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.

D

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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.

E

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.

F

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.

G

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.

H

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.

L

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.

M

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.

N

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.

P

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.

Q

Quarterly list of new publications, 234, 500.

R

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.

S

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,

303.

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