by our British tars, when he was attacked by a Portuguefe mob, and rescued by the boat's crew of a man of war at the imminent hazard of their own lives.

We pafs over the defcription of Lisbon and the adjacent country, which our limits would not permit us to detail; but we can. not help noticing (as a melancholy inftance of the afcendancy which the revolutionary intrigues of France have acquired on the continent) the confeffion of this writer, that, notwithstanding all their offences, there was a strong French party in Lisbon after their departure. Neither outraged by their rapine, nor undeceived by their perfidy, but too many" (fays the author,)" are dazzled by their conquefts, and duped by their promifes. The inherent love of change operates moft powerfully, and they flatter themselves with the vain hope of regeneration from the tyrant of

mankind.”

The fubfequent campaign of Sir J. Moore, and the difafters endured by his army in Spain, are detailed by the author, in his fecond volume, with great candour, and with as much precision as could be expected from a writer not verfed in military science. The character given by him of that Commander is alike free from partiality and malignity, and accords, we believe, with the opinions of the moft judicious and unprejudiced witneffes of his ope rations. The author indeed afferts it to have been the almost unanimous opinion of the army.

This narrative is judiciously interfperfed with descriptions of the country, and remarks on the characters of the natives. Though not diftinguished by great acutenefs of obfervation or profundity of reflection, it will be found, upon the whole, not only impartial and judicious, but entertaining and inftructive.

ART. 24. Ferdinand Vindicated and Minifters Defended. 8vo. 29 pp. Hatchard. 1809.

The author of this little tract undertakes to prove, firft, "that the cause of the Spanish patriots is founded on the bafis of justice and wifdom; and fecondly, that the conduct of the British Government towards the Spaniards has been judicious and politic." P. 5.

To maintain the first of the points he alledges, that Ferdinand the Seventh is the lawful King of Spain, and that he has the requifite qualities to make him refpected and beloved. The title of Ferdinand is refted on the abdication of his father, Charles the Fourth; which the author contends, on the authority of Don Pedro de Cevallos, was fpontaneous and voluntary. We deem it fufficient (fo far as it refpects us, as the allies of Spain,) that the authority of Ferdinand is acknowledged in every town and village of that kingdom not occupied by the French armies. The author proceeds to show the character of king Ferdinand to be respectable

and amiable. This alfo we deem immaterial to the question refpecting the propriety and juftice of fupporting the Spanish patriots in the maintenance of their national independence. Confidering the foregoing points as proved, the writer next defends the conduct of Minitters in sending an army into Portugal, the deliverance of which country he justly (in our opinion) maintains to have been materially ferviceable to the Spanish caufe; inafmuch as it fet at liberty, not only the troops imprifoned by Junot, but (in effect) thofe Spanish armies which were employed in obferving his motions; for the author infifts (and, if we mistake not, is borne out by the evidence before the Court of Inquiry on the Conven tion of Cintra,) that it was in the power of the French General in Portugal to have marched into Spain and joined the army of Beffieres whenever he thought fit. He then, on the ufual grounds, defends the measure of fending the army of Sir John Moore into Spain, and afferts that force to have been adequate to the intended purpose. The foreign policy of the late Minifters, on the contrary, appears to him to be reprehenfible in feveral particulars; and he confiders them as having evidently failed in their plan of hoftility against France. With their errors he contrafts the con duct of the prefent Miniftry, especially their anticipation of the defigns of Napoleon, by the feizure of the Danish fleet, their protection of the Sovereign of Portugal, and efcorting him to the Brazils, and the liberal affiftance afforded to the Spanish pa-triots. Yet he expreffes a with for the acceffion of the Marquis Wellesley and Lord Melville to the Administration. His defire as to the former of these Noblemen has fince been fulfilled.

LAW.

ART. 25. Thoughts on Libels; and an impartial Inquiry into the prefent State of the British Army; with a few Words in answer to Cobbett's Critique on the Book before it was published!! In fcribed (without Permillion) to his Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. By a Patriotic Loyalift. 8vo. 86 pp. 2s. Egerton. 1809.

fubject of this royal perfon in Yet we cannot

Events fubfequent to those which are the pamphlet have occafioned the refignation of the whofe vindication this Author employed his pen. but applaud the Author's zeal against the various libellers who had previously, upon flight grounds, (and in fome inftances refting on the most wicked falfhoods), attacked the character of the perfonage in question. The abominable libel by Hogan (who has fince fled from public expofure) is, amongst other publications, feverely, but jufly, condemned by this writer; whofe good in

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tentions are not however fupported by adequate ability. His file is declamatory and abrupt, and his language often as coarse (though not fo pointed) as that of Cobbett, against whom he directs a confiderable portion of his cenfure. He juftly, however, reprobates the grofs inconfiftency and tergiverfations of that writer; which indeed had often been done before by abler pens. In the latter part of this work the Author ftates, we believe truly, the falutary regulations and great improvements in the army, introduced by the late Commander in Chief. Thefe, we truft, will long be remembered to his honour, when those writings in which his failings have been induftriously blazoned and exaggerated, fhall be configned to merited oblivion.

ANTIQUITIES.

ART. 26. A Topographical Account of the Parish of Scampton, in the County of Lincoln, and of the Roman Antiquities lately difcovered there; together with Anecdotes of the Family of Bolle. By the Rev. Cayley Illingworth, A. M. F. A. S. Archdeacon of Stow, and Relor of Scampton and Epworth, in the County of Lincoln. 40. 65 pp. 11. 11s. 6d. Cadell and Davies.

1810.

