Nominal Freedom actual Slavery, or the Right of electing City Of ficers, unalienably vefted by Magna-Charta, the Bill of Rights, and Corporation Charters, in the Commonalty or Citizens of London at large: from whom it has been unconftitutionally taken, and transferred to the Livery. 12mo. three pence, or half a crown' the dozen. Wheble.

An unfeasonable attempt to excite the citizens of London at large, tơ reclaim their ancient privileges; under the deprivation of which they have fo long patiently fubmitted. The argument is not ill-digefted nor invalid; although it appear at prefent very inopportune and therefore, we imagine will meet with general inattention. It is, indeed, with fufficient propriety this pamphleteer reproaches the prefent race of city patriots with inconfifiency of beha viour, in complaining of unconftitutional parliaments and unconftitutinal modes of electing reprefentatives, while he fhews that the elections for officers and reprefentatives of the city itself is ftill more unconftitutional than any other.-But, granting it were adviseable or expedient for the commonalty, to reclaim this conftitutional privilege" of election, the practicability of it is by no means evident. The feeming public fpirit that has of late agitated the city and divided its pretended patriots, has been merely a spirit of party; it has aimed folely at the profits or popularity of particular perfons and not at political reformation. The caufe of Mr. Wilkes was firft taken up in the city by a few infignificant individuals; who fought, by becoming his fup porters, to emerge from their obfcurity and raise themfelves to nominal eminence with their fellow citizens: from the herd of which, neither their perfonal talents or acquired qualifications could otherwife diftinguish them. Had it not been for this accident, would your Townsends, your Olivers, your Hayleys, your Bulls, your Sawbridges, with many others, have been ever heard of, except in the counting-house of the merchant, or the shop of the mechanic? Has not every ward and petty diftrict about town, its public man, as he files himself, who has got a name by flanding up for Wilkes? And can he give any other reafon for elpoufing the caufe of Liberty than the acquifition of his own petty popularity? For what elfe has he canvaffed, voted, got drunk and fubfcribed? For what else have numbers of aliens purchafed their freedom and their livery? Can it be fuppofed, then, that fuch Livery will voluntarily refign the power and privileges they are poffeffed of, to the citizens at large, becaufe it is right or conftitutional? Not they. And, as to the commonalty's exerting a proper fpirit to compel fuch reftitution, it is an idea altogether chimerical. The principal merchants and traders in London are on the livery, or from commercial connections have an influence over all that are. Can it be imagined that the lower order of citizens, who, in their turn, are in the fame manner dependent on the livery, will effectually exert

Being profeffedly extracted from Dr. King's effay on civil government, &c. a pamphlet well worth perufal; of which we gave a copious account in our laft Review,

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themselves in any manner to wreft the power out of the hands of their mafters, on whom they fubfift and by whom they live? If to this, we add the confideration that the meaner and dependent part of mankind, are, in every country, as abject of fpirit as deftitute of power, we fhall very reasonably conclude that, if, as this pamphleteer infinuates, the citizens at large, the nominal freemen, are actual flaves, they are likely ever to remain fo.-The fuperior ranks of fociety confider it neceffary, to their own cafe and dignity, that every political community fhould have its beafts of burthen. While the Livery are mules, therefore, the commonalty can expect to be no better than pack-affes.

Sermons by the late Rev. Charles Peters, M. A. Rector of St. Mabyn's Cornwall, published from his MSS. By bis Nephew, Jonathan Peters, M. Ă. 8vo. 5s. 3d. in Boards. Bathurst. The late Mr. Peters, whofe fermons are here collected by his nephew, was well known to the learned world by his critical differtation on Job; published about the year 1750. The prefent fermons, nineteen in number, are not in general of a critical caft; but fimple difcourfes on points of practical religion, rather calculated for the edification of a common congregation, than to gratify the curiofity of the Jearned.

