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of Commons, to the Admiral, after his acquittal, and the Admiral's answer to that diftinguished compliment.

Art. 35. Minutes of the Proceedings at a Court-Martial affembled for the Trial of the Hon. Admiral Auguftus Keppel, on a Charge exhibited against him by Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Pallifer, Bart. As taken by George Jackfon, Efq; Judge Advocate of his Ma jefty's Fleet. Published by Order of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty. With an Appendix, containing all the Letters and Papers which have any Relation to the Trial. Folio. 6 s. Cadell.

The authority under which this last-mentioned copy of the trial is published, speaks fufficiently for itself.

Art. 36. Remarks on the Proceedings of the Court-Martial Now fitting at Portsmouth, on the Hon. Auguftus Keppe! By a Marine Officer. Bath printed. 12m0. I s. 6d. Sold by Brown in the Strand, London.

No fooner did the court-martial fit at Portsmouth, than this honest Gentleman, and honest be really appears to be, fat himself down alfo, to abftract, and make his remarks on, the newspaper details of the trial, as they arrived. These premature observations he has communicated to the Public in three fixpenny numbers. But growing tired in the middle of his talk, he drops his abftract, anticipates the event, and finishes his numbers with his own reflections. He appears, as we have faid before, to be a well meaning Obferver; but he would, perhaps, have acted more prudently, as publishing is expenfive, had he referved his remarks as a fund for private conver fation.

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Art. 37. The Indictment, Trial, and Condemnation of Admiral Keppel, for knowingly bringing into the Court Martial" his own natural Countenance," to the great Confufion of Sir Hugh Pallifer. Together with many other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. 8vo. I S. Johnfon.

The first and fecond Articles of the indictment on which this humorous trial and condemnation are founded, may be given as a fpecimen of the strain of irony which runs through the whole piece.

Art. I. That you the faid ADMIRAL KEPPEL, not having the fear of the Hon. and modest Lord Mulgrave, and Sir Hugh Pallifer, before your eyes, notwithstanding you knew them to be inftruments of the Admiralty Board, contrary to all decency and decorum, and the ufages of criminals and malefactors in general, were daring and prefumptuous enough, in contempt of your Profecutor, and Judges, to enter the Court-martial, wearing your own natural countenance, whereas it was justly expected, that under fuch a fad predicament, you would, in compliance with the wish of your fuperiors, have stood at the bar veiled in melancholy, as apprehenfive of the iffue of your trial proving fatal to yourself.

Art. II. That you the faid Admiral Keppel, were not only guilty of wearing your natural countenance, but during the trial had au dacity enough, in defiance of the faid illuftrious Sir Hugh Pallifer and the whole Board of Admiralty, impudently to work faid countehance into a variety of pofitions; as fometimes into a moft farcaftic fmile, which pierced through the heart of the great Sir Hugh, put

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him in bodily fear, and compelled him to caft him felf on the pro tection of the Court for fafety, as well as his friend Capt. BASE-LYE, upon whofe friendly evidence he had much dependance. Sometimes you knit your natural brow into a terrific frown of the most menacing meaning, to the great confufion and scandal of the steady Sir Hugh Pallifer, infomuch that many beholders took his honour the Vice of the Blue, to be the prifoner, and you, Sir, the real prifoner, to be the Profecutor.'

In this merry performance the laugh is not raised wholly at the expence of Sir H. P. and his friendsCapt. Bafe-lye," and " Capt. Woody." The lawyers, whom the Author has chofen to employ as pleaders on this occation, come in for a fhare of the fatire: efpe cially the Counsellors Weathercock and Phthific. The Hems! Humphs! and Ho-O! O's of the latter, are fo drolly and aptly interfperfed, as to produce a very laughable effect.

Art. 38. The Cafe of William Brereton, Efq; late Commander of his Majefty's Ship Duke. To which is added, an Appendix; containing a Correfpondence between the Earl of Sandwich and Capt: Brereton; Minutes of two Courts Martial; a Report from the Lords of the Admiralty; an Order of his Majesty in Council; and other Papers. 4to. 3.s. 6d. Robson.

From the facts flated by Capt. Brereton, feveral circumstances of hardship appear in his cafe; feveral material irregularities in the mode of proceeding against him, that may difpofe an attentive reader to entertain doubts, which all the depofitions in fupport of the verbal charge infinuated against him, will not thoroughly clear up. Thus much may be faid in reference to the gentleman immediately affected, and more might be added on the danger of establishing precedents that may in future prove injurious to others.

Art. 39. A full Vindication of the Right Honourable General's * Conduct, against the Attacks of an Anonymous Libeller; who in a Letter to the Printer of the London Chronicle, Jan. 28, 1779, ftiles himself" A Friend to Great Britain." By a Friend to Truth. 8vo. I s. Bew.

