ated, 409-agriculture, 409, 410-mines, minerals, and manufac-
tures, 410, 411-inland trade, 411, 412-coasting trade, ibid.-
fisheries, 413, 414-banking business, 415, 416-remittances to
Britain from her colonies, ibid.—general amount of property created
in the United Kingdom, in 1812-13, 416, 417-that property how
divided, 417-419-present system of poor laws considered, 421—
number of paupers, &c. in Britain, 418-426-considerations on the
means of diminishing them, 422-427-comparison of the prices of
provisions and rates of wages in England and France, 422, 423-the
diffusion of wealth the cause of the degradation of moral character
in the lower classes in Britain, 427-amount of bank notes in circu-
lation, 429-comparative progress of the national debt of Britain,
431, note-beneficial effects of the sinking fund, 432.
Buffaloes, hunting of, in North America, described, 331-curious ar
tifice for taking buffaloes, 334-shields made from their hides, 349.
Bullion, high price of, accounted for, 429, 430,
Buonaparte (Louis) Marie, ou Les Hollandaises, 391-sketch of the fable,
392-394-remarks on the different characters, with extracts, 395
Buonaparte (Napoleon) dishonourable attempt of, to give French names
to places discovered by Captain Flinders, 11, 12-acknowledged by
M. Malte Brun, 267-269--detection of mistatements relative to
public edifices erected by him, 52-56—what works were really ex-
ecuted by, or under his direction, 56-58-good jest upon the
vanity of his monogram, 58-falsified the date of his birth, 239,
note--the real names of himself and family, 240, note-memoirs of
his deposition, 238, 239-falsehood of his memoires secrets, 240-
his furious speech and behaviour to the commission of the Legislative
Body, on their intimating the necessity of peace, 241-243-re-
marks thereon, 243, 244-his interview with Baron Weissenberg,
245, 246-circumstances attending the capitulation of Paris, 247,
248-subsequent proceedings of the imperialists, 248-transactions
of the regency at Blois, 249, 250-unsuccessful attempt of Joseph
and Jerome to carry off the empress, 250-arrival of M. Schouvaloff
at Blois, and flight of the Buonaparte family, 251, 252, 253-de-
thronement of Napoleon, 254-his reception of the commissioners
appointed to see him embark for Elba, 255-his character of Lord
Wellington and the English, ibid.-anecdotes of his embarkation,
256, 257-blunt message to him of the English sailors, 258-lands in
Elba, and his reception there, 258, 259-remarks on his abuse of
his generals, 260, 261-anecdotes of his conduct in Elba, 262-264
-bold reply of an Elbese iron-master to him, 263-intrigues of the
Buonaparte dynasty-impolicy of permitting Napoleon to reside in
Elba, 265.
Erreur de Napoleon, ou Réponse a le Moniteur, 466-falsehood of
his assertions in the Moniteur, 467-469. See Russian campaign.
Calderon's plays, remarks on, 141, 142.
Calicut, present state of, 189.
Carpentaria, gulph of, described, 20-frequented by Malay naviga-
tors, 21.
Carver's (Capt.) scheme for traversing America, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific ocean, 317, 318-its failure accounted for, 318.
Cash Payments, wisdom of suspending, proved, 430.
Cannibals, account of a cast of, in India, 196.
Chalk-hill, remarks on the versification of, 72.
Chalmers (Alexander) works of the English Poets, 60. See Poetry.
Chameleon, habits of, described, 184, 185.
Champoeing, process of, described, 200.
Chapman, observations of, on the English language, 66, note-stric-
tures on his versification, 70.
Chaucer, why obsolete, 64-character of, 65, 66-quotations from 68
Chichagoff (Admiral) remarks on the conduct of, 493—497.
Children, sale of in India, 196-expedient to prevent their being mur-
dered, 217.
Chopunnish Indians, account of, 363-their curious cookery, ibid.
Chorus, ancient remarks on, 125.
Clarendon (Lord) character of, as an historian, 369.
Clarke (Capt.) See Lewis and Clarke.
Cleanliness, promoted in ships of war, by Mr. Seppings's improvements
in their construction, 454, 455.
Climate, heat of, in India, 184.
Coasting Trade of Britain, account of, 412.
Cockles, gigantic, found on the coast of New South Wales, 17.
Cold, effects of, why most hurtful in hollow places, 93, 94.
Colonies, amount of remittances from, to Great Britain, 416.
Colours, influence of, on animals, 184, 185.
