When

the minds of thofe who have it in their power to alleviate mifery, and reward merit.-But furely these remarks arife from a mif. conception of the writers alluded to. No author of eminence with whom we are acquainted, is fo abfurd as to fuppofe that hap. pinefs refides where the neceffaries of life are wanting. they fpeak of poverty in favourable terms, it is in a comparative fenfe, as contradiftinguifhed from inordinate wealth and great fplendour; and they mean only that men in an humble ftation may be happier, fua fi bona nôrint, than the more affluent, whofe ima ginary wants are as tormenting as real ones. On the other hand the pictures which many writers have drawn of the miferies of the poor and the fufferings of the oppreffed, though fometimes neceffary, and often well intended, too frequently (in our days) arife from a malignant defire of exciting difcontent, and disturbing the peace of fociety. We are, however, far from imputing fuch a defign to the refpectable author before us; whofe writings have ever the best objects in view.

The Confolations of Religion in temporal Difficulties form the fubject of the third Effay, in which we meet with many valuable fentiments, as well as in the fourth, which regards national eftablishments in religion. In the fifth and feventh Effays, the fubject of which is Liberty of Confcience, we have many juft, though trite, arguments against intolerance and perfecution: but furely intolerance and perfecution are not the faults of the prefent age. The author, who appears to be a pious man, is, no doubt, fincere in his zeal for univerfal toleration; but we thould be cau tious in the use of thofe weapons, which have now nearly loft their original object, and have lately been employed with too much fuccefs against religion itself. Mr. B. however does ample juftice to the mild and tolerating fpirit of the Church of England, and (in the fixth Effay) defends the rights of the Clergy, by arguments which their adverfaries would in vain attempt to refute.

In combating fuperftitious prejudices, long fince exploded by all well informed men, he is too difufe, and ufes fome arguments which we cannot approve.

With the author's fentiments on Education (particularly in his comparison between public and private tuition in Ellay V.) we do not in general coincide. He feems to mifapprehend the mode of teaching in public fchools, when he talks of a mafter being able to beftow only a few minutes in the day upon each fcholar. He concludes with recommending, what is now very frequently practifed, namely, private tuition at firit, and a public fchool for finishing the ftudies of youth.

We have, however, upon the whole, received much pleasure from the perufal of th fe Effays. They are thirty-four in number; in which, though there are fome opinions not fo well confidered or fo accurately expreffed as we could wifh, much valuable

and

and fome entertaining matter will be found, and an additional
evidence is given of thofe talents which we have already praised,
and which (as a refpectable lift of subscribers evinces) have now
obtained a liberal patronage.

ART. 38. Excurfions in North America, defcribed in Letters from a Gentleman and his young Companion, to their Friends in England. By Prifcilla Wakefield, Author of Juvenile Travellers, c. 8vo. 5s. Darton and Harvey.

1806.

The publications of this accomplished female, would of themfelves form a refpectable juvenile library. They all bear evident marks of great judgment, Extenfive reading, and the pureft fentiments of morality. The prefent is an elegant and interefting compilation from the works of Jefferfon, Weld, Rochefoucault, Michaux, Partram, Carver, Mackenzie, and Hearn. The chapter, or rather letter, which gives the narrative of an Indian chief, concerning the war between the Americans and fome of the Indian tribes, is original, and exceedingly curious.

A neatly executed map is prefixed, and we have no fcruple in recommending the publication altogether, as very proper, not only for young perfons, but for all who wish to fee the best parts of the most popular writers on the fubject of North America, judiciously extracted and neatly put together.

ART. 39 Accounts of two Altempts towards the Civilization of fome Native Indians. 8vo. 3s. Phillips and Farden. 1806.

This pamphlet records a fact most highly honourable to the benevolence of the fociety of friends, commonly called Quakers. ̧

The Indians, whom they felected as the objects of the charity, were the Oneidas and the Senecas, part of an ancient body usually defignated by the name of the Five Nations, in the vicinity of Canada. It is truly obferved by them, that the records of mankind afford but few accounts of travels, of which benevolence was the fole object. This attempt to civilize the Indians is entirely of this description. Thefe friends have laid the foundation among them, for the reception of christianity, preaching religion by example. It is heartily to be hoped, that thefe laudable and charitable exertions may be crowned with fuccefs. If the Indians, as their civilization becomes progreffive, do not lofe their fimplicity, if they can be prevailed upon to overcome their paffion for war, and, above all, if they reftrain their inordinate paffion for fpirituous liquors, they will exhibit, at no diftant period, a picture of as perfect happiness as humanity is capable of enjoying.

ART.

ART. 40. The Rights of Infants: or, A Letter from a Mother to a Daughter, relative to the Nurfing of Infants. By Mrs.

Dawbarn. 8vo. 28 FP. 15. White, Wifbech. 1805.

We have noticed, in our prefent number, a tract by this author, under the head of Divinity. The prefent article is more within the province of Mrs. D; who has " ftudied nurfing as a fcience, and had extenfive practice in it." The topics, here dif cuffed, are "Wafbing, Dreffing, Feeding, Exercife, Air, Sleeping, and the adminiftration of Medicine." Many ufeful leffons are delivered on thefe fubjects; and mothers may well expend a Shilling in the purchafe of Mrs. D.'s inftructions. "Notwithstanding (the fays) the age teems with improvements; infants come in but for a very fmall share of thofe improvements. I cannot but ask, in an enlightened age like this, how is it that fo very few appear to be deeply interefted in the nurfing of children? It is faid, amongst the higher claffes of fociety, great reformation has been made thefe laft thirty or forty years, in the nurfing of infants. If fo, this reformation has not been very progreffive; it has fcarcely reached the middle claffes; and amongst the poorer fort of people, the generality of children are nurfed as improperly as ever they were."-We apprehend, and perhaps hall prove, that this remonftrance is well founded. The Registers (kept with fingular attention) of a parish containing about fix thousand perfons, are open before the writer of this article; from which it appears, that of all the perfons buried within five years, ending Dec. 31ft 1804, nearly half avere infants under three years of age: and that of all the infants baptized, nearly one fourth were buried. The Small-pox had very little share in the mortality here ftated.-Is not this a fart worthy of serious con. fideration?

