Ut juftus es; facundiæ inhærenti gratiâ; difertufque eloquit præftas; caufas forenfes et dicentium certamina, iterum, dirimis lucidè depingis, æquus, fuum cuique jure, et juftitiâ adjudicas, faxit, tribunali regio, diu, felix, fauftus, præfis. Vive, vale.? Such is the Dedication-As to the Differtation, it contains nothing that demands a particular account.

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Art. 4. Every Farmer his own Farrier: Or the beft Methods of Preventing and Curing the Injuries and Difeafes of that_truly ferviceable Creature a Horfe: Laid down in a different Manner from what has hitherto appeared on this Subject: Chiefly from Cafes and Facts; and performed by the cheapest Ingredients. By William Ellis, late a Farmer at Little Gaddefden in Hertfordshire. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Davis and Rey

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Merely a Collection of Receipts, intended for the cure of various diftempers incident to Horfes. Little or nothing is here to be met with, indeed, relating to the theory of thefe diftempers, or the propofed methods of cure; but the whole is alleged to be entirely founded upon experience, which the Author fays, he always confidered as the only Touchstone of Truth, and by that unering rule, every particular here advanced, (he affures us) has been fufficiently • tried.'

In order to keep a Horfe in Health, he recommends, frequently to fprinkle a little chamber-lye, made by young people, and kept three or four days, among his corn and hay. This, he fays, will improve his fkin, kill worms, purify his blood, increase his appetite, and prevent his catching cold.

He alfo fays, that half an ounce of Tobacco given at a time, among a Horfe's corn, and continued for a week, will prevent worms, cure greafy heels, and create a fire coat.

Art. 5. Memoirs of the Chevalier de *****. flated from the French. 12mo. 3s.

A Novel.

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The Tranflator of this Novel informs us of its having first made its appearance abroad, about fixteen years ago, and its happy reception among the delicate and polite part of the French nation. The language, fays he, is the language of the heart; the sentiments are juft, delicate, and tender; all is foftness and delicacy of manners : all is pure nature and undisguised fimplicity.

But pray, Mr. Tranflator, are you fure you do not forget yourfelf? The delicacy and fimplicity of Madam de G- and the Prefident, are they not admirable? You feem to pride yourself also greatly, that your Author's narrative is founded in truth. It may be fo; but we are very certain, his characters are not drawn from Nature.

This Novel, indeed, is of that kind wherein lovers retire to the wood to tell their adventures; where fome of the principal perfonages are the beft creatures in the world, and others fuch fad devils as

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were never to be found in it; where the only motives to action are thofe of accidental love and hatred; and where the conduct of the whole is founded more on the caprice of paffion than the dictates of prudence.

each Readers, however, as may have attained a certain degree of delicacy, will, probably, find entertainment in the perufal; and we' may add, that the translation is tolerable.

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Art. 6. London Courtship; or a new Road to Matrimony. Confifting of original Letters which passed between a celebrated young Lady and her Suitors. 8vo. Is. Thrush.

The scheme of this piece of pick-pocketry appears to be thisAn Advertisement is written in the perfon of a Lady, who wants a husband; which advertisement, the Pamphleteer fays, was inferted' in a daily News-paper: in confequence of which, many letters were fent to the place appointed, from men of various rank and condition, and who fet forth their refpective qualifications, as answerable to the intention of the Lady's Advertisement. The whole feems to be a moft wretched fpecimen of the lowest kind of Author-craft.

Art. 7. The Illuftrious Unfortunate; or the Adventures of Ulffes the Father of Telemachus. With the Hiftory of feveral of the greatest Heroes of Antiquity. Tranflated from the French 8vo. 2 vols. 5s. Noble.

An old thing, with a new title.

Art. 8. A Genuine Letter from a French Officer, late Prifoner of War in Ireland, to his Friend at Plymouth. 8vo. I s. Dublin printed, London reprinted, Burd.

It is a favourite fcheme with English writers, to affume the character of foreigners, when they have a mind to place the peculiarities, or foibles of their own country in a point of view, more than ordinarily ftriking and ridiculous. Of this kind of writing we have had numerous fpecimens; at the head of which may be justly placed, Lord Lyttelton's Perfian Letters; and the pamphlet before us will, with equal propriety, bring up the rear. It is formed on an abfurd plan, and as poorly executed. The pretended Frenchman pens his obfervations upon Ireland, in broken English; and affects to be droll upon the customs and manners of the inhabitants of Dublin; the Theatres and Performers there; the Routs, Drums, Affemblies, and many other curious particulars, fuch as (in the arch words of the title-page) were in season, in the months of November and • December, 17:9.' The following account of the players may ferve as a specimen.