Colquhoun (Dr.) on the wealth, power, and resources of the British empire,
398-his estimate of the population of Britain, 399-remarks on its
progressive increase, 400-population of Ireland, 400, note-proofs
"of the diminished mortality in England, 401-salubrity of the depôts
for prisoners, ibid. 402-diminished mortality in the British navy,
402, 403-table of the population of Britain and her dependencies,
403, 404-general estimate of public and private property in Great
Britain and Ireland, 406--table of productive private property, 407
of unproductive private property, 408-and of public property, 408
-account of new property annually created, 409-agriculture, 409,
410-mines, minerals, and manufactures, 410, 411-inland trade,
411, 412-coasting trade, 412-fisheries, 413-causes why the pro-
gress of the British fisheries has been retarded, 414-account of the
banking business, 415-number of public and private banks, 415,
416-amount of remittances from the colonies, 416-general ac-
count of property created in the United Kingdom, in the year 1812
-13, 416, 417-in what manner that property is divided among the
various classes, 417, 418-table of the number of productive la-
bourers and their incomes, 419-unproductive labourers, ibid.—re-
marks on these tables, 420-number of paupers, vagrants, &c. 418
-426-examination of the present system of poor laws, 421-the
increase
increase in the price of the necessaries of life, no cause of the in-
crease of paupers, 422-comparison of the prices of provisions, and
rates of wages in England and France, 422, 423-effects of prohibit-
ing the exportation of corn, 424-the protection of manufactures
ought to be extended to agriculture, 425, 426-the increased cul-
ture and use of potatoes would probably decrease the number of
paupers, 427-the diffusion of wealth the cause of the degradation
of moral character in the lower classes of society, 427, 428—amount
of bank notes in circulation, 429-depreciation of paper, and high
price of bullion accounted for, 429, 430-the wisdom of suspending
cash payments proved, 430-comparative progress of increase of na-
tional debt, 431, note-beneficial effects of the sinking fund, 432.
Comedies (Grecian), remarks on the licentiousness of, 127-of Aristo-
phanes, ibid.
Convicts, when first transported to Botany Bay, 30, 31-mortality
among them, 33-desperate robberies and other crimes of, 33, 34-
many escape into the woods, and perish, 35-the policy of banish-
ing them thither considered, 40, 41-proposal to ship them off for
America, 42-or beneficially employ them in cultivating our waste
lands, 42, 43--how disposed of, on their passage to, and arrival at
Botany Bay, 44, 45.
Coral rocks, on the coast of New South Wales, described, 16, 17—
conjectures on their probable formation, 18, 19.
Corn, in what manner ground in India, 186-effects of prohibiting its
exportation considered, 424.
Corneille, remarks on the tragedies of, 130.
Country Banks, expediency and propriety of, stated, 155-158.
Cowper, passages of Homer translated by, compared with those trans-
lated by Pope, with remarks, 85-87.
Crescent-snake described, 191.
Critic, ought to be animated, with what spirit, 112.
Cunningham (J. W.) The Velvet Cushion, 433-difficulty of introducing
humour into the service of religion, ibid. 434-plan of the work,
435, 436-character of Vetusta, 437-of Selina, Munster, and
Berkley, 438, 439-beneficial tendency of the work, 440-vindica-
tion of the writings of Hooker, 444.
Dacenant, remarks on the versification of, 77, 80-account of his Gon-
dibert, 78, 79.
Dazagon, an Indian village, notice of, 184.
Debt (National), progressive increase of, 431, note.
De Caen, governor of the Mauritius, cruel conduct of to Captain Flin-
ders, 8-10.
Denham (Sir John), remarks on the versification of, 72.
Depots, for prisoners of war, salubrity of, 401, 402.
Dew, effects of the radiation of heat in causing it, 91-capacity of cer-
tain substances for retaining it, 92-thermometrical differences at-
tending the phenomena, 92, 93-experiments to ascertain the source
of dew, 94-96.
Divination, curious methods of in India, 209.
Drama, not known to the ancient Egyptians, Persians, or Arabians, 115
nor for many centuries after the establishment of christianity, ibid.
known in the South Sea islands, 116—and in India, ibid.-first thea-
trical attempts of the moderns, in the 15th century, ibid.—Athenians
the inventors of the dramatic art, 117-excellence of the dramatic
literature of Spain, ibid.-Italians, inventors of the opera, 118-
causes of the imperfections of the German stage, ibid.-examination
of the principles of dramatic effect, 118, 119-account of the Gre-
cian theatres, 120-remarks on the use of masks, 121-mythological
subjects, why employed in Grecian tragedies, 121-123-remarks on
the tragedies of Eschylus, 124-on the chorus, 125—on the trage-
dies of Sophocles, 125, 126-and of Euripides, 126-licentiousness
of the Greek comedies, 127-character of Aristophanes, ibid.-drama
of the Romans, ibid. 128-Italian drama, 128-characters of Metas-
tasio and Alfieri, 129-French dramatists, ibid.- remarks on Cor-
neille, 130-Racine, ibid.-Voltaire, ibid.-defects of French drama,
131-Molière, ibid.-peculiar character of the Spanish and English
drama vindicated, 132, 133-view of the learning and genius of
Shakspeare, 133, 134-remarks on his Othello, 135-and Macbeth,
136-probable reason why Shakspeare introduced supernatural
beings, 137-character of Falstaff, 138-state of the English drama
between the time of Shakspeare and Dryden, 139-remarks on his
plays, 140-peculiar character of the Spanish drama, 140-Lope de
Vega, 141-Calderon, 141, 142-origin of German drama, 143 —
remarks on Lessing, ibid.-on the plays of Goethe, 144-character of
the plays of Schiller, 145.
