converfation with an,
concerning the city of Gwen-
der and fources of the Nile
646
Agricola, obfervations by, on
the utility of the barometer
in agriculture 313
Agriculture, proposals for a
profeffor of, at Edinburgh
209. Obfervations on the
propofal 210. Great utili-

ty of the barometer in 313
Alba, Duke of, memoirs of
his life 577.637.

America: States, who have
ratified the federal conftitu-
tion 197. Washington in-
ftalled chief magiftrate 298.
His fpeech on being chofen
638. Inhabitants of Ken-
tucky on the navigation of
the Miffifippi 459. Bulls
obtained from Rome for the
confecration of Dr John Ca-
roll, the first Roman Ca-
tholic Bishop 511. The
Chesapeak, the firft veffel
allowed to hoift American
colours in the Ganges, ar-
rives at New York 564.
Grain in great plenty ib.
Anecdotes: Of the value of
money, &c. 16. Of Buf-
fon 21. Of Dr Monfey 56.
JI2. Of Congreve and
Rowe 84. Of Peter the
Great 87. Of Montefquieu
181. Of Mr Thickneffe
215. Of Frederick III. 317.
Of the Pretender and Lady
M. Touchet 371. Of the
late King 372. Of the Em-
peror 388. The mufical
pigeon 443. Of Mifs Schlö-
zer 472. Of Peter the
Great's father 493
Animation, a cafe of fufpend-
ed 41.
Antipathy between the En-
glish and Irish, story illus-
trative of 139
Archenholz, M. a Pruffian
officer, view of G. Britain
by 584. Liberty of the prefs
586. Public courts of juf-
tice ib. Trial by jury 634.
Parliamentary reprefenta-
tion 635

Archers, Hertfordshire, shoot
for a prize at Hatfield,
which is won by a lady 356.
Scots royal company shoot
for the prize given by his
Majesty 535

257. Dr George Hill mo-
derator ib. Proceed to e-
lect a principal clerk 302.
Debates on the mode of
proceeding ib. Dr Carlyle
and Profeffor Dalziel candi.

and

reverse the fentence of the
fynod of Glasgow and Ayr
ib. Approve of the com
mittee's report on the horie-
tax, and appoint a standing
committee to apply to Par
liament for relief therefrom
ib. Caufes not discussed re-
ferred to the Commiffionib.
Commiffion meet, and take
under confideration the cafe
of the parish of Ardroffan
ib. Difmifs the appeal, and
appoint the prefbytery of
Irvine to ordain and fettle
Mr John Duncan 360.
Bankrupts, lift of, 52. 104.
156. 208. 260. 312. 364.
468. 520. 572.624
Barometer, great utility of
in agriculture 313.
Barons, Scots, to those who
renounce their birth-right
261

Barrington, the noted, tried
for theft and acquitted 608
Baftile, hiftory of the 551.
587. See France.,
Beattie, Dr, on the art of
writing 22. On phyfiogne-
my 537.

Beetles, a recipe for deftroy-
ing 268

Belzebub. Sae Education.
St Bernard's mineral well,
commiffion to the keeper 653
Bon mot, a clerical 481
Books:

dates 303. Dr Carlyle e-.
lected and takes his place ib.
Scrutiny demanded for Prof.
Dalziel ib. King's letter
and bounty prefented ib.
Addrefs to the King ib. and
Queen 304. Debates on the
clerkship renewed,
warmly contefted 305. Dif-
mifs Mr Lawfon's petition
for a licence, as contrary to
an act of Affembly, ib.
Committee for overtures
meet, and tranfmit the re-
port of the committee for
revifing commiffions to the
Affembly ib. Disorderly
fcene ib. Every attempt to
re-establish order proving
abortive, the moderator
diffolves the committee 306.
Affembly confider report of
the committee, and agree on
the mode for difcuffing the
objections to commiffions
306.357.Dr Carlyle's friends
abandon their oppofition to
the fcrutiny 356. Vote of
thanks to his Grace the Com-
miffioner ib. and to the Mo-
derator 357. Refolve, that
the judgement of the House
in future be taken with fhut
doors 357. Confider ap
peal of heriors, elders, &c.
of the parish of Aberbro-
thock, against the fettle-Tranfactions of the Los-
meut of Mr Gleig by the don fociety for the encon-
prefbytery ib. Short ac-
ragement of Arts, &c. The
count of this business ib.
propagation of timber 27.
Find, though the presbytery
Earl Fife's extenfive planta-
are liable to cenfure for their tions 28
irregular proceedings, yet
the ordination and fettle-
ment of Mr Gleig are good
and valid 358. but appoint
the prefbytery to fift them-
felves at the bar of next
Affembly 359. Scrutiny on
the clerkship clofed, and
Profeffor Dalziel declared
the fuccefsful candidate ib.
Report of trustees on the
widows fund ib. Thanks
to Sir H. Moncreiffe ib.
Confider petition of Dr W.
Taylor, &c. relative to Dr
Macgill's publicatious, and

