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CORN TRADE.

Thoughts on the Effects of Peace on Landed Property; with Observations on the Reports made to both Houses of Parliament in 1814, on the Corn Laws: in a Letter to the Right Hon. Nicholas Vansittart. By a Land Agent, 2s. 6d.

Considerations on the Importation of Foreign Corn. 3s. 6d.

An Essay on the Influence of a Low Price of Corn on the Profits of Stock, shewing the Inexpediency of restricting Importation, with Remarks on Mr. Mala thus's two last Publications. By David Ricardo, Esq.

Corn Laws. Digested Extracts from the Economical Tables of the Marquis de Mirabeau, the Friend of Mankind, and treated by the Sçavans of France as the ne plus ultra of economical Science. 8vo. 3s. 6d.

An Essay on the External Corn Trade; containing an Inquiry into the general Principles of that important Branch of Traffic, &c. By R. Towers, Esqi

8vo.

7 s.

Tracts on our present Money System and National Bankruptcy, comprising Strictures on the Price and Trade of Corn. With Tubles of the Prices of Wheat and Butcher's Meat, and of the Quantities of Corn imported. By Peter Richard Hoare, Esq. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Letter to William Wilberforce, Esq. M.P. on the Consequences of the unrestrained Importation of Foreign Corn. By John Eyde, Esq. 1s.

A Letter on the Corn Laws, and on the Means of obviating the Mischiefs and Distress which are rapidly increasing, from the Right Hon. Lord Shetheld.

2s. 6d.

An Important and Serious Address fo the People of England, on the present State of the Nation, shewing the alarming and increating Influence of Middle-menon the Corn Trade, as well as in all other Concerus. By a Merchant.

The Question fairly stated relative to the Revision of the Corn Laws, and a permanent Measure suggested to secure a moderate Price of Bread to the Manufacturer without Injury to the Farmer. By Thomas Broughton, Esq. 2s.

Observations on the Corn Trade, Agriculture, and Manufactures of England, shewing by what Means English Wheat may, in 1816, be afforded at seven Shillings per Bushel, and afterwards at Prices nearly Continental. By a Country Gentleman.

Letter to the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Durham, the Right Hou. Lord Dundas, and the Right Hon. George Rose, M.P. together with other public Letters and Observations upon the Subject of the Corn Laws. By Thomas Simpson, Esq. 45.

A Letter to Samuel Whitbread, Esq. M.P. being a Sequel to Considerations on the Protection required by British Agriculture. To which are added, Remarks on the Publications of a Fellow of University College, Oxford, of Mr. Ricardo and of Mr. Torrens. By William Jacob, Esq. F.R.S. 2s. 6d.

An Address to the Fundholder, the Manufacturer, the Mechanic, and the Poor, on the Subject of the Corn Laws. By Richard Preston, Esq. M.P. 8vo..

3s. 6d.

Observations on the Price of Corn, as connected with the Commerce of the Country and public Revenue. By R. Duppa, L.L.B. 1s.

An Address to the Public on the Impolicy of the new Corn Bill, and on the alarming Tendency of a late Compromise. By Civis.

Remarks on the Evidence before the two Houses of Parliament, on the Corn Laws. By G. L. Newnham, Esq. Barrister at Law. 2s. 6d.

An Argument against altering the Corn Laws; with Constitutional Advice to the Petitioners who oppose a Change. By John Prince Smith, Esq. Barrister at Law. 3s.

Considerations upon the Corn Bill, suggested by a recent Declaration from

high Authority, that it was calculated" to throw the Burthen from those tport whom it ought to rest, to those upon whom it ought not." 2s.

An Arrangement of the Bread Law, with an historical Introduction, and some curious Specimens of the ancient Bread Laws, and Tables exhibiting the Price and Assize of Bread from the Price of Wheat and Flour. By C. Culverhouse, 8vo. 6s.

A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Sheffield, in Reply to his Observations on the Corn Laws, shewing the Impolicy of the present Bill, and suggesting a Measure calculated to promote the general Interest. By Thomas Broughton, Esq.

A Letter to the People of England on the Subject of the Corn Bill; shewing the certain Ruin that must overtake their Families and themselves, should it be passed into Law, &c. 1s.

Extracts from " A calm Investigation of the Circumstances that have led to the present Scarcity of Grain in Britain, as applicable to the present Corn Bill." By James Anderson, L.L.D. F.R.S. 1.

