Sixteen Art. 11. The Young Ladies Geography: or, Compendium of Modern Geography. A work equally useful to youth, and mafters and miftreffes of fchools. Illuftrated with all the neceffary maps and cuts, laid down in the most familiar method, requifite to young beginners. By Mr. Demarville. 8vo. 2 vols. 10s. 6d. bound. Chapelle, &c. In this performance, Mr. Demarville has connected together two objects of fudy, which may mutually advance the attainment of each other. Thefe are Geography, and the French Language; his treatife being written in English and French. Perhaps, indeed, our Author had three objects in view, fince the two languages are reciprocally a key to each other, and both of them to the fubject of which they treat. A competent acquaintance with Geography, is indifpenfably neceflary to every one who would be thought to know any thing of the world he lives in; yet the grofs ignorance of fome, who would be much affronted if their abilities were queftioned, is really amazing. Many well-wishers to the victorious King of Pruffia, would difcover no other emotion but that of joy, were they to read in the Gazetteer, that he was joined by General Abercrombie; and that as there were no troops in Canada, capable of making head against his Pruffian Majefty, the next mail would probably bring the agreeable news of his being mafter both of Vienna and Ticonderoga; after which Count Daun would be greatly at a lofs for a place of retreat, Louifburgh be-ing in the hands of the English! We would recommend Mr. Demarville's book to the perufal of our young ladies, for whom it is profeffedly compiled; but at the fame time we could have wifhed, that the diftribution of his matter had been more happily contrived. For inftance, the various parts of America, and fome parts of Africa, are not defcribed in their proper places; but are introduced here and there, by bits and fcraps, under the titles of thofe European flates by whom they happen to be poffeffed. The maps likewife are very coarfe, and if they exhibit the outlines and boundaries of a country with any tolerable fimilitude, it is all that can be expected from them. At the end he gives an epitome of Aftronomy, enumerating the various fyftems of the world, with their schemes; but without directing his pupils in their choice of the moft rational. He appears, in- ' deed, a Cartefian, having placed that fyftem the laft in order; and at the close only affirmed, that we have not been able to account for the motions of the heavenly bodies in a more plausible manner. Elegance of diation is not to be expected in a work of this nature; and Mr. Demarville's language abundantly fhews, that he is a foreigner. But what, to the honeft English Reader, will appear most unpardonable in the whole book, is the d:fguftful and inconfiftent flattery which the Author bestows, in his dedication, upon Prince William Henry, a youth under years of age! This may be confiftent enough with French politeness, but to us it appears peculiarly unmanly and abominable, thus early to taint the tender mind with the poisonous breath of adulation. Art. 12. N. Art. 12. Philofophical Transactions, giving fome account of the prefent undertakings, ftudies, and labours of the Ingenious, in many parts of the world. Vol. L. Part I. for the year 1757. 4to. 10s. 6d. Davis. Contains, as ufual, many curious, and fome ufeful papers; . with others of lefs importance or merit: but as most of them have been already copied into the Magazines and News papers, we shall not now trouble our Readers with a particular account of them. It is confeffed, as this volume came out fome months ago, it ought to have appeared fooner in our Review; but, for the future, we fhall endeavour to keep better time with thefe, as well as other publications. Mean while, we hope our Readers will excufe fome late appearances of neglect on our part, owing to the long indifpofition of a worthy member of our fociety; but, happily, we have now reafon to hope, that the health of our much efteemed affociate is in fo fair a way of being thoroughly re-ft blifhed, that we fhall speedily be fa voured with the continuance of his very valuable affistance. Art. 13. An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets, Savage Nations, now dependent on the Government of Cape Breton. From an original ManufcriptLetter, never published, written by a French Abbot, who refided many Years amongst them. To which are annexed, feveral Pieces relative to the Savages, to Nova-Scotia, and to North-America in general. Svo. 2s. 