Expences of a family in that class, 39. Condition of, in the last four centuries, 41. Labouring Classes in England, history of, from the conquest to the present period. See Eden.
Lakes, &c. temperature of, at dif-
ferent depths, 536. Lanigan, Dr. plan of his history
of the sacred books, biblical antiquities, &c. 553.. Lapis Calaminaris, found in great quantities in North-Wales, 376.
Lapis Lazuli, oriental, inquiry into, 576.
Larch, excellency of, as a timber tree, 154. Curious account of its durability, 253. Strongly resists the action of fire, 255. Lavenham, in Suffolk, some ac-
count of, 327. Lead, mines of, in Derbyshire, described, 124. Ore, veins of, how discovered, 125 Rights of the miners, and other regulations, ib. Me- thods of smelting, 126. Leominster, formerly celebrated for its silken fleece, and its bread, 292.
Lepidolite, chemical account of, 578.
Light, obs. on its combination
and separation, as a chemical principle, 9.
Liverpool, history and present state of, 133. Lloyd, Mr. his account of the late
discovery of native gold in Ireland, 407. Logarithms, collection of excel- lent tracts concerning, 154. Longitude, See Burrow,
M Macdonald, Sir James, his ode on
the great K. of Prussia, 20. His Auctioneer, a poem, 22. Magnesian spar, analyzation of,
in some branches of husband.
Malmesbury, Lord, his fruitless embassy not blameable, 556. Manchester, history and present state of, 127. Mansfield, Earl of, (the great lawyer,) his life and charac- ter, 388.
Mills, Mr. his mineralogical ac. count of the native gold lately discovered in Ireland, 407. The quality of the gold, and amount of the quantity al- ready discovered, 408. Moyle, Mr. his account of em- banking and draining marsh lands, 137.
Murray, Earl of, the famous Scotish regent, his assassina- tion, 243. His respectable
the works of the Huddersfield canal, 409. Ox teams, strange backwardness
of the farmers, who have not yet adopted the harness for, 292.
Pallas, Dr. his account of the tumuli of Kamptchatka, 253. Palmer and Skirving, their ill treatment during their voyage to New South Wales, 236. Pappelbaum-Codicis Raviani Exa- men; a most valuable publica- tion, 493.
Parallel, a curious one, between the wars of the Grecian re-. publics, and that between the allies of Europe and the French democrats, 541.
Passau, a new fossil from, ac- count of, 577. Named Tita- nite, ib. By Dr. Girtanner termed hard-earth, ib. The note. Passions, human, their influence
over national and individual happiness, 582.
Pearson, Dr. his obs. on the com- position of some antient me- tallic arms and utensils, 410. Penates, hymn to, 301. Pennant, Mr. his family his-
Peter the Great. See Russia. III. ib. Philosophy, and science, remarks
on the present state of, 6. Pichegru, General, biographical account of, 287. His vic- tories, 289. Anecdotes of, 291. Pindar, his character vindicat-
ed, 2. POETIC Extracts in this vol. viz. from the Exeter Essays, 4-6. From Muse Etonenses, 19-24. From Carlyle's Specimens of Arabian Poetry, 45.-Bidlake's Sea, a Poem, 87. Taylor's transl. of Bürger's Ellenore, a German Ballad, 187. Penn's Battle of Edington, 230. South ey's Poems, 248. Peter Pin- dar's "One Thousand Seven
Hundred and Ninety-Six," 315 Coleridge's Poems, 342. Jer- ningham's Peace, &c. 343. Wise's System, a Poem, 345. Bishop's Poetical Works, 379- Mason's Poems, Vol. III. 437. Sea Sick Minstrel, 470. Dy- er's Poet's Fate, 472. Polygamy, reprobated, 499. Poor, and the poor-laws, tracts relative to, 37, 333, 361. [See Labouring Classes.] Popery, the encouragement of, in this country, said to be autho rized by the present govern- ment, 95. Population, early, of Europe, 2. Porson, Mr. Professor, contro- versy between him and Mr. Archdeacon Travis, relative to the famous text i John, v. 7. 492.
Potatoes, method of cultivation of in Lancashire, &c. 190. A de-
licate dish for the tables of the rich, in the 16th century, 369. Priestley, Dr. his avowal of his religious opinions, 118. Prodigies and miracles, since the days of the Apostles, imposi- tions on credulity, 113. Promises, the nature of, consider- ed, 476.
Ptolemy, remark on his method
of computing epochs, &c. 3. Pulfe, obs. on the motion of, 37. Puritans, their paper war with the church, about the end of the 16th century, 246.
