Expences of a family in that
class, 39.
Condition of, in
the last four centuries, 41.
Labouring Classes in England,
history of, from the conquest
to the present period. See
Eden.

Lakes, &c. temperature of, at dif-

ferent depths, 536.
Lanigan, Dr. plan of his history

of the sacred books, biblical
antiquities, &c. 553..
Lapis Calaminaris, found in great
quantities in North-Wales,
376.

Lapis Lazuli, oriental, inquiry
into, 576.

Larch, excellency of, as a timber
tree, 154. Curious account of
its durability, 253. Strongly
resists the action of fire, 255.
Lavenham, in Suffolk, some ac-

count of, 327.
Lead, mines of, in Derbyshire,
described, 124.
Ore, veins
of, how discovered, 125
Rights of the miners, and
other regulations, ib. Me-
thods of smelting, 126.
Leominster, formerly celebrated
for its silken fleece, and its bread,
292.

Lepidolite, chemical account of,
578.

Light, obs. on its combination

and separation, as a chemical
principle, 9.

Liverpool, history and present
state of, 133.
Lloyd, Mr. his account of the late

discovery of native gold in
Ireland, 407.
Logarithms, collection of excel-
lent tracts concerning, 154.
Longitude, See Burrow,

M
Macdonald, Sir James, his ode on

the great K. of Prussia, 20.
His Auctioneer, a poem, 22.
Magnesian spar, analyzation of,

in some branches of husband.

ry, 137.

Malmesbury, Lord, his fruitless
embassy not blameable, 556.
Manchester, history and present
state of, 127.
Mansfield, Earl of, (the great
lawyer,) his life and charac-
ter, 388.

Mills, Mr. his mineralogical ac.
count of the native gold lately
discovered in Ireland, 407.
The quality of the gold, and
amount of the quantity al-
ready discovered, 408.
Moyle, Mr. his account of em-
banking and draining marsh
lands, 137.

Murray, Earl of, the famous
Scotish regent, his assassina-
tion, 243. His respectable

character, 244.

Ridding, Mr. his Latin verses on
a boxing-match, 21.
Robespierre, his speech in behalf

of the condemnation of Louis
XVI. said to have been the
best of his orations, 296. His
complaint that he had not been
able to sacrifice above 60 hu-
man victims per diem! ib.
Robinson, Rev. Robert, his out-
set in his professional charac-
ter, 11. His writings, ib.
His love of liberty, ib. H's
death, 12. His character as
a student, 13.
As a teacher
of religion, 14.
Rock salt, curious account of,

134, 135:
Romans, antient, the declension

of their manners under the re-
publican government, 527.
Russia, Emperor of, (Peter III.)
singular character of, 561.564.
Anecd.of,564. Murdered,565.

Empr.of, (Catherine 11.)
her character, 562. Her par-
ticular behaviour on the sudden
death of her husband, Peter IH.
566. Probability of her in-
nocence as to the manner of his
death, 567. Her dialogue
with Peter II. in the Elysian
Fields, ib.

Rye-grass, the value of it appre-
ciated, 153.

S

Serpent, essay on the mythology
and worship of, 4.
Serra, M. Corrêa de, on the
fructification of the submersed
Alga, 410.

Seward, Mr. completes his col-
lection of "Anecdotes of dis-
tinguished Persons," &c. 385.
Shakspeare, essay on his dra-
matic characters, 6. Apology
for his lago, 7. For his Shy-
Jock, 9. Manuscripts forged
under the sanction of his
name, 111. Mr. Ireland's
vindication of his conduct
with respect to the forgery,
236.

Shields, of Hercules and Achilles,
observations on, 8.

Shillela, the celebrated Irish tim-
ber, its rare qualities, 270.
Account of the woods of, in
Wicklow, 271.

Shylock, apology for the character
and conduct of, 9.
Silk. See Wisset.

Silver ores, chemical inquiry

into, 575:

Molybdenic, exam. of, 577.
Slave-trade, pathetic verses on,
by Southey, 298.
Smalt blue fossil from Vorau, exa-
mination of, 576.
Smith, Dr. Adam, biographical
account of, 58.

Where edu-

cated, 59. Gives lectures at
Edinburgh, under the coun-
tenance of Lord Kaims, 60.
Chosen professor of Logic at
Glasgow, ib. Becomes a Re-
viewer at Edinburgh, 61.
His theory of Moral Senti-
ments published, 62. Fixes
his abode at Kirkaldy, ib.
His work on the causes of the
Wealth of Nations, 63. Is
made a commissioner of the
customs, and changes his resi-
dence to Edinburgh, 66. His
declining health and death,
67. Sketch of his character,68.
Stahl, Dr. his narrative of his
sufferings

sufferings at Goa, an imposi-
tion on the public, 119.
Stockport, account of, 135.
Strontianite, compared with Wi-
therite, 578.

Surinam, account of the succes-
sive European settlements
there, 428. Revolt of the
negro slaves there, against
their Dutch masters, narrative
of, ib.

System, new, of fire, &c. 107.

T

Templars, Knights, their differ-
ence with the Knights of Mal-
ta, 264. Vindicated, ib.
Timber. See Larch, Oaks, and
Barking.

Over-

Tithes, ill effects of on the pro-
prietors of lands, 151.
Tokens, made of lead, in the time
of king Charles, used instead
of copper coin, 307.
Travis, Mr. his controversy
on 1 John, v. 7. 492.
come by Mr. Porson, ib.
Trees, method of re-barking those
that have been peeled by sheep,
138. Instructions relative to
falling and barking, 260. See
also Larch.
Troy, the existence of that cele-

brated city disputed, 142.
Turks, their character, 169.

Their religion, 170. Unhappy
situation of their women,
172.

V and U

Venetian Story, 7.
Victory, ode to, 7.
Virgil, corrections in, 272.
United States of America, T.
Paine's complaint of their ne-
gfect of him while a prisoner.
in France, 216. Mr. Wash-
ington's letter to the States,
218 General character of the
inhabitants, 425. The new city
of Washington described, ib."

Wales, P. of, proposed for the
government of Ireland, 339.
Washington, General, T. Paine's
complaint against, for neglect
of him while in danger from
Robespierre, 217. His letter
to the United States, 218.
City of Washington describ
ed, 425.
Waste-Lands,

how to bring
speedily into the state of pro-
fitable grass lands, 152.
Wellesley, lord, his Latin ode, 22.
Whale. See Abernethy.
Wheat, new method of raising
by transplanting, and of pre-
serving in the rick from the
depredations of rats, 455-
Wisset, Mr. on organzining Ben-
gal silk in England, 141.
Withering, Dr. great improve-
ments of his botanic work, 76.

X

Xenophon, his testimony relative
to the magnificence of the
Persian kings, corroborated
by Chardin, 501.
Xerxes. See Herodotus.
2
Zimmerman, M. his birth, 515.
Bred to the profession of me-
dicine under the illustrious
Haller, 516. Commences his
career of authorship, and is
appointed physician to the
king of England at Hanover,
518. Is invited to Petersburgh
by the Empress, but declines,
520. Attends Fred, the Great
of Prussia in his last illness,
and publishes his defence of
that monarch against Mira-
beau,521. His health declines,
522. His death, ib. His cha-
racter justly appreciated, 523.
Zirkon, chem. inquiry into, 577,