i She endeavours alfo to explode the ufe of Inflruments, and is particularly fevere upon Dr. Smellie's practice, on this account. On the whole, her book deferves to be read by all who are interested in the fubject: and who is not, in a greater or lefs degree, interested in it? It is, however, wrote in fo peculiar a file, with fuch an extreme affectation of learning, that it has not the leaft appearance of being a female production; nevertheless, we are well informed, that it is the real work of Mrs. Nihell, a Midwife in the Haymarket." Art. 33. An Experimental Enquiry concerning the Contents, Qualities, and medicinal Virtues of the two Mineral Waters lately difcovered at Bagnigge Wells near London; with Directions for drinking them, and fome Account of their Success in obstinate Cafes. By John Bevis, M. D. Svo. Is. Clarke. The nature and defign of this performance is fufficiently expreffed in the title-page; the one is a bitter purging water, the other a chalybeat; Dr. Bevis, in his obfervations, deduced from a great number of experiments made upon each, pretends to fhew, not only that they are equal, but even fuperior, to the belt in Europe in their feveral kinds. How far this is the cafe, time and farther experiments, by capable and difinterefted Judges, alone muft determine. We fhall remark in favour of thefe waters, and others of the fame kind, that every courfe of Phyfic that promotes early-rifing, breathing an open air, and taking moderate exercife, among the inhabitants of large cities, muit be attended with manifeft advantage. Should thefe of Bagnigge wells really fo much excel all others, in ftrength and medicinal virtues, as is here afferted, we fhall be very glad to hear, that the Proprietor and Doftor reap a golden harvest from their united labours; and that the latter, as is reasonable, be duly confulted, as the Genius of the Springs he has endeavoured to confecrate. RELIGIOU s. I Art. 34. Letters of Confolation to a Nobleman under Sentence of Death. To which is added, a Prayer fuitable to the Occafion. 8vo. 1s. Newbery. This appears to us to be a kind of fanatical Rhapfody, more full of pious perplexities, than abounding with religious comfort. It is probable, however, that the Author intended, by thefe Letters, to raife contributions on the public for his own ufe, rather than to contribute any thing for the good of the unfortunate Criminal: for as we do not find that they were forwarded to him, it is reasonable to conclude, that this dofe of confolation was never administered. R-d Art. 35. The Number of the Beaft clearly counted, in his own proper Numerals, and applied. 8vo. Is. Slater. This Writer applies the Number of the B eft mentioned in the Revelation, chap. xiii. ver. 18. viz. 666, to the church of Rome, and thinks he finds it clearly pointed out in the Roman numerical letters, which, according to him, were originally no other than I, V, X, L, and C; for beyond a hundred, he fays, they had no numeral character but ; which alone, or with I before it, thus I, fignified five hundred*.—Their fingle numerals, therefore, were only thefe; by the various compofitions of which, fubtractions, and additions, all their other numbers, he affirms, were framed. And if thofe are all placed together in their due order, beginning with the greatest number firft, and going on gradually to the leaft, thus-ICLXVI; or, which is the fame thing, if the numbers which each of them fingly was intended to exprefs, be all added together, they make up exactly the number 666.— And thus it appears (he adds) that the of numeral letters of manner the their counting, anfwers fully to that which the Apoftle tells us is the number of the Beast! This is our Author's plan in miniature: but fuch as chuse to see it explained more at length, muft have recourfe to the tract itself,— which is not ill wrote, tho' deftitute of the embellishments neceflary to recommend it to general acceptance. P This character I doubled, viz. CI, he fuppofes to have been the original one for a thousand; tho' afterwards contracted into M, as the other was into D. "B SINGLE SERMONS. I. Efore the Lords, at Weftminster-abbey, January 30, 1760. 2. Natural and Civil Events, the Infiruments of God's moral Government. At Lincoln's Inn chapel: on the Faf-Day, 1756. By Dr. Warburton. Millar-N. B. Tho' this Sermon was printed in the year 1756, yet we are told, it was never advertised for fale until the publication of the Author's above-mentioned Difcourfe before the Houfe of Lords. 3. On the death of John Sarney, Hufbandman; at Bix, February 18th. By James Neale, M. A. Mafter of the Grammar-School at Henley upon Thames. Fuller. 4. Chrift the Lord of Glory-Before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary's, December 9, 1759. By Thomas Randolph, D. D. Prefident of C. C. C. H. Payne. 5. The Evils arising from mifapplied Curiofity.-Before the Univerfity of Oxford, at St. Mary's, March 9, 1760. By Thomas Griffiths, M. A. Fellow of Pembroke college. Rivington. 6. On the Converfion and Repentance of Robert Tilling, late Coachman to Samuel Lloyd, Efq; who was executed at Tyburn the 28th of last month. By John Stevens. Keith. 7. On the Liturgy of the Church of England.-At St. Mary le-Bow, on St. Mark's Day, 1760, in pursuance of the laft Will of Mr. John Hutchins, Citizen and Goldfmith of London. By Henry Stebbing, Jun, D. D. Chaplain in ordinary to his Majefty, and Preacher to the Society of Gray's-Inn. Townfend. 8. At the Meeting houfe in Little Moorfields, on account of the separation of the Rev. Mr. John Conder from the co-pastorship with the the Rev. Mr. Thomas Hall, Mav 21, 1760. By Richard Winter. With an introductory Discourse, by Thomas Gibbons. Buckland. By 9. Before the Prefident, Vice-Prefident, &c. of the Hospital for the Small-pox, March 27, 1760, at St. Andrew's, Holbourn. Samuel Squire, D. D. Clerk of the Closet to the Prince of Wales. Dodfley. 