The Index. ADDISON, his valediction, 41 Appendix, containing extracts from Dr. Priestley's works, illustrative of his character, 95. Birmingham, cause of the riots at, 23-commemoration of the French Revolution celebrated in this town, 25 outrages of the rioters, 26-several of them tried at Warwick, 30. Beddoes, Dr. his experiments with oxygen gas, ridiculed, 62. Education, its importance demonstrated, 81. Fashionable world, excessive dissipation and depravity of, 87. Franklin, Dr. the principal philosopher of America, 36-the intimate friend of Dr. Priestley, 55. Leeds, 10-his favourite studies, 11-sent to Daventry to complete his education, 12-chosen pastor to a congregation of Dissenters-deserted by his flock-circulates proposals for opening a school, but without success, 13-removes to Nantwich, where he officiates as pastor, and opens an academy-appointed Professor in the languages and belles lettres in Warrington academy, 14-publishes his rudiments of English grammar-charts. of biography and universal history-marries-publishes his history of electricity, 15-appointed pastor to a congregation in Leeds-publishes his history of vision, light and colours becomes a Socinian, 16-presented with a gold medal by the Royal Society, and elected F.R.S.appointed librarian to the Earl of Shelburne-independence of his principles, 18-settles near Birmingham― controversy with Dr. Horsley, 19—aversion of the High. Church party to the Doctor, 22-riots in Birmingham, 26-fortitude of the Doctor when the mob were destroying his house, 27-escapes to Worcester, 28-arrives in the capital-appointed successor to Doctor Price, 52embarks for America, 33-his reception in that country -his wife dies, 36-gradual decline of the Doctor, 38serenity at the hour of death, 41-testimony of respect to his memory, 43-description of his person and manners, 43 to 49-his precepts to young clergymen, 51critical observations on his writings, 54-his metaphysical opinions controverted, 69-his excellent precepts concerning education, 81-his advice to young men, 83 -excellence of his moral character, 87. Priestley, Mrs. an account of her death, 36-her character, 47. Pringle, Sir John, 57. Spirited Vindication of the moral conduct of Dr. Priestley, by a minister of the Gospel, 88. Savile, Sir George, a steady patriot, 67. Stanhope, Earl of, 57. Thompson, Mr. a letter from, respecting Doctor Priestley's pursuits in America, 34. Women, their influence over the morals and behaviour of men, 85-a friendly hint to that beautiful part of the human species, 86. Young men. Dr. Priestley's advice to, 83. ERRATUM. Page 27, line 15:-For " on seeing the flames of his dwelling ascend, he exclaimed, &c." read, on hearing the shouts of the mob, he exclaimed, &c. N. B. Dr. Priestley's house was demolished by the rioters with different instruments, and not consumed by fire. He observes in his Appeal," "They could not get any fire, though one of them was heard to offer two guineas for a lighted candle; my son, whom we left behind us, having taken the precaution to put out all the fires in the house; and others of my friends got all the neighbours to do the same. I afterwards heard that much pains was taken, but without effect, to get fire from my large electrical machine, which stood in the library." THE LIFE OF JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LL. D. &c. LEARNING and talents, have ever commanded the respect and the admiration of mankind. In the dawn of science, indeed, the inventors of the useful arts were deified by those to whom they became benefactors by their discoveries; and the skilful in agriculture, were considered as super-human. Even in the more enlightened ages of Greece and Rome, their poets and philosophers were venerated by the people as persons under the influence of divine inspiration; and although the |