Allets placed at certain distances, as observable in Worcester cathedral, the nave of which is very fine." P. 23.

Such is Mr. Dallaway's description of the Saracenic, or early Gothic; a second manner followed, previous to what is called pure Gothic, which owed its perfection to the presiding genius of William of Wykeham, in the reign of Richard the Second. The fifteenth century brought to the highest perfection this style of building, than which nothing is more calculated to inspire devotion, or to excite in the mind ideas of a Being of infinite great

ness.

The second section gives a luminous account of the peculiar merits and variations in the several noble specimens of this among the cathedrals in England, and concludes with scales of their dimensions.

The third section is occupied with illustrations of the foregoing remarks, in accounts of various abbeys, choirs, &c. &c. intermixed with remarks on various buildings of the like nature abroad.

Section the fourth consists of an enquiry into the leading features of castles in England, a class of buildings rendered sacred by chivalry as the seats of splendour and magnificent hospitality on the one hand, and interesting to the mind by being the ancient witnesses of heroic feats. The whole of this portion is curious and valuable.

An exemplification of the various buildings in Oxford, occu pies the fifth, sixth, and seventh, and of Cambridge the eighth sections. In these we trace Mr. Dallaway's partiality to the former university; but without any depreciation of the real merits of Alma Mater :-it need not, indeed, be disguised, that when Cambridge has boasted of King's Chapel, the senate-house, and a few other elevations, her architectural beauties are very inferior to those of Oxford.

The history of the architecture of the reigns of James and Charles the First, under Jones and Wren, introduce the two following sections, which bring down the account of various public buildings, such as the mansions of noble families, prisons, and street edifices, to the present time, accompanied with some observations on landscape-gardening.

The history of the art of staining glass, so intimately connected with Gothic architecture, and an account of the finest examples remaining in this country occupy the eleventh section;

and the concluding portion contains an admeasurement of the English cathedral churches, and of their component parts; the dates of the foundation or rebuilding of each, with the names of the patron, bishop, or abbot, who gave the design, or contributed to the several structures.

Having thus given a brief analysis of the contents of this book, we shall proceed to remark upon some of the inaccuracies which we have observed in the perusal of it.

At Page 16, Mr. Dallaway says, "Part of St. Albans, and Durham cathedral, claim to be anterior to the Norman conquest, as does the whole of the east end of Tickencote church, near Stamford, in Lincolnshire."

The whole of the east end of Tickencote was taken down long before the publication of this book; but it has been rebuilt very nearly upon the same plan as the original structure.

In the same page he notices the caput bovis in the orna ments on the door way of Kenilworth church, Warwickshire, as if it were rarely to be met with amongst Saxon ornaments; whereas it is to be found at Tutbury, Tickencote, and other places named on the same page.

Page 50. He instances the transept of Peterborough cathedral as pure Gothic, which it certainly is not.

Page 56. He instances St. George's church, Stamford, in Lincolnshire, as affording a specimen of the lancet-arch-Gothic, which has neither door nor window of that description. In the same page he notices Stamford, in Lincolnshire, as a specimen of the pure Gothic, but does not say what church or building. Perhaps he means the tower and spire of St. Mary's church, near the bridge. The church of All Saints has as much of the florid Gothic as is usually found in the external of churches.

"In the reigns of Henry V. and VI. Ralph Lord Cromwell was the founder of two very remarkable edifices of brick, Wingfield Castle, in Derbyshire, and Tattershall Castle, in Lincolnshire, in 1440.”

Wingfield, in Derbyshire, was not a castle, nor was it built of brick. The author might have noticed a third house, built by Ralph Lord Cromwell, at Colley Weston, in Northamptonshire; pulled down of late years by the Earl of Exeter. But enough; satis superque.

We must now close our account of a volume, in the perusal of which we have been greatly entertained. A book in which we

have met with much former knowledge, associated with a considerable portion of new information; which is evidently the offspring of an acute and enlighted scholar, improved by travel, and which is only imperfect when the author has depended upon report, or former authorities, instead of personal observation, The Duty of the Clergy to enforce the frequent receiving of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper; a Sermon preached at Southamp ton, September 8, 1806. By the Rev. Samuel Clapham, M.A. Vicar of Christ Church, Hants. of Great Ouseborne, Yorkshire, and Chaplain to the Earl Camden. 8vo. pp. 26. Price 1s. Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe.