I have be veri often at de Comedie *, vhere is dam high price; two hues and more for de gallerie! von half carry you to de 0

The Comedie, in French, fignifies the Playboufes only; and not any Species of Plays.

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pra at the Parterre † ; but, I am inform, dat de chef Comediens traite demfelve like de Men of Qualité, and de Actrices have large fallairie, vich make de grand price. De be jufte as vid us; fome good, fome baad. De principals are, Meffrs. Barrie, Koodvar, Mofope, Spaarke. Barrie be de fine perfon, tall and vell made, and do veri vell in de Tragedie, when he no take too much pain how he valk, staand, or torn about; dat often fpail all. Voodvar, vhen he do vell, is de inimitable; but he chufe to please de Canaile too often, vich bring de most monie. Mofope be de excel. lent for de fragedie, vich agree vell vid his phifonomie, perfon, and vaice. 'Tis pity, vat I am told, dat he vas taght by anoder at de firft, vich keep down his own genie. Spaarke be de comical dog, an make laaf all de varld vid his grimace. Dey could no do vidout him. Dere be oder Comediens, who have dier merite. • Dere is von Foote; but I no like him, for mimique de Frenchman. • Dere is anoder, I forgette his name, who mimique noting but one kettle-drum, romble romble, toutjours.'

He proceeds now to describe the Ladies of the Theatre, of whom he remarks; Dey are all, vidout exception, dam ogly, vid ded eyes; for vant of red on de cheeck, no brilliancy, no laife 'tall, or concupifance vatever; but, in deir vay of playing [vich be moch • vorfe dan de Franch vay] one, too or tree, be ver good Actrices. • Von Madam Fizenrie, Morbleau! fright a me in von Tragedie. 'Tis de Franch Tragedie pot in Englis, de Andromache, vich do vonderfully peint de power of love in voman's heart, in aall de ⚫ varieté of ftrange pafhons dat come, von after t'oder, or all togeder, vhen the refolve on von man, and no oder for spouse. • Mon dieu! von time adore, von time hate de poor man; vill have him kill, because the love; den kill de man dat kill him, because ⚫ she hate! Veri fine all! but heven garde me from de like love. In oder parts, Madam Fizenrie do vell: but is befte in one Furie. • Madam D'ancere, vid a leetle more red, vould be veri lovely; and is justely de Belle-Angloife, but no de Franch Beauté; and yet ⚫ de molt gillarde among dem. She please moch all de Milors al4 ways, do meny parts vell 'nouf, an may have vhat fullairie the pleafe't, dat is, fram de Maistre of de Comedie, as Actrice.

The Pit in Paris.

Art. 9. The Philofophic Mirrour: Or general View of human Oeconomy. Adapted to the Confideration of the learned and unLearned, the wife and the ignorant, of all Ranks and Degrees, of all Countries and Profeffions. In two Parts. The firft, containing the general Syftem of the natural and revealed Laws. The fecond, containing the different Branches of Men's Oecono— my in their feveral Stations of public and private Life. With proper Reflections for their due Discharge thereof. 8vo. 5s. Dublin.

There is little in this performance to recommend it to the perufal of the ingenious Reader, excepting the benevolent fpirit with which

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the Author appears to be animated. Many of the general reflections which he has added by way of application, are very juft and perti. nent; but his thoughts are thrown together with fo little regard to method; the fame things are fo often repeated; the language is fo uncouth; and the fentences fo long and embarrassed, that a Reader of any tafte will be disgusted in almost every page,

Ꭱ . Art. 10. A ferious Addrefs to all Gentlemen of the Law, whe are zealous for promoting the Honour of their Profeffion. By an Attorney. 8vo. Is. Withers, &c.

