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race; and we shall all readily and gladly acknowledge, that bad, unspeakably bad as it still is, it is on the whole better than at any preceding period.

This grand and invincible process of improvement he attributes to the intervention of the Almighty, accomplishing thus his great object, the perfection of the human nature and condition; but our Author is too much a philosopher to dwell distinctly and emphatically on the nature of that perfection, a complete efficacy of the true religion, the transformation of the world into the kingdom of Christ; or on the prophecies which assure us of so glorious a consummation; or on the most direct means and symptoms in the progress towards it.

He does not, we think, very clearly illustrate that mode of surveying history, to which he would give the denomination of philosophy; and perhaps the Discourse would better have been entitled, on the phenomena,' than on the philosophy' of history. The general notion here intended to be given of the philosophy of history,' seems to be, such a mode of contemplating history, as to perceive in it on the whole, the constant advance of the human race towards a more enlightened and happy condition.

Whatever the piece may be denominated, it is an interesting and animated display of the more consolatory views of the past ages.

*We cannot close the present Number without again calling the attention of our readers to a subject closely connected with the preceding observations, the state of the Protestants of France.

The Committee of the general body of Protestant Dissenting Ministers, have just issued a Report of their Resolutions and Proceedings, accompanied with authentic details confirming the statements in our last Number. Considerable pains have been taken to counteract the impression which such facts are calculated to make, by attempting to prove that they have been exaggerated,-that some fifties only have been murdered, but not thousands, that the Protestants of Nismes have only been ruined, not massacred,-that their places of worship have only been closed for many months, not actually razed to the ground, and that therefore there is but slight occasion for the prompt exertion of British benevolence: for the Duke d'Angouleme will soon issue another proclamation, which will doubtless be as effective as his former ones have been.

Surely this is a subject which, apart from all party feelings, ought to excite the warmest interest of Protestants. It ought not to be made a political question, whether thousands of Protestants, who are suffering as Protestants, should obtain our sympathy and relief. Must there be a battle and a victory to purchase our attention?

There are men who are foolish enough, or base enough, to talk of the questionable propriety of our interfering with the civil affairs of France. How would Cromwell have settled this question :-or, if we may not adduce his great example, how would Queen Elizabeth have

acted?-how did she act? Her name was protection to the Protestants, and a message from Cromwell could effect more, it should seem, than the sword of Wellington.

But now, the Allies, the conquerors of France,-England, the restorer of the Bourbons,-may not dictate to France an adherence to her own treaties. Is it that England is no longer feared, or feared only in the field? That respect for the wisdom and energy of her councils, has declined in proportion as the fame of her armies has risen? Or has the sincerity of her attachment to the Reformed faith become suspected, since, after an interval of above two hundred years, a Nuncio from the Pope has again been admitted to the audience of an English potentate! It is not the Catholics of France only, that have begun to take courage, but, if we may credit unofficial statements, the King of Sardinia has proceeded to revoke a grant enjoyed by the Vaudois ever since the time of Cromwell ;-the sovereigns of petty vassal states, and his most contemptible Holiness himself, dare now to insult a Protestant nation by acts of aggression on their unoffending Protestant subjects!

ART. XVI. SELECT LITERARY INFORMATION.

Gentlemen and Publishers who have works in the press, will oblige the Conductors of the ECLECTIC REVIEW, by sending Information (post paid) of the subject, extent, and probable price of such works; • which they may depend upon being communicated to the Public, if consistent with its plan.

John Stewart, Esq, author of the Resurrection, and other poems, has an extensive Metrical Romance in such a state of forwardness, that it will appear in the course of the winter.'

Dr. Cogan is preparing for the press, Ethical Questions, or Speculations upon the principal subjects of controversy in Moral Philosophy. It will form an octavo volume, and may be considered as supplementary to his work on the Passions.

Captain Beaufort is preparing for the press, a concise Account of the Present State of the Southern Coast of Asia Minor, where he was employed in one of his Majesty's frigates.

Mr. and Miss Edgeworth will soon publish Readings on Poetry, a work for young people.

