His lordship recommends to his clergy to preach the doctrines of faith without fe parating them from those of works. "All that diftinguishes Chriftianity from other religious is doctrinal; a Chriftian's hopes and confolations, his obligations and motives, are doctrinal points; the very means and end of his falvation, the many objects of his moft earnest intention are all points of faith and doctrine. Divest Chriftianity of its faith and doctrines, and you defpoil it of all that is peculiar to it in its motives, its confolations, its fanctions, and its duties. You diveft it of all that made revelation neceffary; you reduce it to the cold and ineffectual fubftance of what is called Philofophy; that philofophy which has of late fhewn itfelf not the friend of religion, learning, and civil order, but of anatchy, conceit, and atheism; you reduce it to the obfcure glimmerings of human knowlege; that knowledge which the greatest of the antient philofophers confeffed to be totally infufficient to fatisfy the doubts and folicitude of an enquiring mind, and looked forward with a kind of prophetic exultation to the period when Divine Providence, in compaffion to the weakness of our nature, fhould enlighten mankind by the revelation of himself, which modern philofophers reject." P. 18-19. His lordship proceeds to define religi• ous inftruction, particularly in paro. chial congregations, in the subject, languoge, and form, of it; and recommends dealing and expounding in fermons fuccelfive portions of fcripture, in the form of paraphrafe and illuftration, the advantages of which mode he ably details. "The faithful difcharge of a ininifter's duties will enfure refpect, and the refidence and habitual intercourfe which that fidelity implies will add affection to his character." P. 29. The Charge concludes with advice to candidates for holy orders. 36. A Deferiptive Account of a Defcent made into Pen Park Hole, in the Parish of Weft bury upon Trim, in the County of Gloucefter, in the Year 1775, now fiji published, to which is added a Copper-plate Engraving of that remarkable Carvern; alfo the Narra tives of Captains Sturmy* and Collins, containing their Defcriptions of the fame in the Years 1669 and 1682 †. By George Symes Catcott. THE melancholy circumftance of the Rev. Mr. Newnam falling into this ca He died of a fever caught in the furvey. + Published in Phil. Tranf. No. 143. vern March 17, 1775, is here repeated 1, having excited the public curiofity, Mr. C. made two different furveys of it within a month after the accident, and found that the mouth runs nearly East and Weft, 35 feet by 14, and is, if we may fo fpeak, beftridden by a large afh tree, whofe roots reach from the North to the South bank, 12 yards below the surface, a fmaller cavity runs Weftward. The entrance is fleep for about 27 feet, and the roof in fome places not 3 feet high. About 30 feet lower is a large cavern on each fide the rock; that on the Well running 30 feet long, and 8 or 10 broad at the entrance. From theie caverns you defcend a fleep of 30 or 40 feet to the bottom; the whole distance to which from the top when the water is low being about 200 feet. The lower Weft cavity runs 78 feet in length by 16 in breadth, and another to the Eaft nearly fimiar. The depth of water at the bottom of the hole is in many places 7 or 8 fathom, and in a dry feafon not more than one. There is a lateral cavity about 120 feet East of Pen park hole, eafier of accefs, and at 13 yards from the furface dividing into two branches, Two letters from the late Dean of Exeter approving the author's researches are fubjoined. An accurate plan by Mr. William White, very different as well as that here given from that engraved in the Philofophical Tranfactions, may be feen in Rudder. 37. A Letter to the People of Ireland, upon the intended Application of the Roman Ca tholics to Parliament, for the Exercife of the elective Franchifes. From William Knox Efq. MR. K. has been introduced to the acquaintance of our readers on two former occafions as a writer on ecclefiaßical and political matters, vol. LIX. 141, 932. In a pamphlet he published in 1777, entitled: Confiderations on the State of Ireland, which at that time escaped us, he undertook to prove that the right of Ireland to all the privileges of Eng lifhmen on the ground of being one pro ple with them; but, fince the Irish were on that ground admitted into a partici. pation in the Colony trade and fisheries, they thought fit to turn the tables upon England, and declare themselves an independent kingdom, on which account he See Rudder's Gloucestershire, 796; the Briftol and Hotwell Guide; our vol. XLV. 201,250; Camden's Brit. I. 275 now now pronounces they cannot lay claim to all the privileges aud advantages of Englishmen. By a natural confequence of independent and feparate kingdoms, Mr. K. recommends, that the Catholics, who are three to one in it, fhould be admitted to a fhare in the government. In the mean time he thinks it would perhaps be prudent to confine their request for the elective franchife to fuch qualified voters as can read the Lord's prayer in English when they come to vote; and if that should be found a fufficient inducement for all who are able to put their children to fchool, it would produce a happy effect. The fum of the whole is, Mr. K. wifhes for an Union of Ireland with England, which he planned, 1778, as appears from his ftate papers above referred to. In a Poftfcript Mr. K. more earnestly recommends the defirea conceffion to the Irish Catholics. The lift of publications annexed to the prefent announces Mr. K. as a voluminous and ready writer. 