his church preferment, 352.
Studies phyfic, and is admitted
a licentiate of the college, ib.
Commences practice,
practice, 353:
Enters zealously into political
contests, and is regarded as a
diftinguished champion in the
cause of freedom, ib. His
death, ib. His writings, 354.
Inclosure of common fields, &c.
defended, as tending to the pro-
motion of agriculture, &c. 74.
Indifference, addrefs to, by Mrs.
Yearfley, 487.
Infanity, fome remarkable cafes
of, 217. The caufes of, invefti-
gated, 305.

His

Johnson, Dr. S. his cenfure of
Milton's Lycidas controverted,
26. Unfavourable idea of the
Dr. as given by Sir John Haw-
kins, 56. The tranflator of
Lobo's voyage to Abyffinia,
59. His notion of virtue, and
the moral fenfe, 65.
ftriking remark on the fplendor
of Gray's odes, 157.
manner of writing compared
with that of Lord Chesterfield,
458.
Johnstone, Dr. James, on the by-
drophobia, 360.

His

Dr. Edward, on the
angina pectoris, 361.
Ireland. See Monks. See Roman
Catholics. Traveller's direc-
tory through that country, 84.
Mufic of Ireland hiftorically
and critically difcuffed, 426.
Irene, a tragedy, by Dr. S. John-

fon, fome account of, 135.
Isaiah, vii. 1—16, that fingle
prophecy, Behold a Virgin,
&c.' adduced as, alone, a
complete proof of Christianity,
267.
Ifland's defcribed by old geogra-
phers not to be found at pre-
fent, 299.

KEATE, Mr. his poem on
his lofing a law-fuit, 195.

Turns vexation into merri-
ment, ib.

Keralio, Mademoiselle de, pub-
lishes the lives of celebrated
French-women, 548. And of
Elizabeth Q. of England, 561.
Knox, the famous reformer, why
a bad historian, 473. Curious
account of him, when in the
pulpit, 506.

Köhler, M. his obfervations on
the tranfit of Mercury, 178.

LAMBERT on hydrodynamics,

555.

Lande, M. de la, his account of
a voyage through Hudfon's
Bay into the Pacific Ocean
fuppofed fabulous, 301.
Langlès, M. his French verfion
of the Inftitutes of Timur, 578.
More free and paraphraftic
than that of Major Davy and
Profeffor White, ib. Speci-
mens of, 579.
Languages, the Greek and Latin
fuppofed to be derived from the
Celtic, 22. This hypothefis
refuted, 25.

Lavoifier, M. his antiphlogiftic
doctrine refuted, 529.
See
Acids.

Lentz, Mr. his prize differtation,
fhewing that true philofophy
has no tendency to undermine
revelation, 518.

Lettfom, Dr. on the mangel wur-

zel, 166. On the palpitation
of the heart, 358. On lignum
quafiæ, 359. On the hydroce-
phalus, ib. On tranfplanting
teeth, 362.

Levi, Mr. David, a Jew, an
fwers Dr. Priestley's letter to
the Jews, 418. Replied to
by Dr. Priestley, ib.
Libertine compared with the hy-
pocrite, 452.

Lill, Dr. Van, cures an encysted
tumour on the patella, by an
application of colophonia, &c.
527.

Tt3

Limbird,

MA

AGNETISM, tefts of, 341.
See brass. See compafs. The
beft methods of communicat-
ing it, 342. Several experi-
ments concerning it, 343.
Mangel Wurzel, account of, 166.
A fpecies of beet, 167. Fur-
ther account of, 582. Pecu-
liarly ufeful as food for cattle,
ib. Produce of crops efti-
mated, 583.
Marshall, Mr. his plan for ob-
taining an accurate knowledge
of provincial practice in
English agriculture, 90. His
account of the Norfolk prac-
ice, ib. His minutes of par-
ticular facts, &c. 91. His
fteady purfuit of his plan for
acquiring agricultural know-
ledge, 102.

Mary Queen of Scots, reafons
why her hiftory is obfcure, 472.
The faults of hiftorians who
have written her life, 475.
Her letters to Bothwell fictiti-
ous, 476. Her trial at York,
ib. At Westminster, 478.
Mafkelyne, Dr. on the latitude
and longitude of Greenwich,
179. See Cafini,

Mauduit, M. his generalfhip in
the action at Red Bank, 41.
His humanity to Col. Donop,

42.

Measure, an univerfal one de-
fcribed, 379. How obtain-

able without a ftandard, 380.
Medical Society, account of its
inftitution, 357.

Mercury. See Köbler. See Quick-
filver.

Mermaid of Haarlem defcribed,

527.

Metals, their calcination and re-
duction, 210.

Meteorology, new theory of, 116.
Mid-day, within the Tropics,

poetically defcribed, 284.
Millar, Mr. the late bookfeller,
ftory of, with refpect to his
final payment to Johnson, for
the copy of his Dictionary, 59.
Milton, his Lycidas defended
against Dr. Johnson, 26. His
Samfon arraigned, and vindi-
cated, 67. His treatise on
education not favourable to do-
mestic tuition, 276. Written
to recommend academies, ib.
Minerals, obfcurity of their dif
criminating characteristics, with
respect to vegetables and ani-
mals, 469.
Mines, defcription of a machine
for draining them, 466.
Monkhouse, Dr. publishes the
third volume of Clarendon's
State-papers, 50.

Monks, their first establishment in
Ireland, 285. Sources of their
wealth, ib.
Mont-Blanc, unfuccefsful at-
tempts to reach its fummit,
124. The temperature of the
air on its fide, 125. Suc-
cefsfully afcended by M. de
Sauffure, 532. Particulars of
his journey, 538. His meteo-
rological obfervations made on
the fummit, ib.

