For thefe our valiant ancestors difdain'd The thought of fear-thefe with their lives obtain'd; And still shall Commerce show'r, with richest hand, P. 10. DRAMATIC. ART. 14. Une Folie. A Comic Opera, in Two Acts. Being a Translation from the Original of Love Laughs at Locksmiths;" a Piece performed at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, with universal Applaufe. 8vo. 56 pp. 15. 6d. Lackington. 1803. We have not met with the original of this little piece, nor feen the other tranflation alluded to, performed on the flage; and we are told, in the Preface, that it has not been published. The drama, as it appears in this tranflation, is not deftitute of humour; and is fufficiently pantomimical to gratify the prefent tafte. We can therefore eafily fuppofe it was favourably received. The plot is fufficient for the purpose, but not fo ftriking as to be worth detailing; and we have not found in the fongs any novelty or elegance. Whether the title, Une Folie, originates in French or English nodefty, we have not afcertained. NOVEL. ART. 15. The Cataftrophe: a Tale founded on Facts, from the French of the Chevalier de St. Aubigné. By J. Byerley. 12mo. 231 PP. 6s. 6d. Highley. 1803. Though the writer of this flory is faid to be a Frenchman, the perfonages concerned are Germans; and more extravagance, with lefs of real intereft, we have feldom met with, even in a German tale. The hero of this ftory, who is called Charles, is neither more nor lefs than a madman. On the first fight of a young married lady, he falls in love with her, and immediately acts the lover in the prefence of her husband, which attention the returns with equal ardour, because he had faved (as we are told) the life of her brother, whom she had never feen but once. The hufband, a brutal and revengeful Italian, after fhowing fome fymptoms of jealoufy (which was natural enough under fuch circumftances) pretends to indulge their mutual affection, and having permitted them to embrace each other, flabs them both at that moment, and himself afterwards. The hufband and wife die of their wounds; the lover recovers from his, and foon finds another mistress; with whom he seems still more violently enamoured than with the firft. A vulgar but mifchievous old woman difturhs their happiness, by very fhallow artifices, makes them jealous of each other, and because the is afraid of being detected, poisons the young lady; by which the mars her own scheme; which was to marry her to her fon. Whether the old woman is hanged, or escapes, we are not told; but Charles, the lover, who had appeared more than half mad during the preceding part of his life, now becomes quite fo, and (as is ftrongly intimated) commits fuicide; the ufual end of a German ftory. What moral is meant to be inculcated by this work, it is not eafy to fay. The tranflator talks of the "exceffive fenfibility" of his hero; but it is a morbid fenfibi lity; against which, we should think, no man of found understanding need to be cautioned; unless, indeed, he fhould have perverted that understanding by the perufal of German or French tales. MEDICINE. ART. 16. New Progrefs of Surgery in France; or Phenomena of the Animal Kingdom. Published by Command of the French Government," Tranflated from the French of Imbert Delonnes, M. D. by T. Chavernac, Surgeon. Embellished with very curious Plates, by W. Nutter. 4to. 31 pp. Dulau. 4s. 1801. This work defcribes two very remarkable operations; the fuccefsful extirpation of a monftrous farcocele, from the perfon of Charles Delacroix; and a fimilar fuccefsful amputation of an extraordinary great tumor from the nofe of Perier de Gurat; both performed by Imbert Delonnes. Both the accounts (but in particular the former) are written with a confiderable difplay of profeffional confequence; that is, with preliminary reflections, an addrefs to medical students, comparifons, quotations, collateral obfervations, and three well-executed copper-plates. A moderate share, however, of felf-praife, and a great share of fatisfaction, may be allowable to an established practitioner, who, contrary to the general opinion of the rest of the faculty, performs two extraordinary operations with complete fuccefs; and not only establishes the practicability of what had been generally believed to be beyond the power of the healing art; but thows, at the fame time, the mode of conducting the operation in all its parts, from the previous preparation, to the perfect healing of the patient. The Introduction, which itates the nature of the work, is followed by five pages of additional reflections (which might with more propriety have been placed at the end of the work); and a fhort, but very proper, addrefs to all students of the art of healing. Then comes the