for noon and midnight at Greenwich, to any other time under that meridian, or to noon or midnight under any other. 23. For reducing the fun's right afce: fion in time, as given in the Nautical Almanack for noon at Greenwich, to any other time under that meridian, or to noon under any other meridian. We are here told, that the new tables, with their explanation and ufe, were drawn up by W. Wales, F. R. S. Mafter of the Royal Mathematical School in Chrift's Hofpital, a perfon well verfed both in the theory and practice of aftronomy and navigation. By way of Appendix are added two other methods, one by the Aftronomer-royal; the other by Mr. G. Witchel, F. R. S. for correcting the apparent diftance of the moon from the fun, or a ftar, on account of refraction and parallax. We are glad to find that this fcientific method of navigation gains fo much ground, as to have exhausted the first edition fince 1767, though it confifted of ten thousand copies. wi. Art. 44. The Nautical Almanack, and Aftronomical Ephemeris, for 1786. Published by Order of the Commiffioners of Longitude. 810. 3 s. 6 d. fewed. Nourfe, &c. 1781. Similar to thofe for former years. Do Art. 45. A Sexagefimal Table; exhibiting, at Sight, the Refult of any Proportion, where the Terms do not exceed fixty Minutes. Allo Tables of the Equation of Second Difference; and Tables for turning the lower Denominations of English Money, Weights, and Meafures, into Sexagefimals of the higher, and vice verfa. And the Sexagefimal Table turned into Seconds, as far as the 1000th Column; being a very ufeful Millefimal Table of proportional Parts. With Precepts and Examples. Ufeful for Aftronomers, Mathematicians, Navigators, and Perfons in Trade. By Michael Taylor. Published by Order of the Commiffioners of Longitude. Quarto. 15 5. fewed. Nourfe. 1780. The Author fays, that he took the fame care in correcting the prefs, as in the conftruction of the tables; and hopes they will be found as correct as any extant. They confit of 315 pages, printed on an excellent type and paper, and are illustrated with plenty of examples. of g Art. 46. The Question-Book: or, A Practical Introduction to 12mo. 2 s. bound. This book may be very ufeful to all idle schoolmasters. MEDICA L. Art. 47. Obfervations on the Dysentery of the West Indies; with a The fubftance of this fhort tract is comprifed in the following fummary given by the Author: That the dyfentery is a fever of the intefines; that the cause is obftructed perspiration; and that the cure is, in calling back the circulation to the furface of the body, and increafing the fenfible perfpiration by the most active SUDORIFICS.' This idea is certainly not new, though perhaps the extent to which it is pursued in practice by the Writer is a variation from the common method of treatment. The remedies principally recommended by bim, are, antimonial wine with laudanum, and James's powder. He keeps up the fweat, when begun, by wrapping up in a blanket, and giving warm diluents; avoiding carefully any fireams of cold air. He appeals to his fuccefs for confirmation of his doctrine; and his method certainly claims the attention of thofe concerned in the management of the fame alarming and fatal disease. A. Art. 48. Obfervations on the Difeafes which appeared in the Army on St. Lucia, in 1778 and 1779. To which are prefixed, Remarks calculated to affift in afcertaining the caufes, and in explaining the Treatment, of thofe Difeafes. With an Appendix, containing a fhort Addrefs to Military Gentlemen, on the Means of preferving Health in the West Indies. 12mo. 2 s. Dilly. 1781. The utility of local obfervations on Difeafes has been evinced by fo many excellent modern Publications, that it is needless to confirm by argument, what experience has established. The amazing extenfion of the commercial and military operations of this country has rendered fuch communications peculiarly neceffary and useful in our days, as fo many new fources of danger from unwhole fome climates, and aufual difeafes, have unfortunately been opened. Every attempt, therefore, to add to the stock of knowledge in this refpect, deferves attention and indulgence. The Author before us, who figns himself John Rollo *, has very concisely defcribed the island of St. Lucia, with a view to the degree of falubrity of its feveral parts; and has, with equal brevity, given a history of the difcafes which prevailed there among our troops, for about fix months. Though neither the morbid phenomena, nor the mode of treatment, offer any thing materially different from what has before been obferved in fimilar climates, the Work may, however, be ufefully confulted by medical gentlemen employed on the fame fervice. The concluding Addrefs to Gentlemen of the Army contains fome advice which they would, doubtlefs, find advantage in following. RELIGIOUS. A. Art. 49. Two Sermons. 1. At St. Bridget's Church, before the Lord Mayor and the Governors of the feveral Hospitals, in Ealter Week, 1780, II. At St. Paul's, Sept. 2. 