Retrofped of Domeftie Liter ature—Mi/cellanies. 
a reward for fevere labour. Accounts 
have been received from 427 parifhes. 
The average income for each {chool-mat{- 
ter feems to be between 23!. and 241. a 
year. The amount of the income ox the 
ichool-mafter, in each of the 427 parifhes, 
was taken from his own affidavit, {worn 
before a juftice of the peace. ‘There is 
good reafon to think that, when the lift 
fhall be completed for the whole of North 
Briton, the average wili be {till lower, 
Of the 427 parifhes, the income of fix is 
Jlefs than tol. a year each. One is 
6]. 18s. rod. Several of the fchool-maf- 
ters fay, that they could not live without 
the aid of their relations. A journeyman 
mafon can earn 3ol. a year.”” In the Ap- 
pendix to this pamphlet, Mr. Chriftitton 
propofés that the fludy of the Greek-lan- 
guage fhould be united with that of Latin, 
in the courfe of education which boys 
receive at the High-{chool of Edinburgh. 
A new edition is publifhed of the ‘ Let- 
ters of the late Ignatius Sancho, to which» 
are prefixed Memuirs of bis Life, by JOSEPH 
JekYEn, Big MiP” 
Jutily is it remarked. by the biographer 
of. this extraordinary Negro, God’s image 
though cut in ebony, as Fuller quaintly and 
humanely calts him, juftly is 1¢ remarked, 
that ** he who furveys the extent of in- 
telleét to which Ignatius Sancho had at- 
tained, by felt-education, will perhaps 
conclude that the periection of the reafon- 
ing faculties does not depend on a pecu- 
liar conformation of the {cull, or the co- 
Jour of a common integument.’” Yet 
‘thefe are the deoraded beings whom we 
keep in fetters, and by treating them like 
brutes, endeavour to make them fo. 
Beautifully has Sterne expreffed himfelf in 
a letter to Sancho, of which a fac-fimile 
is preferved in this volume: ‘It is by 
the fineft tints and moft infenfible grada- 
tions that nature defcends from the fairelt 
face about St. James’s, to the footielt com- 
plexion in Africa; at which tints of thefe, 
is it, that the ties of blood are to ceafe, 
and how many fhades muft we defcend _ 
lower ftill in the fcale, "ere Mercy is to 
vanifh with them?” 
“© 4 Vindication of the Celts, from an- 
cient Authorities, with Obfervations on Mr. 
Pinkerton’s Hypothefis concerning the Ovi- 
gin of the European Nations, in bis Modern 
Geography, and Differtation on the Scythians 
or Goths.”" 
This is a very ferious attack upon the 
fidelity of Mr. Pinkerton as an hittorian ; 
for the purpole of fupporting an hypothe- 
fis, he is accufed of taking unpardonable 
liberties with ancient writers ; ‘“ Relying 
on his (Mr. Pinkerton’s) accuracy, (fays 
O41 
the author of this volume) we took his 
quotation for granted ; but having occa- 
jion to refer to the paflages of Herodotus 
and Juftin, on which the whole fyfem 
turns, we were furprifed to find that thefe 
‘paflages were egregioufly mifunderftood 
and milfreprefented. This naturally Jed 
to an examination of the other material 
evidence ; and we were concerned to dif- 
cover that notwithftanding the ftrongett 
profeffion of ftriét fidelity and bitter cen- 
fures of thofe who had perverted authori- 
ties to fupport their fyftems, Mr, Pinker- 
ton had mif-tranflated, mifunderftood, 
garbled, and even interpolated, many paf- 
{ages of the claffic authors, which he him- 
{elf adduced in favour of his hypothefis.” 
As many of thele culprit paflages are {pe- 
cified, we fcarcely know how Mr, Pinker. 
ton will thake off his accufer. 
“< The Picture of London for 1803” is 
acorreét guide to all the curiofities, a- 
mufements, exhibitions, éc. &c. in and 
near London, It is a book of very gene- 
ral utility, and as itis probably in the 
hands of all our readers, an eulogium on 
its merits would be fuperfluous. 
‘““A Pradiical Guide during a Journey 
from London to Paris, with a correé 
Dejcription of all the Objects deferving of 
Notice in the French Metropolis, illuftrated 
with Maps and ufeful Tables.” 
A fecond edition of this manual has 
lately appeared: and it is exceedingly de- 
ferving of the attention of travellers. 
An interefting ** Account’ is publifhed 
of the Inftitutzon of the Society for the 
Lftablifoment of a Literary Fund. The ac- 
count is drawn up by Mr. Williams and 
Mr. Bofcawen. ‘The fund is increafing 
very rapidly, and may, with foe improve- 
ments in its plan, be ufefal in a certain 
degree. 
‘© Gleanings in England, ©c. Gc. Val. 
the Second. By Mr.Pratr. 
‘In thefe entertaining volumes Mr. Pratt 
continues to difplay the hand of a mafter, 
in exhibiting the manners and cuftoms of 
England ; and in fketching fome genuine 
copies of Englifh hearts. Examples of 
rich humour, true fatire, and exquifite pa- 
thos abound in the prefent volumes. 
The following eloquent paflage upon 
the charities of Great Britain, is not lefs 
juft than beautiful : 
‘¢ Upon my heart’s favourite theme, 
therefore—-a theme, in which every other 
heart of every country will fly out to 
meet, confirm, and welcome, every fen- 
timent I can utter, of praife, admiration, 
and triumph—the chariries of the Englith 
nation, I enter’ with the pride of a citi- 
zen, and the loving kindnefs of a hu- 
man 
