as this. Do, but for once, remove this impracticable stateliness and dignity, and treat the matter with a little common fenfe and a little good humour, and our reconciliation would not be the work of an hour. But after all, my Lords, if there is any thing mortifying in undoing the errors of our minifters, it is a mortification we ought to fubmit to. If it was unjuft to tax them, we ought to repeal it for their fakes; if it was unwife to tax them, we ought to repeal it for our own. A matter fo trivial in itself as the three-penny duty upon, tea, but which has given caufe to fo much national hatred and reproach, ought not to be fuffered to fubfift an unnecessary day. Must the intereft, the commerce and the union of this country and her colonies, be all of them facrificed to fave the credit of one imprudent measure of administration? I own I cannot comprehend that there is any dignity either in being in the wrong, or in perfifting in it. I have known friendship preferved and affection gained, but I never knew dignity loft, by the candid acknowledgment of an error. And, my Lords, let me appeal to your own experience of a few years backward (I will not mention particulars, becaufe I would pafs no cenfures and revive no unpleasant reflections) but I think every candid minifter must own, that adminiftration has fuffered in more inftances than one, both in intereft and credit, by not chafing to give up points, that could not be defended.' How much more fafe and profitable, is it for powerful brethren feparated by a vaft ocean, to maintain a political union founded on natural affection, than to act toward each other according to the dark schemes of Machiavelian craft! N. Art. 27. A True State of the Proceedings in the Parliament of Great Britain, and in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, relative to the giving and granting the Money of the People of that Province, and of all America, in the Houfe of Commons, in which they are not represented. Folio. 2s. Bingley. 1774. The nature of this publication is fufficiently evident from the title; it contains a chronological fummary of the difputes between our par liament and our colonies, but more especially with that of Maffachufetts Bay; and of the events that took place in the course of those difputes together with fuch remarks as naturally arofe from them, on the part of the Americans. N. Art. 28. The Speech of the Right Honourable the Earl of Chatham in the House of Lords, upon reading the Amendments in the Quebec Bill, on Friday the 17th of June, 1774. Together with his Lordfhip's Speech, on the third Reading, in the House of Lords, of the Bill for providing with Quarters, the Officers and Troops in America. Folio. 6d. Johnfon. Left higher expectations fhould be formed from this title than the publication will answer, it may be proper to hint that these speeches come from no better authority than the common News-papers; being reprinted in the fame loose form that the Public have long fince read them in, partly extracts, and partly a report of the general heads only, of Lord Chatham's orations. F4 N. Art. Art. 29. Thoughts on the Act for making more effectual Provifion for the Government of the Province of Quebec. 8vo. 1 s. Becket. 1774. Though the Quebec act is here juftified on principles that muft occur to any man of reflection, who confiders the circumstances of that colony with a tolerable degree of attention; yet as the genera lity of political declaimers in public companies, are not diftinguished by the deepest penetration of thought, a clear explanation of matters that become premature fubjects of popular outcry, may be of great ufe in rectifying the apprehenfions of thofe who rave at things before they understand them. N. Art. 30. The Locket; or, Hiftory of Mr. Singleton. By the Author of Emily; or the Natural Daughter. r2mo. 2 Vols. 65. Snagg, 1774 T NOVELS. One of that numerous cluster of novels which, as the Author of Juliet Grenville fays, rarely feem to have any intention, but to waste or kill the time of thofe who are enemies to fentiment and reflection." Art. 31. Edward, a Novel; dedicated, by Permiffion, to her Majefty. 12mo. 2 Vols. 6s. Davies. 17745 Another of the cluster; but not deftitute of fentiment; fee the foregoing article. M ISCELLANEOUS. Art. 32. The Evidence (as taken down in Court) in the Trial wherein the Rt. Hon. John, Earl of Sandwich, was Plaintiff, and J. Miller, Defendant, before William, Lord Mansfield, and a Special Jury, in the Court of King's Bench, July 8, 1773. 