the people, 441-alarm excited by the levying of the third Con- stription, 442-how the Government attempted to assuage the public feelings, 443-wonderful power the police exercises over the whole nation, 444 stratagems employed by Government to excite the loyalty of the people, 445-Conscription peculiarly ob- noxious to the countries annexed to the French empire, 446-al- › most all civil offices there filled by Frenchmen, 447-French sol- diers, after the example of the Romans, kept in a state of unre- mitting activity, and the consequences, 449-general character of the officers of the French army, 451-list of marshalls of the em- pire, who have risen from the humblest stations, 452-number of troops, &c. 455-what the probable consequences to the Conti- nent of Europe, of the French plan of ambition, 456-England- the only obstacle remaining to the establishment of universal do- minion, 460. Comber on national subsistence, general observations on, 205-policy of granting a bounty on the exportation of corn examined, 207. Cook, Mr, account of his gas light apparatus, 481.
Cromek's reliques of Burns, 249-his situation in life favourable to the development of his genius, ib.-character of his works, 252, 255-illustrated by extracts from his poems, formerly published, 260-account of the contents of the present publication 271-(see Burns.)
Cromwell, anecdotes of, 16.
Curates' salary bill, letter on, 25-misconception in the popular es. timate of the situation of curates, 26-plan of Mr Perceval ob jectionable, from the power which it gives to the Bench of Bi- shops, 27-injustice and partiality of reducing the emoluments of rectors, while the Bishops are exempted, and true cause of that ex- emption of the latter, 30-inadequacy of the plan to remedy the evils complained of, 31-would tend to excite mistrust and hatred between the curate and his rector, 32-is defective in not propor- tioning reward to the labour done, ib.-how curates properly qua- lified might be best obtained for the more lucrative curacies, 32- provisions of the bill shown to be drawn from erroneous principles, &c. 33. Curran's Speeches,-character of Irish eloquence, 136-personifica- tion of Protestant ascendancy, 138-description of Dr Duigènan's eloquence, ib.-extracts from a speech for Mr Hamilton Rowan, 139-from a speech for a client, who had been charged with a re- proachful address to the Lord Lieutenant, for having sanctioned the execution of Orr, 140—for Mr Hevey, in an action for assault and false imprisonment, by major Sirr, 141-affecting picture of the state of Ireland when under martial law, 145-reflections on the Habeas Corpus act, 146-some examples of extravagant and ill-assorted eloquence contained in the book, 147.
Davy on the earths, 462-decomposition of the fixed alkalies by means of electricity effected by the author, 463-effects of the application of the galvanic battery to lime, &c.ib.-remarks of
the theory of alkaline and earthy bodies, as elucidated by the dis- coveries above mentioned, 467.
Decan, account of, and its inhabitants, 83.
Descartes, system of, for explaining the cause of gravity, 104. Devanagari alphabet, remarks on, 373.
Dryden, his pedigree, progress of his genius, &c. See Scott. Dumourier, scheme communicated by Brissot to, for revolutionizing Spanish America, 288.
Dunlop, Mrs, letter to, from Burns the poet, 257.
England, character and condition of the people of, in the reign of Charles I. 2.
Expedition against Copenhagen, a topic at present almost forgotten, notwithstanding the momentous effects that have resulted from it, 489 situation, at this extraordinary juncture, of Austria and Russia, 489 of England, 490-of Denmark, 491-inquiry into the necessity of seizing the Danish navy, 493.
Febre, Le, (General) proclamation of, to the conscripts, 429. Fowling, a poem, 68-compared with the chase of Mr Somerville, ib.-return from grouse shooting at the close of day described, 70 woodland scene, 72-adventures of the woodcock, 73-gleam of a wintry sun, 74-snipe and duck shooting, ib.-closing in of a winter evening, 75. Franco, Don Dionysio, letter from to the Governor of Cumana on the subject of Miranda's expedition, 294.
