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round the world, procured from feveral of the officers and others belonging to the Endeavour, by the Editor; who complains of the tofs, or the anjuft detention, of the fair copy of the journal kept by his brother; in a long preface, where he arraigns, not in the most civil or guarded terms, the conduct of Mr. Banks, the late Dr. Hawkfworth, and others, towards him.

We have already fo largely gratified the curiofity of the Public with regard to the voyage of the Endeavour, by the extracts which we have given from the journals of Captain Cook and Mr. Banks, compiled and methodised by Dr. Hawkefworth, that we fhall only obferve that the Writer of the prefent journal feems to have been a well difpofed young man, who kept a regular diary of fuch occur rences as fell within the fphere of his knowledge and obfervation; that the work is enlarged by fome pretty copious fpecimens of the language of Otaheite and other parts which he vifited, and that this journal is illuftrated by twenty-feven plates, which perhaps may be thought to constitute the most valuable part of it.

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Art. 33. A Letter addreffed to Dr. Hawkefworth, and humbly recommended to the Perufal of the very learned Deifts. 8vo. 6d. - Payne. 1773:

This literary fungus, which fuddenly fprung up from under the fhade of the grand compilation of the South Sea Voyages, was overlooked by us at the time of its starting up. We need fay no more of it, than that it is a very inoffenfive excrefcence; nor is its flavour fuch as to recommend it to the relish of any of the learned Deifts to whom it is ineant to be ferved up.

B. Art. 34. Letters to Men of Reafon, and the Friends of the Poor, on the Hardships of the Excife Laws relating to Malt and Beer; more especially as they affect the Inhabitants of Cities and Great Towns. With a few Remarks on the late Regulations in the Corn, Trade. 8vo. I S. Almon.

An earnest remonftrance on the hardships the Brewers labour under, from the heavy and unequal duties to which they are fubjected, as well as from the impolitic regulations of the hop trade, and from the frauds of hop-jobbers. We cannot pretend to enter into the various particulars, but the Writer appears to understand his fubject, and to have confidered it with due attention; his representations therefore merit immediate examination, no less from motives of juftice to fo great a body of manufacturers, and to the labouring poor, than from the national importance of the brewery and corn trade. Art. 35. An Appeal to the Public, relative to a Caufe lately determined in the Court of Chancery; in four Letters to Mr. John Vernon, of Southampton-buildings, Sollicitor. 4to. Wheble. 1774.

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The Appellant complains of the ill-ufage he has received at the hands of a Mrs. M. a Lady of eafy Virtue, once his Friend, but now the "kept Madam of a Sollicitor;" who joins with faid Madam in a most unrighteous perfecution of the Author; bringing actions. against him" on account of demands already fatisfied, though not legally difcharged; propagating flanders, issuing writs, commencing of Poland-street,

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profecutions in various forms, and barring the door of justice againf the Appellant."-" Wretched Victim! his quiet annoyed, his character afpered, his property invaded,-covered with fhame, furrounded with difficulties; without remedy, without hope!"-If these are the confequences of keeping a girl, a man may e'en as well marry, and live honeftly.

Art. 36. One more Proof of the iniquitous Abuse of private Mad, houfes. By Samuel Bruckhaw, late of Stamford, Lincolnshire. 8vo. 1 s. 6d. Kearfly, &c. 1774.

Mr. Bruckshaw ftates the circumftances of his arbitrary and cruel confinement, under an ill-fupported charge of lunacy; and he tells his affecting tale in the tyle of a man whofe mind has been greatly irritated by his fufferings, but he does not fall into any of those incoherencies which are the ufual indications of mental derangement,

If there really was no just foundation for fuch treatment as the unfortunate Author hath met with, he must be confidered as one of the moft injured of mankind.

Art. 37. A Letter to the Right Rev. Father in God, William Lord Bishop of Chester; on Occafion of his Sermon preached before the House of Lords, Jan. 31, 1774. By Andrew Henderfon, Author of the Hiftory of the Rebellion, 1745, and 1746. 8vo. 6d. Henderson.

Some reflections thrown out by the Bishop of Chester, on the conduct of the Nobility and Clergy of Scotland, in the time of the Grand Rebellion,' have provoked the nationality of Mr. Henderson to call the learned Prelate to account for his fermon. He defends the conduct of his countrymen; enters at large into the merits of the civil war; fhews himfelf to be a ftaunch Whig; and treats the Bishop as an high-flying Churchman, whofe fentiments, on the fubject in question, tend to rekindle the embers of unnatural antipathy, blow the coal of diffention between the two kingdoms,-and poifon the mind of his Royal Pupil,' &c. &c. All of which, tremendous as it is, had efcaped us when we read the difcourfe to which Mr. Henderfon refers; and will probably elude the difcernment of most others, even with the help of this penetrating Writer's expofition.

