their praife be it fuggefted, are not unmindful of their temporal concerns." P. 123. The vulgar malice of this fneering compliment is fufficiently obvious. We wish there were fome degree of truth in it for we believe that the want of this mindfulness is every day diminishing the legal rights of the church.

Having done juftice to this author, in one way, we shall now 'do it in another; by acknowledging, that his book contains many obfervations, which, being carefully felected by land-proprietors, will tend materially to the improvement of their eftates: and we think he would do a real and confiderable fervice to the public, by revifing his work, with the affiftance of a judicious friend, and expunging all that is exceptionable or fuperfluous; thus reducing it to a fourth part of its prefent bulk, and rendering it purchaseable by all readers, at the very fufficient price of about feven fhillings.

MISCELLANIES.

ART. 24. An Hiftorical Memoir on the Political Life of John Milton. By Charles Edward Mortimer, Efq. 4to. 82 PP.

Vernor and Hood. 1805.

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Mr. C. E. Mortimer is a complete admirer of the political fentiments of Milton, and confequently applauds the murder of Charles I; and confiders it as a glorious effort for fubjects to try and condemn their Sovereign. He adopts the opinion that a king may legally be punished for three principal crimes. for fquandering the money of the fubject; 2. for breaking the covenants or conftitutional promifes to his fubjects; 3. for being guilty of murder, though he does nothing with his own hands, but confent to employ instruments." p. 84. But he forgets that it is impoffible, in the nature of things, for him to have an impartial trial, fo deeply muft intereft and ambition be concerned in the iffue of fuch a trial. It is impoffible for him to have the common privilege which the equity of english law gives to the meaneft individual, that of being tried by a jury of his equals. But we almoft blufh to difcufs at all fuch abominable doctrines. It is of lefs confequence that Mr. Mortimer (in p. 15, &c.) intimates a hatred against bishops, tithes, &c. all this is to be expected from fuch a writer.

Yet even he is compelled to fay, "It muft, however, be allowed, that a republic by no means Juits the genius of England. The character of an Englishman, has for its principle, a calm, fedate temper, peculiarly averfive to faction; and more inclined to tranquil enjoyment of domeftic pleafures and fecurity of property, than to that perpetual watchfulnefs, that continual tumult, which is fo often excited by faction, and which gives fo unde. cided a character to democracy." P. 78.

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Some ludicrous blunders, fuch as Eikon Bafilicon, repeatedly, prove that he rather affects learning than poffeffes it: but certainly when he affects patriotifm, with fentiments fo perfectly hoftile to the laws and conftitution of his country, the pretence is ftill more delufive. We can conceive no immediate purpofe for this publi cation, but that of reviving, if poffible, Dr. Price's exploded doctrine of the cashiering of kings.

ART. 25. Inftruction for Mariners refpecting the Management of
Ships at fingle Anchor, alfo General Rules for Sailing, to which
is annexed, an Addrefs to Seamen. By Henry Taylor, of North
Shields, &c.
I 2mo. Vernor and Hood. 1805.

This little manual may be recommended as containing fome ufeful hints for young navigators; but is rather calculated for those who serve on board merchant fhips, than in vessels of war. This obfervation is not intended as any difparagement of the work, for we do not forget that Captain Cook first learned his art on board a coal and coafting veffel.

ART. 26. Domeftic Recreation; or Dialogues illuftrative of natural and feientific Subjects. By Prifcilla Wakefield, Author of Mental Improvement, &c. 12mo. 2s. 6d. Darton and Har

vey. 1805.

We are always delighted to meet the name of this moft diligent and meritorious writer; for we have never yet perused any of her various works, (and we believe we have carefully examined them all) without feeling the ftrongest incentive to promote their circulation. Mrs. Wakefield's publications feem all calculated to infpire in the youthful mind a due fenfe of religion and morality, and an ingenuous emulation for mental improvement. The prefent work merits, in our opinion, a better form; but perhaps, and this we entirely approve, the object was cheapnefs. It is a very entertaining and ufeful publication, and a valuable acceffion to the juvenile library. What relates in particular to the def cription of the Sea Anemonies is curious, and to children must be particularly interesting.

MONTHLY LIST OF PUBLICATIONS.

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A Sermon preached in the Parish Church of St. Andrew, in Holborn, on Sunday, January 5, 1806; on Occafion of the Death of the Rev. Charles Barton, M. A. late Rector of the faid Parish. By the Rev. Charles Pryce, M. A.

