LONDON, Printed by JOHN NICHOLS, at Cicero's Head, Red Lion Paffage, Fleet-Street; where LETTERS are particularly requefted to be fent, PosT PAID. And fold by ELIZ. NEWBERY, the Corner of St. Paul's Church Yard, Ludgate-Street. 1795. "J ODE ON THE APPROACH OF THE NEW YEAR. I. "ANUS," approach, reveal thy lore, choir Difplay thy choiceft gifts in store; Declare, fhall quick returning peace Bid war, and civil difcord, ceife? Proclaim it loud—and Britain's tuneful [¡yre. To thee, with gratitude, shall strike the On thee their eager eyes with rapture fix, And hail with joy aufpicious “Ninety-fix!” But if thy ftreamers from afar, Still mark the flowing tide of war ; If yet our chiefs must keep the field; If ftubborn France di.dains to yield s If, ftill confiding in her force, She looks on victory of course; Tell us the year fhall end her idle dream, And Brunfwick's arms be made each poet's theme. II. Shall "Britain," from the nations rent, On whom the Western world relies, And ftates contending turn their eyes; Whole "minifter" knows wifely how to rate The bleft refources of her potent state; Whole "Commerce" fpreads the fail, and plies the oar, Importing foreign" treasures"to her shore; On "Virtue" feated on her " Throne;" Shall Heav'n, propitious to her pray❜rs, Reward her labours, and her cares; Tell us, fhall George's Councils, Fred'ric's To "Brunfawick," worthy of the meed, Thefe efforts of an artless reed The loyal Mufe prefumes to give (Where zeal inspires, the numbers live) The humble tribute of no venal lays ; No fervile adulation marks the praise Due to a Prince, difpenfing bleffings round, In arts accomplish'd, and in arms renown'd; Each fertile plain, each golden grove, Refounds with liberty and love, In gratitude pours forth the lay Rejoicing in mild Brunswick's (way, Whofe influence, by all confeft, Exulting reigns in ev'ry breaft; To “Britif" bofoms, "British" zeal [all hearts ! imparts; And with the warmeft" feelings" fills J. CRANE, M.D. Wells, Dec. 31, 1795. 1 IN PREFACE. N times of peril and alarm, when, for wife and falutary reafons, Providence permits the fagacity of the wife to be frustrated by the artifices of wicked men, and the triumphs of moral virtue to be for a while fufpended, the mind can reft upon no bafe fo ftrong, or feelings fo confolatory, as the consciousness of having done its duty. With fuch emotions Mr. Urban enters upon a new year; and, although fomewhat depreffed, in common with all those not profelytes to a new philofophy, which laughs to fcorn the better fympathies of the heart, he looks back upon bis labours of the year that is past, with a manly confidence. He boldly avows that no principles can be imputed to him but fuch as neceffarily proceed from loyalty as a fubject, benevolence as a man, impartiality as a critick, and a general love of genius and talents wherever they appear. He has ever acted, and ever will act, upon a fyftem of conduct, which, equally defying the infinuations of prejudice, malignity, and difappointment, at once elevates and fecures the mind, from the reach of mean and contemptible paffions. At the fame time, therefore, that he repeats his acknowledgements to the publick, for the undiminished fuccefs which ftill continues to accompany his exertions, he again holds forth his accustomed invitation, without diftinction of fect or party, to all who may think proper to exercise their talents, in whatever purfuit, for the elucidation of what is obfcure, or the promotion of what is ufeful, in any branch of Science or the Arts. Neither will he take his leave of the numerous circle whofe friendship is his pride, and whofe affiftance he may boast, or of that publick whose approbation ftamps its valued fanction on his labours, without offering his ferious prayer to the Father of Good, that all forrow for paft, or terror of future calamity, may be fpeedily obliterated by the return of peace, the extinction of animofities, the oblivion of injuries, and the circulation of benevolence to an extent, which may embrace every quarter of the globe. Dec. 31, 1795. REMARKS AND CORRECTIONS IN OUR LXVth VOLUME. Mr. URBAN, -Dec. 31, 1795* A FEW additional remarks on your LXVth volume (fee p. 467), may not perhaps prove unacceptable. In p. 469, col. 2, 1. 