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Money rent, on the com-
parative value of 831
Monzie Castle, descrip-
tion of 403

Moral character of the
lower orders in the me-
tropolis, reflections on
184
Morea, account of its cli-
mate, and character of
its inhabitants 600
Music, Scotch, on the har-

mony and melody of, by
Dr Franklin 596
the National debt, state of
405, 573, 894
Nawab of Oude, anecdotes
of 521
Neapolitan nobles, man-
ners of 37

Neill, P. his defence of a
tour thro' Shetland 12,
116, 491
Nelson, Lord, his monu-
ment at Edinburgh, de-
scription of the intended

one 83
Newspapers, petition of
the distressed fraternity
of 836
Occurrences, remarkable
in 1805, chronological
list of 24, 97
Odyssey, character of its
heres 431
Orkney, valuation of cor-
rected 816
Ossian's lesser poems, by
A. Macdonald, review

of 123
-'s poems, remarks on
by Dr Beattie 587
Paisley, account of the

manufactures of 499, 577
Paul Emperor of Russia,
account of his assassina-

tion 672
Pear trees, a new mode

of improving 340
Pennecuick, Dr Alexan-

der, memoirs of 249, 581
Peter, James, and John,
petition of 665
Phenomenon, surprising
one in the West Indies
510

of it 824

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Pope's Essay on Man, re-
marks on, by Dr Beat-
tie 589
Population of the globe,
estimate of 259
Rebel army, their beha-
viour at Hamilton in
*745 345

Reid, Dr Thomas, his
character as an author
746
Reynolds, Sir Joshua, Dr

Beattie's visit to 682
the Right hand and the
left, petition of 20
Roads in the Highlands,
plan of new ones 3

remarks on, by J.
Hogg 99, 179
Sandwich Island, account
of one called Tamahama
192

Savages, North Ameri-
can, description of a
tribe of 261
Sea water, experiments
on the temperature of
426
Second sight, remarks on

685

Selkirk, Alex. account of
18, 169
Science, on the progress
of 40, 86, 167, 247, 328,
407, 495, 576, 655, 774,
815, 895
Scott, Mr Walter, ballads
and lyrical pieces by, re-
View of 767
Scots College at Paris,
account of MSS. there
92

Scotch writers, character
of the most eminent 743,
817
Scotch Parliament, cere-
monies observed at the
opening of 657

tour thro' 9

Shetland, strictures on a

defence of 12,

supplement to

the tour, 112

valuation of cor.

116

rected 316

Sibbald, Sir Robert, geo-
graphical queries by, in
1682 409
Sinclair, Sir John, his
character as a writer 8 19
reflections on a
stand of hackney coaches
754

thoughts on two
important questions 822
Small p pox, genealogy of

the Indian Goddess of
902

Solitude, thoughts on, by
Dr Beattie 682
Somerville, Dr, his cha
racter as an author 744
a Sorceress tried at Kirk-
cudbright 189
South Wales, new, pre-
sent state of 194
Steuart, Sir Jas. life of 197
Stewart, Dr Dugald, his
character as an author
745-7

Tasso, remarks on 588
Theatrical performance in
India, description of one
663
Thurlow, Lord, memoirs
of 837
Trade, British, in Germa.
ny, account of 39
of Dundee, ac-
count of 410
Traveller, adventures of
one in Arabia 349
Tunnel under the Forth,
plan of one 521
Universities, English and
Scots, comparative ad-
vantages of 684
Valuation of Orkney and
Shetland corrected 816
Vesuvius, journal of an
eruption of 329, 413.
Victual rent, on the com-
parative value of 831

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Weilly, Dr, anecdotes of
502
Wight, Wm. the Ednam
poet, account of 184

Sibbald, Sir R. roundel on
by Dr Pitcairn 127
Snuff dialogue on the vir
tues of, 205

a Soldier's farewell 696
Song, Cannie wi' your
blinkin', Bessie 775

my love is but a las-
sie yet 776

banks o' Doune 776
on a visit to the vil.
lage of Largs 934
Tam's farewell 288
Sonnet to Night 935
to Hope ib.
Verses to a Young Lady,
on her birth day 288
to a favourite cat, by

G. Dyer 368

to Mary 776
to the Nightingale,
by G. Dyer 934

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by a Gentleman to a
young Lady who wrote
an Elegy on the death of
his son, 935
Winter, a dirge 856.