A plain View of the Corn Question, shewing that the Price of Corn naturally falls with the Progress of Cultivation; that Restrictions upon Importation are injurious both to the landed and manufacturing Interest, and the present high Price is owing to temporary Causes, &c. &c. 1s. 6d.

The Policy of a Restriction on the Importation of Corn, argued on the Prin ciples of political Economy. By Philalethes. 3s. 6d.

Bosman's Balance for weighing a Corn Law. 1s.

POLITICS.

The Speech of the Right Hon. George Rose, in the House of Commons, on the Property Tax not being renewed, on Monday, Feb. 20, 1815. 4s.

State Papers on the Negociation and Peace with America, 1814; with a Preface and Notes. 2s. 6d.

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Oppressive Surcharge. A Letter to Sam. Whitbread, Esq. M.P. containing the Particulars of one in the Parish of Harrow, the Hundred of Gosrand, in the County of Middlesex, most earnestly recommended to the Notice of every Subject of the British Empire.

Observations on the new Duty on Wine, in which are exposed its ridiculous Futility as an Object of Finance, and the gross Injustice of its retrospective Application. By a Wine Merchant.

1s.

A Letter from Ulysses to the Earl of Liverpool on the Situation and Views of the French and the Allies, before and after the Treaty of Paris; and on the Circumstances that caused the Abdication of Napoleon. By J. Culleton Graves, Esq. 2s.

Thoughts on the Management and Relief of the Poor; on the Causes of their Increase, and on the Measures that may be best calculated to amend the former, and check the latter. By William Clark, Esq. a Magistrate acting in the County

of Somerset. 2s.

**The Reformers vindicated; or a few plain Reasons why the present Constitu tion of these Realms ought to be abolished. By a Liveryman of London. 1s. 6d.

Preface to the Third Edition of a Letter to William Wilberforce, Esq. M. P. containing a Reply to an Attack on this Letter, by F. Horner, Esq. M. P. in the House of Commons. as reported in the Times, 23d February, and an Answer to the Report of a Committee of the African Institution, read and approved by their Board of Directors, February 28, 1815. By Robert Thorpe, Esq. L.L.D.

POETRY.

Paddy Hew, a satirical Poem, in four Cantos. From the Brain of Timothy Tarpaulin, whistled by a Sea-lark. 10%. 6d.

A Second

A Second Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte, partly a Parody on that of Lord Byron

2s. 6d.

The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, a Poem, with an Account of his Campaigns in the Peninsula and in Pall-Mall, and also a Narrative of the Battles of Salamanca and Vittoria, with Notes. By an Officer. 8vo. 1L The Condemned Vestal, a Poem, in Books. 8vo. 4s.

NOVELS.

Maria; or the Hollanders. By Louis Bonaparte, late King of Holland 3 vols.

12mo.

The Guerilla Chief. By Emnia Parker. 3 vols. 12mo. 11. 1s.

Guy Mannering: or, the Astrologer. By the Author of Waverley. 3 vols.

12mo. 11. 1s.

Warwick Castle. By Miss Prickett. 3 vols. 12mo. 11. 1s.

Howard. By John Gamble, Esq. Author of Sarsfield, &c. 2 vols. 12mo, The Fugitive, or Family Incidents. By the Author of the Private History of the Court of England. 3 vols. 12mo. 13s. 6d.

The Magic of Wealth. By T. S. Surr. 3 vols.

12mo. 18s.

Clan-Albin, a National Tale. 4 vols. 12mo. 11. 8s.

The History of Mr. John Decastro and his Brother, commonly called old Crab ; the merry Matter written by John Mathers, the grave by a solid Gentleman. 4 vols. 12mo. 11. 4s.

Chronicles of the Ton; or a Spring and Summer in London. By Henry Mordaunt. 3 vols. 12mo. 18s.

DRAMATIC.

Shakspeare's King Richard II. an historical Play, adapted to the Stage by Richard Wroughton, Esq. and published as it is performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. 2s. 6d.

Conscience, a Tragedy, in 5 Acts, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Man chester. By Joseph Aston. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

MISCELLANIES.

Observations on a Pamphlet, entitled Important Facts, by Philanthropus. By a Member of the Norwich Union Life Office.

6d.

A Second Letter to the Rev. Dr. Goddard. By a Layman. 39. 6d.