particular defcription of the farcocele, with the account of the operation, the fum of which is as follows. Citizen Charles Delacroix had been afflicted, for about 14 years, with an extraordinary large farcocele, that weighed about 32 pounds. It measured 14 inches in length. Its height in the centre was 10 inches. The The patient, after a variety of useless applications, called in a confultation of eight eminent furgeons. The decided opinion of feven of thofe gentlemen was, that the chirurgical art could not afford any means of removing his dreadful diforder. Dr. Delonnes, who was one of the eight, had the courage to diffent from the rest. He boldly promifed to perform the operation; withftood all remonftrances; inipired the patient with hope; performed, with patience and addrefs, a moft arduous operation, that lafied about three hours; and was crowned with complete fuccefs. The fecond cafe, namely, the extirpation of a tumor, weighing upwards of 2 pounds, from the nofe of Citizen de Gurat, was likewife performed, with all the neceffary precaution as well as address, and was alfo attended with complete fuccefs. We fhall not enter into any particular account of the operations, or of the local defcription of the diforders, as this would prove infufficient for practitioners, and ufelefs, or even unpleafant, to the reft of our readers: we must, however, obferve, that the publication is ufeful in its way, and may properly be recommended to the attention of furgical ftudents and practitioners. ART. 17. The Rules of the extended Medical Inftitution for the Benefit of the fick and drooping Poor with an Explanation of its peculiar Defign, and various nec Jary Inftructions. By Thomas Beddoes, M. D. 78 pp. Is. Ed. Printed by Mills, Briftol. 1803. The " peculiar defign" of this charitable inftitution is to prevent certain infidious but deftructive difeafes, fuch as confumption, cancer, fcrofula; against which, application for medical affiftance is commonly neglected, until they have laid faft or even infeparable hold on the constitution. "How readily," fays the author," would juft and clear notions on this fubject (namely, preventive medicine) remove a very glaring inconfiftency of the prefent day. The majority of reflecting men join in promoting the cow-pock inoculation, and very wifely; but why fhould one branch of preventive medicine be fo exclufively encouraged? The effect of the cow-pock is truly wonderful. It lay far beyond the reach of human fagacity to detect. That the ftroke of a lancet, followed by fuch mild confequences, fhould exempt from the fmall-pox, looks more like magic than the ordinary courfe of nature! They compute, that the cow-pock inoculation, carried to the utmost extent, would annually fave 40,000 lives. Nor is this all. The fmall-pox wounds where it does not kill. It is particularly hurtful in exciting the evil (fcrofula). This is afferted never to be the cafe with the cow-pock. To the 40,000 lives, therefore, that would be immediately preferved, I know not how many conftitutions may be added; probably not less than 100,000. What encouragement to push the new inoculation! But, if numbers are to decide, we must be either inconfiftent, or we fhould manifest as much zeal for the prevention of feveral other disorders as for that of the fmall-pox. I might fafely affert, that twice, perhaps fix times, as much good, of exactly the fame fort, would be done by carrying the prefent means of prefervation against other complaints to the utmost extent." ART. ART. 18. An Apology for believing in the Metallic Tradors; with fome Account of the Perkinean Inftitution. 1s. 6d. per dozen. Hatchard. 1803. An advertizing pamphlet in favour of the Perkinean metallic tractors; with the mummery and quackery of which, fome few (but very few we believe) of the fashionable world still continue to be duped. DIVINITY. ART. 19. A Sermon, preached in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London, on Thursday, May 26, 1803, being the Time of the yearly Meeting of the Children educated in the Charity Schools in and about the Cities of London and Westminster. By Robert Gray, D. D. Prebendary of Chichester, &c. Published at the Request of the Society for promoting Chriftian Knowledge, and the Trustees of the feveral Schools. To which is annexed, an Account of the Society for promoting Chriftian Knowledge. 4to. Rivingtons. 