or diftortion of the fpine.
By Philip Jones 92

A series of letters. By the
author of Clarinda Cathcart,
&c. 93. Her opinion of no-
vels being a vehicle of in-
ftruction, cenfured ib
-Confiderations upon
and morals: Definition of
wit 127. Of women and
gallantry 237. A man of
accommodation 238. A vain
man 239. A man of medi-
ocrity ib
-Dupaty's travels through
Italy: Virgil's tomb 130.
Grotto del Cane ib. Me-
thod of preferving the burnt
MSS. found in Herculaneum
131. Mount Vesuvius 132.
Roman women 393
-Memoirs of the Countefs
-de la Motte, containing a
complete juftification of her
conduct 136
-Lady Craven's journey
through the Crimea to Con-
ftantinople 181

-Walker's hiftorical effay on
the dress of the ancient and
modern Irish 185
-The Rev. T. Wright's ac-
count of the advantages and
method of watering mea-
dows by art, as practifed in
the county of Gloucester
188

-A report on the practical
utility of K. M'Culloch's
fea-compaffes 241

-Gymnomachia; or a con-
teft between two old ladies
in the fervice of a celebrated
orator 243
-Travels through Sweden:
Account of the copper mine
of Fahlun 277

on

effays
Shakefpear's dramatic cha-
racter of Sir John Falstaff,
and on his imitation of fe-
male characters: Difference
between wit and humour
340

The works of the late John
Gregory, M. D. 389. Cha-
racter of the author 390
-An effay on fhooting: Me-
thod of manufacturing gun-
barrels 391. Rules for fhoot-
ing well 392
-Howard's account of the
principal lazarettos in Eu-
rope: He performs quaran-
tine at Venice 434

Gillies's view of the reign
of Frederick II. of Pruffia,
with a parallel between that
Prince and Philip II. of Ma-
cedon: His domeftic im-
provements 436
-Gallic liberty. A poem

440

A

-The village curate.
poem 488. A ftaunch sports-
man defcribed 490
-P. Pindar's expoftulatory
odes to a great Duke and a
little Lord 491. The pig
and magpie, a fable ib
-Beattie's elements of moral
fcience, vol. 1. On Phyu
ognomy 537

-

-Monro's narrative of mi-
litary operations on the Co-
romandel coaft: Character
of the climate 541. Extra-
vagance of the European
ladies 542

-Crawford's inquiry into
the fituation of the Eaft In-
dia Company, from papers
laid before the Houfe of
Commons 283

-American book of common
prayer 333

-Young's Agriculture, the
VOL. LI.

Second to his dear brother
in Wales; containing an
humble defcription of the
trial of Mr Haftings, from
the commencement to the
clofe of the feflions in 1789:
Mr Haftings's speech 545
-Marshall's rural economy
of Glocestershire; including
its dairy: Together with the
dairy-management of North
Wiltshire; and the manage-
ment of orchards and fruit-

liquor in Herefordshire 593.
4 U

Method of making barn-
floors with dry materials 596
-Dempster's difcourfe rela-
ting to the British fisheries;
and fome thoughts on the
prefent emigrations from the
Highlands: On personal fer-
vices 640. Anecdotes of the
author 642

Thoughts on the difquali-
fi ation of the eldest fons of
the Peers of Scotland to fit in
Parliament. With obferva-
tions on the civil polity of
the kingdom. By Lord Sal-
toun 643

-Letters of the late Thomas
Rundie, Bishop of Derry:
Character of Thomfon's fea-
fon's 645

Books, new, catalogue of 29.
91. 133. 187. 239.283.338.
395.438.492.543.597.645
Botanic difcovery 193
Botany Bay: Particulars of
the voyage to, appearance
of the country, &c. 149.
French circumnavigators 151
Boxing matches 252. 513
Brown, Dr J.eulogium on 243
Brown, J. painter, fome ac-
count of 632

Buffaloes, old Scottish at
Drumlanric, account of 266
Buffon, anecdotes of 21
Burials at Edinburgh 52. 104.
156. 208. 260. 312. 364.
468. 520.572.624
Burns, R the Ayrshire bard,
eres a monument to R.
Ferguffon 411