Priestley's lectures on hi-
story and general policy:
On the advantages and dif-
advantages of national debts
25

-Mrs Stewart's cafe, writ
ten by herself gó

Sir Jofeph Banks and the
Emperor of Morocco, a tale,
by Peter Pindar : A butter-
fly hunt 31

Opinions of Sarah Duchefs
Dowager of Marlborough:
Queen Anne 84. George ll.
86. Chamber organ 87
Original anecdotes of Peter
the Great. By Mr Stæhlin,
member of the Imperial a
cademy at Petersburg 81
An effay on crookedness

and morals: Definition of
wit 127. Of women and
gallantry 237. A man of
accommodation 238. A vain
man 239. A man of medi-
ocrity ib
-Dupaty's travels through
Italy: Virgil's tomb 130.
Grotto del Cane ib. Me-
thod of preserving the burnt
MSS. found in Herculaneum
131. Mount Vesuvius 132.
Roman women 393
-Memoirs of the Countefs
de la Motte, containing a
complete juftification of her
conduct 136
-Lady Craven's journey
through the Crimea to Con-
ftantinople 181

-

-Walker's historical effay on
the dress of the ancient and
modern Irish 185

-The Rev. T. Wright's ac-
count of the advantages and
method of watering mea-
dows by art, as practifed in
the county of Gloucester
188

-A report on the practical
utility of K. M'Culloch's
fea-compaffes 241

-Gymnomachia; or a con-
teft between two old ladies
in the service of a celebrated
orator 243

-Travels through Sweden:
Account of the copper mine
of Fahlun 277
-Zeluco: Various views of
human nature, taken from
life and manners, foreign
and domestic 279. On Sla-
very 280. Hanno's affect-
ing fate 336

-Confiderations on the capi-
tal stock of the Bank of Eng-
land 283

Shakespear's dramatic cha-
racter of Sir John Falstaff,
and on his imitation of fe-
male characters: Difference
between wit and humour
340

The works of the late John
Gregory, M. D. 389. Cha-
racter of the author 390

An effay on fhooting: Me-
thod of manufacturing gun-
barrels 391. Rules for shoot-
ing well 392

-Howard's account of the
principal lazarettos in Eu-
rope: He performs quaran-
tine at Venice 434

Gillies's view of the reign
of Frederick II. of Pruffia,
with a parallel between that
Prince and Philip II. of Ma-
cedon: His domeftic im-
provements 436
-Gallic liberty.

440

A poem

A

-The village curate.
poem 488. A ftaunch sports-
man defcribed 490
-P. Pindar's expoftulatory
odes to a great Duke and a
little Lord 491. The pig
and magpie, a fable ib
-Beattie's elements of moral
fcience, vol. I. On Phyfi-
ognomy 537
-Monro's narrative of mi-
litary operations on the Co-
romandel coaft: Character
of the climate 541. Extra-
vagance of the European
ladies 542
-Letters from Simpkin the
Second to his dear brother
in Wales; containing an
humble defcription of the
trial of Mr Haftings, from
the commencement to the
clofe of the feffions in 1789:
Mr Haftings's fpeech 545

-

Young's Agriculture, the
VOL. LI.

of Glocestershire; including
its dairy: Together with the
dairy-management of North
Wiltshire; and the manage-
ment of orchards and fruit-
liquor in Herefordshire 593.
4 U

Method of making barn-
floors with dry materials 596
-Dempster's difcourfe rela-
ting to the British fisheries;
and fome thoughts on the
prefent emigrations from the
Highlands: On perfonal fer-
vices 640. Anecdotes of the
author 642

