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Retrofpet of Domeftic Literatureo—Theolozy, Marals, ec. 643 
This pofthumous work is edited by . 
Mr. Ricyarpson, Profeffor of Huma- 
nity at Glafgow, who has prefixed to the 
Volume an Account of the Author’s 
| Lies 3. 
Mr. Kincpon has tranflated from the 
German, “* The Authenticity, &ce. of the 
New Teflament, by GopFREY LEss, late 
Profeffor at Gottingen.” 
» This work is taken from a larger one, 
entitled the ** Hifory of Religion,” which 
it is much to be defired that the prefent 
tranflator may prefent to us in an Englith 
drefs. The prefent work is the refult of 
a laborious and fevere enquiry, inftituted 
by the Author, to refolve doubts upon ~ 
the important fubject of divine Revelation, 
which he had for {everal years entertained. 
Upon his own mind the enquiry produced 
folid, rational, and fatisfactory eonvic- 
tion ; as it probably will upon the minds 
of all who give it that attention which it 
demands. 
Mr. Luoyp’s “ Chrifian Theology” is 
too rhapfodical and declamatory to be read 
with fatisfaction, except by that clafs of 
the members of the eflablifhment who 
affe&t the title of Evangelical. - 
The Bifhop of Gloucester has pub- 
lifhed ** Theughts on the Trinity :” no one 
can be difappointed in not finding much 
‘novelty on a fubject which has been fo 
repeatedly canvafled. Dr. CRUIKSHANK’S 
Tranflation of Withus’s ** Economy of the 
Covenants beiween God and Man,” o1igi- 
nally publifhed in 1763, is now re-printed. ° 
“© Sermons on Public Occafions, and a 
Letter ou Theological Study, by Robert 
Jate Archbifhop of York.” . 
The re-publication of thefe fenfible dif- 
courfes is edited by Mr. Grorce Hay 
DaumMMon», who has prefixed to them, 
Memoirs of the Right Rev. Prelate’s Life. 
The filial piety of Dr. Layarp’s Son, 
has induced him to fuperintend the publi-- 
cation of his Father’s ‘* Sermons: they 
ate plain, fenfible, and ferious difcourfes. 
Dr. Marrin’s ‘* Sermons, chiefly occafizn- 
al,’ ave not tobe ranked among thehighett 
elafs of compofition, but are re{peétable. 
Mr. Warner, of Bath, has publithed a 
fécond volume of ‘* Pradtical Difcourfes.”” 
Mr. BowDeEn’s **. Sermons’ to the Pro-~ 
teftant Diffenters at Leeds, evince a found 
underftanding and an ardent piety. Mr. 
Cooper has publifhed a volume of * Ser- 
mons, chiefly defigned to elucidate fome 
of the leading Doétrines of the Gofpel.” 
Mr. VaNBRUGH’s Sermons—a {econd | 
Edition of Mr. GisBORNE’s—-a fecond 
Volume of Mr. CLarHam’s—~and a few 
othersy make up the bulky Catalogue, 
Of fingle Sermons, we cannot attempt. 
an enumeration; for a lift of them, we 
muft refer to our Monthly Catalogue. 
On the interefling fubje&ts of 
NaruraL History and Puysics, 
We have tonoticean unulual number of 
valuable productions. Mr. Bewick has 
publifhed the 2nd -volume of his ‘ Hif- 
tory of Briti/h Birds.” ‘To this gentle- 
man was referved the merit of reitoring 
in all its original perfe&tion, the Jong- 
neglected, and nearly forgotten art of en- 
raving on wood. “Lhe accuracy and the 
£ ae 
{pirit with which Mr. B, has delineated 
animals, is not to be furpafled ; and his 
vignettes ferve at once to ornament. his 
volumes, and illuitrate fome part of the 
character or habits of the animal which 
is the fubject of them. This eminent 
artift was apprentice to Mr. BigLsy, an 
engraver on metal, of low rank, in New... 
caltle upon Tyne; he returned, after a. 
refidence of fome years in London, to his 
old mafter, who poffefled a tafte congenial 
with his own, and entered into partner- ” 
fhip with him, The joint efforts of thefe 
gentlemen produced, in the year 17905. 
the publication of a General Hifory af 
Quadrupeds: the animals were engraved 
on wooden blocks, with a boldnefs of dea 
hen, and correcinefs of delineation, which | 
continue to excite admiration by Mr, 
Bewick, while the defcriptions weredrawna 
up from the works of Buffon and Pennant, 
and from much perfonal obfervation by 
Mr. Bicloy., This pubhecation paffed thro” 
three editions ; and the fucceis of it induced © 
the authors to follow it up by an Hiftory ° 
of Britifh Birds. The firft volume of this 
work, containing the great divifion of | 
land birds, was publithed in 1797: Soon 
after which time, fome unfortunate dif- 
agreement occurred between the parties, 
and the compietion of the work devolved 
on Mr. Bewick. The defcriptive pact 
of this volume is not unworthy of the 
ornamental: the compofition, correéted, 
Mr. B. fays, by the hand of a learned 
friend, is extremely re{pectable ; andmuch 
information is condenfed into a fmall com- 
pats. 
Dr. SHaw has publifhed the fifth vo- 
lume of his ** General Zoology.” 
The - 
preceding one treats of the apodal, the’ 
‘jugular, and thoracic fifhes; the prefent 
embraces the addominal and cartilaginous 
ones. In the order Abdominales, Dr, 
Shaw has retained allthe Linnean genera, 
except Teuthis, and one of its two fpe- 
cies, the H-patus, and has in‘redaced 
{ome new genera, Anableps, Piatyitacus, 
talaginet 
' #8canthonotus, and Polypterus, The caro 
