Retrofpeé? of Dome/ric Literature.—Politi¢es, Se Ses 
its ftead. He proceeds to fhow, from an 
examination of the internal flate of, and 
the external relations fubfifting between, 
all the prefent European ftates, Rufia, 
Auftria, Pruffia, Great Britain, Den- 
mark, Sweden, Poland, Spain, Portugal, 
and France, that far from requiring fuch 
a dreadful chatifement in conlequence of 
their internal depravity, it was eafy to 
difcover’in all of theman ‘ aétive princi- 
ple of amelioration, which extended to 
all the branches of adminiftration, and a 
fpirit of corregtion and reform, that was 
communicated from the people to the fo- 
vereign, and reflefted again from the fo- 
vereign to the people. Every nation 
(fays he), was employed in revifing its 
laws, and in fuggefing amerdments, in 
particular of its criminal jorifprudence : 
and meafures were every where tuggefted 
for the encouragement of induftry, agrt- 
culture, and commerce.’” - And as to 
their external relation, he alleges that the 
authority of the balancing fyfiem, though 
far from abfolute, was notwithfanding 
higher, immediately before the revolu‘ion 
than it had ever been at any other time; 
and that all the larger (tates were fufh- 
ciently guaranteed by its operation againft 
_any efficient combination againft them. 
Mr. Gentz does not deny the great 
power and refources of France ; but con- 
tends that that great power and thofe re-. 
fources invalidate the only argument 
which, as far as Europe is concerned, 
would have juftified fuch deftru&tion of 
the balance of power as France has com- 
mitted, namely, that the fecurity ov zz- 
Jiuence of that country was endangered by 
any violation of it on the part of any other 
European powers. 
To enter into the queftions difcuffed in 
this able work, would Jead us much too 
far: asa pofitician of the moft enlarged 
and comprehenfive judgment, Mr. Gentz 
had already acquired fuch a reputation as 
could fearcely have been extended by any 
ether work than the prefent. 
‘* Guineas an unnecefjary and expenfive 
Incumbrance on Commerce.” 
The deteftable objeét of this deteftable 
pamphlet— iniquitous in its principle, and 
poor, luckily moft miferably poor, in exe- 
cution!—is to recommend the perpetual 
ftoppage of fpecie-iffues at the Bank! 
After fome pompous nonfenfe about the 
advantages of paper currency, and fome 
wretched empty declz:mation about public 
credit, of the nature of which the author 
has not an idea, he has the effrontery to 
recommend the proftitution of his coun- 
try’s honour by the voluntary deftruct:on 
ef iss folvency. That the reftriétion-bill, 
6it 
when voted by parliament, was fanctioned 
by imperious neceffity we will not deny ; 
but to convert a temporary expedient, fo. 
alarming in its nature, into a permanent 
meafure, would be infamous. The Bank 
of England is an incorporated company, 
and equally bound to difcharge its debts 
with any individual in the Kingdom ; 
although the reftriction of metallic iffue, 
juttified by the commanding emergency of 
the cafe, is fanétioned by Government, fo 
long as this refiriétion continues, the com- 
pany 1s guilty of a breach of contract, 
and every nove bears the impreffion of a 
lie upon its face. Monftr.us, that any 
man fhould be fo frantic as to look for 
public confidence where a breach of faith 
is uniformly avawed to be the rule of con- 
duét! Such an infamous propofition as 
is brought forward in thts pamphlet ought 
to be reprovated as on a&t of tresfon againg 
the credit of the country. We leaveit in 
difgutt. 
“© Gleanings ia Ireland, particularly 
vefpecting its Agvricuture, Mines, and 
Fifberies. By RK. FRaster, Efg. Author 
of the General View of the Agriculture 
and Mineralogy of the County of Wicklow, 
drawn up under the Direciwn of the Dub- 
fiz Society for the Improvement of Huf- 
bandry and internal Refources.”” 
In their fearch for happinefs, individuals 
oftentimes extend their view to difant 
fcenes, whilfi the objet of their purlvit 
is to be found in the cultivation of theirown 
minds; as it is with individuals, fo it is 
with nations, who frequently negl<ct their 
domeftic refources. and fend into foreign 
climates for the purpofe of bringing home 
—the natural productions of their own foil, 
Mr. Frafer in his * General View of 
Agriculture and Mineralogy of the Coun- 
ty of Wicklow,” had exhibited a patrio- 
tic difpofition to awaken his countrymen 
to a knowledge of the phyfical advantage, 
which nature has conferred on their foil ; 
he had pointed out to them the defects of 
their agricultural fyftem, and the means 
of improving it ; he had explored their 
mines, and pointed out manufactures and 
commerce as the roads to profp:rity and 
wealth. In the prefent little traét, he has 
renewed the fubject, and fhewn himfelf te 
deferve well of his country ; it 1s divided 
into three parts; in the firit Mr. Fraler 
examines the mines and minera'cgy cf Tre- ~ 
land ; next her foil and agriculture, and, 
laitly, her coafs and fifh-ries. he lait 
he particularly recommends to the avten- 
tion of his countrymen, poinsing out the 
Nymph Bank, fituaced at the ditance of 
from ten t> fifteen leagues fiom the South- 
ein Coait-of Ireland, as ex.remely abun- 
dart 
