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127. The Patrons of Genius, a Satirical Poem; with Anecdotes of their Dependents, Volaries, and Tead-eaters. Part I.

THE author tells us, "he has been driven by misfortunes to a confiderable dittance from the metropolis, the great theatre of English tranfactions, and has been obliged to commit the publication to a friend. No period of the English Hiftory has fo obviously and loudly required the chastisement of Satire as the prefent. All the vices of which human Nature is fufceptible are fheltered under the matks of Religion, or Law, or Patriotifin, or Loyalty. A refined fyftem of fwindling pervades all ranks and orders of fociety. That fvf tem runs parallel with Religion, Law, Patriotifin, and Loyalty, while it fecretly evades all their obligations. In thefe circumftances the voice of Satire, though feebly uttered, yet, being directed by Truth, may induce confideration, and ultimately lead to measures of falutary reformation and national utility. This is the author's object; he is in no inftance actuated by private refentment, for he has not mentioned or alluded to any man with whom he has ever had any private competition or difpute." Our readers will probably, after this prefatory account of himself, hot require us to give any fpecimen of the abufe poured out on all the fons of Science and Literature who are patronized by the Sovereign; or the Strong colouring of all the prominent characters of the age, in church and fate, not one of whom, on either fide of the queftion, has obtained the writer's good word. In his eyes Mr. Pitt is the deftroyer of his country; and none of the Whig Club are deferving of his notice; and even the pious Wilberforce comes in for his lafh.

128. A Report of the Proceedings in Cafes of High Treafon at a special Commission of Oyer and Terminer beld in and for the County and City of Dublin, in July, 1798. By William Ridgeway, Efq. Barrister at Law. THE detail difcloles many interefting and informing particulars concerning the rebellion in Ireland. It is impoflible for Impartiality not to applaud the juft and fair proceeding and conduct of the gentlemen who compofed this fpecial commiffion.

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129. A Monody on the Death of Mr. John Palmer the Comedian. To which is prefixed, a Review of bis Theatrical Powers; with Obfervations on the most eminent Performers on the London Stage. Infcribed to Mrs. Siddons. By T. Harral, Author of "LeiJure Moments."

WE are but ill qualified to review actors on a flage which we do not frequent; the monody will not do after Mr. Rofcoe's prologue.

130. The faithful Soldier and true Chriftian,
and Mileries of Rebellion, confidered, in Two
Sermons, preached at the Parish Church of
All Saints, Northampton, Sept. 9, 1798.
By the Rev. William Agutter, M. A.
Chaplain and Secretary to the Afylum.

from 2 Tim. ii. 3.
A PLAIN and practical discourse,

131. An Addrefs to every British Subje&, en
the late important Victories, and on the
Means to improve them to the heft Advan-
tage. By the Rev. William Agutter, M.A.
Chaplain and Secretary to the Afylum for
Female Orphans.

but comprehenfive addrefs which entiTHERE is something in this concife tles it to general regard at this time.

132. A View of antient and modern Dublin, with its Improvements, to the Year 1796. To which is added, a Tour to Belle Vue, in the County of Wicklow, the Seat of Peter La Touche, Efq. Knight of the Shine for the County of Leitrim. By John Ferrar, Author of the Hiftory of Limerick. Dublin, 1796.

A BOOK made up with more conceit and lefs intereft than this has hardly ever been prefented to us as a new publication, though printed in 1796. Bellevue, and the late Mr. De La Touche and his family, who, with the houfe and gardens, occupy 50 pages out of 134 of the firft, or, as it may be called, the Irish part; the fecond being "a tour from Dublin to London, in 1795, through the ifle of Anglefea, Bangor, Conway, Llangollen, Shrewfbury, Stratford on Avon, Blenheim, Oxford, Windfor, Hampton Court, Twickenham, and Kenfington," in 184 pages more, filled with flippant obfervations and apoftrophes, and little or no new information. For antiquity, Heylin, Pennant, and Grofe, have been confulted, and a few quotations were made from Fletche's Appeal, a very valuable book for fuch as wish to be acquainted with human nature." In the Royal library at Wind for the tra

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veller from Camden's Britannia extracted the late Prince of Wales's memorandums, a few chronological notes. Among the laborious manufactures carried on in Dublin are enumerated gauze, hofiery, pins and needles, mufical inftruments, paper-hangings, diftilling and brewing, wine and vinegar, &c. &c. &c." Among the ten plates are, an engraved dedication to Mr. Peter La Touche, another to the Duke of York; Mrs. Grierton's poem on the art of printing engraved, and an emblematical print of Shakspeare and the nymphs of Avon.