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Ellenborough, Lord, mo-
tion relative to his sit-
ting in the Cabinet 209,
291

Erskine, Hon. Hen. takes
his seat, 466. His speech
on the defence act 470.
On the mutiny bill 626
Excise, receiver-General
of, bill for the better re-
gulation of his office 469
Forfeited estates in Scot-
land, report on their
funds 659 705

Fox, Judge, his case post-
poned 708

Houston and Co. motion

for vesting their estates
in trustees 631
India, motion relative to
the American trade with
295. Lord Melville's
motion on the appoint-
ment of a Governor Ge-
neral 709
Irish budget 470

.

stamp duty bill,
clause for relief of the
printers of newspapers
549
Iron, duty on, opposed
strongly in the Com-
mons 380, 471.-Relin-
quished 545
Justice in Scotland, Lord
Grenville's motion re-
specting its administra-
tion 707. Resolutions of
the House of Lords 497
King's speech 119. Ad.
dress agreed to in both
Houses without a divi-
sion 130, 132. His Ma-
jesty's answer to the Ad.
dress ib. Message rela-
tive to the conduct of
Prussia 375. Speech of
the Lord Chancellor on
proroguing the Parlia-

ment 709
Lords, House of, thanks
to the fleet 132
Lottery office keepers, ad-

ditional duty on 630
Melville, Lord, pleads not
guilty to the charges
brought by the Com-
mons 130, 133. Opi
nion of the Judges on

the evidence to be given
in his case 209, 289.-
Mr Whitbread presents
an additional article of
impeachment against him
289. His Lordship gives
in his answer to it 290.
Address to his Majesty
to order Westminster hall
to be fitted up for his
trial 291. Mr Whitbread
brings up a new report
on his case 193.-Moves
a resolution on the re
port ib.-Moves that the
whole House do attend
the trial 295-Objected
to by Mr Dundas, but
carried ib.-Thanks vot.
ed to the managers of
the impeachment 472.-
The tria 449, 537, 617,
697.-Chancery suit for
publishing it 706
Military system, new one
proposed by Mr Wind-
ham 369. Debate on the
mutiny bill 550, 626

report of the Com-
missioners 630

-officers, bill for set-
tling their rank 630

new training bill,
objected to by Ld. Mel-

ville 709
Navy estimates voted 136,
Additional pay to sea-
men voted 467.-To
Greenwich Hospital 628.
His Majesty's message
on the subject 708
Nelson, Lady, a pension
voted to her 137
Nelson, Earl, his Majes-
ty's gift to him 465.-
Bill for settling it 704
Paull, Mr, moves for In-
dia papers 136, 466.-
Brings forward charges
against Marq. Wellesley
ib.-546

Peers of Scotland, peti.
tion on a vacancy in 707
Pitt, Mr, motion for a
monument to him 133.-
His debts voted to be
paid 138
Property tax bill, debates
on 468, 470, 472, 547,

On taxing funds vested
in the name of foreigners
547

Prussia, message from the
King relative to her con-
duct 375. Officia! papers
respecting it ib. Address

of the Lords on the sub-
ject 377.— Of the Com-
mons 378

Public accounts, in the
West Indies, bill for re-
gulating 546. Salaries to
the Commissioners 549.
A new general bill in-
troduced 628

the Royal Family, addi-
tional provision for 629.
630, objected to by Col.
Wood ib. State of their
salaries 706

St Vincent, Lord, Mr Jef-
frey's charges against him

471

Scotch Appeals, 289, 291,
710

re-

Bankrupt act
newed 295
Slave restriction bill, pass-
ed 465. Importation bill
passed 469. Resolution
for its abolition moved
by Mr Fox, and carried
627, 625. Agreed to by
the Lords 70S
Stage-coaches, bill for re-
gulating 628. Prohibit.
ed from carrying letters
ib.

Stanhope, Lord, his mo-

tion relative to the state
of grain in the country
465
Strachan, Sir R. a pension
voted to him 137
Supply, Committee of
sums voted in 293.--
300,000l. voted for the
seamen in the battle of
Trafalgar 472

Treaties with Austria and
Russia presented to the
House of Lords 139.--
To the Commons 136
Treating bill brought in
by Mr Tierney 295
Trotter, Alex. committed
to the custody of the
serjeant at arms 294.→→
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Reprimanded and dis-
charged ib.