Cabbage, history of the mow-
ing 19

Calcutta, picture of the mode
of living at 211
Caledonian hunt 515
Canal, one joining the Severn
and Thames opened 567.
One propofed between Ber-
wick and Keifo 514. 614
Catholic diffenters petition

lithgow 299.
Ai Keho b
Coin, counterfeit copper, in
circulation 202
Coin, current filver, elli-
mate of its real value 476
College, new, at Edinburgh,
ceremony obferved at laying
the foundation-stone of 521.
Amount o tubscriptions 615
Comets, earthquakes, &c. in
Juftinian's time, of the 67
Commerce, chamber of. See
Edinburgh

Commodities and money, a-
necdotes of their value 16
Commous, Houfe of: On re-
port of the Committee to
fearch for precedents 9. On
the Prince's right to the re-
gency ib. Conference with
the Lords 15. Speaker's
death intimated by the clerk
78. On chufing a new
Speaker 79. Mr Grenville
chofen 80. On re-exami-
ning his Majefty's phyfici-
ans ib. Limitations on the
Regent, and care of the
King's perfon 113.-122.
Refolutions communicated to
the Prince 165. On the re-
gency bill 171.-181. On
the addrefs 220. Navy and
army estimates 269. Ord-
nance extraordinaries 271.
On appointing a thankfgi-
ving for the Revolution 272.
Shop-tax repeal 273. Haw-
kers and pedlars274. Thankf
giving for the King's reco-
very 275. On Mr Ha-
ftings's petition 321.-332.
Catholic Diffenters 373.430.
Corporation and test acts 374.
Slave trade 376.-381.430.
Refignation of the Speaker
381. On chufing a new
Speaker 381. Mr Adding-
ton chofen 385. Ways and
means 425. Scots Epifco-
pal communion 428 To-
bacco-duties ib. British
Fiheries 429. Newspapers
430. India loan-bill 431.
530. Scots borough reform
477. On exportation of corn
to France 479. Finances
489. Tobacco - bill 529.
Revolution anniversary 529
Congreve, anecdote of 84
On Converfation, from the
Olla' Podrida 64
Convicts prefer death to tranf-
portation 461

Copper coin, counterfeit, in
circulation 202
Costiveness, remedy for 631
Cramp, remedy for 631
Cuckoo, obfervations on the
natural history of I

The Curate to Faldoni, from
the correspondence of two
lovers, inhabitants of Lyons
483

Debbieg, Col.tried by a court-
martial 459

Debt, national, redeemed,
official statement of 567
Delhi, narrative of the revo-
lutions at 227 315
Denmark: As an ally of Ruf-
fia, invited to accede to the
quadruple alliance 248. Bri-
tish minifter's declaration
for preventing hoftilities be-
tween and Sweden ib. A-
grees to remain neuter 344
Discovery, a fingular nautical

the Calton-hill ib. M
Buchanan of Stirling chofen
minifter of Canongate ib.
T. Hall tried for fwindling
151. 407. Illuminations on
the King's recovery 152.
Magiftrates address 200. Pa
tent mail-coach 202. Coun-
terfeit copper coin in circu
lation ib. Proposals for a
profeffor of agriculture at
209. Obfervations on the
propofal 210. A chime of
bells put up in St Andrew's
church fteeple 299. Hou-
fes not allowed to be built
above five ftories high 405.
Chamber of commerce elect
officers 407. On ftamps 469.
Letter from Sir J. Sinclair
to, on ditto 547. Mathefon
and Macgregor tried for
theft 408. Castle illumina-
ted ib. A new mace given
to the college 514. Tron
church repaired, and open-
ed 516. Ceremony obfer-
ved at laying the foundation-
ftone of the new college 521.
A farmer's fubfeription to
ditto 615. Amount of fub-
fcriptions ib. Cafe of Mifs
Burns ib. Hall and his cre-
ditors 617

