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my conscience heareth me recorde, that 
of a pure extent, singilly and faythfully 1 
have interpreted itt (the gospel) as farre 
forth as God gave me the gyfte of know- 
ledge and understandinge, so that the 
rudness of the worke now, at the first 
tyme, offende them not: but that they 
cousyder howe that I had no man to 
counterfet, nether was holpe with Eng- 
lishe of any that interpreted the same, 
er soche lyke thinge in the scripture be- 
fore tyme,’ &c. 
After this follow ‘ the errours commit- 
ted in the prentynge.’ 
In this place also we shall mention, 
“ The Madras School, or Elements of 
Taition, comprisiag an Analysis of un Ev- 
periment in Education, made at the Male 
Asylum, Madras, with its Facts, Proofs, 
und Illustrations ; to which are added Ex- 
tracts of Sermons, preached at Lambeth ; 
@ Sketch of a National Instiiution, for 
training up the Children of the Poor ; 
and a Specimen of the Mode of Religious 
Instruction, at the Royal Military Asy- 
lum, Chelsea ;? by Sr. ANDREW Bene: 
coinprising the substance of all that the 
author has done, and most of what he 
has written on the subject of education. 
The ‘ Speeches,” of Mr. Curran, 
principally delivered at state trials, in 
Ireland, where he has been since made 
Master of the Rolls, deserve a warm re- 
eommendation to our readers. It is in- 
deed to be regretted that they have been 
obtained from reporters only, and that 
the orator himself has not condescended 
to correct them. But iu the splendour 
of eloquence, in argument, and in power- 
ful addresses to the feelings we have 
scarcely ever seen them equalled. They 
have already passed through one impres- 
sion of a thousand copies; and are now 
published a second time: with the addi- 
tion of some of his parliamentary 
speeches. 
Nor ought we here toomit “ The New 
Pantheon,” by Mr, Jitcarp Hort, com- 
piled principally for the use of young 
persons. It is written in a plain and 
compressed, though not inelegant style, 
and is one of the best introductions to the 
Mythology of the Ancients we have 
lately seen. 
Though several publications have ap- 
ared, similar in design with the “ Cir- 
cle of the Arts and Sciences, for the Use 
4%, Schools and Young Persons,” by Dr. 
Mavor; within these few years, it may 
be safely asserted that there is not one 
within the same compass, that includes a 
_ Monrury Mas, No. 180. 
general explanation of such a variety a3 
the present, or whichis, on the whole, so 
well adapted for. the use of youth at 
school. It comprizes agriculture, alge- 
bra, architecture, arithmetic, astronomy, 
botany, chemistry, chronology, drawing, 
electricity, ethics, galvanism, geography, 
use of the globes, grammar, history, hy- 
draulics, hydrostatics, laws and consti- 
tution of England, logic, magnetism, 
mechanics, mensuration, military art, 
‘mineralogy, music, mythology, optics, 
penmanship, physiology, pneumatics, 
politics, rhetoric, theology, trade and 
commerce, trigonometry, and zoology, 
Tn this class also we have to notice the 
publication of a new and elegant edition 
of “ The Complete Angler) by Isaac 
Watton; a work which has been long 
known not only as the best treatise on an 
innocent recreation, but as one diversi- 
fied by all the characteristic beauties of 
colloquial composition, It. was first 
printed in 1653, and went through five 
editions in the life time of the author, 
In 1750, 1759, and 1772, itrwas edited 
by Moses Browne; and in 1760, as well 
as in subsequent years, in a more splendid 
form, by Sir John Hawkins. The por- 
trait of the author, which among. others, 
ornaments the present edition, is similar 
to that which adorns his Life by Dr. 
Zouch. The plates from Wale’s designs, 
first drawn for Sir John Hawkins, have 
also been re-engraved, from the originals, 
by Audinet, who has added two exquie 
site views from nature, of Mr. Cotton’s 
fishing-house, and*pike pool. The ad- 
ditions, in point of matter, are chiefly 
confined to the notes ‘and appendix. 
The plates of fish are almost superior to 
those which illustrated the edition’ of 
1653. The index has been rendered 
more methodical, as well as enlarged. 
Another treatise on the same subject, 
though with fewer attractions in every 
point of view, will be found in “ The An- 
gler’s Manual,” by Mr. Howr1t: it is 
elegantly printed, in a convenient oblong 
shape for the pocket, and is accompanred 
by twelve engravings. , 
“ The Cutter,” appears to be written 
partly on the plan of “ The Miseries of 
Human Life.” Tt opens with a. few 
hints to authors how to’cut reviewers; 
followed by five lectures on the art and 
practice of cutting friends, acquaintances 
and relations, By way of illustrating the 
authors positions, each lecture has ex- 
amples. The following, which accom- 
panies the second lecture, may serve asa 
4N - Specimen 
