To the REMARKABLE PASSAGES in this Volume.
N. B. To find any particular Book, or Pamphlet, see the Table of Contents, prefixed to the Volume.
ADDINGTON, Mr. cases of Barbauld, Rev. Mr. his expe-
Alps. See Denina. America, North. See Weld. See Washington, city of, described. See Atmosphere. See Canada. See Niagara. See Brandt. Ancillen, M. his mem. on Cer-
tainty, or human certainty, 553. Anderson, Dr. his account of the Bread-fruit tree, as cultivated in the Botanic Garden at St. Vincent's: with its botanic or scientific name, 53. Antigua, botany of that island, collected by a lady, 333. Antimony. See Hassenfratz. Apostles and Evangelists, their
character defended, on general principles of evidence, 45. Athenian Letters, Ld. Hardwicke's edition of that valuable and en- tertaining work, 319. Speci- men of the letters, 321. Key to the names of the writers, 323. Atmosphere, great vicissitudes of in North America, 9. Che- mical experiments on the de- composition of the atmosphere, 490.
rience at Dr. Beddoes's Pneu- matic institution, 4c6.
Mrs. Barbauld's, 407. Barthélémy, M. manner of his imprisonment and deportation to Cayenne, 131. His illness, 133. His escape to Surinam, 134.
Beddoes, Dr. his publication of "Contributions to Physical and Medical Knowlege," to. His plan for reforming the public hospitals, 61. His arrange- ment of bodies according to their principles, 65. His re- flections on carbuncle, 67. On the use of nitrous acid in res- training sickness, 69. On strontian found near Bristol, ib. On the use of mercury in fe- brile diseases, 70. Observa- tions made at the Medical Pneumatic Institution, 405. The Doctor's own experience of effects, &c. 497. Biography, general, observations, on the different modes and plans in use for works of that kind, 241. Bishop, Mr. specimens of his ser- mons, 28.
Bolton, Mr. his machine for draw- ing bolts in and out of ships, rewarded by the prize of a gold. medal, 53.
Berax, acid of. See Crell. Boswell, Mr. his conduct arraign- ed in regard to his report of Dr. Johnson's dispute with Mrs. Knowles (the Quaker), on the exercise of private judg. ment in matters of religious persuasion, 118. Brandt, Jos. account of that fa- mous Indian warrior, 205. Bread fruit-tree, account of, as cultivated at St. Vincent's, 53. Its botanical name, ib. Bruce, Mr. some traces of his Ethiopic expedition found in Egypt, 126.
Bryant, Mr. his controversy res- pecting the reality of the Troad, &c. continued, 185-193.
Camels, as beasts of burthen, des- cribed, with their manners, &c. 123. Canada, deplorable ignorance and superstition of the people there,
The severity of the cli- mate in winter np hindrance to convivial and social inter- course, 201. Amusements des- cribed, ib. Wonderful stories relating to the falls of Niagara, 202. Cataract described, 203. Garse, Mr. his observations on
the manners and habits of the elephant, 149. Cartwright, Major, his patriotic Appeal, &c. on the English constitution, 341. Catherine II. Empress of Russia,
history of, by Castera, 548. Insolence of the Russian no- blesse, and wretched servility of the peasantry, 550. See
View of the Russian Empire during the Reign of Catherine II.' by Tooke, Cayenne, Ramel's account of the miserable deportation of Bar- thélémy and Pichegru to that country, 129. Manner in which the exiled gentlemen passed their time there, 132. Certainty, mem. on, in the Berlin academy, 153..
Chapial, M. on cotton-dyeing, &c. 561.
Chemical Philosophy. See Hum- boldt. See Experiment. Christian of Brunswick, mem. con- cerning him in the Berlin aca- demy, 154
Christian philosophy, excellent
Clergy of France, reflec. on, 579. Condillac, M. his carious disqui-
sition on the language of cal- culation, 506.