1780, being the annual Commemoration of the Fire of London. By Eat Apthorp, D. D. Rector of St. Mary-le-Bow. 4to. I s. Law. The first difcourfe gives a fhort hiftorical account of the origin of hofpitals in this country, after the diffolution of the monafteries; and pays a juft tribute to the munificence of their founders, and the excellence of their inftitution. The fecond confifts of pious and candid reflections on the conduct of Divine Providence, particularly with refpect to that terrible event which this Sermon was deligned to commemorate. The leading object of it is to enforce the principles of humility and resignation; that Surgeon in the Royal Artillery, now in the West Indies. under under the influence of the former we may improve our mercies, and In Profe and Verfe. Being a Collection of felect Sentences, choice Among the choice maxims' of this book, the following is the choiceft. Poverty is a creature of the fancy? Counsellor Coltman would deferve a fee, if he could make good his maxim' to the fatisfaction of half-ftarv'd hackney fonnetteers,' and-u's, poor Reviewers !-But alas! all our riches lie in fancy, and our poverty is the terrible reality we have to complain of— jutt at dinner-time!' go Art. 51. A ferious and affectionate Addrefs to all Orders of Men; adapted to this awful Crifis. In which are earnestly recommended the Works of the late Rev. William Law, A. M. To which are added Three Letters written by Mr. Law to the Author. 8vo. I s. Robinson. 1781. The Author of this Serious and affectionate Addrefs,' is a great admirer of the myftic writers, and confiders Mr. Law's works as the quinteffence of that divine philifophy which marvelously unfolds all the mysteries of nature and grace, and immutably establishes the Chriflian religion on its own felf-evident and eternal principles." The Author hath recorded the laft words of this truly pious and excellent man."Away with thefe filthy garments, faid this dying faint-I feel a facred fire kindled in my foul, which will destroy every thing contrary to itfelf, and burn as a flame of divine love to all eternity. In fuch a triumph of holy joy did this extraordinary fervant of God moft devoutly refign his bleffed fpirit into the hands of his beloved Lord and Mafter, at the place of his nativity, the town of King's-Cliffe, in the county of Northampton. And in the Churchyard of that parish he lies interred under a handfome tomb, erected to his memory by a particular and dear friend, who lived many years with him, and therefore had long known, and highly and juftly efteemed his fingular worth.' The infcription on his tomb is as follows: "Here lieth the body of the late Rev. William Law, A M, who died April 9. 1761, aged 75. He was known to the world by number of truly Chriftian, pious writings; exemplified by a life spent in a manner fuitable to a worthy and true difciple of his heavenly, divine, crucified Mafter and Saviour Jefus Chrift, who lived. and poke in him and by him. In his younger days he fufficiently diftinguished himself by his parts and progrefs in human literature. Afterwards taking the advice of our Saviour to the rich young man, he totally renounced the world, and followed Chrift in meeknefs, humility, and felf-denial and in his last years he was wholly abforbed in love to God and mankind; fo that virtue in him was nothing but heavenly love and heavenly flame," The Author of this Addrefs feems to have imbibed the fentiments of the more amiable myftics; he expreffes himself fomewhat after the manner manner of good old Peter Sterry of Cromwellian memory; and like him and Jeremy White, efpoufes the doctrine of a UNIVERSAL RESTI TUTION. Art. 52. Hymns in Profe for Children. By the Author of Lef fons for Children. 12mo. 1 s. Johnfon. 17×1. The defign of thefe Hymns is to imprefs the infant mind with early ideas of God, by connecting religion with a variety of fenfible objects, and with every thing that affects it with wonder or delight; and thus, by deep, ftrong, and permanent affociations, to lay the best foundation for practical devotion in future life. B.d.k Speaking of hymns in verfe, adapted to the capacities of children, Mrs. Barbauld has a very judicious obfervation: "It may well be doubted whether poetry ought to be lowered to the capacities of children, or whether they fhould not rather be kept from reading verse till they are able to relish good verfe: for the very effence of poetry is an elevation in thought and ftyle above the common ftandard; and if it wants this character, it wants all that renders it valuable.' E. Art. 53. A Letter from a Catholic Chriftian to his Roman Catholic Friend. 8vo. 6d. Worcester, printed. 1780. Art. 54. An Effay on the Law of Celibacy impofed on the Clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, and obferved in all the Orders abroad; in which are delineated its Rife and Progrefs, from the most early ages of its Existence, down to the prefent Times: and the Impropriety of this Ecclefiaftical Conftitution is fhewn, whether it be confidered in a moral, a phyfical, or a political Light. As alfo a fummary Account is given of the monaftic Life; of the Prejudices which chiefly contributed to introduce it; and in what Manner these have been perpetuated, &c. Interfperfed with various Remarks on feveral other Obfervances of the Roman Catholic discipline. 