The lift of Univerfity ceremonies, &c. for each month, would be wery useful, if it poffeffed that accuracy, which we hope to fee given to it another year. The utility of the work would alfo be greatly increafed, and it would be rendered a register, fuch as never yet has exifted, if the editor would be at the trouble or expence, of getting a complete lift, annually, of all the members of each college, Thus would even those be recorded, who never proceed to a degree, who are now entirely loft to recollection: though occafionally perfons afterwards famous may be among them. The chriftian names, of the members who are inferted, are alfo much wanted. This omiffion feems mere indolence. The plan of the publication is fimple, natural, and clear. ART. 33. A Series of Questions, adapted to Dr. Valpy's Latin Grammar, with Notes; by C. Bradley, M. A. 12mo, 114 PP. 2s. 6d, Longman. 1810. Mr. Bradley's method is easily explained. He forms a kind of Catechifm upon the grammar which he takes in hand, and the anfwers to the questions are to be found in the grammar itself. This is fimple and convenient, both for the examiner and the pupil. We commended his Questions upon the English Grammar of Lindley Murray; and we fee no reason to withhold at leaft an equal commendation on the prefent effort. Dr. Valpy's grammars are well known to afford a proper foundation for any scholaftic exercife that can be raised upon them; and we have no doubt that Mr. Bradley's Queftions will be admitted into many fchools. The notes to this book are few, but judicious; of which the following may afford a good fpecimen : "The ablative cafe fingular, in every declenfion, is formed from the accufative by dropping the letter m: thus-mufam, mufa; honorem, bonore; pavem or navim, nave or navi; gradum, gradu; rem, re. 'The fecond declenfion, which may appear an exception to this rule, is quite confiftent with it. The ancients led the letter o in the nominative and accufative, inftead of u; thus dominus was written dominos; dominum, dominem; for brum, they wrote librom. The ablative, therefore, in this deelenfion appears to be formed in the fame manner as it is in the other declenfions. This Cafe is fometimes cailed Latinus Cajus, because it was not derived from the Greek as the others were, but is peculiar to the Latin language." P. 5, ART. 34. Fulfilment of Moore's Prophecies, from January to 6d. Strange is it to fay, and fomewhat lamentable, that in thefe enlightened enlightened days, (as they are called) there are ftill perfons who give credit to the exploded follies of judicial aftrology. More ftrange ftill is it, that fome perfons, though not quite fo foolish, do yet give credit to the author of this Almanack, on account of fome fortunate gueffes which he has hit off, in the prefent extraor dinary state of European affairs. But when his puffer tells us that the "unhappy configuration of the planets at the commencement of the winter quarter (in 1809) fhowed the continuance of the dif tracted state of the councils of many countries." It is not eafy to forbear laughing at the folemn nonfenfe. The only material information which we have obtained from this tract is, that "Mr. Andrews, of Royton, is the exifting author of Moore's Almanack," which, under the name of the original publisher, has now been continued for many years. Confequently, if we want to find a perfon who has the wit to profit by the follies of fome of the weakest of his countrymen and country women, we know at least, where he refides. ART. 35. Moral Truths and Studies from Natural Hiftory, in tended as a Sequel to the Juvenile Journal, or Tales of Truth. By Mrs. Cockle, Author of "Important Studies for the Female Sex." Izmo. 79. Our principal objection to this little volume is its price, which we think fomewhat too high, and likely to prove injurious to its circulation. It is a very proper, amufing, and inftructive book for young people, and contains fome elegant and lively fpecimens of poetry, of which the following is one fuppofed to accompany a needle book, painted by the lady who prefented it. "To thee a little fairy friend, Who fought the Mufes' bow'rs; "Here rival arts with rival care, Each points her smiling leffon here, "For thee with life's advancing fpring, May flowers as fair expand, For thee their thornlefs beauties bring, And court thy guardian hand, "Yet know each plant that virtue rears, Amidft her cloudless sky, A bright unfading flow'ret bears, Whofe fweets afcend on high. & And "And oh! midft life's eventful hour, "So fmiling o'er each white wing'd day, And virtue with her magic ray, Be ftill thy trufted guide." ART. 36. Useful and correct Accounts of the Navigation of the Rivers and Canals, Weft of London. Comprising important and interefting Particulars of Information; with Tables of Distances; Time of Navigation; and Prices of Carriage, on each River and Canal. Prepared for the Ufe of River and Canal Share Proprietors, Committees, Merchants, Clerks, Agents, Manufacturers, Warfingers, Navigators, and Traders in general. The whole illuftrated with a neat engraved and coloured Map. The Second Edition, much improved. By Mr. Z. Allnutt, Henley, Superintendant and Receiver, &c. on the Thames Navigation. 8vo. 20 pp. 35. Henley, printed; London, Afperne. 