Fordyce, anecdote of the parson of, 346.

Fornicators doing penance in the parishes of the Aichils, 183.
Forres, 459.-Route to Inverness from, 461.

Fort Augustus, route from inverness to, 471.-Account of, 485.—
Route to Dornoch from, 487.

Fort Charlotte, in Shetland, 537.

Fort George, 465.

Fort William, 554.

Forth; the water on its banks unwholesome in some situations, and
recommended to be filtred, 23.-Its singular windings between Stir
ling and Alloa, 28.-Frith of, 2.

Forts, chain of, across the northern parts of Scotland, 479.
Forty-second regiment, 445.-Origin of, 479 note.
Fortie, sands of, 334.

Fowl, wild and domesticated, particulars concerning the natural his-
tory and manners of, 398, 399.

For killed by a farmer's wife in the county of Bamff, 410.
Foxglove. See the article Digitalis.

Frays in a church-yard after public worship, instance of, 408.
Frazersburgh, 331.

Friday, inconsistent scruples of a Roman-catholic gentleman on the
observance of, 598.

Frith of Forth, 2.—Of Tay, 176.

Frogs, vast multitudes of, found frozen together in a swamp, revived
by being brought near the fire, 419.

Fuel, great scarcity of, in some parts of Scotland, 299.

Funerals, singular incidents at two, 431, 432.-Instance of one very
numerously attended, at Glasgow, 561.

Furrier of London, his application for a lease of a rabbit-warren in
Scotland, 116 note.

G.

Gallow Lee, near the village of Crieff, 244.

Gamery, three Danes' heads built in the church-wall of, 334.
Gardening, an improvement in, not introduced into Scotland, 322.

Gardenstone, late lord, 304.

Garvies, a small fish very plentiful in the Forth, 47.

Geese, curious particulars in the natural history of, 449.

General's Hut, near the Fall of Foirs, 477, 478.

Gentoo physicians, practice of, 591.

Ghosts, belief in, still exists in the interior of the Highlands, 408.—
See also the article Apparition.

Gibson, Mr. rector of the academy at Perth, 262.

Glasgow, its streets and buildings, 560.-Contrariety of scenes here
on a Sunday, 561.-Commercial prosperity of this city, 564-
Profligate manners of the common people, ib. 565.--A great
proportion of the inhabitants appear to be Highlanders, 567.-Ex-
traordinary degree of lewdness among the lower classes, 568, 569.
Glass, one side of a house at Edinburgh almost wholly constructed
of, 581.

Glassites, discipline of, 276.

len preachers, 407.

Glenaven, 410, 411.

Glenderon, 182.

Glendoick, 213.

Glenie, Mr. James, of his majesty's corps of engineers; some parti-

culars respecting, 133 to 135.

Glenmore, woods of, 435.

Glentarf, lady, anecdote of, 245.

Gold and silver, consideration whether there is more of these metals
in the world now than there was anciently, 30, 31. Only way
of accounting for any supposed diminution of them, 37.
Golf, game of, as practised in the university of St. Andrews, 123.
Goose-race, barbarous and cruel custom of, as practised at St. An-
drews, 165.

Gordon Castle, the seat of the duke of Gordon, 358, 359.—Great
golden font at, 30.

Gordon, Peter, esq. of Aberlour, 358.

Gordons, depredations anciently occasioned by the hostilities of the,

457.

Goths, of similar origin with the Celts, but ultimately advanced
much more in improvement, 34.

Grace before dinner, near Thurso, 505.

Graham, ancient family of, 244, 245.-Sir John de, his sword pre-
served as a curiosity at the head inn at Clackmannan, 43.
Graham's dyke, 6.

Grain;

the Highlanders will eat bread made of any kind singly, but
not of a mixture, 73.

Grammar-school, a good one in every presbytery or certain district of
the Highlands much wanted, 407.

Grampians, manners of the ancient inhabitants of, 298.

Grangemouth, 4.

Granite, quarry of, near Huntley, 368.

Grant, sir James, chief of the Grants, 386.

Robert, esq. of Elchies, 381, 445, 449.

rev. Mr. clergyman of the church of Kirkmichael, 384.
Mr. Alexander, a glen preacher, 407.

