Halifax, Lord, anecdote of, 256. Harmonites, account of that sect in America, 328.
Japanese, account of, in 1611, 40. Farther particulars, 41 -55. Their own view of their policy, 55. Jutshmiasin, Armenian convent, visit to, 353.
Idol, Parisnath-Gowricha, on the worship of, 23. Jeffries, Lord Chancellor, anec- dotes of, 271.
Jerusalem, description of a visit to, 285. 342.
Jewess, about to be burned alive by the Knights Templars, story of, 86. Ignorance, deplored and depre- cated in a discourse from the pulpit, 308.
Harvest-morning poetically de- India, on a vocabulary of lan-
scribed, 298. Henrietta-Maria,
Queen Charles I., ruled by her French priests, 33.
Hill-fort, in Guzerat, account
of, 23. Hindus, obs. on their religion compared with the Egyptian, 161. On the mythology of, 385. On their philosophy and theology, 386. On their as- tronomy, 389. Hindustan, foundation of the Mu-
hammedan dynasties in, 202. History, obs. on its great utility, 502. Horner, Mr., on solving nume-
rical equations, 373.
modern researches concern- ing, 383. Infancy, ode to the scenes of, 63. Innate depravity of man, obs. on, 170.
Inquisition, in Spain, origin and
progress of, 536. Its dread- ful ravages. 543. Inquisitor, Grand, assassinated,
542. Insects, century of, 261. From New Holland, described, ib.
- properly so called, de- finition of, 515, 516. Johnson, Dr., his great excel- lence as a writer, and dexter- ity in verbal argument, 249.
Hospital-rot, obs. on that dis- Jomini, General, some account
of, and of his great military work, 449.
Jordan, river, new and authentic particulars respecting, 348. Irvine, Lieut., on the Gipsey and
Hindustanee languages, 20. Isaure, Clementia, her institu-
tion of the floral games of Toulouse, 480.
Ischia, manners of the clergy there, 499. Italy, transactions in the Re- publics of,, during the 15th century, &c. 485. Reflec-
tions on the modern condition of, compared with her former greatness, 496. Juncus, obs. on that genus of plants, 257.
Kater, Capt., excellence of his compass, 192.
on the variation of the pendulum, 376. Kattiwar, remarks on that pro- vince, 23.
Kentucky, anecdote of the wi- dow of a farmer in that state, 330.
Keylas, a Hindu temple, de- scribed, 155. Kirby, Mr., his century of in- sects, 261. On insects from New Holland, ib. Knight, Mr. T. A., on different strawberries, 260. Kotzebue, M. obs. on, and ac- count of, his assassination, 146-149.
L Latreille, M., on remarkable crabs, 528. Lava, volcanic, distinguished from rock, 527. Laws of Japan, remarks on, 54. Levrat, Dr., on a succedaneum
for coffee, 524. Leyden, Dr., particulars and anecdotes respecting, 65-68. Light, new examples of its in- fluence on natural phænome- na, 527. See Brewster. Lion's den, curious visit to, 281. Ludovico Sforza, his usurpation, character, &c., 487. Lycoperdon, obs. on that vege- table, 260. Lycopodium denticulatum, on the germination of, 260. Lyellia, a new moss, described,
Mackintosh, Sir James, his dis- course to the Literary Society at Bombay, 16. On a vocabu- lary of Indian languages, 24. Mackmurdo, Lieut., on the wor- ship of an Indian idol, 23. On the province of Kattiwar,
Magendie, M., on azote, 531. Mahomedansects and mysticism, See Malcolm, See Graham. Mainotes, anecdote of their de- tention of a Russian man of rank, 287.
Malcolm, Sir John, on some sects of Mahomedans, 21. Malthus, Mr., his tenets at-
tacked and defended, 469. Malus, M., obs. on his theory of double refraction, 180. Manna, remarks on, 23. Mariana, Juan de, his statement respecting the Inquisition, 542. Marlborough, the great Duke of, anecdotes of his meanness as to pecuniary affairs, 255. Marryat, Capt., on two new shells, 258.
