European Magazine, For DECEMBER 1797. [Embellished with, 1. A PORTRAIT of DR. JOSEPH WHITE. of OTTERY POOL. 1 And, 2. A VIEW Page of Thomas Paine, and other Publications of a fimilar Kind, in a Series of Letters of a Religious, Moral, and Political Nature, CONTAINING, Page 400 ibid The Infufficiency of the Light of Nature exemplified in the Vices and Depravity of the Heathen World, including fome Strictures on Paine's Age of Reason, ibid The Intellectual and Moral Difference between Man and Man. A Sermon preached at the Old Jewry, Sept. 24, 1797, on Occafion of the Death of the Rev. John Fell, formerly of Thaxstead in Effex, lately of Homerton in Middlesex, ibid The Doctrines of the Church of Rome examined, Principia Historiæ Naturalis, Officierum, Rei Rufticæ et Geographia, &c. Ex Plinio Secundo, Cicerone, Varrone, &c. Exersti in ufum Scholarum, ibid Obedience rewarded and Prejudice conquered, or the Hiftory of Mortimer Lafcelles, The New Children's Friend, or Pleafing Incitements to Wifdom and Virtue, conveyed through the Medium of Anecdote, Tale, and Adventure, Journal of the Proceedings of the Second Seffion of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain [Continued], Theatrical Journal; including Fable and Character of "Falfe Impreffions""The Round Tower, or The Chieftains of Ireland''-and Prologue to the Amphitryo of Plautus, ibid ibid 401 389 An authentic Account of an Embassy from 409 392 399 a great Variety of other Matter, a Refutation of Errors in the Political Works Monthly Obituary, Prices of Stocks. LONDON: Printed for J. SEWELL, Cornhill, VOL. XXXII. Dec. 1797. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are obliged to T. N. for his Poem, but decline the infertion of it. It is left, according to his defire, at Mr. Sewell's. The original Letters of the Author of Hudibras are received. We return our thanks to Leonidas for his favour. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from Nov. 18, to Dec. 16, 1797. Wheat Rye Barl. Oats Beans London oo o Effex 623 218 1025 4 400 21 028 8 Lincoln 45 3 00 026 Hertford 43 229 925 417 929 6 York 47 8 29 825 600 I Northum. 44 11 32 023 016 021 Northam. 44 832 625 Rutland 47 600 027 618 224 619 032 923 031 7 Glouceft. 60 5 00 Stafford 53 034 724 48 2 Somerfet 67 3 00 Salop 50 37 036 525 135 6 Monmou, 589 00 Hereford 50 846 437 528 7 Devon 67 6 00 Worcest. 56 424 436 526 431 5 Cornwall 65 3 00 033 423 53 1100 034 41 Dorfet бо 800 033 223 1040 o Hants 50 040 024 322 331 8 Oxford 53 000 025 2 20 728 9 N. Wales Bucks 45 co 0,24 019 224 9 S. Wales 829 3 Chefhire 50 10 00 34 020 54 035 10 20 Encopean Magazine. This Portrait of The Revd JOSEPH WHITE D.D. Prebend of Gloucester, Arch Bishop Lands. Professor of Arabic Painted & presented by the Rev. Peters R.A. as a mark of his respect to the University, and of the singular regard he has for so great & able an Advocate for Cbristianity. 1785. Published by J.Sewell, 32, Cornhill Oct 1796. C THE EUROPEAN MAGAZINE, AND LONDON REVIEW; FOR DECEMBER 1797. DR. JOSEPH WHITE, (WITH A PORTRAIT.) YONCERNING this Gentleman there is little to inform the Public, except what relates to his literary character, which, notwithstanding one act of imprudence, ftands fufficiently high to merit every refpect that the poffeffor of it may claim on account of very uncommon endowments. He was, if we are not misinformed, originally intended for an employment totally alien to literature, but being difcovered by a benevolent person to poffefs both industry and talents, together with a ftrong attachment to learning, he was removed from his obfcure fituation to the University of Oxford, and placed at Wadham College, where his improvement in what was taught at that place foon proved to his patrons, that he was not undeferving of the attention which had been fhewn him. On the 19th of February 1773, he took the degree of Master of Arts, and by the recommendation of Dr. Moore, now Archbishop of Canterbury, having bent his attention to the ftudy of the Oriental languages, he foon acquired fo extensive an acquaintance with them, that in 1775 he was appointed Laudian Profeffor of Arabic; and, on this honour being conferred on him, pronounced an Oration which was afterwards published under the title of "De Utilitate Linguæ Arabicæ in Studiis Theologicis Oratio; habita Oxonii in Schola Linguarum VII. id. Aprilis, 1775," 4to. 1776, intended to evince the importance and utility of the Arabic language, and to promote the study of it among men of science in general, and divines in particular. He had before been chofen Fellow of his College. His next performance was the publication of the Syriac Philoxenian Verfion of the four Gofpels, with a Latin Tranflation, under the title of "Sacrorum Evangeliorum Verfio Syriaca Philoxeniana Ex. Codd. MSS. Ridleianis in Bibl. Coll. Nov. Oxon, Repofitis, nunc primum edita, cum Interpretatione et Annotationibus Jofephi White," &c. 2 vols. 4to. 1778, and about the fame time (Nov. 15, 1778) preached an excellent Sermon which he foon afterwards printed, entitled "A Revifal of the English Tranflation of the Old Teftament recommended. To which is added fome Account of an ancient Syriac Translation of great Part of Origen's Hexaplar Edition of the LXX. lately difcovered in the Ambrofian Library at Milan," 4to. He was alfo about this time appointed one of the Whitehall preachers. The next year (1780) he published "A Specimen of the Civil and Military Inftitutes of Timour, or Tamerlane: a work written originally by that celebrated Conqueror in the Mogul language, and fince tranflated into Perfian. Now first rendered from the Perfian into English from a MS. in the poffeffion of William Hunter, M. D. with other Pieces," 4to. and in 1783 the complete work was publifhed, tranflated by Major Davy, with Preface, Indexes, Geographical Notes, &c. &c. by Dr. White, in one volume 4to. In Eafter Term 1783 he was appointed Bampton Lecturer, and immediately drew out a plan of the Lectures in the masterly manner it now appears before the world. To complete his plan he foon faw that it was expedient to avail himself of the best Aa a 2 aid |