Letters addreffed to Mrs. Bellamy, occafioned by berology. By Edward Willett. 15. 6d. Robinfon. 594 Mr. Willett, in these Letters, defends himfelf from the accufations brought against him by Mrs. Bellamy, in her fifth Volume, with great reason, and fome humour. The defcription of the lady in fome fituations, and her letters in others, leave impreffions very different from thofe produced by her Apology; but, as no fufpicion of ftain feems now to rest on the character of the prefent author, we fhall only remark, that. we feem to have converfed with this reprefentative of an eattern princefs at an humble diftance, with the affiftance of an interpreter. Advice to the Officers of the British Navy. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Flexney. Whether the adviser of the naval officers is the fame who first addreffed himself to those of the army, or whether an inferior author has affumed the pen, we know not. Perhaps much of the pleasure derived from the first performance, was from the comparative novelty of the plan; but its blush is temporary, and this kind of fatire, from frequent repetition, lofes its relish. We have therefore no reafon to fuppofe, from the inferiority only, that this work is the production of another author. The advice is directed to the different naval officers; and those who are converfant in the annals of the last war, a war which feemed to difgrace us, because we were not decidedly fuperior, and eminently fuccefsful, will readily perceive to whom the ftigma is directed. For our own parts, we are fatiated with this kind of entertainment, and our readers will probably be of the fame opinion. Yet we cannot dismiss our author without a wish that, after the various fatires which have been directed against the officers in each department, fome diligent and impartial enquirer would endeavour to diftribute equal juftice to the many examples of spirit and judgment, the moft enterprising valour, and active humanity, which have occurred in the fame period. Thefe would have been received with avidity, and decorated with their proper fame, in a country where party is not so often eager to detract, and where former uninterrupted fuccefs had not blinded the eyes of reason to the necessary uncertainty of events of war. Appendix to the Thoughts on executive Juftice. Small 8vo. Dodiley. IS We reviewed the little work, to which this well-written Ap pendix is now added, with great care, in page 319. It was mentioned by Baron Perryn, in his charge to the grand jury of Surry, as of a fanguinary tendency, making our laws like thofe of Draco, which were, from their feverity, faid to be written in blood. Our account of it was very different; and the the Baron does not feem to have attended to the scope and meaning of the tract, with his ufual accuracy, temper, and coolness. This Appendix is therefore a liberal, candid, judicious defence of the Thoughts from the imputation mentioned; and gives the most favourable idea both of the head and heart of the author. The Magiftrate's Affiftant; or, a Summary of thofe Laws, which immediately refpect the Conduct of a Juftice of the Peace: to the end of the Fifteenth Parliament of Great Britain. By a Country Magifirate. 8vo. 75. Gardner. Every man who contributes to the prefervation of that peace which is the greatest bleffing of human fociety, deferves the thanks of the public. It is generally known, that Europe does not afford a more ufeful office than that of an Englith justice of the peace lord Coke affirms, that the whole Chriftian world hath not the like, if it be duly executed. His powers on the one hand, and limitations on the other, enable him to do great good, with very little opportunity of doing harm. It must be owned, the office falls fometimes into improper hands: but this is more or lefs the cafe in all offices of truft. There are in the commiffion for that county, whofe magiftrates are too generally, and often very injuriously, cenfured, many able and upright men, who would be an ornament to any commiffion in the kingdom; and we have reafon to hope that new appointments will render that commiffion even more refpectable than it is at prefent. The defign of this publication is to reduce the practice of a magiftrate to as fhort and plain a compendium as poffible, without omitting any thing that is neceffary. The great object of the editor is to fupply fuch a manual for practice, as fhall encourage country gentlemen to qualify themfelves for the execution of an office in which they may do great fervice to their country. There are no difficulties to terrify when the practice of a magiftrate is reduced to fo fmall a compafs. The marginal titles are put all together in a table or index; fo that any article in the book may be referred to, and a queftion answered, almost upon the first infpection and the work is made farther ufeful, by a large collection of forms and precedents of warrants, &c. The editor however does not pretend that his book is fufficient of itfelf. It does not admit of distinction of cafes, which are frequently wanted; he therefore recommends and refers to larger works, particularly to Dr. Burn, whofe method he hath generally adopted, and than which indeed no better could have been followed. We are far from thinking that a justice of the peace is the only perfon to whom this work will be of use. Every gen. tleman's education or curiofity leads him to enquire by what laws and inftruments the peace and good order of fociety are preferved in his own country. :..The The Farmer's Magazine. 5 Vols. 8vo. 1. 1s. in Boards. Dilly. This work, originally published in monthly numbers, confits of practical eflays, and remarks on the different branches of husbandry; to which is added a miscellaneous collection of articles both in profe and verse. How far a work, executed on fuch a plan, is adapted to the tafte of the farmer, we must leave to his own determination. Drill Husbandry perfected. By the Rev. James Cooke, M. A. S. A. 12m0. Is. Murray. The defign of this pamphlet is to recommend a drill plough. We are informed that the price of the machine is fixteen guineas; a fum which induces us to conclude that it is of compli cated conftruction. CORRESPONDENCE. WE have been generally influenced by the confiderations which A B mentions, and it fhall be always our endeavour to avoid the inconveniencies, pointed out in his letter, even though they feem to us a little exaggerated. OUR correfpondent, whofe fignature is X, Y, Z, may be af fured that the improvement he mentions has been fome time in contemplation, and is now actually in forwardness. It would have given us much pleasure to have enlarged on lord Monbodde's work; but the public found it already too long, and this fagacious monitor of the Reviewers OUR Well-wisher,' who was afraid that our antipathy to air-balloons' might have rendered our reviewing Mr. Cavallo's work irksome and inconvenient,' will, we hope, find this ar ticle not fo partial as he expected it would have been. We freely publish our opinions, but are not unwilling to give merit its proper due, even when abilities feem to be more clearly mifapplied than in the prefent inftance. WE have not yet been able to meet with Mr. Chapple's edition of Rifdon's Survey of Devonshire. W fufpect it has not been advertised; but our obliging correfpondent may be affured, that every attention fhall be paid to his remarks. ABERCROMBIE's complete wall- 313 tree pruner, 320-Propagation 197 69 339 74 Ague (epidemic), account of a late, 477 160 I Anna, or memoirs of a Welfh heiress, I [2 Belmont grove, a novel, Boys' (Mrs.) coalition, a novel, 475 the, Danger of violent innovations in the 312 376 Dante's inferno, 401 316 Dawes' England's alarm, 151-Dea 375 475 69 390 130 Claims of the public on the minister, Coalitional rencontre, anticipated, Colls' poet, a poem, Commemoration of Handel 470 8,81 Detail (genuine) of the feveral en- Dialogue between the earl of C- 78 |