts, as it has been commonly called; and endeavours to fhew that these appearances are clearly explicable by thus confidering the brain as expanded over every part of the body, and as being the only part of it that is capable of irritability. Some curious cafes are here likewise added, which at least illuftrate, if they do not fully prove the truth of, the Author's general doctrine; with refpect to this obfcure and difficult fubject.

NOVELS and MEMOIRS.

Art. 40. The Prudent Orphan: or the Hiftory of Mifs Sophia Stanley. 12mo. 2 Vols. 5s. fewed. Rofon, &c. 1775. He who fits down to write, with a confcioufnefs that he fhall acquire but little credit as an Author,' will not be much surprised when he finds that the fact agrees with his pre-fentiment. The writer of the Prudent Orphan, who makes this declaration at the beginning of his work, is therefore we fuppofe prepared for every cenfure, that either the Reviewers or the Public may pass upon it, and will quietly kifs the hand that chaftifes him. The greatest kindnefs we can fhow to this felf condemned culprit will be to release him from his pain as foon as poffible. We therefore pronounce, that, in our judgment, the ftory is confufed and uninterefting, the characters ill fupported, the expreffion childish and incorrect, and the moralnothing. Probably, however, fome fair readers may learn from it, that gypsies are not fuch ignorant creatures as the wife folks reprefent them, but may be very fuccessfully confulted on certain great occafions; and that all a young lady has to do, to render herself perfectly agreeable, is to take a leffon once a day, or oftener if she finds it neceffary, from Mifs Sophia, Mifs Harriot, Mifs Charlotte, or fome other accomplished fair (to be met with at any of the circu-lating libraries) on the wonderful art and mystery of love. E. Art. 41. The Morning Ramble; or Hiftory of Mifs Evelyn, 12mo. 2 Vols. 6s. bound. Noble, 1775

A young lady in love with her fuppofed uncle.-An old dotard in love with this fame young lady, his fuppofed grand-daughter.-Thefe amours made honeft by the help of a gypfey, whofe child the loved and loving fair one is faid to be.-Her virgin chaflity attempted by the ancient lover, and refcued by the younger.-Her virgin chastity again attempted by the friend of her beloved Adonis, and again rescued by a mad adventurer.-The refeued fair conducted by her new ina morato to the mouth of a dismal cave, (in which he threatens instantly to end his life before her eyes, unless the confents to repay his services with those charms which he had preserved) and there terrified into a promife of marriage.-A third ravishment, and a murder, introduced for the fake of variety and entertainment, into the husband's ftory of himfelf.-The wife, unmindful of her holy vow, on a fudden fuffering her firft paffion to rekindle. Her husband in a fit of jealoufy, encountering his innocent rival.-The hapless fair rufhing between their swords. Wounded.-Expiring--Lamented.

This is a true bill of fare of the Morning's Ramble. A very pretty, romantic, fentimental morning's entertainment for Mifs in her Teens.

Art. 42. He is found at laft: or Memoirs of the Beverley Family. 2 Vols. 65. Noble. 1775

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This novel begins, where most others end, with going to church. Two happy weddings!-As all weddings are of course, at least in novels with a fprightly laughing nymph to a principal in one, and be the hiftorian of both! It is enough to unfurt the front of the most fnarling critic, and put the moft four and cynical reader into good bumour. We are not proof against the powers of love and Hymen s they have charmed away our cenforial dignity, and we willingly con defcend to dance in their train. If we recollect right, some wife man fays fomewhere-or if no wife man ever faid it before us, the obfervation is not the lefs wife-that he who wishes to be pleased will feldom be disappointed. We have experienced the truth of this re mark, while we have followed the lead of our Narrator. We have met with incidents, plain indeed and fimple, but natural and inte-› refting; entertaining journals; lively reflections on places and things; agreeable characters; and, at last, a difcovery and a union which have given us no fmall pleasure. Sit down to this little entertain-. ment, Madam, in good humour, and with a good appetite, and you will be pleased too.

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Art. 43. Fabrigas and Moflyn, &c. Final Decifion. Kearfly. In the Review for January, p. 90, we mentioned the Farther Proceedings in this celebrated caufe, on the Bill of Exceptions ;argued Nov. 15th, 1774. The matter was then left to ftand for another argument; and, accordingly, Jan. 27th, 1775, the cause of Mr. Fabrigas was very ably maintained by Serjeant Glynn; and, on behalf of Governor Moftyn, by Serjeant Walker. The judg ment of the Court of King's Bench is, in fubftance, here given; and Lord Mansfield's opinion, with respect to the locality, and the Governor's authority, is equally comprehenfive and fatisfactory. The judgment being affirmed, Mr. Fabrigas received 3000 1. da mages, and 159 1. costs.

