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of Russia and the British Government. The Pride and Ambition of the Empress
excite a Spirit of Resistance in various European Nations. Motion for an Address to
his Majesty on the Occasion of his Message to Parliament. Debates thereon; but
the Motion carried in both Houses. Various Motions against the Russian Armament.
Conduct of Mr. Pitt. Character of a Great Minister. Two Great Political Schools.
Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Fox approve and applaud the French Revolution. Mr. Burke
provoked, makes a violent Attack on this Revolution, and the New French Constitu-
tion. This Subject constantly introduced into all Debates on all Questions. Alter-
cations between Mr. Burke and Mr. Fox. Rupture between those Old Friends, and
final Separation. State of the Province of Quebec. Bill for the Government of Ca-
nada. Debates thereon in both Houses. The Bill passed.
CHAP. XIV.
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Libel and Quo Warranto Bills. State of the Finances, including the Revenue produced,
and the Expences incurred by the Possession of the British Territories in the East In-
dies. Bill for the Establishment of a Company at Sierra Leone, on the Coust of
Africa. Speech from the Throne, and Prorogation of Parliament.
271
Petition of Stockholders to the House of Commons against the Bill for appropriating the
Unclaimed Dividends
65
Extracts of Letters, &c. and Accounts relative to the Settlements in New South
Wales
66
Petition of John Horne Tooke, Esq. to the House of Commons
Copy of a Memorial, presented by the Roman Catholics to the Right Honourable
William Pitt
80
82
Letter to Dr. Priestly, from the Committee of the Revolution Society, and his
Answer
84
Address of the Students of New College, Hackney, to Dr. Priestly, in consequence
of the Birmingham Riots, and his Answer
86
New Constitution of the Government of Poland, as established May 3rd, 1791
88
The French Constitution, established August 4th, 1791
94
Account of the Capture of Cannanore and Truckabad, with several Forts on the Mala-
bar Coast by the British
111
Account of the Capture of Bangalore
115
Finance Reports, presented to the House of Commons, May 1791
119
Public Receipt and Expenditure, 1791
134
State of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Hygrometer, for 1791
135
Account of the Amount of Unclaimed Dividends, and other Sums of Public Money,
remaining unpaid in the Bank of England, from 1736 to 1789
136
Account
Account of the Nett Produce of the Duties on Stamps, from January 6, 1786, to
January 5, 1791
Course of Exchange for the Year 1791
Average Prices of Corn for 1791
Supplies granted by Parliament 1791
Account of the Nett Produce of Taxes for one Year, ending January 5, 1791
Public Acts passed in the first Session of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain
Prices of Stock 1791
A General Bill of Christenings and Burials, 1791
137
138
139
140
141
144
146
147
An Account of the Quantities of all Corn and Grain exported from, and imported into,
England and Scotland, with the Counties and Drawbacks paid, and the Duties re-
ceived thereon, for the Year ending January 5th 1792
STATE PAPERS.
His Majesty's Speech to both Houses of Parliament, November 26, 1790
His Majesty's Speech to both Houses of Parliament, June 10, 1791
Message from his Majesty to the House of Commons, February 25, 1791
Message from his Majesty to the House of Commons, March 28
Message from his Majesty to the House of Commons, May 18
148
p. 150
154
151
152
153
Protest of Lord Hawke, against the Questions to be proposed to the Judges relative to
Mr. Hastings Trial, May 16
Protest in the House of Lords, against a proposed Amendment in the Label Bill
June 8
Speech of the Earl of Westmorland, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to both Houses of Par-
liament, January 20, 1791
155
liament, May 5
Letter from the Emperor of Germany to the King of the French
ib.
156
Memoir left by the French King, and presented to the National Assembly of France,
June 21, 1791
158
Address from the National Assembly to the French Nation
162
Letter from M. de Bouille to the National Assembly
Letter from M. Simolin, the Russian Ambassador, to M. Montmorin
Letter from Roederer, Deputy to the National Assembly, to M. de Bouille
Declaration of 290 Deputies, on the Decrees which suspend the Exercise of the Royal
Authority; and which infringe the Inviolability of the Sacred Person of the King,
June 29
Declaration of the King of the French, June 26
172
M. de Bouille's Statement of the King's Journey from Chalons to Varennes, when his
Majesty and the Royal Family left Paris to go to Montmedi
165
166
168
Letter from Monsieur and the Count d' Artois to the King their Brother
Letter from the Princes of Bourbon, to the same
174
182
183
190
Convention between the Emperor and the King of Prussia at Pilnitz, Aug. 21 Letter from the King to the National Assembly, announcing his Resolution to accept the Constitution, September 13
io.