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A Sermon preached at the Parish Church of Chertfey, in Surrey, on the 5th of December, 1805. By the Rev. John Stonard, M.A.

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A Difcourfe delivered at West Walton, in the County of Norfolk, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 1805. By George Burgefs, A. B.

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A Sermon preached at St. John's Church, Blackburn, Lancafhire, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 1805. By the Rev. S. Stevenson, A. B. IS.

An Addrefs to Methodists, and all other honest Christians, who confcientiously fecede from the Church of England. By the Rev. W. Cockburne, M. A. Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Christian Advocate in that Univerfity. IS. 6d.

The Destiny of the German Empire; or an Attempt to ascertain the Apocalyptic Dragon, and to fhew that the binding of the Dragon, called the Old Serpent, and the Devil and Satan, and the Millenary State, are likely to be altogether different from what Chriftian Writers have taught us to expect. By J. Bicheno, M. A.

A Sermon preached at the Great Synagogue, Duke's Place, on the 14th Kinlay (A. M.) 5565, anfwering to Thursday, Dec. 5, 1805, being the Day appointed for a General Thanksgiving. By the Rev. Solomon Hirschil, prefiding Rabbi (erroneously styled the high Prieft) of the German Jews in London. 4to.

Is. 6d. A Sermon preached on the Day of Thanksgiving. By the moft Rev. T. L. O'Beirne, D. D. Lord Bishop of Meath.

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The Duty of Thanksgiving, a Sermon. By S. Smallpage, M.A. Vicar of Whitkirk. 4to.

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A Sermon preached at the Scots Church, London Wall, Dec. 5, 1805. By Robert Young, D. D. 2s.

A Sermon facred to the Memory of the honoured Dead; and particularly of the late James Currie, M. D. F.R.S. By the Rev. G. Walker, F.R.S. and Prefident of the Literary and Philofophical Society of Manchefter. Is. 6d.

Lord Nelfon's Funeral Sermon, preached in Norfolk, near the Birth-Place of this great Man. By the Rev. George Cook, M.A. Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. 4to.

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Moral Reflections and Anticipations of the Opening of the prefent Year. A Sermon addreffed principally to Young Perfons, delivered at the annual Lecture, at Carter-Lane, Jan, 1, 1806. By Jofeph Barrett.

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Sermons on various Subjects and Occafions. By Alexander Grant, D. D. Vol. III. 8s.

A Differtation on the Prophecies, that have been fulfilled, are now fulfilling, or will hereafter be fulfilled, relative to the great Period of 1260 Years; the Papal and Mohammedan Apoftafies,

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Collections for the Hiftory of the Town and Soke of Grantham. By Edmund Turnor, Efq. F.R.S. F.S.A. 4to. 11. 1s.

Bath, illuftrated by a Series of Engravings from the Drawings of John Claude Nattes. Super-Royal Folio. 71. 75.

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An Account of the State of France during the last three Years, particularly as it has relation to the Belgic Provinces, and the Treatment of the English detained by the French Government. By Ifrael Worfley, late a Prifoner at Verdun.

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Life of Thomas Dermody; interfperfed with Pieces of original Poetry, and containing a Series of Correfpondence with feveral eminent Characters. By James Grant Raymond. 2 vols. erown 8vo.

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Elements of Intellectual Philofophy, or an Analysis of the Powers of the Human Understanding; tending to ascertain the Principles of a rational Logic. By R. E. Scott, A. M. Profeffor of Moral Philofophy in the Univerfity and King's College, Aberdeen. 8vo. 9s.

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A Reply to the Antivaccinifts. By James Moore. 25. Effay on the Effects of Carbonate of Iron upon Cancer, with an Inquiry into the Nature of that Disease. By Richard Carmichael, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin. 8vo.

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A Practical Account of a Remittent Fever frequently occurring among the Troops in this Climate, By Thomas Sutton, M. D.

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An Hour's Chat, being the Subftance of a Difcuffion which actually took place between two Perfons of Confideration, on the Conduct and Merits of two diftinguished Statefmen.

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The Creditor's and Bankrupt's Affiftant, being the Spirit of the Bankrupt Laws, with Obfervations. By Jofhua Montefiore, Solicitor. 8vo. 8s. 6d.

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DRAMA.

School for Friends, a Comedy. By Mifs Chambers.

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The Trident of Albion, an Epic Effufion; and an Oration on the Influence of Elocution on Martial Enthufiafm, with an Addrefs to the Shade of Nelfon, &c. By John Thelwall.

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