Essays on the advantages of Revelation, the rewards of Eternity, &c. &c. by the late Rev. Joseph Whitely, master of the Free Grammar School, Leeds, are printing in an octavo volume.

In the Press. Precursory Proofs that Israelites came from Egypt into Ireland, and that the Druids expected the Mes

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siah; with an account of the presen religious tenets of the Irish nation, and their endeavours for the attainment of general religious freedom. By Joseph Ben Jacob.

The Author of Travels at Home is preparing a sixth volume of that work, which will contain a survey of England.

In the press, the Origin of Pagan Idolatry, ascertained from historical testimony and circumstantial evidence. By the Rev. G. S. Faber, Rector of Long Newton, Yarmouth. This work will be handsomely printed in three quarto volumes, price to subscribers six guineas, and will be ready for delivery to them on the 1st of February, 1816. Subscriptions will continue to be received until the 13th of January, after which the price will be advanced.

Mr. T. D. Fosbrooke, author of the History of Gloucestershire, has in the press, a new and much enlarged edition of British Monachism, or Manners and Customs of the Monks and Nuns of England, in a quarto volume, with plates of costumes.

Mr. Parkes has nearly ready, a new

edition, greatly improved, of his Che mical Catechism.

Mr. Elton is printing an improved edition of his Translation of Hesiod, uniform with his Specimens of the Classic Poets.

Mr. Storer has just completed the 14th Part of his Geographical and Historical Description of the Cathedrals of Great Britain. Parts 15 and 16 are intended for publication early in the year. These will complete the second volume, comprising the descriptions of Peterborough, Lincoln, Oxford, Winchester, Canterbury, Chichester, Salisbury, Gloucester, Hereford, Chester, Worcester, Litchfield, and Rochester.

In the press, a selection of valuable Letters of the Rev. James Hervey, from the different volumes published since his death, together with some original ones, in one volume Svo.

The first Part of W. Woolnoth's Graphical Illustration of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury, is now ready for delivery to Subscribers and the Public. It is accompanied by a history and description of that venerable fabric, forming in itself a History of English Architecture, from the glimmering dawn of Saxon effort until it

reached its zenith in the tasteful productions of Chillenden or of Goldstone. This portion is submitted to the Public as a fair specimen of the whole Work, which will form a handsome volume in 4to. containing 20 very highly finished plates.

Gulzara, Princess of Persia, or the Virgin Queen, a work collected from the original Persian, will appear this month.

In the press, and will be published in February, by Steven and Frazer, Booksellers, Glasgow, a volume of Sermons on important practical and doctrinal subjects. By the Rev. Dr. Dick, of Glasgow.

In the press, and speedily will be published by John Kirk and Co. Glasgow, a Complete Common-place Book to the Holy Bible, or a Scriptural Account of the Faith and Practice of Christians. In one vol. 8vo. price 11s. By Hugh Galston.

In a few days will be published for the use of schools, a new and superior edition of Robinson Crusoe, both volumes complete in one thick duodecimo, embellished with six beautiful engravings.

Art. XVII. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

ANTIQUITIES.

The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury. Illustrated by thirty-one engravings. By John Britton, F. S. A. medium 4to. 31. 3s. imperial 4to. 51. 5s. cr. folio, 81. and super folio, 111.

No. I. of the History and Antiquities of Norwich Cathedral. The volume to be completed in June, and to comprise 21 engravings.

Note, historical and descriptive, of the Priory of Inchmahome, with introductory Verses and an Appendix of original Papers. Illustrated by a Map and five beautiful etchings. 4to. 11. 11s. 6d. boards.

BIOGRAPHY.

Lives of Topographers and Antiquaries, who have written concerning the Antiquities of England; with twentysix portraits of the authors, and a com plete list of their Works, so far as they relate to the Topography of this Kingdom; together with a list of Portraits, Monuments, Views, and other Prints,

contained in each Work, with remarks that may enable the Collector to know when the works are complete. By J. P. Malcolm, Esq. F. S. A. royal 4to. 21. 12s. 6d. boards; and in imperial 4to. 41. 4s.

