harmonious and harsh, nor is that of Merrick entirely free from fuch imputation. The compiler alfo endeavours to obviate the objection which fome perfons make to the finging of hymns in churches, which has probably arifen from an injudicious ufe of certain exceptionable compofitions of the kind. This prejudice, however, appears to be diminishing. This idea is fo far original, but we have pfalms and hymns in their order, adapted to every season of the year, with the addition of occafional hymns, which may be introduced at any season, and doxologies. There is also a copious index to the work, and there appears to be no reafon why it may not properly be recommended for general ufe. ART. 27. Intolerance the Difgrace of Chriftians, not the Fault of their Religion. By the Rev. Chriftopher Wyvill. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Johnfon. 1809. 112 P. The zeal and industry of this writer had hitherto been employed in the purfuit of his favourite political object, parliamentary reform, and to correct the fuppofed abufes in parlia mentary reprefentation. He has now taken up the gauntlet against another enemy; which he terms intolerance, but which other authorities, of no fmall account, have deemed "the fecurity of our established Proteftant Church." Intolerance, according to Mr. W., confifts not only in prohibiting the free exercise of religious worship, not merely in the infliction of penalties, or vexatious hardships, on thofe who diffent from the religion of the ftate, but in excluding from fituations of commanding influence, and from the power of legiflating for the Established Church, thofe bodies of men whofe religious principles are neceflarily adverfe to its interefts. While therefore we readily agree with him that "Intolerance is a difgrace to Chriftians," we must ever protest against his application of that term to those fecurities by which the Conftitution has guarded our Church (a church as the author himfelf admits, p. 83) "infeparably connected with the State." It is but juftice to this author to ftate, that the first part of his work contains a clear expofition of the principles, and an able defence of the truth of Chriftianity. He then expatiates, juftly, (but furely at the prefent period unneceffarily) against the bigotry and intolerance that prevailed in former times, and states the happy change that has fince taken place in this country and the fifter kingdom of Ireland. This reform he confiders as im. perfect, whilit the Teft Act remains, and whilft an abjuration of the Papal Supremacy is ftill required. It is not our intention ..to enter here into a defence of thofe important bulwarks of the Constitution. But the author (himfelf a clergyman of the Eftablished Church) would do well to paufe, before he pronounces pa the perfect fafety of conferring an unlimited fhare of political tical influence on every fect of diffenters, who have already (though excluded from corporations) the right of voting at all ́ other elections, and even of fitting as Members of Parliament. Let him alfo, before he urges fo confidently the removal of every difability from the Romanifts, weigh well the confequences of their admiffion into both houfes of the Legislature; let him view them courted by rival politicians, legiflating for the Established Church alternately, and alternately throwing their weight into the fcale of that party which moft inclines to favour their own hierarchy. Laftly, let him contemplate a Proteftant king (if the throne itself is ftill to be Proteftant) with Roman Catholic expounders of the laws, a Roman Catholic head of the army, Roman Catholic counfellors, and, above all, a Roman Catholic chancellor, the diftributor of his church patronage, and the keeper of his conscience!!! ART. 28. The necessary Connection between Chriftianity and Civil Order: A Sermon preached in the Parish Church of Louth, before the Louth Yeomanry Cavalry, on Sunday the fifth Day of November, 1809, and published at their Requeft. By the Rev. Thomas Orme, D.D. F.S.A. Chaplain to the Troop. 18 p. Crosby and Co., 1809. An eminently well written, feasonable, and useful difcourfe, which we recommend to the attention of our countrymen in general, at this momentous crifis, and of thofe real patriots, the vo luntary defenders of it, in particular. But, a few fpecimens will be its rongeft, as well as moft juft recommendation. "The extraordinary ftate of the world, which at present is permitted to agitate nations, by the infcrutable providence of God, feems to forbid political controverfy; every pofition, which may tend to promote cordial union, should be anxioully enforced; and therefore, the more humble, yet more useful plan fhall be adopted, of endeavouring, firft, to prove the neceflary connection between Christianity and civil order in a general fenfe and fecondly, more immediately with refpect to the conftitution of this kingdom." P. 6. "Happy is the King, who wishes to derive his felicity from no other fource, but the love of his fubjects; ambitious of the higheft honour, of reigning over a free nation. Happy are the people, whom the fenfe of gratitude, affection, and the chriftian duty of proper fubmiffion, influence to pay that honour to their King which is the juft tribute to his deferts. happy are the King and the people that are in fuch a cafe; the one deferving every mark of royal refpect, which the others cordially offer; an illuftrious example of elevated virtues to monarchs, nor less the object of admiration, when viewed in the fcenes of private life, dignified by intrinfic greatnefs. In a word; we have only G 3 to to make our humble fupplications to the Almighty Difpofer of every event, that he will in mercy continue to us, and to our pofterity, fuch diftinguished bleffings as we now enjoy, from THE BEST KING, THE BEST GOVERNMENT, and THE BEST RELIGION." P. 17. ART. 29. The Practical Knowledge of Chrift, effential to the Chriftian: Enforced in a Sermon upon John xiv. 9, and preached in the Parish Church of St. John's, Halifax, February 5th, 1809. By the Rev. G. Nicholson, Affiftant Curate of St. Anne's, and St. John's, Halifax; and Author of a New Vin dication of the Divine Authority of the Holy Scriptures, addressed to Deifts, &c. 8vo. 18 p. Wheelers, Manchefter. 