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dation for any fuggeftions of this kind: but, perhaps, we are too fhort-fighted. We are, however, fully aware that Colonel Lenox came into the Duke of York's regiment, under the disadvantage of miniflerial attachment, and family connections on that fide.

Art. 61. A Letter to Sir William Auguftus Brown, Bart. on a late Affair of Honour with Colonel Lenox; and the Correfpondence with the Hon. Col. Phipps. By Theophilus Swift, Efq. 8vo. Is. 6d. pp. 32. Ridgway.

When a writing man is alfo a fighting man, a duel, now and then, may turn to good account: the detail of circumftances may, as Foote faid, "make a fpecial good catch penny-touch." But here is nothing faid about the action itself, no account of the pistolfhot in the author's midriff, -the manner of extracting the ball, &c. &c. Something on this very material part of the subject seems wanting, to eke out our hero's 32 fcanty pages, and give us a more reafonable eighteen penny-worth.

Art. 62. New Defcription of Blenheim, the Seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough. To which is prefixed BLENHEIM, a Poem. A new and much-improved Edition. 8vo. pp. 172. 3s. 6d. fewed. Cadell. 1789.

In our Review, vol. lxvi. p. 177. we gave due commendation to the first edition of Dr. Mavor's poem on Blenheim-house, &c. a performance which now appears with improvements, in a fecond impreffion; accompanied with a defcription, in profe, of that juftly celebrated place. The prefent publication may, now, be confidered, altogether, as The Blenheim Guide; and, as fuch, it cannot fail of being peculiarly acceptable to thofe who vifit that noble and delightful fcenery, the beauties of which are here pourtrayed, with no unfkilful pencil. Dr. Mavor's poetry is not deftitute of either animation or elegance; and his profe delineation of the buildings, paintings, gardens, park, &c. is drawn with tafle, and, we apprehend, with fidelity and accuracy.

Art. 63. An Addrefs to the Diffenters on Claffical Literature. By E. Cogan. 8vo. pp. 22. Is. Crowder. 1789.

In this well-written and candid addrefs, Mr. C. laments the deficiency of claffical literature among our Proteftant Diffenters, as a body. The fact, he fays, is indifputable, and the folution ealy. Diffenters have not poffeffed, for ages, fchools and univerfities fupported by the united influence of wealth and public authority. He expreffes his joy at the rifing inftitutions at Hackney and Manchester, but obferves that the caufe of claffical literature will not derive from them any effential advantage, unless schools, fuch as Eton and Westminster, be railed as previous nurseries.

This addrefs alfo contains many just observations on the advantages of claffical learning; but for thele we muft refer to the pamphlet. Art. 64. A Fragment, which dropped from the Pocket of a certain Lord, April 23, 1789, on his Way to St. Paul's, with the Grand Proceffion. With Notes by the Finder. 8vo. 2s. 6d. pp. 89.

Prieft.

Satire in verfe and profe, on various public characters; as, among others, the Lord Ch -r, the Master of the R-lls, Sir Jofeph

Mawbey,

Mawbey, Sir Jofeph Banks, Mr. Horne Tooke, Mr. Cumberland, two City Deputies, Mrs. Siddons, and other dramatic and operatical characters; the Maids of Honour, and the Ladies in general, on account of their puffed breaftworks, and cork-rump'd fortifications. The author is likewife witty at the expence of Some Reviewers, and he even condefcends to lafh the News-papers, particularly The World, and its Doers. He feems to have taken the hint of his plan from that of the famous PROBATIONARY ODES: and if he has not excelled thofe celebrated performances, or even equalled them, yet we must not deny him a confiderable share of wit, as well as of ill-nature.

Art. 65. Characters of the Kings and Queens of England, felected from different Hiftories; with Obfervations and Reflections, chiefly adapted to common Life; and particularly intended for the Inftruction of Youth. By J. Holt. Vol. III. 12mo. pp. 350. 35. fewed. Robin fons. 1788.

This work was introduced to the notice of our readers in the 83d page of our feventy-fixth volume, and again at page 536 of vol. lxxviii.

Mr. Holt commences the prefent volume with the character of Edward VI. and concludes it with that of Queen Anne, drawn from the fame fources as the others, and from Mrs. Macaulay, Mefirs. Mac Pherfon, Chamberlaine, &c. and are followed by his own fenible and judicious obfervations. His notes are alfo continued; and they contain many curious and ufeful particulars, that will arreft the attention of the lovers of historical knowlege. Mr. Holt has fubjoined a table of our kings and queens, from Alfred, to the prefent time; fhewing when their refpective reigns commenced, the years of their deaths, their ages, and the duration of each reign. The work is now completed; and we again recommend it to the Public.