AMERICAN AFFAIRS,

Art. 38. Select Letters on the Trade and Government of America, and the Principles of Law and Polity applied to the American Colonies. Written by Governor Bernard, at Bolton, in the Years 1763, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Now first published. To which are added, the Petition of the Affembly of Maffachufett's Bay against the Governor, his Anfwer thereto, and the Order of the King in Council thereon. 8vo. 23. Payne. 1774.

These letters appear to be made public by the proper authority, and will certainly contribute to 1 ghten the load of obloquy heaped on the Governor for the difcharge of his duty as the fupream crown officer in the province of Maffachufett's Bay: a character that we ought not to lofe fight of, while we attempt to form an opinion of his conduct there.

* See Review for March, p. 239.

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From feveral circumftances it appears, that before the paffing the American ftamp act, Sir Francis Bernard held a distinguished place in the opinion of that colony; but this unfortunate act rendered him from a very popular, a very unpopular Governor. He was known to disapprove the act, and ready to join in any legal measures to get rid of it; yet he thought it an inexcufable duty, and his orders were peremptory to fupport it, while it remained an act of parliament. This was an unpardonable crime at that time, and, with its confequences and the improvements made of them by the enemies of government, was the whole caufe of the great change made in the people with regard to him." p. 116.

To afflift the reader in difcriminating between private opinion and official acts, the 5th and the 9th letters, of early date, may be recommended to his particular notice; and it is but an act of justice to Governor B. to pay due attention to them.

Thofe who wish to acquire a competent idea of the principles of American law and policy, will meet with a great degree of fatisfaction in the perufal of this pamphlet; which deferves to be diftinguished from the rubbish with which every political question that arifes in this land of statesmen is ufually overwhelmed.

Art. 3. A Letter to Doctor Tucker, on his Propofal of a Separation between Great Britain and her American Colonies. 8vo. Is. Becket. 1774:

We are forry that the argument in this letter, which we think a good one, is not fupported by better talents than thofe of this Writer. The question, fays he, feems to require that we should confider the injury that Britain may receive from this feparation; and here I will beg leave to confider the fubject in a fomewhat different light; I would with rather to confider the advantages that may accrue to Briitain, and, indeed, to every part of her empire, from an union fupported by a proper conftitution. And this way of confidering the question, amounts to pretty much the fame thing; as whoever deprives us of an advantage we have a right to expect, does us a real injury. It is requifite here to confider the conftitution on which this union is founded; and as it is impoffible, at leaft with me, to confider the various claims of the refpective colonies refulting from their different charters, I must take the liberty to confider it as one conftitution common to them all; and indeed if Britain is ftill to poffefs thefe colonies, and your pen is not fated to deftroy the British empire in America, I believe it will be found neceffary to have them formed under one conftitution.'

We hope the Author will now add one other confideration to the foregoing number, and then we fhall never have the trouble of confidering any more of his inconfiderable productions.

POLITICAL.

Art. 40. Literary Liberty confidered; in a Letter to Henry A Nite. Sampfon Woodfall 8vo, 2 s. Johnfon. 1774.

Contains fome very juft, and feasonable, and fpirited animadver Lions on the licentiouinefs of the prefs; particularly the licentioufnefs of the News-papers. The Author profeffes (and he writes with the greatest appearance of fincerity) that he is no enemy to welldirected fatire. He declares that there is no man who would with

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greater chearfulnefs, or in livelier colours, expofe a real knave, however rich or elevated; but, at the fame time, he is extremely and justly offended with that daring Spirit of detradiou, and that confident infolence, which fo frequently appear in the news-papers and pam. phlets of the times. Thefe are evils of which every body complains, but for which no one has yet prescribed a remedy that we think fo likely to prove effectual as the following, propofed by our Author; we shall give it in his own words. I move, Mr. Printer, that as it has been hitherto the custom to ftarve your authors into detraction, you endeavour, for the future, to ftarve them into morality.'-If this hint fhould not be clear to any of our Readers, they will find it fully explained in the pamphlet; which is written in a vein of pleafantry, as well as with a great degree of folid and convincing argument. RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL.

Art. 41. Queries relating to the Book of Common Prayer, &c. with propofed Amendments. Addreffed to thofe in Authority, and fubmitted to their Confideration. By Francis Wollaston, LL.B. F. R. S. 8vo. IS. Wilkie. 1774.

