hero, whose name has fo often appeared in our Gazettes, is very acceptable, fo far as our author goes; but, as we juft now obferved, he is extremely concife: and, indeed, how could it be otherwife, confined as he is, within the limits of fifty pages; into which he has crouded the numerous materials, or general heads, of nine or ten years transactions; tranfactions which may, poffibly, hereafter, under the pen of a more diffufive hiftorian, be fwelled into a large volume.---How M. de P***'s performance may read in the French we know not; but the English is very indifferent.

For an account of our countryman, Mr. Hanway's valuable and entertaining work, fee the 8th and 9th volumes of the Review, wherein ample extracts are given, from the first edition, in four volumes quarto.

XII. A Philofophical and Practical Effay on the Gold and Silver Mines of Mexico and Peru; containing the Nature of the Ore, and the Manner of working the Mines; the Qualities and Use of Quickfilver; the cleansing and refining these Metals: With many useful Observations concerning the Aflay of Metals, the Manner of conveying them to Europe; and Remarks on the Gold Mines in Hungary, and thofe of Afia and Africa. Translated from a Letter wrote in Spanish by Father James Hernandez, of the Society of Jefus; employed by his Catholic Majefty to write the Natural Hiftory of the Weft-Indies. 8vo. Is. 6d. Scott.

The philofophical and experienced reader will find little, if any thing, new or inftructive in this pamphlet; nor can we, from fuch a fpecimen, entertain the most exalted ideas of its author's capacity for the work he is faid to be employed in, by his catholic majesty: but however deficient he may be in other respects, the reflections, with which he has introduced this effay, are becoming a good Spanish ecclefiaftic. It is well worthy

Our ferious confideration,' fays he, 'that the eternal wisdom of "God should think fit to enrich the very remote parts of the ⚫ world, inhabited by the leaft polifhed people; and there place "the greatest number of mines that ever were known; thus to 'excite men to feek out and possess those countries, and at the ⚫ fame time to communicate to them their religion and the worship of the true God.'-- Without envying Spain its treafures, may we not commifferate the unfortunate native Indians, who, instead of being taught the purer doctrines of Chriftianity, may be faid to have only exchanged one kind of idolatry for another, and who may juftly retort upon their inftructors,

Your heav'n you promife, but our earth ye covet ;
The Phaetons of mankind, who fire that world
Which you were fent, by preaching, but to warm,

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XIII. A Series of Differtations on fome elegant and very valuable Anglo-Saxon Remains: 1. A Gold Coin in the Pembrochian Cabinet, in a Letter to Martin Folkes, Efq; late Prefident of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries.-2. A Silver Coin of Mr. John White's, in a Letter to Mr. White.-3. A Gold Coin of Mr. Simpfon's, of Lincoln, in a Letter to Mr. Vertue.-4. A Jewel in the Bodleyan Library.-5. Second Thoughts on Lord Pembroke's Coin, in a Letter to Mr. Ames, Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries. -Also the Coins engraved on a Copper-Plate. With a Preface, wherein the Question, Whether the Saxons coined any Gold or not, is candidly debated with Mr. North. By Samuel Pegge, A. M. 4to. 2s. 6d. Whifton.

As the above performance is evidently calculated for the emolument of only one fort of readers, and as any extract of it, without the plate of coins, can give very little fatisfaction even to the antiquarian, we fhall only add, that Mr. Pegge, contrary to the opinion of Mr. North, inclines to think, that the Saxons had fome gold coins.

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XIV. The Practice of a College, and the Vifitor's Diffion concerning it, fubmitted to the Confideration of the Public, in Behalf of Founders or Benefactors of Scholars in, the Univerfity of Cambridge; or a Copy from an eminent Lawyer, occafioned by the Vifitor's Decifion against the Right of Natives of the two Counties of Northampton and Lincoln to Mr. Freeman's Foundation in Clare-Hall; with an Account of the Cafe, and Copies of Records. 4to. 6d. Hitch, in Lon"don; and Clay, at Daventry.

