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Rotterdam, T. Marshall.-St. Petersburgh, A. Asher.-United States of America, W. Jackson, New York and Cincinnati.

M.DCCC YYXV.

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INDEX

TO THE

NAMES AND SUBJECTS IN

THE SIXTH VOLUME.

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

Animal Life. 180

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,

152

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

Cockle, 221

Colchester, the Ruins of St. Botolph's
Priory-church at, 199

Coleridge, on the art of reflection, 115

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Deal Boatmen, 222

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

Ebullition, 60

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-

trations of:-

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

of, 79

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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,

190

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

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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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