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Sacred Annals; or the Life of Christ, as recorded by the Four Evangelifts, with Practical Obfervations. By T. Morell, D. D. 12mo. 3s. 6d. Longman.

A compilation from the works of our most celebrated divines, and others, who have inveftigated the harmony of the gofpels. It appears to have been intended as a Sunday exercife for the young gentlemen of Eton School; but may prove acceptable to readers in general of ordinary capacities and a moderate fhare of learning.

The State of Man here and hereafter: confidered in three Epiftles to a Friend. With a Poftfcript to the Authors of the Monthly Review. The fecond Edition. Svo. 2s. Pine, Bristol.

Of the first edition of these poetical epiftles, we gave an account in a former volume of our Review. In the prefent they are printed in a more correct and respectable manner.-Of the author's poftfcript we fhall say the lefs, as he pays us in it a compliment at the expence of our It is but juftice, however, to obferve, that there is both truth and propriety in his reprehenfion of the Monthly Reviewers, for the unfair and uncandid manner, in which they treat every avowed profeffor of the faith, as it is in Jesus.

rivals.

Practical

Practical Remarks on Weft-India Difeafes. 8vo. 25. Newbery. Whether thefe Remarks be only an abftract from the more voluminous writers on the fubject, or really, what is profeffed, a fpecimen of a larger work, "which the author intends to publifh, is as doubtful as it is difficult to determine; the work bearing no internal evidence of originality, and the writer having neglected to authenticate, by his name or place of abode, the fuccels of the practice, he recommends: which differs little, if at all, from that of moft of the inedical writers who have already obliged the public with obfervations on the difeafes of the climate.

Thoughts in the feveral Regulations necessary to the Appointment of an Advocate General, for the Purpose of relieving the Clients of Lawyers from unreasonable Expence, and intolerable Oppreffion. 4to.

2s. Bew.

The author of this pamphlet, who appears to speak feelingly of the expence and oppreffion of which he complains, hath frequently, it feems, addreffed the publick on the fame fubject; the prefent pamphlet being a fequel to two that have preceded, the one upon the neceffity of limiting the power of the practitioners in the feveral courts of juftice; and making effectual the law for taxing the bills of Attorneys and Solicitors; the other containing the ftate of a case of unlawful imprifonment. Admitting the facts as represented (and we fee no reason to doubt their truth) there is great room for reformation of abuses in the departments pointed at. But in the practical administration of justice, there are, alas, fo many, departments, and all fo replete with abuses, it requires the ftrength of a political Hercules to cleanse fuch an Augean ftable.

The Honour of the University of Oxford, defended against the illiberal Afperfion of Ed Be, Efq. with pertinent Obfervations on the prefent Rebellion in America. 8vo. Is. 6d,

Kearsley.

A tranflation of a Latin declamation, written by Dr. B-, and publifhed fome time. ago, entitled " De Tumultibus Americanis deque corum Concitatoribus Meditatio fenilis; being a profeffed answer to certain remarks, made by Mr. Burke in the House of Commons, on the University of Oxford prefenting an address to his Majefly, on the American rebellion. The English verfion is pretty faithful, to the original; but whether it be that we have feen the fame fentiments fo frequently repeated in the fame hackneyed ftrain of the vulgar tongue, or that there was a claffical beauty in the original compofition that hid the deformity, with the tritenefs, of the fentiment, certain it is we are not captivated either with the matter or manner of this defence of the honour of the University of Oxford.

OUR CORRESPONDENTS are defired to address their future Favours to the Editor; to be left at the Printer's, No. 73. Great Queen-Street, Lincoln'sInn Fields. The Letters, required to be printed, with the requifite Replies, to feveral lately fent us, will be inferted in our APPENDIX.

APPENDIX

TO THE

THIRD VOLUME

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LONDON REVIEW.

Travels in Greece: Or an Account of a Tour, made at the Expence of the Society of Dilettanti. By Richard Chandler, D. D. &c. Continued from Page 451, and concluded.