8vo. Kearly 1774• . I S. This trial is very remarkable for the exceffive damages given against the Printer of the London Evening Poft, for libelling Lord Sandwich. It feems, now, to be the general fenfe of Juries, that the licentious fpirit of the news papers must be quelled. The papers have, undoubtedly, proceeded to very unwarrantable lengths; but whether. the reftraint of them, by profecutions, and heavy fines, will be attended with any benefit to the Public, is a queftion which merits great confideration. Perions in office, and power, may indeed wish to fee end of the public difcuffion of all political fubjects, or the conduct of public men. Such men, as in the cafe of Lord S. may, indeed, be unjufly and falfely afperfed; but ought we to hang up every watchful matliff in the kingdom, because one of them, in the excess of his hurry and vigilance, has happened to mistake an innocent man for a thief Art. 33. The Fugitive Mifcellany. Being a Collection of fuch - Fugitive Pieces, in Profe and Verfe, as are not in any other Collection. With many pieces never before publifhed. 8vo. 35. Almon. 1774• Aliterary hodge podge," in which all the " tag-rag, rif-raf, fcribble fcrabble, withy washy," fcraps of profe, and ends of verfe, e mingled together, "Higgledy piggledy, harum-fcarum, hubblebubble, rantum fcantum, pell mell, hugger-mugger, hoity-toity, faip-fnap fnip-fnap, whisky-frifky, namby-pamby, rigmarole, and riddlemeree:". Vid. Propofal for a new Dictionary, printed in this "Mefs"medley," p. 115. Seriously, the Editor offers this vol. of Fugitives as a continuation and extenfion of his plan of a New Foundling Hospital for Wit; the collection made under that title, being now completed, in fix volumes: The Fugitive Mifcellany to be publifhed annually. Art. 34. A Companion for the Summer Houfe: ör, Amusement for the Summer Seafon. Confifling of felect Pieces by 'feveral Hands. Translated from the French. With Notes and Obfervations by the Editor of the Matrimonial Preceptor. 12mo. Snagg. 1774. If a perfon retires to a fummer houfe after dinner in a hot day, the probability is in favour of his falling afleep there; efpecially if he takes a book in his hand: and it was. poffibly, to give fuch convenient affistance, that this little publication was calculated; the pieces being too short to answer any more ferious purpose. They are chiefly of an agreeable fentimental turn, and contain many characteristical remarks on different perfonages celebrated in ancient and modern history. N. Art. 35. Letters on Ufury, and Intereft; fhewing the advantage of Loans for the Support of Trade and Commerce. 12mo. 2 S. Snagg. 1774. These letters we are informed are reprinted from an Edinburgh weekly Magazine, where the juftifiableness of taking intereft for Toans of money was difcuffed by feveral correfpondents. As thefe fugitive writers have already reviewed each other's letters in a fuitable manner, it will be fufficient to add, that those who think it worth while to bring modern ufages to the teft of the Levitical law, and ancient Jewish principles, may be greatly edified by this hebdomadal altercation. Art. 36. Fragments relating to the late Revolutions in India, the Death of Count Lally, and the Profecution of Count De Morangies. Tranflated from the French of Monf. Voltaire. 8vo. 2s. 6d. fewed. Nourfe. 1774 See Appendix to the laft vol. of our Review, published this month. Art. 37. Le Taureau Blanc; or, White Bull. From the French. -Tranflated from the Syriac, by M. De Voltaire. Svo. I s. 6d. Murray. • See Appendix to the Fiftieth Volume of our Review, published this month. > Art. 38. The White Bull; an Oriental Hiftory; from an ancient Syrian Manufcript, communicated by Mr. Voltaire. 12mo. 3 s. fewed. Bew. 1774. This Tranflator has caught much of the manner of Voltaire himfelf; and falls very naturally into the humour and prophaneness of his original. He has prefixed a long and lively preface; he has added a variety of comical notes; and he will, by fome, be praised for his wit, and, by others, he will be cenfared for his wickedness. Art. Art. 39. The French Teachers Affiftant; or a new and easy Method to learn Children to fpell, read, and speak French, with Propriety and Elegance. In two Parts. Part the first, contains an eafy Spelling book, with proper Rules for pronouncing French. Part the fecond, contains Rudiments of the French Language, in a Number of familiar Leffons, by Question and Answer: In which will be found, not only all the neceffary Rules of Grammar, but alfo thofe for the Conjugation of every French Verb, both regular and irregular. The whole written from Practice, on a Plan entirely new; and fo contrived, as to enable any English Perfon, who can read his own Language, to teach the other with Facility and Expedition. By Nicholas Salomon, Author of the Rules for the French Genders, and Mafter of the Academy, Red lion-ftreet, Clerkenwell. 12mo. I s. 6d. Riley. 