On Education 163
Education, modern, original
thoughts on 263
Edward IV's burial-place o-
pened 198
Emperor, anecdote of the 388
England: Prefent of coals to
the P. of Wales 46. Stock
purchafed by government
99. 567. Form of thanks-
giving for the King's reco-
very 100. Illuminations on
that happy event 149. Dis-
patches from Botany Bay ib.
Mr Wardrope pardoned 198.
An obelisk erected near Ken-
dal in memory of the Revo-
lution ib. Edward IV's bu-
rial-place opened ib. Queen's
drawing room on the King's
recovery ib. Royal gala at
Windfor 199. Queen at
Covent-garden theatre ib.
Pecuniary rewards, &c. to
King's phyficians ib. Ad-
dreffes to the King 199. 200.
Ward the boxer kills a man
252 Humphreys and Men-
doza ib. Duel 253. A fin-
gular nautical difcovery 254.

Ball

Ball at St James's on the
King's birth-day 299. Re-
markable law-cafe of infa-
nity tried 352. Fall of a
very old oak tree at Oxford
355. Hertfordshire archers
fhoot for a prize at Hatfield
356. Court martial on Col.
Debbeig 459. Diary of their
Majefties journey to Ply
mouth,&c. 460.511.564.610
651. Magnificent fete given
by E. Fitzwilliam to the P.
of Wales 461. P. of Wales's
carriage overturned ib.
Phipps and his fon execu-
ted for forgery 512. Earth-
quake at Wenlock, Wilts
513. County of Effex fined
for not having diftinct a-
partments for male and fe-
male prifoners ib. Box-
ing matches at Banbury ib.
Storms 567

Eric, king of Sweden, story
of his daughter 534
Eulogium on Dr Brown 243
Exchequer court, trials before
48. 300. 409
Executions 405. 512
Faldoni, the curate to, from
the correfpondence of two
lovers 483

Ferguffon, R. monument e-
rected to his memory by
the Ayrshire Bard 411
Fete, a magnificent, given by
E. Fitzwilliam to the P. of
Wales 461

Fiars for 1788. 204

Fife, Earl, account of his ex-
tenfive plantations in the
counties of Banff and Mo-
ray 28

Fisheries, British, fubfcrip-
tion in Bengal for 462
Fishery, Scotch, reflections
upon 332

Flea, natural hiftory of 267
Forgery, Phipps and fon exe-

cuted at Shrewsbury for 512
Forth & Clyde navigation 516
France: M. Neckar's report
on the restoration of the ftate
adopted by the King and
council 45. Refolution there.
on ib. Arret offering a boun-
ty on the importation of
grain 46. Refuse to pay
the fums ftipulated by the
treaty of 1785 with the Dutch
99. Letter for meeting of
the States-General ib. Qua-
druple alliance with Ruflia,

&c. 247. Bounties on the
importation of grain dou-
bled 249. Infurre&ions at
Paris 249. 345 351. 449.
508. Two rioters executed
250. King's fpeech at open-
ing the Affembly of the
States General ib. Heads
of M. Neckar's speech 251.
Proceedings of the States Ge-
neral 292.-298.345-350.
400. 504. 559. 601. M.
Necker difmified 351. Hof
pital of invalids taken, the
cannon and other arms fei-
zed ib. The Bastile taken,
the Marquis de Launay, &c.
put to death, and their heads
fixed upon pikes and carried
round the city 352. Nar-
rative of the revolution 400.
-405. 448.-459. 504.-
510. 559-563. 601. Ld
G. Gordon's petition to the
National Affembly 458. Pa-
rifian troops defeat the King's
body-guards at Verfailles
509. and efcort the King
and Royal family to Paris
510. Prefident of the Na-
tional Affembly's fpeech to
the King 559. and Queen
560. The King's antwer
559. and Queen's 560. Com-
memoration-medal for the
French-guards 602. Patri-
otic offering by fome Pari-
fian ladies of their jewels ib
France, obfervations on the
probable confequences of the
revolution in 473
Franklin, Dr, his addrefs to
the Americans on their dif-
affection to the new form of
government 105. Edict of
the K. of Pruffia by 590
Freeholders-of Perthfire on
nominal and fictitious votes
514. Of Kirkcudbright re-
ject Lord Daer's claim to be
inrolled 515