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RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL.
Art. 44. Eighteen Sermons on important Subjects. By Matthew
Horberry, D. D. late Fellow of Magdalen College, Rector of
· Standlake, Oxfordshire, and Canon Refidentiary of Litchfield.
Published from the original Manufcripts. By Jeoffry Snelfon,
M. A. Vicar of Hanbury, Staffordshire. 8vo. 5 s. Oxford,
Printed at the Clarendon Prefs. London, fold by Cadell, &c.
1774.

The difcourfes of this orthodox divine are in the general fenfible, ingenious, and judicious. We have perufed them with pleasure, though we may not at all times fubfcribe to his fentiments, or think that his argument, in every case, conveys clear and full conviction.

Some of thefe Sermons appear, to us, to be mafterly performances: but we were rather surprised, as we proceeded with fatisfaction

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from one difcourfe to another, to find ourselves; at length, conducted, in the laft Sermon, to a vindication of the Athanafian Creed, which fo many worthy fons of the church of England have wished themfelves fairly rid of? However, fo it is; and the Author labours through his vindication as well as he, or perhaps any other man could; but with what fuccefs, we fhall leave every Reader to judge for himself.

The fubjects of the other Sermons are King Agrippa's answer to Paul.-The Apoftle's witnefs of the Refurrection of Jefus, proper, powerful, and fuccefsful.-The good Fruits of Christianity, Evidences of its Truth.-Salvation in Jefus Chrift alone.-Chrift both God and Man. The Complete Infpiration of Scripture afferted.— The great Guilt and Danger of Taking away from the Words of Scripture. The chief Caufes of Scepticism in Matters of Religion. The Contempt of the Clergy. The Diftinction between the Characters of a righteous and of a good Man, &c. &c.

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We should gladly have added fome extracts from several of the difcourfes; but as this does not comport with our prefent limits, we must here take leave of a volume of fermons which, we doubt not, will be well received by many Readers. Hi. Art. 45. A Fourth Letter to the Rev. Mr. Pickard, on Genuine - Proteftantifm; being a full Reply to the Rev. Mr. Toulmin's Defence of the Diffenters new Mode of Subfcription. 8vo. I S. Dilly, 1775.

..Mr. Fell continues firm in his oppofition to the new religious teß propofed by his diffenting brethren, in their parliamentary appli cation; and he has much more to say than we have here room to repeat. See his Genuine Pr teftantifm, Rev. vol. 48, p. 332, and for Mr. Toulmin's pamphlet, fee Review, vol. 50. p. 236. Mr. Fell's arguments certainly deferve to be candidly and fully attended to. Art. 46. Religious Inftruction of Children recommended. By the Rev. James Stonehoufe, M. D. 8vo. 6d. Rivington. 1774. Worthy of the good and benevolent Author.

POETICAL.

Art. 47. An Epifle (Moral and Philofophical) from an Officer at
Otaheite, to Lady Gr*f**n*r. With Notes, Critical and Hifto-
rical. By the Author of the Rape of Pomona. 4to.
Evans, 1774.

Is. 6d.

The fame judgment must be given on this prurient piece of wit, that was paffed on the Author's Pomona: See Review, vol. xlviii. p. 509. We may also refer to what was faid of the luscious epiftle from Queen Oberea to Mr. Banks, Review, vol. xlix. p. 503.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Art. 48. An Account of the laft Expedition to Port Egmont, in Falkland's Iflands, in 1772. Together with the Transactions of the Company of the Penguin Shallop, during their ftay there. By Bernard Penrofe, Surgeon's Mate. 8vo. I s. 6d. Johnfon. 1775. Mr. Penrofe gives a circnmftantial account of the Robinson Crusoekind of life which he and his companions led, during their ftay at our late settlement at Port Egmont, from the time mentioned in the title page, to that of our finally relinquishing that little fettle

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ment, in May, 177. His narrative is interfperfed with many particulars relating to the natural history of Falkland's Islands; Yome of which will be new to the Public. He appears to be a fenfible, intelligent obferver; and we are obliged to him for the information and entertainment afforded us by his publication. Cost Art. 49. A Treatise on Matrimony; or, an Addrefs to both Sexes, of all Ages. By W. Taplin. 8vo. 15. Davies, &c. *774. An unfuccessful attempt to write a pamphlet. Art. 50. The Rival Ball-Rooms,or, a Collection of all the Pieces publifhed in favour of the New and Old Affembly-Rooms, at Bath, during the Difputes about fettling the public Amusements, in the Autumn Seafon. 1774 12mo. 1s, Newbery. ; A work of infinite importance to the public!