This Friend to Truth is one of those friends celebrated in vulgar dialect, for their addrefs in helping a lame deg over a style; and may probably be the fame who flung the flick.

Art. 40. Remarks on an Act of Parliament, paffed in the 15th Year of his Majesty's Reign, on the Credit of Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Pallifer's Information; intituled, "An Act for the Encouragement of the Fisheries carried on from Great Britain, Ireland, &c. to Newfoundland," &c. For the Repeal or Amendment of which, a Petition from the Merchants concerned, has this Seffions been prefented to the Houfe of Commons. To which is annexed, an authentic and complete State of the Fishery in 1771, &c. By William Auguftus Miles. 4to. 2s, H. Payne.

Charges Sir Hugh Pallifer, who commanded fome years on the Newfoundland ftation, and was of courfe confulted in framing the ftatute in question, with recommending feveral oppreffive restrictions

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injurious to the merchants here, and which have proved extremely difcouraging to the fishery.

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Art. 41. A New Dictionary, English and French, and French and English: Containing the Signification of Words with their different Ufes; the Terms of Arts, Sciences, and Trades, the Conftructions, Forms of Speech, Idioms, and Proverbs used in both Languages: The whole extracted from the best Writers. By Lewis Chambaud. 4to. 2 Vols. 11. ros. Cadell, &c. 1778. The first volume of this work, in which the French is placed before the English, has been feveral years published, but is now reprinted, with many corrections and additions. The second volume is entirely new. It is pot free from defects; but, on the whole, we may pronounce this to be the best English and French Dictionary hitherto published.

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Art. 42. A Memorial to the Public, in Behalf of the Roman Catholics of Edinburgh and Glasgow: Containing an Account of the late Riot against them on the Second and following Days of February, 1779. Collected from the public Prints, authentic Lete ters, and Perfons of the most respectable Characters, who were Eye Witneffes of the inhuman Scene. 8vo. Is. Coghlan, 1779 God protect us all from mob law from Popish mobs, Protestant mobs, minifterial mobs, or patriotic mobs: thofe especially which are excited by pious zeal. It would be to little purpose to endeavour at extenuating the perfecution here complained of, by reminding the fufferers, of like acts of enormity occafionally exercifed by men of their profeffion; as the recrimination would be defeated, by retorting our Proteflant principles on us; which muft indeed caufe the blushes of consciousness to overspread our faces! There is little or no difference between the outrageous zeal of any party. A mob may fometimes have done good; and a ftab intended to kill a man, is reported to have cured him of a defperate internal diforder; yet whether the operator was rewarded or not, he ought to have received his fee on a gibbet.

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Art. 43. Plan of a new Method for teaching Languages; or, a new Treatife on the Manner in which Languages, whether living or dead ones, should be taught. By Mr. Huguenin Du Mitand, Teacher of the Greek, Latin, French, and Italian, and of mott of the European living Tongues. 12mo. . 2 S. Richardfon and

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This plan is dedicated to the pedantic, very pedantic, and superJatively pedantic Mr. L, Schoolmaster in Montmartre street, next door to a wine-merchant's in Paris.-The dedication is in Latin, French, and English-is followed by a preface-the preface is fol. lowed by an introduction-the introduction by a preamble the preamble by the first and last chapter, all written in French and English, and in all of which there is an attempt at humour, but humour not of the most elegant kind.

The defign of the whole, however, is to acquaint the Pablic that, after long revolving the matter in his mind, and endeavouring to find out fome plan that might throw light upon the numerous and Dintelligible rules of moft grammars, with their endless train of

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exceptions, and fpare to youth the pains he was at himself, he has at laft contrived a practical fcheme, confifting of little fentences, at firft fhort and eafy, and gradually longer and harder; by which means all grammatical difficulties are effectually removed, their rules variously illuftrated, and the ftudy of languages made fo very easy, that the most difficult may be learned by perfons of the meanest capacity, by degrees and infenfibly, and in the fame easy way as children acquire their mother tongue.

In this fcheme, we are told, the French tongue is confidered as the inftrument by which the others are to be acquired; and though the Author means to extend it to more languages in time, yet he confines it at prefent to the Greek and Latin, and the eight capital living languages of Europe, all which he makes more particular profeffion of teaching.