Mary, Queen of Scots, her verses on quitting France, 210.
consort of William III., her indifference to the fate of her father, James II., 273. Mathematics, obs. on a perverted study of that science, 182. Mavalipuram, near Madras, ac-
count of the ruins at, 392. Medici, obs. on the despotic de- signs of that family while in power, 489. Medicine, schools of, at Mont- pelier, oath there taken by every physician on receiving his degree, 482. Memory, methods of assisting,
Missions of the Moravians to Greenland poetically describ- ed, 57.
Mollusca, definitions of, 520. Montagu, Mr., on some species
of the genus Terebella, 258. Morals of Nasir, account of, 20. Morley, Col., Lieutenant of the Tower, Mr. Evelyn's endea- vours to bring him over to the interest of Charles H., 116. Mosses, remarks on, 268. Mount of Olives, description of, 347.
Mount Tabor, recent visit to, 340. N
Nasir, Morals of, account of that book, 20. Nazareth, recent account of, 338. Needle, magnetic, on irregulari- ties of, 184. New Holland, account of, and
obs. on the colony at, 427. Nicetas Eugenianus, some ac- count of that author and his writings, 476.
Nicholas, Sir Edward, his honest and persevering attachment to Charles I. and II., 276. Letter to, from the Queen of Bohemia, ib.
Nicolls, Col., on the tempera- ture of Bombay, 16. Niger, obs. on the course of that river, 163.
Nightingale, lines on the note of, 436.
Nineveh, description of the sup- posed site of, 282. Nismes, disputes between the Catholics and the Protestants of, 483.
of the Lord's Prayer recom- mended, 24. 336. Specimen of a Sanskrit Pater-noster, 158,
Pedes scansorii of Birds, on their use, 265.
Pendulum, experiments on the variation of, 376. Pennsylvania, travels through that state described, 316. Persia, obs. on the history and religion of, 200. Views of improvement by the Prince of, 355.
Pharisees, sermon on their con- duct and tenets, 307. Pindaries, account of their na- ture and force, 311. Plague, in London, in 1665, de- scribed, 123. At Constan- tinople, 137. Plants, Indian, description of,
Poor-laws, remarks on, 473. Pope, Mr., his imperfect clas-
sical knowlege, 251. Anec- dotes of, 252. His verses to Lord Oxford, 254. His great diffidence, 256. Anecdote of him and Lord Halifax, ib. Popes, dreadful effects of their secular power and persecuting spirit, 537,538.
Population of Bussora, 278. Of Bagdad, 280. Remarks on Mr. Malthus's tenets respect- ing, 469.
Potatoe, found wild in Peru, 269. Prayer, obs. on, 172. On the
Lord's Prayer, 173. Probabilities, doctrine of, re- marks on, 183.
Property, among the peasantry of a country, the best gua- rantee of public tranquillity, 468. Prussia, obs. on the military force and operations of, in 1792, &c., 452.
Romances, historical, obs. on, 73. Ross, Mr., his translation of a sermon by Sadi, 23.
Rot, in hospitals, account of that disease, 526.
Ruins, of temples, near Madras, description of, 392. Russell, William, Lord, his cha- racter vindicated, and parti- culars of his life, &c. 226-244.
-, Rachael, Lady, her high qualities, 228. 244. Her let- ter to her husband, 229. Russia, account of the embassy from that court to Persia, 351. Interest of its history, 503. Particulars in, 504,&c. Treaty with the Emperor of Constan- tinople, 945.507. High cha- racter of one of its early sove- reigns, 509. Obs. on the pro- per site for the capital of, 511. S
Sabine, Capt., on irregularities of the compass-needles, 184. His new species of Gull, 266. On the birds of Greenland, ib. Mr., on a new species
of Gull, 266. Sadi, translation of a sermon of, 23.
