POLITICAL.

VIII. Serious Confiderations on the prefent state of the affairs of the northern colonies. By Archibald Kennedy, efq; author of, The importance of gaining and preferving the friendship of the Indians of the fix nations to the British intereft confidered. 8vo. 6d. New-York printed: London reprinted for R. Griffiths.

This gentleman, who seems to be no less justly than greatly alarmed, on account of the encroachments of our eternal enemies the French, on our North-American settlements, fuggefts feveral important and useful hints towards the most effectual means for checking their progrefs, and retrieving our declining credit with the Indians.

IX. Some Account of the North-American Indians; their genius, characters, cuftoms, and difpofitions, towards the French and English nations. To which are added, Indian miscellanies, viz. 1. The fpeech of a Creek Indian against the immoderate use of spirituous liquors; delivered in a national affembly of the Creeks, upon the breaking out of the late war. 2. A letter from Yariza, an Indian maid of the royal line of the Mohawks, to the principal ladies of New-York. 3. Indian fongs of peace. 4. An American fable. Collected by a learned and ingenious gentleman in the province of Penfylvania. 8vo. Is. Griffiths.

Our readers will find an account of this pamphlet in the Review for April laft, under the title of, The fpeech of a Creek Indian, &c.

X. The Speech of the reverend and right hon. William lord viscount Prefton, late of St. John's College, Cambridge, before the laudible fociety of Antigallicans, held at their anniversary meeting, May 3, 1753. 4to. 6d. Robinson.

It chiefly confifts of the ufual Antigallican declamation. XI. A Scheme to prevent the running of Wools, by Mr. Bradfhaw. 8vo. Is. Griffiths.

As far as we may be allowed to judge of a fubject that cannot be fuppofed immediately within our province, the scheme before us for remedying a grievance (that has fo frequently, but hitherto unsuccessfully been attempted) is not unworthy a ferious attention. Mr. Bradshaw's propofals are, ft. An immediate prohibition of the Spanish wools into Ireland.2dly. That the people of Ireland be permitted to export their ' own woollen manufactured goods-to Great Britain only; not to be fold for confumption in England, but for exportation from England, as the proprietors or buyers fhall think proper. And, 3dly. In order to prevent the expence

to this kingdom, that would attend the erecting and keeping warehouses, and the multiplying the revenue officers for receiving and discharging fuch woollen goods as the people of Ireland may fend us, and alfo to prevent the fale and consumption of fuch woollen goods in England to the pre judice of our own manufactures, landlords of pasture grounds, and the leffening the labour of our own poor, he proposes, that a duty be laid on all Irish woollen goods at importation from Ireland, which duty fhall be drawn back upon expor⚫tation to foreign countries only. Our author's arguments in fupport of thefe propofals are ftriking, and delivered with perfpicuity; but as they depend upon a series of calculations, clofely connected with each other, nothing less than a perufal of the pamphlet can give our readers a competent idea of them. L XII. A candid Enquiry, why the natives of Ireland, which are in London, are more addicted to vice than the people of any other nation; even to the dread and terror of the inhabitants of this metropolis. With fome confiderations how to remedy the like evil for the future. 8vo. 6d. Dowfe.

This enquirer, who, in his title-page, fo candidly takes it for granted, that the Irish refiding in London are more inclined to wickedness than the people of any other nation, endeavours to account for this fuppofed pre-eminence in vice, by alleging that they corrupt one another after their arrival here. Of the vaft numbers that are continually imported, many, he fays, apply themfelves to fervices, or other lawful employments. But-most who are out of bufinefs, are conftantly fpunging and living on them that are in, who are generally good natured enough to fupport them, till they are turned out of bread themselves, on account of these idle followers and hangers-on; and having once loft their places and characters, are quickly corrupted by keeping bad company.The many drinking-clubs they refort to, and which they are very fond of, greatly contribute to the ruin of thefe people. At thefe receptacles of vice and drunkenness, often upwards of an hundred men and women of the most infamous fort rendezvous; by which means they come to the knowledge of each other, and affociate in gangs, according to their different views: and being intoxicated with liquor, often the unwary are drawn in with the moft guilty; and old offenders, for the fake of the reward, or to fave their • own necks, impeach those who are but mere novices in villainy to what they are themselves.'

