The New Publications in February. Oratio in Theatro Collegii Regalis Medicorum Londinenfis, ex Harveli inftituto, habita die Oct. 18, anno 1797, a Roberto Bourne, M. D. 3s. 6d. Rivingtons. An Effay on the Medicinal Properties of Factitious Airs, with an Appendix on the Nature of Blood, by Tiberius Cavallo, F. R.S. 5s. boards. Dilly, A Lecture introductory to a Courfe of Popular Instruction on the Conftitution and Management of the Human Body, by Thomas Beddoes, M. D. rs. 6d. Johnfon, MECHANICS. An Effay on the Comparative Advantages of vertical and horizontal Windmills, containing a Defcription of an horizontal Windmill and Watermill, upon a new Construction, and explaining the Manner of applying the fame principle to Pumps, Sluices, moving of Boats, Sec. by R. Beatjon, Efq. 2s. 6d. Robinsons, MORALS. The Treatife of Cicero de Officiis; or his Effay on Moral Duty; tranflated, and accompanied with Notes and Obfervations, by W. McCartney, 58. Robinions. The Female Agis; or the Duties of Women from Childhood to old Age, and in moft Situations of Life, exemplified, 2s. 6d. Ginger, NAVAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS. The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre, uniting the Scotch and Austrian Methods into one regular Syfem, 6s, boards. Egerton, NATURAL HISTORY. The Natural History of the Infects of China, comprising Figures and Defcriptions of upwards of 100 new, fingular, and beautiful Species, by E. Donovan, No. I. price 3s. 6d. to be completed in 17 monthly numþers. White, NOVELS. The History of my Father; or, how it happened that I was born. Tranflated from theGerman of Kotzbue, 3s.6d.fewed. Treppafs, Emily de Varmont, or Divorce dictated by Neceflity, from the French of Louvet, 3 vols. 12mo. 10s. 6d. Kearsley. The Enamoured Spirit, tranflated from the French of "Le Diable Amoureaux," 3s. Lee and Hurft. Caroline, by a Lady, 3 vols. 10s. 6d. Hookham & Co. POETRY. The fecond and concluding Part of the new Tranflation of the Henriade, 11. is. Booker. A Tribute to the Manes of unfortunate Poets, in four cantos; with other poems on various fubjects, by J. Hunter, efq. 5s. bds. Cadell & Co. Trifles of Helicon, by Charlotte and Sophia Ridgway. Millar. King, 35. POLITICS. Earneft and serious Reflections on the urgency of the prefent Crifis, and on the only two alternatives which it offers, Is Rivingtons. 139 A hort Addrefs to the Public, containing fome Thoughts how the National Debt may be reduced, &c. &c. 15. Rivingtons, Thoughts on a French Invasion, with reference to the probability of its fuccefs, and the proper means of refifting it, by Haviland le Mefurier, efq. 15. Wright, An Appeal to the Head and Heart of every Man and Woman in Great Britain, refpecting the threatened French Invafion; is. Wright. An Addrefs to the People of Great Britain, by R Watfen, Bishop of Landaff, price 3d. or one guinea per hundred, Faulder. An Answer to the Bishop of Landaff's Addrefs to the People of Great Britain, by Benjamin Kingsbury, 15, Westley. An Appeal to the People of England, oc cafioned by the late Declaration of the French Directory, 2s. Debrett. The Tax Acts, with Cafes and Opinions, and a Table of Stamps, 1s. Lackington & Co. An Analytical Chart of the Rights of Perfons, dedicated (with permiflion) to the Rt. Hon. Tho. Erskine, 95. plain, and 12s. coloured. Ogilvy & Son. A Poftfcript to an Addrefs to the Proprie tors of the Bank of England, with an Appendix, containing Extracts from the Reports of the Select Committee, Examination of Directors, and others, 4to. gs. bds. Richardf. Earl Meira's Letter to Cl. 'M'Maben on the fubject of a Change of his Majefty's Minifters, with Mr. Fox's Letter to the Colonel, 6d. Jordan. Strictures on the Bishop of Landaff's Addrefs to the People of Great Britain, by Gilbert Wakefield, B. A. 1s. 6d. Cuthell. A Letter to the Marquis of Lorne on the prefent Times, by Donald Campbell, efq. Bell, &c. Is. 6d. The Freeman's Vade-Mecum, or an intended Oration on Liberty, including several subjects which are intimately connected therewith, by Phileleutheros, a Pioneer in the army of Reafon, 12mo. 2s. 6d. boards. Glendinning. A View of the Conduct of the Executive in the Foreign Affairs of the United States, relating to the Difpute with the French Republic, by James Monroe, late Minister Plenipotentiary to the faid Republic, 2s. 6d. THEOLOGY. Ridgway. By the Rev. W. Agutter, Is. By the Rev. R. Munkhouse,-1s. 6d. Ditto. By John Newton, rector of St. Mary, Woolnoth, Is. Johnfon. A Sermon, preached at St. George's, Bloomsbury, on Feb. 4, 1798, by S. Glaffe, D. D. F. R, S. &c. IS. Rivingtons. By the Rev. S. Clapham, M. A. 3d. Glendinning. The Sermon preached at St. Paul's before his Majefty, and both Houses of Parliament, on Dec. 19, 1797, by George, Lord Bishop of Lincoln, s. 