Art. 3. An Addrefs to a Great Man, Folio 6d. Woodfall.

Ex Pede Herculem. This short sketch is the work of no common pen. The ftile is manly and elegant; and the defign of the Address is artfully unfolded; which is no lefs than to recommend the reftoring the Duke of Cumberland to the fupreme command of the army. A measure, which the nation in general, of whom his Royal Highnefs has fo well deferved, will, we apprehend, unanimously applaud.

Art. 4. A Tour through Spain and Portugal, &c. Giving an Account of the most remarkable Places and Curicfities in thefe Kingdoms. By Udal ap Rhys. The fecond Edition. 8vo. 4 s. Lownds.

The first edition of this work made its appearance a few months before the commencement of our Review, in the year 1749, and was not mentioned by us at that time; but it may, therefore, be expected, that the prefent new edition fhould not pass unnoticed.

As we have but a very imperfect knowlege of the interior part of Spain, we were pleafed with the profpect of being introduced there by a modern Traveller, who might make us acquainted with the prefent condition of the country, and manners of its inhabitants: but in thefe expectations we have been altogether disappointed by Mr. Udal ap Rhys. His defcriptions are not fufficiently geographical; the fituation of places being mentioned in too general a manner, and not fatisfactorily afcertained. We expected to have travelled through the country with the Author, and to have been able to trace our rout from one place to another: whereas we drop abruptly upon towns without knowing how we get to them, nor yet how we leave them; in which refpe&t our Author treats his Readers, as adverfe armies treat each other's heralds and expreffes, whom they bring blindfold to the head-quarters; where having tranfacted their bufinefs, they are led blindfolded back again.

In brief, this performance is executed after the manner of that well-known old Geographer, Ogilby; whofe works are valued for the fake of their prints, in which refpect Mr. Udal ap Rhys cannot compare with him; fince he has not fo much as given us a general Map of the count y, by which to illuftrate his detached descriptions. (He has, indeed, at the end, added a tabular lift of Spanish towns, with their respective diftances, which, if correct, is certainly useful, though it does not fupply the deficiency of a Map, and proper defcription.) Add to this, that if we except his detail of the Bullfeait, and his defcription of the Efcurial, and its paintings, his book is not enlivened with any digreffions beyond monkish traditions, relating to fome popifh Saint, or miraculous image of which tales he has not been sparing. In thefe, he is fo mere a Relator, that we cannot discover whether he is a true Believer of them or a Heretic. As to the Spaniards, an idea of them would have been far better conceived, from particular relations, which actual experience would furnifh a Traveller with, than from the best general character which could be drawn of them: fince we are not now to be told, that the

men

men are remarkable for their gravity, valour, and honour; or the women, for their beauty, and vivacity.

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 Pitfey, in Effex. 8vo. 6s.. 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

ful and exact..

very faith

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® Infeription, Latin and English, to perpetuate his Memory. J*** P****, A. M. 4to. Is. Kearfly.

By

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 mafter 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 learnéd 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, reverfed 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 fhort, Mr. J. P. fets out like a Fanatic, rifes into a Bio grapher, 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 prefent the Reader with his conclufion, which is the least exceptionable part After an Addrefs to the Deity he says,

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

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

• both

◄ 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, un⚫der 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 juftice to the memory of fuch diftinguished Heroes! O what a fhame to Britain, that fuch gratitude should have been hitherto only found in dulnefs!

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 bis Grace the Duke of Newcastle. By William Verral, Mafter of the White Hart Inn in Lewes, Suflex. Together with a true Character of Monf. de St. Clouet. 8vo. 45. 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 fo univerfally ceded to our enemy, that it were highly unjuft in us to difpute the matter. The receipts in this volume, are almoft 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.

• I have been fent for many and many time (fays our landlord) to get dinners for fome of the families hereabouts: The falute gene• rally is, Will (for that is my name) I want you to drefs 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, says the gentle⚫ man, 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 say 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 such an air as often happens upon fuch occafions. Pray, Nanny, says I, where do you place your ftew-pans, and other things you make ufe of in the cooking way? La, Sir, fays fhe, that is all we have (pointing to one poor folitary stew-pan, as one might call it) but no more fit for the use than a wooden hand-dish. Ump, fays I to myfelf, how's this to be? a Surgeon may as well attempt to make an incifion with a pair of sheers, or open a vein with an oyster-knife,

Vulgarly called Chlos.

, as

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 the 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: rot our Sue, fays the, fhe's always taking my fieve to fand her nasty dirty stairs. • 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 ufe 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 fhe flirted her tail into the fcullery, hang these men cooks, they are fo confounded nice. I'll be whipt, fays the, 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 cafe and familiarity; gives many useful directions for the proper dif pofition 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 mafter, Marthal Richlieu (for there I'm in• formed he now lives as fteward, or maitre d'hotel) That I thought him very honest, I think I have faid before; not only that, but he was of a temper fo affable and agreeable, as to make every body cook about him. He would converfe about indifferent matters with me, or his kitchen-boy, and the next moment, by a ⚫ sweet 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 modeft enough, and having read a little, he never wanted fomething to fay, let the topick be what it would. Well faid, 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 Coast of France, Nov. 20, 1759. 8vo. 6d. Burd.

&c.

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

Art. 9. A Defence of Mr. Garrick, in Anfwer to the LetterWriter. By a Dramatic Author. 8vo. Is. Stevens.

In our Review for October laft, page 368, we took some notice of the dirty Letter to Mr. Garrick, upon which the prefent piece is

founded.

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 bonourable, for the fcurrilities contained in his former affair.

Art. 10. A Letter to a Right Honourable Patriot; upon the glsrious Succefs 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 moft important, of this public fpirited Writer's productions; and we know of but one thing yet remaining to be done, to fecure its laffing utility to his country, viz. To print a pretty little two-penny edition of it, (to be bound in gilt covers) for the ufe of Matter 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 Fads which have been misreprefented, 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 Highness the Princefs Dowager of Wales, and St. George's Hofpital. 8vo. Is. DodЛley.

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 queftion: 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.'

Mr. Bromfield, however, having confeffediy 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 must 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 himfelf; we think him very excufable as a man, however reprehenfible he may be thought by the reft of his brethren, as a Surgeon.

Art.