31, we should read 1768," as in p. 471, col. 2, 1, 15, and alfo according to the title page of the Glasgow edition. P. 470, col. 1, l. 12. Mr. Bofwell published alfo, in 1785, a fpirited Letter on the Attempt to diminish the Number of the Lords of Seffion in Scotland." P. 562, col. 1, 1. 46. Perhaps we fhould read "1780," as Dr. Beattie, in a public advertisement, difclaimed the edition of his Poems in that year, and declared, "that the two laft pieces of the Collection, namely, The Cave of Pope, and The Education of Achil les, were not written by" him. P. 566, col. 1, l. 14, we should read "and Gutch's Collectanea;" as in p. 657, col. 1, l. 43. P. 618, col. 2, not for "youngeft" 1.24. Should we read "fecond?" P. 645, col. 1. Mr. Whiter's performance came under your review in p. 928 of your volume for 1794. P. 658, col. 1, l. 34, we fhould moft affuredly read " 1716,” and in l. 5 alfo P. 659, col. 2. The diftinguished Editor of the work, here mentioned in the note, fhould be referred to Rotheram's mafterly "Apology," noticed in p. 1075 of your volume for 1789; which might probably incline him to think more jufly of the fubject of the offenfive animadverfion; for which a worthy correfpondent had confidered Mr. Urban, who brought that animadverfion forward, as refponfible. P. 661. A recurrence to your volume for 1776, pp. 106, 8, will fhew that Mr. William Bedwell and Bishop William Bedell have been confounded with each other heretofore. Ample references are there made to fources of information refpecting the former. P. 764 The date in the note will evidently appear to be wrong by referring to p. 84, col. 2, and PP. 99-101, of your volume for 1752. The curious aftronomical lecture, published in the latter pages, was taken in fhort-hand by Mr. Blacow, whole fame is recorded in your volume for 1755, as is his death in that for 1760, p. 249. P. 907, col. 1. Your correfpondent, who quotes Rabelais in col. 1, may be referred to your volume for 1790, p. 698, col. 2, p. 785, col. 1, and p.1192, col. 2, and to that for 1792, p. 144, col. 2. Dr. Nah has a note on Hudibras, part III. canto III. v. 243, which may also be confulted. P. 920. The two laft paragraphs in col. 1 will admit of a ready reply; the query is already answered in p. 621, col. 2, 1. 4, 5. The wifh is vain, as Mr. Cook is dead. P. 972. The maiden name of the widow of Shuckburgh Ashby was Hinde, not Abby: he was daughter of Richard Hinde, efq. of Cold Ashby. Sir Henry Clinton, p. 1060, was al fo author of "Obfervations on Mr. Stedman's Hiftory of the American War," 1795, 4to. Give me leave, in addition to these ftrictures on your LXVth volume, to obferve that, in p 520, col. 1, of that for 1791, a remark is made on p. 1164 of the preceding volume, the truth of which is fully confirmed in p. 191 of that for 1788, in which a part of the interefting letter on cancers was previoufly printed with far more accuracy in fome paffages, though not in all, than in that for 1790. The Rev. Dr. Phanuel Bacon, who died in January, 1783 (fee your volume for that year, P. 93, and p. 406), was the undoubted writer of that letter. CORRECTIONS.. P. 415, col. 1, 1. 24, read "Vindobonenfi ;" and col. 2, 1. 45, 46, read "Breidinger." 31, read "Kington.” 'New P. 444, col. 1, l. P. 445, cot. 2, 1. 251 read come;" and, I. 291 "O'Beirne." P. 447, col. I, 1. 9, for "hal” read "college." P. 467, col. 1, l. 53, for "before" read "of;" and col. 2, 1. 11, read "1666;" and, i. 12, read "381." P. 468, col. 1, l. 5, red lightly;" and, 13, "dean Bolton's." P. 470, col. 1, 1. 23, for "this" read. "laft;" and, 1. 56, for "this" read "his." P. 594, note, read "LXIII." P. 926, col. 2, 1. 40. read " p. 803.” P. 927, col. 2, 1. 27, r. justice. P. 973, col. 2, 1. 17, r. Trundle. P. 985, col. 1. 1. 31, for " Whitby" read " Whitley." SCRUTATOR. |