Points, adapted to the Ufe of Learners, and of those who have not the Benefit of a Master: As alfo the Hebrew Grammar at one View. By John Parkhurst, M. A, late Fellow of ClareHall, Cambridge. 4to. 16s. bound. Faden. Mr. Parkhurst being zealously attached to the Hutchinfonian fyftem, againft which we have fo often entered our proteft, a recommendation of a work founded on Hutchinfonian principles, can hardly be expected from us. Thofe, however, who entertain more favourable fentiments of that kind of learning, will not think their money thrown away in the purchase of this laborious production: which, in its way, is by no means an inconfiderable performance. Art. 17. A military Treatife on the Difcipline of the marine Forces. By John Macintire, Lieutenant of Marines. 8vo. 5s. Davies. Although this judicious compilation has made its appearance, as the faying is, the day after the fair, we are nevertheless glad to fee fuch a performance in print. The Marines have proved themselves a very ufeful corps; and as there is at least a poffibility of our wanting their future fervices, it behoves us not to lose the advantages that may arife from the experience they have gained, in the courfe of a tedious and bloody war. For the fame reafon, too, it is right to obferve fome caution, in reducing a body who have been fo peculiarly and fo fuccefsfully employed. The fpirit of economy, which, at length, has foundits way into the administration of our government, is certainly commendable, and may be followed by very great advantages to the Public: we are not forry, however, to obferve, that its operations are not too violent and hafty, in regard to the reduction of our troops. A good hint is afforded us in the Fable of the Sheep, who, by the affiftance of their faithful auxiliaries, the dogs, having vanquished the wolves, were over-perfuaded, on the figning of preliminaries for a peace, to disband their gallant maftiffs, as no longer of ufe, and only burdenfome to the flate. The dogs were difmiffed, the war immediately broke out again, the sheep were attacked before they had time to put themfelves in proper ftate of defence; and-need we repeat the reft? Art. 18. The Alphabet of Reason: Being an Effy toward Conftructing a Plan to facilitate the Art of Swift Writing, commonly called Short Hand; upon rational Principles. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Becket, &c. The ingenious Author of this little tract, appears to have confidered his fubject very attentively, and hath proceeded in a more rational method, than it may feem, at firft fight, to be capable of. The Authors of the many alphabets heretofore invented, fays he, have arbitrarily obtruded methods on the Public, unfupported by philofophic principles: trivial or no reasons being given for the establishment of their particular characters; nor why their rules are frequently violated as arbitrarily as they are appointed: it is, therefore, no wonder, that schemes founded in M z prejudice 164 Art. 19. A Dialogue in the Green-Room, on a Disturbance in the We Attempts to juftify a late theatrical riot. But, notwithstanding all we have heard and read on this fubject, we cannot altogether approve of fuch violent proceedings. Surely there are other Methods of adjusting fuch difputes, than by tearing up the benches, and demolishing the chandeliers! unless it be a fettled point, that no argument is to be used with the manager of a playhouse, but the argumentum baculinum. rather imagine, that if an audience dislike the entertaiment provided for them, they might say fo, without breaking the fconces; or if they Indeed, fuch behaviour approve not the price, might they not object to that alfo, without, in a literal fenfe, calling the Houfe to account for it? as we have often been witnefs to, at either theatre, would be deemed fomewhat prepofterous, even in a tavern, or a bagnio; where the guests rarely affume a right to exprefs their difapprobation of the wine, or the reckoning, by destroying the furniture of the room, or by kicking the landlord down stairs. Art. 20. An Appeal to the Public, in behalf of the Manager. 8vo, Takes the other fide of the question-(fee the foregoing article) and Art. 21. An Enquiry into the Origin of the Cherokees. In a Letter milies, which are exprefsly mentioned by Ezekiel? zdly, Whether their Prince and Leader, may not one day unite and gather them together, to fet at defiance their prefent European Masters; to wreft the dominion out of their hands, and in their turn to foil the Spoilers, and to plunder the plunderers?" What a pity it is our fagacious Author did not intimate thele his alarming apprehenfions fooner, that the Government might have entered into fome measures with the three Chiefs lately exhibited in this metropolis, to prevent, if poffible, the important revolution here furmifed!What a fine thing is learning! Art. 22. Eutropii Hiftoria Romana Breviarium: or Eutropius's Epitome of the Roman Hiftory, with an English Tranflation, Notes, and Index. By Mr. Thomas. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Bald win. The only purpose of such Translations as thefe, where the original and the English are printed on oppofite columns, is, we fuppofe, to teach boys the knowlege of the original words: the more literal, therefore, the Tranflation is, the better it must be. Mr. Thomas acknowleges, that he has not confined himself to a mere verbal translation; confequently his book can have no merit of this kind: but though it prove of little fervice to the Scholar, it may be of ufe to the Malter, as it is more accurate than Clark's, and contains better Notes. Art. 23. An Account of the Spanish Settlements in America. In Four Parts. I. An Account of the Discovery of America, by the celebrated Chriftopher Columbus: With a Defcription of the Spanifh infular Colonies in the Weft-Indies. II. Their Settlements on the Continent of North-America. III. Their Settlements in Peru, Chili, Paraguay, and Rio de la Plata. IV. Their Settlements in Terra Firma. Of the differeut Countries in South-America fill poffeffed by the Indians, &c. With a Defcription of the Canary Islands. Each Part contains an accurate Defcription of the Settlements in it, their Situation, Extent, Climate, Soil, Produce, former and prefent Condition, trading Commodities, Manufactures, the Genius, Difpofition, and Number of their Inhabitants, their Government both civil and ecclefiaffical; together with a concife Account of their chief Cities, Ports, Bays, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Minerals, Fortifications, &c. With a very particular Account of the Trade carried on betwixt them and Old Spain. To which is annexed, a fuccinct Account of the Climate, Produce, Trade, Manufactures, &c. of Old Spain. Illustrated with a Map of America. 