Memoirs of Alessandro Tassoni, author of la Secchia Rapita, or the Rape of the Bucket; interspersed with occasional notices of his literary contemporaries, and a general ontline of his various works. Also an Appendix, containing biographical sketches of Ottavio Rinuccini, Galileo Galilei, Gabriello Chiabrera, Battista Guarini; and an inedited Poem of Torquato Tasso. With additional Notes, and the author's preface. By the late Joseph Cooper Walker, Esq. M. R. I. A. Honorary Member of the Societies of Dublin and Perth, and of the Academies of Cortona, Rome, Florence, &c. Edited by Samuel Walker, Esq. M. R. I. A.

A Biographical Dictionary of all Living Authors, Male and Female, of the British Empire, with a complete List of their Works, chronologically arranged. 8vo. 14s, boards,

BOTANY.

A Continuation of the Flora Londinensis, or History of the Plants indigenous to Great Britain; with figures of the natural size, and magnified dissections of the parts of fructification, &c. accompanied with observations illustrative of their history, peculiar qualities, and uses in agriculture, rural economy, medicine, and commerce. The Descriptions in Latin and English by William Jackson Hooker, Esq. F. R. A. and L. S. Member of the Wernerian Society, &c. &c. Part I. royal folio, price 10s. plain, and 16s. coloured.

***The Old Series, an enlarged edition, by G. Graves, F. L. S. is republishing in Parts, monthly, and Parts I. to VIII. may now be had. A few copies of both series are printed on imperial drawing paper, price 11. 11s. 6d. each.

EDUCATION.

An Introduction to the Knowledge and Classification of Insects, in' a Series of familiar Letters, with illustrative engravings. By Priscilla Wakefield. 12mo. 5s. boards.

Ladies' Astronomy, translated from the French of Jerome de Lalande. By Mrs. W. Pengree. 18mo. 3s. boards.

Domestic Pleasures, or the Happy' Fire-side; illustrated by interesting Conversations. By Francis B. Vaux. 12mo. 4s. 6d. boards.

The History of Little Davy's New Hat, in 18mo. 2s. half-bound.

Asopi Fabulæ Selectæ, with English Notes, for the Use of Schools; with English Fables, selected from Croxall's Esop, and intended as first Exercises1 for translating into Latin. By E. H. Barker, of Trinity College, Cambridge. 2s. bound.

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Elemens de la Grammaire Françoise. A Grammar of the French Language from the best authorities, on a plan; designed to prepare the Learner for conversing in French, and calculated to abridge the time usually spent in acquiring that accomplishment. By Ph. Lebreton, M.A. Late of Exeter. College, Oxford; and Master of the Academy in Poland-street. 2s. bound.

HISTORY.

Select Tracts relating to the Civil Wars in England, in the reign of king Charles the First, by writers who lived in the Time of those Wars, and were witnesses of the events which they describe. Collected by Francis Maseres,

Esq. F.R.S. Cursitor' Baron of the Court of Exchequer. 2 vols. royal 8vo. Jl. 8s. boards.

The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time, with an account of the Religion, Government, Usages, and Character of the Inhabi tauts of that Kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, K. C. B. and K. L. S late Minister to the Court of Persia from the Supreme Government of India. 2 vols, royal 4to. with a map and 21 plates. 81. 8s. bds. Imp. 4to. 12l. 12s.

Volume the second of the History of England. By Sharon Turner, F.S. A. Containing the History of the Reigns of Edward I. Edward II. Edward III. Richard II. Henry IV. and Henry V. Also the History of Religion in England, the History of English Poetry, and of the English Language and Prose Literature. 4to. 21. 2s. boards.

The History of Oswestry, from its foundation by the Britons in the fourth century to the present time; with an account of the Seats, Antiquities, &c. in the Neighbourhood. With engra. vings, &c. Svo. 7s. 6d. boards.

LAW.

Clarke's Law Pocket Book, for the year 1816; neatly bound, with pocket and tuck. 6s.