6. Hooper and Morley. This account has all the appearance of being genuine: that is to fay, of being in reality what it pretends to be the work of a perfon who actually had been refident among the North-American Indians: and it contains a great number of curious and entertaining particulars. Art. 14. A Letter to Mr. Garrick, on the Opening of the Theatre, with Obfervations on the Conduct of Managers to Actors, Authors, and Audiences; and particularly to new Performers, 8vo. 6d. Coote. Befides the Letter-Writer's Obfervations on the conduct of a Manager, with respect to his encouragement of Authors, his training up young Actors, and his Obligations toward the Audience; he exhorts Mr. Garrick himself to fupply, the abfence of Mr. Woodward, by playing certain lower comic parts, in which, he apprehends, this univerfal Genius would be as fuccefsful as he has already been, in every thing he has yet undertaken: many of thefe parts too, he obferves, would be found fo eafy to go through, or fo fhort, as might admit of M. Garrick's performing almost every night, without any danger of his becoming too cheap to the town. Art. 15. Fifteen Orations on various Subjects; delivered to a public Society, at the Queen's Arms in Newgate Street, London. By J. Wetherall. 12mo. 25. Dilly. As it may fairly be prefumed, that many of our Readers are unacquainted with the nature of the Queen's Arms Society, we think it neceflary to inform them, that, like its twin-brother Society at the Robinhood, it confifts of perfons of all profeffions, and of no profeffion; of all religions, and of no religion: for no man is excluded who has fix-pence in his pocket, to pay for the beer and tobacco he may confume, in the course of the evening's debates. In this Society, the moft abftrufe and intricate queftions in Metaphyfics, Religion, Morals, Politics, &c. are difcuffed; and it is no uncommon thing to hear a Barber declaiming for five or fix minutes, (the time allowed for each Orator to speak to a question) upon the fummum bonum; a Journeyman Taylor determining which is the best form of Government; or a pert young Coxcomb, who lives behind a counter, and has juft fenfe enough to fell a pound of tobacco, or a yard of muslin, gabbling infidelity, and laughing at the religion of his country. Thefe Orations Mr. Wetherall tells us, were delivered before this Society, it having been thought proper, a few years ago, that fix lectures fhould be read by different perfons, about a quarter of an hour long, the firft Friday in every month, upon fuch fubjects as fhould be approved of by the Society. There are but two points, he fays, kept in view through the whole of his work, viz. the doctrine of Original Sin, and the doctrine of Juftification by Faith in a Redeemer's righteoufnefs. The fubjects are the rife and progrefs of Idolatry-the Queen of Sheba's vifit to King Solomon-the Serpent's curfe-Nebuchadnezzar's converfion-the converfion of the expiring Thief, &c. &c. As to the merit of the work, we need fay nothing; the Author himself, in his Preface, has drawn the character of it: his words are thefe. Every one that reads thefe Orations, will own the Author to be an Original, because fuch a mixture of feriousness, fatyr, burlesque, and poetical flights are jumbled together, as no body ⚫ would ever have thought of but himself-And whoever reads them, ⚫ will eafily obferve fuch rapid tranfitions from one thing to another, that will plainly fhew the perfon who delivered them drove Jehu like, to fave his distance, the fubjects being too copious to be dif⚫ cuffed in the narrow limits of a quarter of an hour.' R. Art. 16. Latin made more Eafy: or, a new Method of Teaching it, agreeable to the late Dr. Watts's Directions for learning a Language, in his excellent Book of the Improvement of the Mind. 8vo. Is. Buckland. This, in our judgment, is the most abfurd, ridiculous perform ance, of the kind, we remember ever to have seen. R. Art 1 Art. 17. The Maid of Orleans. Written by Monf. de Voltaire. Whoever is the Author of the Poem of which the above is a profe tranflation, he is a vile and contemptible Scribbler. His work is a grofs affemblage of buffoonry, profanenefs, obfcenity, and nonfenfe. It feems intended to burlefque the ftory of Joan la Pucelle d'Orleans; and particularly Chapelain's epic poem on that fubject. But this Profligate makes no diftinction between vulgar fuperitition, and the lying legends of Priests on the one hand; and the most awful truths, and facred names, on the other: neither Heaven, nor the God of Heaven, can efcape his ribaldry; and Chrift, and Christianity, are treated with the moft fcandalous freedom.