8vo. 5s. Edinburgh printed for Donaldfon, and fold by Durham, &c. in London. The full and circumftantial title of this publication, may give it, with fome kind of Readers, the air of a Catch penny; they would do well, however, to confider, that nothing can be fairer than to exhibit the particulars of what is offered to fale. In favour of the prefent work allo, it may be added, that ample and explicit as the title-page may may appear, it does not specify the whole contents; the Compiler having generous given a Journal of the Siege of the Havannah, with the returns of the kiled and wounded, printed verbatim from the public papers, was the bargam There is one typographical error, indeed, ja me soe, such may be apt to milead fome Parchafers; but the comefines of Compoticers is fach, that flips of this kind are unavoidathe. Read for each part contains an accarare description,' &c. an inaczenate belirgave: and the title-page will agree with the book. But xins, were we are alred there is no greater want of Authors ʼn Semant, Charcoals Newcale, we hhould be apt to think some er the nut arened of our London Compilers had firolled down to Kämburskin eregre Mr. Dosaldion a fpecimen of the art and arters of becs-making, as it is a prefent practifed in the Grubflreets An to The Thi' of Nexie Main, Efq; and Vere Molloy his Wii, me a Stung fis Mart's Commission of Oyer and Ter ゴン of mar, S. Cerf Dubin, December 10, 1762. DubHis grand B. Grenice, King's Printer. 8vo. 1s. Londan e-prated fx W. Johniton. Nok of ear Reniers may probably remember, that fome months ago, merton was made in the papers, of a poor girl, (an idiot) being found alaod zed, a ece of the freets of Dublin, tied with cords, and erteruse ülser. She was there generally supposed to be the daughter of ene Countelor Malloy, and many fhocking circumstances were concent's rested, of the cruelty with which this his fuppofed chid vai ever been wird, by her unnatural parents, especially by the mother. Hence a profection was commenced against Mr. Molloy; what the cal above-mentioned, produced to the Court, a young Lad as his beheer, fent for, on that critical occafion, from a Boardmichela Engand; and many creditable Witnelles appearing, to fix the semner not one of Mr. Molley's daughter, but of the unhappy xt saa, size real parents were now difcovered, the fraverfers were soqucni ef cork. A tag. The Cita Faret. As it is performed at the TheatreRods in Covent-Garden. By Arthur Murphy, Efq; 8vo. Is Kearly. 16 in the perafal of things of this kind, as our Author emphatically exvetés humi. Y, on this very occafion, we feldom meet with any thing nonceby er much applauft, neither, on the other hand, are the faults of Face always worth pointing out. Of the flight piece now before us, we day fixtle more to fay, than that we faw it acted with fome pleasure, and se peruîd it with indifference. Mr. Macklin Thewed his prudence in g his celebrated Love a-la-mode; and we wonder that Mr. MurWriter of fuperior rank, did not deign to follow an example, se might have feed in the article of reputation, much more valent to the fum he could gain by the fale of the prefent —du Author who has once acquired a competent fhare of fame, fhould should be as cautious of rendering himself too cheap in the eyes of the public, as a new Beauty, of being too commonly feen in the Mall. But, after all, what parent does not behold his own children with more favourable regard than others view them? Milton is faid to have preferred his Paradife Regained to that immortal poem which but to name with the fupplemental production, would be to disgrace it. Inftances of the fame fort are, indeed, fo common, that we need not wonder if the ingenious Author of All in the wrong, and the Way to keep him, fhould be no more afhamed of his Citizen than Sir Jasper* was of his girl. Before we take leave of this lively Writer, we must fo far affume the cenforial character, as to give him a friendly caution, against a fault, in regard to which, we are perfuaded, his good fenfe will never fuffer him to incur a fecond admonition: he is not, in general, an unchafte Writer; and any man may be liable to an escape.-In this Farce, he has unwarily fuffered his pretty Mifs Maria, in the height of her levity, to utter an exclamation which certainly approaches too near the borders of prophaneness: LORD OF HEAVEN! is, furely, an expreffion too folemn, too awful, for the trivial occafion on which it is introduced, in this ludicrous fcene! * One of the Characters in this Farce. Art. 26. The Discovery. A Comedy. As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. Written by the Editor of Mifs Sidney Bidulph*. 8vo. I s. 6 d. Davies, &c. Sentimental and moral in the conduct, eafy and correct in the language, various and entertaining in the characters: the greatest fault we obferve throughout the whole, is the length and languor of fome of the fcenes, which almoft deviate into preaching. The luxuriances, however, might be easily pruned without prejudice to any of the branches; as, indeed, hath been judiciously done, in the reprefentation. Mrs. Sheridan: whofe husband performed a principal part in this play. + Some have objected to the word either (which flands in the place of neither, p. 57.) as an Irishism; but we rather suppose it an error of the pfs. However either of them are fuperfluous. We do not remember how it was spoken. Art. 27. An Act before the first Act of the Tragedy of Elvira. By David Mallet. Eight Pages, Gratis. Franklin. Contains a short state of the cafe, with relation to a claim made by Richard Franklin, printer, on Mr. Mallet, on account of the copyright of fome tracts which are inferted in the works of the late Lord Bolingbroke, published by Mr. Mallet, and which were originally printed by Mr. Franklin.-We remember to have feen a ftate of this ca'e fome years ago; why it is now re-published, under the foregoing fingular title, is not difficult to guefs. Revenge is fweet to revengeful minds. Mr. Mallet's play of Elvira has called forth all his own and all his country's enemies."'Tis a bad play," fays one; "the Author is a Scotch6 man," |