Fly then, ye vILE Pierian band, [Anglice, BITCHES Art. 19. A familiar Addrefs to the Curious in English Poetry more particularly to the Readers of Shakespeare. By Therfites Literarius. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Payne. A most abfurd and childish attempt at wit and critiscim. POLITICAL. Art. 20. Speech to the Sun of the Political Hemifphere; by a Fallen Angel. Quarto. 1s. 6d. Stockdale. This fpeech is a parody upon the celebrated addrefs of Satan to the fun in the fourth book of Paradife Loft. Parody is, we believe, one of the various kinds of compofition, for which we are indebted to the Goths and Vandals of the middle ages. The fame great and illustrious æra gave birth at once to enigmas, rebufes, conundrums, acroftics, anagrams, and chronograms, and thofe little pieces of poetry, whofe principal beauty confifts in the figures of axes, wings, and eggs, which at a small distance they fuggett to the eye. This must be acknowledged not to be a very prepoffeffing original. And for our own parts, we confefs ourselves unable to difcover any features in parody that fhould infure to it a milder fate than that of the reft of its brethren. It is as little calculated as any of them to give a loofe to genius, or to afford fcope for that pure and attic wit which only can deferve the countenance of the comic mufe. But inimical as we are to this fpecies of compofition in general, we must confefs that this performance has appeared to us, perhaps the very happieft of the numerous effays of this kind that ever fell into our hands. The following fpecimen will not probably be thought an unfavourable one. The original we will take it for granted is too ftrongly impreffed upon the memory of most of our readers for it to be neceffary for us to mark the parallel expreffions. Mr. Fox is the Lucifer of this agreeable pampheleteer. Me miferable! which way fhall I fly Th' infinite wrath of my conftituents.Which way I fly are duns and creditors And in St. George's Fields a prison cell, Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide, To which, the houfe I live in feems a palace. Art. 21. A Letter addreffed to Lord North and Mr. Fox. By Francis Dobbs, Efq; 8vo. IS. Stockdale. The fubftance of Mr. Dobbs's letter lies in fo narrow a compaís, that we are not at all apprehenfive of doing him any injuftice. The author feems to be heartily frightened; and the fubject of his terror is the probable establishment of what he calls, a fourth eftate in the government of this country. This fourth eftate is to be conftituted by a connection of borough-mongers, who fet themfelves up in oppofition to the king, the lords, and the people, and are endeavouring to poflefs themfelves of a power defpotic and uncontróulable. He com compares them, by a happy claffical allufion, to the three hundred tyrants of antiquity. This is the whole marrow of Mr. Dobbs's pamphlet ; and if the reader should content himself with the account, without recurring to the performance itself, his lofs we conceive will be very fmall, as it contains little more than a dry repetition of the fame idea, without any argument to fupport it. The fubject of Mr. Dobbs's apprehenfion is not new. The fame objection was particularly urged against the adminiftration of the Pelhams in the late reign. They were the maitres du palais of our English kings, and would fhortly annihilate their race, as Pepin had done the defcendents of Pharamond. The monarchs of Britain however ftill exift in defiance of thefe fagacious predictions, and George the Third reigns as George the Second did before him. But what Mr. Dobbs wants in argument, he fupplies in fervour. "Though my LIFE fhould pay the forfeit," exclaims this zealous patriot, I will range my little powers on the fide of the people, of the peers, and injured Majefty." Intrepid hero! permit us the humane office of allaying your terrors. Though the coalition fhould experience an hour of infolence, and a plenitude of power, we will venture to take our little credit, that the valuable life of Mr. Dobbs will not be endangered. He goes on" you depend on a majority in the enfuing parliament, who, without confidering any thing, will vote you into power, if you have one, I "would advise his Majefty to inftantly diffolve it, and NEVER more to call thofe borough-mongers again together. I would ad"vife him then to call deputies from every city or town of confe quence in Great Britain, and throw himself upon a generous and "loyal people." 66 Art. 22. The Ministerialist. By Junius. 8vo, 1s. Stockdale. 