A well meant Propofal for eftablishing a fund, by voluntary fubfcription, towards the relief of the widows and children of the Profellors of the Law, who die without leaving a fufficient fupport for their families. If fuch an establishment is expedient, it ought not, however, to be confined to the Law only: for it is too certain, that men of all the learned profeffions are, in fact, doomed to celibacy, by their incapacity of making a proper provision for their widows. If they have not independant incomes, they are unable to fettle Jointures; and their Widows being incapable of continuing their bufinefs after their deaths, are in danger of being left deftitute, if their husbands do not live to acquire fortunes. This inconvenience is the more to be lamented, as it is to be prefumed, that Gentlemen of the learned profeffions are, by reafon of their education, better qualified than many others, to live in the conjugal state with fuch decorum and propriety as may enfure their own happiness, and fet a good example to others. Rad

Art. 11. St. Thomas's and St. George's Hofpital compared. One Sheet, Folio. 6d. Kinnersley.

This is a kind of Feuille volante, as the French fay, a large loofe fheet of paper, printed on both fides, with a half sheet cover, on which the title is indorfed. It relates entirely to the management of the money fubfcribed to, and collected for, these two Hospitals; making it appear, by the included accompts, which we are to fuppofe fair and authentic, that the money at St. George's goes farther, in proportion to the numbers received there, than at St. Thomas's. As we ought to fuppofe their provifions, medicines, attendance, and accommodations equally good in both Hofpitals, doubtlefs that which receives, cures, or relieves the greatest number of objects for an equal fum, must best fulfil the design of the foundation; and proportionably encourage the continuance, or even increase, of the fubfcriptions.

An objection feems to be infifted on, by the anonymous Editor of thefe Accounts, to the fixpenny Fees taken at St. Thomas's for Petitions, and to the money for Washing and Funerals. To abolish fome of these charges to the Patients, and to leffen the others, appears to have been the fenfe of a Committee, on May 23, 1758. Whether this reformation took effect or not, does not appear, that we can obferve, from this paper: but we find, a Committee reported, May 30,

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1759, That the Salaries of all the Officers of St. Thomas's Hofpital were moderate and reasonable, and ought to be allowed. -And that the Gentlemen concerned in the management of the Hofpital, had conducted the affairs of it, in all refpects, with the greatett frugality, prudence, and humanity."

we fhall conclude this article with the final ftate and comparison of these accompts in the words of their prefent Stater; fuppofing, if there is any material error in them, fome of the Gentlemen of St. Thomas's will demonftrate it in their own vindication. And though they should be exact and true, yet if there be any particularity in the fituation, or other circumflance, of St. Thomas's Hofpital, which unavoidably renders the supporting and conducting it more expenfive than St George's, for an equal number of Patients, poffibly the Conductor of St. Thomas's may think fit to specify them to the public in which cafe we fhall as impartially report the purport of theirs, as we do of this piece, in the Author's own conclufion, viz.

By the above calculations, [which are not a few] it appears, that the expence of 8433 Patients for one year, at St. Thomas's Hofpital, amounted to the fum of 7164 1. maintaining the like number of Patients for one year at St. George's And that the expence of Hospital, in proportion to the number they now maintain, would amount to the fum of 61151. which is 1049 1. a year, less than the expence at St. Thomas's Hospital, exclufive of 13321 per annum taken at St. Thomas's Hofpital for Fees from the Patients, and for • the board of Soldiers, which, together, makes the yearly expence of St. Thomas's Hospital 2381 1. per annum, more than the yearly expence of St. George's Hofpital for the like number of Patients. -N. B. There has never been any fort of Fee taken by the Officers or Servants of St. George's Hospital, from the Patients or Tradeimen, fince its inftitution. On the contrary, the Patients ⚫ are furnished both with money and cloaths at their discharge, as often as the Board finds it to be neceffary, which amounts to upwards of 60l. per annum, the greatest part whereof is money collected in the Poor's Box, into which is put 101. annually received for the Board of the Houle Surgeon, and alfo all the money received for the Board of Soldiers, which was not more than 5 1. ⚫ yearly.'

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Art. 9. A Second Letter from Liberty and Common Sense to the People of Ireland Greeting. 8vo. 6d. Burd.

There is fomething ingenious in the manner of this Address, and the arguments throughout are fpecious and plaufible. It is intended as a reflection on the Irish Patriots, who according to our Author, are only clamourous for want of places and penfions. This, it must be allowed, is too often the cafe: nevertheless, men who act from bad motives, may do things which are useful to fociety; and though

• For the First Letter, fee our Review for la& Month, page 73.

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