views of cities, caftles, palaces, pagods, &c. He received alfo from Profeffor Kratzenftein two large maps, drawn with great care by an able engineer in India, and containing all the places fituated on the two oppofite borders of the Ganges, from Calcutta to Patna.

The original work is, undoubtedly, full of valuable materials, as appears by M. Anquetil's high opinion of it. The topographical part is unufually circumftantial: the description of every remarkable place is accurate and ample; and, as the Author has made ufe of the principal Indian and Perfian writers, with whose respective languages he is perfectly acquainted, he has, no doubt, drawn from these fourdes new and valuable information of many things relative to the country he defcribes.

M. BERNOULLI intends to publish, by subscription, two editions of this interefting work; one in large quarto, with about 30 plates, the greatest part of a folio fize, containing felect drawings and maps,-the price to fubfcribers 24 French livres :the other, in octavo, with only three or four maps, which are neceffary to the illuftration of the text,-the fubfcription price fix livres (about five fhillings English).

The number of plates here mentioned will be augmented, if the editor is encouraged, by a numerous fubfcription, to fubmit to the expence which this augmentation will require. He propofes alfo to enrich the work with interefting additions, which will be placed at the end of it, that no change may be made in the original text.

The whole of the octavo, and the first part of the quarto edi tion, will be published in the month of July 1784; and the fecond part of the latter, in September.

ITALY.

IX. Monumens antiques, ou Collection d'anciens Bas-reliefs, &c. i. e. Ancient Monuments or Remains, or a Collection of ancient Baffo-relievos, Egyptian, Grecian, Hetrurian, and Roman Fragments, reprefenting religious Ceremonies, and Sacrifices, Marriages, Bacchanalian Rites, Wars, Battles, and other Objects relative to the History and Mythology of thefe ancient Nations, together with Obfervations on the Tafte and Manner of the ancient Painters and Sculptors. Folio. Rome. 1783.—This work contains 200 Plates, the greatest part of them delineated and engraved by M. BARBAULT, formerly Penfioner of the King of France at Rome, and already known by publications of this kind, more efpecially by his views of Rome. There is tafte in the choice and manner of reprefenting the fragments contained in the prefent collection.

X. Memoria, &c. i. e. A Mineralogical Account of the Mountain of St. Gothard, and the adjacent Country. By M. HERMENEGILDE PINI. 8vo. Mila This fmall publication,

lication, which contains 128 pages, and which is accompanied with cuts, will be well received, if we are not much mistaken, by the lovers of natural hiftory. It exhibits a variety of interefting obfervations, made by its learned Author on the spot, in 1781 and 1782.

MONTHLY

CATALOGUE,

For OCTOBER, 1783.

POLITICA L.

Art. 15. An Efay on Republican Principles, and on the Inconve niences of a Commonwealth in a large Country and Nation. By John Andrews, LL. D. 8vo. I s. 6d. Richardfon and Urquhart..

1783.

HE title fufficiently expreffes the Author's defign; and the execution, if it merits no high encomiums, is not deftitute of ingenuity. Republicanifm meets with little quarter from this Author's pen; particularly that fpirit of republicanifm which hath already affected, and fill tends to affect, our prefent fyftem of government. Yet Dr. Andrews by no means profeffes to be the advocate of paffive obedience and non-refiftance, or any of thofe doctrines which make the liberty of the fubject dependant on the will of the Prince. He fpeaks with becoming indignation (and no honeft man can exprefs too much) against the adherents of arbitrary power; and doth not oppofe the excellent Sydney, for the fake of fupporting the execrable Filmer.

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It is a common opinion, which, though allowed in fome cafes, cannot be maintained in all, that a powerful nation cannot long fubfift under a republican form of government. This pofition, however, is con tended for by the writer of the prefent Effay, as a fort of general doctrine, which the hiftories of Greece, Rome, and Carthage, are produced to illuftrate and confirm.

We shall not conteft a truth fo univerfally acknowledged as this, that governments, poffeft of great refources both of riches and power, naturally tend to produce fome revolutions that will affect their internal principles and their external regulation. But this unfavourable influence of power and wealth is not confined to republics; it extends with equal force to monarchies; and will produce in them the fame changes, if not as fuddenly, yet as effectually, as in republics. All modes of government, indeed, have, like the human body, the feeds of diforder implanted in them, which " grow with their growth, and ftrengthen with their ftrength:" and will eventually terminate in their diffolution. The republics of ancient Rome and Carthage fell, like other governments, after a certain period; but they existed as commonwealths, and were poffeffed of very extenfive power, for many hundred years, before they were diffolved by the hand of ufurpation, or the chance of war. And it was through the periods of the Republic, particularly that of Rome, that manly heroifm fhewed itfelf to the greatest advantage: and it was thofe periods that history hath adorned with her most blooming laurels.

