The CHRONICLE. [45] APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. Extract from a direction lately given to a jury in Dublin, by a learned judge of the court of king's bench in Ireland, in an action brought for falfe Heads of the act for preventing frauds and abuses in relation to the fending and receiving of letters and packets free from the duty of postage. [131] Heads of the act for the better regulating of buildings, and preventing mif- chiefs that may happen by fire, within the weekly bills of mortality, and An account of the parliamentary inquiry, made in March 1764, into the caufes of the then high price of provifions. Arguments brought by the Spaniards for refufing payment of the ransom bills, for preferving Manila from pillage and deftruction, with an abstract of colonel Draper's refutation thereof, in a letter addressed to the earl of Ha- Memorial of Charles Howard, Efq; of Greyftock, and Mifs Frances Howard, of the family of Norfolk, in England; prefented to the British ambassador at Paris, concerning a claim of theirs to the effects of a relation who died STATE PAPERS. The lords proteft relating to the privilege of parliament, in the cafe of writing and publishing feditious libels. [174] [178] His majesty's most gracious Speech to both houses of parliament, on Thursday April 19, 1764. Preliminary articles of peace, friendship and alliance, entered into between the English and the deputies fent from the whole Seneca nation. [179] Terms of peace granted August 1764, by colonel Bradstreet, to the deputies from the Delawares, Shawanefe, Hurons of Sandusky, and other Indians of the countries between Lake Erie and the Ohio. [181] Subftance of the treaty between the courts of Petersburgh and Berlin. ibid. Memorial of the Porte, delivered in March 1764 to the foreign minifters at that court, in relation to the future election of a king of Poland. [182] Proteft against the Polish dyet affembled for the election of a king, drawn up and figned the 7th May 1764 by twenty fenators; to which proteft fortyfive nuncios afterwards figned an act of adherence. A difcourfe addreffed by his Polish majefty to the prince primate and the marfbal of the dyet, in the cathedral of Warfaw, when he received the diploma of his election, and took the oath usual on that occafion. [183] Manifefto published by the court of Petersburgh, on occafion of the death of prince Ivan. Papers relative to Eaft India affairs. CHARACTER S. Character of the late earl of Hardwicke. ibid. [185] [188] 279 I 22 An account of the inhabitants of Camchatca, and of the country itself. 27 Some account of the life and writings of Mr. Thomas Simpfon, late profellor of mathematics at his majefty's academy at Woolwich. 29 The life of the abbé De la Caille, member of the royal academy of Sciences at Paris, &c. 3.8 Some account of the life of the late excellent and eminent Stephen Hales, D. D. F. R. S. 4.2 Memoirs of Sir Godfrey Kneller. Account of the life of Mr. Samuel Boyfe. 49 54 Memoirs of the Rev. Mr. Charles Churchill. 58 of Mr. William Hogarth. 62 An account of James Woodhouse, the poetical fhoc-maker. 64 Some account of the late learned George Pfalmanazar, the reputed For mofan and convert to Chriftianity. 66 An An account of the marquis de Fratteaux. Epitaph on the late Doctor King, of St. Mary's Hall, Oxford. Obfervations on the fingular phænomena of disappearing and re-appearing rivers: with a defcription of feveral such rivers in Normandy, and of the extraordinary and fudden growth of a child. Remarks on fwallows on the Rhine. An account of the infect called the vegetable fly. Account of a plant's diftilling quickfilver. Hiftory of a new metal, known by the name of White gold or Platina. An account of the Spanish fishery (hitherto unnoticed by other nations) on Fresh wort, or the infufion of malt, recommended to trial as a powerful anti- of Sweetening putrid water, with a hint for remedying fome inconveniencies attending fire ventilators. General rules to preferve the health of foldiers and failors in hot cli- An account of the progrefs of grain from the market to the mouth. Encouragement for planting palm-trees in high latitudes. On the benefit of falt to cattle, with the method of using it. Q* On ftaining elm boards of a mahogany colour, with a hint towards staining wood whilst growing. Directions for discovering coal-mines. Procefs for making fal mirabile. Memoirs concerning the method of making Salt-petre in Podolia. An account of a very remarkable bridge in Wales. Method of deftroying great numbers of rats in a small time. ANTIQUITIES. 140 141 142 146 147 148 151 A letter from the learned Father Jacquier, profeffor of mathematics in the college of Sapienza at Rome, concerning the fuppofed Egyptian bust at Turin. 153 Defcription of Syracufe, Palermo, and Enna. 154 An account of fome fubterraneous apartments, with Etrufcan infcriptions and paintings, difcovered at Civita Turchino in Italy. On the true derivation of fome modern English words. 173 A table exhibiting the ftandard, weight, value, and a comparative view of English filver money from King William I. Ann. 1066, to K. George III. Ann. 1763. Of furnames. Of ancient palaces, their gardens, and embellishments. Abstract of the ftatutes relating to the brewery at Paris, made in the year 1268, in the reign of St. Louis, and remaining in force to this day. 177 A defcription of the most honourable city of London, written originally in Latin by William Fitzftephen, a monk of Canterbury, who flourished in the reign of Henry II. 178 A declaration, or briefe collection, of one year's expence for all the ordinarie dinners and Suppers, with her majefty (queen Elizabeth's) breakefaft, and breakefaft for the guard, &c. 184 ESSAY S. Remarks on fimplicity in writing. 185 A differtation on the gods of the ancient heathens, and the ufe which Hefiod and Homer have made of them. 187 Elays on the importance of an inquiry into the human mind. 190 194 Thoughts on felf-prefervation, in regard to fuicide. Reflections on different fubjects of morality, by Stanislaus, King of Poland, Duke of Lorrain and Bar. Dialogue between a king and his favourite, on the apparent happiness of human conditions, by Stanislaus, King of Poland, Duke of Lorrain and Bar. On friendship and pity. 200 204 Reflections on the influence of language on opinions and of opinions on language. 207 A difcourfe addreffed to the Welches (i. e. French) by Anthony Vadee, brother to William. On decency in converfation. Unconnected thoughts on gardening. An original letter from Mr. Pope to the duchefs of Hamilton. POETRY. 209 213 214 222 Prologue to the Author. The way to be wife. A Madame De La Condamine, le lendemain de fes noces. Imitated. Sir William Young to his lady, on having one of his Epitaphe de Regnier. Faite par lui mefme. Regnier's epitaph. Made by himself. Lines ftuck on the Temple gate. Epigram on the new pavement. The candle and fnuffers. A fable. 224 227 230 263 234 235 237 239 241 242 243 244 245 ibid. 246 An Account of Books published in 1764. An biftorical and chronological deduction of the origin of commerce, from the earliest accounts to the prefent time, &c. 250 A hiftory of the military tranfactions of the British nation in Indoftan, from |