Gas lights, Mr Murdoch's pamphlet on, 477-the subject of consi- derable importance, notwithstanding failures of some attempts and ridicule with which it has been attacked, 478-chemical composi tion of coal, ib.-account of the mode of lighting the cotton-mill of Messrs Phipps & Lee at Manchester, 480-Mr Cook's descrip- tion of his gas light apparatus, 481-Pall Mall, lighted in that manner by Mr Winsor, 482-invention of, disputed with him by Mr Murdoch, 483-circumstances in which it may be introduced with advantage, 486.
Ghats, mountains of, 86. Goalas, account of, 98. Gravitation. See Vince.
Gregory's account of the steam engine-reasons for making it the subject of a review, 311-general character of the treatise of which it forms a part, 312-first idea of the steam engine to be found in the writings of the Marquis of Worcester, 814-improved on by Captain Savary and Newcomen, ib.-still further improved by Mr Beighton, 315-progress of its improvement by Mr Watt, 816-when he first thought of applying the power of steam to produce rotatory motion, 319-view which Mr Gregory, &c. have taken of his improvements considered, 323.
Hamilton, Colonel, character of, 165.
Hamilton, Mr, letter from General Miranda to, 291.
Hevey, Mr, extracts from Mr Curran's speech in favour of, 142. Hislop, Governor, his memorandum for the commanding officers of the militia in Trinidad, sanctioning the offers of serving with Ge- neral Miranda, 295.
Holland, an excellent example to be copied by the Spanish colonies in America in establishing their independence, 304.
Hornblower, Mr, disputes the merit of improving the steam engine with Mr Watt, 313-his disappointment the cause of his virulent remarks on the inventions of that gentleman, 325.
Hutchinson, Colonel, life of, 1-what the most important part of history, 2 general character of the people of England in the reign of Charles I., ib.manners and condition of the women at that period, 4-author's account of her nativity, and character of her parents, 6-story of her husband's grandfather, 8-origin and progress of her husband's attachment to her, 9-she is seized with the small-pox on the day appointed for her marriage, 11-view of the changes which took place in the English constitution on the accession of James and Charles, 12-character of Lord Strafford, 13-description of the burghers, &c. of Nottingham at the break- ing out of the disturbances, 14-anecdotes of Cromwell, 16-re- presentation of his government after he had attained the height of his ambition, 19-account of Colonel Hutchinson, 20.
Institute, extract from an address of, to the French ruler, 444. Johnes's translation of Joinville's Memoirs, 469-general character of the writers of history from the decline of the Roman empire to the 13th century, 470-of the author of the present work, 471- strictures on the translation, 473-specimen of, 474.
Irish eloquence, character of, 136-exemplified in the speeches of Mr Curran, 138.
Laval, General, letter from, to the commune of Paris, 429. Leckie on the Foreign Policy of Great Britain, 186-according to him, the ministers of this country have all along misunderstood the nature of the French revolution, and adopted wrong measures to counteract its effects, 187-account of the government of Si- cily, 189-picture drawn of the state of that country applicable in a great measure to a considerable part of Europe, 203—plan proposed for opposing the overwhelming power of France, 201.
Marshall's, Mr, Life of Washington, remarks on, 149. Marshals of France, list of, who have risen from obscurity, 452. Miranda, General, a native of Spanish America, first suggested the emancipation of that country to the British ministry, 285-repairs. to Spain, and enters into the Spanish army, ib.-when he first conceived the design of delivering his country, 286-makes the tour of Europe, and is patronized by the Empress of Russia, 287 -proposes his plan to Mr Pitt, ib.-accepts a command in the French armies at the revolution, ib.-opposes a scheme of revo
lutionizing Spain and her colonies proposed by the French repub- lican leaders, 288-is thrown into prison, and narrowly escapes the guillotine, 289-is met at Paris by deputies from Mexico, &c. ib.-proposals made to Great Britain by the South Americans through them, 290-approved of by Mr Pitt, 291-plan inter- rupted by various circumstances, 292-the General resolves to make an effort in behalf of his countrymen through the medium of America alone, ib.-causes of his failure, 293. Money, attempt to define what it is, 37.
Nairs, intercourse of the sexes among, 99.
Newcomen, essential improvement on the steam engine by, 314. · New Forest, remarks on the depopulation of, by William the Con- queror, 426.
Newgate, account of the prison of, 177.
Newton, Sir Isaac, his theory of gravitation, 105.
