Amsterdam, Nayler & Co.-Berlin, A. Asher.--Hamburg, Perthes & Besser.--Leipsic, Black, Young, and Young, (of London)-Paris, Benuis. Rotterdam, T. Marshall.-St. Petersburgh, A. Asher.-United States of America, W. Jackson, New York and Cincinnati.
ABSTINENCE, Instance cf Long, 38 Accabah, Fortress of, 218 Acland, Lady Harriet, her sufferings, 175 Actions, human, remarks on, 184 right mode of judging, 115 Addison, selections from, 71, 227 African Lion, description cf, 7 Agriculture, various operations of, 204 Alfred the Great, his inducement for learning to read, 220
Alison, selections from, 54, 67 Alnwick, singular mode of making freemen at, 33
Ancient Architecture, 95
Anger and Maduess, difference be- tween, 239
Ants, their mode of conveying intel- ligence to each other, 171 Aphorisins, 139, 150, 183, 184 April, Rural Chronicle for, 141 Arabia, an Excursion in, 218 Aram, Eugene, notice of, 183 Arch, History of, 110
Aromatic Vinegar, its uses and mode
of preparation, 207 Arts, Useful, described, 204, 228, 237,243 Asaph, St., Flintshire, its Cathedral, 34 Atmosphere, remarks on, by Professor Moseley, 133, 147 Attilius, aphorism of, 104
Auxerre, in France, Cathedral of, 226
Babylon, the Fall of, 98
Bacon, Sir Francis, biographical notice of, 247.
Balguy, remark by, 13
Balk, king of, and a Dervise, 208 Barley, cultivation and uses of, 438 Basle, in Switzerland, 66
Bear and Honey-guide, a fable, 63 Beasts, Birds, and Insects, their obe-
dience to the Law of Nature, 11 Beauties of Creation, thoughts on, 179 Beaver Hat, manufacture of a, 12 Bee, the, and Thistle-down, a fable, 20 Bees, affection of, for their Queen, 198 Bell, Sir Charles, on the Haw of the Eye of a Horse, 182 Benares, account of, 58
Benevolence, Instance of, in a young Nobleman, 230
Benson on the true use of Know- ledge, 31
Birds, fearlessness of, during incuba. tion, 206
Bishop's Palace, at St. David's, 75 Black Waters, phenomenon of the, 37 Blakey on the Love of Truth, 154 Blind Boy, the, from a specimen of printing in relief, 222 Bracadale, Loch, 82 Bread, manufacture of, 237 Brewing, process of, 243
Brydges, Sir Egerton, remark by, 38 Burke, Edmund, Selections from, 70, 103, 183
Burns, remark of, on the great end of human life, 221
Carbonate of Ammonia, or Smelling Salts, 182
Cathedrals described:-St. Asaph, 34 -St. David's, 74-Christ Church, Oxford, 154-Winchester, 202- Auxerre, 226
Ceylon, Natural and Civil History of, 91, 100, 106, 114, 143, 158, 178 Chalmers, selections from, 14, 148 Champignon, 236
Changes of the Seasons, remarks on,
Charitable Judgment, 104 Charity a universal Duty, 183 Cheerfulness, remark on, 40 Chichester, Dean of, remarks by, 80 Chinese Duck-boats, 187
-, fihal affection of, 181 Christ Church, the Cathedral of, at Oxford, 154
Christian, consolation of a true, 150 Faith, remark on, 7
Cinnamon Tree of Ceylon, 159 Clepsydræ, or Water-clocks, 188 Coal-trade of Newcastle and Sunder- land, 3
Coal and Coal Mines, 63
Cobbett's remarks on the County of Suffolk, 67
Colchester, the Ruins of St. Botolph's Priory-church at, 199
Coleridge, on the art of reflection, 115
Death, remarks on the contemplation of, 71
Dervise, travelling, mistake of, 209 Devotion, sentiments of, how best learnt and preserved, 67 Discretion, remark on, by Addison, 227 Disorders of the World, whence they proceed, 187
Divine Eye, Watchfulness of the, 99 Doane, Bishop, extract from an epis-
copal address of, 150 Dort preserved by milkmaids, 38 Dropping Well at Knaresborough, 183 Druidical Circle near Keswick, 151 on the shores of Loch Bernera, 162 Duck-boats, Chinese, 187 Dunvegan Castle, 85 Duty, the Path of, 187 Dwight, extract from, 6
Earth, Causes of fertility in the, 228 East-India Stations, VI., Benares, 58 Snake-Charmers, 149
Edwin, king of Northumbria, his con- version to Christianity, 230 Eggs, Egyptian mode of hatching by artificial means, 173
Elath, of Edom, a fort near its site, 218 Electricity, 68
Elephants, manner of catching, in Ceylon, 114
Elephant, Ceylon, 120
Eltham, in Keut, Royal Palace at, 15 Engracia, Sta., Convent of, at Sara- gossa, 112
Ennan-dowan Castle, 86 Escurial, Palace of the, 216
Evil Habits, the necessity for conquer- ing, 11
Evil not necessary, 20 Excellencies, and their use, 107 Experimental Science, Familiar Illus-
VII. Heat, Liquefaction, 22 VIII. Heat, Ebullition, Vaporiza- tion, 60
Fables:-the Bee and the Thistle-
down, 20; the Bear and the Honey-guide, 63; the Rich Man and his Goods, 94; the Linnet and the Hawk, 157 Fair in Hindostan, 120 Fall of Babylon, 98 Falls of Niagara, 10]
Feats of Jugglers in India, 194 --of Strength, 4 Female Excellence, 175
Filial Affection of the Chinese, 181 Flattery and Friendship, lines on, by Shakspeare, 174
Flechier, Archbishop, on the vanity of worldly things, 227 Franklin, Dr., extract from, 14 French Gypsies, 39
French Officer, anecdote of, 67 Friends and Time, lines on the loss