Thoughts on the difquali-
fiation of the eldest fons of
the Peers of Scotland to fit in
Parliament. With obferva-
tions on the civil polity of
the kingdom. By Lord Sal-
toun 643

-Letters of the late Thomas
Rundle, Bishop of Derry:
Character of Thomson's fea-
fon's 645

Books, new, catalogue of 29.
91. 133. 187. 239.283.338.
395.438. 492. 543.597.645
Botanic difcovery 193
Botany Bay: Particulars of
the voyage to, appearance
of the country, &c. 149.
French circumnavigators I5I
Boxing matches 252. 513
Brown, Dr J.eulogium on 243
Brown, J. painter, fome ac-
count of 632
Buffaloes, old Scottish at
Drumlanric, account of 266
Buffon, anecdotes of 21
Burials at Edinburgh 52. 104.
156. 208. 260. 312. 364-
468. 520. 572. 624
Burns, R the Ayrshire bard,
eres a monument to R.
Ferguffon 411

Cabbage, history of the mow-
ing 19

Calcutta, picture of the mode
of living at 211
Caledonian hunt 515
Canal, one joining the Severn
and Thames opened 567.
One propofed between Ber-
wick and Kelfo 514. 614
Catholic diffenters petition
373

Cavalry, Spanish, cause of
their fuperiority 443
Chains, &c. across rivers, in-
vention for breaking 513
Chatterton, T. account of his
life 417

Chefs, a morality on 423
Circuit-trials 254.--257. 463
Clerical bon mot 482
Coffey and Pope, poets, a di-
alogue between 138
Coins, ancient, found at Lin-
lithgow

lithgow 299. At Kello b.
Coin, counterfeit copper, in
circulation 202

Coin, current filver, efli-
mate of its real value 476
College, new, at Edinburgh,
ceremony obferved at laying
the foundation-stone of 521.
Amount of fubfcriptions 615
Comets, earthquakes, &c. in
Juftinian's time, of the 67
Commerce, chamber of. See
Edinburgh

Commodities and money, a-
necdotes of their value 16
Commons, Houfe of: On re-
port of the Committee to
fearch for precedents 9. On
the Prince's right to the re-
gency ib. Conference with
the Lords 15. Speaker's
death intimated by the clerk
78. On chufing a new
Speaker 79. Mr Grenville
chofen 80. On re-exami-
ning his Majefty's phyfici-
ans ib. Limitations on the
Regent, and care of the
King's perfon 113.-122.
Refolutions communicated to
the Prince 165. On the re-
gency bill 171.-181. On
the addrefs 220. Navy and
army estimates 269. Ord-
nance extraordinaries 271.
On appointing a thanksgi
ving for the Revolution 272.
Shop-tax repeal 273. Haw-
kers and pedlars274. Thanks-
giving for the King's reco-
very 275. On Mr Ha-
ftings's petition 321-332.
Catholic Diffenters 373.430.
Corporation and test acts 374.
Slave-trade 376.-381.430.
Refignation of the Speaker
381. On chufing a new
Speaker 381. Mr Adding-
ton chofen 385. Ways and
incans 425. Scots Epifco-
pal communion 428. To-
bacco-duties ib. British
fisheries 429. Newspapers
430. India loan-bill 431.
530. Scots borough reform
477. On exportation of corn
to France 479. Finances
489. Tobacco - bill 529.
Revolution anniversary 529
Congreve, anecdote of 84
On Converfation, from the
Olla Podrida 64
Convicts prefer death to tranf-
portation 461

Copper coin, counterfeit, in
circulation 202
Coftiveness, remedy for 631
Cramp, remedy for 631
Cuckoo, obfervations on the
natural history of I

The Curate to Faldoni, from
the correspondence of two
lovers, inhabitants of Lyons
483

Debbieg, Col. tried by a court-
martial 459

Debt, national, redeemed,
official statement of 567
Delhi, narrative of the revo-
lutions at 227 315
Denmark: As an ally of Ruf-
fia, invited to accede to the
quadruple alliance 248. Bri-
tish minifter's declaration
for preventing hoftilities be-
tween and Sweden ib. A-
grees to remain neuter 344
Difcovery, a fingular nautical
254