133. Emigration to America candidly confidered, in a Series of Letters from a Gentle man refident there to bis Friend in England. THE writer of thefe letters might take for his motto, Experto crede Roberto. Mr. Rickman, who is both editor and bookfeller, affures his readers that they were written by a gentleman "who visited America with the intention of emigrating thither, but who, upon a year's refidence in various parts, and clofe obfervation of the country, its climate, and the manners and morals of its inhabitants, relinquifhed all fuch intention." Mr. R. adds his opinion, that "their publication may perhaps fave others the trouble of making a fimilar experiment.”

134. A Lecture on the Prefervation of Health. By T. Garnett, M. D. [See p. 690.] DR. G. begins his lecture by fhewing the laws which govern life; and thence he proceeds to thofe which rein powers gulate the action of external living bodies. He infers that there are three ftates in which bodies exift: 1. a flate of accumulated excitability; 2. a ftate of exhaufted excitability; 3. when it is in fuch a ftate as to produce the ftrongest and moft healthy actions when acted upon by the external powers. (p. 30.) Life, therefore, depends on the conftant action of external powers on the excitability and good health; in great degree, on the due operation of thofe powers. The ellay .may be of ufe to those who with to preferve their health.

135. A Letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the Univerfity of Cambridge. By William Frend. Candidate for the Lucasian Profeller foip.

DR. MILNER and Mr. Frend were candidates for this profefforfhip, vacant

by the death of Dr. Waring.. Mr. F. objects to the right of his competitor to be a candidate; and, it is natural to fuppofe, retains a little refentment, which he indulged against him, when vice-chancellor, on his trial; for placability is not always refident in difappointed minds. Mr. F. propofes a new mode of clafling equations, and gives fome fpecimens of his mathematical talents from a work now in the prefs.

136. A Sermon, preached on Sunday, Oct. 21, 1798, before the Loyal Edmonton l'olun teers, at Southgate Chapel. By the Rev. Thomas Winbolt, M. A. Minifter of the Chapel, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Kintore, and Secretary to the armed Affociation of the Parifb of Ed

monton.

THIS difcourfe, from 1 Sam. xvii. 29, which was not written with a view to publication, is printed, by particular request, for the ufe of the corps and the fubfcribers to it, and is fhort, plain, and pertinent. "A due regard to the prefervation of our liberty and laws, exemplified by a regular obedience to the King, and all in authority under him,' mutual charity and forbearance to each other, not to be forgetful of our duties when we affert our rightsthis is all the equality which Society, confiftent with Keafon and its general welfare, nay even its very existence, can admit."

137. A difpaffionate Enquiry into the probable Caufes and Confequences of Enthusiasm, a Sermon, preached July 30, 1798, in the Parife Church of St. Mary, Reading, at the Vifitation of the Right Reverend John Lord Bishop of Salisbury. By the Rev. Jofeph Eyre, M. A. Vicar of the Parifbes of St. Giles, Reading, and of Ambrofden, Oxfordshire.

