of banks, ii. 192, Note. On the equality or in-
equality of taxation, 265. On education, 398,
Note. On the wealth of the clergy, 662.
Smith, Dr. J. his tracts on the woollen trade, i. 719.
Smith, Mr. his mode of killing cattle, ii. 23, Note.
Smut, on the prevention of the, in wheat, i. 434.
Smyth, Erasmus, Esq. schools founded by, ii. 441.
Sneyd, Mr. related to the Foster family, ii. 387.
Snipes, account of, in Ireland, i. 359.
Snow, on the, of Ireland, i. 217.

Snow, Mr. his invention for curing cod, ii. 97.
Social affections, effect of the Foundling Hospital
on the, ii. 435.

Societies, utility of farming, examined, i. 592.
Society for promoting the education of the poor in
Ireland, ii. 452. Object of the, ib. Recom-
mend Mr. Lancaster's plan, ib. Committee of
the, ib.

Society, general state of, in Ireland, ii. 649.
Soeberg, account of draining the lake, i. 472, Note.
Soil, division of, formed by the Barrow, i. 80. Of
the English marshes and the Irish bogs, 86. Ef-
fects of, on the temperature, 145. Of Ireland,
79. Species of, in Roscommon, &c. ib. On the
banks of the Fergus and Shannon, called the
"caucasses," ib. Richness of the, in Meath, ib.
In Limerick and Tipperary, 80.
Soldiery, the character of a useful, ii. 814.
Solinus, his account of the Irish boats, ii. 97, Note.
Solway moss, on the increase of, 100.

Somerville, Lord, his mode of killing cattle, ii. 23.
Note.

Sound, abundance of fish in the, ii. 112.

South, Mr. his account of the population of Ireland
in 1695, ii. 684.

South Down rams, improvement of Irish wool by,
i. 716.

Southwell, Viscount, family name and descent of,

292.

Sovereigns, proof to, of the instability of establish-
ments, ii. 460.

Sowing seed, difference of, in Ireland and England,
i. 363.

Spades, supply the place of the plough, harrow, and
roller, i. 361. Account of the Irish, i. 503.

Spain, population of, ii. 671.

Spansel Hill, school near, ii. 401.

Spies and informers, driven from the castle by
Marquis Cornwallis, ii. 372. Detested more
than thieves in Sligo, 750.

Spike Island, fortifications at, ii. 816.

Spinal marrow, on killing cattle by dividing the, ii.
23, Note. Division of the, does not deprive
an animal of life, i. 27, Note. Mr. Cruikshank's
experiments on the, ib. Mr. Hunter's opinion on
the division of the, 28.
power of percep-
Spine, an injury to the, leaves the

tion, ii. 25, Note.
Spinning, by hand, advantage of, i. 686. The
Irish women have a peculiar talent for, ib. In-
genuity of the Germans in, 687, Note. Wages
of women for, 689.

Spinning Jennies, utility of, i. 701.
Spirits, effects of the use of, i. 727. Use of, among
the northern nations, 728. Frauds on the revenue
in the exportation of, 730. Quantity of, exported
from the ports of Ireland, 734. From the King's
warehouses in two years, ib. Bad consequence
of the low price of, 735, 737. Effects of on the
labouring classes, 735. Medical opinions on the
use of, ib. Evidence of coroners on the use of,
736. Reports of the Sick Poor Institution of
Dublin on the use of, 736. Reports of the Fe-
ver Hospital on the use of, ib. Physicians on the
ruinous effects of, ib. Certificate of the mayor
and corporation respecting the use of, 737. The
immoderate use of, the cause of crimes and vices,
738. Advantage of, to the revenue considered,
ib. Right of selling, a monopoly of the crown in
Russia, ib. On the waste of grain in the making,
738. Pernicious effects of, on population, 739.
Pernicious effects of, exemplified in Russia, ib.
Immoderate use of, the cause of fevers and con-
sumption, ib. Exported from 1777 to 1811, ii.
37. Effects of the drawbacks on, ib. Imported
from 1772 to 1811, 43.

Spirituous liquors, fatal effects of the immoderate
use of, in England, i. 740. Act of parliament for
restraining the use of, 741. Use of, in Scotland,
742.

Sprats, Dr. M'Parlan's remarks on, ii. 100.
Spring, superstitious veneration of the catholics for
the, at Fore, ii. 626.