Mr. Freeman, in the reign of James I. directed by his will, that zooo/. fhould be laid out in the purchase of lands, to the amount of 100%. a year, to be employed towards the maintenance of ten poor fcholars, at Clare-ball, in Cambridge, viz. for two fellowships 261. a year cach, and to eight scholarships 51. a year a piece; with a provifo, that preference fhould first be given to his own relations, or their defcendants. 2dly. To thofe born in Northamptonshire; and 3dly. to natives of Lincolnbire. The executors of the faid Mr. Freeman did, by indenture, convey fuch lands to the master and fellows of Clareball, according to the directions of the will; but with this condition, that the parties born, or to be born, in either of the two last-mentioned counties, being found as fit and worthy as others, which fhall be competitors with them for the • faid fellowships or scholarships.'--One of thefe fellowships being fome time ago vacant, two candidates offered; one of whom was a native of Northamptonshire, the other of Bedfordfire. The electors thought fit to choose the latter, upon which the former brought his appeal to the vice chancellor,

who was pleased to confirm the detur digniffimo, without any regard to local merit. The difappointed perfon appréhends himfelf aggrieved by this determination, and has now brought a further appeal to the bar of the public.

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XV. A Letter to a Noble Lord, containing a new Difcovery of the fcandalous and pernicious Practice of running of Goods from France, which has lately been carried on beyond all Example, to the great Prejudice of his Majefty's Customs, and the very great Danger of bringing the PKingdoms. By a Gentleman. 8vo. Is. 8vo. Is. Henderson.

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The caule of this publication is thus pointed out, in an advertisement prefixed to it. The following obfervations on the pernicious practices of the fmugglers at Boulogne, were 'made by two English gentlemen, who refided fometime in that town, having been forced away from their country by the vicif⚫tudes of fortune, and the iniquitous arts of defigning men. There they had daily an opportunity of remarking, and even of enquiring into, every ftep and measure with which this deftructive commerce (if commerce we can call it) is conduct⚫ed, in defiance of the laws of Great Britain. Upon the fettling of their affairs, towards the clofe of the last spring, thefe gentlemen returned to England, where they have fince communicated to their friends the observations and discove⚫ries made during their exile. These were found to be of fuch weighty importance by the impartial judgment of fome who are well acquainted with commercial matters, as to deferve to be laid before his grace the D of N

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the general good of the nation. In confequence of a repeated folicitation from their friends, they applied to a gentleman of distinguished merit in the city, who undertook to communicate it to a perfon of rank in one of the branches of the administration, in order to have his private opinion, be'fore they were laid before the minifter. This perfon ap⚫proved of their zeal, as likewife of their hints for remedying

of the abufe; but added, that as the attention of the go⚫vernment is at prefent taken up with matters of greater moment in this critical conjuncture, when we are at the eve of a war with our potent and ambitious neighbour, it would ⚫ be unfeasonable to trouble his Grace with matters of lefs importance. Finding therefore that an application to those at the helm would be of no fervice at prefent, they have ⚫ ventured to fubmit their remarks to the public examination.' The pamphlet is divided into two parts; the firit has the appearance of a memorial, intended to have been prefented to the noble Duke before hinted at; and contains fome facts, which the memorialifts infift they are ready to prove, and which must alarm every well wisher to his country ---They fay, that upwards of two hun• dred

• dred armed veffels in that critical time of the years 1745 and 1746, were fent from St. Malo, Dieppe, Dunkirk, &c. and actually rendezvoufed one whole month in the harbour of Bou⚫logne, to take on board 16000 men, who were there ready to embark.'--That on this occafion the fmugglers were the perfons intended by the French to pilot thofe troops to the Kent or Suffex coafts; and particularly two of the most experienced of thofe traitors, who then lay in the harbour with their cutters to ⚫ take in tea and brandy, were carried up to Paris, and passed an • examination before the French ministry; tho' for appearance fake Commiffary Defke, who had been a prifoner in Dovercaftle, was to have had the honour of being the pilot.'--They further reprefent that upwards of 300,000l. ready money, befides a large quantity of wool, is annually exported to France, by means of these smugglers. To this they have annexed an account of the quantity and the value of last year's import of brandy and tea at Boulogne, to be fmuggled into England on the oppofite coaft, between October 1754, and October 1755.---Alfo of the quantity of English wool run from the coast of Sussex, Kent, Romney-marsh, &c. with the • names of the English fmugglers,' and the French receivers. ---If these things are fo, when could a more proper time be found to confider them, than at the eve of a war with a people who, by thefe clandeftine dealings, draw from us fo large a fupply to themselves?