Cook, Mr. letters, &c. relative to the cow-pox, 68. Correa, Dr. on a sub-marine fo- rest in Lincolnshire, 150. CORRESPONDENCF with the Re- viewers. From Mr. Crabb, complaining of the unfavour- able mention of his German grammar, 120. A. Z. inquir ing after a work which he sup- posed had been overlooked by the Reviewers, ib. Dr. Bed- does, to rectify a dangerous error in one of his late publi- cations, in which eight is put for three grains of calomel, 237. A. Z. respecting the use of the conjunction nor for or, 239. J. C. on a sentiment hazarded in our Review of Beaujolin's Travels, 240. Dr. Lettsom, on the preservation of seeds for vegetation, 360. Dr. Ferriar, on the infusion of digitalis, ib. Answer to a letter from the translator of the Travels of An- tenor, 480.
Cotton, mem. on the method of, and on the commerce of Scar- let-spun cotton, in Greece, 561. Courrejolles, M. Chemie Optoma- tique, &c. 562.
Cow pox, testimonies rel. to, 68. Creaser, Mr. case of chlorosis, ~ &c. 67.
Crell, Dr. on the decomposition of the acid of borax, or seda-
tive salt, 148. Grouther, Dr. case of pulmonary abscess, &c. 67.
D'Alembert, M. memoirs of his life, 247. His eminence in mathematical studies, 259. Avoids all honorary distinc tions offered by the great, 250. General observation respecting his infidelity, 252. D'Arcet, M. his reports on cotton- dyeing, &c. 561.
Davy, Mr. his experimental essays on heat, light, &c. 63.
his valuable assistance at Dr. Beddoes's new institu- tion, 405: Denina, Abbé, his continuation of his account of the passage of the Cimbri over the Alps, 554. Devis, Mr. his account of the
culture of poppies, 51. Deyeux, M. on nickel. See Le Blanc. Diamond, used in an experiment for converting soft iron into cast steel, 564. See also Ob. servations, &c. 565. Diderot, M. his novel, (the Natu- ral Son,) how altered by an English translator, 39. Divorce, new law of, in France, obfervations on, 580. Douglas, Dr. bishop of Salisbury, biographical account of, 199. Drake, Dr. his letter to Dr. Bed- does on the use of digitalis in pulmonary consumption, 70. Dubois, M. his version of Sappho's Ode to Venus, 376 6.
Dubois, M. his Cupid, a fugitive, from Moschus, 377.
Education, practical, admirably discussed by Miss Edgeworth, in conjunction with her father, Richard Lovel Edgeworth, Esq.
Egypt, a country not dangerous to travellers with respect to health, 122. Egyptian manner of pre- serving the dead, ib. Journey through the Desart to Cairo described, 123. Bedouins, some account of that wandering tribe, 124. Monastery of the Cophts, their vile character, ib. Other monasteries of Egyptian chris- tians, 125, Cairo, Grand, the wretched seat of ignorance and poverty, 128. Miserable go- vernment under the Beys, ib. M. Sonnini's journey into Upper Egypt, 295. Disgusting ac- count of the Courtezans, 298. Ruins of the celebrated town of Antinous, 300. Fine ruins of the temple of Dendera, 301. Elephant, natural history of, man- ners, habits, &c. 149. Erman, M. his IVth mem. on li terary mistakes, Berlin aca- demy, 556. Experiments, chemical, on the de- composition of the atmosphere,
Fourcroy, M. and M. Vauquelin, zd memoir on human urine, 566. "Fowler, Dr. his letter on the cure
of consumption, 71. France, consequences of the new political opinions introduced into that country since the re- volution, 265. Paris consider- ed as having formed the revo- lution, and as having spoiled it, 574. The justice of that great national design asserted, 575. The British government vin- dicated from the charge of hav- ing forwarded the death of -Louis XVI. ib. Great error of the French in destroying all religious sentiments, while pul- ling down superstition, 576. Unfavourable account of the late king of France, ib.