Our author fhews us no other method of removing the great evil complained of, but that of fending thefe vicious people

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back to their own country; for which he has a whimfical fcheme: but we shall not trouble our readers with it.

POETRY.

XIII. Advice to new-married perfons; or, the art of having beautiful children. In four books. To which is added, the art of bringing up children, &c. 12mo. 28. Owen.

Quillet's Callipedia, and Armstrong's Art of preferving health, are here pilfered, and patched together. We are at a loss whe ́ther to ftile fuch a felonious composition authorism, or bookfellrifm, or whether we should not look for a word that will give the ideas of both united.

XIV. Poems on feveral occafions, never before printed. Part the firft. 4to. 1s. 6d. Crowder and Woodgate.

Specimen.

The fix first lines of a prologue spoken before the Orphan (as the author phrafes it) when performed at H

Altho' unpractis'd thus we tread the stage,
This night we hope your hearts for to engage;
A noble theme doth your attention claim,

A theme which might redound to Shakespear's fame.
For next to him, old Otway we admire,

The foul to charm, or fancy for to fire.

MEDICAL.

XV. A Collection of Cafes and Obfervations in Midwifry, by William Smellie, M. D. to illuftrate his former treatise or first volume on that fubject. 8vo. 6s. Wilfon and Durham.

For an account of Dr. Smellie's former treatise on this fubject, we must refer our readers to the fifth volume of the Review, p. 465. The publication before us confifts of a confiderable number of lingering and laborious cafes, which appear to be as judicioufly chofen, as candidly related, and the obfervations upon them equally inftructive and pertinent; from whence, to ufe our ingenious author's own words, the young practitioner will learn how to behave in the like occurrences, and above all things to beware of being too hafty in offering affiftance, while nature is of herself able to effectuate a delivery.' A premonition not lefs ufeful than neceffary to be regarded. The unfuccefsful cafes herein reported feem well calculated to answer the purpose of their infertion, which is profeffedly to ferve as fo many beacons, to caution others from falling into ⚫ the fame errors and mistakes in the course of practice.'—It is not without fome pleasure we learn from the preface to this fecond volume, that the doctor propofes to extend his collection to a third.

XVI. A Treatise on Gangrenes, in which the cafes that require the ufe of the bark, and thofe in which it is pernicious (unlefs joined with proper correctives) are afcertained: and the

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objections to its efficacy in the cure of gangrenes confidered. By Thomas Kirkland, furgeon. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Printed at Nottingbam by G. Ayscough, and fold in London by R. Griffiths.

Tho we cannot rank Mr. Kirkland among the first class of writers, yet it must be allowed, that he treats his fubject in a manner becoming a fenfible man, and a judicious practitioner: and the candour and integrity with which he appears to have delivered his fentiments, will, doubtlefs, in fome measure, compensate for a few defects in this performance; which is feen to a ftill greater difadvantage, on account of its typographical imperfections.-The principal point our author feems to have had in view, is the junction of nitre as a correcfive to the bark, in the cure of fpreading gangrenes, especially to patients of robuft habits; he tells us, that he has experienced in feveral cafes, one of which he particularizes, that the ad⚫ditional heat which the bark would have otherwise caused, was • prevented, and it ftill retained its efficacy, affifted by the an⚫tifeptic quality of the nitre.' L

MISCELLANEOUS.

