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Africa, method of computing the value of commodities, by the blacks on the coast of, 47. Albion mills, double steam engine first exhibited by Mr Watt at, 322." America, Spanish, letter on the emancipation of, 277-account of the author, ib.vast advantages that would accrue to Britain from a free intercourse with that country, 280-facility of opening a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, across the isthmus of Panama, 288-whẹn and by whom the scheme of emancipation was first presented to the British ministry, 285-ac- count of General Miranda, ib.--presents proposals from his coun- trymen to the British Government, 290-part which this country had in his expedition, 294-Inquiry into the conduct which ought to be adopted by, towards the Spanish colonies in the present state of affairs, 297-whether the disposition of the people is in favour of independence, 300-what the most proper method of conducting the proposed revolution, 303-the revolt of Holland. from the Spanish dominion an excellent example to be followed, 304-extract from a memorial of Governor Pownal strikingly ap- plicable to the present occasion, 309-caution to be observed with respect to emigrants from Spain, and establishment of monopolies dissuaded, 310.
Anaxagoras, accused of atheism, because a great inquirer into second causes, 103.
Ann, Queen, style, &c. of the wits of her reign, 136.
Beighton, Mr, improves the steam engine, 315.
Bernouilli, John, his theory of gravitation, 109.
Biography, two sorts of, and their characters, 116.
Bloomfield, Mr, letter of, 274.
Boscovich, leading principle in his theory of gravitation, 115. Brahmans, account of, 84.
Buchanan's travels in the Mysore, 82-general account of the Decan, and of the nations by which it is inhabited, 83-the author is em- ployed by Lord Wellesley to explore the allied and ceded coun tries, 84-commences his journey from Madras, 85-state of the country from thence to Arcot, ib.-mountains of the Ghats, fort of Bengalore, &c, 86-Balygur, 87-attempt to appreciate the information afforded by these travels, 88-mode in which the doc- tor pursued his inquiries ill adapted to procure information on the subjects desired, 90-state of society in these countries, 91-ac- count of the Brahmans, 94--description of Seringapatam, 95, and of the Sultan's palace, 96 character of Tippoo, 97-account of the Goalas, &c. 98 intercourse between the sexes among the
Nairs, 99-description of an entertainment given to the doctor by the Biby of Cananore, 100.
Buenos Ayres, effects of the British expedition to, on the minds of the people in Spanish America, 296.
Burns, Robert, situation he was placed in perhaps the most favour- able to the development of great poetical talents, 249-effects of a regular education in repressing the vigour and originality of mental exertion, 250-what characters the most likely to give themselves up to poetry, 251 principal defects of Burns are the acrimony of his invective, the want of respectfulness in the generales tone of his gallantry, 252, and his affectation of contempt for prudence, decency, &c. 253-remarks on his prose works, 256++ fetter from to Mrs Dunlop, 257-to his father, 258-his best pieces all written in Scotch, and can be properly judged of by those only who are intimately acquainted with the genius and idiom of that language, 259--tenderness a distinguishing charac teristic of his poetry, exemplified in the Cottar's Saturday Night. 260 the lines on turning up a mouse's nest with the plough, the verses to a Mountain Daisy, &c. 262-the finest examples of this simple tenderness to be found in his songs, 264-account of Mary Campbell, Burns's first love, 266-his address to Mary in Heaven, written on the anniversary of her death, 267-extracts from the Vision, &c. illustrative of his powers of description, &c. 268-his works raise a high idea of the intelligence and taste of the peas santry, 275.,
Cabildos, or municipal corporations of Spain, account of, 306HERN Cevallos, Don Pedro, on the French usurpation of Spain, 215—-in-ch consistency in the conduct of the author, ib.-inquiry what pro- bability there is of the Spaniards proving successful in, throwing off the French yoke, 218-important point gained, even should the contrary take place, 221-consequences that would attend their complete success, ib.-policy which ought to be adopted by Britain towards Spain, investigated, 226-usual mode of our ope- rations censured, 229-plan pursued by Bonaparte, contrasted with it, ibbad policy of cooping up our troops in Portugal,d while the important contest was in a remote extremity of Spain, 231-insinuations of coldness, &c. towards the patriots, in the Re- viewers, repelled, 233.
Chinese Dictionary, compiled by M. de Guignes, 366. Code de la Conscription, 427-its extreme obscurity in all its clauses of lenity, and anxiety which its statutes betray to enforce confor- mity, 428-mans by which the compulsory levies are trained to valour and discipline, 429-military and civil divisions of France, 431-when the Conscription was first published, 432-persona subject to it, and mode of preparing the lists, &c. 433-in what cases dispensations are allowed, 434-substitution, on what terms admitted, 435-punishments inflicted for desertion, 437-nature. and effects of the execution of the laws of Conscription, 438-ex- eme abhorrence with which it is viewed by a great proportion of
the people, 441-alarm excited by the levying of the third Con- scription, 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,
Curran's Speeches,-character of Irish eloquence, 136-personifica- tion of Protestant ascendancy, 138-description of Dr Duigenan'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-aficeting 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 on
the theory of alkaline and earthy bodies, as elucidated by the dis- coveries above mentioned, 467.
Decan, account of, and its inhabitants, &
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, 314 improved on by Captain Savary and Newcomen, ib-still further improved by Mr Beighton, 315-progress of its improvement by Mr Watt, 316 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.rs oda, on
Hamilton, Colonel, character of, 165,innulig udt de sovendos
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