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Art. 16. A Second Letter of Advice, addreffed to all Merchants, Manufacturers, and Traders, of every Denomination, in Great Bri-tain, concerning the odious and alarming Tax on Receipts, in which their Fears and Jealoufies of future Alteration of the Act, with Intent to force it upon them, by Ministry, are confidered; together with many other interefting and important Subjects of Trade; well worthy the moft ferious Perufal and Attention of all the good People of this Realm. To which are added, The Opinions of Meffrs. Mansfield, Kenyon, and Arden, as to our prefent Conduct under the Aft, which entirely agree with our Advice in the First Letter. By Oliver Quid, Tobacconist. 8vo. 6 d. Kearfley, &c. 1783.

There is a threwdness in this second Letter of Mr. Quid's, which entitles it to fome degree of attention. The topics on which he now addreffes the Public, are fufficiently expreffed by himself, in the titlepage, as above.--For his firft Letter, fee our last month's Catalogue. Art. 17. An Efay on the true Interefts and Refources of the Empire of the King of Great Britain and Ireland. By the Earl of A-h. 8vo. 6 d. Dublin printed; London reprinted for Stockdale. 1783.

A mere fquib-a political cracker. Lord A h may be very competent as a fenator, and would, for aught we know, be an upright minister, as he feems poffeffed of good principles; but, in our apprehenfion, he will never be a good author. He feems to have very little skill in literary compofition; and what idea can the Public entertain of the judgment of that politician, who undertakes to difcufs the interefts and refources of the British empire (a fubject for a folio!). in the narrow fpace of nineteen lightly printed cctavo pages ? Art. 18. Obfervations on a Pamphlet entitled,

A Defence of Murray, &c.

the Rockingham Party,' &c... 8vo. I s. 6d. Vindicates Lord Shelburne, &c. and arraigns, with feverity, the condu&t of Mr. Fox and his Party, including Lord North. The ever memorable coalition is a principal object with the Author, who reprobates that manœuvre in terms fuch as we hear in every coffeehoufe, and read in the paragraphs of every news-paper politician. We are fick of the subject.

*For our account of the Defence of the Rockingham Party, see Review for June, p. 535.

Art. 19. A Letter to Sir Richard Hill, Bart. Member for the County of Salop; Author of the Sky-Rocket, Tables Turned, &c. The 4th Edition. To which is added, An Addrefs to that Gentleman on his laft Publication. By a Burgefs of Ludlow. 1 s. 6d. Debrett. 1783.

8vo.

When, in our Review for March laft, p. 276, we took notice of a paffage in the prefatory Advertisement to the 3d edition of this Letter, wherein the Author fpoke of certain manoeuvres' which, as he intimated, had been used, on the part of Mr. Hill, or Mr. Hill's friends, to prepoffefs the Monthly Reviewers against the Ludlow Burgefs, or his publication. We denied, as in truth and juice we were obliged to do, our knowledge of any fuch indirect practices, the very intimation of which we could not comprehend; and finding, ourfelves

ourfelves thus in the dark, we called on the Author to enlighten us. This he has now, in fome meafure, endeavoured to effect, by holding out a farthing candle, which only reveals to us the frivolous cir cumftance of a brace of pamphlets (relative to this controverfy) being, as he fays, fent to us by an Attorney, who appears to be concerned in this caufe. And is this all! This the nefarious act of confpiracy! Was a prefent of two little pamphlets the mighty manoeuvre, contrived to prejudice' the Reviewers, with refpect to the merits of a difpute, or the characters of the difputants! Indeed, Sir, this is fhameful trifling with the PUBLIC; to fay nothing of our feelings on the ridiculous occafion. What opinion must your Readers form of the reputation of Critics, whom any man could attempt so easily to MANOEUVRE, PREJUDICE, or INFLUENCE?

After all, whether the two pamphlets were actually tranfmitted to us, or not, by the Attorney aforelaid, or by any other agent, is a matter beyond the reach of our inveftigation: for it has, we find, efcaped the recollection of our Publisher, to whom the mode of their conveyance must be best known, as through his hands they must neceffarily have paffed.