1803. The first point handled in this appropriate difcourfe, which does not fall below the usual spirit and ability of the writer, is that of inftruction in great national establishments, which this author flows to have been much recommended by the firft authorities in ancient times. He next reproves the foolish and unnatural scheme, invented by one who wished to be thought the Child of Nature, the patron of mischievous fentiment and mock-virtue, of leaving the human mind unbiassed by religious impreffion, until the understanding fhall be matured; which fine fcheme is fufficiently answered, as this author pertinently obferves, by the pains which its promoters take to inftil their own notions into others, more especially the young and injudicious. The teftimony borne to the fervices of the divines of this country, is no lefs juft than well expreffed : "" who, while they have encouraged a fpirit of fober enquiry, have confirmed a well-founded attachment to the principles which have long been tried. They have expofed the views of thofe men who would pull down the pillars of religion and government, though they perished in the ruins of the fabric they would deftrov; and by attention to lacred literature, to the original languages of Scripture, to collation and just criticism, they have illuftrated the most important points of natural and revealed religion with fplendid and impreffive effect; fo that they who now refilt the conviction of our faith, attempt not to fupport their opinions by works of argument and learning, in which they would but expose themselves to fure defeat; but cavil at fubordinate circumftances, or deride without examination." What follows concerning attention to religious principles, and public feminaries, is at once temperate and weighty. The prejudices against extending the advantages of education to the poor, are then combated, and that narrow notion fufficiently confated. The author next turns to an important field of obfervation, the propagation of Chriftianity in other countries. He makes fome very feasonable remarks concerning the miffions now exifting. He then advances fome pleas which deferve the particular attention of the legiflature, concerning the wants of our East-Indian territories, which no longer keep the form of fettlements; but exhibit the amplitude of vaft and extenfive provinces, where the interefts of religion ought to keep pace with the establishment of the civil government. This is a point which calls moft forcibly for immediate provifions; more efpecially in countries from whence, as the author obferves, "we derive the richest fupplies of our commercial profperity, and where an ancient but difordered church (that of Malabar) and millions of British fubjects demand this attention." From this view of the prefent difcourfe, it will appear that a confi. derable variety of important fubjects are touched; and, we may add, that they are touched with force and skill. We rejoice that the author, fince this was published, has been rewarded for his various merits by a liberal and distinguishing patron. ART. 20. The Benefits of Wisdom, and the Evils of Sin. A Sermon, preached before the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, on Sunday, Nov. 6, 1803, and published at the Request of the Bench. By the Rev. Robert Nares, Archdeacon of Stafford, r. 8vo. 28 pp. IS. Rivingtons. 1803. The text of this Sermon is Ecclefiaftes ix. 18; the latter part, which, in particular, expreffing the evil which one finner has it in his power to occafion, is certainly a most fertile topic of inftruction. It is rather briefly touched, than attempted to be exhaufted, in this dif courfe; as may be feen by comparing it with that sketch of Mr. Simeon's, to which the author refers in an Advertisement. There fome fubjects are ftated, which here are not employed; and here, on the other hand, are fome introduced which do not there appear; particularly the inftance of a confpirator against the ftate, as a finner of a moft pernicious kind, with allufion to a late event. As the maxim is of the most general nature, other applications of it might be devifed, to a great extent. The wifdom, spoken of in the former part of the text, is explained to be, according to the uniform language of Solomon, that which always includes piety, as its beginning and confummation. In the Dedication to the Benchers of Lincoln's Inn, the difcourfe is faid to be printed at their expence, as well as at their request; an additional compliment, which would very often be convenient to thofe who are folicited to print fingle Sermons. ART. 21. An Antidote to the Alarm of Invafion. A Difcourfe delivered at the Meeting-Houfe in the Old Jewry, on Wednesday, October 19, 1803, being the Day appointed for a General Faft. By Abraham Rees, D. D. F. R. S. Editor of the New Cyclopedia. 8vo. Longman and Rees. 1803. IS. We have perufed this fermon with the trueft fatisfaction. It is filled with noble ardour, and the foundest patriotifm. The text is Ne. hemiah iv. v. 14, and is very appropriate. The preacher very judiciously, without adverting to the origin and primary caufes of the |