IRELAND.

Art. 66. Advice to the Servants of the Crown in the House of Commons of Ireland. Containing Advice to a Lord Lieutenant's Secretary. 8vo. pp. 51. 1s. 6d. Debrett. 1789.

There is one peculiar advantage enjoyed by the confidential fervants of the Crown, beyond the ordinary comforts annexed to fuch service; and that is, the liberality of byeftanders in giving them plenty of advice on all occafions: fo that they never need to be at a lofs how to act, unless they should be confounded by variety. In the prefent inftance, indeed, the Secretary (for this publication is addreffed folely to him) will not deem himself under much obligation to a Mentor who admonishes him in the farcastic manner of Swift, in his Advice to domestic Servants: and allowing for the different circumftances of the parties addressed, it is not the worst parody which we have seen.

Advice to the other fervants of the Crown, we understand, is to follow; depending, probably, on the reception which this publication meets with-we do not mean its reception by the Secretary!

POLITICAL.

POLITICA L.

Art. 67. Confiderations on the Pruffian Treaty; to which is added an authentic Copy of the Treaty of Defenfive Allance between the King of Great Britain, and the King of Pruffia, figned at Berlin the 13th of August 1788. 8vo. PP. 39. Is. 6d. Debrett. 1789.

Thefe confiderations are penned in a style of confidence, which, feeming to arife from an intimate knowlege of the political interests of the contracting parties, will influence the reader, at least during perufal, to agree with the writer: and according to this reprefentation, Britain has been duped into a most disadvantageous agreement, let events determine its operation as they may.

Art. 68. The Debate on the Repeal of the Teft and Coporation As, in the House of Commons, May 8, 1789. Containing the Speeches of Mr. Beaufoy, Sir Harry Hoghton. Lord North, Mr. Windham, Mr. Fox, &c. 8vo. Is. 6d. pp. 40. Stockdale. A very important question, ably argued on both fides. The divifion of the house, on this occafion, was fo nearly equal, that it affords the Diffenters great encouragement to renew their application which, we hear, they intend. : Although the minister was against them, the majority for continuing the Teft was but 20, out of 224 members who voted.

SLAVE TRADE.

Art. 69. The Speech of William Wilberforce, Efq; Reprefentative for the County of York, May 13, 1789, on the Quellion of the Abolition of the Slave-trade. 8vo Is. 6d. Walter, Piccadilly. This elaborate, and much-applauded fpeech, feems to be, here, printed at full length; and the twelve propofitions, then moved, are added; together with a sketch of what was faid by the other members, who spoke on this fubject, viz. Lord Penrhyn, Mr. B. Gafcoyne, Mr. Burke, Mr. Pitt, and Mr. Fox.

Art. 70. An Enquiry into the Origin, Progrefs, and prefent State of Slavery. With a Plan for the gradual, reafonable, and fecure Emancipation of Slaves. By a Member of the Society of UNIVERSAL GOOD WILL, in London and Norwich. 8vo. IS. PP. 43. Murray. 1789.

Although this tract is drawn up in a defultory manner, and is rather eked out with extraneous matter, yet it merits attention, as being the work of a perfon who has acquired his knowlege of the fubject by actual experience and obfervation of the nature, manners, and management of the Negroe flaves in the Weft Indies; in the detail of which, he gives a number of anecdotes, which will contribute to the entertainment as well as the information of his readers. His plan for a gradual emancipation, &c. does not feem to be a romantic or vifionary one. It turns on the general idea of opening to the negroes, the pleafing profpect of an end to their flavery, after certain fixed feptenary periods of fervitude,-as-from the ages of 17, 24, or 31, according to the dates of each individual's entrance into that state: Seventeen being fixed on as the first period, on the fuppofition

fuppofition of the flavery commencing at the age of ten.-But for particulars, we muft refer to the pamphlet.

Art. 71. Doubts concerning the Legality of Slavery in any Part of the British Dominions. 8vo. 6d. pp. 14. Stockdale. The Author is of opinion that flavery can no where legally exist, where the British conftitution reigns; that there is, therefore, no occafion for a folemn act of the legislature to abolish it; as the fimple, legal decifion of a jury, in a court of justice, would be as perfectly competent to annihilate flavery in the islands, as it was in this country, by the memorable verdict in the cafe of Somerfet. This is a notable little tract, and well worth reading.

Art. 72. Confiderations on the fatal Confequences of abolishing the Slave Trade, in the prefent Situation of Great Britain. 8vo. PP. 36. 1s. 6d. Debrett. 1789.

