France, 413.414. Beer made
from it, 417.
Mangel Wurzel, the Beta cicla of
Linné, 42. 534.
Manufcripts, method of restoring
them when become illegible
through time, and the decay-
ing of the ink, 189, 190. Me-
thod of making them durable,
190.

Marck, Chevalier de la, his new

claffification of vegetables, 628.
Marlborough, D. of, his good
conduct at the battle of Te-
niers, 94.

Mary, Q. of Scots, not guilty of
the murder of Darnley, 2. Her
marriage with Bothwell pal-
liated, 3.

Mafkelyne, Dr. fhews an error in
Gen. Roy's mode of meafur-
ing the distance between Green-
wich and Paris, 31.
Mafon, Rev. W. his life of White-

head criticised, 177.
Materia medica, deficiencies in
the new, 450.
Mathematics, require fimplicity
and concifenefs, 349.
Meadows, a method of watering

them propofed, 335.
Meafures, the inconvenience at-
tending our ignorance of thofe
of different countries, 584.
Medical jurifprudence, the proper
objects of, 436.
Medicines, fome powerful ones
omitted in the new Pharmaco-

paia, 455. Good ones intro-
duced, ib. See Names.
Mercury, the planet, a new in-
ftrument for obferving his af-
cenfion and declination, 30.
Why not preferable to the old,

31.
Meier, M. on the comet of 1784,
613. On a lunar eclipfe, ib.
Meina defcribed, 299.
Microfcopes, the hiftory of, 227.
Superiority of Mr. Adams's lu-
cernal one, 228.
Millstones, a fubftitute for, 493.

Moiffure of the atmosphere ab-
forbent in different quantities
by different fubftances, 182.
Mole, the gloy, green hued, or

mole with changeable colours, de-
fcription of, 596.

Mont Blanc, the height of, 152.
Obfervations on De Sauffure's
measurement of, ib. Poetical
defcription of, 242.
Monuments, ftyle of their archi-
tecture, and form, and orna-
ments in different ages, 212.
278. 280. Serve to elucidate
history, 277. And the man-
ners of the times, 281. De-
fcription of that of Edward the
Confeffor, 281. Curious de-
fcription of Mr. Branche's at
Lynne, 282. See Ich Dien.
Moon, controverfy concerning the
origin of, 648.

Morand, M. charcoal and earth-
coal compared for the use of
iron forges, 615.

More, Mrs. fpecimen of her poem
on flavery, 246.
Morris, Governor, his ill treat-
ment, 131. Forced to fell his
eftate at Pierce field to great
difadvantage, 132.

Morrison, a youth of 12 years
old, tranflates Virgil, 116.
Mountains, M. de Luc's theorem
for measuring the height of,
152. Excellency of, 153. Ad-
apted to English measure, ib.

NAMES of medicines not to be
changed without a fufficient
reafon, 452.
Natural hiftory, a great work on
it announced, 596.
Navigation, inland, curious ac-

count of the extent of the feve.
ral canals made in this coun-
try within the last 50 years,433
Neapolitans, their character with

regard to fuperftition, 295.
Necker, M. his excellent character
as a Christian and a moralift,
598. His admirable book on

the

the importance of religious fen-
timents, ib. Extracts from it,
600.605.
Negroes, plan formed in Virginia
for their emancipation, 379.
Confidered as an inferior fpe-
cies of the human genus, ib.
Conjecture relative to their
black colour, ib. Physical and
moral differences between the
blacks and the whites, 380.
Negroe flavery poetically execrat-
ed, 137. Horrid circumstances
attending the tranfportation of
the flaves from Africa to the
Weft Indies, 140. More on
this fubject, 159. 245. 247.
254. Sermons on, 269. Ob-
jections to the abolition of the
flave-trade answered, 342. Ar-
guments in fupport of the trade.
drawn from the Scriptures, 344.
Poems relative to, by Mr. Mul-
ligan, 387. Farther contro-
verfy on this fubject, 428. 511.
Neuchatel, account of the go-
vernment of, 286. Encomium
on, 289.

Newton, Sir Ifaac, his philofophy
attacked, 498. But not over-
thrown, 500. His chronology
defended, 629.
Nicholson, Mr. his improvement

of Gunter's fcale, 28.
North America, inquiries, hifto-
rical and political, relative to,
637.
Nunducomar, charges against him
at Fort William, 73.
Nuns, their unhappy fituation po-
etically defcribed, 391.

OATS. See Barley and Oats.

Oils, diftilled, the method of
obtaining them good, 451.
Orange, Prince of (afterward K.
William III.), his character,
91. His death, ib. His per-
ion and temper, 92.
Opinions, vulgar, philofophic ob-
fervations on, 383.

Offan, the poet, arguments re-

lative to the authenticity of his
works, 143.
Oftrich, a fable, 352.
Ovid, fpecimen of Mr. Ewen's
verfion of, 245.

Oxen of Camargue defcribed, 583.