The fecond part is called a Supplement, by way of address to the merchants of London, malt-diftillers, dealers in tea, ⚫ and thofe in the woollen manufacture.' The intention of it feems to be, to provoke a proper refentment against these illicit proceedings in those who are more efpecially concerned to prevent them. Propofals are alfo here offered, for the prevention of thefe evils: whether thefe proposals are practicable, or would be fuccefsful, we fhall not take upon us to determine. The importance of the matter here treated of, has induced us to give it more room than we could well fpare; for, without prefuming to dictate to our fuperiors in power, we cannot but think it feems to deferve the most serious attention.

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XVI. A Charge delivered to the Grand-Jury of the Corporation of Scarborough, at the General Quarter-Seffions of the Peace which was lately held in and for that Place. Shewing the great Benefit and Excellence of our English Laws, and the great Importance of the prefent Crifis. To which fome ufeful Notes and References are now added. By Charles Robinfon, Efq; Barrifter at Law. 8vo. 1s. Robinfon.

The office of a juror being of the highest importance to the liberty of the fubject, it were to be wished, that every perfon who is obliged to ferve that office, was as

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well inftructed in the duties of it, as we imagine they may be from the perufal of this charge.

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XVII. Every young Man's Companion: Containing Directions for fpelling, reading, and writing English. Inftructions in the Art of Penmanship. Epiftolary Writings, containing Letters of Compliment and Bufinefs. Forms of Addrefs to Perfons of all Ranks. Arithmetic, vulgar, fractional, de-cimal, logarithmetical, and algebraical. Practical Geometry. Aftronomy, or an Account of the Globe, fixed Stars, Pla nets, and Comets. Geography, or a general Account of the World, and a particular Description of Great-Britain and Ireland. Plain Trigonometry. The Refolution of Aftronomical Questions. The making and fixing all kinds of Dials. The measuring Superficies, Solids, Timber, Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plaifterers, Painters, Glafiers, and Joiners Work, &c. Surveying of Land. Gauging of Cafks; with a Description of Everard's fliding Gauging-Rule. The Gardener's Calendar, fhewing what Work is to be done eve-t ry Month in the Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit Garden. Farriery, or the Art of knowing and curing the Diseases of Horfes. Useful Receipts of various kinds. The Art of making Rockets, and artificial Fireworks. The Method of painting Dials, Rooms, Timber-work, and Metzotinto-prints, and Glass, and the making and mixing Colours. The Art of Colouring Maps, Plots, or Prints. Together with a great Variety of Cuts and Tables, accurately drawn and made for the more ready Performance of the different Operations taught in this Treatife. By W. Gordon, Teacher of the Mathematics. 12mo. 2s. 6d. Rivington, &c.

The above title is abundantly fufficient to inform the reader of the contents of this treatise; and at the fame time to apprise him, that none of the fubjects can be pursued to any great extent and perhaps the work would not have fuffered had fome of them been omitted. It will, however, be useful to those who have not had the advantage of a liberal education; and it would have proved more fo, had the errors of the prefs been fewer, particularly in the tables, and the algebraical

notation.

In the part relating to gauging, the author fays, the veffels in the shape of a cube, parallelopipedon, prism and cone may be found by multiplying the area of the base by its perpendi 'cular height. The erroneoufnefs of this rule, with regard to the end cone, is remarkable, and may lead the reader into very confiderable mistakes. B.

XVIII. The Art of Drawing in Perspective: Wherein the Doctrine of Perspective is clearly and concisely treated of, upREVIEW, Dec. 1755.

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