Retrofpect of Domeftic Literature...Theolo Lae 
is the work of a Roman-catholic, whofe 
grand objection to the Union is, that the 
continuance of the exclufion of thofte who 
profeis the {ame religion with the great 
majority of the Irifh. people is to form one 
of its articles: if this were to be the cafe, 
it would be a ferious obje@fon indeed ! 
but we hope for better things : this work 
does great credit to the author’s candour 
and abilities. ‘* Confiderations on Na- 
tional Independence,’” by a member of 
the honourable fociety of Linccln’s Inn, 
is a well-written and argumentative pcr- 
formance, evidently the production of a 
man well verfed in the hiftory of his 
country ; he combats, with great ability, 
feveral of Mr. Pitt’s arguments. ‘* The 
Power of Parliament confidered,”’ is an 
animated produétion, which decides in 
the negative the important queftion of 
which it treats. ‘* A Demonftration of 
the Necefiity of a Legiflative Union,” 
&c. by a Philofepher, is a very ftriking 
performance; its author deems the Union, 
which he laments as the political death of 
Jreland, to be inevitable. This 1s a mafter- 
piece of eloquent writing. Mr. Bous- 
FIELD has publifhed “ A Letter’ to 
the citizens of Cork againft the Union, 
which has produced an an{wer from one 
of them. The coarfe and malevolent 
PreTerR PoreuPine has publithed what 
he calls a “ Deteétion of a Confpiracy 
formed by the United Irifhmen to fub- 
vert the Government of the United States 
of America; we fhould much rather 
fufpeét Mr. Cobbet himtelf of confpiracy 
to overturn what he fo much hates, are- 
publican government, than the unfortu- 
mate and perfecuted men whom he, ho- 
nours by flinging his dirt at. 
«© Sketches of Irifh political Charac- 
ters of the prefent Day,’ and ‘ Biogra- 
phical Anecdotes of the Founders of the 
Jrith Rebellion,” are two very indifferent 
Performances. 
«© An impartial Relation of the Mili- 
tary Operations in Ireland,” by an Off - 
cer, attempt$ to explain the extraordi- 
nary circumflance of Lord Cornwallis 
having fuffered the handful of French 
foldiers who Janded with General Hum- 
bert in Ireland to remain in the country 
for feventeen days, without coming toa 
decifive engagement: this explanation 
proves that the hoftile mind of the Irith 
nation, and even of the foldiers, towards 
this country, was, at that period, great 
indeed. The defeat of General Lake, at 
Caftlebar, was, it feems, owing to our 
troops giving way.at the critical moment, 
without any apparent reafon: of 182 men 
; 
1035 
of the Longford and Kilkenny militia, 
who were miffing on that day, the greater 
number deferted to the enemy. Lord 
Cornwallis dared not venture on a deci- 
five engagement, until his corps fhould 
be compofed of troops in whom he could 
confide, namely, the Queen’s and the 
29th regiments. 
THEOLOGY. 
Though there has been an abundance 
of theological works fince our laft, there 
care but few of fufficient merit and inter- 
eft to require a particular notice. “ A 
Supplement to the Remarks on the 
Signs of the. Times,’ by Epwarp 
KinG, Efg. contains a number of refem- 
blances between prediétions of ancient 
prophecy and the ftriking events of the 
prefent day, which could only be difco- 
vered by an ardent and perhaps rather 
whimfical mind, bent on finding out fi- 
militudes. The confeffedly obfcure eight- 
eenth chapter of Ifaiah he explains in a 
Very curious manner :——the land fhadow- 
ig with wings, according to Mr. King, 
is France; and why? becaufe, let any 
one caft his eyes on a well-coloured ma 
of the world, and’ he will find that 
France, and France only; has two ex- 
tended wings, Spain on one fide, and 
Germany onthe other!!! The Bithop of 
ROCHESTER has not thought it beneath 
him to notice this extravagant interpreta- 
tion, and, in his ‘* Critical Difquiiitions 
on the Eighteenth Chapter of Ifaiah,” 
has prefented us with a mixture of reli- 
gion, politics, and criticifm, in which, 
he denies that France, ‘* with the ac- 
curfed {pawn of Jacobins {warming out 
of her own bowels,’’ is the country meant 
by the paifage: but fuppofes it to refer 
to a people living tothe Weft of the Nile, 
or the Eaft of the Tigris, which time 
muft difcover. ‘The liberal and fincere 
commiferation which the right reverend 
author profeffes to feel at the fubverfion , 
of the Gallican church, and his eloquent. 
indignation at the infults and fufferings 
which have overwhelmed the late fove- 
reign pontiff, exciteour Warmeft fy mpathy 
and approbation. 
The Bifhop of Lincoun has publifhed, 
“Elements of Chriflian Theology :’” 
this work forms an eafy and familiar 
guide to young ftudents in their theolo- 
gical purfuits; and as fuch a guide was 
wanted, the right reverend author is 
entitled to their gratitude, for the mafter- 
ly maaner in which he has performed his 
undertaking. 
“The Fall of Babylon,’ a fermon 
preached by W1ILLIAM MOSELEY to 
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