38. A Letter from the Right Honourable Charles James Fox to the Warthy and Independent Electors of the City and Liberty of Westminster. THE novelty of Mr. Fox appearing as a writer could not fail to excite much curiofity. Accordingly we find that his letter has already reached the eleventh edition. It is written in a manner very different from what most readers might have been inclined to expect from the pen of this great orator. It is neither mark ed by forcible invective, nor brilliant declamation. It profeffes as its object to remove it ofe mifconceptions and mifteprefentations, which had taken place with refpect to the different motions which he had made in the first days of the feflion; and for this purpofe ftates with the ut moft perfpicuity and fimplicity of language what was the precife nature and extent of those motions, and what were the motives and arguments upon which they were founded. The temper with which it is written, fo unufual in politi. cal difcuffion, deferves much praise; and the fimplicity of the ftyle affords an ad. mirable contraft, to that falfe tafte with which most modern writings are infected. We forbear to give any extracts from a publication, which is already in the hands of every body. 39. The Baviad. A new Edition. SATIRE, when exercifed in an ho 41. The Narcotic and Private Theatricals. Two Dramatic Pieces. By James Powell, of the Custom house. IF these were compofed for the private amufement of the author, and prin ted to circulate among his friends, we have nothing to fay against fo innocent a motive. They certainly have no manner of claim to the attention of the publick. 42. Dramatic Dialogues for the Use of young Perfons. By the Author of the Blind Child. WE have before had occafion to speak of this writer as entitled to confiderable refpe&t. Our efleem and good opinion is materially increafed by the prefent work. We may venture to recommend it as a very ufeful book for children, inculcating the pureft morality, and written in a familiar, and by no means inelegant Atyle. We trust the labours of the author will not here ceafe, but will continue to be direЯted to the noble end of national inftruction, and confequently of national benefit. the understandings of the common people. The above is a tenfible compofition, and well calculated for the end to which it is directed." 44. Ode to the Harp of the late accomplished and amiable Louifa Hanway. By Mrs. Robinfon. WE have before had occafion to fpeak, and in terms of esteem and praife, of this lady's poetical abilities. This tribute of tendernets will by no means diminish her claims upon us and the publick. We fubjoin the following fpecimen : "When o'er the world black Midnight fteals, And every eye in temporary death, When on the confine of the grave, no Affails cold Meditation's ear, Friendship thall clafp thy urn, and drop a filent tear. "There Refignation, penfive, fad, Shall plant around the buds of Spring, And there fhall weeping virgins throng, 45. A Sermon on the Nature and Obligation of THE writer of this fermon infifts principally for his proof of the mystery which he vindicates, on the wi-known, but difputed text of 1 John, v. 7 This test may not perhaps be altogether we cellary for the purpofe to which it has been to repeat aty applied; but meth certain it is that the writer of the publication before us had never feen Mi. Forfon's reply to Archdeacon Travis. 46. A Selection, from the Harleian Miscellany of THE title fufficiently explains the purport of this very uteful collection. It is arranged as nearly as poffible in chronological order, and contains about a fixth part of the whole Mifcellany which is now become fearce, and confequently dear. We think the pan a very good one; and Thould like to fee the other claffes in like manner collected and arranged. 47. Difcourfes on feveral Subjects. By Robert Fleming, D. M. London, printed for Andr. Bell, at the Bible and Crofs Keys in Cornhi. 1701, 8vo. HAVING given in our laft, p. 8, a fmail extract from this curious volume, containing a prediction of what was to happen to the French Monarch about the prefent period; we have fince reCeived fo many enquiries on the fubject, that we are induced to give a more particular account of the Difcourfes. In the first of them, intituled, "An Epistolary Difcourle; containing, befides other incidental Matters, a new Refolution and Improvement, both theoretical and practical, of the grand Apocalyptical Quethon, concerning the Rile and Fall of Reme Papal," Mr. F. endeavours to prove that the kingdom of the Papal Antichrift, which began in 758, will continue 1260 prophetical years, i. e. of 360 days cach, and therefore will expire exactly in the year 2000, when the Mijentum will commence. He then proceeds to improve this refolution of the queftion; fift, with refpect to "the unridding of the Apocalyptical times and per ous." And here he gives a general account of the connexion of the three feptenaries of feals, trumpets, and vials, in the Revelation of St. John. the Chriftian church during the state of the "The Seven Seals," he fays, "relate to Roman Empire. "The Seven Triumphs give an account of the state of the church in relation to the gradual increase of her Antichriftian ene mies. The "The Seven Vials are the last Plagues and Judgements on Rome Papal. trumpets railed Antichrift up: the Vials muft pull him down. And as the Vials Reformed Parties, every Vial is the confuppofe a struggle between the Popish and clufion of fome new periodical attack of the first