1773 This little book was published by fubfcription. The above title gives a fufficient view of its contents. Schoolmafters and Instructors are naturally inclined to think their feveral methods of education the beft, and it is probable that in each there may be fomewhat preferable another; though it is not neceffary that therefore all of them thould provide us with rudiments and grammars. The performance before us appears, according to the Author's account, to be the effect of long experience: the plan feems to be somewhat new, and the work to be executed with care and attention. On the whole, we apprehend the grammar is very well calculated to affift and perfect the fcholar in reading and pronouncing French with propriety. Art. 40. The Complete Florift; or, the Lady and Gentleman's Recreation in the Flower Garden. Being a choice Collection of what hath been worthy Notice for the propagation, raifing, planting, encreafing, and preferving the rareft Flowers and Plants, &c. &c. 12mo. 2 s. Snagg, &c. x The inftructions here given may be useful to those who have every thing to learn, in the art of Gardening. From the Author's antiquated ftyle, his aftrological rules, and his filence with regard to fome modern improvements in the culture of flowers, we conclude that this Complete Florift went to fleep with his fathers above half a century ago. What old Gardening Book the Editor may have ftumbled upon, is not at prefent, within the bounds of our recollection. Art. 41. An Effay on Blindness, in a Letter to a Perfon of Diftinction, &c. Tranflated from the French of M. DIDEROT, Phyfician to his moft Chriftian Majefty. 12mo. 1 s. 6d. Dymot. 1773. A collection of anecdotes, relating to the blind, interfperfed with feveral curious obfervations on the use of the other fenfes, and the progrefs of the mind in acquiring knowledge under these circumtances of disadvantage. The principal characters are those of the fon of an eminent profeffor of philofophy in the university of Paris, who was born blind, and who, after embarraffing himself by the extravagances of youth, retired to a fmall town in Provence; and of Dr. Saunderson, the famous Lucasian profeffor at Cambridge. The particulars that are here collected relating to this prodigy of our own country, are to be found in the introduction to his Elements of Algebra, in 2 Vols. 4to. and in a work intitled, The Life and Cha 5 ratter H. ratter of Dr. Nicholas Saunderfon, by his difcip'e and friend William Mr. Davies has here furnished a neat pocket edition of biographi eal tracts, with which the Public have been long well acquainted. Art. 43. A plain and complete Grammar of the Hebrew Language, with and without points. By Anfelm Bayly, LL.D. Subdean of his Majesty's Chapels-Royal. 8vo. 2 s. Ridley, &c. 1774. This work is dedicated, with great propriety, to the Bishop of Oxford, who is fo juftly celebrated for his ingenious and learned treatise De facra poefi Hebræorum. The Author, in his dedication, has carried his encomium upon the excellencies of the Hebrew tongue to the very highest point to which the fubje&t could be raised. The preface contains a number of judicious ftrictures on the language, and on feveral writers who have compofed grammars of it, both in ancient and modern times. With regard to the Grammar itself, which is here offered to the Public, we think it one of the best we have feen; though, perhaps, it is not totally exempted from faults. Dr. Bayly's obfervations on the tenfes, and upon the particle vau, are entitled to the very particular attention of every one who is defirous of underftanding the nature and idiom of the Hebrew tongue. He neither abfolutely condemns, nor entirely approves the vowel points; but feems to confider them as a kind of verfion, equal in authority to any one of the fame age; in which opinion we agree with him. R-s. The praise which is juftly due to the Author, as a grammarian, can by no means be granted him as a divine. He goes out of his way, for feveral pages together, to vindicate the doctrine of the Anathafian trinity; and is one of the boldest champions for that doctrine, that we have ever met with, in the course of our reading." !!The Athanafian trinity has been confidered by the renowned Waterland, the redoubted Trap, and all its strenuous defenders to the present time, as a great and incomprehenfible myftery. It was an honour reserved for the Reverend Anfelm Bayly, L.L. D.. Sub-dean of his Majefty's chapels-royal, in the year 1774, to affirm, "that it is a truth, the SIMPLEST in nature, and the most interesting to man." Our Author, both in this and a former publication, directs fome ungenerous ftrokes at Dr. Kennicott. Such ftrokes are peculiarly improper in a work dedicated to the Bishop of Oxford, the Doctor's great friend and patron. We could with that the refult of Dr. Kennicott's collation might be waited for, with patience and candour. There is a spirit in fome of the remarks lately made upon him, whatever force there may be in the remarks themselves, which favours more ~ N. |