MR. E, who has "paffed near twenty happy years in a country parifh in a retired, well-ordered village, the peaceful abodes of which Fanaticifm and the unhappy differences of religious opinions never yet entered and difturbed," being called to fucceed Mr. Cadogan, whofe "well-meant piety, extentive liberality, and amiable manners in fociety, he highly refpected;" and having "felt an unpleasant pertur bation and painful agitation of inind, when he prefented himself to the mixed and very crowded affembly in his new fituation, for the firft tiine," on that day twelvemonth, takes occafion, from Rom. x. 2, to examine the na

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ture and character of Enthusiasm, to trace the pernicious effects of a zeal without knowledge. Enthufiafm in fluences those who are under the dominion of ftrong conflitutional paffions, or fuch as poffefs weak and flender understandings. Such as having, in early life, ferved one mafter not a little, think it their duty to ferve another much, or, not trufting to the ground of this one reafon, are easily led away by others more defigning, and, wrought on by fears to inelancholy, defpondency, and even defpair. The vo taries of Enthufiafm are influenced by a love of novelty and power. The three miftakes which Enthufiafim occafions in its followers are, a mifreprefentation of certain paffages in the holy Scriptures, charging the Clergy of the Ef tablished Church with not preaching the Gofpel, and caufing fchifm or dangerous feparation from the good order of things eftablished in the land. Mr. E. recommends, to fuch as differ from the Ghurch in opinions, to adopt, in their general conduct, less veheinence and more candour; and, to the Clergy, lefs indifference and more zeal in their duty, It has not," fays Mr. Eyre, fallen, I believe, to the lot of many of my brethren to stand up against fuch a heavy load of prejudice and prepof. fellion as awaited myfelf upon coming to the fituation to which I had been called in this place." (p. 19.) Moft heartily do we with a minifter, poffeffed of the candour and moderation, yet, withal, of the zeal which appears to actuate Mr. E, may be able to reclaim the deluded and violent votaries of Fathufiafm, who compofe fo large a part of his congregation! As Mr. E. may appear to difadvantage to the followers of his predeceffor Cadogan, he declares that the living was prelled up pn him.

This fermon has been followed by two others for the Reading girls' charit-fchool; one preached Dec. 21, 1798, and the other Dec. 21, 1801, both published for the benefit of the charity. In the firft, from 1 Tim. v. 17-19, and in the other, 2 Cor. viii. 7, the excellence of charity and the Infiitution here recommended are pointed out in appropriate language.

$38. A Letter to the Rev. Jofeph Eyre, Vi. aar of St. Giles's, Reading, occafio ed by pis fiftation Sermon, preached July 30, 1798. By a Lriend of the late Honourable

and Reverend William Bromley Cadogan.

the cant of Methodifm, to defend the AN old Gofpeller, full charged with doctrines of Election and Regeneration, and the large gallery built in St. Giles's church to receive the overflowings of the pews and ailes, after Mr. Cadogan, who, from fome fpecimens that have appears to have been a weak man, and fallen under our Review (LXIII. 247); an incoherent preacher. Mr. E. hav ing declared "he fhall not think himfelf engaged, or be likely to reply to inclination for controverfy, especially any aufwer, having neither leifure nor religious controverfy, which is too of on either fide as to defeat, rather than ten conducted with fo much acrimony advance, the object which he wishes to keep always before him, true Chriftian charity," fo neither fhall we enter fare ther into the difpute,

139. The friendly Call of Truth and Reafon to a new species of Diffenters. By the Rev. Edward Barry, M. D.

THIS new fpecies of Diffenters are a congregation of feceders from the church of St. Giles at Reading, fince the death of the late vicar, Dr. Cadogan, becaufe his fuccellor, Mr. Eyre, does not, as they think, preach the Gospel. Unfuccefsful in their applica tion to build a chapel under ecclefiafti cal jurifdiction, they obtained a licence from the magiiirates at the quarter fef fions to erect a meeting-houfe, which they call a chapel.It is not the Diffenter, acknowledging himself to be fuch, that I now prefume to addrefs, Religious opinions, of old establishment, by whatever name we have been accuftomed to understand them, I have not the arrogance to oppofe. It is not thefe I am writing to, or intend, in any way, to involve in the more material defign of the prefent enquiry. It is to a new species of religious profeffors that I am directing thefe pages-to thofe who have feparated from the communion of the Eftablished Church, on the plea that the Golpel is not preached there; and who, in confe quence of that bold and indefinite affertion, have not ferupled to erect a large building for religious worship, under the fuffrage of the act "for exempting their Majefties' Proteftant SubJects, diffenting from the Church of England, from the Penaltics of certain Laws;" and who, by necellary confe quence, do diffent from the order, the