10. Before the Sons of the Clergy, at St. Paul's, May 8, 1760. By William Dodwell, D. D. Canon refidentary of Sarum. Το which is added, a Lift of the annual amounts of the Collections for this Charity, from 1721. Whiston. 11. Before the Society in Scotland for propagating Chriftian Knowlege, at their anniversary meeting in the High Church of Edinburgh, February 4, 1760. By Patrick Cuming, D. D. Regius Profeffor of Divinity and Ecclefiaftical Hiftory in the Univerfity of Edinburgh. Printed at Edinburgh, by Kincaid, and fold by Becket, &c. in London. 12. The Wisdom and Goodness of God in the Vegetable Creation :— At St. Martin's, Ludgate, September 20, 1759, before the worshipful Company of Apothecaries. By W. Dodd, M. A. and Reymers. 1 S. Davis 13. Charity better than Knowlege.-At the Visitation held at Lacock in Wiltshire, May 23, 1760. By John Scrope, D. D. of Oriel college, Rector of Caftle Comb, and Vicar of Kington St. Michael in the diocefe of Sarum. Rivington. 14. The Good of Affliction.—At St. Anne's, Lime-house, on Trinity-Sunday, 1760, purfant to the Will of Capt. John Sibfon. By T. Jones, M. A. Chaplain of St. Saviour, Southwark. Dilly. 15. The Trial of religious Truth by its moral Influence.-At the opening of the Synod of Glafgow and Air, October 9, 1759. By J. Witherspoon, A. M. Keith. SERMONS on the FAST, March 14, 1760. 1. The Goodness of God manifefted to us, and bis Severity to other Nations, confidered.-At Whidford, in Effex. By J. Steffe, Vicar of Little Beddow in the fame county. Buckland. 2. Before the Lords, at Westminster-abbey. By Zachary Lord Bishop of Rochefter. Dod. 3. Before the Commons, at St. Margaret's, Weftminster. By Charles Hall, D. D. Fellow of Corpus Chrifti college, Oxford, and Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Rivington. 4. At St. Catherine Coleman, by William Hazeland, M. A. Lecturer of St. Mary, Whitechapel, and Affiftant Lecturer of St. Catherine Coleman. Beecroft. Mr. HARRISON's, Mr. PILKINGTON's, and Mr. WATKINSON's Letters fhall be inserted in our APPENDIX to the XXIId Volume of the REVIEW; which will be published fometime in July. 6 APPENDIX TO THE MONTHLY REVIEW, VOLUME the TWENTY-SECOND. A Chronological Abridgment of the Roman Hiftory, from the Foundation of the City to the Extinction of the Republic. Written in French by M. P. Macquer, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Tranflated, and improved with Notes, geographical and critical, illuftrating the Antiquities of Rome, by Mr. Thomas Nugent. 8vo. 6s. Nourse. T it. HE Author's Advertisement prefixed to this work, will give our Readers a juft idea of the plan and defign of I do not think it neceffary,' fays he, to explain the * motives which induced me to undertake this work. The grandeur of ancient Rome is not yet entirely eclipfed; but is ftill visible amidst her ruins. Far better is it to fhew what I have done in endeavouring to follow the plan of the Pre*fident M. Henault, in his chronological Abridgment of the Hiftory of France; a work that has been fince imitated by * several other Writers. To render a fhort Compendium almoft as interefting and * instructive as a large body of Hiftory; to accommodate the refult of feveral years ftudy to the loweft capacity, without the least affectation, or fhew of art; to avoid details, vet to omit nothing material; to draw fimilar characters, yet to give their peculiar features; to exhauft the fubject, yet appear to fkim over the surface; fuch was the task undertaken by the President M. Henault; a task in which he has fucceeded with univerfal applaufe. This kind of writing, for which we are indebted to that • celebrated Writer, required a plan analogous to the diverfity and extent of the materials. The new method is pof• felfed of this advantage in a high degree, being a compleat landscape, where, at a fingle glance, you may diftinguish ⚫ an infinite variety of objects. With this fame view, I have divided my History into • Centuries, at the end of which I have fubjoined some remarks; and at the beginning I have exhibited tables with different columns, containing a feries of the chief Magiftrates of Rome, and of cotemporary Princes, together • with the names of eminent and learned men, and a fhort account of their writings.' Such is the plan of this work, which is executed in fuch a manner, as to render it the moft ufeful and entertaining abridgment of the Roman Hiftory that we are acquainted with. The Author's remarks (making allowances for the political prejudices of the Frenchman, which occafionally appear) are, in general, just and pertinent; his ftile is concife, perfpicuous, and well fuited to his fubject; and the Notes that are added by the Tranflator, are judicioufly compiled for the use of those who are beginning to ftudy the Roman Hiftory. The remarks which the Author has fubjoined to his History of the seventh century may be agreeable to our Readers, and ferve as a fpecimen of the work. The magnificence of thrones is demolished by the Romans; the pride of fcepters is humbled, and the mightieft Monarchs pay their obeisance to these bold Republicans. Rome is arrived to a pitch of grandeur, that has been the • admiration of all ages. But from what caufe can this admiration proceed? What good have the Romans done to mankind? Was it not by fire and fword that they opened themselves a paffage to the extremities of the earth? And were not their victorious armies employed in diftreffing in<nocent nations, and continually wading through rivers of • blood? Let us be ingenuous: power feems to include an idea of grandeur, because it is the foundation of prerogative. Alexander for many ages was confidered as one of the greatest men that ever lived, for no other reason than that he was one of the moft powerful; juft as the vulgar are apt to look • upon 6 |