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Retrospect of Domestic Literature—Theology, Morals, Kc. 627 
ing are the subjects. 1. The African Slave 
Trade. 2. On the Cultivation, Produce, 
Progression, Improvement, and Deciine 
vf the. several British Sugar-Colonies. 
3. The general Produce and Exports 
from the British Sugar-Colomes. 4. The 
British Shipping employed in the’ West 
India Trade. 5, The Imports of Colo- 
nial Produce to Great Britain and ire- 
land. 6. Export Trade of Great Britain 
to its Sugar-Colonies. 7. On the Export 
Trade, as exclusive and secured by law. 
8. On the Intercourse and trade of the 
British West Indies with America, and 
in particular with the British Provinces 
of Canada, Nova Scotia, aud Newfound- 
land. 9. On the Intercourse and Trade 
of the United States of America with the 
British West Indies. 10. On the Na- 
vigation Laws, and on the Shipping 
Interest of Great Britain, as affected by 
the Trade of America to the West Indies. 
11. The British West indies considered 
-as. a Depot of Foreign Trade.’ 12. On 
the Navigation to and from Great Britain 
and the West Indies. 13. On the Mi- 
litary Defence of the West. Indies. 
14, On the Mortality of European Troops 
serving in the West Indies, and the 
means of Prevention or Remedy to be 
suggested. 15. Observations on limited 
Military Service, as applicable to Troops 
serving in the West Indies. 16. In 
times of War, the Traisport Service-an 
essential resource to the Shipping In-, 
terest of Great Britain. These are fol- 
lowed by an Appendix, exhibiting the 
comparative Returns of Ships built in 
the Ports of Great Britain at different 
Periods. Such are the contents of a 
work peculiarly interesting to commerce. | 
The facts which it contains are not less 
important than various and authentic: 
and its imferences are‘alike those of can- 
dour and experience. 
THEOLOGY, MORALS, AND ECCLESIAS- 
TICAL AFFAIRS. 
One of the most important publica- 
tions to be noticed under this head, oc- 
curs in the “ Observations on the Neces- 
sity of introducing a sufficient Number of 
respectuble Clergymen into our Colonies, 
on the West Indies; and the Expediency 
of establishing for that Pumpose, by Sub- 
‘seription, a College in t niry, in 
which Persons may be 
the Performance of the C. 
an that Part of the British 
plan, it is very possible, 
carried into execution; but the argu- 
ments by which it is supported, are plain 
and convincing. “ The reasons (says 
the Author) which seem to make it ne- 
cessary to forma distinct establishment 
for the education of these persons, in- 
stead of engrafting a provision for that 
purpose upon some of the coilegcs at one 
of our Universities, do not entirely rest 
upon the necessity of a peculiar course 
of study and discipline, to qualify taem 
for the service which they would be re- 
quired to perform, but are in part 
founded on the danger of their becoming 
disinclined to enter upon that duty, if 
they shall have grown up in habits of 
intimacy with the young men destined 
for the several walks of life in this 
country; and of their either withdraw- 
ing entirely from the ministry, for which 
they were educated, or setting out upon 
it with the feelings of men going into 
exile, rather than with the zeal and de- 
votion of persons selected for the execu- 
tion of most important and arduous func- 
tions; whereas, if a number intended for 
the same line of life were to go through a 
course of education together, with few 
Opportunities of forming connections out 
of their own circle; they would cheer- 
fully exchange their college for the West 
Indies, having before them the prospect 
of rejoming there the friends and com- 
panions of their youth.” 
Dr. Manv’s * Lectures, on the Occur- 
rences of the Passion Week,” though not 
expressly written for the press, form a 
very useful publication. In the preface 
we are told, they were prepared by the 
auther with a more immediate regard to 
his parishioners: they are plain, pious, 
and unaffected. ! 
But there is another work which we 
feel it our duty to recommend more 
strongly. Itis by Mr. Savize, of Edin- 
burgh, entitled “ Dissertations on the 
Fixistence, Attributes, Providence, and 
Moral Government of God; and on the 
Duty, Character, Security, and Final 
Happiness of his Righteous Subjects.”— 
Mr, Savile presents it to the world with 
dittidence, though it is the result of some 
of his maturest thoughts, and ‘has re- 
peatedly received acareful revisal, The 
subjects discussed are among the most 
important apd interesting that can én- 
gage the attention of the human mind, 
“ The Discursory Considerations,” by a, 
Country CLERGYMAN, “ on the supposed 
Evidence of the early Fathers, that St. 
Niutihew’sGospel was first written,” would 
fain vive the Gospel of St. Luke priority :. 
because St. Matthew has omitted the im- 
portant fact of the ascension, 
Counected also with this class, is the 
second 