XVII. A Tour through Normandy. Defcribed in a letter to a friend. 4to. Is. 6d. Woodyer.

This appears to be the refult of a real journey through this part of the French king's dominions; and we apprehend it is the work of fome judicious antiquarian, the greatest part of the author's observations being employed on the monumental remains he met with: fo that those who read travels for the fake of entertaining incidents and defcriptions, will meet with little gratification in this pamphlet ; which, however, in its way, is not deftitute either of novelty, or proofs of the writer's learning and taste.

XVIII. Memoirs of the Shakespear's Head, in Covent-garden: in which are introduced many entertaining adventures, and fe veral remarkable characters. By the Ghoft of Shakespear. 12mo. 2 vols. 6s. Noble.

A meagre plan is here filled with trivial incidents, scarce any of which deferve the name of adventures. If it will be any recommendation of the work, to inform our readers, that most of the characters exhibited in it appear to be drawn from particular perfons in real life, we may venture to fay, that in our opinion, they are, indeed, copies from living originals; but thefe originals are only a pack of infignificant rakes, and women of the town: However, the author has cautiously dilavowed this circumstance, in his dedication, to Mr. Foote.

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SINGLE SERMONS fince Auguft.

R.Sharp's, before the univerfity of Oxford, at St. Mary's, on Act-funday, in the forenoon. July 7, 1754. 8vo. 6d. Fletcher, in Oxford, Rivington, in London. 2 Cha

2. Charity conducive to God's glory. By Robert Leyborne, D.D for the benefit of the general hofpital in Bath. Preached at the request of the prefident and governors of the hofpital, in the abbey-church, April 29, 1753; and at St. James's in that city, May 12, 1754. To which is added, a fhort account of the ftate of the hofpital, as it stood May 1, 1754. 8vo. 6d. Leake, in Bath, Hitch in London.

3. Chrift's care of the future blessedness of his people. Preached at Abingdon, Berks, on the deceate of Mrs. Mary Rebarts, who died May 6, 1754, in the 74th year of her age. By Joseph Stennet, D. D. 8vo. 6d. Ward.

4. The nature of justice and moral honesty, fhewn in two fermons, preached at Ware, in Hertfordshire; wherein are fome general rules laid down that may eafily be applied to particular cafes, as they may happen to arife in common life; and the doctrine applied particularly to the cafe of tithes and offerings. By W. Webster, D. D. 8vo. 6d. Ruffel.

5. The facred nature of an oath, and the great fin of perjury. Preached at Guildford aflizes, Aug. 23, 1754, before the right hon. Sir Dudley Rider, knt. lord chief juftice of all England, and the hon. Mr. Juftice Fofter. By Thomas Turner, M. A. curate of Dorking. 4to. 6d. Bladon.

6. Preached at St. Nicholas's church, in Newcastle, before the governors of the infirmary for the counties of Durham, Newcastle, and Northumberland, June 26, 1754, being their anniverfary appointed for returning thanks to almighty God for the fingular fuccefs he hath given to this charity, and for imploring his bleffing upon it at all times. By Thomas Dockwray, M. A. fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and lecturer of St. Nicholas's church, Newcastle. 4to. 6d. Cambridge printed; and fold for the benefit of the infirmary, by Mr. Thurlbourn, in Cambridge; Mr. Bathurst, in Fleetftreet, London; and by the bookfellers at Newcastle.

7. Preached at the school-feaft at Bishop-Stortford, in Hertfordshire, Aug. 15, 1754. By Richard Bullock, M. A. rector of Copdocke cum Wahbrooke, Suffolk. 4to. 6d. Beecroft.

8. The good foldier of Jefus Chrift characterifed; in a fermon preached at Birmingham, March 31, and at Cofely, April 7, occafioned by the fudden and much lamented death of the rev. Mr. Samuel Bourn, who died March 22, 1754, in the 66th year of his age. By S. Blyth. 8vo. 6d. Printed for Benj. Bourn, under the Royal Exchange, and fold by T. Warren, in Birmingham.

N.B. Sundry Catalogue-articles are referved for our next.