1783. The facts ftated by this author apply feverely against the coalition, particularly to two gentlemen, Meffrs. Fox and Burke: but thefe derive no advantage from any art of the author; he is an unskillful writer. He at first affumes the air of irony; but vehemence and refentment break through the ill fupported difguife, and the writer forgets that he profefled, not to be paffionate, but pleasant. Art. 23. Impartial Confiderations on a Bill now depending in Parliament, for fablishing certain Regulations for the better Management of the Territories, Revenues, and Commerce of this Kingdom in the Eaft-Indies. To which are added, fome Remarks on the propofed Surrender of the Company's Charter. 8vo. Is. Debrett. 1783. The author of thefe Confiderations is not ambitious of having it faid, that the obfervations contained in his performance are novel and original. His object is truth, in whatever form it may prefent itself to his viewHe fets out with a reprefentation of the abufes in the administration of the Eaft-India Company's affairs, and the neceffity of a reformation. He then anfwers to the objections that have been made, or may be made, to the plan of reform propofed by Mr. Fox. On thefe objections he makes several plaufible obfervations, one or two of which have not occurred to us us in perufing that endless variety of pamphlets to which the EastIndia bill has given birth. Art. 24. An Authentic Account of the Debates in the House of Lords, on Tuesday, December 9, Monday, December 15, and Wednes day, December 17, 1783. On the Bill "for eftablishing certain Regulations for the better Management of the Territories, Reve nues, and Commerce of this Kingdom in the Eaft-Indies." To which is added an accurate Lift of the Divifions both on Monday and Wednesday. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Debrett. The writer or compiler of thefe Debates accounts for his publication of them from the deficiency of the account given of them in the news papers. It is, however, from the news-papers, folely, that they appear to us to be collected. For firft, all the ideas contained in them are to be found in the news-papers, however the ftile in a few inftances, may be varied. Secondly, the most capital omiffions in the news-papers are not fupplied by this compiler. For example, the Earl of Fitzwilliams ingenious argument in favour of Mr. Fox's India bill, from the consideration that all charters and monopolies are infringements of the rights of the community, which was omitted in the news papers, is also wholly omitted in this catchpenny publication. Art. 25. Debates in the Houfe of Commons, from Monday the 12th to Friday the 16th January 1784; including a particular Detail of the Proceedings on both thofe Days; and containing, amongst other important Matters, a full and complete Account of the very interesting Debates upon the moving for, and first reading of Mr. Pitt's Bill, for regulating the tetritorial Concerns of the East-India Company; together with a correct Copy of the Bill. 8vo. 4s. Stockdale. and The Debates in Parliament which are given in the morning newspapers, and which are striking proofs of the extent of memory its capability of improvement, are doubtlefs fufficient to gratify the curiofity of every reader who is not interested in a very extraordi nary manner in those declamations. It is therefore matter of wonder that a Bookfeller should find it worth his while to republifh the fpecches in the news-papers, with a few additions and immaterial corrections furnished by the anxious vanity of one or two young fpeakers. A few fuch additions and corrections, and greater accuracy in quotations from poets, a very puerile practice, form the fole merit of this collection. Art. 26. Reflections on the prefent State of the Eaft-India Company. 8vo. 6d. Nourfe. 1783. The affairs of the company, in the opinion of the author of the Reflections, may be again restored to a flourishing condition, by abolishing minifterial interference in appointments and difmiffions. By abolishing, of course, the Governor General and Council of Bengal, and reducing that fettlement to the old eftablishment, confining its jurifdiction to its own internal affairs of investment and revenue; ample fubject for their whole attention. By reftraining the military expences and establishment, within bounds. By By abolishing all contracts. By reftoring the antient regulation of account. By fecuring a regular gradation in the service. By making a public example of delinquents at home. And by establishing a general government, not fixed to any fettlement, but to the scene of action in war, or wherever occafion may require, in time of peace. Art. 27. A Short Addrefs to the Chartered Companies of England; calculated to point out the Tendency of the Bill brought into Parliament by Mr. Fox. By a Citizen. Sold by all the Bookfellers. Price 6d. The arguments adduced in this fhort Addrefs, against Mr. Fox's bill, are plaufible enough, but neither new, nor placed in a striking light by any power of eloquence. Art. 28. A Short Commercial and Political Letter from Mr. Fofph Price, to the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, one of his Majefty's principal Secretaries of State, on the Subject of his Afiatic Bills now depending in Parliament, 8vo. is. 6d. Stockdale. 