A perfon who has learned French by this fcheme, the Author fays, may learn any one of the other nine languages in the space of four or five months; at leaft, he may learn it fufficiently to be able to understand an eafy book, or to carry on a converfation on any common topic in it. This work, however, which, when complete, is not only to be a fcience of words, but the quinteffence (our Author's own words) of true learning by excellence, is neither finished nor ready for publication: it has already coft the Author ten years la bour, and will require at least ten more to perfect it. If he perfects it in twenty, he will be well employed, and may say,--JAMQUE. OPUS EXEGI, &C.

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Being unwilling to withhold the fruits of his researches and difcoveries fo long from the Public, he intends publishing, by fubfcription, in less than a year-A French and English practical Grammar, a French and English grammatical, fynonimous, and profodical Dictionary, and a Book of Dialogues. Quid dignum tanto

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Art. 44. A Letter to the Guardians of the Poor of Bury St. Edmund's in Suffolk, on the great Increase of the Rates for the Maintenance of the Poor in that Town; with Hints towards an Inquiry into the Causes and Remedy thereof, and Remarks on the Duty of a Guardian. 8vo. 6d. Rivington. 1778.

The evils here complained, of respecting the management of the poor not being confined to the town of Bury St. Edmund's, the Author's remarks, which are fenfible and pertinent, merit attention beyond the district for which they were originally intended.

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Art. 45. Garrick in the Shades; or, a Peep into Elyfium. A Farce, never offered to the Managers, &c. 8vo... I s. Southern. Traduces the character of Garrick, becaufe Garrick was rich and (according to the Author) avaritious. That he was wealthy, is a fact too notorious to be queftioned; but, that he was miferly, is an affertion which we believe to be founded in mistake. We knew him, and we loved him as much for his virtues, as we admired him. for his agreeable talents. In a word, there is more of ill-nature than of wit+ or truth in this ungenerous infult on the memory of a man who was the delight of the age in which he lived.

+We do not, however, mean to say that this piece is destitute of wit.

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Art. 46. A Narrative of the Origin and Progrefs of the Profecu tion against the Rev. Edward Evanson, late Vicar of Tewkesbury, in the County and Diocese of Gloucester. By Neaft Havard, Gent. Town-Clerk of the Borough of Tewkesbury. 8vo. Is. Robinfon. 1778.

Art. 47. A Word at parting: Being a few Obfervations on a mutilated Sermon and an Epiftle Dedicatory to the worthy Inhabitants of Tewkesbury, c. lately published by Edward Evanfon, M. A. To which are added, the Arguments of Counsel in the Court of DeJegates touching Mr. Evanfon's Profecution. By Neaft, Havard, Gent. Town-Clerk of the Borough of Tewkesbury. 8vo. 15 Robinfon.

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Mr. Havard has now found how vexatious and dangerous it is to meddle in difputes of this kind. It is true, he was, as appears, une warily involved in it, and as the cause proceeded, he knew not how to withdraw; the paffions were engaged, and warmed, and from having been at firft (probably) a moderate man, he becomes a zea: lous partizan, an orthodox son of the Church.

How ftrange it is that mankind fhould require to be fo often reminded of this plain truth, that no church, or party, can of themfelves conftitute orthodoxy; and ftranger ftill, that Chriftians fhould forget, that the BIBLE is the only ftandard of CHRISTIAN orthodoxy! And is there not fomewhat fhocking in the very mention of a trial for Here, in the court of a PROTESTANT Bishop? In Popish courts, indeed, it may not feem wonderful,

The Tewkesbury affair is, however, now determined. If MP. Evanfon has been, in any meafure, imprudent, his oppofers have, no doubt, been too warm.-In moft violent difputes, fee error enlisted on both fides. But how much is

that all angry altercation, were at leaft banished the generally

to be wished religious world, and that all denominations would make it their efpecial care and study to promote peace and good neighbourhood, in the cultivation of a Christian temper and practice; an object infinitely more important than an exact agreement (which is impoffible) as to mere matters of belief and opinion, on points concerning which the wifeft and best men, in all ages, and in all countries, have differed.-In this view, it would, we imagine, have been no lofs to the Public, if thefe pamphlets, which few, perhaps, will think it requifite to purchase, had never made their appearance.

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NOVELS and MEMOIRS. Art. 48. Coxheath. A Novel. In a Series of Letters. By a Lady. 12mo. 2 Vols. 6.9. Fielding and Walker. The title of this novel led us to expect, what the relation of the adventures of an encampment in the hands of a mafter might have produced, wit and fatire; inftead of which we meet with nothing but that kind of fentimental narrative, which, though in itself not unpleasant, has been ferved up in fuch a variety of ways by the prefent race of novelifts, that we are almoft fick of the difh. No wonder," fays Mifs in her teens ;- grey-bearded Reviewers are too wife to be sentimental; go, fetch me the novel immediately, I am fure 'tis a good one."

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