8vo. 3 s. Worcester, printed. London, fold by Rivington, 1781. We unite thefe two pamphlets in one article, as they have both the fame author, and their fubjects are connected. In the first we find the Writer modeftly and handsomely apologizing for his having separated himfelf from the church of Rome, in which he had been educated, ordained a priest, and continued for fome time to difcharge the functions annexed to that character. This letter is written with an apparent candour and integrity, which does the Author honour. He ftill confiders himself as a Christian minifter. Among other remarks, he fuppofes the queftion to be propofed, Whether he fill intends to continue in a flate of celibacy? To this he replies in the negative. And by this means he is led to enquire a little into the grounds of this practice in the Romish church; which gave rife to the fecond very fenfible pamphlet, the fubjects of which are particularized in the above title. In general, to Proteftants, especially fuch who have ufed a little reflection, it is unneceffary to offer much in order to prove the unreasonable and abfurd conduct of the church of Rome on this point of celibacy, as well as others; and accordingly our Author remarks: This labour may appear, perhaps, at firft fight, fuperfluous, and the whole controverfy of little importance, in a kingdom where nei. ther the obligation, nor propriety of fuch a law, with respect to the numerous numerous body of the Chriftian clergy, is admitted. But as it is a fact, that thefe inftitutions are not only revered as facred by many of our fellow-citizens, who fly to a voluntary exile in foreign climates, to the prejudice of their mother-country, and by thousands of either fex in every flate where the Roman Catholic difcipline prevails, to the detriment of fociety in general, it is the intereft of every individual, of every citizen of the world, to have this matter duly canvasfed, and exhibited in its proper light. Thus confidered, it is no longer a fubject fit merely for private fpeculation and debate, but becomes of public concern, and claims the attention of all who have at heart the general advantage of mankind, and are willing to promote its welfare' To the above we may add a farther paffage, in which it is faid, 'My with is rather to be ufeful, by contributing to fupport what I really efteem the cause of truth, than to feek unmerited and unfatisfactory. applaufe, by advancing any opinions which may disturb the peace of the community. On the contrary, it is in the defence of its molt facred rights that I have here prefumed to ftand forth, without any other pretenfions to the favour of the Public, than what the merits of the cause itself may deferve. I have combated mistaken notions that have long prevailed; but I have neither treated them ludicrously nor with contempt. Ancient prejudices deferve at all times a certain degree of refpect; but our deference for them thould not be carried fo far as to command our filent homage, when they evidently tend to deftroy the happinefs of mankind.' The Author's fpirit and manner of writing are agreeable to these profeffions. He appears like an honeft man, a man who feels himfelf happy in being releafed from chains by which he once was fhackled, and at the fame time does not feem to entertain any of that rancour and bitternefs of temper which new converts, especially if hally and interested, have fometimes difcovered; but writes at once like a man, a fcholar, and a Chriftian. It needs hardly be faid, that he etablishes his point: in feveral controverfies it is difficult to affirm this on either fide, but here, we apprehend, it may be done with fafety. Boffuet's faying concerning theatrical entertainments is properly applied on this occafion: Il y a de grands exemples pour, mais de fortes raifons contre. It may be pleaded for from great examples, but there are folid arguments against the practice. H. Art. 55. Sermons preached before the University of Cambridge. By Peter Stephen Goddard, D. D. Malier of Clare-Hall. 8vo. 45. Boards. Rivington. 1781. In thefe Sermons Dr. G. inffts on the following topics; A true and zealous Chriflian the greatest and beft of characters; Eternal life clearly and fully revealed by the Gospel only; Ridicule no teft of truth; The freedom of man's will confiftent with the grace of God; Our Lord's treatment of the woman of Canaan explained and juftified; Needlefs curiofity; A day of grace and a day of wrath; fins of infirmity and fins of prefumption; Covetoufnefs idolatry; Criminal compliance with prevailing cuftoms; Hezekiah's behaviour on receiving the meffage from God by Ifaiah; The duty of prayer; Duty both of the preacher and his hearers:-To which is added, Concio ad. Clerum, a Latin oration delivered in 1761. 2 Thefe |