T Art. 16. A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons; comprehending all the dif ferent Species known in England; defcribing the Perfections and Imperfections of each, agreeable to the great Improvement they are at this time arrived at; together with the Method of building and furnishing a Loft, Area, Trap, &c. the Method of breeding the moft curious and valuable Sorts, as practifed by the best Fanciers. With Obfervations and Remarks on their Diet; the Distempers they are fubject to, and the Method of curing them: With the fraudulent Methods used in the Sale of bad Pigeons, clearly demonftrated. Carefully compiled from the beft Authors. To which is added, an ample Defcription of that celebrated and beautiful Pigeon, called the Almond Tumbler. The whole calculated, as well for the ufe of those who are Fanciers, as thofe who are utterly unacquainted with their Properties and Perfections; which are here fet forth in the cleareft manner. Illuftrated with a Frontispiece and Cuts, elegantly and accurately engraved from Life, by the most able and eminent artifts, under the immediate infpection of very experienced Fanciers. 8vo. 2s. 6d. fewed. Barry, Stevens, Walter, &c. An explanation and improvement of Moore's Columbarium; a tract which has been fcarce, for fome years paft. We do not remember that Mr. Moore made any mention of the Almond Tumbler; which this com. piler hath added to the defcriptions of the other forts. The copperplates appear to be tolerably exact; though not engraved with that extraordinary elegance which is fo pompouffy fet forth in the title-page. On the whole, we believe this to be the moft ufefal treatife on pigeons, that hath appeared in this country. Art. 17. An Account of the Culture of Carrots; and their great We observe, that this account of the culture of carrots, is published by defire of that patriot fociety, whofe laudable endeavours for promoting the arts, manufactures, and commerce of their country, we have fo often, and with fo much pleasure, taken notice of. The honeft Farmer's reprefentation of the great advantage he met with, in feeding his beeves, milch-cows, calves, horfes, fheep and hogs, is farther attefted by Mr. Franklin, the Vicar of the Parifn; and will naturally influence other farmers, &c. to try the like experiments, in hopes of reaping the fame advantages. We have heard that PARSNIPS, alfo, rightly cultivated, will turn out to equal if not greater profit, in feeding molt forts of cattle. Art. 18. A Treatife of Gauging. Containing not only what is common on the Subject, but likewife a great Variety of new and interefting Improvements. By Thomas Mols. 8vo. 5s. Owen. Among the Variety of ufeful treatifes on this art, Mr. Mofs's performance will be diftinguished for its plainnefs and precision. He hath. Rev. July, 1765. G as as his title-page juftly expreffes it, given demonftrations of several remarkable properties of veffels, and inftruments relative to this art; illuftrated with necessary examples, and adapted both to the speculative and practical reader. Art. 19. The Modern Part of an Univerfal Hiftory, from the earliest Boards. Millar, &c. We are at length come towards the conclufion of this moft voluminous undertaking. The compilers, in their previous advertisement, inform -the public, that there yet remains one volume in folio, and one in octavo, each including a copious Index, to complete both editions; which will be published as foon as the Indexes can be finished. To accommodate their readers with the most effectual affiftances for perufing a work containing fo vaft an extent, and fuch variety of territories, they likewife intend to publish a collection of maps, adapted to both editions, defcribing the countries mentioned in the body of the work; which, they apprehend, would be imperfect without fo material an improvement and auxiliary of hiftorical knowlege. To which will be added, a general preface to the work.'We have fo often mentioned this undertaking, during the course of its tedious publication, and given fo many fpecimens of it, that we think nothing is now requi fite to be added. There are 15 Volumes of the Folio Edition publifhed, Pr. 11. 103. per Vol. in fheets. Our accounts of this work have been uniformly extracted from the Octavo Edition. Art. 20. Effays. By Mr. Goldfmith. 