party upon the other, the itfue of which proves at length favourable to the latter againt the former. "The firit Vial be fuppofes to have begun with the Reformation. "The fecond an. 1566. "The fourth at or a little after the year 1648, at the Peace of Munster, denoting the Wars that followed that Peace, with other incidental occurrences. The Sun and other Luminaries of Heaven are the em blems of Princes and Kingdoms. And the pouring out of this Vial on the Sun (Rev. xvi. 8.) denotes the humiliation of fome emi nent Potentates of the Romish intereft; which muft he principally the houfes of Auftria and Bourbon, though not exclusive of other Popish Princes. We fee (fays the author) this vial has already taken place in darkening the glory of King James (whom the Papists expected great conquests from) by the hand of King William; by whom alfo God put a stop to the career of the French monarch in his conquests in Flanders and on the Rhine. And we fee it further poured out in the eclipfe of the Austrian family, by the lofs of Spaiu and its dependent principalities, as alfo in defeating the wicked defigns of the three confederate monarchs, of Poland, Denmark, and Raifia. "Having thus marked out the time prefent," he says, "it is time allo to put an end to our apocalyptical thoughts; feeing no man can pretend, upon any juft grounds, to calculate future times. However, feeing I have come fo far, I fhall adventure to prefent you further with fome conjectural thoughts on this head, for I am far from the prefumption of some men, to give them any higher character. "And, firft, as to the remaining part of this Vial, I do humbly fuppofe that it will come to its highest pitch about an. 1717, and that it will run out about the year 1794. The reafons for the first conjecture are two. The first is, because I find that the Papal kingdom got a confiderable acceffion to its power upon the Roman Western Empire's being destroyed an. 475, to which the Hesuli fueceeded the year following, and the OitroGoths afterward. Now if from this remarkable year we begin the calculation of the 1260 years, they lead us down to an. 1735, which in prophetical account is this very year 1717. The fecond is, because this year leads us down to a centenary Revolution. For is it not obfervable that John Huis, and Jerom of Prague (to run this up no further) were burned an. 1717; after which the true religion iu Bohemia and other places was more and more obfcured and fuppreifed until that famous year 1517, when Luther alofe, and gave the Reformation a new refurrection: according to that remarkable prediction of Jerome of Prague, “Centum annis revolutis Deo refpondebitis & mihi," which the Bohemians afterwards ftamped upon their coin as their motto. From which year the Reformed intereft did still increate (whatever particular stops and troubles it met with) till the year 1617; about which time the German and Bohemian wars began to break out. And it is but too obvious what an ebb hath followed fince that time to this, notwithstanding the pouring out of the fecond, third, and fourth, Vials. So that there is ground to hope, that, about the beginning of another fuch century, things may again alter for the better: for I cannot but hope that fome new mortification of the chief fupporters of Antichrift will then happen; and perhaps the French Monarchy may begin to be confiderably humbled about that time; that whereas the prefent French king [Louis XIV.] takes the Sun for his emblem, and this for his mutto, "Nec pluribus impar," he may at length, or rather his ficcellors, and the monarchy itfelf (at least before the year 1794) be forced to acknowledge, that (in respect to neighbouring l'eten ates) he is even ❝fingulis impar.” "But as to the expiration of this Vial, I do fear it will not be until the year 1794. The reafon of which conjecture is this; that I found the Pope got a new foundation of exaltation, when Juftinian, upon his conqueft of Italy, left itin a great measure to the Popes management, berg willing to eclipfe his own authorny, to advance that of his haughty Prelate. Now this being in the year 552; this, by the addition of the 1260 years, reaches to the year 1811; which, according to prophetical account, is the year 1794- And then I do fuppofe the furth Vial will end, and the fifth commence, by a new mortification of the Papacy, after this Vial has lafted 148 years." See more, p. 68. The author adds fome further conjestures. Among them is the following: "If any enquire whether the Sun of the Popish kingdom is not to be eclipfed himself at length; I muft pofitively aliert, he will: elfe this Vial were not a judgement upon him and the Romish party. But if yet again the queftion be, when this is to fall out and how; 1 muit tell you, that I have nothing further to add to what I have faid as to time. But as to the manner, how this is to be done, our text does lay a foundation of fome more dictinct thoughts. Therefore, in the fourth and laft place, we may justly fuppofe, that the French monarchy, after it has fcorched others, will ittelf confume by doing fo; its fire, and that which is the fuel that maintains it, wafting infenfibly, till it be exhausted at laft towards the end of this century, as the Spanish monarchy did before, towards the end of the fixteenth age.” We shall conclude this article with a fhort quotation from Lacy's" Prophetic Warnings, Lond. 1707," part II. p. 42. "Yes; that Verfailes, which thou haft made for the glory of thy names, I will throw to the ground, and all your infolent infcriptions, figures, abominable pictures. And