Drayton, versification of, remarks on, 70, 71.
Dryden's Plays, remarks on, 140.
Dry-rot in timber, cause of, 230-233-account of remedies, and ex-
periments for curing it, 235-237-boiling of timber recommended,
231,
Du Bartas, specimen of the Divine Week of, with remarks, 75—77,
Earth-bath, successfully used for the scurvy, 365.
East India Company's civil servants, state of in 1765, 183.
Echeloots, an Indian tribe, funeral rites of, 353, 354.
Efficient and final causes, remarks on the confusion between, 315-317.
Elba, landing of Buonaparte at, 258-his reception there, 258, 259-
anecdotes of his conduct there, 262-264-bold reply of an Elbese
ironmaster to him, 263—revolution there in 1398, 263, 264.
England, proofs of the diminished mortality in, 404-prices of provisions
and rates of wages in England and France compared, 422, 423-pro-
gress of ship-building there, from the conquest to the present time,
447-449.
Euripides, remarks on the tragedies of, 126.
Eustace (Rev. J. C.) Letter from Paris, remarks on, 47.
Evidence, superior, of mathematical demonstration considered, 299, 300
examination of the opinion that all mathematical evidence is resol-
vable into identical propositions, 301.
Explosion, tremendous, account of, 343.
Exportation of corn, effects of prohibiting, 424.
Eyes, affected by frost, curious American remedy for, 330.
Falls, tremendous of the Missouri, 340.
Fisheries (British) account of, 413. Their progress, why retarded, 414.
Flinders (Captain Matthew) Voyage to Terra Australis, 1. account of his
sufferings, ib.--birth and nautical education, ib.-early excursions of
discovery, 2-embarks on his voyage in the Investigator, 3-progress
of the voyage, ib.-arrives at Botany Bay, 4-embarks on board the
Porpoise store-ship for England, ib.-strikes on a coral reef, ib.—tre-
mendous situation of two English ships, ib.—wreck of the Cato, 5—
disgraceful conduct of Captain Palmer, of the Bridgewater, ib.-peri-
lous voyage to Port Jackson in an open boat, 6-returns to his crew
on the sand bank, 7-importance of planting cocoa nuts in the islands
of the Great South Sea, 7, 8-resumes his voyage in the Cumberland
schooner, 8-touches at the Mauritius, and is detained as a spy, ib.—
cruel and dishonourable treatment of him by De Caen, 8, 9, 10—
sufferings of Captain Flinders's faithful servant, 10-dishonesty of the
French government in giving French names in M. Peron's voyage of
discovery to places discovered by Captain Flinders, 11, 12, and ac-
knowledged by M. Malte Brun, 267-269-Captain Flinders libe-
rated, 12-his lamentable death, ib.--plan of his work, 13-summary
of his discoveries, 14, 15, 16-description of the Barrier Reefs, 16,
17-gigantic cockles, 17-remarks on the probable formation of the
coral rocks, 18, 19-account of the Gulph of Carpentaria, 20—fre-
quented by Malay navigators, 21-character of the natives of the
northern part of New South Wales, 22, 23—of those of Port Jack-
son, 24-notice of Kangaroo island, 25-best means of civilising the
rude inhabitants, ib.-multiplicity of tongues in the same country, 26
--birds peculiar to it, ib.-extraordinary bird's nest, 27-immense
flights of birds, 28-botanical productions of Terra Australis, 28, 29
-extraordinary pitcher plant, 29, 30-execution of the work, 46.
Forbes (James) Oriental Memoirs, 180--cause of his publication, 181,
182-state of the East Company's civil servants in 1765, 183-notice
of the village of Dazagon, 184-heat of Indian climate, ib.—habits
of a chamelion, 184, 185-account of the whip snake, 185-Indian
granaries, and mode of grinding corn, 186-the author's excursion to
Surat, 186, 187--anecdote of a Mogul widow, 187—brief account of
Goa, 188-present state of Calicut, 189-description of Anjengo, 190,
and of the crescent snake, 191-depredations of the termite ants, ib.-
regeneration of the Rajah of Travancore, 194-narrow escape of the
author, ib.-degradation of the Hindoos, 195-wretched state of the
lower casts, 196-depravity and cruelty of the higher orders, 194, 195–
instance of diabolic murder, 195-sale of children, 196—account of a
cast of cannibals, ib.-anecdotes of Ragonath Row, 197, 198-descrip-
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