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Art. 5. St. Chryfoftom of the Priesthood. In fix Books. Tranflated from the Greek. By the Rev. John Bunce, M. A. late Rector of Chingford and Pitsey, in Effex. 8vo. s. Rivington.

This work is published by fubfcription, for the benefit of the Author's Widow. As it is not calculated for the generality of Readers, there is no occafion to be particular in our account of it; all we shall fay, therefore, is, that the translation appears to us to be very faithful and exact.

R Art. 6. The Life of General James Wolfe, the Conqueror of Canada; or the Elogium of that renowned Hero, attempted according to the Rules of Eloquence. With a monumental Infcription, Latin and English, to perpetuate his Memory: By J*** P****, A. M. 4to. Is. Kearfly.

By the two important letters at the end of this Gentleman's initials, we learn, that he, Mr. J. P. is Master of Arts. What Arts he may be master of, we will not prefume to conjecture, but may venture to affirm, that the art of writing well, is not among the number. What rules of eloquence Mr. J. P. has adhered to, we are not learned enough to discover. But as we apprehend that he has followed an entire new fyftem of his own, it was unkind in him not to prefix fome epitome of his new invented rules, by which we might have been able to judge how far he has made improvements on Cicero and Quintilian. If, however, in this motley compofition he has been true to his own plan, we muft beg leave to reject it, and keep to the old rules. Mr. J. P. has, in good truth, reversed all the rules of eloquence; for even in his Exordium he hurries the Reader at once into the very depth of the Pathos-And a very fad Lamentation it is, indeed! In short, Mr. J. P. fets out like a Fanatic, rifes into a Biographer, and then, by attempting to play the Orator, fwells till he dwindles into himfelf. Profeffus Grandia, turget. He has probably heard of what Cicero calls Verbum ardens, which has encouraged him to take fuch liberties in language, as would hardly be allowed to a man of genius. Thus he talks of condign pomp-inumbrated prof'pects,' &c. As a fpecimen of our Author's talents, we present the Reader with his conclufion, which is the leaft exceptionable part. After an Addrefs to the Deity he fays,

It is Pitt, who, with thy divine Providence was appointed the tutelary Genius of this nation, that leads the way with precept. Thy wifdom has replenished him with the good gifts of deliberating 'maturely, judging foundly, counfelling fecurely, ordaining exactly, and executing effectually. He has introduced the blessings of, Harmony and good Understanding between our Commanders,

• From this file, one might fuppofe the Minister to be an Archbishop.

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both by fea and land; they now no longer obftruct the nation's welfare by contradictions, diffentions, and difobedience. Oh! may the bleffing continue! And may we never want a PITT, under the aufpicious influence of his Majefty, to find for us another WOLFE. To this good wish we will add another. And may men of real genius never be wanting to do justice to the memory of fuch diftinguished Heroes! O what a fhame to Britain, that such gratitude should have been hitherto only found in dulness !

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Art. 7. A Compleat Syftem of Cookery. In which is fet forth a Variety of genuine Receipts, collected from feveral Years Experience under the celebrated Mr. de St. Clouet, fometime Cook to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle. By William Verral, Mafter of the White Hart Inn in Lewes, Suffex. Together with a true Character of Monf. de St. Clouet. 8vo. 4s. Rivington.

We believe there are few Englishmen fo national as not to acknowledge, that we are excelled by our neighbours in fome of those arts which are faid to be characteristic of what is called a civilized, or polished nation. The noble arts of Dancing and Cookery, are so univerfally ceded to our enemy, that it were highly unjust in us to difpute the matter. The receipts in this volume, are almost entirely French, and we make not the leaft doubt of their excellence, as they appear to have been gathered from the great, the famous Mr. de St. Clouet*, formerly Cook to his Grace of Newcastle. But the author, Mr. Verral, claims our notice, chiefly on account of his style, which affords a very fingular example of the facetious and familiar manner of writing. For the entertainment of our readers, we shall tranfcribe a few paffages from his preface, which is, throughout, a very original production.

