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not fuperior, to the firft, in point of compofition. It bears áll the appearance of candour and impartiality and admitting the authenticity of the papers referred to, the inferences drawn from them feem to be conclufive and irrefragable.

Art. 33. An Epiftle to a Noble Lord. By a Countryman. 8vo. 6d. Williams.

This is a fevere comment on the noble Lord's Addrefs to the Public, but we cannot think it a juft one. The Writer blames his Lordfhip for appealing to the people, and compares his cafe with that of the Publisher of The Right of the Subject to the Foot-path in Richmond Park: to which it bears fo little refemblance, that he might as well have compared it to a cafe in Surgery. Upon the whole, the Author difcovers no great ftrength of argument, or power of expreffion.

Art. 34. A Letter from John Bland to the Friends: In which the Conduct of G-e Slle is defended, on the Principles of Religion. 8vo. 6 d. Reeve.

This humourous little piece, written in the affumed character of a Quaker, fuppofes a late Commander to be one of the Brotherhood, and defends his conduct on the principles of their religion, with a great deal of farcaftic irony. He hath been charged,' lays this pretended Quaker, with want of Spirit; but is by those who know not what the word Spirit meaneth, and therefore they have only made made known their own ignorance. He hath fhewn that he hath the Spirit abundantly, yea the SPIRIT OF MEEKNESS; for • others were infpired with ardour, and intoxicated with a love of glory, he had the Spirit of Calmness, and of a fober Mind. This appeareth abundantly plain, as will be hereafter fhewn, from the account he himself hath given of his behaviour at the late battle, wherein he hath fully proved, that he is one of our brethren, and a friend of Peace.' As to the argumentative part of the pamphlet, friend Bland has borrowed it, almoft literally, from the Second Letter to a late noble Commander.

Art. 35. A Letter from John Pateley, in the English Cavalry, in Hanover, to John Stubbs, his old Comrade, in England. Folio. 6 d. Taylor in Salisbury Court.

Calculated to vindicate L. G. Sackville, at the expence of Prince Ferdinand; by infinuating, that the Prince only was to blame, in refpect to the behaviour of the English cavalry, at the late battle of Minden The Writer mentions no facts, but only repeats the common talk of the town; cloathing it in the western dialect, to make it pafs for the genuine report of an honeil Zomerzetzhiré mon, full of his country, railing at Vartinhand and the Farmans; and protesting, it is enuff to make a man zwear his zoul to the divil, to zee how the Inglish drow away their money upon voriners, and turn out better Ginerals of their own.'

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Art. 36. A Letter from an Officer in the Ottoman Army, to his Friend at Ifpahan. 4to. Is. Williams.

Tells the story of L. G. S. in a miserable kind of disguised language, which is neither an imitation of the Eastern stile, nor of any other. To what has been commonly reported, the Author has added, an abfurd fiction of his own, relating to the reception his LP met with in his father's family, on his return from Germany.

Art. 37. The Proceedings of a Court Martial appointed to enquire into the Conduct of a certain Great Man. 8vo. 1 s. Hall.

The Author has thrown the fubftance of L. G's Apology, and Col. Fitzroy's Letter, &c. into the form of a Trial; but has not feafoned this ftale difh with that wit or humour which was neceffary to make it palatable.

Art. 38. Much ado about nothing. To which is added, All's well that ends well. By the Ghoft of Shakespear. 4to.

I S. Hall.

Idle, and unmeaning fluff, about L. G. Sackville.

Art. 39. The Black-Book; or, a Compleat Key to the late Battle at Minden. By a Blacksmith. 4to. Is. Seymour.

Gives a fort of Review-account of as many of the pamphlets relating to L. G. Sackville's affair, as had been published at the time when this Black-book made its appearance, viz. the latter end of September.

Art. 40. A Reply to an Answer to a Letter to a late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany. 8vo. 6d. Thrush. The production of one of thofe forward Sons of Grub-street, who read without attention, and write without thinking.

Art. 41. Colonel Fitzroy's Letter confidered. In a Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of 8vo. 6d. Towers.