Springs, mineral of Ireland, i. 139.

Spar, white calcareous, found in the mountain of Stage coaches, account of the, in Ireland, i. 665.
Attahoney, i. 127,

Sparrow, Mr. his house burned, ii. 770.
Spauta, account of the briny lake, i. 756, Note.
Spawning of herrings, migrations caused by the, ii.

111.

Specie, amount of, in Ireland, ii. 180. On the
change of, to paper, 182. High price of bul-
lion a temptation to sell, 183. Quantity sent out
of the country, ii. 185.

Speculations the fashion of the times, ii. 134.
Spencer, Mr. his bill for regulating the payment of
the clergy, ii. 658.

Spending an income, should be beneficial to the ge-
neral good, i. 296.

In Ireland all emanate from the capital, 668
List of all the Irish, 669. One thousand four
hundred set out daily from London, 670.
Stage coach, calculation of the expenses of the High-
flyer, i. 671.

Stall-feeding, on the policy of, i. 314.
Stamps, origin of the tax on, ii. 236. `
Stanly, Sir J. his exactions in Ireland, ii. 240.
Stanley, Thomas, comptroller of the English mint in
1553, ii. 145.

Stanyhurst, his account of Ireland, i. 171.
Staples, Mr. his measurement of the cliff of Fair
Head, i. 12.

Star fish, detrimental to oysters, ii. 124.

State, propriety of an alliance between church and,
examined, ii. 502.

Statesman, power of the patriotic, to improve cul-
tivation, i. 604. Duty of a, respecting education,
ii. 442.

Statesmen, evils of suffering merchants to become,
ii. 64.

Staubbach, waterfall of, i. 65, Note.

St. Canute. See Kilkenny.

Steel Boys, account of the, ii. 9.

Steeples not allowed to catholic chapels, ii. 589.
Steinbeck introduced the lace manufacture into the
Duchy of Holstein, i. 722, note.

Stephenson, Dr. on the linen and hempen manufac-
tories, i. 692.

Stepney, Col. his account of the catholics in the
King's County, ii. 613.

Stepney, Mr. his plantations, i. 570.

count of the various means of consuming timber
in Russia, 547. His statement of the timber of
Russia, 558. On the pernicious effects of spi
rits on population, 738.On the importation of
Danish herrings to Russia, ii. 119.

Storms, terrific grandeur of, at sea, i. 63. Tables
of the, in London, from 1697 to 1717, and Dub-
lin, from 1716 to 1756, 181. Table of the, in
Dublin from 1715 to 1758, 182. Table of the,
in Dublin, from 1760 to 1765, ib. Corollaries
from the tables of, ib. Points from which they
blew at Dublin for 40 years, 183. Months most
prolific in, ib. Effects of the moon on, exploded,
ib. Eclipses have no effects in, 184. Seldom oc-
cur at the equinoxes, ib. In the years 1795, 6,
7, and 8, 188. In the years 1800, 1, 2, 3, and 4,
Violence of the, on the western coast of Ire-
land, 625.

190.

Stepney, Mr. R. Herbert, prices of articles in the Story, Dr. on the price of flax, i. 455. His account

King's County returned by, ii. 217.

Steven, description of a, i. 504.

of money coined by King James, ii. 153.
Stornway, benefit of the herring fishery to the town
of, ii. 107.

Strabane, barony of, i. 31.

Stevenson, Dr. See Kilfenora, Dean of
Stewart, Sir James, character of, i. 19. On the
division of labour, i. 760. On the inconveniences
of debasing money, ii. 162, Note. On the pro-
portion of coin to paper, 171, Note. On the value
of money, 183, Note. On the payment of tithes,On the fisheries of the Turditani, ii. 72.
481, Note.
Stradone, account of the grammar-school at, ii.

Stewart, Mr. his country seat, i. 18. Effects of his
paying for labour regularly in money, 512. His
account of the market for timber, 558.

Storch, his account of the revision of Russia, ii.
667.

St. George, Mr. R. on reclaiming bog, i. 105.
Prices of articles in Kilkenny returned by, ii. 218.
An example to middle-men, i. 288. His princi-
ple of mountain improvement, 477. His system
at the farm Belief, 478. Course adopted by, 479.
His plantations, 569.