Re-barking of trees that have been injured by animals, 138. Instructions rel. to the barking and cutting down of oaks, 269. Residence, parochial, of the Clergy, earnestly recommended, in Bp. Courtney's charge, 473. Arch- deacon Paley's notions on that subject controverted, ib. Revolutions, antient and modern, compared, 542. Rheumatism, theory of, 348. Ridding,
Ridding, Mr. his Latin verses on a boxing-match, 21. Robespierre, his speech in behalf
of the condemnation of Louis XVI. said to have been the best of his orations, 296. His complaint that he had not been able to sacrifice above 60 hu- man victims per diem! ib. Robinson, Rev. Robert, his out- set in his professional charac- ter, 11. His writings, ib. His love of liberty, ib. H's death, 12. His character as a student, 13. As a teacher of religion, 14. Rock salt, curious account of,
134, 135: Romans, antient, the declension
of their manners under the re- publican government, 527. Russia, Emperor of, (Peter III.) singular character of, 561.564. Anecd.of,564. Murdered,565.
Empr.of, (Catherine 11.) her character, 562. Her par- ticular behaviour on the sudden death of her husband, Peter IH. 566. Probability of her in- nocence as to the manner of his death, 567. Her dialogue with Peter II. in the Elysian Fields, ib.
Rye-grass, the value of it appre- ciated, 153.
Serpent, essay on the mythology and worship of, 4. Serra, M. Corrêa de, on the fructification of the submersed Alga, 410.
Seward, Mr. completes his col- lection of "Anecdotes of dis- tinguished Persons," &c. 385. Shakspeare, essay on his dra- matic characters, 6. Apology for his lago, 7. For his Shy- Jock, 9. Manuscripts forged under the sanction of his name, 111. Mr. Ireland's vindication of his conduct with respect to the forgery, 236.
Shields, of Hercules and Achilles, observations on, 8.
Shillela, the celebrated Irish tim- ber, its rare qualities, 270. Account of the woods of, in Wicklow, 271.
Shylock, apology for the character and conduct of, 9. Silk. See Wisset.
Silver ores, chemical inquiry
Molybdenic, exam. of, 577. Slave-trade, pathetic verses on, by Southey, 298. Smalt blue fossil from Vorau, exa- mination of, 576. Smith, Dr. Adam, biographical account of, 58.
cated, 59. Gives lectures at Edinburgh, under the coun- tenance of Lord Kaims, 60. Chosen professor of Logic at Glasgow, ib. Becomes a Re- viewer at Edinburgh, 61. His theory of Moral Senti- ments published, 62. Fixes his abode at Kirkaldy, ib. His work on the causes of the Wealth of Nations, 63. Is made a commissioner of the customs, and changes his resi- dence to Edinburgh, 66. His declining health and death, 67. Sketch of his character,68. Stahl, Dr. his narrative of his sufferings
sufferings at Goa, an imposi- tion on the public, 119. Stockport, account of, 135. Strontianite, compared with Wi- therite, 578.
Surinam, account of the succes- sive European settlements there, 428. Revolt of the negro slaves there, against their Dutch masters, narrative of, ib.
System, new, of fire, &c. 107.
Templars, Knights, their differ- ence with the Knights of Mal- ta, 264. Vindicated, ib. Timber. See Larch, Oaks, and Barking.
Tithes, ill effects of on the pro- prietors of lands, 151. Tokens, made of lead, in the time of king Charles, used instead of copper coin, 307. Travis, Mr. his controversy on 1 John, v. 7. 492. come by Mr. Porson, ib. Trees, method of re-barking those that have been peeled by sheep, 138. Instructions relative to falling and barking, 260. See also Larch. Troy, the existence of that cele-
brated city disputed, 142. Turks, their character, 169.
Their religion, 170. Unhappy situation of their women, 172.
Venetian Story, 7. Victory, ode to, 7. Virgil, corrections in, 272. United States of America, T. Paine's complaint of their ne- gfect of him while a prisoner. in France, 216. Mr. Wash- ington's letter to the States, 218 General character of the inhabitants, 425. The new city of Washington described, ib."
Wales, P. of, proposed for the government of Ireland, 339. Washington, General, T. Paine's complaint against, for neglect of him while in danger from Robespierre, 217. His letter to the United States, 218. City of Washington describ ed, 425. Waste-Lands,
how to bring speedily into the state of pro- fitable grass lands, 152. Wellesley, lord, his Latin ode, 22. Whale. See Abernethy. Wheat, new method of raising by transplanting, and of pre- serving in the rick from the depredations of rats, 455- Wisset, Mr. on organzining Ben- gal silk in England, 141. Withering, Dr. great improve- ments of his botanic work, 76.
Xenophon, his testimony relative to the magnificence of the Persian kings, corroborated by Chardin, 501. Xerxes. See Herodotus. 2 Zimmerman, M. his birth, 515. Bred to the profession of me- dicine under the illustrious Haller, 516. Commences his career of authorship, and is appointed physician to the king of England at Hanover, 518. Is invited to Petersburgh by the Empress, but declines, 520. Attends Fred, the Great of Prussia in his last illness, and publishes his defence of that monarch against Mira- beau,521. His health declines, 522. His death, ib. His cha- racter justly appreciated, 523. Zirkon, chem. inquiry into, 577,
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