WE have had frequent occasion to speak of Mr. Clapham's merits, rather, indeed, as an editor than an author. In his Abrigment of the Bishop of Lincoln's Elements of Christian Theology, in his selected Sermons, and in his selection of Dr. Clarke's Discourses, he has shewn great judgment, and has, in consequence, produced some very valuable books for the use of families. He now appeals to the public as a higher character, not as an editor, as a compiler, or abridger of the works of others, but as an author, offering to notice and inviting criticism on a production of his own. He advances, in this sermon, opinions diametrically opposite to those of a distinguished prelate, who, not very long ago, presided over the diocese of Winchester. Bishop Hoadley published a book, entitled 4 plain Account of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper; and if the bishop's account be true, which the orthodox clergy loudly deny, every person who professes his belief in christianity, whatever be his life and conversation, may safely, and without impropriety, receive it. Mr. C. has not mentioned the bishop's work; he has scarcely alluded to the singularity of his opinions: but he has advanced a very opposite doctrine, with regard to its nature and efficacy, which required an intrepid spirit, as he could not but know that some of his reverend hearers had been collated by the bishop to the benefices they possess; and therefore may fairly be supposed to entertain the opinions of their patron. Mr. Clapham, in an eloquent dedication to the bishop of Lincoln, says, "The lamentable neglect of the sacrament of the Lord's supper, which now so very generally prevails in the church, fills my mind with the most alarming apprehensions. I therefore easily persuaded myself that I could choose no topic

more entitled to the attention, and more worthy the meditations of a reverend assembly, than that which comprises the commemoration of redemption, and the forgiveness of sin." After a judicious introduction, he proceeds to his subject. In page 7th he declares explicitly his sentiments. "Our Lord gives us a po

sitive command to observe this ordinance-do this in remembrance of me; now, whosoever shall keep the whole law, shall be most punctual in the observance of moral duties, and yet shall, intentionally and wilfully offend or transgress in one point, shall be guilty of all. Is not every command, then, deserving of equal regard? He who issued the prohibition, Do not commit adultery, enjoined the precept, Do this in rememberance of me. Now, if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou contemn the authority of the law-giver in respect to another command, thou art a transgressor of the law."

He afterwards enforces upon the clergy, by a great variety of motives, the necessity of prevailing with their several hearers to become communicants. Mr. Clapham, as a writer, is rather persuasive than argumentative, rather elegant than profound: but his sermon may be read with improvement, not by the clergy only, but by every individual christian; and each will receive from it, according to his character, reproof, or conviction, or edification.

Thoughts on Affectation, addressed chiefly to Young People. 8vo. 6s. Wilkie and Robinson.

THE object of this work is excellent, and the mode of conveying instruction so entertaining, that we doubt not it will be very productive of effect. Talents, beauty, and all the virtues of our nature are obscured by affectation, and the attempt to convince young people of this certain fact, is truly commendable.

Travels from Buenos Ayres, by Potosi to Lima, with Notes by the Translator. By A. Z. Helms. 12mo. pp.287. Phillips. 1806.

THIS is one of Mr. Phillips' mixtures, expressly prepared ad captandum. About half is translated from the dry journal of M. Helms, a miner; the remainder, the make-weight, appears in what is called an appendix, the information of which will be better sought in Condamine, Bouguer, and Humboldt. As to M. Helms, the scape-goat of this book, he proceeds in this interesting man

ner

"From Pasage to Sienage, thirty miles.

From Sienage to Cobos, twenty-one miles.

From Cobos to Salta, twenty-seven miles."

There is but one flower in these travels, and it is the more attractive, on account of its unquestionable truth in every particular.

"As we pursued our journey late in the evening, we saw large flocks of ostriches, which had come forth from the long grass to refresh themselves with water. On the following day some of our attendants rode a considerable way into the grass, and brought back about 50 eggs of these birds. The heat of the sun being very great, and each of us having put some of them into his hat, the young birds, to our no small astonishment, broke the shell, and ran away into the grass, which they began to devour with as much appetite as if they had been long accustomed to such a diet. The eggs are as large as an infant's head! &c.", So much for Mr. Phillips' Travels in South America.

Admonition, a Poem on the Fashionable Modes of Female Dress; with Miscellaneous Pieces, in Verse. By George Ogg. 5s. Miller.

1806.

MR. Ogg has suffered in the wars.-Without education, and having lost his right arm at sea, the strangest notion came into his head that ever entered the brain of man-Being unfit" for other avocations,” he concluded that he was well qualified to become an author, and author he turned! He is not, as might be easily expected, very dextrous in composing good verses, and if we had no humanity, we should much regret, on account of the consequence, the loss of his right arm. In the principal poem, this story is invented to deter ladies from the practice of " unmasking their beauties to the moon," and if it terrify them not, they are past cure in this world, and must go naked to their graves. Alexis and Anna, a married couple, visit Vauxhall-Anna is dressed very naughtily in the fashion-her husband leaves her for a moment, when a youth encounters her,

"And with a rash, unhallowed haste,

The beauteous bosom of the fair one press'd." Alexis interferes, the heroes fight, are both killed, and the lady runs mad. If, after this, any lady appears at Vauxhall without clothes, woe be unto her!

The intention of the writer is praise-worthy, and some of the verses are not amiss, but we are still very sorry that he lost his right arm.