PAINTING, ancient Greek and
Roman art of, Effays con-
cerning its re-establishment, by
Abbé Requeno, 667.
Painting, encauftic, obfervations
relative to, 667.

Palluel, M. Cretté de, on the
culture of the fun-flower, 583.
On making clover hay, 586.
On the advantages of breeding
cattle, 587. On the cultiva-
tion of fuccory, 588.
Palermo defcribed, 296. Ridi-
culous pomp of the viceroy, ib.
Parkyns, Mr. on the Mangel
Wurzel, 42.

Parmentier, M. on the flour-trade,
331. On raifing potatoes from
feed, 334. On purifying wheat
from fmut, 336. 418. On the
culture of maize, 414 On
making beer from maize, 417.
On the culture of potatoes,
587.
Parfon, a foppish one poetically
defcribed, 16.

Peacock feaft defcribed, 283.
Pegge, Rev. Sam. on the infcrip-

tions relative to the erection of
churches, 193.
Perret, Sir John, his conduct in
Ireland, 652. Il treatment
of him, 654.
Pharmacopeia, obfervations on
the fpecimen, 47. Method pur-
fued in making the new, ib.
Difficulty of compofing it, 449.
Hints toward improving it,456.
Philofophy, natural, encomium on,

explained, 546. The subject
purfued to 555.

Pike, Mr. his machine for cut-
ting ftraw, 42.

Place, M. de la, on the inequa-
lities of the motions of the
planets, 608. On the theory
of Jupiter and Saturn, 630.
Planets, the fecular inequalities
in their motions confidered,
608. See Place. See Lande.
Plants, motion of the leaves of
fome fpecies of them, 618.
Plutarch, fupplement to his lives,
392. New edition of his works,
by Wyttenbach, 561.
Polwhele, Mr. fpecimens of his
tranflation of Theocritus, Bion,

&c. 309.
Poor, parochial, &c. Plan for their
relief, 338. Laws relative to,
obfervations on, 339. 341.
Hints refpecting, 342. The
true caufes of the increafe of
our poor, and of the rates,
what to be afcribed to, 511.
Poplars, the cultivation of, 414.
Portal, M. on fudden deaths from

ruptures of the heart, 609. De-
fcription of an uncommon dif-
ease, ib.
Pofts, military, and fituations of

defence, obfervations on, 54.
Potatoes, a difeafe of, defcribed,
with a propofed method of
cure, 334. On the culture of,
584.587.

Praflin, Duc de, his eulogy,

620.

Premium of 1000 ducats. See
Windischgratz.

Prior, his Nut-brown Maid cri-
ticifed, 19.

Priestley, Dr. his plan for an an-

nual refutation of his numerous
opponents in the Unitarian
controversy, 457. His first pub-
lication, in purfuance of this
defign, for the year 1787. ib.
Probabilities, calculation of, 616.
Pfalm the 42d, one of the moft

beautiful fpecimens of the He-

brew elegy, 313. Tranflated
by Mr. Gregory, 314.
Punishment, corporal, thoughts on
the nature of, 106. Severity
of, difapproved, 107. Cer-
tainty of, recommended, ib.
Scale of, 108. Future, the
doctrine of the eternity of,
questioned, 238.

QUINOA, its culture and use,

419.

RHADIGUND's, or Broadfole
Abbey, hiftory and antiqui-
ties of, 195;

Roberjot, Abbé, on deftroying ca-
terpillars on vines, 588.
Robinia. See Acacia.
Roebuck, Dr. on the ripening of
corn in cold autumns, 492.
Rovato, F. Jofeph da, on the pro-
duction of borax, 187.
Roy, General, corrects an error
in his account of the measure-
ment between Paris and Green-
wich, 31.

Ruggle, George, author of the
comedy of Ignoramus, 198.
Account of him and of his
play, ib. Hawkins's edition
of, 199. Specimen of that edi-
tor's notes, 200.
Runnington, Mr. his improve-
ment of Ruff head's edition of
the ftatutes, 234.

Ruffel, James, his experiments on
antimony, 491.
Method of
making tartar emetic, 492.
Rufia, Finland, &c. obfervations
on, by M. Burja, 597.

brief mention of the state
of literature there, ib.
Rutherford, Mr. See Barnwell

Abbey. See Stourbridge Fair.
Rutupia Urbs of Ptolemy, what,
196.

SABATIER, M. on the bite of
a mad dog, 611.
Sage, M. on fome properties of
inflammable air, 612. On ex-
tracting

tracting filver from its ores,
613. Analyfis of a mineral in
Savoy, ib. On the heat of dif.
ferent kinds of fuel, 621. On
an acid extracted from ardent
fpirit, 62z. On the regulus.
of manganefe, 623. On af-
certaining the purity of copper,
ib. On green fpar, ib. On
antimonial ore, ib. On the ore
of bismuth, ib.
Salerno, fhort account of, 295.
Now only remarked for its
having once been great, 296.
Salt, method of purifying com-
mon, 492.