When applications have been made to thofe in authority for amendments in fome of our ecclefiaftical forms, the reply has often been, and, we are told, is ftill repeated, that the request was too general, and that particulars were not pointed out to their confideration. The Author of the performance now before us, in a very modeft and refpectful manner, and at the fame time with that feriousness and earnestness that becomes a minifter of the Gospel, points out feveral important particulars to his fuperiors: whether they will pay any attention to them or not, they themselves beft know; as for us, we fhall only fay, that, if they do not, religion and their own characters may be the fufferers.

Art. 42. An Attempt to flate in a short, plain, and impartial Manner, R the principal Arguments which have been used in the Controversy betwixt the Church of England and Proteftant Diffenters. 4to. I s. Dilly. 1774.

This attempt is conducted with decency and a becoming spirit; but the Proteftant Diffenters, we apprehend, will not allow that the Author has placed their objections to the Church of England in a clear and strong light. He reduces their chief objections to the eight following particulars, viz Baptifm, Confirmation, kneeling at the Sacrament, Athanafius's Creed, Burial Office, Epifcopacy, canopil Obedience, and the Twentieth Article. There are other objections, however, which he has omitted, and on which the Proteftant Diffenters lay great stress. Art. 43. The true Nature and infinite Importance of Religion and Christianity opened and vindicated. 12mo. at Dublin, by S. Powell. 1774. 12mo. 35 Pages. Printed

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A plain and rational account is here given of religion, natural and revealed; and both are difplayed in that engaging view, which may ferve to allure mankind to practise the duties which they inculcate.

This little tract may be be purchased, or might not be perafed. It is written, we are invery ufeful where greater books could not formed,

formed, by a worthy clergyman of Dublin, who hath printed a numerous impreffion, at his own expence, in order to diftribute the copies among thofe to whom he had any expectations of doing good, by fo well intended and suitable a present.

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J. Preached before the Prefident, Vice-Presidents, and Governors, of the Marine Society, at St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, on occafion I of their Anniverfary Meeting, on Thurfday 10th February 1774. By Samuel Glaffe, D.D. F.R. S. late Student of Christ Church, Oxon, and Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty. To which is added, a Lift of the Governors, and an Abstract of the Proceedings of the Marine Society, from its firft Institution; including the general Account of Receipts and Difbursements, to the prefent Time: with the State of the Subfcription. 4to. 6d. DodЛley, &c. The defign and inftitution of the Marine Society, entitle it to rank among the moft laudable and ufeful of our public charities. generous and truly patriotic view with which it was originally planned, and fince eftablished, by an act of incorporation, is, as Dr. Glaffe well expreffes it, to preferve fuch [poor friendless boys, &c.] as, in all appearance, were utterly loft to themfelves and to the Pub lic; and by a change of circumftances fimilar almoft to enchantment, to fubftitute cleanliness of perfon, decency of apparel, and chearfulness of countenance, for filthinefs and nakednefs, and dejection of fpirit.'- -We raise them from the depths of indigence and neceffity, by furnishing them with the comforts of life, and enabling them to fupport themselves by honest industry; we refcue them from the darkness of ignorance, and place them within the reach of information and knowledge :-and, laftly, we remove them from the contagion of evil examples, and by gradually inuring them to a courfe of diligence, we wean them from that habitual idleness which is the fruitful parent of all manner of vice.'

Those who are defirous of farther information, with respect to the nature, utility, and ftate of this very peculiar charity, must be referred to the publication before us; in which they will meet with full fatisfaction as to the particulars required,-and an excellent fermon into the bargain.

H. Preached at the Chapel in Great Queen-ftreet, Lincoln's-InnFields, March 20, 1774, for the Benefit of unfortunate Perfons confined for small Debts. By Thomas Francklin, D. D Minifter of Queen-ftreet Chapel, and Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty. 4to. 1s. Sold for the Benefit of the Charity, by Davies, &c. The defign of that charity which this fermon recommends, appears to be truly valuable and praife-worthy. The distinguishing characteristic, Dr. Francklin obferves, of this excellent plan, and which feems to gild it with a superior luftre, is, that it is at once an act both of justice and of mercy; whilft it imparts its welcome bounties to the unfortunate debíar, it fatisfies the legal claims of the crea ditor alfo:-not only doth the unhappy prifoner recover his freedom when affifted by us, but, whenever it happens, as it frequently doth that, on a frict and careful investigation of every circumstance, the

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