Stills, illicit, laws against, i. 729. Impossibility of
eradicating, ib. Number seized in the course of
five years, 730. Provisions of the legislature to
suppress, 731. Collusion of the officers respect-
ing, ib. Easy removal of, ib. Openly working
in defiance of laws, ii. 352.
Stills, licensed, account of, i. 732.
in Cork, ib.

Description one
Stock, Rev. Dr. his narrative of the French invasion,
ii. 378. His opinion on the maintenance of the
catholic clergy, ii. 557.

Stock, ignorance of the Irish respecting bank, ii.
538.

Strabo, his account of Ireland, i. 170. His account
of brewing, 743. His account of salt springs
and briny lakes, 756, Note. On fossil salt, ib.

599.

Strafford, Earl of, his report on the linen manufac-
ture, i. 680, Note. His exertions for the prosperity
of Ireland, ii. 4. His account of the abolition of
the title of the Irish money, 150,
Strangford, Viscount, family name and descent of,
ii. 291.

Stratford, description of the cotton manufactory at,
i. 706, Note,

Strathaven, antiquities found under a moss at, i. 97.
Stratton, Mr. prices of articles in Louth returned
by, îì. 219.

Stream always stronger in the middle than at the
sides, ii. 85.

Study, at the college of Maynooth, ii. 451.
Sturgeon, an important article of Russian commerce,.
ii. 79. Dr. Rutty's account of, in the Bay of Dub-
lin, 100. Caught at Dundalk, ib.
Sub-sheriff, generally does all the duty of the she-
riff, ii. 346. Attornies anxious to be appointed,
ib. Value of the office of, ib. Fees of the, for
information, ib. Mode of paying, 347.
Subsidy, in the reign of Henry VII. ii. 242. In
1509, ib. In the reign of James I. 244. To
James II. 247.

Stock-brokers, proposed tax on, ii. 262, Note,
Stock-holders, all pensioners of government, ii Suderoe, coals found in the island of, i. 610.
538.

Stocking manufacture in Dublin, i. 721.
Stockings more generally used in Ireland, ii. 65.
Imported from 1777 to 1811, ii. 36. 42.
Stones of Ireland, description of the, i. 115. On
the disuse of, in building, 138.

Stones, practice of throwing on the graves of de-
ceased persons, ii. 761.

Storch, on the timber of Russia, i. 546. His ac-

Sugar imported from 1777 to 1811, ii. 35. 40.
Sugar houses, for refining, at Dublin and Belfast, i.
755.

Sugar Loaf mountain, i. 50.

Suicide rarely occurs in Ireland, i. 224.
Suir, river, i. 42. Navigation of the, 637. 643.
Sum of grass, on the value of a, i. 315.
Summer Hill, annual state of clothing wool at, i.
714.

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ment, ib. Of the prevailing sect in political in-
fluence, ib. Of the proportion of catholics to
protestants in Ireland, ib. Of the catholic landed
proprietors, ib. Of catholics called on grand ju-
ries, ib. Of catholic commissioned officers in the
militia, ib. Of non-commissioned ditto, ib. Of
the population of each county in Ireland, 686.
Of the houses in Ireland in 1791, by Mr. Wray,
688. Of the houses in Ireland paying hearth-
money, 689. Of men liable to serve in the mili-
tia in Antrim, 692. Of men liable to serve in
the militia in Belfast, 693. Of the population of
Belfast in 1782 and 1791, 694. Of monies paid
for the Irish forces, 823. Of civil and military
of the ordnance, 852. Of the Irish mi-
Of Irish recruits,
expenses
litia, by Mr. W. Pole, 834.
by the same, 835.

Tacitus, his account of the climate of Ireland, i. 170.
His
On the Byzantine fisheries, ii. 72, Note.
way of accounting for the strength of the old Ger-
mans, 578.

Taghmon, expedient of a corn buyer at, to pay his
notes, ii. 186, Note.

Talbot, Col. prices of articles in Dublin returned by
ii. 216.

Talbot, Lord, his exactions in Ireland, ii. 240.
Talents, no recommendation to Irish borough pa-
trons, ii. 320. No lack of men of, ib. No opportu-
nity for the estimation of Irish, ib. Of the catho-
lics lost to the country, 506.

Tallaghan, iron works on the lands of, i. 136.
Tallow imported from 1771 to 1811, ii. 43. Table
of the prices of, from 1800 to 1811, 207. Ave-
rage price of from 1800 to 1805, 231.
Tally, generality of the payments by, ii. 182. In-
jury of payments by, 191. Consideration of pay-
ments by, 194. Payments, account of, ii. 17.
Cause of the system of, ib. In Connaught, 170.
Circulation by, 174.