Difpenfary, Dundee, state of
405

Douglas, Heron, and Co. a
call made upon the partners

of 204
Douglas, Rev. Mr R. inquiry
after his genealogy 646
Drill-husbandry, advantages
of 433

Duelling, an old foldier on
341 422. 546. Propofal
for the prevention of 369
Earthquakes, history of, in Ju-
ftinian's time 67
Earthquake, shock of an, felt
at Wenlock 513. At Crieff,
&c. 569

Eaft-India Company:

Mi-

nute of Ld Cornwallis's ar-
my reform 318. State of
their revenue 431. Loan-

bill 530
Edinburgh: P. of Wales gives
2001. to the poor 47. Me-
dium ftate of the thermo-
meter for 1788, ib. Dif-
pute between the magiftrates
and heritors of Canongate
about fettling a minifter de-
termined ib. Trial of Mrs
Short, &c. for a riot ib.
Thanksgiving in the Epif
copal chapels for the King's
Mr Fennel's
recovery 100.

cause 151. Refumes his
theatrical performances 408.
Macfadzean and Drysdale
fined, &c. for forcibly en-
tering the Obfervatory on

the Calton-hill ib. Mr
Buchanan of Stirling chofen
minister of Canongate ib.
T. Hall tried for fwindling

151. 407. Illuminations on
the King's recovery 152,
Magiftrates address 200. Pa-
tent mail-coach 202. Coun-
terfeit copper coin in circu
lation ib. Proposals for a
professor of agriculture at
209. Obfervations on the
propofal 210. A chime of
bells put up in St Andrew's
church steeple 299. Hou-
fes not allowed to be built
above five ftories high 405.
Chamber of commerce elect
officers 407. On ftamps 469.
Letter from Sir J. Sinclair
to, on ditto 547. Mathefon
and Macgregor tried for
theft 408. Caftle illumina
ted ib. A new mace given
to the college 514. Tron
church repaired, and open-
ed 516. Ceremony obfer
ved at laying the foundation.
ftone of the new college 521.
A farmer's fubfeription to
ditto 615. Amount of fub-
fcriptions ib. Cafe of Mifs
Burns ib. Hall and his cre-
ditors 617

On Education 163
Education, modern, original
thoughts on 263
Edward IV's burial-place o-
pened 198
Emperor, anecdote of the 388
England: Present of coals to
the P. of Wales 46. Stock
purchased by government
99. 567. Form of thankf
giving for the King's reco-
very 100. Illuminations on
that happy event 149. Di
patches from Botany Bay ib.
Mr Wardrope pardoned 198.
An obelisk erected near Ken-
dal in memory of the Revo-
lution ib. Edward IV's bu-
rial-place opened ib. Queen's
drawing room on the King's
recovery ib. Royal gala at
Windfor 199- Queen at
Covent-garden theatre ib.
Pecuniary rewards, &c. to
King's physicians ib. Ad-
drefles to the King 199. 100.
Ward the boxer kills a man
252 Humphreys and Men-
doza ib. Duel 253. Af
gular nautical discovery 254-
Ball

paffionate love and genius
for mufic and poetry 65
Highland fociety of Scotland:
New members 409. Account
of their proceedings ib

of London, pre-
miums to pipers by 410
Hops, remarks on the ufe of
488

Howard. See Books
Humane fociety, fuccefs of 610
Humphreys and Mendoza,
boxing match between 252
Husbandry, drill, advantages
of 433

Imprisonment, wrongous, ac-
tion for 654

India, obfervations on the paf-
fage over land to 484
Of Ingratitude 164
Innocent, Pope, a morality
on chefs by 423
Infanity, remarkable law-cafe
of tried 352
Infcription, on R. Ferguffon's
monument 411. On a stone
found at Perth 516
Intemperance. See Tempe.