French nation, remarks on
the 528

Frofts, remarkable fince the
conqueft 8

Fulling or waulk mill, one
on a new construction 618
Funeral, account of Adm.
Greig's 18

Furs, account of voyages in
search of fince the death of
Capt. Cook 34
Game, important queftion
refpecting decided 410
4 U 3

Gardenfton, Ld, his letter to
the fecretary of convention
462. Lays the foundation-
ftone of St Bernard's mineral
well, near Edinburgh 653.
Commiffion to the keeper ib
Germany: Marriages, births,
&c. at Hamburgh, Ko-
ningfbergen, and Berlin, in
1788, 45. Hopes of the Em-
peror's complete recovery
247. Skirmishes between the
Imperialists and Turks 247.
291. Gradifca bombarded
and taken 344. Prince Cou-
bourg defeats the Turks in
Wallachia, and takes Fockfan
446. Commotions at Liege
448
Declaration by the
Prince Bishop ib. Actions
in Wallachia, &c. 503. Bel-
grade capitulates ib. Braban-
tines claim an immediate re-
vocation of the Emperor's
illegal edicts 504. Czernitz,
in Wallachia, and Cladova,
in Servia, taken, 557. Pruf-
fian manifefto relative to the
troubles at Liege, ib. Ac-
count of Brabant, and the
principles on which the pre-
fent refiftance is made ib.
Manifefto of the Brabantine
patriots 558. Narrative of
the revolt in the low coun
tries, and probable confe-
quences of the feverity of
the Emperor's edicts 600.
Bruffels taken ib
Gillies. See Books.
Goat, a he, kept in ftables
thought to prevent the stag
gers in horfes 596
Grain, prices of, 52. 104.
156. 208 260. 312. 364.
520. 572. 624.
Great Britain, on the import-
ance of its trade with Ruf-
fia 107. Political state of in
1740, III. State of prisous
in 200. View of its liberty
and privileges, general elec
tions, courts of justice, &c.
584, 634.

Greig, Adm. account of 17.
His funeral 18.
Grief, extraordinary effects of
564
Happiness, on the difficulty
of attaining 628
Harrison, J. inventor of the
time-keeper, account of 495
Haftings, W. trialof, 331.481
Highlanders, Scotch, on their
pailionate

paffionate love and genius
for mafic and poetry 65
Higaland fociety of Scotland:
New members 409. Account
of their proceedings ib

of London, pre-
miums to pipers by 410
Hops, remarks on the use of
488

Howard. See Books
Humane fociety, fuccefs of 610
Humphreys and Mendoza,
boxing match between 252
Husbandry, drill, advantages
of 433

Imprifonment, wrongous, ac-
tion for 654

India, obfervations on the paf-
fage over land to 484
Of Ingratitude 164
Innocent, Pope, a morality
on chefs by 423
Infanity, remarkable law-cafe
of tried 352
Infcription, on R. Ferguffon's
monument 411. On a ftone
found at Perth 516
Intemperance. See Tempe.

rance

Irish commiffioners prefent
parliament's addrefs to the
P. of Wales 148. His anfwer
ib. Dine with the Prince ib
Irish parliament: Lord Lieu-
tenant's fpeech at opening
the feffions 146. Proceed-
ings on the King's indifpo-
fitionib Addrefs the Prince
of Wales to take upon him
the regency without reftric-
tions 147. Cenfure on the
Lord Lieutenant 148. Com-
mittee of fupply 222. Pen.
fion-bill 223. 226. Speech
223. Addreffes 224. An-
wers 225. Addreffes to the
P. of Wales 225. 226. An-
fwer ib. Motion to refcind
the vote of cenfure on the
Lord Lieutenant for refufing
to tranfmit addrefs to the
P. of Wales 276. Supply
voted for ten months ib.
Bill for fecuring the freedom
of elections ib. Thankfgi-
ving for the King's recove-
xy
ib. Protefts relative to
the regency 285.-288
Of Jealousy 164
Jenner, Ed. on the natural
hiftory of the cuckoo I.
Jewels, remarkable cafe of a
young, who had been dumb
from her infancy 564