Paris; Paris that imperial city I will that it dreadfully. Yes; I will afflict the Royal Family. Yes, I will avenge the iniquity of the King upon his Grand-chil dren." 48. The genuine Tree of Liberty; or the Royal Qak of Great Britain. by the Rev. W. Hett, A. M. THE author of this Oration (for such it is, and not a Sermor) if we mistake not, is one of the Senior Vicars of the Cathedral at Lincoln; but the fentiments of of loyalty here tranfmitted to the prefs were delivered by him, not in his ecclefiaffical cap city, but as an individual of "a meeting of his Majefty's most faithful and loyal fubjects at the Guildhall of the city of Lincoln, Dec. 19, 1792." Of the Monarch who to conteffedly deferves, and to eminently poffeffes, the affections of a free and happy Nation, Mr. Hett fays, "In his private character, our moft gracious Sovereign holds up to his fubjects a model of every focial, of every Chriftian virtue. He is a kind husband, a tender parent, and a faithful friend; a zealous advocate for the advancement of the Chriftian religion, and a devout practifer of the duties it enjoins. Let thofe, who are forward to open their mouths against their lawful Sove reign, practise the fame virtues, and be filent. In hic public capacity, he has ever manifefted himself ready to adopt and to put into execution thofe plans, for the happiness and the advantage of his fubjects, which have been before digefted, and are fubmitted to his approbation, by his good and faithful counsellors: and the fuperior excellence of thefe plans cannot be better afcertained than by their effects in promoting and exalting the kingdom of Great Britain above all the nations of the earth. Our internal peace is fo firmly rooted, that, were it not for the malicious efforts of the factious, and the difcontented amongst us, every man, in the charming language of Scripture, might live fafely under his vine and under his fig-tree, enjoying the fruits of his own honeft industry, and laying up a moderate provifion for his dear defcendants. Our external profperity is of that extenfive nature, that Great Britain is, at this time, the emporium of the world. That which the proud imperial Rome once boafted the had effected by the force of arms, the fubjugation of all nations, Great Britain has really accomplished by the far more humane and lefs deftructive efforts of industry and fair-dealing. She has brought about this noble conquest by the indefatigable exertions of her husbandmen and mechanics in the improvement of the agriculture and the arts of this ifland; and by the enterprizing and liberal spirit of her merchants, who export her productions, natural and artificial, to every quarter of the globe" Some pertinent remarks are introduced on the excellence of our Conflitution; and on the neceffity of taxation for the purpose of general fecurity; on which head he offers to confideration the following reflexion of Richard Saunders, contained in the preliminary addrefs to the Pennfylvania Almanack for the year 1758. GENT. MAG. February, 1793. "Brethren, fays he, and neighbours, the taxes are indeed very heavy; and if thofe laid on us by government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily dif charge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to fome of us. three times as much by our pride, and four We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, taxes the commiffioners cannot eafe us by altimes as much by our folly; and from these lowing any abatement."-" Before any one (fays Mr. H.) exclaims against the taxes impofed by government, he would do well to inform himself whether thefe mentioned by honeft Richard Saunders be not the real caufe of his diffatisfaction." Mr. Hett thus concludes: "We have heard much of planting the of liberty, directed and restrained in its tree of liberty in this kingdom. The tree growth, has long been planted, or rather is deep root in it, and has brought forth an the natural produce of this island, has taken abundance of noble and generous fruit; the wealth, the fecurity, and the liberal and independent fpirit of individuals, together with the profperity and honourable eftimation of the community in which it has flourished. What our Gallic neighbours recommend to us under the above fpecious title is the wild, uncultivated stock of licentioufnefs; the genuine produce of which is anarchy, rapine, murder, and every evil which can harrafs and diftrefs human fociety. To cherifh and to protect the growth of this indigenous tree of liberty, improved and meliorated by cultivation, this original royal oak of the foul, is the intention of this refpectable meeting." 69. Lift of Premiums offered by the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture. T which is annexed, an Account of Mr. John Read's Method of stopping the Progress of Fire on Board of Ships. illuftrated by an Engraving. WE congratulate the publick on the progress of this excellent institution; and are happy to announce the very handfome premiums which they have of fered to the publick. 1. The gold medal, or 10cl. for the best feries of experiments, with deductions, tending to afcertain the laws of refiftance of water to fulids of different forms, in all varieties of circumftances. A statement is required of the respective dimentions and velocities made ufe of in the experiments. 2. The filver medal and twenty guineas for the most ready and accurate method, by approximation or otherwife, for determining fcription, from an admeasurement of all the the tonnage of veffels and fhips of every deprincipal dimensions. 3. The |