ART. 28. The Calviniflic and Socinian Systems examined and compared, as to their moral Tendency;. in a Series of Letters addressed to the Friends of vital and practical Religion, ejpecially thofe among ft Proteftant Dif fenters. By Andrew Fuller. 8vo. 223 pp. 3s. 6d. Market

Harborough printed: fold by Button, &c. London. 1793.

This is the work of no ordinary writer. The perufal of it has engaged our attention in a more than common degree. The Calvinistic fyftem certainly poffeffes in this author an able defender, and the Socinian a powerful and judicious antagonist.

The preface contains feveral paffages worthy of notice among which is the reafon affigned by the author for ufing the term Socinians, inftead of Unitarians. "The reafon why the term Socinians is preferred in the following letters to that of Unitarians, is not for the mean purpose of reproach, but because the latter name is not a fair one.The term, as conftantly.explained by themfelves, fignifies thofe profeffors of Christianity who worship but one God; but this is not that wherein they can be allowed to be diftinguifhed from others; for what profeffors of Chriftianity are those who profefs to worship a plurality of Gods? Trinitarians profefs alfo to be Unitarians; they, as well as their opponents, believe there is but one God. To give Socinians this name, therefore, exclufively, would be granting them the very point which they feem fo defirous to take for granted, that is to fay, the point in debate." p. vii. To thofe among our readers who are attentive to this controversy we ftrongly recommend the perufal of this book; which appears to be the work of a perfpicuous and forcible reafoner, an acute difputant, a learned divine, and a very pious and devout man. There are a few paffages to which we could make strong objections, but, on the whole, the book is good and useful.

POLITICS.

ART. 29. Confiderations on falfe and real Alarms. By Colonel Nor man M'Leod, M. P. dedicated, with fincere and affectionate Respect, to the Earl of Lauderdale. 8vo. 26 pp. IS. Debrett. 1794•

It is plain, from many parts of this pamphlet, that Colonel Macleod can occafionally become a ferious and a ftrong reafoner, and we give him full credit for his own private conviction as to the truth of many statements, wherein we fufpect, neverthelefs, a lurking fallacy. We cannot but conceive that opinion to be unfounded by which he informs us, p. 24. " that as foon as the government of that country (France) ceafes to be revolutionary, and becomes tolerably fafe and tranquil, fhe will probably fee her wealth renewed; and her population augmented, from thofe of her prefent neighbours and enemies. This is the conqueft which the will atchieve by the fimple means of a cheap government," &c. "If fuch," adds he, "will be the probable condition of France at the cominencement of her new era, what is likely to be that of Great Britain at the fame period? My heart bleeds when I fay, it will be directly the reverfe."

If, by thefe obfervations Colonel Macleod, means to affert that at the conclufion of this continental war, the fubjects of a German Prince,

or even the Polander and the Ruffian, may be tempted to exchange the miferies they feel at home, for the happiness promised them in France, we do not deny that such an affertion carries with it fome probability: but if he means to extend this remark to Great Britain, we deny it altogether. Nor does it, we believe, at prefent appear probable that any event can fo arrange the relative fituations of England and France, as to caufe a reasonable alarm, left our country fhould lofe, by emigration to that part of the continent, any one fubject whom she can wish to retain.

Littora littoribus contraria, fataque fatis!

ART. 30. Jordan's Parliamentary Journal for the Year 1794, being an accurate and impartial Hiftory of the Debates and Proceedings of both Houses of Parliament, from the opening of the Seffion on the 21ft of January, 1794, including all Motions, Questions, Examinations, Refolutions, Divifions, Protefts, State Papers, Treaties, Conventions, and Papers of every kind. Vol. I. 8vo. 464 pp. 6s. Jordan. 1794.

It is never without reluctance that we exercise the pen of cenfure; but our duty to the public would be ill performed, were we to compromife this part of our office. We must then exprefs our doubts upon the full accuracy and impartiality of this Regifter. We have examined its report of fpeeches made on different fides of the House, and we cannot perfuade ourselves that equal attention has been paid to both. The advocates of Adminiftration are hurried through their portion of the debate; while the Orators of the other party are fuffered to expatiate with little compreffion or abridgment. In other respects the work has its value, and comprehends all that can be brought together within the compass of a Parliamentary Journal.