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• I have been fent for many and many time (fays our landlord) to get dinners for fome of the families hereabouts: The falute generally is, Will (for that is my name) I want you to dress me a dinner to day; with all my heart, Sir, fays I; how many will your company be why, about ten, or twelve, or thereabouts: and what ⚫ would you pleafe to have me get, Sir, for ye? O, fays the gentleman, I fhall leave that entirely to you, &c.- -My next step was to go and offer a great many compliments to Mrs. Cook about getting the dinner.-- -The girl, I'll fay that for her, returned the compliment very prettily, by faying, Sir, whatever my mafter or you 'fhall order me to do, fhall be done as far and as well as I am able. But Nanny (for that I found to be her name) foon got into fuch an air as often happens upon fuch occafions. Pray, Nanny, says I, where do you place your ftew-pans, and other things you make use of in the cooking way? La, Sir, fays fhe, that is all we have (pointing to one poor folitary ftew-pan, as one might call it) but no more fit for the ufe than a wooden hand-difh. Ump, fays I to myfelf, how's this to be a Surgeon may as well attempt to make an ⚫ incifion with a pair of fheers, or open a vein with an oyster-knife,

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as for me to pretend to get this dinner without proper tools to do it.At length, wanting a fieve, I begged of Nanny to give me one, and fo fhe did in a moment; but fuch a one! I put my fingers to it, and found it gravelly. Nanny, fays I, this won't do, it is fandy fhe looked at it, and angry enough the was: rct our Sue, fays the, fhe's always taking my fieve to fand her nafty dirty flairs. But however, to be a little cleanly, Nanny gave it a thump upon • the table, much about the part of it where the meat is generally laid, and whips it into the boiler, where, I fuppofe, the pork and cabbage was boiling for the family, gives it a fort of a rinfe, and gave it to me again, with as much of the pork fat about it, as would poifon the whole dinner; fo I faid no more, but could not use it, and made use of a napkin that I flily made friends with her fellow fervants for; at which the leered round and fet off; but I heard her fay, as the flirted her tail into the fcullery, hang thefe men cooks, they are fo confounded nice. I'll be whipt, fays fhe, if there was more fand in the fieve than would lay upon a fixpence.'

Our facetious author, tells two or three ftories more, with equal eafe and familiarity; gives many useful directions for the proper difpofition and œconomy of the kitchen, and concludes his preface with what he calls the character of the celebrated Clouet...That

he was an honeft man, fays he, I verily believe.' He then proceeds to vindicate him from the unjust afperfion of being an extravagant cook, and thus finishes his character.- - But I am afraid I

fhall launch out too far in encomiums on my friend Clouet; but beg to be excused by all my readers. One thing more, and then I'll ⚫ leave him to his new maiter, Marshal Richlieu (for there I'm in⚫ formed he now lives as fteward, or maitre d'hotel) That I thought ⚫ him very honeft, I think I have said before; not only that, but he was of a temper fo affable and agreeable, as to make every ⚫ body cook about him. He would converse about indifferent matters with me, or his kitchen-boy, and the next moment, by a ⚫ fweet turn in his difcourfe give pleasure by his good behaviour and genteel deportment, to the first steward in the family. His con⚫ verfation is always modest enough, and having read a little, he never wanted fomething to fay, let the topick be what it would. Well said, honest Will Verral!

Art. 8. A Letter from an Officer on board the Royal George Man of War, containing a circumftantial Account of the Battle fought between the English and French Fleets, on the Coaft of France, Nov. 20, 1759. 8vo. 6d. Burd.

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Compiled (as there is good reafon to fuppofe) from the Gazettes,

Art. 9. A Defence of Mr. Garrick, in Anfwer to the Letter-
Writer. By a Dramatic Author. 8vo. Is. Stevens.
In our Review for October last, page 368, we took fome notice of
the dirty Letter to Mr. Garrick, upon which the prefent piece is

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founded. As that pamphlet was too contemptable to deferve a Reply, we conclude that this equally valuable, tho' not indecent, production, comes from the fame Author; perhaps as an Amende honourable, for the fcurrilities contained in his former affair.

Art. 10. A Letter to a Right Honourable Patriot; upon the glorious Success at Quebec, &c. &c. By Mr. Grove, of Richmond. 8vo. Is. Burd.