Gray, Mr. minister of Abernethey, 209 to 211.

Green, Mr. of the Hebrides, melancholy death of his only child, 553.
Groaners employed in the dissenting congregations, 595.

Growth, very rapid and visible, of some plants in the interior of the
Highlands, 510.

Guests (ghosts) row, the name of a street in Aberdeen, 316.

Gymnastic exercises in the university of St. Andrews, 120, 123, 125.

H.

H-ne, Mr. his singular religious enthusiasm, 13.

Hair, remarkable instance of a change in the colour of, in a few days,
by vexation, 596.

Haldane, Mr. his missionaries, 14.

Halley, laird, whimsical anecdote of his doing penance for fornica-
tion, in the church of Saline, 183 note.

Hamilton, and the palace there, 571.-Ruins of the old castle of the
Hamiltons, 572.

Hampstead, medicinal springs lately discovered at, 243.

Hangmen, reflections on their condition, history of, a desideratum
in moral philosophy, 266.

Hardiness, extraordinary, of the people in the northern and moun◄
tainous parts of Scotland, 415, 416.

Harris, one of the Hebrides, 541.

Hawes, Dr. 393 note.

Heads, three Danes; built in a church-wall, 334.

Hebrides, or Western isles, number of, 540. Manner of living
among the gentry of, and education of their children, 546.-Man-
ner of living among the lower classes; and condition of the la-
bouring people, 547.

Hedges less advantageous than stone fences, 445.

Hen, instance of one bringing her chicken down from the top of a
house by its neck, 370.

Henderson, sir John, his seat, 56.

Heron caught alive, frozen to the ground, 411.

Herring fishery on the coast of Fife; its former magnitude and im-
portance, and present reduced state, 86, 87.-Inquiry respecting
the true cause of this decline, 88 to 91.-The practice of cutting
away the sea-weed for the making of kelp, probably repels the her-
rings, 91.-Attempts that have been made by government for the
extension of the Scottish fisheries, 92, 93.—Projects for the same
end recommended by individuals, 94, 95.-Rational ideas on this
subject, 95 to 98.

High school of Edinburgh, 589.

Highland Watch, establishment and purpose of, 479, note.

Highlands, narrative furnishing some idea of the state of, in the early
part of the last century, 480 note.

Highlanders, peculiar in rejecting many sorts of food, 71 to 73.-
Manner in which they are distinguished from the Lowlanders by
Froissard, 256, note.-difference of character between them, 512.
Their physiognomy, and its peculiarities accounted for, 567, 568.
Hill, Dr. political sermon preached by him, 106.—Another sermon
of his, circulated at the public expense, 107.-Contrasted with
John Knox, ib.

Mr. Henry, in what manner chosen professor of Greek in the
university of St. Andrews, 146.

Rowland, 307.-Eccentric and ridiculous anecdotes of, 593,
594.-His groaners, 595.

Hopetoun House, and curious charter to this estate, 2.

Horse-market near Brechin, 303.

, and

Horses in the Highlands sometimes eat one another's tails, manes, a
ears, through hunger, 391.---Their sagacity, 395.-Attention paid
to their health in England and Scotland, 592.-Those of the Shet-
land islands, 531.

How of Fife, 170.

Hunter, Dr. professor of humanity in the university of St. Andrews,
146.

Mr. minister of Saline; whimsical anecdote of his rebuking
a fornicator doing penance in his church, 183 note.

Robert, of Lunna, 529.

Huntley, village of, 368.

Huntley, marquis of, 368.

Huntley Lodge, an old castle and hunting-seat of the duke of Gor-
don, 364.

Hydrophobia, instance of a clergyman's escaping by his firmness, 355.

I.

Improvement in the condition of the lower ranks, plans for, should
proceed by slow and careful advances; instance, 528, 529.
Independance, the Highlanders eager to shew a spirit of, when they have
the opportunity, 506.

Innes House, a seat of the earl of Fife, 342.

Intellectual system of the late Dr. Chalmers, 76, 77.