Vaccine inoculation, mo-
tion for inquiring into its
success 629
Volunteer corps, expence

of 470.
-Motion for
thanking them rejected

632

Wellesley, Marq. charges
brought against him by
Mr Paull, 466, 546, 629

Windham, Mr, introduces
his bill for new-model-
ling the army 369. De-
bate on the mutiny bill
550, 626

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS.

ACCIDENTS, fatal, 800
Achmuty, Sir Sam. sails
with a reinforcement for
Buenos Ayres 797
Eneas transport wrecked
877
Algiers, the Dey of, in-
sults the British consul,
who quits the place 305
America, meeting of Con-
gress 219. Message of
the President on the si-
tuation of the States ib.
Difference with Spain ib.
Extraordinary bill for
the protection of Ame-
rican seamen 220.. Bill

for abolishing the slave
trade rejected ib. Non-
importation act passed
388. State of the Ame-
rican trade ib. An Ame-
rican captain stabs ano.
ther 389. Violent com-
motion excited by the
conduct of the captains
of the British squadron,
who kill an American
seaman 473. Mr Og-

den's memorial to Go-
vernment on the subject
of Miranda's expedition
558. Messrs Ogden and
Smith tried for their con-
cern in the same, and ac-
quitted 785. Correspon-
dence between the Spa-
nish ambassador and Col.
Smith on the same sub-
ject ib. Bonaparte ex-
torts 2,000,000 of dollars
from Congress, which ex-,
cites another ferment a-
mong the people ib. Cu-
rious history of this tran-
saction 786. Printing-of-
fice at New York burnt
down ib. Violent tor-

nado at Charlestown, and
great damage done to the
shipping ib.
Artillery, experiment for
quick travelling 959
Austria, Emperor of, his
army defeated in Italy
by the French 57. Re-
treats to Hungary ib.-
Totally defeated at Aus-
terlitz 141. Makes an
armistice with the French
143. And concludes a
treaty of peace at Pres-
burg 146. Returns to
Vienna 222.
Proclama-

tion to the inhabitants ib.
Baden, Prince of, marries
a niece of Bonaparte 384
Bannerman, Col. his house
robbed of articles to a
great amount 960
Bavaria, Elector of, as-
sumes the title of King
221. His daughter mar-
ried to Eugene Beau-
harnois ib.

Bedford, Duke of, arrives
in Dublin 313. Instal-
led as Lord Lieut, of Ire-
land ib.

the Belle India packet ta-

ken by a French squa-

dron 229
the Bellona French priva-
teer taken in India 958
Bertram, Major, drown-

ed 878

Berwick-upon-Tweed,
improvements proposed
upon the town 799
the Blanche frigate cap-
tures la Guerriere French
frigate 637

Bonaparte defeats the Rus-
sians & Austrians at Aus-
terlitz 141. Returns to
the palace of Schoen-

brun, near Vienna 145,
Sets out on his return to
France 221. His son-in-
law Eugene married to
a Princess of Bavaria ib.
Seizes the British goods
in Bavaria 223. Returns
to Paris 224. Letter
to the Senate announcing
new federative projects
ib.-A statue decreed to
him by the Senate ib.-
The honours of a public
entry declined by him ib.
-His singular answer
on the occasion ib.-
Holds an extraordinary
levee ib.-Opens the Le-
gislative Assembly with
an extraordinary speech
297. New Kings creat-
ed by him 300, 382. Ex-
torts a large sum from
the American Congress
785. Leaves Paris to joia
his army in Germany 788.
Totally defeats the Prus-
sians at Jena 869. His
singular letter to the K.
of Prussia 872. Arrives
at Potzdam 873.-At
Berlin 874. Curious ex-
tracts from his bulletins
946. Visits the Prussian

Princes 947: Singular

interview with Princess
Hatzfieldib. Proclama-
tion to his army 948.
Extraordinary decree a-
gainst England, declar-
ing the British islands in
a state of blockade, and
all English subjects found
on the continent to be
prisoners of war, 953.
Boulogne, attack upon,
with new invented rock-
ets 958

Bre-

Bremen occupied by the Cornwallis, Marq. gets a

French 953

the Britannia burnt at
Corke 231.