ART. 31. Curfory Obfervations on the Speech of the Right Hon. W. Windham, at the opening of Parliament, on Tuesday, 30th Dec. 1794, and reported in the Morning Chronicle of Jan. 1, 1795, in an Addrefs to the Electors of Norwich, but more particularly to the Quakers. By a Child of Peace. 3d. Norwich, Croufe. 1795.

This child is very angry with Mr. Windham, but he writes with too much warmth to be argumentative, and too much hafte to be cor rect; yet the performance is not deftitute of ingenuity or vigour.

ART. 32. A Message of the Prefident of the United States to Congress, relative to France and Great Britain, delivered Dec. 5, 1793, with the Papers therein referred to. To which are added the French Originals. Published by Order of the House of Reprefentatives. 8vo. 102 pp. 2s. 6d. Philadelphia printed: Sold by Butterworth, London. 1793.

This pamphlet contains fome very interefting and important papers. The recall of Genet from his official appointment as Ambaffador to the United States is well known; and the papers here collected explain the foundation of the reasons which led to that event.

In reading thefe documents, which are authenticated by the American Government, our pleafure and abhorrence were by turns excited; and we knew not whether more to admire the firmness and wifdom of the Prefident and States, or to execrate the infolence and effrontery of the Sans Culottes Ambassador.

ART. 33. Outline of the Speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, on the Bill for embodying French Corps, April 18, 1794. 8vo. 32 pp. IS. Debrett. 1794.

This fpeech, as reported in the pamphlet before us, is manly, correct, and energetic.

LAW.

ART. 34. Laws concerning Property in Literary Productions, in Engravings, Defignings, and Etchings; ujeful for Authors, Printers, Bookfellers, Engravers, Defigners, and Printfellers. Shewing the Nature and prefent State of Juch Property, and the Mode of Securing it. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Jordan. 1794.

THIS is a catch-penny collection of a few of the most noted reports of cafes upon this fubject.

ART. 35. The Debtor and Creditor's Affiftant; or, A Key to the King's Bench and Fleet Prifons; calculated for the Information and Benefit of the injured Creditor, as well as the Unfortunate Debtor, including Newgate, Ludgate, and the Three Compters. To which are added, Reflections on perpetual Imprisonment for Debt; and Outlines of a Bill for Abolishing the fame, &c. Sc. 12mo. Is 6d. G. Riley.

1793.

A plain, and apparently accurate, account of the different prifons in this metropolis. The author fupports his opinion upon the impropriety of perpetual imprisonment for debt, by feveral strong facts taken from the report of the committee of the House of Commons upon that fubject. His plan for remedying the grievance of which he complains, is, by a perpetual act of infolvency, to operate upon each debtor after he has been confined in execution twelve or fix months. Upon a fubject connected with the happiness of every individual in fociety, and the profperity of the nation in general, by fuch innumerable ftrong yet fubtle ties, no man can propofe a remedy without trembling for its confequences. No legiflator ought to adopt an alteration ten thousand times more fpecious than the prefent, without a long paufe, to afcertain the certainty of its fuccefs.

ART. 36. Obfervations on the Debtor and Creditor Laws, with Falts and Remarks illuftrative thereon, addressed to the Merchants of London, Lloyd's, and Batfon's Coffee-Houfes: aljo additional Obfervations tending to prove that the prefent Laws are calculated to give Societies of defigning opulent Men a Power to Ruin Individuals who may be less Hh

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opulent than themselves, without affording fuch Perfons any Relief Sherwing alfo how the Laws may be easily amended fo as to extricate and give Relief to Individuals, under fuch, and in many other Cafes without interfering with the prefent Pradice, Fees, &c. &c. Recommended to the Attention of Members of Parliament, Lawyers, &c. By W. Thompson. 8vo. 1s. Crofby. No date.

This pamphlet, so modeftly recommended to fuch large bodies of well informed men, contains neither law, fenfe, nor common English.

ART. 37. Reports of Cafes argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Hardwicke. By John Tracy Atkyn, of Lincoln's-inn, Efq. Čurfitor Baron of the Exchequer. The Third Edition, Revifed and Corrected, with Notes and References to former and modern Determinations, and to the Regifler's Books. By Francis William Saunders, of Lincoln's-inn, Efq. Author of an Effay on the Law of Ufes and Trufts. 3 vols. royal octavo. 21. E. and R. Brooke, &c. 1794.