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The state of the atmosphere having undergone confiderable changes during this month, the number of pneumonic diseases have been rather increased. The prevalence of flight coughs and colds has been very general; though the number of those which have come under medical treatment has been lefs than is ufual at this time of the year. 141 pulfe, which most commonly occurs in Abortive Slight rheumatic affections have been numerous and there have been feveral inftances both of acute and chronic rheumatifm, accompanied with a confiderable aggravation of fymptoms. In one inftance of the acute fpecies, which was introduced by chillinefs terminating in a rigor, a high degree of redness and tumour appeared in different joints, accompanied with great pain and reftleffness, a foul tongue, a full, hard, and frequent pulfe, with obftinate coftiveness, and a ftrong difpofition to profufe fweating, but without any abatement of the pain or Cold reft leffness. Confumption The violent determination to the skin Cholic Convulfions Dropfy in this disease, may generally be confidered rather as fymptomatic than critical, and is very different from that gentle perfpiration through the whole furface, which frequently accompanies a remiffion of fymptoms. In the prefent cafe, after having procured ftools, and reduced the inflammation, by the application of leeches to the parts affected, the pulfe alfo becoming flower, and the remiffion of pain and other fymptoms taking place under the ufe of antimonial remedies; we proceeded to a pretty free ufe of the Peruvian Bark, combined with the Tincture of Guaia cum. The rheumatifm, in all its fpecies, being a disease very liable to recur, we find it neceffary to obviate the return of paroxyfm, by the early and free ufe of the bark. The hard, full, and frequent A Cancer Child-bed Fever Still-born Suddenly Teeth Water in the Head Stoppage in Stomach STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GREAT BRITAIN. every perfon in diftrefs, to the der nier refort to folicit voluntary contributions; this plan at fuit proceeded with languid fteps, owing, it was faid, to the tardiness of a great perfonage in taking the lead; after a fufpente of about ten days, his Majefty fignified his pleafure to fubfcribe the fum of 20,000l. and the donations flowed in more rapidly 1798. 3 from the directors and proprietors of the bank ftock, the merchants on the Exchange, and from a confiderable number of noblemen and gentlemen. The queen herself took the lead of the female patriots, and prefented a donation of 5,000l. For thofe who honeftly believe that this voluntary fubfcription is calculated to fave the nation, we have a great respect; we admire the patriotifm with which they contribute, and while we lamen. their 142 Public Affairs....Great Britain. their mistaken zeal, we heartily applaud the honeity of their intentions; but we are inclined to think, that a change of measures is the only mode by which this country can be faved. As events are more or lefs important and interefting, according to the confe. quences which flow from them as caufes, we deem it neceflary here to notice a meeting which was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, on the 24th of January, by the numerous friends of the Hon. CHARLES JAMES FOX, to celebrate the anniverfary of the birth of that diftinguished patriot." This company confifted of near 2000 of the warmest advocates of peace and parliamentary reform. What was the more peculiarly gratifying to these friends of liberty was an union of fentiment, which took place at this time, refpecting the great work of reform, between the members of the Whig Club and thofe of a more modern but not lefs popular fociety, which has, fince its eftablishment, provided fo much labour, though frequently productive, for informers and crown lawyers. The DUKE of NORFOLK was called to the chair upon this occafion; among feveral patriotic toalts, his grace gave "Our fovereign's health---the majefty of the people. His grace alto recollected, with a fentiment of refpect, the name of General Washington, praifed his perfeverance in the caufe of his country, and inftanced his example as a fit leffon to the virtuous few who are defirous of profecuting reform by conftitu tional means. r Whether the popular fentiment of the majefty of the people," the union of two numerous focieties inimical to the prefent minifter, or the fentiment of reipect for the venerable Washington, gave offence to the cabinet, or whether the three fubjects cenjointly went to produce that effect, we cannot with precifion determine. But a few days afterwards the noble duke received his dimiffal from the Lord lieutenancy of a county, and from the colonelfhip of a regiment of militia, difciplined, nurtured, and beloved by hm. Our limits do not admit of making even the moft neceifary comments apon fuch steps of the prefent adminiftration; but we have to observe, that this meatiure was taken notice of at a meeting of the Whig Club held the 6th of Febru ary, at the fame place. Mr. Fox, cn that occafion, combated the fuppofed charges against his grace with the moft pointed arguments. The fovereignty of the people of Great Britain, (faid Mr. Fox) is the bafis of the fyftem of our government. It is an opinion, whichs if it be not true, King William was an ufurper: by what right did he come to the throne of thofe realms, if not by that of the fovereignty of the people. It is not in this age of the world that the horrid and blafphemous tenets of the vicegerency of God, and divine right, will be held up as the fource of royal authority." Mr. Fox alfo contended, that the conduct of minifters in this particular was encouraging to the enemy, by manifefting to them that fuch are the distractions of the country, fo inflamed and divided are its inhabitants, that arms cannot be trufted in the hands of the premier peer of the kingdom. The British Houfe of Commons met, purfuant to adjournment, on the 8th of February. On the next day Mr. Pitt brought up a meffage