British prisoners at Ver-
dun apply to the Queen
of Wirtemberg for relief
225.-Liberated in Hol-
land 228
Brunswick, Duke of, mor-
tally wounded at the bat-
tle of Jena 871.-Is car-
ried to Altona ib.-His
States seized by the
French 876

Buenos Ayres taken by
the British army 778.-
Description of the settle-
ment 783. Order of
Council for the regula-
tion of trade to it 784.
Accounts of its exports
and imports ib.
Burrowes, Capt. of the
Constance, killed at St
Maloes 795
Byng, Mr, elected Mem.
ber for Middlesex 959.
Calder, Adm. Sir Robert,

his trial 61

Camilla of Dundee lost 879
Cathcart, Lord, arrives at
Bremen 61. Returns to
England with the Bri-
tish army 229
Cattaro, seized by the
Russians 384. Attacked
by the French 636
China fleet arrives safe 797
Cholmondely, Miss, killed
by the upsetting of a car-
riage 800
Cleves, the duchy of, ce-
ded to France 298. Gen.
Murat made Grand Duke
ib. His proclamation 299
Cochran, Adm. his gallant

conduct in the battle off
St Domingo 307. Re-
warded by the Patriotic
Society at Lloyd's 308.
Pursues the French fleet
off St Kitt's 795

——-, Lord, his gallant
action in the river Ga-
ronne 391
Constance, sloop of war,
taken off St Maloes 795

present of 40,000l. from
the East India Co. 232.
Resolutions of the inha-
bitants of Bombay for a
monument to the late
Marquis 937. Eloquent
speech of Mr Money on
the occasion ib.
Craig, Gen. Sir Jas, lands
with the British army at
Naples 227. Returns
to Sicily ib. Returns to
England in bad health

559

Crawfurd, Col. sails with
an expedition to South
America 877. Meets
with foul weather, and
steers for Ireland 959
Cuxhaven occupied by the
French 953
Denmark, spirited answer
of the Prince Royal to a
Prussian demand 387.-
Desired by the French
to withdraw the Danish
troops from Holstein 951
Diving-bell, successfulex-
periment with 880
Dominica, attempt upon,
by a French force 559-
the island almost destroy.
ed by a hurricane 940
Don, Gen. lands at Bre-
men with a British force
58. His proclamation
to the Hanoverians ib.
Douglas, Marquis, sets
out for St Petersburgh959
Dover man of war burnt
879

Duckworth, Adm. de-
feats a French squadron
off St Domingo, and takes
three ships, and destroys
two 305. Rewarded by
the Patriotic Society at
Lloyd's 308. Arrives in
England 391. Sails with
another expedition to the
Mediterranean 639
Duels, fatal ones 800.-960.
Messrs. Jeffrey & Moore
ib.-Armstrong & Long
ib.---Capts. B. & Beeves
ib.-Lieuts. Ottley and
Connel ib.

Edgar of Leith, Capt. Ir-
ving, taken after a des-
perate engagement, by a
French privateer 957.-
Retaken and carried to
Barbadoes ib.-A Scots
passengerwounded,meets
with great attention and
kindness from his coun-
trymen ib.

Elgin, Earl of, returns to
England 311.
Erskine, Lord, takes his
seat in the Court of
Chancery 231.
Execution of five men at
Lancaster for an unnatu-
ral crime 880.
Fires, a large distillery in
London burnt 800. Ud-
derwalla in Sweden burnt
down 876. Dover man
of war burnt 879.
Foote, Lieut. taken bythe
Spaniards 956.

re-

Fox, Mr, re-elected for
Westminster 231.
ceives a letter from the
French Minister Talley-
rand 310.-Is taken dan-
gerously ill 639.-Ac.
count of his funeral 7
Fox, Gen. sails for Sicily

559.

799.

France, rigorous ordinance
against offensive weapons
published at Paris 224.
Legislative Assembly o-
pened by the Emperor
297. Imperial decrees
announcing the erection
of new principalities 382.
The Prince of Baden
married to Stephanie Na-
poleon 384. The Tur-
kish ambassador intro-
duced in form to the Em-
peror 476. Louis Bona-
parte declared King of
Holland 477. The Dutch
'deputies speech on the
occasion ib. Singular
speech of Napoleon 478.
Plan of the New Consti-
tution for Holland 479.
The Dutch deputies set
out for Holland 480. As-
sembly of the Jews 942.
Frank-

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