Nottingham, description of the burghers and private gentlemen of, at the breaking out of the disturbances, 14.
Panama, facility of opening a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the isthmus of, 282-splendid prospects opened to this nation by its accomplishment, 283. Paper-money, inquiry into the nature and properties of, 50. Papists, Irish, abstract of the penal laws enacted against, 79. Parnell's History of Irish Penal Laws, 77-opinion that the Catho- lic cause is now hopeless, controverted, ib.-progress of the penal laws enacted against the Catholics, 79. Partenoper. See Rose.
Persic language, public records in India written in, 368. Phillips, Sir Richard, on the office of Sheriff, 170-directs his at- tention to the reformation of the annual list of freeholders liable to serve on juries, 171--and especially toward the better regula- tion of special juries, 172-inquires into certain iregularities in the lists of persons committed for trial, 173—immediate liberation of persons against whom no bill of indictment has been found, con- tended for, 175-hardships of the contrary practice exemplified, 176 various prisons under the cognizance of the sheriff of Lon- don, 177-average number of prisoners in Newgate, ib.-condi- tion of the female prisoners there particularly deplorable, 178--- commitment to Newgate regarded as peculiarly degrading by a debtor, 179-want of room the cause of most of the evils that be- lang to this prison, ib.-the sheriffs of London address a memo- rial to Lord Hawkesbury in behalf of female convicts sentenced to transportation, 181-circumstances which make the hardship of a long term of banishment less felt by them, ib.--practice of extorting fees from prisoners reprobated, ib.-fund raised by the sheriffs for the relief of the distressed families, &c. of persons in confinement, 182-Sir Richard succeeds in effecting a regulation of the process of arrests, a ready admission to the registers, and the reduction of the bail-bond fee, 184-explains the motives which
induced him to address the present letter to the Livery of Lon- don, 185.
Phipps and Lee, Messrs, their cotton-mill at Manchester lighted by gas, 480.
Poetical extracts-from Fowling,' 69-from Dryden, 121-from Burns, 260-from Rose's translation of Partenopex of Blois, 420. Pownal, Governor, passage in a memorial of, applicable to the pre- sent situation of Spanish America, 309.
Puritans in the reign of Charles I. not the gloomy and absurd bi- gots they are usually represented to be, 3.
Quarterly list of new publications, 234, 500.
Ramsay's, Dr, Life of Washington, 151.
Rose, Mr, his translation of Partenopex of Blois, 413-remarks on the romances of the middle ages, 414-story of Partenopex, with extracts, 415-observations on, 423.
Rowan, Mr Hamilton, extracts from a speech of Mr Curran's in favour of, 139.
Rum, plan of substituting for corn spirits in the home market consi- dered, 401.
Sage, Le, how he explains the cause of gravitation, 113.
Sanscrit language. See Wilkins.
Savary, Captain, condensation of steam by cold, a contrivance of, 314.
Scott's edition of Dryden, introductory remarks on, 116-some ac count of Dryden's pedigree, &c. 119-inquiry into the causes of the peculiar character of his plays, and those of his age, 120-har- mony, &c. of his rhyming plays illustrated by an extract from the Indian Emperor, 124 adopts a different style of tragedy, 125- involves himself in the politics of Charles 2d's court, 127-his character incurs additional suspicion by embracing the religion of the court, 128-calculation of his income at different periods, ib. -remarks on the length of time occupied in composing his cele- brated ode on St Cecilia's day, 129 his death and burial, and personal appearance, 130-his character, of his genius, &c. 131. Segur, l'Ainé, anecdote recorded by, relative to Spanish America,
Seringapatam, description of, 95.
Sheriff's fund, account of, 182.
Sicily, basis of the government of, division of the lands, 189-parlia- ment, 190-taxes, 191-domestic trade, 194-influence of aristocra- cy on human society, 196-influence of the Sicilian nobility on their own territories how exerted, 199-courts of justice, 200- education of the nobility, 201-condition of the army, 202-folly of expecting assistance from Sicily or countries governed in such a manner, 203.
Smith on money and exchange, 35-salutary doctrines of political economy propagated with difficulty in this country, ib.--few dis
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