Jews of Alface and Lorraine,
addrefs to the National Af
fembly of France by 562
Jones Sir W. his converfation
with an Abyffinian concern-
the city of Gwender and
fources of the Nile 646
Jury-trial, advantages of, and
a propofal for introducing
juries into the civil law of
Scotland 573
Jufticiary-court trials 151.
201. 407. 408.
King: Progrefs of his indif-
pofition 24. 60. First exa-
mination of physicians 83.
Form of thanksgiving for his
recovery 100. Illuminations
on that happy event 149.
152. Proceffion to St Paul's
157. Addreffes to 200.
Birth-day ball 299. Diary
of his journey to Weymouth,
&c. 460. 511. 564. 610. 651
King, anecdote of the late
372

Kings of Scotland, ancient
chronicle of the 265
Knox, Mr, plan of his pictu-
refque fcenery of Scotland

191

Langle, Viscount de. See Py-
rouse.

Language, new definition of
229

Lapland girls, account of two
brought to England, 370
Lavater, J. Casper, account
of 53. 108

Lee, Gen. character of 7
Lenox, Col. duel between and
D. of York 253. And be-
tween and Mr Swift 356.
Castle of Edinburgh illumi-
nated on his arrival 408
Lettfom, Dr, a moral and
phyfical thermometer by 216
Light, flashes of, feen to dart
from a marigold 193
Light-houfe at Port Patrick
burnt 101. New ones erect-
ed 513

Living at Calcutta, picture of
the mode of 211
London: P. of Wales gives
1000 1. to the poor 46. Com-
mon council thank the
Prince for his well-timed
munificence ib. Salaries to
performers at the opera-
houfe 99. Illuminations for
the King's happy recovery
149. Proceffion to St Paul's
157. Quantity of coals im-

ported 198. King's theatre,
Hay-market, burnt 459.
Seffions at the Old Bailey 46.
461. 610. Dr Withers and
Mr Walter fined and impri-
foned for libels on Mrs Fitz-
herbert, and the Duke of
York 568. Barrington's out-
lawry taken off; tried for
theft, and acquitted 608
Lords, Houfe of: Report of
the committee appointed to
fearch for precedents order-
ed to be printed 9. On the
refolutions of the Commons
15. On appointing the Re-
gent 71. Division on that
queftion 75. 76. Proteft,

&c. 78. Limitations on the
Regent, and care of the
King's perfon 122.-126.
Proteft 126. Addrefs to the
Prince and Queen 167.
Prince and Queen's anfwer
168. Commiffion for opening
parliament 169. Parliament
opened; commiffionersspeech
171. Mr Haftings 217. 481.
Regency-bill 217. 220. His
Majefty's convalefscence 219.
On the address 220. Addrefs
221. Anfwer 222. Thankf-
giving for the King's reco-
very 275. Religious penal
ftatutes 381. 385.-388.
Finances 480. Tobacco-bill
529. India loan-bill 530.
Acts paffed by commiffion
531. Speech ib. Prorogation

ib

Machine, a new weaving
one 202. A new threshing

211

Macrae, Mr, the tragedy of
Douglas performed at his
private theatre at Marion-
ville 202
Manchester infirmary, re-
marks by Dr Percival on
the improvement of 142
Mansfield, Ld, sketch of his
public character 134
Marigold, flashes of light feen
to dart from a 193
Mary Q of Scots, hiftorical
portrait of 424. Reflections
on the tragedy of 535
Matrimony, ftate of among
the nobility 71
Mechanic, account of J. Har-
rifon, a celebrated 495
Mendoza. See Humphreys
Mickle, W. J. account of his
life and writings 532. 581

Mill, a fulling, on a new con-
Atruction 618
Money, hiftorical anecdotes
of the value of 16
Monfey, Dr, anecdotes of 56.