The Writer queftions the authenticity of the Colonel's Letter; yet, on the fuppofition of its being authentic, thinks it the effect of enmity againft Lord George. He likewife inveighs against the Author of the celebrated Letters to a late noble Commander, and charges him with mifconftruction of his Lordship's Letter: but whether our Author's, or the Letter Writer's conftruction, is moft agreeable to reason, must be submitted to the public.

Art. 42. Impartiality to the Public in General. 8vo. 6d. Kearfley.

Low impertinence, and nonfenfe.

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Art. 43. Female Banishment: or, The Woman Hater. Ori ginally wrote in French, by the Chevalier de Muchy, Author of the Fortunate Country Maid. 12mo. 2 vols. 6. Lownds.

Tanidan, King of the Gauls, taking an utter diflike to the con verfation of women, and, confidering them as deftructive creatures, both to individuals and the ftate, built a large city, inclosed with high walls, and there locked them all up; at the fame time prohibiting any intercourfe or correfpondence with them, on pain of death.

The great difcontent of his people, however, joined to the remonffrances of his firft Minister, prevailed on him at length to confent to their releafe, on condition of finding one among them, who should be truly fincere and chafte. The trial was made, by deceiving them into confeffion; and, after many difappointments, the daughter of the first Miniller, a paragon of beauty, was found the Nonpareil of virtue; for whofe lake Tanidan fet the fex at liberty; and after a variety of ftrange adventures, made the young Lady partner of his bed and throne.

This is the plan of this romance; the private hiftories of the King, the Minier, and feveral others, being occafionally introduced, as ufual, to diverify and prolong the tale,

Art. 44. A Letter to a young Student lately admitted of the Uni verfity. 8vo. 6d. Cooper.

This Letter, fubfcribed Thomas Thompson, appears to be written by the Author of the Great Day, a poem, already noticed: vid. p. 32. It contains several articles of good advice to the young Stu. dent; but none that are not very trite and common. They are, however, not the lefs to be regarded on that account: and, as they are delivered in a plain, unaffected manner, we heartily recommend the perufal of this Letter to every young Gentleman who enters the University.

Art. 45. The genuine Account of the Life and Trial of Eugene Aram, for the Murder of Daniel Clark, late of Knaresbo rough in the County of York. 8vo. 1s. Briftow.

The deteftable villain above-named, was convicted at York Affizes, Auguft 3, 1759, and foon after executed, for a murder committed in February, 1744-5. Aram was a fchool-mafter, and poffeffed fome genius, and confiderable learning. His defence is a very notable and much laboured piece of fophiftry. Some of his compofitions, im profe and verse, are added to this account of the Trial, &c. and none of them are contemptible.-Strange, that a man with fuch talents should have been guilty of fuch a crime! perpetrated too, on the common principles of the moft profligate Newgate-cut-threats: for if appears, that the horrid fact was committed for the fake of plundefing a brother-rogue of an ill-gotten booty.

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Art. 46. An accurate and authentic Journal of the Siege of Quebec, 1759. By a Gentleman in an eminent Station on the Spot. 8vo. 1s. Robinfon.

This eminently ftationed Gentleman's Journal appears with an ill grace, after the publication of the two Gazettes Extraordinary, relating to the Quebec expedition; as they contain a much more fatiffactory account, both of the progress and iffue of that great and glorious undertaking.

Art. 47. Genuine Letters from a Voluntier in the British Service at Quebec. 8vo. Is. Whitridge.

This differs little from the foregoing account, as to the information it affords us; although it wears a different form. The Letters. are as pompously as the Journal is plainly written.-If the authenti city of either be called in queftion, a fufpicion may arife, in regard to thefe genuine Letters, from the laboured language of the Writer; whofe turgid phrafe, and high-wrought defcriptions, ill agree either with the critical time at which his laft Letter is dated, (at Quebec, Sept. 20.) but two days after the city furrendered; or with the dif compofed fituation of a perfon writing in the midst of ruins.'

