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good underftanding with each other, 
‘he is f opinion that no power, or com- 
bine ons of powers, can check or in- | 
ter) pt the operations of either of them. 
A ine time we are writing this fen- 
tence, it is rumoured that the Ruffian 
Ambaflador is recalled from Paris: for 
the ultimate peace and independence of 
Europe, we hope itis true! But our 
author ridicules the idea that Rufla 
-and France will quarrel and fight.— 
‘Quarrel they certainly will, fays he, 
but when that event takes place, woe 
to their neighbours. While at peace, 
their mutual preponderance requires 
only dependency and obedience: at 
Te their hoftilities will impofe upon 
the Eaftern continent fubmiflion and 
flavery. The fecond part of thefe bold- 
ly-outlined fketches, it is faid, will 
contain a general view of the politics 
and diplomatic hiftory of Great Bri- 
tain, from the peace of Utrecht to the 
prefent-year. We know not the au- 
thor, but from his confufed and indif 
criminate ufe of the would and the 
feould, we conjecture him to be an 
[rifhman or a Scotchman. 
We cannot attempt an enumeration 
of the political pamphlets with which 
the Britifh prefs has teemed during the 
Jaft fix months; and fhall conclude 
this divifion of our Retrofpect with 
mentioning a few which have extrordi- 
nary merit or intereft to recommend 
them. 
Lord Kino’s ** Thoughts on the Re- 
JSiridtion of Payments in S pecie at the Bank 
of England and Ireland,” have already 
been fiudied by every man_ who con- 
cerns himfelf in the financial affairs of 
his country. A pamphlet difplaying 
more acutenefs, intelligence, and judg- 
ment, has rarely come before us. 
~ Governor PownaLt’s * Memorial, 
addrefjed to the Sovereigns of Europe bad 
the Atlantic,” is a fingular,produétion, 
and the importance of the fubjects on 
which it treats intitles it to. attention. 
Mr. Fox’s ‘* Speech’? on the renewal 
of the war, is publithed, together with 
a brief f{wmmary of the proceedings on 
the 27th May, on his motion to addrefs 
his Majefty to accept the mediation of 
Ruffia. 
Mr. Pirt’s s *© Speech” on the reriéwal 
of the war is alfo publithed. 
“A partizan of the Minifter ‘has pub- 
lithed ** Brief Memoirs” of the firft fif- 
teen months of hisadminiftration. — . 
“<¢- Hints on the Policy of making @. Pra-. 
euifion ) for’ the Rowan Catholic Clergy of 
/ 
Retrofpedt of Domeftic Literature.—Theology and Morals. 
Ireland, as a neccfary Means of amelie 
rating the State of the Peafantry.” 
PeLtier’s “ Trial,” for a libel on 
Bonaparte, including the elaborate and 
eloquent defence of Mr. Mackintofh: 
Mr. JEREMY BENTHAM’S ‘* Letters 
to Lord Pelham,’ and his ** Plea for the 
Confiitution,” &c. difplay that judg- 
ment and ingenuity for which this able 
defender of ufury has always been dif- 
tinguifhed. 
Colonel CHALMERS’s. ** Remarks on 
the late War.in St. Domingo,” are CUuri- 
cus and worth attention. 
A Member of the laf Irith Pavlise 
ment has written fome ‘* Effays on the 
Population of Ireland, and the CharaGer 
of the Irifh,”’ which evince an acquaint- 
ance with the men and manners he de- . 
{cribes, and which will not be perufed 
without advantage. 
Without increafing this long cata 
logue, we proceed immediately to. 
THEOLOGY AND MORALS. 
Mr. Roxinson’s * Inquiry into the 
Neceffity,. Nature, and Evidences, of Re- 
vealed Religion,” is concucted with a 
great deal of care and caution: the 
intent of the work is to fhow the ne- 
ceflity, nature, and evidences, of reve-- 
lation in a plain and popular manner, 
and to point out the incompetency of 
reafon as a religious inftructor. This 
is one among the numerous and excel- 
lent publications which have been pre- 
fented, within thefe few years, for the 
inftruétion of that large clafs of per- 
fons who have no opportunity of con- 
fulting more voluminous works. 
© The divine Infpiration of the Fewiyh 
Scriptures, or Old Teftament, afferted by 
St. Paul, 2. Timothy, iti. 16.3; and Dr. 
GepDES? s Reasons. againft. this Senfe of | 
os Words examined, By R, saith riod 
Dip: o> 
The plenary in{piration of the ‘Senip- 
tures is argued with great abflity from 
the paflage in St. Paul juft quoted, and 
Dr. Geddes is attacked with aidegree 
of warmth which is fcarcely neceflary. 
Dr. Geddes profefied himfelf to. be a 
fincere.and zealous Chrifuian, he never=: . 
thelefs. denied .a divine origin to the 
Hebrew. Scriptures ; and although the 
words themi{elves of St.Paul -here re® 
ferred to, admit of little difpute, they: 
may and do admit, of ) WEY. different 
interpretatidns.. ; 
Dr. RENNEL has publithed a volume: 
. Of §* Dijcourfes on .wartous Subjeéis,” in 
which Shue: is. dubitituted for perfua-, 
fion, violent declamation for temperate 
argument, 