The defire of attaining approbation by correct and improved editions of valuable law reports, which has within thefe few years given a fpur to the industry of gentlemen, whofe time has not been fully occupied by the practice of the law, has been of fingular fervice to that profeffion. Inftead of having the margins of the feveral books crouded with references to inapplicable authorities, as is the way in more ancient editions, few cafes are now quoted which do not relate directly to the point of the report to which they are cited; and notes are added to clear up what is obfcure, to correct what is erroneous, and to diftinguish determinations which might be confounded through ignorance or want of attention. This mode of editing, although formerly little used in the publication of our reports, yet was not wholly without precedent. It had been adopted by Lord Treby, in his edition of Dier's Reports. It was followed in the valuable edition of Plowden's Commentaries, tranflated into English, the author of which is faid to have fallen a victim to application, in his efforts to complete that work. It is with regret we must add, that tradition reports his diffolution to have been accelerated by a want of neceffaries which the unrelenting hand of a father witheld when it was in his power to fpare them. Mr. Douglas has the merit of firft pursuing this method, in more modern times, in his edition of his moft excellent reports.

In the preface to the prefent edition of one of our beft equity reporters, Mr. Saunders, after ftating that it has been his principal object to examine the cafes with the registers books, and to correct them when found neceffary, gives the following account of what he has done :

"In the prefent edition a variety of references have been made to cafes determined, as well before, as fubfequent to the original publication of these reports. Some MS. cafes have likewife been added; and to each volume is prefixed a table of the names of the cafes referred to by the notes contained in fuch volume. Upon points which have been confidered material, notes have been fubjoined, in which

the principles of the feveral cafes relative thereto have been carefully extracted and explained.",

In the accomplishment of what is thus ftated, Mr. Saunders has fhown a confiderable degree of industry and attention.

MISCELLANIES.

ART. 38. Memorandums on Field Exercife for the Troops of Gentlemen and Yeomen Cavalry. By an Officer of Light Dragoons. 8vo. 2s. Canterbury, printed by W. Bristow on the Parade, and fold by C. Laws, No. 13, Ave-maria-lane, London. 1795.

This will prove a very useful little book, to thofe gentlemen who command the corps of yeomanry, which have been embodie for the internal defence of the kingdom; and it gives us great pleasure to fee a young officer employing his leifure hours in ftudying the duties of his profeffion, and making himself ufeful, by communicating the knowledge which he has acquired. We are convinced that an officer fo qualified, deferves promotion, and we fincerely hope he will obtain it.

As it is most probable that another edition of this pamphlet will be wanted, we would fuggeft to the author, that he has not made fufficient allowance for the inexperience of thofe gentlemen for whofe ufe it is intended, and has fuppofed them to understand terms, because they are familiar to him as a military man. The movements in paffing in parade are exceedingly complicated, and cannot poffibly be underftood without further explanation, by any but military men. It would fcarce occur alfo to any but those who are accustomed to the phrafe, that taking ground to the right and left means meerly wheeling to the right and left. We would recommend telling off the files by right and left as more intelligible to the men, than telling them off numerically.

ART. 39. The Gallery of Fashion, Vol. II. i. e. Nos. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. Published by Heideloff, Southampton.freet, Covent-Garden. 5s. a Number to Subscribers.

We made mention of the firft fix numbers of this, which is indeed an elegant work, in Vol. IV. P. 435 of our Review.-Thefe which follow are certainly executed with an equal degree of fpirit, and the whole will one time or other be an object of more curiofity, and probably may prove to the purchafers no unprofitable fpeculation. We think it not undeferving of encouragement, and a refpectable lift of fubfcribers indicates that others are of the fame opinion.

ART. 40. A Revealed Knowledge of the Prophies and Times. Book the First. Wrote under the Direction of the Lord God, and published by bis facred command; it being the first Sign of Warning for the Benefit of all Nations. Containing, with other great and remarkable Things, not revealed to any other Perfon on Earth, the Restoration of the Hebrews to Jerufalem, by the Year of 1798, under their revealed Prince and Prophet. London: printed in the Year of Chrift, 1794. 8vo.

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