MONTHLY LIST OF PUBLICATIONS.

DIVINITY.

A Vindication of certain Paffages in the Common English Verfion of the New Testament, addreffed to Granville Sharp, Efq. By the Rev. Calvin Winftanley, A. M.

35.

Thornton Abbey: a Series of Letters on Religious Subjects. With a Recommendatory Preface. By Andrew Fuller.

12mo. IZS.

3 Vols.

A Courfe of Theological Lectures on the peculiar Doctrines of Christianity. By the Rev. Jofeph Robertfon. 8s.

A Supplement to the Differtation on the 1260 Years: containing a full Reply to the Objections and Mifrepresentations of

the

the Rev. E. W. Whitaker; fome Remarks in certain Parts of the Author's own Differtation; and a View of the prefent Pof ture of Affairs as connected with Prophecy. By the Rev. George Stanley Faber, B. D. Vicar of Stockton-upon-Tecs. 45.

Select Paffages of the Writings of St. Chryfoftom, St. Gregory Nazianzen, and St. Bafil. Tranflated from the Greek. By Hugh Stuart Boyd. 2s. 6d.

A Demonftration of the Existence of God, deduced from the wonderful Works of Nature. Tranflated from the French of Chateaubriand. By Frederick Shoberl. 5s.

Jewish Prophecy, the fole Criterion to diftinguish between genuine and fpurious Chriftian Scripture. A Difcourse preached before the Rev. Dr. William Gretton, at his Visitation at Danbury, Tuefday, July 8, 1806. By Francis Stone, M. A. F. S. A. Rector of Cold Norton, Effex. 1s. 6d.

Sermon preached at Rochdale, April 13, 1806, on occafion of the Death of the Rev. Thomas Threlkeld. By Thomas Barner, D. D. Is. 6d.

Difunion in Religion, unfriendly to the Ends of Edification and Peace its Confequences, and the Means to check its Progrefs. By the Rew J. Symons, B. D. Rector of Whitburn, Durham. Is. 6d.

A Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex, at the Primary Vifitation in May and June, 1806, By George Owen Cambridge, A. M. F. A. S. Archdeacon of Middlefex. IS.

A Sermon preached at Holyrood Church, Southampton, on Sunday, Auguft 10, 1806. On the Duty of Humanity towards the irrational Part of the Creation. By the Rev. Charles Sleech Hawtrey, A. B. Curate of Holyrood Parish.

15.

A Sermon preached at the Primary Vifitation of the Moft Rev. the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, holden at Afhford, in Kent, June 13, 1806. By the Rev. Edward Nares, M. A. Rector of Biddenden. Is. 6d.

An Introduction to the Geography of the New Teftament. By Land Carpenter.

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Obfervations on the Utility, Form, and Management of the Water Meadows, and draining and irrigating of Peat Bogs: with an Account of Prieftley Bog, and other extraordinary Improve'ments, conducted for His Grace the Duke of Bedford, T. W. Coke, and others. By William Smith, Engineer and Mineralogift. 108. 6d.

The

The Management of Landed Estates, being an Abstract of the more enlarged Treatife on Landed Property, recently published. By Mr. Marshall. 10s. 6d.

A Complete Course of Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden, at Lambeth. By the late William Curtis, 41. 4s.

F. L. S. 3 Vols. Royal 8vo.

HISTORY.

Hiftory of the Campaign of 1805 in Germany and Italy. By William Burke, late Army Surgeon. 75.

A History of Ireland, from the earliest Accounts to the Union in 1801. By the Rev. James Gordon, Author of the History of the Rebellion, &c. 2 Vols. 8vo. 11. 45.

Naufragia; or Hiftorical Memoirs of Shipwrecks. Volume Second. By James Stanier Clarke, F. R. S. 6s. 6d.

Epicharis, or the Secret Hiftory of the Confpiracy of Tito against Nero, in which is difplayed the real Character of Agrippina, and Nero's infamous Behaviour to Octavia his Wife. Tranflated by C. T. 35.

A Tranflation of a Fragment of the Eighteenth Book of Polybius, difcovered in the Monaftery of St. Laura, on Mount Athos. By the Count of

3s.

A Short Narrative of the Wonderful and Providential Reftoration of Charles II. Is. 6d.

An Historical and Picturefque Guide to the Isle of Wight. By J. Bullar.

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Hiftorical Account of Corfham Houfe, in Wiltshire, the Seat of Paul Cobb Methuen, Efq. By John Britton. 12mo. 55,

ARCHITECTURE.

An Appendix (to the Munimenta) containing further Observa, tions concerning the Invention of the Arch. By Edward King, F. R. S. and A. 5s. 6d.

Specimens of Continental Architecture. By Robert Smirke, Jun. Efq. R. A. Part First. Folio.

MEDICAL.

11. 10s.

The History and Treatment of the Difeafes of the Teeth. By Jofeph Fox, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, &c. Volume Second. Il. Is.

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