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vantages which the country has reaped 
from it. 
Mr. STACEY, in his ‘** Obfervations 
on the Failure of the Turnip Crops,” is 
of opinion, that the fly has not been fo 
injurious as the want of moifture: he 
recommends, therefore, that the feed 
Should be put deeper in the ground than 
it ufually is. We have, frequently re- 
marked, that the fly 1s more deftruétive 
to the turnip crop in dry weather than in 
‘wet ; rainy feafons are probably ungenial 
to this formidable little animal, many of 
which are perhaps wafhed into the earth 
and rife no more: the young turnips 
grow vigoroufly in moift feafons, and at 
any rate are better able to refift its ra- 
vages. On this principle, we think it 
likely that Mr. Stacey's propofition is a 
good one, 
LAW. 
Dr. Croxe has publifhed an import- 
ant “ Report’ of the cafe of Horner 
againft Liddiard, on the queftion of what 
confent is neceflary to the marriage of 
illegitimate minors. ‘The circumftances of 
this cafe are very interefting, but it would 
_ take more room than we can {pare to re- 
Jate them ; we can merely ftate, that it 
was determined in the Confiftorial Court 
of London, on the a4yth of May, 1799, 
by Sir William Scott, Chancellor of the 
diocefe, that the confent of the parents, 
in the cafe of illegitimate minors, is not 
the confent required by the aét of Par- 
liament (26 Geo. II. c. 3.), that extend- 
ing to legal parents alone; but that the 
conient of a guardian appointed by the 
Court of Chancery was neceffary, in all 
inftances circumfianced like the prefent, 
to give validity to the marriage. To this 
report Dr. Croke has prefixed an intro- 
duétory effay, which difplays deep and 
various learning, on the theory and hif- 
tory of laws relating to illegitimate child- 
ren, and to the encouragement of mar- 
Ylage in general. 
Mr. Warkin’s ‘ Principles of Con- 
veyancing’’ isa {mall but judicious work, 
- defigned for the ule of ftudents; with an 
Jatroduétion on the ftudy of that branch 
of law, which difplays a very competent 
knowledge of it. 
The firft volume, and the firft number 
of the fecond volume, have appeared of 
Mefirs, BosANQUET, and PULLER’s 
«© Reports”? of Cafes in the Court of 
Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber, 
and inthe Houfe of Lords, from Eafter 
Term 1796, to Trinity Term 1799. 
Retrofpect of Domefiic Literature —Law—Proetry, 
They are digefted with great judgment 
and great accuracy. 
““ The Modern Praétice of Levying 
Fines and Suffering Recoveries, in the - 
Court of Common Pleas,’ by Mr. 
Hanns, is a volume which gives a dif- 
tinét view of the mode in which thefe 
fi€titious a€tions are maintained, in order 
to enable the praétifing lawyer to con- 
duct this part of his bufinefs with eafe 
and accuracy. 
“Fhe Law of Executors and Admi-. 
niflrators, by SamuEL ToLier, Efq.” 
The non-exiftence of any modern work 
of reputation, treating exclufively of the 
duties of pcrfonal reprefentatives, in- 
duced the author to endeayour to fupply 
the deficiency ; which he has done in the 
prefent volume in a very able manner, It 
muf be obferved, however, that his work 
is too technical for the purpofe of com- 
mon readers. 
Dr. Ropinson has publifhed the 
fecond part of the fir volume of his 
“« Reports of Cafes argued and deter- 
mined in the High Court of Admiralty, 
commencing with the Judgment of the 
Right Hon. Sir William Scott.” This 
valuable work is continued with the fame 
accuracy and precifion which diftinguifh- 
ed it at firft. 
‘« Reports’’ have been recently pub- 
lifhed, too many te be enumerated, of 
Cafes upon the validity of Sentences, un- 
der various circumftances, of the con- 
demnation of veflels: the arguments that 
we have chanced to read, have generally 
been learned, ingenious, and fair. . 
POETRY. 
- Every lover of true genius and tafte 
will feel himfelf indebted to Dr Cur- 
RJE, for the accurate and elegant edi- 
tion which he has given us of the 
“ Works of Roberc Burns,” the defolate, 
the unfriended Robert Burns !. 
Applaufe, poor child of Minftrelfy, 
Was all the world e’er gave to thee : 
Unmov’d, by pinching penury 
They faw thee torn, 
And now, kind fouls! with fympathy 
Thy lofs they mourn ! 
Dr. Currie has enriched this edition, 
which is publithed for the benefit of the 
author's widow and family, with one of 
the moft elegant pieces of biography and 
criticifm that we remember ever to have 
read. The felection and arrangement 
of the materials of thefe volumes were 
entrufted to this gentleman, whofe know- 
ledge of the Scottith dialeét, whofe poetic 
enthufiafm 