rance

Irish commiffioners prefent
parliament's address to the
P. of Wales 148. His anfwer
ib. Dine with the Prince ib
Irish parliament: Lord Lieu-
tenant's speech at opening
the feffions 146. Proceed-
ings on the King's indifpo-
fition ib. Address the Prince
of Wales to take upon him
the regency without reftric-
tions 147. Cenfure on the
Lord Lieutenant 148. Com-
mittee of fupply 222. Pen.
fien-bill 223. 226. Speech
223. Addreffes 224. An-
fwers 225. Addreffes to the
P. of Wales 225. 226. An-
fwer ib. Motion to refcind
the vote of cenfure on the
Lord Lieutenant for refufing
to tranfmit addrefs to the
P. of Wales 276. Supply
voted for ten months ib.
Bill for fecuring the freedom
of elections ib. Thankfgi-
ving for the King's recove-
ry ib. Protefts relative to
the regency 285.-288
Of Jealoufy 164
Jenner, Ed. on the natural
hiftory of the cuckoo I.
Jewefs, emarkable cafe of a
young, who had been dumb
from her infancy 564

Jews of Alface and Lorraine,
addrefs to the National Af
fembly of France by 562
Jones Sir W. his conversation
with an Abyffinian concern-
the city of Gwender and
fources of the Nile 646
Jury-trial, advantages of, and
a propofal for introducing
juries into the civil law of
Scotland 573
Jufticiary-court trials 151.
201. 407. 408.
King: Progrefs of his indif-
pofition 24. 60. First exa-
mination of physicians 83.
Form of thanksgiving for his
recovery 100. Illuminations
on that happy event 149.
152. Proceffion to St Paul's
157. Addreffes to 200.
Birth-day ball 299. Diary
of his journey to Weymouth,
&c. 460. 511. 564. 610. 651
King, anecdote of the late
372

Kings of Scotland, ancient
chronicle of the 265
Knox, Mr, plan of his pictu-
refque fcenery of Scotland

191

Langle, Viscount de. See Py-
roufe.

Language, new definition of
229

Lapland girls, account of two
brought to England, 370
Lavater, J. Cafper, account
of 53. 108

Lee, Gen. character of 7
Lenox, Col. duel between and
D. of York 253. And be-
tween and Mr Swift 356.
Caftle of Edinburgh illumi-
nated on his arrival 408
Lettfom, Dr, a moral and
phyfical thermometer by 216
Light, flashes of, feen to dart
from a marigold 193
Light-houfe at Port Patrick
burnt 101. New ones crect
ed 513

Living at Calcutta, picture of
the mode of 211
London :P. of Wales gives
1000l. to the poor 46. Com-
mon council thank the
Prince for his well-timed
munificence ib. Salaries to
performers at the opera-
houfe 99. Illuminations for
the King's happy recovery
149. Proceffion to St Paul's
157. Quantity of coals im-

ported 198. King's theatre,
Hay-market, burnt 459.
Seffions at the Old Bailey 46.
461. 610. Dr Withers and
Mr Walter fined and impri-
foned for libels on Mrs Fitz-
herbert, and the Duke of
York 568. Barrington's out-
lawry taken off; tried for
theft, and acquitted 608
Lords, House of: Report of
the committee appointed to
fearch for precedents order-
ed to be printed 9. On the
refolutions of the Commons
15. On appointing the Re-
gent 71. Divifion on that
question 75. 76. Proteft,
&c. 78. Limitations on the
Regent, and care of the
King's perfon 122.—126.
Protest 126. Addrefs to the
Prince and Queen 167.
Prince and Queen's anfwer
168. Commiffion for opening
parliament 169. Parliament
opened; commiffionersspeech
171. Mr Haftings 217. 481.
Regency-bill 217. 220. His
Majefty's convalescence 219.
On the address 220. Addrefs
221. Answer 222. Thankf
giving for the King's reco
very 275. Religious penal
ftatutes 381. 385-388.
Finances 480. Tobacco-bill
529. India loan-bill 530.
Acts paffed by commiflion
531. Speech ib. Prorogation
ib

Machine, a new weaving
one 202. A new threshing

211

Macrae, Mr, the tragedy of
Douglas performed at his
private theatre at Marion-
ville 202
Manchester infirmary, re-
marks by Dr Percival on
the improvement of 142
Mansfield, Ld, sketch of his
public character 134
Marigold, flashes of light feen
to dart from a 193
Mary Q. of Scots, hiftorical
portrait of 424. Reflections
on the tragedy of 535
Matrimony, Date of among
the nobility 71
Mechanic, account of J. Har
rifon, a celebrated 495
Mendoza. See Humphreys
Mickle, W. J. account of his
life and writings 532. 581