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Art. 51. An Effay on the Art of News-paper Defamation, in a Letter to Mr. M'illiam Griffin, Printer and Publisher of the Morning Poft, a Master of that art. By C. D. Piguenit. 8vo. 6d. Printed for the Author. 17758

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The fpecies of defamation here complained of, appears, to Mr. Piguenit, to be a most intolerable grievance. It was, indeed, once confidered as a fad thing to have one's character mangled and torn to pieces by a literary affaffin, when the inftances were less common; but now that almost every body is attacked, the perfon who paffes the papers unnoticed, is thought to be nobody and it is matter of mortification to the man who fuppofes himself entitled to any degree of eminence, that he has not been deemed of confequence enough even to be abused in a news paper.

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FOREIGN PUBLICATION, not inferted in the laft Appendix. Art. 52. Memoire pour le COMTE DE GUINES, Ambassadeur du Roi, &c. Memorial of the Count de Guines, French Ambaffador at the Court of London; against Meff. Tort and Roger, formerly his Secretaries, &c. 410. 3 s. Imported by Almon.* 1779. The Public hath often heard, by the news-papers, of the charge, or, rather, recrimination, brought against the Count de Gaines, by his late fecretaries, of jobbing in the English funds. That the fecre taries jobbed, and that their difhoneft purposes were fruftrated by their own blunders, is certain; but whether they acted in this unworthy capacity merely on their own account, and without their mafter's knowledge, or by his direction, and on his account, is the grand question. The Ambaffador, in this Memorial, feems to have clearly and fully exculpated himself, and to have fixed a charge of the most flagitious treachery and bafenefs on his fervants, and their accomplices. As this is an affair of public concern, and of great importance, we are glad to fee it fo well explained. It is to be hoped, too, that the unfolding this mystery of iniquity, will prove a fufficient warning to the Bulls and Bears of the Alley, and teach them to be more cautious for the future, how they cabal and intrigue with the fervants of perfons in public employments, in order to come at those fecrets which are fuppofed to be confided in them. Thofe fervants must be rafcals and, betrayers, in the first inftance; and, confequently, as unworthy to be trufted by their affociates as by their masters.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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FOREIGN LITERATURE.

E are obliged to our Correfpondent J. H. for enabling us to gratify, or at least excite, the curiofity of our philofophical Readers, by announcing to them the approaching publication of a fingular work on the fubject of Phyfiognomy. From a paper lately printed at Leipfic, which he has communicated to us, and which contains a profpectus of this undertaking, it appears that the Author, M. Laveter, whom our Correfpondent characterises as a man of parts, much celebrated in Switzerland-the friend of Gefner, & fimilis fecundus,' has endeavoured to reduce phyfiognomy to a fcience, or, at leaft, to enlarge our knowledge of the characters and intimate difpofitions of men, by pointing out those external but characteristical traits with which nature or habit have marked the human countenance. He does not offer this work as an entire or complete fyftem; but prefents it under the modeft title of Fragments of Obfervations, Conjectures, and Reflections on Phyfiognomy.'

It is evident that the principles of this art cannot easily be communicated without the affiftance of engravings. Accordingly a fet of plates conftitute the bafis or moft effential part of the work; which will confift, at least, of four volumes in quarto, large paper. In thefe plates will be exhibited, among other articles, particular lineaments and outlines of the human countenance; sketches of national phyfiognomies; reprefentations of the paffions, and other af fections of the mind; antique heads, and various portraits, in front, and in profile, reprefenting remarkable perfons of different charac ters, both living and dead. Each volume will commence with fome general difcourfes, which are to be followed by obfervations, criticifms, and detached reflections on particular phyfiognomies reprefented in the plates. Thefe refle&ions will be of fuch a nature, as not to give any offence to the living.

We have only time and room to add, with respect to this fingular undertaking, that the work is written in the German language; and that the text is accompanied with a French tranflation, executed under the inspection of the Author: that the impreffion of the first volume is begun; and that it is expected that a volume will be ready to be delivered to fubfcribers every fucceeding Leipfic fair; beginning with the delivery of the firft, at the fair in Eafter next: and that as each volume will contain from twenty-five to thirty-fix fheets of text; eighty or a hundred plates; and forty or fifty vignettes, the price of each will not be less than two or three new Louidores.

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Peter Puerile's Letter contains fome juft remarks, with one or
two, that feem to justify the name which he has modeftly affumed.
What he fays about hirelings,' and authors being paid the fame
br writing ill as well,' is not only ill founded, but, begging his par-
don, impertinent.

His remarks on pleonasms and perissologies, are more admissible.
The very word pleonasm is, perhaps, in our language, a redundancy,

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