The copies of the firft impreffion of this interefting work were not intended for fale, but were liberally prefented by the author to those among his neighbours, who were likely to be gratified by refearches of this nature. We had the good fortune to meet with a copy, and gave an ample account of it in our 32d vol. p. 386; offering three fuggeftions:-that fome appropriate additions might be made to the work, from certain parts of the Archeologia; that the reprinting it, for fale, would be acceptable to many perfons, whose collections might be enriched by it; and that, as the profits of fale were not regarded by the author, they might be well applied in aid of fome charitable intitution in his neighbourhood.

We have the fatisfaction of finding thefe fuggeftions attended to, and the work improved in feveral refpects: fo that even they who poffefs copies formerly printed may be gratified by purchafing and attending to the hiftory in its prefent form; and we can affure every purchafer, that he will contribute towards a charity most attentively conducted, and producing relief and comfort to many worthy objects-the Fund for the Widows and Orphans of diftreffed Clergymen in the County of Lincoln.

* We muft except the paffage, from Cobbet's Regifter, eited in this pamphlet; which is not only coarfe and vulgar, but ftupid and almost unmeaning ribaldry.

The

The price will appear very moderate, when it is confidered, that here are fifteen maps and plates, by Bafire, highly creditable to him. The portraits of Sir John Bolle and Sir Charles Bolle are fingularly interefting; the painting of the former was by Zucharo, of the latter by Vandyke. We muft exprefs our hope, not only that this work will be received with favour by anti. quaries in general, and particularly within the county of Lincoln, where researches of this kind are much wanted; but also that it may animate literary men in other parts of the kingdom to devote fome of their hours to enquiries of the fame nature, interefting and delightful to every man of liberal education.

DIVINITY.

ART. 27. An Inquiry into the Caufe of the Holy Communion being fo little attended. By Thomas Pennington, M. A. Rector of Thorley, Herts, and late Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. 8vo. 55 PP. 15. Rivingtons. 1809.

This author confeffes himself much obliged to thofe excellent Effays of Bishops Wilfon and Gibson on the Lord's Supper.

"His chief aim has been, to take as much as he could from that are which deters fo many from frequenting the Holy Table, and imprefs upon the mind the neceffity of a regular attendance at it."

Much wholesome inftruction is given on this fubject. Those words in the Exhortation, "we eat and drink our own damnation," do certainly require to be explained by Minifters to their parishioners. But furely, the words which foon after follow are fufficient to remove any unneceffary fears: repent ye truly for your fins paft, have a lively and ftedfaft faith in Chrift our Saviour, amend your lives, and be in perfect charity with all men fo fhall ye be meet partakers of those holy myfteries."

ART. 28. "The Fountain of Living Waters." A Sermon preached before the University of Cambridge, on Sunday, May 14, 1809. By the Rev. Charles Simeon, M. A. Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. 8vo. 22 PP. IS. Cadell and Co.

1809.

The preacher here diftinguishes between the theory and the practice of Religion, and most justly prefers the latter. He fays

To the former, your minds are now directed, from time to time, by a zealous and learned Profeffor *, who is giving us the refult of his own laborious researches, and commendably exerting his talents to promote among us the too much neglected study of

* Dr. Herbert Marth.

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facred literature. To the latter, which we confider as more ap propriate to the ordinary fervice of the Church, we would on the prefent occafion folicit your attention." P. 8.

The attempt is certainly laudable, nor have we any thing to object to the manner of profecuting it, except the general nature of the charge which he brings, of forfaking the divine fountain of living waters for the broken cifterns of worldly vanity. "Is there," fays he, "fo much as one among us whofe confcience does hot tell him, thou art the man?" P. 13.-Yes, furely; many! or religion is in a worfe ftate there than any where else, and even the preacher himself is not the man we took him for; a man having a little too much bias, perhaps, to certain opinions, but certainly not one of those who forfake" the living waters, for the broken cif. terns." This exaggeration does no good, it is mere extravagance. But we rejoice at the following intimation, and much ap prove of the advice contained in the concluding fentence.

"All ranks and orders among you are beginning to show a laudable attention to the theory of religion: O that you might begin to fhow it to the practice alfo! You are not backward to manifeft your approbation of that zeal which directs you to the evidences of religion; be ye not therefore offended with that which folicits your attention to its effects..'

BT. 29. Evangelical and Pharifaic Righteousness compared. A Sermon preached before the University of Cambridge, on Sunday, November 26, 1809. By the Rev. Charles Simeon, M. A. Fellow of King's College. 8vo. 25 pp. 1s. Cadell and Co. 1899. This Sermon would be unexceptionable, if it were not connected with the particular circumftances in which the author is fuppofed to ftand. He is confidered as the leader of a party in the Univerfity, whom he feems to addrefs in the latter part of his difcourfe as "those who profefs to have attained the fuperior righteoufnefs fpoken of in the text;" that is, a righteousnefs fuperior to that of the Scribes and Pharifees. Addreffing thofe perfons, he fays, alluding to the conduct and temper of the Pha rifees, the fame difapprobation of real piety ftill lurks in the hearts of those who occupy the feat of Mofes; and you must not wonder if your contrition be called gloom; your faith in Chrik prefumption; your delight in his ways, enthufiafm; and your devotion to his ferrice, precifenefs or hypocrify." P. 23.Now here appears to be a moft atrocious accufation against thofe who occupy the feat of Mofes," which we understand to mean those who are rulers and teachers in the place. This is offenfive, and in fact pharifaical. Befides, the picture of thofe who have attained fuperior righteoufnefs" is perfectly inconfiftent with the affertion in the former Sermon, that all had forfaken the fountain of living waters."