12mo. 3s. Griffin. Mr. Goldsmith hath here publifhed a collection of Effays, which have been fo often printed in the news-papers, magazines, and other periodical productions, that we defpair of felecting a fpecimen from any one, that will not be previously known to our Readers. But, notwithstanding their being fo well calculated for cursory inspection, and notwithftanding their tranfient fuccefs among the duller topics of the day, we apprehend that the ingenious Author of the Traveller, will make no great addition, to the honour he acquired by that poem, from this publication. There is no fpecies of writing that feems to require fewer, and in fact requires more and greater talents, than that which relates to men and manners. It is eafy to collect from books and converfation, a fufficiency of fuperficial knowlege to enable a writer to flourish away with tolerable propriety through a news paper-effay; but when these his lucubrations affume the form of a book, it is also easy for the critical reader to difcover whether they poffefs that confiftency of fentiment, which attends on real knowlege, and diftinguishes the author who writes from his own ideas, from the copyift of other men's thoughts. The Author tells us, in his preface, that he could have made thefe effays more For our account of that poem, fee Review for January laft, p. 47. metaphyfical metaphyfical, had he thought fit; for our part, we do not find any of them, with which metaphyfics have much to do. But be this as it may, we look upon it as a great mark of Mr. Goldsmith's prudence, that he did neither meddie nor make with them. THEATRICAL. K-n-k Art. 21. Electra, a Tragedy. By William Shirley. 4to. 5s. Newbery. This tragedy is not altogether deftitute of fpirit, poetry, or pathos; yet there is fomething wanting towards dramatic perfection, which it is not eafy to exprefs. We fee no reason, however, why a licence for reprefentation fhould have been refufed, nor can we discover how that circumftance fhould juftify the Author in fixing fuch an extraordinary price upon it; though he has annexed to it a performance called the Birth of Hercules, a mafk, in honour of the birth of the prince of Wales. L Art. 22. The Commissary: A Comedy, in three Acts. As it is performed at the Theatre in the Hay-market. By Samuel Foote, Efq; 8vo. Is. 6d. Vaillant. The fummer fubjects, for the year 1765, are, I. Mr. Fungus, whofe employment, as an army-commiflary, has enabled him to bring home from the wars,' as Mrs. Mecklin fays, a whole cart-load of money;' and who, though sprung from a dunghill, is now ambitious of being a gentleman: to which laudable end he employs the dancing-mafter, the fencing-mafter, the mufic-mafter, the riding-mafter, and the profeffor of oratory,-who all furnish their quota towards making their pupil compleatly ridiculous. II. Mrs. Loveit; the rich, old, liquorish dowager, from Devonshire-fquare;' who wants a young hufband to manage her intricate and weighty affairs. III. Dr. Cat-gut, the musician; in which character, a celebrated mafter is highly taken off, as the phrafe goes. IV. Mr. Gruel, the orator ;—with various subordinate characters: the whole furnishing a very laughable entertainment: which is all that the town expects from this modern PROTEUS. Art. 23. The Siege of Calais, a Tragedy. From the French of M. de Belloy, with Hiftorical Notes. 8vo. Is. 6d. Fletcher, &c. The exceffive applause which this piece met with, on its first reprefentation at Paris, and the loud encomiums on its Author, which were refounded over every part of Europe, very naturally excited the curiosity, and raised the expectations of the literati, in regard to its uncommon excellence. It is disadvantageous, however, even to real merit, to entertain too extravagant expectations of it before it is known; and perhaps it was owing to this latter caufe, in a great degree, that the public appeared fo much difappointed, on its being circulated from the prefs. It would be highly injurious, nevertheless, to the ingenious Author, to fuppofe any circumftance could fink his work fo low in the opinion of the Reader, as its being viewed through the medium of fo wretched a tranflation as that before us. G 2 Example. Example. ACT