193
Letter of Instructions from M. Montmorin, Minister of France for Foreign Affairs,
sent by Order of the King to all his Ministers at Foreign Courts, April 23
The King's Speech to the National Assembly, on accepting the Constitution, Sep-
tember 14
Proclamation of Louis XVI. September 28
t
195
196
The King's Speech to the National Assembly, the last day of their Meeting, Sept. 30 197
The
198
200
201
203
The King's Speech to the New National Assembly, October 7
Message from the National Assembly to the King, November 29
The King's Speech to the National Assembly, December 14
Address from the National Assembly to the King, December 16
Protest of the Princes of the House of Bourbon, against the King's Acceptance of the
Constitution, October 8
204
Proclamation of the Brothers of the King of France, to dispel the Suspicions which
have arisen of their Intention to dethrone their Brother
Answer of the King's Brothers to his Majesty's Letter, November 16
Substance of a Partition Treaty between the Courts in concert, concluded and signed at Pavia, July 1791
207
208
Secret Articles of the Treaty, signed personally at Pilnitz by the Emperor and King of
Prussia, August 27
210
213
Copy of an Order of the Court of Brussels to the Magistrates of Ostend, October
1791
216
Manifesto of the French Nation, decreed by the National Assembly, and ordered to be de-
livered by the Ministers, to all the Courts in Europe, Dec. 29
Answers of the several Courts, to Louis XVI. on his Notification of his Acceptance of
the New Constitution, September 14
211
Copy of a Circular Dispatch of the Aulic and State Chancellor Prince de Kaunitz, to
the Ambassadors and Ministers of the Emperor of Germany, at the several Foreign
Courts, November 1
Circular Note sent by the Emperor to the different Powers in Europe, on the Subject
of the French King's Acceptance of the Constitution, November 19
217
The Emperor's Answer to Louis XVI. respecting the Warlike Assemblies of Emigrants
in Germany, November 1791
218
Letter from the French Princes to the Emperor, November 15, 1791
Note delivered by Baron Nolchen to the Imperial Minister, November 30
Letter from the King to the National Assembly
Note from Prince Kaunitz Rietbergh to the French Ambassador at Vienna, Decem-
ber 21
220
221
222
223
227
Speech of the President of the United States to both Houses of Congress, Oct. 25'
Letter from the Empress of Russia to the Marshal de Broglio, October 29
A Memorial presented by the Deputies of the Greek Islands to the Empress of Russia,
offering the Imperial Grecian Throne to her second Grandson Constantine
Memorial from the Emperor of Germany to all the Great powers of Europe Agreement entered into at Pilnitz between the Emperor King of Prussia August 27
Life of the late celebrated Chymist, Charles Rene de Fourcroy
Treatment, Mode of Life, Habits, and Comforts of the Negro Slaves in the British
West-India Islands
Account of an Interview with a Prince of Morocco, and a Visit to his Harem
Account of the Life and Writings of Dr. Thomas Blacklock
272
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For these two papers, vide History of Europe, p. 72, &c.
Life and Character of Philip Earl of Hardwicke, in a Letter from a Gentleman of the
Law to Mr. R. Cooksey
279
A Description of the Village and Inhabitants of Calimuago, or Cocknawaga, who some
Years since separated from the Mohawks
Anecdotes of the late William Gibson the celebrated mathematician
Anecdotes of the late Henry Flood, Esq.
Memoirs of the Life of Doctor Robert Henry
290
291
295
303
NATURAL HISTORY.
An Account of some Appearances attending the Conversion of Cast into Malleable
Iron
p. 309
Account of the Management and Mode of preserving Bees to the best Advantage for
procuring Honey
Account of Mulberries and Silk in Spain
Some Circumstances relative to Silk-Worms
On the Influence of Oxygene on Colours
Account of a Spinning Limax, or Slug
Natural History of the Whale
Account of the Baya, or Indian Grass-Beak, by Athar Ali Khan, of Dehli
313
319
320
328
329
331
335
340
Case of a Person becoming Short-sighted in advanced Age, by Thomas Henry, F. R. S. &c.
Instances of Living Animals, found inclosed in Solid Bodies
341
Some Particulars of the Visits made by Captain M'Clure to the Pelew Islands 345
1
USEFUL PROJECTS.
Method of Preserving Fruit Trees in Blossom, from the Effects of Frost
p. 350
Method of making and using the Composition for curing Injuries and Defects in Trees
by Mr. William Forsyth
351
Remarks on the manufacturing of Maple Sugar
352
Directions of the Lancashire Humane Society, for the Recovery of Persons apparently
Dead by drowning, and other Species of Suffocation
354
Account of Canals in Spain
355
358
Specification of Mr. Jaynes's Patent for preserving Eggs two Years
Specification of Mr. Glenny's Patent for obtaining a larger Quantity of Pot and Pearl
Copy of a Letter from Oliver Cromwell to his Wife
Punishment of Alderman Reed, of London, in Henry the VIIIth's Time, for refusing to
pay his Share of a Benevolence
364
Copy of a Letter from Henry VIII. to Mrs. Coward, recommending a favourite
Servant, in the Way of Marriage
366
Order of Council against Certain Stage Players in the North, 1556
Erroneous Ideas of the Antients, respecting the Caspian
367
Proofs of the high and early Civilization of the People of India
368
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS.
Hints concerning the Study of the Law, by John Dunning, Esq.
Course of Study in Law; Recommended by Lord Mansfield
p. 379
380
Thoughts on the late Revolution in France, and the Free Constitution of England 381
Observations respecting the History of Physiognomy, by Thomas Cowper, Esq.
On the comparative Excellence of the Sciences and Arts, by Mr. Roscoe
The Happiness of a Married Life
Letter from Menander to Glycera, from Alciphron's Epistles
POETRY.
384
397
405
407
Prologue to the "School for Arrogance"
Prologue and Epilogue to " The Road to Ruin"
Ode for the New Year, 1791
Ode for his Majesty's Birth Day
Ode on Cambria, by Peter Pindar, Esq.
Epilogue to the same
p. 410
412
413
414
415
417
Inscription in the Garden of the late Mrs. Clive, by the Hon. Horace Walpole 419
Answer to the same, by Peter Pindar, Esq.
The Herald and the Husbandman: a Fable
Song of a Spirit; from "The Romance of the Forest"
421
Extract from Whist, a Poem, by A. Thompson, Esq.
422
The Magpie and Robin Red-Breast: a Tale by Peter Pindar, Esq.
The Sea Shore, from "Poems by Dr. Aikin"
426
429
ACCOUNT OF BOOKS for 1791.
Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson, 2 vols. 4to.
Hamilton, 4 vols. 4to.
The Hedaya, or Guide, a Commentary on the Mussulman Laws, translated by Charles
p. 431
473