Art. 48. A true and impartial State of the Province of Pennfylvania. Containing an exact Account of the Nature of its Government; the Power of the Proprietaries, and their Governors, &c. &c. Being a full Anfwer to the Pamphlets intitled, A Brief State, and A Brief View, &c. of the Conduct of Pennfylvania. Philadelphia printed; and fold in London by T. Field. 8vo. 2s.

Those who have perufed the Brief State, &c. and are defirous of hearing the other fide, will do well to look into this Reply; which Leems to be written by fome perfon thoroughly acquainted with the merits of this famous controverfy: the particulars of which we must not, at this time, enter into, having fo lately afforded as much room to another performance on the fame fide of the queftion, as the fubject is entitled to, in a general Review of Literature.

Art. 49. The Merchant's Advocate, Part II. 8vo. 6d. Scott, See Review, Vol. XX. p. 605,

Art. 50. Recueil nouveau des Pieces chyfies des plus celebres Auteurs François. Londres, 1759. 12mo. 3s. Willon and Durham. That is,

A new Collection of choice Pieces, from the most celebrated French Authors, &c.

The pieces are as follows: Fables d' Efope; Les Avan

Tares de Telemaque, livre cinquieme, dis huitieme, dix-neuvi.me;

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Les Avantures de Gil Blas, liv. iv. Chap. I. liv. v. Chap. I. Le Siecle de Lewis XIV. Chap. XVIII. and XIX; George Dandin ; Le Cid; Maximes & penfées diverfes; Directions pour le com

merce.

The fables are in number twenty-two. Every child knows Telemachus. The Collector has not fhewn much tafte in the part he has felected from Gil Blas. Lewis XIV. fhould be Louis. The two chapters from Voltaire, comprehend the battles of Blenheim, Ramillies, and the lofs of Turin. George Dandin, is one of Moliere's poorest compofitions. The Cid is one of Corneille's fineft tragedies. This fchool-book, for the ufe of our English-French Academies, appears to be tollerably correct, confidering it was printed on this fide the water.

Art. 51. A Letter to David Garrick, Efq; on opening the TheaIn which, with great Freedom, he is told how to behave.

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8vo. Is. Pottinger.

Abuses Mr. Murphy, Mr. Moffop, and others. To fay more of this fcurrilous, indecent, and ill-written invective, would be honouring it with more notice than it deferves: and we are forry that our plan obliges us to record the titles of fuch contemptible perform

ances.

N. B. Since the publication of the above, one Ed. Purdon has acknowleged himself the writer of it, by an advertisement, in which he begs pardon of Ir. Moffop, and of the public; and promifes never to offend again, in the like manner.

Art. 52. Reasons why David Garrick, Efq; fhould not appear on the Stage, &c. 8vo. 6d. Cooke,

Foolish adulation of Mr. Garrick.

SINGLE SERMONS.

N the death of the Rev. Mr. Thomas Bradbury, preached at Newcourt, Septtember 16, 1759. By Thomas Hall. 6d. Buckland.

Vide our laft, art. Single Sermons,

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2. Before the Society correfponding with the Society in Dublin, for promoting English Proteftant Working fchools in Ireland,St. Mary le Bow, May 2, 1759. By the Rev. Philip Fletcher, Dean of Kildare. 6d. Dod.

3. The Miniftry of Reconciliation: reprefenting the benign tendency of the Gofpel, &c. &c.-at All Saints in Northampton. By the late James Herveyt, A. M. Rector of Wefton Favel. 6 d. Rivington and Fletcher.

+ This was not published in Mr. Hervey's life-time.

4. The quick and ealy Paffage of Chrift's purchafed People through Death to Glory,-at Carter lane, St. Olive's, Southwark; Sept. 2, 1759. By John Gill, D. D. 6d. Keith.

5. at the anniverfary meeting of the Governors, &c. of the Devon and Exeter Hofpital, at St. Peter's, Exon, August 28, 1759. By Francis Webber, D. D. Dean of Hereford, and Rector of Exeter College. 6 d. Davy and Law.

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