Invasion, discouraging effect produced by an address from a medical
clergyman to his flock respecting, 510, 511.

Inver Paffray, 243.-Castle of, 240.

Inverary, the seat of the duke of Argyle, 554.
Inverbervie, 308.

Inverkeithing, signification of this name, 55.-Description of the
town, ib.-Singular sermon here, 56.

Inverlochy Castle, 22.

Inverness, proper for a seat of government for the northern division
of Scotland, 19, 20.-Route from Forres to, 461.-Difference in
the language here; the English spoken with remarkable purity,
469.-Situation of this town; its salmon-fishery, manufactures
and trade, harbour, ib.-Population, 470.-Remains of fort
and castles, ib.-This town well supplied with every article of
convenience and luxury, ib.-Assembly-rooms and academy, ib.-
Route to Fort Augustus from, 471.

Iron, great variety of articles now made of; as ships, bridges,
roads, &c. 4.

Itch not so prevalent as formerly in the Highlands, 432.-See also
478.

James V. his manners, 100.

J.

James VI. room in which he was born, 3.

Johnson, Dr. 254, 353.

Jugs (an iron collar fixed by a chain to the church-door), instance
of a young woman standing in, 403.

Juniper-bushes in the Highlands, singular property of, 433.

Justice and equity, improved ideas of the people in the interior parts
of Scotland respecting, 420.

K.

Keith, island, in the harbour of Peterhead, 328.

Keith, New, village of, 364.-Story of a young man at the inn here,
365.

Kelly Law, 63.

Kemble, anecdote of, 289.

Kennedy, archbishop, his tomb in the church of St. Salvator, at St.
Andrews, 159.

Kid, singular sermon on a text respecting a, 56.

Kiers (the), woodhead of, and view from, 238.

Kilbeggie, 46.

Kilconquhar, loch and village of, 71.-The minister's house at, 73.
Kildrummy, 22.-Castle, 372.

Kilmont, stupendous terraces at, 197.

Kincardine, 47.-Old castle of, 244.

Kincraig, 67.

Kinermonie, 381.

Kinghorn, 56.

Kinkell, bridge of, 244.

Kinnaird's Head, promontory of, 331.

Kinnoull, hill or cliff of, 176, 214, 252.-Earl of, chosen chancellor
of the university of St. Andrews; his laudable conduct in that si-
tuation, 108, 109.

Kinross, signification of this name, 49.-Town of, 188.-its manu-
factures, 189.-County of, 177, 178, 216.

Kinross House, 188.

Kirk of Shots, and story of the fortunes of a farmer's daughter at
this place, 576.

Kirkaldy, 57.

Kirkmichael, Gaelic sermon preached in the church of, 383.

Kirkwall, fair of, 515.-Elegant ball at, 518.-Manufacture of straw
hats here, ib.

Kiss, holy, spoken of by St Paul, litterally inculcated by a non-cleri-
cal preacher, 169.

Knights Templars, 382.

Knox, John, the reformer, 16, 107.

L.

I, rev. Mr. near Elgin, a hospitable and pious clergyman, 512.
Laggan, parish of, its great elevation, 509.

Lairds, lower and superior classes of, in the Aichils, 184, 185.-Con-
dition of an Abernethey laird, 223, 224.

Lanark, 572.

Land, uncultivated, considerations on the great quantity of, both in
Scotland and in England, 10, 46, 379, 467.-Fertility of the land
in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen, 315.

Landlady of the inn at Tamintoul, singular story of, 384.

Largo, celebrated characters born at 66, 67.-Charity established
here for old men, 67.-Den of, 64.-House of, 66.—Hill of, 22.
Law, 62, 63.

Lark heard singing all night in the Shetland islands in the middle of
summer, 524.

Latin, and other dead languages, great prepossession in favour of, at
Perth 259.

Lawrence Kirk, village of, 304.-Album, or white book, at the inn
here, 305.

Laziness very prevalent among the common people in the Highlands,
409, 557.

Learning, scarcity of, in former times, 454.

Leases, long, greatly wanting for the agricultural improvement of
Scotland, 379, 385.-Principal motives of the Iighland proprie
tors for not granting such, 506.