from the king, ftating that his majesty, in confideration of the fervices rendered to him by Admiral Lord Duncan, had granted to his lordship an annuity of 2000l. per annum, and withing to extend the grant beyond his lordship's life to the two next per fons to whom the title of Viscount Duncan fhall defcend, recommended that the houfe would confider the proper method of enabling his Majefty to make the said grant. In a few days afterwards, Mr. Pitt brought up another message from his Majesty refpecting the granting of an annuity to Admiral Earl Vincent, fome what fimilar to that of Lord Duncan. The refolutions were put and carried, and the Committee of Ways and Means poftponed till Friday. On the 16th of February the House, in a committee of fupply, voted 1900l. for ordnance works, and 10,5871. for the ufe of the commiffioners of that department. IRELAND, Mr. PELHAM, in the House of Com- defence of the country, cflective 12,000 17,620 26,684 . T Public Affairs....France. To ferve abroad, from the Irish eftablishment 3,254 The fums of the eftimates were nearly as follow: For the ftanding force of 12,000 men. £. 552,938 FRANCE. 143 From the tranfactions which took place fome fince in Italy, and from those of a more recent date in the Batavian Republic, and in Switzerland, it appears doubtlefs, that there is a revolutionary, 550,946 fpirit undermining the foundation of the 101,570 ancient governments of Europe. Whether this fpirit of innovation arifes from 8,000 thofe views of ambition and plunder 137,545 which the enemies of the French Repub294,190 licans have fo often charged them with, or from a revolution which is making a rapid progrefs in the human mind, in-, dependent of external coercion, is a queftion which we are unable to decide with precifion; but a short time will probably. render it easy of folution, or no longer problematical. 89,066 Eat and forage for ftaff and medical department 31,000 Thefe, among fome other items of leis import, being agreed to, Capt. Pakenham moved for the ordnance estimate 444,962l.---Agreed. On the 8th of February, the Chancellor of the Exchequer rofe, and after fome preface, ftated, that the amount of the fupply voted by the Houfe, being the amount of the eftimates for the expences of the enfuing year, was 4,194,000l. Upon a comparison of this eftimate with that of the last year, it would, he faid, appear to be lefs by 432,000l. but he accounted for this appearance, and proved that the public expences would be found to exceed those of the former year by 400,000l. and this excels arofe partly from the encreafed pay and additional force of the country. The fum which remained to be provided for the current expences of the year was 2,200,000l. at an intereft of 10 per cent. for he would not confine his eftimate to a lefs intereft, leaft, at the prefent ftate of money, he fhould not be able to obtain it at lefs. The new taxes he propofed were, as follow: the prefent tax on carriages of fix guineas to be doubled, which would produce 36,000l. A tax of one guinea on maid fervants, he estimated at 20,000l. Sixpence a gallon on home made fpirits, of which the number of gallons diftilled the last year was 3,700,000, duty 94,000!. A fimilar addition on foreign Ipirits imported, 20,000l. Sixpence per pound on tobacco, 65,6661. Lottery 25,2211. Duty on home made paper, 18,000l. Duty on iron, 11s. 4d. per ton, 5,6561. Licence on Breweries, of 101. each, 10,000l. Additional duty on newspapers, 1000l. Live cattle exported at threepence per head, 8,4000l. By a new regulation in franking letters, 30,000l. He alfo propofed an additional hearth tax. He moved for one or more lotteries, under the ufual regulations, which was agreed to. Progreis was ordered to be reported. MONTH. MAG. No. XXVIII, The French republic ftill continues to excite the hatred of its fubjects against the British government; the central adminiftration of the department of the, Seine iffued a proclamation, in the beginning of February, addressed to the inhabitants of that department, refpe&ting the intended invafion of England. "The English government (fays this addrefs) cannot fubfift with the French republic; there cannot fubfift an alliance between ignominy and glory, between wickedness and virtue." And in another place, "By fwearing hatred to royalty, we have fworn deftruction to the English government; by wearing hatred against anarchy, we have fworn deftruction to the English government." But the governors of the great nation, notwithstanding the hatred they have ex-› hibited againit royalty, have not yet, it appears, united their own fubjects in a general amity to their own measures. By an arret of the Directory of the ad of February, the city of Lyons and its three fuburbs were put in a state of siege. The chief motives affigned for this meafure were, the disloyal fpirit which prevailed there, from the influence of the companies of Jefus and of the fun-of the affaffins of the fouth-of emigrants, &c. and the triffing fenfation produced there by the immortal tranfactions of the 4th of September laft, fince which day, new commotions have been excited there, by bands of counter-revolutionary ruffians. On this occafion, the Directory ordered, that the minifter at war should fend there the number of troops neceffary, both of infantry and cavalry, On the 6th of February, a motion was made, by GUILLEMARDET, in the council of five hundred, for altering the U mode |