IV. SCENE VII.. HARCOURT, ST. PIERRE, Six Citizens, Officers and Guards. HARCOURT. to the Officer. Sir, I have orders from the king, to speak [Officers and Guards depart.] Of France, (O were I worthy of that I fee in your difdainful eyes my juft And what is worse, I fear my country's To make fome compenfation for my crime ST. PIERRE. All gracious-heav'n! "Twere fhocking† that one family alone Should fuffer for the reft. ST. PIERRE. Does any other then Prefent himself to fuffer death for him? No doubt; and one that has a greater Depart; th' exchange is made; to Philip hafte; His camp is near. Go, and preferve a life More useful to your country than your death. Go and affure my king that Harcourt will Ere yet he dies, convince him of his faith AURELIUS. What I forfake my father-no my lord §. Il ferait affreux que du commun malheur Quoi quelqu'autre pour lui s'offre Sans doute, un autre y court avec plus de juftice. (A Aurèle, en fe reprenant.) Partez, l'échange eft fait, marchez au camp Français: Il n'eft pas loin de nôtre, & vous guides Alles, & renonçant à des vertus flériles, Qu*Harcourt ne mourra pas fans lui prou- AURELE. Mon père-Non, Seigneur. Qui? moi, que j'abandonne→→→ The French Reader may fee the whole of this; with the preceding and following fcenes, by turning to the Appendix of our laft volume. And what do you deferve, Mr. Translator, for foifting in this tame expreflion, and leaving out This hand ftill reeking with your darling's blocd ?' + Very focking, indeed! It fhocks one even to read it thus related. Harcourt might fuffer more jufly than the other, but it might also puzzle a civilian to determine who had the beft right. We find criminals fometimes admitting the juftice of their fentence; but never have heard of their difputing about their right to the gallows. Quere, Whether the Tranflator meant, that Harcourt would make a convert of the king, or whether he would convince the king of his being himself an orthodo believer? By the remarkable tameness and infipidity of this whole quotation, the Reader may judge how far thẹ Tranflator has kept up, as he pretends, to the spirit and enthusi efm of the Autbur K-n-k Art, 24. Art. 24. Bribery; a Poem. By Thomas Lumley, 4to. 15. 6d. Flexney. Mr. Lumley seems to poffefs no other qualification for a poetical fa tirift than rage; yet, even in this refpect, we are afraid he runs rather on the wrong fide of the poft; and is apt to be a little outrageous.—If, however, he would but moderate his fury, his talents might, at this juncture, perhaps, procure him preferment at court: for it has been whisper'd, as our diurnal politicians have it, that the Scotch beman of St. James's has fome thoughts of retiring, with his friends. Art. 25. The Death of a Friend, a Peem in Blank Verfe. 4to. 6d. Walter. One would fufpect this poem to have been written by the Undertaker ; fo regularly does the Author go about the funeral proceffion.-The bell tolls; the pfalm is given out; the coffin is 'fcutcheon'd; the mourners are arranged, &c. &c. in verfe that might be pardonable in a schoolboy of the inferior claffes. Art. 26. The Trial for Murder; or, the Siege of Calais befieged. Moran. Some anonymous Scribbler, here, abuses one Mr. Dennis*, as the tranflator of the Siege of Calais; fee Art. 23. He quotes a number of bad lines from the faid tranflation; but he gives Mr. Dennis full revenge, by writing worfe-much worfe, verfes, himself. It is the kennel-raker calling the duftman dirty scoundrel.' Probably the Author of a volume of fables, fee Rev. Vol. X. p. 305; and of feveral other poetical performances. Alfo, in conjunction with the late Mr. Lloyd, of a tranflation of Marmontel's Tales: fee Rev. Vol. XXX. p. 59. Art. 27. Agriculture and Commerce, a Dialogue, written in Autumn 1764. 4to. I S. Becket. In this dialogue, Agriculture and Commerce, in rhymes frequently uncouth and feldom perfpicuous, find fault with each other, apparently to no purpose. Art. 28. Rodogune, or the Rival Brothers, a Tragedy. Done from the French of M. Corneille. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Dodfley. This is a very indifferent tranflation of a very excellent tragedy of Corneille's. The Tranflator's name, as appears from the preface, is Alpinwall, น. Art. 29. |