Retro[pedt of Domeftic Literature.-- Politics. 
with attention, reprobates the fyftem of 
tything, as being completely ‘* calculated 
to arreft the arm of induftry in agricul- 
ture, and check the produétion of corn ;’’ 
he is a warm advocate, in oppofition to 
Dr. Adam Smith, and other economifts, 
for bounties, on exportation. 
ftrefs indeed is laid on the policy of this 
fyftem, that our author feems to attri-. 
bute the fcarcity in a. great meafure to 
the want of fuch encouragement. ‘‘ Our 
legiflature,”’ fays he, ‘¢ without formally 
abolifhing the bounty, did fo virtually, 
‘by fo modifying it, that 1¢ could by no 
means anfwer thofe purpofes in regard 
to the farmer, for which it was originally 
granted: no corn, therefore, could be 
then reared by him for the purpofe of 
exportation in good years; of courfe, 
when a bad feafon occurred, the def- 
ciency became very great, and, in- 
ftead of exporting corn to the amount in 
fome years of not much lefs than one 
million and a half of quarters, which 
brought in better than ewo millions fter- 
ding per annum, the quantity imported 
foon came to exceed the exports; which 
has gradually increafed till the prefent 
moment, when the balance of imports 
beyond exports amounts to nearly one 
million of quarters, the value of which 
cannot be lefs than four millions fterling 
per annum.” This correlpondence, on a 
fubjeét fo peculiarly important at the pre- 
fent crifis, cannot fail of being generally 
interefting and generally ufeful. Under 
the head of 
: POLITICS, 
we may with propriety clafsa work which 
well merits attention, under the title of 
« A modeft Apology for the Roman Ca- 
tholics of Great Britain.” The very in- 
genious and public-fpirited author of this 
work, is eager to promote peace on 
earth, and good-will towards men of 
‘every relizious denomination. The ob- 
ject of the prefent publication is, to prove 
that there is no juft reafon for inflidling 
on the Roman Catholic fubjeéts of this 
kingdom any exclufive difabilities, but 
that they ought to enjoy all the privi- 
leges of other diffenters. He afferts, that 
his brethren have been mifreprefented, 
and that they hold no doétrines inimical 
sto the government under which they live. 
He difclaims both for himfelf and bre- 
thren, the tenet which has been imput- 
ed to them, that no faiib is to be kept 
with beretics ; and, of courfe, that fwearing 
isno fure criterion of their fentiments, 
no fecure bond for their allegiance, be- 
So much 
595 
caufe the Pope may difpenfe with any 
oath which they may take to govern- 
ment. That this hateful and impious 
dottrine has been taught, the apologift 
admits as indifputable ; but that Enelifh 
Catholics of the prefent day rcjeé& it, is fuf- 
ficiently obvious, from the circumftance of 
their perfeverance in refufing to take the 
oaths of Supremacy andthe Jef, and by 
thefe means enter into their Britifh birth- 
rights. The author of the prefent work 
maintains, that the Catholic doctrine of 
the Pope’s fupremacy, which excites fo 
much alarm, does not at all affeGt the 
civil allegiance and fubmiflion of his 
brethren ; but that this fupremacy ‘¢ when 
ripped of all its ufurped appendages, 
and reduced to its primitive iimplicity, 
is nothing more than a bare primacy of 
honour, rank, and precedence, which is 
not more dangerous to the Chriftian 
church in general, than the primacy of 
Lyons is to the liberties of the Gallican, 
or that of Canterbury to the liberties of 
the Anglican church.” We recommend 
this work- to the perufal of Proteftants of 
every defcription, and ardently hope that 
it may produce the effect which was in- 
tended by the liberal and enlightened 
author. - 
“ Morality united with Policy; or, 
Refie€&tions on the Old and New Govern- 
ment of France, and on various import- 
ant Topics of Civiland Ecciefiaftical Re- 
form. By RoBERT FELLOWES, A.B.” 
‘In this well-written pamphlet, the author 
apologifes for the old government, on the 
principle, that as no political fyftems are 
precifely in pra€tice what they are in 
theory, the government of France was 
more an imaginary than areal defpotif{m. 
Mr. Fellowes takes occafion to pro- 
nounce his own political creed, and makes 
a variety of fenfible and pertinent obfer- 
vations on the ftate and circumfiances of 
his own country. We with that Mr. 
Fellowes could look upon the exiffence of 
arbitrary power, however numerous.the 
checks which impede its operation, with 
half the horror that we do, and he would 
not have palliated the old government of 
France as he has done. ; 
‘Mr. Joeu Bartow, a gentleman of 
f{ufficient publicity fome few.years fince, 
has addreffed two ‘ Letters from Paris, 
to the Citizens of the United States of 
America, on the Syftem of Politics 
hitherto purfued by their Government, 
relating to their Commercial Interccurfe 
with England and France, &c.” Mr, 
Barlow difplays much abilicy in this 
| pamphlet, 