Good writing, good reafoning, and good temper, are the general characteristics of this performance; in which the author combats moft (not all) of the arguments that have been urged in favour of the abolition scheme: the adoption of which, according to this fenfible writer, would, in our prefent national circumstances, be only plunging, with inconfiderate and fatal rafhnefs, into a measure which would not benefit the Africans, but might make us indeed."

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Art. 73. Obfervations, occafioned by the Attempts made in England to effectuate the Abolition of the Slave Trade; fhewing the Manner in which Negroes are treated in the British Colonies in the Weit Indies: alfo, fome particular Remarks on a Letter addreffed to the Treasurer of the Society for effecting fuch Abolition, from the Rev. R. Boucher Nickolls, Dean of Middleham. By G. Francklyn, Efq. 8vo. pp. 87. 2s. 6d. Jamaica, printed; London, re-printed, for Walter, Piccadilly. 1789.

This gentleman, who dates from Kington in Jamaica, June 12, 1788, and who feems to have drawn his obfervations from many years refidence in the Weft Indies, is of opinion that we, in this country, have been grossly impofed on, in the accounts that have been given us, both of the flave trade, and of the actual fituation of the negroes after they have been fold to the British planters; and he takes great pains to convince us (from the circumftances which he details), that the negroes in thofe illands are so far from being in a state of mifery, that their condition is to be envied by the generality of the peafants and labouring poor in every part of Europe. In his ftrictures on the Dean of Middleham, and the writers in general on that fide of the queftion, he fometimes expreffes himself, we think, with a degree of acrimony that might as well have been curbed, as his arguments, and reprefentations of facts, would have loft nothing by conftantly and uniformly wearing the garb of moderation and candour. But, whatever little imperfections may appear, in his manner of handling the weapons of controverfy, his matter feems worthy of attention; for, on a subject of fo much confequence, there is no fear of our receiving TOO MUCH information: and of this, there is a plentiful variety in the prefent performance.

Art.

Art. 74. An Answer to the Rev. Mr. Clarkson's Efay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species; in a Series of Letters from a Gentleman in Jamaica to his Friend in London: wherein many of the Miftakes and Mifreprefentations of Mr. Clark fon are pointed out, both with regard to the Manner in which that Commerce is carried on in Africa, and the Treatment of the Slaves in the Weft Indies. By G. Francklyn, Efq. 8vo. 5s. Boards. pp. 263. Walter, Piccadilly. 1789.

Impartiality obliges us to recommend this tract to the ferious attention of Mr. Clark fon's readers; as the advocates on both fides, in every matter of debate, and fubject of inquiry, are justly entitled to a candid hearing. Mr. Francklyn, who appears to be a perfon of good fenfe, mature experience, extenfive reading, and acute obfervation, follows Mr. C. through the various accufations which he has brought against both the flave merchant, and the West Indian planter; and he boldly ftands up, as the pugillifts exprefs it, to every point of investigation. He is no friend to that abfolute flavery which, as he obferves, Sir W. Blackstone reprobates; which puts the life of one Being in the power of another; which ought not to exist any where: and which, he affirms, does not exist in the colonies. Every man of feeling,' he adds, every man of humanity, though convinced of the propriety of the existence of fervitude, or flavery, differently modified, in different parts of the world, will rejoice at every wholefome and proper regulation, which may increase the happiness, and infure the protection of thofe people, who are placed by the providence of God in a fervile condition, and fecure them from the oppreffion of their mafters, or fuperiors. It is, however, difficult to attain fo defirable an end; nor are those who are unacquainted with the nature, the tempers, and refources, of the poor of distant countries, in any degree capable of fo arduous an undertaking.'

On the whole, he confiders Mr. Clarkson's Effay as abounding with mifinformation, mifreprefentation, and exaggeration, on all the principal points of inquiry, relative to this great object of public attention; but for particulars we must refer to the work at large.

Addition to the POLEMICAL Class.

Art. 75. A Defence of the Harmony of Satisfaction and Free Grace in the Salvation of Sinners; being a Reply to the Rev. Mr. Ifaac's Gofpel Doctrine of Free Grace maintained. By Sam. Rowles. 12mo. 1s. Ath. 1788.

A man who means well, efpecially if he has a fhare of natural selfconfidence, is fometimes tempted to prefent his thoughts to the world, particularly on difputable points. But it is not uncommon for him to fail in his defign, because he has viewed his fubject only on one fide, and has attached to that fide all his ideas of piety and goodness. It is poffible that this writer may be of fuch a stamp. His defign

A great part of this volume is employed in arguments to prove the antiquity, univerfality, and lawfulness of flavery [a term which he chiefly confiders as fynonimous to fervitude], as having ever been one of the states and conditions of mankind.

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