-But thefe choice Spirits fhould bear in mind the wholesome advice given them by their good MOTHER, in the Dunciad: Perfift by all divine in man unaw'd, But learn, ye Dunces, not to fcorn your God! This poem is generally, but we hope falfly, afcribed to Voltaire. Art. 18. The Child's Guide to the French Tongue. Containing, ift, A French Spelling-Book digefted in an Order entirely new; -2. French Rudiments ;-3. a Vocabulary of words French and English-4. Dialogues on the common Occurrences of Life; and on the firft Principles of Aftronomy and Geography. The whole adapted to the Capacities of Children. By Thomas Deletanville, Teacher of the French and Latin Languages, 12mo. Is. 2 d. Nourfe. Art. 19. A new Set of Exercifes upon the various Parts of French Speech. Calculated for the Ufe of fuch as are defirous of making French without the Help of any Grammar or Dictionary whatever. By Thomas Deletanville, &c. 12mo. Nourse. 2 S. In both these performances Mr. Deletanville's inftructions are fimple, and familiar; and appear well adapted to the ufe of the refpective claffes of Pupils for whom they are profeffedly intended. We have placed them together, as the former is a neceffary and natural introduction to the latter. L Art. 20. The Hiftory and Antiquities of the ancient Villa of This piece is a humourous banter on the affected learning, and trifling researches, of modern Antiquarians in general; but it seems, as appears from the preface, and feveral other parts of the performance, more particularly levelled at a certain Hiftory of Colchetter. The vague conjectures, and mock erudition, peculiar to many Writers on the fubject of Antiquities, are here laughed at with X 3 with a good deal of pleafantry; and the irony, except in one or twộ places, is extremely well fupported. · I. Art. 21. The Gardener's New Kalendar, divided according to the Twelve Months of the Year, and under each Month into the feparate Weeks. Illuftrated with elegant and ufeful Figures. Containing the whole Practice of Gardening, under the four general Heads, 1. The Pleafure Garden; 2. the KitchenGround; 3. the Seminary; 4. the Fruit-Garden and Orchard. And directing what is to be done every Week; and the Manner of doing it: With the general Culture of hardy, Green-house, and Stove Plants; the raifing tender Annuals, and the Management of Flowers. The Syftem of Linnæus is also explained in this Work, and illuftrated with Figures, exhibiting the Characters of all the Claffes. And the Method of Defigning, and Laying out a Garden in the modern Tafte; with a Copper-plate Figure elegantly engraved, from a Drawing of Mr. Wale, after a Defign laid down in the Compleat Body of Gardening. 8vo. 5s. Ofborne, &c. This appears to have come from the Author of Eden, see page 269; who has published this Compendium, as the most excellent thing of the kind that ever appeared. Thofe, however, who are poffeffed of Mr. Millar's book, need not be in any hurry to make away with their copies, for the fake of fupplying their place with this new Kalendar: which, notwithstanding, may truly boaft of fome improvementsnor need we hesitate to recommend it as one of the best books of the fort that we have feen; Errors excepted. Art. 22. A fhort Review of Mr. Hooke's Obfervations, &c. concerning the Roman Senate, and the Character of Dionyfius of Halicarnaffus. 8vo. 6d. Griffiths. The Author of this fort Review appears to be a perfon of learning and abilities, and it is to be regretted that he has confined his obfervations upon Mr. Hooke's performance within fo narrow a compass, He contents himself with fome general reflections, in regard to the character of Dionyfius, and with fome pretty fevere animadverfions upon Mr. Hooke, for his treatment of Dr. Middleton, and Dr. Chapman, which he imputes to a zeal for roalling Proteftant Parsons. He endeavours to prove, even by the authority of Livy, that upon the peace and league of union made between Romulus and Tatius, King of the Sabines, the number of the Senate was doubled by thẻ addition of an hundred new members from the Sabine families, all chofen by the people, in the fame manner as before. Now in regard to the hundred Sabine Senators added to the Roman, Mr. Hooke tells us, that Livy never read of their creation, or rejects what he had read of it as fabulous; and affirms, upon the authority of Livy, that till the reign of Tullas Hottilius, which, by the old Chronology, began about |