Notwithstanding the restriction, under which our travellers were laid, by the instructions of the Society of Dilettanti, not to interfere at Athens with the labours of Meffrs: Stuart and Revett, they found matter of curiofity and enquiry to detain them. much longer than they expected. For the greater convenience of obfervation, therefore, they removed from the convent, in which they took up their abode on their arrival, to a large and commodious house belonging to one of the archons. Of their fituation there, and the circumftances of their modern neighbours, we have the following defcription:

"Our new houfe had many trap-doors, and hiding places, and ftanding detached, was called (mo) the island.--A place where the fair fex bears no part in fociety will be juftly fuppofed dull and uniform. Indeed, a Turk is generally a folemn folitary being; with few vifible enjoyments except his pipe and coffee. The former is his conftant companion. It is his folace on the fofa; and when fquatting on his hams, as he is fometimes feen, in the fhade by the door of his houfe; or in a group, looking on, while the horfes, which are flaked down with a rope, feed in the feafon on the green corn. When he is walking or riding, it is cartied in his hand or by an attendant. The tube is of wood perforated, commonly long and pliant, and fometimes hung with small filves crefcents and chains, with a mouth-piece of amber. The bole is earthen, and a bit of aloe. VOL. III. wood

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wood put into it, while he is fmoking, augments his pleasure, yielding a grateful perfume. A filken embroidered bag is ufually tucked in at his fafh, by his fide, and contains tobacco. His horfe, his arms, and haram are the other chief objects of his attention. He is grave, fententious, and fteady, but fond of narrations and not difficult to be overcome by a story.

"The Turks, obferving that we did not ufe the fign of the cross, and being informed that we difapproved of the worshipping of pictures or images, conceived a favourable opinion of us. Their abhorrence

of hog-flesh is unfeigned, and we derived fome popularity from a report, which we did not contradict, that we held it in equal deteftation. Several of them frequented our table. The principal Turks came all to our house at night, while it was Ramazan or Lent, when they faft in the day-time; and were entertained by us with fweet-meat, pipes, coffee, and fherbet much to their satisfaction, though difireffed by our chairs; fome trying to collect their legs under them on the feats, and fome fquatting down by the fides. When we visited them, we were received with cordiality, and treated with diftinction. Sweet gums were burned in the middle of the room, to scent the air; or scattered on coals before us, while fitting on the fofa, to perfume our mustaches and garments; and at the door, on our departure, we were sprinkled with rofe-water. The vaiwode at certain feasons fent his muficians to play in our court. The Greeks were not lefs civil, and at Easter we had the company of the archons in a body. Several of them alfo eat often with us; and we had daily prefents of flowers, sometimes perfumed, of pomgranates, oranges and lemons fresh gathered, pastry, and other like articles."

Our traveller complains that tradition is at fo low an ebb at Athens, that he was obliged to have recourse to ancient authors to make out the fcite and afcertain the identity of fome of the ancient ruins. He obferves, however, that credulity and fuperftition ftill prevail there as much as ever.

"The traveller, fays he, may itill hear of Medeas, women poffeffed of magic powers, and expert in various modes of incantation. Amulets or charms are commonly worn to repel any malignant influence. Children are feen' with croffes or thin flat bits of gold, called phylacteries, hanging about their necks or on their foreheads. The Turks infcribe words from the Koran. The Greeks confide in holy water, which is fprinkled on their houses yearly by a pricft, to purify them and to drive away any dæmon, who may have obtained en trance. The infides of feveral of their churches are covered with reprefentations of the exploits of their faints, painted on the walls; extravagant, ridiculous, and abfurd beyond imagination. The old Athenian had a multitude of deities, but relied chiefly on Minerva ; the modern has a fimilar troop headed by his favourite Panagia. He Jiflens with devout humility to fanciful tales of nightly vifions, and of miracles vouchfafed on the moft trivial occafions. The report is propagated, and if, on examination, the forgery be detected on the fpot,