The humble addrefs of the lords spiritual and temporal in parliament assembled, on the above mefage. Proteft of the lords, on the motion for the above addrefs. [281 [283 Speech made by the Speaker of the house of commons to his majefty, previous to [284 His majesty's most gracious Speech to both houses of parliament on the 6th of June, 1777 [284 The Speech of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to both houfes of parliament. [285 The humble addreffes of both houses of parliament in Ireland to the king. [286, [288, 289 [289 [291 Memorial delivered by order of the States General to the court of Great-Bri- [292 293 Refolution of the Congress upon the above declaration. [294 Third declaration of ditto. [295 Copy of the free pardon granted by his majefty's commiffioners to fuch perfons [296 The American oath of allegiance. [297 Proclamation by General Washington, commander in chief of all the forces of the United States of America. [297 Papers relating to the capitulation of Lieutenant General Burgoyne's army at [298 CHARACTERS. Extract from the Life of the late Lord Bishop of Rochester, written by him- Extracts from the Life of David Hume, Efq; written by himself. Sketch of Lord Chesterfield himself, by another hand. An account of the life of the late Mr. Harrison. Memoirs of the late Samuel Foote, Efq; Memoirs of the life of Mr. Voltaire. VOL. XX. 1777. Memoirs of the Abbé Terrai. Anecdotes of Thomas Britton, the mufical fmall-coal-man. 40 41 45 Authentic account of the burning of a Gentoo woman alive with her husband, at her own request, at Azumabad. Account of the inhabitants of Wallachia, by Baron Inigo Born. 47 Account of the favage tribes of America; from Dr. Robertfon's Hiftory. 49 Further account of the women of Otaheite, from Capt. Cook's last Voyage. 67 NATURAL HISTORY. Account of a woman in the fhire of Rofs, who lived several years without Account of perfons who could not diftinguish colours." 68 72 -- 74 Account of a journey into Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope. 80 A defeription of the Highlands of Scotland, and remarks on the fecond-fight of Of the mines in Mexico and Peru; from Dr. Robertfon's Hiftory. 82 84 continent; extracted from Capt. Cook's laft Voyage. 87 Account of feveral water-fpouts obferved in the South Seas. 90 91 Singular cafe of a boy ftruck with horror at an execution in France. - Account of the mildew, confidered as the principal cause of epidemic difeafes Account of a poisonous fish found in the South Seas, by Capt. Cook. Of the food or nutriment of plants; extracted from the notes of Dr. Hunter's edition of Evelyn's Sylva. Of the climate of America; from Dr. Robertfon's Hiftory. Of the use of fermenting cataplafms in mortifications. Cautions against the burial of perfons fuppofed dead, by Mr. Hawes, 92 93 94 99 103 USEFUL PROJECT S. 106 Extraordinary cafe of a perfon fuppofed dead, but recovered to life by Mr. Account of an infant reftored to life, although apparently born dead. Offmoaky boufes, occafioned by faults in other parts of the building, altoge- 112 116 Of the usefulness of washing and rubbing the ftems of trees. 117 120 On the ufe of oak leaves in bot-boufes in preference to tanner's bark. ANTIQUITIES. An account of the events produced in England by the grant of the kingdom of Sicily to Prince Edmund, fecond fon of King Henry III. The ceremonial of making the king's bed. 126 132 Further obfervations on the celebrated Apamean medal, and on Mr. Bryant's explanation of that coin; by the learned prefident of the Society of Antiqua rians. On the antiquity of cock-fighting. Origin of the name of Old Nick. Remarkable inftances of the crafis. 135 142 143 144 Account of feveral gigantic ftatues found in Eafter Island, in the South Seas; by Capt. Cook. On the first introduction of mufic into the fervice of the church. MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS, 150 152 Letter of Father Ganganelli to the Abbé Ferghen, containing a fort and fuccinct defcription of Italy. 156 164 On languages; by M. de Voltaire, in a letter to Signior Tovafi Deodati. 160 Of fympathy; from Dr. Beattie's Effay on Mufic and Poetry. 168 169 174 On the conftitution of feudal monarchy; the dignity and revenues of the king; and of his power as to the raifing of taxes and fubfidies. 177 Philofophical attention and fagacity; by the fame. The true enjoyments of life; from Dr. Percival's Moral Tales, &c. 183 185 Of the alterations that have happened in the characters of nations, and of the caufes by which they were produced. Epilogue to the tragedy of Semiramis; by R. B. Sheridan, Efq; 196 197 197 Prologue to the Word to the Wife, performed for the benefit of Mrs. Kelly and her children; by Dr. Johnson. Prologue to the School for Scandal; by Mr. Garrick. Epilogue to the School for Scandal; by Mr. Colman. Epitaph on Paul Whitehead, Efq; by Mr. Garrick. 198 199 200 201 To To a lady who loved dancing; by the late Judge Burnet. Bath; its beauties and amujements. The end of writing; addreffed to authors. Verfes fent by a gentleman to his lady, with a prefent of a knife. 205 Prologue fpoken by Sir George Beaumont, Bart. at the opening of the new theatre at North Afton, Oxon. Jupiter and Mercury, a fable. On Dr. Goldsmith's characteristical cookery; a jeu d'efprit. 206 206 207 Lines from Dr. Barnara, Dean of Derry, to Dr. Goldfmith and Mr. Cumberland. Bishop Corbet to his fon Vincent Corbet, two years of age. 207 208 Characters of Mr. Granville (nephew to Lord Landsdown), and of William Harrison, Efq; from an epistle of Dr. Young's, not among his works. 208 Extract from Mr. Mafon's English Garden. 210 211 A new year's ode to Queen Mary, 1562. The poet, Alexander Scott. 211 212 Sonnet, by Mr. Warton, to the river Lodon. Two additional odes to the first book of Horace, faid to have been lately difcovered in the Palatine Library. 212, 213 ACCOUNT of BOOKS for 1777. 214 The Hiftory of America. By William Robertson, D. D. principal of the univerfity of Edinburgh, and hiftoriographer to his majesty for Scotland. 2 vols. 410. A Voyage towards the fouth pole, and round the world. Performed in his majefty's fhips the Refolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, commander of the Refolution. In which is included Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the Adventure, during the feparation of the fhips. Illuftrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of perfons, and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent mafters. 2 vols. 4to. 234 A code of Gentoo laws or ordinations of the Pundits: from a Perfian translation, made from the original, written in the Shanfcrit language. 245 THE END. |