Sermon, extract from, 14 Fungi, Poisonous, 236-7 Future State, necessity of preparation for, 204
Galileo, anecdote of, 240 Gardening and Agriculture, skill of the Japanese in, 174 George III., anecdote of, 38 Gifts not to be abused, 54 Gilpin, Bernard, biographical notice of 141
Gisborne, selection from, 6 lines by, 38 Golden Rules of King Charles, 235 Good and Wise, the object of, 6 Göttingen, the City of, 242 Gratitude, a species of Justice, 63 Great Britain, Mines of, 118 Great Numbers, No. II; Numbers descriptive of Distance, 35 Guildford Castle, the Ruins of, 207 Guilt productive of Fear, 51 Gypsies in France, 39
calculation of their Number, 70
Hall. Bishop, selections from, 11. 63, 71, 79, 107, 118, 152, 199, 239 Captain Basil, Nautical Tale by,
Hand, Human, its various uses, 3 Harrow, the form and uses of, 205 Hat, manufacture of a, 12 Haydn, dispute of, with a Music. seller, 179
his mode of composition, 187 Headstone, the, by Wilson, 246 Heat, 22, 60 Heat, Egyptian mode of hatching Eggs by artificial, 173 Heights and Distances, mode of mea- suring, 104
Herefordshire Beacon, 53
Herschel, Sir J., selections from, 6, 95 Highlands and Islands of Scotland,
Tour in, 82, 162, 250 Highwayman, rencontre of, with Arch- bishop Sharp, 150 Hindoo Pilgrims, 18
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Japan, state of Gardening and Agri- culture in, 174
Jenner, Dr. Edward, biographical notice of, 50
Johnson, Dr., selections from, 6, 11, 14, 37, 38, 63, 71, 115, 118, 139, 174, 183, 187, 204, 227
Jury Court, Ceylon, 106
Kaleidoscope, lines on the, 14 Keswick, in Cumberland, Druidical Temple near, 151
King Charles's Golden Rules, 235 Kirauea, Volcano of, in Owhyhee, 55 Kirkwall and its Cathedral, history and description of, 255 Knaresborough, Dropping Well at, 183 Knowledge, its true use, 31
and Wisdom, lines on, 115
Lac Insect, account of, 116 Launceston Castle, Cornwall, 'account of the Ruins of, 223
Landon's Sermons, extract from, 235 Laws necessary for the safety of So- ciety, 118
Leaning Tower of Saragossa, 2 L. E. L., lines by, 59
Leap for Life, 190
Lemming, description of the, 68 Lewis, Isle of, state of Education in, 250 Trade, fisheries and agricul- ture, 250
Liberty, Spirit of. 70
Library, Public, at Constantinople, 138 Libraries, remark on their utility, 182 Liège, the Bishop's Palace at, 50 Life, animal and vegetable, reflec tions on, 189
Linnet and the Hawk, a fable, 157 Lion of Africa, 7 Liquefaction, 22
Locke, dying words of, 71
Love and Pity, lines on, by Rogers, 133 Love of Country, 11
Madrid, some account of the city of, 210-capture of by Napoleon, 211 -its situation and form, 211- -royal palaces, churches, and other public buildings, 215-the Prado at, 215
Main-truck, the, or a Leap for Life, 190 Malting, process of, 238
Malvern Hills, account of the, 52 Man, Comparison of, with Animals, 19 Moral and Physical condition of, 117, 155
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Mankind, various pursuits of, 173 Manzanares, River, at Madrid, 212 Matthew on the Fears of Guilt, 51 Measurement of Heights and Dis- tances, 104
Mexico, some account of the ancient
City of, 42-its Great Temple, 43 --Idolatry of the Mexicans, 43- Magnificence of their King, 44- the City besieged by the Spaniards, 45-Mexican mode of Writing, 46
some account of the modern City of, 122-its streets, shops, and public buildings, 123, 124-- churches, 126-Police and Public Walks, 127-Population, &c., 128 Midnight Musings, 240
Milkmaids, Dort, in Holland, pre- served by, 38
Mimosa Grandiflora, description of, 140 Mines of Great Britain, VI. Surface Works of Mines, 118
No. VII., 231 Mistake, exemption from, not the pri
vilege of mortals, 62 Mississippi, a Voyage on the, 27 Misuse of Terms, remarks on, 62 Montaigne, extract from, 3 Moral Improvement, how far the pro- gress of Wealth is favourable to, 103
More, Hannah, remark by, 140 Mornay, Philip de, remarks by, 180, 197 Moseley, Professor, selections from, 110, 117, 133, 147, 152 Mothering Sunday, 109 Mowing, 228
Mungo Park in the Desert, 71 Murano, Isle of, Venice, the Convent in, 146
Muscle, Cockle, and Oyster, 220 Mushrooms and Champignons, 236 Music, effect of, on Sheep, 173
Natura. and Civil History of Ceylon, 91, 100, 106, 114, 143, 158, 178 History, on preserving objects of, 172 Nature, remarks on the study of, 32 Nautilus pompilius, or Pearly Nau- tilus, 149
Newcastle, Coal Trade of, 3
New Year's Day, good Custom on, at New York, 7
Niagara, Falls of, 10
Nile, Water of, its excellence, 20 Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, 21 Numbers, Great, 35
Old Age, remarks on, 79 Owhyhee, Volcano in, 55 Oxford Cathedral, history and de- scription of, 154
Oyster, Muscle, and Cockle, 220
Paintings, Mexican, 48 Palace of Justice at Rouen, 26 Past and Present, the, 7 Patrick, Bishop, advice of, 150
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