hature and bearings of Chriftian truths, as a diftempered eye renders a man incapable of rightly judging of colours." P. 6. Nothing can be more accurate than this pofition; which is il luftrated, throughout the difcourfe, by an ample reference to the great leading points of Christian doctrine, which are all shown to be clear to the humble and obedient mind, but unintelligible to the worldly wife. The preacher allows that a mifchievous ufe has been fometimes made of these truths, "by the enthufiaftic or designing." "But what," he adds, "is there fo excellent which in the hands of weak men has not become abfurd; and in the hands of bad men injurious?" P. 48. We apprehend, after all, that the preacher is inclined to carry one or two opinions to excefs; but we recommend his difcourfe to the ferious confideration of all religious readers. ART. 28. A comparative View of the Two New Syfteens of Education for the Infant Poor, in a Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Officialty of the Dean and Chapter of Durham, at Berwick upon Tweed, on Tuesday, April 23, and at Durham, on Thursday, May, 12, 1811. By the Rev. R. G. Bouyer, L. L. B. bendary of Durham, and Official. 8vo. 18 pp. 1s. Rivingtons. 1811. Pre A principal part of this charge confifts of a clear statement of the origin of the two Syftems of Education invented by Dr. Bell, and taken up with fome additions by Mr. Lancaster. "The Ma. drafs fyftem," fays Mr. B.," was read, talked of with wonder and praife; but the relation of it was foon laid afide, and almost forgotten. The men of the world had, all of them, fomething else to do. From this apathy, however, two or three individuals must be excepted; and one of them [Lancafter] had the merit of first putting the plan in practice in England, and of exhibiting its powerful operation, in a fuburb of the metropolis; on which account, and for the additions which he made to it, he claimed the title of inventor, and foon collected a very great number of children of both fexes, who received most important benefit from his inftruction." P. 8. Other particulars, relative to the hiftory of these establishments, are very clearly related, and the abfurdity of entrusting fo extenfive and powerful a fyftem to the controul of a diffenter from the national church, is very justly pointed out. The diffenters, fays Mr. B., very properly asked and obtained relief from the aft which required fubfcription to our articles from every mafter of a fchool; but the parliament which granted that relief little forefaw" that within fo fhort a fpace as 30 years, any members of the established church would manifeft fo perfect an indifference on the very point, from which they were then relieving the fcruples of the diffenters; that they would voluntarily fend the children of the poor by hundreds, to to be educated by diffenters, or at leaft under the effectual controul of a diffenter." P. 16. The obvious ill confequence of fo mixing children of different perfuafions, as tending to create an indifference for all religion, is then flated, and the author concludes thus: "We defire no greater favour than we are moft willing to grant. Our diffenting brethren afked for schoolmasters of their own. The request was moft juft and reasonable, and moft heartily do we rejoice that they obtained it but let them not accufe us of illiberality, if we act upon the fame principle, and if, under its influence, we ftrenuously refift any attempt to withdraw the children belonging to the establishment from our own care and difpofal; and if we wish to employ fchoolmasters, who will not fuffer the degradation, nor incur the heavy guilt, of teaching that to others, which they do not believe themfelves." This charge may ferve as an admirable companion to the more. powerfully argumentative difcourfe of Dr. Marth, which we have, with due praife, reported in our preceding pages. It is a circumftance not unworthy of notice, that a fociety of Unitarians has lately advertifed, that, feeing the great encouragement given to Mr. Lancafter, an Unitarian, they think it advifable to take fuch and fuch fteps, to promote their own views and extend their opinions. MISCELLANIES. ART. 29. The Life of Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambrai, compiled from original Manufcripts by M. L. F. De Bauffet, formerly Bihop of Alais, &c. &c. Tranflated from the French by William Mudford. 8vo. 2 vols. Sherwood and Co. 18s. 1810. It fometimes unavoidably happens that at the period which is termed the clofe of the feafon of publications, we find before us an accumulation of books, many of which are entitled to early and diftinguished, notice. In fuch a cafe we do the best we can, and rather than longer defer, or altogether omit a work of merit, we give it a confpicuous place in our catalogue, for want of opportunity to clafs it among our principal articles. This is precifely the cafe with the Life of Fenelon, which is certainly a book of fuperior merit, and will be perufed by all the lovers of Fenelon, (and where can the perfon be found who does not revere his me mory) with peculiar fatisfaction. Fenelon's controverfies with the bishop of Meaux, though at this time and in this nation of no particular intereft, neceffarily occupy a large portion of this work. Yet they are fo judiciously introduced, that they by no means fatigue the reader, but ennoble and exalt the character of the ex cellent archbishop. We have no life of Fenelon in English, except the concife and unfatisfactory abridgments, which are inferted in our biographical dictionaries; we are therefore much indebted to the tranflator, who has performed his office well and ably. It appears from his very fenfible and well written introduction, that it was thought expedient to comprefs fone fuperfluous dif cuffions and garrulous amplifications which deformed the orig naf work. The tranflation certainly prefents an agreeable addition to our biographical collections. ART. 30. Cottage Dialogues among the Irish Peasants, by Mary Leadbeater, with Notes and a Prefuce, by Maria Edgware, Athor of Cafle Rackrent, 12mo. 3. 