Sancho, Ignatius, the literary
negroe, his printed letters cri-
ticised, 381.

Savage, Mr. his account of the
civil wars of Charles I. in the
inland counties, 26.
Scipio, Africanus, historical anec-
dotes relative to, 392.
Selinus, defcribed, 296. Its rains,

133.

Severn, river, obfervations on a
defign for improving the ad-
vantages of, 432.
Sheat fish defcribed, 611.
Sheep, a difeafe in, defcribed, 332.
Improvement of their breed in
France, 333. A disease in
them, occafioned by their be-
ing folded in a peculiar foil,
336. See Broom.
Sherwin, Mr. recommends the
transfufion of blood in cafes of
fufpended animation, 69.
Shakespeare, fupplement to the
German tranflation of, by Pro-
feffor Efchenburg, 637:

-, paffages from, on
Grief, 221. On flander, 222.
Notes and criticisms on various
parts of his works, 223.
Silk worm, obfervations on, 583.
Smeaton, Mr. invents a new astro-
nomical instrument, 30.

Society, Royal, of Edinburgh, its
history, 490.

Soils, after having been impove
rished by one crop, will pro-
duce a luxuriant one of another.
kind, 41. Experiments on,
ib.
Soliloquy, poetical, 528.
Southwell, hiftory and defcription
of, 24..
Spartium junceum.
See Broom.
Speringa, in Sicily, beautiful fi-
tuation of, 560.
Spider, the red, in hot-houses,
how to destroy, 42.

Spirit, ardent, an acid extracted

.

from it, 622. Decompofition
of, by means of vital air, 625.
Statutes at large, neceffity of re-
ducing their bulk, 234. A plan
recommended for that purpose,

ib.
Stewart, Dr. Matthew, biogra-
phical memoirs of, 494.
Stourbridge fair, its hiftory, 101.
The name whence derived, ib.
The goods fold in it, ib.
Street, Mr. fpecimen of his poem
on the flave-trade, 247.
Style in writing, obfervations on,
46. Abrupt and short periods
condemned, ib.

Sublimate corrofive, cures cancers,
476.
Subfcription, implicit, to articles
of faith, recommended to young
ftudents at the univerfity, 356.
Queries on this head, 357.
Succory, the culture of it in large
quantities, 588.

Sunflower, its culture and use,
as food for animals, 583.
Surgeon, qualification of the fcien-
tific, 497.
Surgery, imperfection in the pre-
fent mode of studying it, 496.
Reasons why, ib. How it
ought to be pursued, ib.
Surveyor. See Land Steward.
Swartz, Dr. on the Cloranthus,

130.
Syracufe, former grandeur of,

297. Prefent ruinous state of,
298.

TANNER'S Notitia Monaftica,
improved edition of, 23.
Tartar, acid of, a valuable me-
dicine, 48.

emetic, the best method
of making it, 454. 492.
Teniers (or Malplaquet), relation
of the battle of, 93.
Teffier, Abbé, on improving wafte
land, 335.

——, on an exudation in
young poplars, 613. On the
effects of lightning in 1785,
621. On the deciduous cy-
prefs, 628.

Teylerian Society, prize questions
in their 8th vol. of differta-
tions, 589. Candidates for, ib.
Theocritus, his 15th Idyllium
tranflated by Polwhele, 309.
Thompson, Sir Benjamin, on the
moisture abforbed by different
bodies from the atmosphere,

of the roots, 332. Experiments
on the propagation of, 334-
On the culture of, ib. The
culture of the plane, 586.
Turgot, Marquis de, on the dif-
ferent kinds of wheat in Nor-
mandy, 155. On propagating
trees by grafting, layers, and
cuttings, 334. On hermaphro-
dite fruit, 502.

AUX, M. on purifying wheat
from fmut, 336. 418. On
boiling vegetables in team,

415.

Vegetables, propofal for a new
claffification of, 628.
Vernon, Hon. Mrs. beautiful epi-
taph on, 181.

Vince, Rev. Sam. on the precef-
fion of the equinoxes, 30.
Vine twigs, a good food for
horfes, 416.

Virgil. See Morrison.
Virginia, obfervations on the state

of, 337. Plan formed there
for the emancipation of the
negroe flaves, 379. See also
Jefferson.

Vitriol, white, a dangerous eme-
tic, 477:

619.

oil of, its cryftallization,

fmoking, obferv-

ations on, 627.
Ulfewater, extraordinary echoes
there, 318.
Voltaire, M. de, account of his

behaviour in his laft moments,
35. Farther account of, 121.
Vofmaer, M. defcription of a large

work on natural history in
which he is engaged, 596.
Ufury defended on the principles
of natural liberty and true po-
licy, 361.

WASHINGTON, Gen. poeti-
cal compliment to, 307.
Watering of meadows by art,
where mot fuccefsfully prac
tifed, 671.

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