1809An animated and vigorous difcourfe, of which the concluding words will be no unfavourable fpecimen: "Let us therefore behold his beauty in his holy temple, yea in all places, and on all occafions. Let our higheft knowledge tend to this. And let us account no knowledge worth any thing, which hath not effential humility and univerfal love attending it. Let us all make the moft of our prefent poffibilities of thus knowing the Lord; that we may know him again more joyfully in heaven. Then, instead of uttering that dreadful fentence, I know ye not; depart from me, ye that work iniquity: he fhall take us completely home-away from darkness and forrow, pain and weakness, fickness, death and hell, to be his beloved friends for ever." ART. 30. A Sermon, preached at Woburn Chapel, on Wednesday, February 8, 1809; being the Day appointed for a General Faft. By the Rev. W. Cockburn, A. M. Chriftian Advocate in the University of Cambridge. Dedicated, by Permiffion, to William Cowper, Efq. Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Loyal British Artificers, who was prefent with his Corps on the Occa fion. Published by Defire of fome of the Gentlemen of the Congregation. 8vo. 24 p. Is. 6d. Hatchard, &c. 1809. The dedication is highly creditable to Lieut. Col. Cowper: "You have the honour to command a corps of voluntary foldiers, who are affociated for the difinterested and noble purpose of protecting their country. You have been affiduous in teaching them fuch military practice as may increase the value of their courage and their zeal. But befides this neceffary part of an officer's duty, you have moreover feized every occafion of going with them to the houfe of God; and of teaching them, by the efficacy of your example, to implore forgivenefs of their fins, and to crave the protection of that Omnipotence, who is alone the giver of all victory." P. 3. A piece of oratory more animated and vigorous than this, has has scarcely come within our notice. That it is fometimes even poetical, one fpecimen will fufficiently prove: "As fome Numidian lion who has approached a populous town, from whose numerous and fast issuing inhabitants he feels obliged to retreat back to his den, turns himself round, and with stately pace withdraws the fhouting populace prefs on his flanks, approach him, and with miffile darts annoy; but if he bend his head around, and glare upon them with his yellow eye, and erect his angry mane, the purfuers pause, or fly away, or tremble in filence till he again refume his homeward march: So Britain's army majef tically and nobly retired before an innumerable host of enemies." P. 8. At pages 10, 15, 16, &c. we meet with oratory better agreeing with our tafte; particularly, in the concluding words: "Great and tremendous Being! who doft, from thy throne, in the midft of univerfal calm, behold this little world of ftrife, contention, and war, have mercy on us! have mercy on our country! turn from us all thofe evils which we moft juftly have deferved and oh! if the catalogue of our united fins be numerous and call aloud for vengeance, yet let the united prayers of thy nume rous fervants, this day affembled in thy temples, plead to miti gate thine anger, and to avert the fierceness of thine indignation! Immortal Monarch of the univerfe! Incomprehenfible! that fittest above the heavens! have mercy upon us, both in this world, and in the next! through Jefus Chrift, our Lord.Amen!" MISCELLANIES. ART. 31. A circumftantial Report of the Evidence and Proceedings upon the Charges preferred against his Royal Highness the Duke of York, in the Capacity of Commander in Chief, in the Months of February and March, 1809. By G. L. Wardle, Efq. M. P, Before the Honourable Houfe of Commons. Including the Whole of the original Letters of his Royal Highness the Duke of York; she Speeches, correctly taken in full, of the various Members; with all the other Documents produced in the Courfe of the Inveftigation, and the Decifion of the House of Commons upon this very important Subje&t. Illuftrated by Portraits. Albion Prefs Edi tion. 8vo. 700 pp. 145. 6d. Cundee, 1809. ་ Though this report be evidently published under the influence of party prejudices, on what was confidered as the popular fide; (which is always the fide of condemning any great perfon accufed) and though in the short preface fome facts are grofsly mifreprefented, in confequence of fuch prejudices; yet fo much is any publisher pledged, in a matter of fuch notoriety, to obtain reports as correct as he can, that we fee no reason why this should not be G 4 received received as a convenient book of reference, for common purposes, when thefe charges are the subject of difcourfe or recollection. For any more important purpose it could not certainly be used, any more than the portraits inferted could be received as correct reprefentations of the perfons whofe names they bear. A few of them have a fort of general refemblance, taken from well-known prints; but others are, to our knowledge, fo perfectly unlike, (as for inftance, that of the Chancellor of the Exchequer) that the names of any of Bonaparte's fenators might probably be affixed to them with equal propriety. ART. 32. A Manual of Effays felected from various Autho In Both the plan and execution of these volumes appear to deserve commendation. The object of the collector has been, he says, "to place in the hands of the general reader fome of thofe detached but valuable writings, which are buried in bulky volumes, or loft in the mafs of our fugitive pieces: to feparate from systematic treatifes fome of thofe portions which are peculiarly appli cable to the purposes of common life, and to felect useful and practical Effays from thofe writers whofe entire works cannot fafely be trufted in the hands of inexperienced youth." We are fatisfied on examination, that this has been performed with judgment: and, in puriuance of this plan, we fee fome ufeful Eflays extracted even from Shaftbury and Hume. The editor apprises us that we fhall not find here any of the papers publifhed in the great felection of British Effayifts: and that they are not attempted to be arranged in chronological order. When he adds that they are not always in the exact words of the respective writers," we feel rather startled at a liberty which, carried to any great length, would be unwarrantable; but we are inclined to think that the alterations made are no other than what appeared unavoidable, in the process of making into detached Effay what appeared originally as a part of a connected treatife *. We are thus fur.ifhed with a convenient and elegant manual of Effays, from fome authors of great fame, and others whofe works are little known, but who deferve, thus far at least, to be recommended to the notice of the general reader, ART. 33. Altree's Topography of Brighton, and Picture of the Roads from thence to the Metropolis. 12mo. 3s. 6d. Longmau and Co. 1809, This is a very cheap and ufeful little volume. It contains a neat map of the roads between London and Brighton, and a very Or as the editor fays, " to correct or alter expreffions which were either obfolete, vulgar, or incorrect," well |