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difcipline, and very ordinances, of the
Eftablifhed Church; and yet, with the
abfierdeft confidence and groffeft incon-
fiflency, come forward and avow them-
felves the very champions and beft
fupporters of her Articles, Liturgy,
Homilies, and Canons; and, under
the difguife of using the established
form of prayers, with other imitations
of our Church, would fain be confi-
dered Churchmen, and, on the ftrength
of this delufion, are pleafed to dub
their meeting houfe by the mifnomer of
a chapel." (pp. 10, 11.) Such is the
text of this friendly call; of which the
author declares, in his advertisement,
he had not arranged a thought, or
written a word, when he firit made
known his defign refpecting it. He
proceeds to vindicate the doctrines of
the Church of England, and of its
prefent minifters who preach them,
with a modefty and humility very dif-
ferent from the enthufiaftic rani and
unfounded, not to lay impudent, affer
tions of the feceders; of which fome
firiking inftances are given; of which
the worst and most fatal in its confe-
quence is the avowed indulgence they
hold forth to every crime, by the jufti-
fication they prefume to find, in the
righteoufnels of Chrift, for fuch crimes,
before and at the time of their com-
million. What is this but another
fpecies of Atheifin and Immorality,
under the guife of Piety and Faction?
"To procure prefentations for fanati-
cal divines has been the avowed pur-
pofe of one noble earl and fome gen-
tlemen of opulence. They have now
and then made overtures to purchase,
especially in populous places. The
town of Hull affords one unfortunate
inftance of their fuccefs; and all the
churches there, with the exception of
one individual, are occupied by the
pretended favourites of Heaven. The
reader will excufe my melancholy re-
membrance of the late refpectable Vicar
of the Holy Trinity in that place, who
was harralled by the impudent info-
lence and coarfenefs of a lecturer,
whofe conftant practice it was to claim
the exclufive privilege of preaching
evangelical doctrines. Of the lecturer's
pulpit orations I beg leave to fubjoin
the following fpecimen: Did any of
you ever afk Jefus Chrift to fup with
you? If not, usk him to fup; and, if

* Jofeph Milner, who died in Novemper, 1797, and was, by fome, nearly approximated to the evangelical preachers. En.

he should come when you are gone to bed, rife up and let him in. Croft's Thoughts concerning the Methodifis, 1795*."

Other objections are made to the Clergy, as to their delivery, as not having fufficient powers of voice to be properly heard, or, having fuch pow◄ ers, do not exert them, in the performance of religious duties, in an andible, jonarous, agreeable manner. Wherever either the one or the other happens to be the cafe, it is much to be

lamented. Dr. Gibfon, bishop of Lincoln, in a charge, 1717, wifhed the neceflary qualifications of ftrength and felicity of voice were more attended to in making choice of perfons for the fa Dr. B. recommends cred function. honorary medals in the University for thofe who, being defigned for the minifiry, give the best public proofs of The importance of facred oratory. popular addrefs and good fpeaking in a clergyman will be fufficiently feen on calling an eye on the pews and ailes of churches circumftanced, in point of diftance and parishioners, nearly in the fame way, but differing only in comparative fulness or emptinels as they ftand related to the abilities of their refpective minifters in correct and graceful reading, in a challe and earnell mode of preaching. (p. 83.) The prefent Bishop of St. Afaph, in a charge delivered by him when bishop of St. David's, oblerves, that the Laity should be frequently admonished with what hazard to himfelf the private Chriftian officially meddles in the preacher's office; how firicily it is required of him to fubmit himself to thofe teachers who are by due authority fet over the people, to watch over their fouls. But his Lordship perhaps more pertinently obferved, juft before, that a proper diligence, on the part of the Clergy, to inculcate thefe doctrines, which he confidered to be the very bafis of the Chriftian fyftem, would not foon fuperfede the necellity of all controverfy."