, armies of, particulars ref- pecting, 582-585. Frederic II. high encomium on,
383. The man distinguished from the hero, 384. Furnaces for dyer's work, new construction of, 561.
Gaol of Philadelphia described, 3. Geach, Dr. his practice in slow fevers, 67. Geology, fanciful principles and theories concerning, 566. George I. circumstances attending his death, 383. Gonorrhea, letter relative to an incident attending the adoption of Mr. A.'s practice, [See Ad- dington,] 70.
Guyton, M. on the mutual affinities of the earths, 562. On the conversion of soft iron into cast steel, by the diamond, 564. See also Observations, &c. 565.
Hammick, Mr. on Dr. Geach's practice, 67. Hargrave, Mr. his publications
much commended, 158-167.
Hassenfrate, M. his mem. on areometry, 560.
on the means em- ployed to obtain antimony from its ores, ib. and p. 563. Hastings, Mr. his valuable publi-
cation of debates in the House of Lords on his trial; and pro- ceedings of the East India com- pany in consequence of his ac- quital, 112.
Herodotus, mem. on the scope of his history, 555. Herschell, Dr. his 4th catalogue of the comparative brightness of the stars, 142. Hewson, Mrs. her letter to Dr. Simmons, relative to her late husband, the respectable part- ner of Dr. Hunter, 175. Home, Mr. Everard, his croonian lecture on the structure of the nerves, 145. His additions to a paper read in the Royal So- ciety, concerning a child with. a double-head, 151.
Homer. See Bryant. See Morritt. Hotel-Dieu, hofpital, improved, 580.
Hull, Dr. engaged in a defence
of the Casarean operation, 37. Humboldt's experiments, 490. Hume, David, his favorable pri-
vate character of Rousseau, 505. Mr. Hume's philosophy attacked, 552.
I and J Jamaica, diseases endemial in that island, 31. Yellow fever, great prevalence and general fatality of, 32. Its symptoms described, 34. Remedies, 36. Jenner, Dr. note from, respect-
Joseph II., Emperor, his person ing the cow pox, 70.
and manners described, 387. Ireland, political pamphlets re- lating to, 335, 336-339. See also Union. Juvenal, his 13th satire imitated
La Grange, M. his improvement in the construction of dyer's furnaces, 561.
Lantier, M. his travels of Antenor, in imitation of Anacharsis, in Greece and Asia, 184. Lax, Mr. method of finding the latitude, &c. 140 Le Blanc, M. notes respecting the nature of nickel, 563. Lincolnshire, Mr. Young's agricul- tural report concerning, 56. Great utility of the Lincolnshire drainages, 57. Improvement in the breed of sheep, 58. Cu. rious account of a sub-marine forest in this county, 150. Literature, remarks on the mer cantile spirit of, 18. Good effects of, 19.
Loans, the terms of all those which have been raised for the public service, during the last 50 years, 230.
Louis XVI. anecdotes of, 580.
M Macklin, Charles, Memoirs of his life, by Mr. Kirkman, 305. His malignity towards Mr. Gar- rick, 316. Farther instances of his malice respecting Mr. Garrick, 429. Attempts tra- gedy, and is driven from the Remarkable law stage, 429. proceedings, &c. 430. Decay of his faculties, from his great
age, 434. His death and age ascertained, 436. Maclaine, Dr. Archiball, his ad-
mirable literary character, 152. Malta, poetical compliments paid -to the knights of, by an English visitor, 27.
Manners, Lady, extracts from her review of poetry, 391. Meierotto, M. his memoir оп Herodotus, 555.
Merian, M. his memoir on Hume's philosophy, 552.
Metherie, M. la, the most fashion-
able geological author, 567,572. Middleton, Mr. his commendable view of the agriculture of Mid- dlesex, 394. Remarkable
stories of tithes, 395. See also Poor, Workhouses, Roads, &c. Milk, experiments on, by M. M.
Parmentier and Deyeux, 565. Mints, English, botanical arrange- ment of, 334..
Miracles of Christ defended on
general principles, 45. Morritt, Mr. zealously maintins, in opposition to Mr Bryant, the reality of the Trojan war, 185. Moschus. See Dubois. Moulines, M. de.
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