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more elegance, in his own words. It.is 
évident (and I wonder that Mr. W. 
fhould think otherwife) that thofe to 
whofe adulation fhe was expofed, were 
“her contemporaries. ‘The panegvric of 
flatrery is only employed im exalting the 
livmg. 
An Englifhman (fays Mr. W.) would 
have written rezzz inftead - admin’ fira- 
fion. Bolingbroke, an Englifnaman, who 
fpoke and wrote the Englith language 
with equal elegance and correétnefs,- -ufes 
(in his- Tetrers on Hiftory) the term 
« adminiftration,” and in the fame fenfe 
with Hume. It means the executive part 
ef goveroment, which is lodged in the 
fovereign. 
To form a perfect character (in Mr. 
W.’s opinion) it 1s not neceflary that 
any rigour, or any imperioufpefs, fhould 
enter into it: he feems to forget, that 
the hiftorian is confidering Elizabeth not 
asa woman, but as a fovereigi, w rho ruled 
in critical and turbulent times, which 
called for fome rigour, fome ee 
nefs. She had herown dignity aad that 
of tle nation to fupport, and this could 
not be done by meeknefs and placid 
tamenefs. To fay, that ‘‘ fhe preventéd 
her ftronger qualities from running into 
excefs,’’ isno contradiction of the pre- 
ceding ptriod. Thefe ftronger qualities 
are immediately explained: “ her hero- 
ifm was exempt from temerity, her fru- 
gality from avarice,” &c.* 
Thus far, Mr. Editor, I have attemot- 
ed to defend Hume’s character of queen 
Elizabeth. In-fome future Number, I 
hope you will permit me to continue his 
Your s;'&e. 
Carlifle, Fune 28. ATTICUS. 

To the Editor of the Monibly Mugaxine. 
MR. EDITOR, 
MONG the many caufes of the diver- 
fity of opinion that prevails among 
Chriftians, the want of fufficient atten- 
tion to the condition and fituation of the 
authors of the books from whence thefe 
are drawn has’ 
‘leaft extenfive in its effets, having given 
rife to many ftrange ednahuann: from the 
writings of the apottles, of which it is 
probable they had not the moft diftant 
idea. 
To the propofer of a query in your 
p- 7; I: would obferve, 
that the apottles, as Jews, muft be fup- 
pofed to have held the common opinions 
of their country; one of ‘which is well 
“known to have been, that bodily afflic- 
tions, as well as other ‘temporal evils, 
Pre-exiftent State... Volcanic Productions, 
not been the: 
Qi 
were the effeéls of the divine difpleafure, 
as, on the other hand, temporal Lah es 
rity was the effect of the divine favour. 
Apparent objeétions to this doétrine 
muft have occurred to the obfervation of 
every individual; the inftance of a man 
born blind was of this nature, they con- 
fidered the deprivation of fight - as a 
punithment, and not doubting the tre th 
Of 2 generally received opinio on, were ar 
a lofs where to affix the guilt. The 
mode in which the difciples exprefied 
embarraffiment on this fubjeét, appear te. 
have been adopted merely to fet the dif- 
ficulty in the itrongeft point of view + 
they conceived fin mutt have preceded 
its punifhment, and i. faw the 
fame objections as your nib fpondent, in 
charging it either to the child, or its 
parents. 
Confidering the queftion as coming 
from Jews enter taining the above opinion t 
it will ‘be found to be fated with much 
propriety, and by no means implies thaz 
the difciples fuppofed a pre- exitt ent hare 
Auguft 6, F707. er 

For toe Monthiy Mag adtvine. 
[The following very curious aa was lately 
circulated, in the Italian language, at at N aples, 
by Dr. THOMPSON, 2 gentleman whofe name 
is well known to, the Enplith literati. We 
are happy in having it in our power to day a 
tranflation of it beni our readers ) 
Catalogue of, certain Productions diftovered 
In the laft Eruptian of Mount Ke Cfuvins, by 
Dr. THomeson, of Naples. 
THE lava flowing from, Vefavius in 
the year 1794, having overwhelmed 
the populous town of Lorre del Greco, 
the Cx tions fince made, for the pur~ 
pofe of lay peas he foundation of there. 
Viviag town, have brou: elt to Tete 
many phenomena never before obferved 
by mi ineralogifis, and, 
on that acé OuUBt, 
It may be uferul ee ention fome of them. 
Befide many vegerable fubffances, as 
ea cloth, bread, Sc. become charred, 
as likewile thes, wool, ; and other mat- 
ters, Wine alfo was found reduced, by 
means of fulphureous vapours, to the 
ftate of vitriolated tartar, with evident 
fign s of fufion, and fometimes cry ftalized 
in hexacotal prifms, terminated by hex- 
acotal pyramids, ahd, at other times, 
truncated; of all w Rich, the valuable 
colleétion made Gy the anne Shaw - 
cany cannot but be admired, as likewife 
that of Father Antonio dei Pitrioi: mine- 
ral worker of Torre, to whofe diligence 
we are indebted for te ipecimens about 
to be deferibed, 
The 