1783. "If I understand your bills right, fays Mr. Price, your feven directors, by means of your new government, are to make flaves of all the Englishmen in Afia, in order to make the Afiaticks breathe the fpirit of freemen. The moment you effect that, they will ferve you as the Americans have done,-fend you back to your own country. After mentioning Mr. Fox's "crying to the Dutch," he advifes him to talk in bolder language to the enemies of England, and lefs delufive to his fellow fubjects." "Where the accumulation of fuch power as the Eaft-India patronage will lead, is the duty of every Englishman to confider, and that every Englishman might have an opportunity to confider it fairly, a reference of the question to them, by a diffolution of Parliament Mr. Price thinks would be conftitutional, expedient, and popular." In this pamphlet Mr. Price writes with his ufual fhrewdnefs and drollery. Art. 29. A Letter to the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, one of his Majefty's principal Secretaries of State. By Major John Scott. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Stockdale. 1783. Mr. Scott after many strong declarations of the virtue and innocence of Mr. Haftings, and a few arguments in his defence, and against the India bill, in conclufion roundly afferts, that there is as little mifmanagement, corruption, or oppreffion in the different feats of the British government in India, as are to be found in any part of the world, that a few years of peace will restore the Com-. pany's affairs to the highest profperity in Afia; and that, if the India bill was thrown out, (as has fince happened,) every corporate body in this kingdom, and every man who valued his birth-right, and the freedom of his country would have reafon to triumph inthe event. In this publication Mr. Scott comes fhort of his ufual fhrewdnefa and and naiveté and we recognife the warm felings of the friend of Mr. Haftings, rather than the folid reasoning of a judicious apologist or advocate. Art. 30. A Clear and Candid Expofition of the Origin, Progrefs, and accumulated State of the feveral Loans made to Mahomet Ally Carn, Nobob of Arcott, by British Subjects at Madrafs, from the Year 1760, to the End of the Year 1777. 4to. is. Reynell. Haymarket. The end or object of this publication, is, to fhow all parties with what degree of justice, the creditors, as British fubjects, have pretenfions to the interpofition of the Company, and the legislature (if neceflary,) to recover their property, which has fo long been involved in a fituation, greatly to the prejudice of all, and the ruin of many. To Art. 31. Addreffed to his Grace the Duke of Portland, A Me- The Memorialist makes many just and pertinent reflections concerning the importance of the woollen manufactory to Great Britain, and throws out feveral judicious hints for its improvement. Art. 32. Remarks on the Climate, Produce, and Natural Advantages of Nova-Scotia; in a Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Macclesfield. 8vo. Is.. Debrett. It appears from this publication that the profits to be drawn from fifhing and farming in Nova-Scotia are immenfe. An account is given, with an evident bias however to the favourable fide of the climate, and natural productions of that country.-All these things have been communicated to the public in different publications, and even in the news-papers. There is a very accurate map of Nova Scotia prefixed to this pamphlet, which enables the reader to comprehend the author's remarks with the greater facility. Art. 33. A Brief and Impartial Review of the State of Great The author of this Review rejoices that the plan of fyftematic dif cord is now no more, and expatiates on the dangers which are threatened by the independence of America to Great Britain, with a view to excite an odium against the framers of the peace, whofe fpirit of conceffion he attempts to confider in the light of contrast to the manly firmnefs of the coalition. Confidering the fuperiority of our manufactures, he thinks it certain that Britain will ever fecure a confiderable fhare of the American trade. He accounts, in a very fatisfactory manner for the influence of France over Holland, and touches on the beaten topic of the alarming ftate of the EastIndia Company. After a few obfervations on whigs and tories, he thus exhibits the spirit and tendency of all his obfervations, In fhort |