1810. Mr. Allnutt published, fome time ago, an account of the Thames Navigation*, which received our praife. He has here proceeded to include all the navigation weft of London, and has produced an account proportionably more fatisfactory. By the aid of a very clear and fatisfactory map, the whole is at once made familiar to the eye, while the details of each line of communication, in diftances and in tolls, are given in feparate tables. An infpection of the map will much affift the judgment in confidering the propofed lines for joining the Kennet and Avon Canal to the Basingstoke, in order to proceed to London by Weybridge. It has lately been fuggefted, that a line may, perhaps, be found to make the junction from near Reading to near Odiham, which would remove fome objections, but would, perhaps, have others no lefs formidable to encounter. We hope that Mr. Allnutt will continue to improve and extend his accounts, as occafion may require. The intereft felt in navigation concerns is very widely indeed extended. *See Brit, Crit. vol. xxix. p. 572. ART. ART. 37. A Scourge for the Adulterers, Duellifts, Gamefters, and Self-Murderers of 1810; including occafional Thoughts on Matters connected with the main Subject. By Petrus Pafquinus, C.P.M. Cenfor of Public Manners; of Ballyno'lichstein, in the Iland of Utopia. 8vo. 64 PP. 25. J. J. Stockdale. 1810. The intention of this author, which is to ftigmatize, and, if poffible, reform the corrupt morals of our own times and country, cannot be too highly praised; but the execution of his purpose by no means correfponds to the zeal with which he purfues it. Under the name of Utopia he, of course, defignates Great Britain; to the moral character of whofe Sovereign and that of many of his principal fubjects he gives honourable and just teftimony. The administration of juftice, and the general character of the fuperior Clergy, are alfo mentioned with due refpect. The author himself, his defcent, and his progeny, are characterized by an unfkilful and rather confufed allegory. Wit and truth (not laughter. and truth) are the proper parents of fatire; and it is highly abfurd, as well as derogatory to his (or rather her) character, to enumerate hardened guilt (one of the enemies it has to combat) as one of the progeny of fatire. The author very juftly reprobates the atheifm and infidelity fo prevalent in a neighbouring kingdom, and fo diligently inculcated by the late Thomas Paine; but he confounds the "Age of Reason" (as we believe it was called) with the "Rights of Man" of that author. He alfo condemns with due feverity the political maxims of Mr. Godwin and the immoral doctrines of Mrs. Woolftonecroft. the profeffed objects of his fatire, expreffed in the title-page, he fays nothing very new or ftriking; but his remarks are certainly very well defigned; and his philippics on their refpective vices, though not very eloquent in language, feem dictated by honeft zeal, and founded in truth, On : ART. 38. The Speculum, or Art of Drawing in Water Colours: and Inftructions for Sketching from Nature; comprifing the whole Procefs of Water-coloured Drawing, familiarly exemplified in Drawing, Shadowing, and Tinting a complete Landscape, in all its progreffive Stages; with Directions for compounding and ufing Colours, Indian Ink, Bifter, &c. By J. Haffell. zd. Edition. 1.2mo. 56 pp. Tegg, &c. 1810. The illuftration to this useful little tract confifts of an outline of a landscape, about the fize of an octavo page, and folded. The whole procefs is ftep by step defcribed, in a very clear manner, beginning with the principal object, a cottage, and proceeding firft to complete the outline, then the fhadowing, and lastly the tint ing. But between the first and fecond parts of this procefs is interpofed a thort digreffion on fimplicity and other effentials of defign; and then directions for mixing colours. The direc tions are certainly very clear, but we doubt whether any uninitiated ftudent in drawing will be able to apply them with out oral affiftance from fome more experienced artift. The fpeculum, however, may ferve as a kind of Grammar. Mr. Haffell is, by his own account a drawing mafter, and we should fuppofe a good one. The fale of his book appears to have been very rapid. We have feen (perhaps by the fame author) a fet of etchings in 4to., which exhibit diftinctly every step of fuch a process on Leparate plates. If any thing could fuperfede the attendance of a mafter, that might do it, ART. 39. Chesterfield Traveflie; or the School of Modern Manners, Embellished with Ten Caricatures, Engraved by Woodward from original Drawings, by Rowlandfon. 12mo. 70 pp. 4. Tegg .1808. This is an ironical direction for behaviour; teaching things by their contraries. The moft ftriking part of the book is the carica. tures, which, though flightly etched, are given with fpirit. The fubjects alfo are well chofen; viz. 1. How to walk the streets. 2. The art of Quizzing. 3. How to break a fhop window with an umbrella. 4. How to keep up a converfation with yourself in the public ftreets. 5. Behaviour at table, in four compartments, &c. &c. There is little doubt that fuch embellishments will fell a publication of no great price. ART. 40. Selections from the Moral Writings of Cicero; defigned chiefly for Young Perfons. By A. S. Hunter, 18mo. 2s. 6d. Murray. 1809. This very fmall publication is printed with great neatness, and is the production of the daughter of the late Dr. Henry Hunter. On a perufal of various tranflations (the fays) of the works of Cicero (for it is but candid to acknowledge that I am unacquainted with them in their original language), it occurred to me, that fome felections from his moral writings might form a ufeful and inftructive little volume, particularly for young perfons, and I made them accordingly. My extracts are taken principally from Melmoth's tranflation of his Essays on Friendhip and Old Age; and from a collection, in French, of various paffages from his writings." Nothing more feems requifite to be faid to characterize this book, which they, who approve the plan, will eafily procure for their children, MONTHLY |