In the Advertisement, prefixed to this edition of the Letter to Mr. (now Sir Richard) Hill, which is entitled, "EXPLANATION," the Author farther informs us, that his quondam friend, the Attorney, has boafted of his correfpondence and intereft with thofe [the Monthly] Reviewers; for, not long before, he fhewed him [the Burgefs] what he called a manufcript of Cotton's Account or Origin of Parliaments in this country; which, he faid, the Monthly Reviewers had fre quently folicited him to publish, with notes and obfervations.'

The Burgefs intimates a defire to know, what foundation there is for this boating, &c. and he hopes that the Reviewers will inform the Public, whether they have any correspondence with this man, or ever made fuch a requeft to him; as intimations of this kind tend to injure a publication, which has, hitherto, maintained its pre-eminence in the literary world, as well from the refpectability of its connecPons, as its own intrinfic merit!'-Sir! we are your most humble fer. vants! This is putting the queflion in very civil terms; and in return, we will honeftly answer it. But here, too, the affillance of the farthing candle is wanted. We know nothing of the Attorney whom you fo frequently mention; nor can we form even the most diftant conjecture who he is, or what is meant by his correfpondence, &c. We frequently receive anonymous letters, on literary fubjects, the most important of which are ufually noticed at the end of our Reviews; and in this manner, it is poffible that the gentleman may have written to us, and mentioned a manufcript of Cotton's Origin of Parliaments, but, at prefent, we recollect nothing of the matter; and are, therefore, by no means confcious of any claim whatever, on our part, to the honour of his acquaintance.

We fhall difmifs this new edition of the Letter to the Member for the county of Salop, with obferving, that the Author has thrown out, by way of Appendix, fome farther ftrictures and farcafms on Sir Richard's conduct and fpeeches in parliament; on his literary talents; and on his attachment to the religious principles of the fect denominated Methodists.

EAST INDIA AFFAIRS.

Art. 20. Minutes of the Evidence at the Bar of the Houfe of Commons, Proceedings of the Houfe, and Hearing of Council, on reading the Bill for inflicting Pains and Penalties on Sir Thomas Rumbold, Bart, and Peter Perring, Efq; for certain high Crimes and Mifdemeanors committed by them, while they held the Offices of Governor, President, Counsellors, &c. of Fort St. George, on the Coast of Coromandel. With the Bill annexed, and the Paragraphs numbered. Fol. 11. 115. 6d. Walker, Stockdale, &c, 1783.

We must not pretend to review this publication.

IRELAND.

Art. 21. A Letter of his Grace the Duke of Richmond, in Anfwer to the Queries propofed by a Committee of Correfpondence in Ireland, on the Subject of a Parliamentary Reform. Together with Resolutions of the Volanteer Delegates of the Province of Ulfter; a Letter to the Volunteer Army of Ulfter; and other im portant Papers. 8vo. 1s. 6 d. Stockdale.

The plan, which the noble Duke has laid down, in this pamphlet, difplays a great and comprehenfive mind; but as this Letter has appeared in feveral of the Daily Papers, it is unneceffary for us to give any account of it to our Readers. If repor s fay true, there is fuch a fpirit of unanimity at prefent, in Ireland, that fome plan of reform will be immediately adopted; and the mode of reprefentation pro pofed by the Duke feems to bid fair for acceptance. If it be found as ferviceable in practice, as it appears admirable in theory, we cannot help expreffing a hope, that the Parliament of Britain will attend to their own laws of election. The ancients afferted, that it was law, ful to be inftructed by an enemy: "Fas eft et ab hofte doceri! We furely then need never blush to follow the example of friends and brethren.

POETICAL.

Art. 22. Albert, Edward and Laura, and the Hermit of Priestland; Three Legendary Tales. By R. Roberts. 4to. 35. Ca. dell. 1783.

Of thefe Legendary Tales, which are the production of a female pen, we are forry that juftice will not permit us to fpeak in fuch terms of approbation as we could with. This being the cafe, it will be unneceffary to enter into any farther analysis of them, than merely to fay, they are compofed of the ufual ingredients-love and murder,, Art. 23. Verfes on feveral Occafions. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Sewell, 1782.

My future fongs in harmony fhall rife,

And energetic founds exalt me to the skies.'

We are happy to find this poet has fuch a flattering profpect of future exaltation. For the prefent, he must be contented to rank very little above the honeft citizen in Moliere, who had written profe all his lifetime, and did not know it.

Art. 24. Drawings, from living Models.

410. I S. Robinfon.

Taken at Bath.

This draughtfman may, in time, make a fign-painter; one of thofe, we mean, who write under their performances-what they are.

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