6d. Johnfon. 1811. We are informed in the advertisement by Mifs Edgworth, that Mrs. Leadbeater, the author of this little volume, is grand-da h ter to the first preceptor of Edmund Burke. It is of far more importance to learn, on her authority, that it contains an exact reprefen.ation of the manner of living of the lower Ir sh. and a literal tranfcript of their language. It is really an excellent publication of the kind, and calculated to do a great deal of good among the clafs of people whofe manners are here delinead. It points ou: the oppofite advantages and difadvantages of a prudent and induftrous, and of a thoughtiefs and idle conduct. The notes by Mifs Edgworth are very entertain rg, and exhibit a pleafing illustration of the manners and phrafeology of the lower Irifh, with fome ftories and anecdotes interfperfed, which are exceedingly amufing. There can be no doubt, but that this book will be very extenfively circulated; and we are glad to find, that the Society for bettering the condition of the poor, with thir ufual activity and vigilance, have reprinted the dialogues in a cheap and convenient form for children. Thefe, with the permiffion of the original editor, are publifhed, by Hatchard in Picca, dilly, in two parts, at fourpence a piece, or three fhillings a dozen, ART. 31. True Stories; or interefting Anecdotes of Children, de figned through the medium of Exampl to inculcate Principles of Virtue and Pity By the Author of Leffans for young Perjons in bumble Life. 12mo. 2s. 6d. Longman. 1810. This is another agreeable and indeed useful addition to the youthful library, containing many amufing tales and instructive Jeffons. It is a.fo very neatly printed, and for its contents cheap, which laft is in our opinion no inconfiderable recommendation. ART. 32. Memoirs of George Barnwell, the unhappy Subject of Lille's celebrated Tragedy, derived from the muft authentic Sources, and intended for the Perujal and Instruction of the rifing Genera tion. By a Defcendant of the Barnwell family. 12mo. 3s. 6d. Jones. 1810. The popular tragedy of George Barnwell was always prefuméd ta to have been founded on fome well known fact, and it is greatly to be apprehended that the example has not been limited to one atrocious robbery and perhaps murder. This is a well written little book, and calculated to do good among the young people in the middle claffes of life. ART. 33. Beauties of Dr. Robertfon, containing the most promi. nent and interefting Passages in the Works of that illuftrious Hiftorian, being the Lives and Characters of the principal Perfonages, together with the most memorable Events, delineated by him in his Hiftories of Scotland, of Charles V. and of America. To which is prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. I 2mo. 5s. Longman. 1810. We are not fo informed in the title-page, but it may be pre. fumed that this felection, which is entirely confined to biogra phical sketches, was intended as a fort of exercise book for the higher claffes in fchools. All indeed may perufe it with fatis. faction, but it seems exceedingly well adapted to the abovementioned purpose. The account of the life and writings of Dr. Robertfon is drawn up with neatness and perfpicuity, and the book exhibits a very pleafing fpecimen of modern typography, being remarkably well printed. ART. 34. Letters on Picturesque and Moral Geography, illustrative of Landscape and Manners in the various Countries of Europe, chiefly defigned for the higher Claffes in Schools, and for minor Students in Literature. By Francis L. Clarke, Efq. 12mo. 1810. 55. Law. The term moral Geography is rather unusual, and perhaps not altogether to be juftified; but the author has produced an entertaining and inftructive volume, and exceedingly well calculated for the object propofed. If this attempt fhall answer, the author may perhaps find it expedient to extend his plan to Afia and the other quarters of the globe. ART. 35. It is both melancholy and affecting to read these circumftantial details of unavailing bravery and flaughter, and of battles in which the blood of thoufands upon thousands feems to have been wafted for no other purpose than to confirm the most abominable tyranny that ever oppreffed mankird. The fanguinary contefts of Wagram, and of Afpern, are here defcribed by an intelligent officer, and if not strictly intelligible to the common reader, muft be highly interefting to thofe of the military order, and all muft admire the undaunted bravery and firmness of the Auftrians, alas that no better fuccefs attended them! 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