We fuppofe that the Right Honourable Patriot whom Mr. Grove honours with his correfpondence, has the misfortune of a bad memory; to affift which, this benevolent Compiler has here thrown together a collection of the Gazettes, and News-paper paragraphs, relating to the fucceffes of the British arms, in the aufpicious year 1759. The prefent is certainly one of the moft laudible, and most important, of this public fpirited Writer's productions; and we know of but one thing yet remaining to be done, to fecure its lafling utility to his country, viz. To print a pretty little two penny edition of it, (to be bound in gilt covers) for the use of Master Tommy and Mifs Polly. From fuch an impreffion, we make no doubt, but the rifing generation may receive advantages equal to thofe which are more immediately to be expected by us, who have the honour and happiness of being cotemporaries with the learned, the ingenious, the indefatigable Mr. Grove of Richmond !

Art. 11. A Narrative of certain particular Facts which have been mifreprefented, relative to the Conduct of Mr. Bromfield toward Mr. Aylett, a Surgeon and Apothecary at Windsor, during their Attendance on Mr. Benwell at Eton, &c. By William Bromfield, Surgeon to her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Dowager of Wales, and St. George's Hofpital. 8vo, Is. Dodfley.

As Mr. Bromfield's abilities in his profeffion are well known, we are forry to find the propriety of his conduct, towards any of his brethren, called in question: and much more fo, to fee him engaged in difputes of fuch a nature as, we think, with himself, difgrace the profeffion in general, and ferve no better purpose than to amuse the public; who always turn the difputants into ridicule.'

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Mr. Bromfield, however, having coufeffedly taken a liberty with Mr. Aylett, that, according to the punctilios of politeness which, in ftrictnefs, might be infifted on by Gentlemen of the profeffion,' he could not juftify, we muft conclude him fo far to have been in the wrong. But, as it appears by the whole Narrative, and particularly by Mr. Benwell's Letter, that in whatever Mr. Bromfield acted difa. greeably to Mr. Aylett, he was particularly defired, and preffed fo to do, by the patient himself; we think him very excufable as a man, however reprehenfible he may be thought by the reft of his brethren, as a Surgeon.

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Art. 12. A Genuine State of a Cafe in Surgery: Being a full Refutation of certain particular Facts related by Mr. Bromfield. By George Aylett, Surgeon at Windfor. 8vo. 6d. Dodfley.

Mr. Aylett appears to be fo extremely tenacious of the dignity of his profeffion, that he is apt to forget the character he would affume, as a man of nice honour and fenfibility.

His reply to Mr. Bromfield's Narrative is, indeed, fpirited, artfully turned, and, on the whole, well-enough written: but, we think, he defcends much too low, in his reflections about Noftrums, the Ligature upon the Aorta, &c. as well as in his recapitulation of the favours, pretended to have been done him by his Antagonist; to none of which illiberal farcafms do we fee fufficient provocation in Mr. Bromfield's Narrative.

As the facts, however, relating to the matter in difpute, are reprefented in a very different light to that in which they appear in the preceding pamphlet, we cannot pretend to determine how far Mr. Aylett may have juft motives for his refentment. So far, neverthelefs, we fhall take upon us to obferve, that he does by no means prove, that his own pretenfions to perform the operation, were agreeable to the Patient; or that what Mr. Bromfield did, was not done in confequence of the defire of Mr. Benwell.--We think it a little hard, therefore, with all due deference 'to the Gentlemen of the profeflion, and their effential forms of business, that punctilios of this kind fhould not be permitted fometimes to give way to the neceffities, and relief of the Patient.

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Art. 13. Confiderations on the Importance of Canada, and the Bay and River of St. Lawrence; and of the American Fisheries dependent on the Iflands of Cape-Breton, St. John's, Newfoundland, and the Seas' adjacent. 8vo. 6d. Owen.

This Writer, after rehearfing the importance of the American Furr Trade and Fisheries, and reminding us of the infufficient title of the French to their American poffeffions, fhews us, that the late flourishing condition of their navy, was the confequence of their unnoticed incroachments, which infpired this infatiable people with the defign of contefting with us the whole dominion of North-America, Viet Armis. The conclufion drawn by the Author from thefe prenifes, may be conceived from the following quotation.

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Our having taken, funk, or destroyed, during the prefent war, a full third part of their navy, has certainly lettened the mischiefs which our commerce might otherwife have fintained from them; at the fame time that their trade has beer. fo much the more expoled to capture by our men of war and privateers. Yet as no country recovers fo foon from its wounds as France, and as the flower of her feamen (now prifoners here) must be restored to her upon a peace, he then will need but to replace the thips fhe has loit, cither by rebuilding them at home, or by employing foreigners for REV. Dec. 1759.

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