A Complete Disclosure of the Hoax practised upon the Stock Exchange, on the 21st of February, 1814, with some Remarks upon the extraordinary Letter of Lord Cochrane to Lord Ellenborough. By Alexander M.Rae. 3s.

The Convict's Complaint, supposed to be written on board the Hulks, in the beginning of 1815.

13.

Public Disputations of the Students of the College of Fort William, in Bengal, before the Right Hon. Earl Moira, Governor-general of Bengal, and Visitor of the College, together with his Lordship's Discourse, June 20, 1814. 8vo. 3s.

Successive Opera: or Selections from Ancient Writers, Sacred and Profane, with Translations and Notes. By the Rev. Henry Meen, B. D. Author of Remarks on the Cassandra of Lycrophon. 5s.

A History of the York Lunatic Asylum: with an Appendix, containing Mi-nutes of the Evidence on the Cases of Abuse lately inquired into.

45.

Pour Deviner; being new enigmatical Proposition, with a Key, chiefly com piled for the Entertainment of young Persons. By a Lady. 2 vols.

12s.

LITERARY

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

WORKS IN THE PRESS.

The Heavens Surveyed; or, Science of Astronomy made easy, by Mr. G. B. Thornton; illustrated with Copper Plates, engraved by Tomkins and Ward.

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Fair Isabel of Cotehall, a Poem in Six Cantos, by the Rev. R. Polzahele.

The Restoration of the Bourbons, by Captain Fairman.

A new and improved Edition of Mr. Jaques's Translation of Professor Frank's Guide to the Study of the Scriptures.

A new Edition with Alterations and Additions of Dr. Pinckard's Notes on the West Indies.

A Treatise entitled the Philosophy of Human Nature, containing a new Theory, intended to explain all human Interests, by Mr. Duncan, Author of an Essay on Genius.

An Introduction to Arithmetic, by Mr. A. Vincent, private Teacher at Oxford.

Tales of Fancy, by Miss Burney, Author of Geraldine de Fauconberg, &c.

Recollections of Italy, England, and America, by M. De Chateaubriand, and Revolutions of Empires, by the same

Author.

The White Doe of Rylstone, or the Fate of the Mertons, a Poem, by Mr. Wm. Wordsworth.

A new Edition of Mr. Kett's Elements of General Knowledge, with corrections and additions.

A History of the Conspiracies formed against Buonaparte, or the secret Chronicle of France and Italy, from 1797 to 1814, in three octavo Volumes.

A Sketch of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814, by. Mr. Robert Thompson.

England at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, after' the manner of Mad. De Stael, by M. De Lewis, in English and French, in two octavo Volumes.

A Translation of Marshal De Vaudencourt's Account of the Russian Campaign in 1812, elucidating the Passage of the Beresina.

FRRATUM IN OUR LAST NUMBER,

Page 163, last line but one, for Chateaubriand read Caulincourt.

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BRITISH CRITIC,

FOR APRIL, 1815.

ART. I. A practical Treatise on the ordinary Operations of the Holy Spirit. By the Rev. G. S. Faber, B.D. Rector of Long Newton in the County and Diocese of Durham. 8vo. 256 pp. Rivingtons. 1813.

MR. Faber is well known to the public as an interpreter of prophecy; and the several volumes which he has published upon that inexhaustible subject, though far from being all of equal merit, have upon the whole gained him a reputation, which will probably attract the attention of a numerous class of readers to any work bearing his name as its author. The present volume has reached a second edition; and thus sanctioned it seems to claim a place among those publications, which, while they have defended or explained the doctrines of our excellent Church, have also dignified and exalted its literary character. Whether this claim can be justly or safely admitted, it will now be our endeavour to ascertain, and we shall make no apology for having hitherto delayed the enquiry. In the present state of literature, no Review can notice every volume which issues from the press; all the legitimate purposes of periodical criticism will be fully answered, if those works are selected for examination, which, by their extended circulation, are likely to influence the opinions, morals, or taste of the country. We will not then hesitate to confess, that had not Mr. Faber's "Practical Treatise" passed into a second edition, we might perhaps have excused ourselves the task of reviewing it at all. Had it descended quietly to obli vion, we should never have stood forward to "drag its frailties from their dread abode :" a feeling of sincere respect for some of Mr. Faber's previous labours would have induced us to be silent, where we could not approve; and we should have joined readily with the public in admiring his talents as a commentator on accomplished prophecies, and in forgetting his failure as a practical expositor VOL, III. APRIL, 1815.

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