112

Montefquieu, anecdote of 181
Mowing cabbage plant, hif-
tory of 19

The Mufical pigeon, an anec-
dote 443

Names, on the origin of 496
National debts, on the advan-
tages and disadvantages of
25. Official statement of the
redeemed 567

Nautical difcovery, a fingu-
lar one 254

Navy, ftate of at the close of
1788, 46

Nerva on the Scotch fishery
332

Nile, on the course of the 646
November's gloomy month,
view of popular topics which
have aflifted in difpelling its
vapours for the last fifteen
years 534

Numerous iffue, extraordina-
ry fact of a 580
Oak, account of Q Elifa-
beth's 232. Fall of a very
old one at Oxford 355
Old Bailey, feffions at 46.
461. 610

Opera house, falaries of per-
formers at 99. Burnt 459
Parliament: King's fpeech
by commiffion at opening
219. At clofing 531. Acts
passed ib. See Commons,
Lords.

Parfloe. See Sykes.
Paffage to India over land,
obfervations on 484
Percival, Dr, on improve-
ment of the Manchester in-
firmary by 142

Peter the Great's father, a-
necdote of 493
Peyroufe, Count de la, the
French circumnavigator,
fome account of his progrefs
37. Arrives at Botany Bay
151
Phyfiognomy. See Lavater.

Beattie

Picturefque fcenery. See Knox
Pigeon, the mufical, an anec-

dote 443
Pindar. See Books Poetry
Pinkerton, obfervations on
his inquiry into the history
of Scotland 625

Plague, of the, in Justinian's
time 69
Plantations of timber, Earl
Fife's extenfive 28
Poland: Note delivered to
the diet by the Pruffian am-
baffador 44. Debates there-
on 45. Reply to the K. of
Pruffi's declaration, dated
Dec. 8. ib. Number of fhips
which entered the port of
Dantzick and failed from it
in 1788, ib. Marriages, &c.
in Warsaw in 1788, 98. K.
of Pruffia's anfwer to the re-
quifition of the republic 197
Pope and Coffey, poets, a di-
alogue between 138

Popular topics, retrospective
view of fome which have
affifted in difpelling the va-
pours of November's gloomy
month for the laft fifteen
years 534

Portugal, number of fhips
which entered the port of
Lisbon in 1788, 46
Poft-horfe duty, cafes in
which it is to be levied 409
Pretender, anecdotes of and
Lady M. Touchet 371
Price, Dr, extracts from his
fermon on the Revolution
anniversary 548.648
Priestley. See Books
Prifoners, county of Effex
fined for not having diftinct
apartments for male and fe-

male 513

Answer to the Commons ad-
drefs 222

Recipe for destroying beetles
268

Revolution, obelisk near Ken-
dal in memory of 198. Pro-
bable confequences of the
French 473. and of the Bra-
bantine 600. Extracts from
Dr Price's fermon on the an-
niversary of the 548.648
Rouffeau, J. J. on education
by 163. On jealousy and in-
gratitude 164
Roval borough reform:
Meeting of delegates 410.
Vote a marble tablet to the
memory of Mr J. Fergus
411. Lord Gardenfton's let-
ter to their fecretary 462
Ruffia: Prince Potemkin
takes Oczakow by affault
44. A detachment from
Gen. Romanzow's army dif-
lodge a body of Turks from
Gangura, &c. 98. Value of
imports and exports at the
port of Revel 247. Qua-
druple alliance between and
Auftria, &c. ib. Empress
rewards thofe who diftin-
guifhed themselves at taking
Oczakow 248. Turks de
feated in Moldavia, &c.
291. 344. 503. Declaration
with regard to neutral vef-
fels navigating the Baltic, ib.
Operations in Finland. &c.
292. 344. 446. 504. Adm.
Czyczagoff's engagement

with the Swedish fleet 446.
Port of Akerman on the
Black Sea, taken, and 1500
made prifoners 557.
Ruffia and G. Britain, on the
importance of the trade be-
tween 107

St Paul's, royal proceffion to

157

Saltoun, Ld. See Books.
Schlözer, Dorothy, biogra
phical anecdotes of 472
Scotch fishery, reflections on
332

Scotch Highlanders, on their
love of mufic and poetry 65
Scotland: Pier at Queenf-
ferry damaged 47. Caufe
at the inftance of the Scotch
diftillers against the com-
miffioners of excife deter-
mined in favour of the lat-
ter 48. Light-house at Port-
patrick burnt 101. Mr Fen-

nel's