Tamarisk, utility of planting the, i. 560.
Tana, food of the inhabitants of, ii. 78.
Tanneries in Russia, i. 721. In Ireland, ib. Want
of oak bark an impediment to, ib. Machinery for
breaking bark in, ib. State of the, in Ireland, ib.
Tara, bravery and zeal of the catholics at the hill of,
ii. 367.

Tara, Baron, family name and descent of, ii. 297.
Tarbert, road from to Listowel, i. 70. Holy well at,
ii. 763.

Tarring and feathering, punishment of, ii. 14.
Tartar policy towards China, ii. 504. Worthy to
be copied towards Ireland, ib.

Tatta, account of the briny lake, in Phrygia, i. 756,
Note.

Taubert, ukase issued at the instigation of, ii. 666.
Taughboyne, Anti-Burgher Seceders at, ii. 498.
Tax, window, seldom effects a farm-house in Ire-
land, i. 598. On land, established in 1495, ii.
241. Revived in 1698, 249.

Taxation, effects of, on tenants, i. 428. Of England
and Ireland, compared, 599. State of, in 1745,
ii. 251. The same system of, will not do for all
countries, 264. Work on, ib. Note. Dr. Smith
on, 265. On devising a system of, 265. Neces-

sity of equal, ib. Duty of a minister in, ib. A
minister should attend to the moral effects of, ib.
The Irish jealous of, 267. Dutch mode of, ib.
Custom or excise books no guide in, ib. Pro-
per guides in, ib. The Irish parliament preserved
the power of, 283.

Taxes, county cess and parish, i. 522. Reward for
discovering productive and equal, ii. 236. De-
rived from Ireland by the first English sovereigns,
237. Laid on in 1690, 248. Generally termi-
nate on land, 263. List of foreign works on the
subject of, ib. Note. Should be collected at the
Expense of collect-
least possible expense, 265.

ing, ib. Should be levied on the produce and not
on the rent of land, 266. In China, ib. Note.
In the Mysore, ib. Ireland can bear no more,
268. On the ability to pay, 269. In some cases
beneficial to the people, ib. Collection of, intrust-
ed to two boards, 325. Collected for the Found-
ling hospital from 1797 to 1807, 438.
Tax-gatherers should be discharged, ii. 269.
Taxis, Baron, introduced posts into Germany, i.
663, Note.

Tax-rolls, papal, names of the Irish sees from the,
ii, 457.

Tay, Loch, account of, i. 56.

Tea imported from 1777 to 1811, ii. 35. 40.
Teal, river, i. 70.

Teignmouth, Baron, family name and descent of,
ii. 296.

Telegraphs, Mr. Edgeworth's, ii. 830.
Temper and disposition of the people at the time of
the French invasion, ii. 379.
Temperature, general ratio of, all over the globe, i.
146. Of climate, effects of, on man, 147. Most
favourable to man, morally and physically, 148.
Of the sea-coast of Ireland in different latitudes,
218. Of places distant from the sea, ib. Of ci-
ties, 219. Of the south of Ireland, 221. Of
mountains, 474.

Templeton, Viscount, estate of, in Antrim, i. 247.
Family name and descent of, ii. 293.
Temporal authority of popes, has passed away, ii.

640.

Tenant, description of a, fit for improving waste
land, i. 286, Mode of recompensing a good,
287.

Tenants, tenures of the ancient Irish, i. 238. Hard-
ships of, in Ireland, 244. Consequences of, being
obliged to labour for their landlords, 245. Cause
of the frequent failure of, 251. Instance of the
cruelty of a landlord to his, 257. Clause binding,
to work for landlords at a given price, 285. On
the oppression of, by middle men, 287. Superi-
ority of English, 304. Value of good, ib. Con-
duct of Irish, ib. On the tenures, 307. Advice
Qualifications of
to landlords on choosing, 588.
good, ib. Importance of moral character in, 589.
Landlords should consider, as fellow men, ii. 67.
Tithes press most heavily on, 493.

Tench, account of, in Ireland, ii. 100.
Tenure, a different mode of, required for the good
of the country, i. 584. Tillage stinted by minute,
595.