Dr. B. has not, in our opinion, fuffi ciently antwered the objection to pluralities, which, he obferves, is "a charge perhaps rather to be palliated than, in fonie cafes, to be abfolutely justified." (p. 90.) The feeming in practicability of differently adjufting preferments, fo many of which come under the description of private pro

♦ Of which fee vol. LXVII. p. 141.

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perty, and are in the patronage of lay men, together with the fuggeftions of caution against meddling with matters fanctioned by long ufage, and in other refpects entangled with difficulties, may have difcouraged our ftatefmen and bifhops from giving the fubject that at tention which otherwife they would have done." This is too much of the plea against parliamentary reform of rotten boroughs. Befides Roman Catholic chapels, and a meeting-houfe for Quakers, there are, in the boroughtown of Reading only, not lefs than 6 different forts of meeting-houfes. We have, in the two articles immediately preceding this, feen an unfortunate fucceflion of minifters in one of her churches; but, if what is here advanced be true, this poor town must be the very fink of Schifm. In the prefent cafe the Doctor more than intimates a fufpicion that the perfons applying for a licence "for a congregation of religious Proteftants diffenting from the Church of England" really conform to its fervice and doctrines in every refpect, but not to its eftablished miniftry; and that there is danger that fchifm in the Church may induce fedition in the State.

This laft argument the Doctor purfues in a fecond publication, intituled, 140. A few Obfervations on the Expedience of Parliamentary Interpofition, duly to explain the Act of William and Mary, commonly called the Tolerating A&;

IN which he propofes that the licenfed teacher fhould be fubject to the fame restraints as those who are admitted to orders in the Etablifhment, and not, in this refpect, claim a privilege, if fuch it can be called, beyond them. But, "left it might give offence if the ecclefiaftical eftablishment were to interfere and determine on the pretenfions of those who afked a licence from the civil magiftrate, it would be right, in the very first infiance, to make the Diffenters themfelves judges in their own caufe. For this purpose there might be committees appointed in every county, city, and large town, equally felected from the most approved minifters of different, denominations, who thould be authorized to inveftigate the pretentions and recommendations of every perfon who, as a public teacher, was defirous of availing himfelf of the act. The report of their approbation of the appointment, and the finefs of the candidate, fhould entitle him to be admitted to the privileges

and immunities of the law of toleration; but, whenever the perfon thus licenfed fhould infringe on the customs and ufages of the Church of England, and not come within the approved meaning of the act, or fhould revile at the established order of the Church or State, in that cafe he should become refponfible to the civil magiftrate for thofe intolerable affronts; and, in cafe of conviction, the privileges which had been thus ungenerously abused ought to be taken away from that person for ever. Thefe are the obfervations on the expedience of the measure now molt refpectfully offered to the confideration of Parliament. It is a fubject no way connected with doubtful queftions of Theology or jarring politicks, but which equally regards the best interefts of good men of all perfuafions." (pp. 21, 23.)

141. Henry Willughby, a Novel. MODERN Philanthropy, failing in its fpeculations and theories to reform the world, is here changed into Mifan thropy, and retires in difguft, from the odious and detefted fcene, to the wilds of America. The only three good characters which the hero of this work has had the happiness to meet with in his fhort career (for the author reprefents himself as but juft of age) are, a philanthropic philofopher, hunting after feenes of mifery, a Negro woman, and a Quaker. He determines to adopt the doctrines of the latter. Hard as it is for him to find good characters in the world, we fhould almoft be tempted to fufpect his inexperienced youth has been mifled by pecious appearances, or, as Horace fays, deceptus fpecie recti, or that falfe delicacy and faftidious pride, thinking highly of its own fuperior judgment, are the only fources of his benevolence. Yet, if fuch a man chufes to forego fociety, which, even in its prefent fiate, has its charms and advantages, in God's name let him quit them to those who can enjoy them; and we heartily with he may be as happy as Robinfon Crufoe with his monkey on his defart island. But fuch is the fupercilioufhefs and felf-importance of the new philofophy, that every method is tried to make men fick of the old established fyftem, and of every thing and perfon about them. Secetlion is one of the happiest cures for vanity and felf-importance; and, when it has been practifed a little lon

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