Salisbury, Mr., on Lycopodium denticulatum, 260.
Salsette, account of the caves in,
Salt, Mr.. on the caves in Sal- sette, 20.
Salzburg, account of, 497. Sand, Charles Louis, his assas- sination of Kotzebue, 148. Reflections on, 151.
Saris, Capt., his visit to Japan in 1611, 40.
Savigny, M., his memoir on an- nelides, 518.
Scoresby, Mr., on the dip and va- riation of the magnetic needle, 184. Sepulchre, holy, at Jerusalem, visit to, 342.
Series, infinite, See Babbage. Shells, description of two new sorts, 258. Fossil researches concerning, 522.
Sheppard, Mr., on the pedes scan- sorii of birds, 265. On the Heron, 269.
Sicilian story poetically nar rated, 293.
Sidney, Algernon, vindicated from the charge of being paid by France, 237. Smith, Sir J., on two species of Tordylium, 259. On Rhizo- morpha medullaris, 261. Solstice, winter and summer, va- riations of the obliquity of the ecliptic at those periods, 370. Sowerby, Mr., on the genus Te- rebratula, 265.
Spain, obs. on the question whe-
ther that country was ever a colony of Egypt, 183. Me- lancholy recent picture of its state, 397. Better prospects, 535. History of the Inquisi- tion in, ib.
Spence, Rev. Joseph, obs. on his works, 245. Stachelberg, Baron, account of his captivity by the Mainotes, 287. Staunton, Sir George, his trans- lation
Tabasheer, on the properties of, 372. Temple, Hindu, described, 155.
Obs. on the date of the tem- ple of Dendera, 161. Temples, near Madras, their ruins described, 392.
Tenon, M., eulogy of, 532. Terebella, description of five spe- cies of, 258. Terebratula, account of that nus, 265. Theology, the study of, recom-
mended and enforced, 305. Tiberias, lake of, described, 340. Tides, between Fairleigh and the North Foreland, obs. on, 369. Timbuctoo, particulars respect- ing, 163.
Tomb, of our Saviour, account of, 342.
Tordylium, on two species of, 259. Toulouse, floral games of, their origin, 480. Tournament, temp. Richard I. of England, described, 86. Travelling, obs. on the effects of, 165.
Tristan da Cunha, description of, 262.
Troops, obs. on the movement of, 458. Tunicated class of animals, ac- . count of, 512.
Van Diemen's Land, emigration to that island recommended, 333. Vatel, cook to the Prince of Condé, his fate poetically de- picted, 194.
Velocity of balls, &c., remarks on, 95.
Velore, ode on leaving, 61. Venetians, bravery of, in a sea- fight with the Turks, in 1499,
Vermes, obs. on the class of, 514. Vestris, the dancer, supposed poetic address of, 198. Viper, red, obs. on, 259. Vladimir Monomachos, an early Russian sovereign, his high character, 509.
Vogel, M., on the properties of light, 527.
Urns, sepulchral, in Persia, ac- count of, 23.
War, continental, of 1756, and of the French Revolution, mi- litary details of, 452. Obs. on the art of, 460. Waterloo, battle of, described by a Highland soldier, 220. Whigs, their conduct in nego- tiating with the French court, in the reign of Charles II., dis- cussed, 230.
White Lady, Song of, 416. Whitear, Mr., on the plumage of birds, 266.
Women, eulogium on, 228. Wordsworth, Mr., burlesque pa-
rody of his writings, 323. Wrede, Baron, on the festival of Mamangom, 16. Wycherley, the poet, anecdotes of, 254, 255
Y Yorkshire, emigrant from, to
America, anecdote of, 330. Young, Dr., on errors in physi- cal observations, &c. 181. Youth, poetic address to, 439. Ꮓ
Zodiac, signs of, obs. on their meaning, &c. 389.
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