Considerations on the Propriety of making a Remuneration to Witnesses in Civil Actions, for loss of Time; and of allowing the same on the taxation of Costs, as between party and party. With some Observations on the present system of taxing Costs. By Charles Frost, of Hull, Attorney at Law. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Present of a Mistress to a young Servant, consisting of friendly Advice, and Real Histories. By Mrs. Taylor of Ongar. 12mo. 3s. 6d. boards.

Volume the First, Part I. of the Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica; with a Preliminary Dissertation, exhibiting a General View of the Proress of Metaphysical, Ethical, and Political Philosophy, since the Revival of Letters in Europe. By Dugald Stewart, Esq. F.R.S. London and Edin. burgh. Illustrated by Fifteen Plates, 11. 5s. boards.

POETRY.

Jonah, the Seatonian Prize Poem for the year 1815. By the Rev. J. W. Bellamy, M. A. of Queen's College, Cambridge, 8vo. 3s. 6d.

The Prince of the Lake, or O'Donoghue of Rosse, a poem in two cantos. By M. J. Sullivan, of the Middle Temple. 8vo. 7s. boards.

The Lay of Marie, a poem. By Matilda Betham. 8vo. 12s.

Relics of Melodino, a Portuguese Poet. Translated by Edward Lawson, Esq. from an unpublished Manuscript dated 1645. 8vo. 10s. boards.

POLITICS.

Collections relative to Systematic Relief of the Poor, at different Periods, and in different Countries; with Observations on Charity, its proper Objects and Conduct, and its Influence on the Welfare of Nations, 8vo. 7s. boards.

THEOLOGY.

Sermons, by the Rev. Archibald Alison, LL. B. Prebendary of Sarum, Rector of Rodington, Vicar of High Ercal, and Senior Minister of the Episcopal Chapel, Edinburgh. Vol. II. 8vo. 12s. boards.

Sermons, by the Rev. D. S. Wayland, M. A. Vicar of Kirton in Lind-. sey, Lincolnshire. Dedicated by permission to the Bishop of Lincoln. 8vo. 95. boards.

A Manual for the Parish Priest, being a few hints on the Pastoral Care, to the younger Clergy of the Church of England, from an elder Brother. 12mo. 4s. boards.

A Plan for the better Maintenance and more general Residence of the Curates of the Established Church upon their Cures. By the Curate of Ash, in Surrey. 2s.

An Address to the Public, on the Commencement of a New Year; to prove the folly of professing Christianity, if we do not cordially embrace its doctrine; and to submit a most solemn and alarming truth to the judgment of

every individual. By a Member of the Church of England. 1s. 6d.

A Concise Suminary of the Christian Doctrine, in the way of Question and Answer: all the Answers being in the sound and venerable words of the Common Prayer Book of the Church of England. To which are added, some extracts from the Homilies. 6d.

A Letter to the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Durham, on the Origin of the Pelasgi, and on the original Name and Pronunciation of the Eolie Digamma, in Answer to Professor Marsh's Hora Pelasgicæ. By the Bishop of St. David. 2s.

The Leading Heads of Twenty-seven Sermons, preached at Northampton, by Philip Doddridge, D. D. in the year 1749, and taken in Short-hand by a Lady, at whose Death they were presented to, and transcribed by, the Rev. T. Hawkins, of Warley, near Halifax, Yorkshire. 8vo. 5s.

A second volume of Sermons, on se. lect Subjects. By the Rev. George More, of Edinburgh. 5s. 6d.

TOPOGRAPHY AND TRAVELS.

A Visit to Flanders in July, 1815; being chiefly an Account of the Field of Waterloo, with a short sketch of Autwerp and Brussels, at that time occupied by the wounded of both Armies. By James Simpson, Esq. With a Plan of the Battle of Waterloo, and an Appendix, containg the British, Prussian, and French official Accounts of the Battle. 12mo. 5s. boards.

A Voyage from the Land's End to Holyhead, being the first part of a Voyage round Britain. By Richard Ayton. With a series of twenty-six Views, by William Daniell, A. R. A. imperial 4to. 71. 10s. half bound, morocco-back.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We thank "Clericus" for his letter. He has misunderstood the passage on which he animadverts, relative to the duty of Dissent.

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