Mcon. See Herfchell. See Vel-
Merality

cano.

Morality and politics, their pro-
per connection, 586.
More, Mr. his account of an
earthquake in the north of
England, 346.
Morgan, Mr. his prize differta-
tion, fhewing that true philo-
fophy has no tendency to un-
dermine revelation, 508. Far-
ther account of that work, 513.
Morley, Mr. his letter to Lord
Hyde, 53.

Mofes, his adventure with the
daughter of Raguel, pious de-

clamation on, 12.

Mufic, parochial, remarks on the
abufes of, 250. Remedies for,
propofed, 251. Ancient Irish
mufic difcuffed, 426.

-, defcription of a machine
for enabling blind people to
write and read mufical notes,
465. See alfo Arteaga.
Mylne, Mr. on a red earth from
Jamaica, as a fubftitute for
Terras Puzzolana, 468.
NEWFOUNDLAND, value of
our fisheries there eftimated,
405.
Newton, Sir Ifaac, his doctrine of
vis inertiæ defended, 239.
Nile, river, fource of, difcovered,
134.

Nobility of England, many of

them celebrated for their learn-
ing and literature, 232.
Norfolk, account of the husbandry
and agriculture of that county,
90. County workhouse there
commended, 236.

, incredible damage done
to the farmers in that county,
by the game preferved in kept

OGLE, Thomas, on an enlarged
heart, 360.

Old Maids, at what period of life
does this denomination take
place, 222. Situation of old
inaids confidered, 223. Their
credulity, 224. Their curiofi-
ty, ib. Their affectation, 225.
Envy and ill-nature, 226. Their
ingenuity, 227. Patience, ib.
Charity, 228. State of old
maidifm in the antediluvian
world, ib.

Opera, Italian, revolutions in that
fpecies of the drama, 545.
Ornithology, books on it imper-
fect without characteristical dif-
tinctions, 391.

PAINTERS, what they ought
to imitate, 205.
Painting, not merely an imita-
tive art, 204.

in wax particular-

ly defcribed, 463.
Palmyra. See Volney.
Papifts, to be refifted by Proteft-

ants, but not perfecuted, 251.
Parahelia and halos defcribed,
347.

Parkhurst, Mr. cenfured by Dr.
Priestley, 152. His mode of
reasoning on the doctrine of the
Trinity, 173.

Parliament of England. See No-
bility. See Commons.
Peas, method of fetting, by means
of the dibble, as practifed by
the Norfolk farmers, 98.
Pegu, that kingdom described,
205.
Pendulums, obfervations on, 379.
The true length of one vibrat-
ing feconds, 383.
Pens made of quills, fuppofed to

be used by the Romans, 541.
Perfian poetry. See Hafez.
Philofophy, true, has no tendency
to undermine revelation, 508.
513. 518. 523.
Phlogifton, what, 207. The hif-
tory of, ib. Doctrine of phlo-
Tt 4
gifton

gifton confirmed, 522. Me-
thod of determining its quan-
tity in different kinds of air,
551
Phosphorus, the acid of, examined,

210.

its prefence in fea-wa.

ter, 526.
Planets, primary, the variations of
their motions, 555..
Politics, only a branch of mora-
lity, 587.
Poor, in England, their alarming
increase, 236. The legal pro-
vifion made for them faid to
exceed the revenue of many
princes, ib. Eftimate of its
amount, ib..

thoughts on the increase
of the poor's rates, 322. Hints
toward a remedy, ib.
Pope, Mr. his Windfor Foreft cri-
ticized, 27:

Popery, remarkable attachment of
the royal house of Stuart to
that religion, 52. The tenets
of, juftified, 414.
Potatoe, the culture of, recom-
mended to the Norfolk farm-
ers, for their cattle, 94.
Prayer, in verfe, compofed by
an uneducated mechanic, 159.
Prayer, public. See Liturgy.
Price, Dr. his Arian hypothefis
controverted by Dr. Priestley,
151.

, prophecies that reli-
gious reformation will keep
pace with other improvements,
378.
Priestley, Dr. his controverfy with
Dr. Horne, 150. With Dr.
Price, 151. With Mr. Park-
hurst, 152. With various other
opponents, 418. His opinions
relative to the green substance
in ftagnant water refuted, 339.
Provost, Dr. confecrated Bishop
of New York, 86.
Pruffia, late king of, the author
of his own history, 505. The
Berlin edition of his works an-
nounced, 583. Particulars re-

Puzzolana, a substitute for, 468.

QUAKERISM vindicated, with

refpect to religious principles
and practice, 422.
Quakers, of America, ungrate-
fully reprefented by the Mar-
quis de Chaftelleux, 39.
Quickfilver first used as a specific
in the venereal disease, 317.
Different forms of, recommend-
ed, 318.

RAIN, the formation of, explain-

ed, 116. 119. 126.
Rawdon, Lord, his fentiments
with respect to the laws of ho-
nour, 504.
Razoumousky, Count, on the phof-

phoric light of fea-water, 526.
Red Bank, in America, fort of,
unfortunately attacked by the
Heffians, 41.

Retorts, how to prevent their
cracking, during chemical ope-
rations, 462.
Revelation and philofophy recon-

cileable with each other, 513.
Revenue of the crown, whence
derived, 257 Landed reve-
nue, how diftinguished from
the King's private property,
259.
Value of, in Great Bri-
tain, 263.
Reviewers, verfes to, 375. 493.
Rhodes, Mifs, on the manage-

ment of filk-worms, 466. Ob.
jections to, 467.
Ripley, James, the learned hoft-
ler at Barnet, 390.
Robertfon, Dr. his Hiftory of Scot-

land,