APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. The bumble petition of the lord mayor, Ec. of the city of London, in common council affembled, to the honourable bouse of commoni, against the NorthAmerican high reafon bill. Summary of the trial of Dr. Dedd, for forgery. Summary of the trial of John Horne, Efq; for a libel. [231 1232 234 Further proceedings in the cafe of the King again Horne, for a libel. [240 Decifion of the court of King's Bench in the case of Mr. Horne. Narrative of the trial of James Aitken, otherwise John the Painter, at Winchefter affixes, for fetting fire to the rope-bouje at Portsmouth. Summary of the new alt for granting a duty upon all fervants retained or employed in the feveral capacities therein mentioned. [243 [245 [249 Abstract of the act for restraining the negotiation of bills of exchange, promiffory notes, &c. [251 Short account of the proceedings at Madrass, and of the controverfy respecting Tanjour. [252 Mr. Blair's letter, and fubflance of a petition offered to parliament, relating to the capture of the fhip Morning Star. [255 Returns made from the poor-rates to parliament, ftated to be from Eafter 1775, to Eafter 1776. (259 Abstract of an act for registering the grants of life-annuities; and for the better protection of infants against fuch grants. Dr. Price's account of the progress of the national debt, from 1739 to 1775 (ibid. [260 His majesty's most gracious Speech to both houses of parliament, on Thursday the 31ft day of October, 1776. The humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal in parliament affembled. 275 1276 Proteft of the lords, upon the motion for the above address. Meffage from the king to both houses of parliament, for augmenting the civil lift revenue. [281 The The humble address of the lords fpiritual and temporal in parliament assembled, [281 on the above meffage. Proteft of the lords, on the motion for the above address. Speech made by the speaker of the house of commons to his majesty in the boufe of peers, upon prefenting the bill for fettling an additional revenue upon his majefty, for the fervice of the civil lift Speech made by the speaker of the house of commons to his majesty, previous to the prorogation of parliament. [282 [283 [284 His majesty's most gracious fpeech to both houses of parliament on the 6th of June, 1777 [284 The peech of bis Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to both houjes of parliament. [285 The bumble addreffes of both boufes of parliament in Ireland to the king. [286 [287 The bumble addreffes of both houses of parliament in Ireland to his excellency the lord lieutenant; with his excellency's answers. [238, 289 Tranflation of a memorial prefented by Sir Fojeph Yorke to the States General. [289 [291 Memorial delivered by order of the States General to the Court of Great Britain, in answer to the above. Circular letter of Lord Howe to the governors of the American provinces. [292 First declaration of Richard Viscount Howe, one of the commiffioners for refloring peace to his majesty's colonies and plantations in North America, &c. [292 1293 Refolution of the Congress upon the above declaration. [294 Third declaration of ditto. [295 Copy of the free pardon granted by his majesty's commiffioners to fuch perfons as claimed the benefit of the above declarations [256 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 Saratoga, [298 CHARACTERS. Extract from the Life of the late Lord Bishop of Rochester, written by himjelf. P. 1 Extracts from the Life of David Hume, Efq; written by himself. 6 Sketch of Lord Chesterfield himself, by another hand. Memoirs of the life of Mr. Voltaire. Account of the inhabitants of Wallachia, by Baron Inigo Bern. Account of the javage tribes of America; from Dr. Robertjon's Hiftory. 49 Account of a fociety in the Friendly iflands named Arrey; extracted from Account of a journey into Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope. Hiftory and description of the honey-guide; a new species of Cuckow. Account of the late earthquake at Manchester ; by Dr. Percival. Account of the tenia, or long tap-worm, and of the method of treating it, A defcription of the Highlands of Scotland, and remarks on the fecond-fight of the inhabitants; by Dr. Beattie Of the mines in Mexico and Peru; from Dr. Robertfon's Hiftory. Obfervations on the formation of ice-islands, and on the existence of a fouthern continent; extracted from Capt. Cook's laft Voyage. Account of feveral water-spouts obferved in the South Seas. Singular cafe of a boy ftruck with horror at an execution in France. Account of the mildew, confidered as the principal cause of epidemic difeajes among the conie; with the manner of treating those difeafes. Account of a palloncus fish found in the South Seas, by Capt. Cook. Of the food or nutriment of plants; extracted from the notes of Dr. Hunter's Cautions against the burial of perfons fuppofed dead, by Mr. Hares. Extraordinary caje of a person fuppofed dead, but recovered to life by Mr. Harmant, a celebrated phyfician at Nancy. Account of an infant restored to life, although apparently born dead. Of the usefulness of washing and rubbing the ftems of trees. Directions for making the beft compofition for the metals of reflecting telescopes. On the ufe of oak leaves in hot houses in preference to tanner's bark, Ujeful hints for learning to fwim: by Benjamin Franklin, LL. D. 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 Remarkable inftances of the crafts. by Capt. Cook. 135 142 143 144 Account of feveral gigantic ftarues found in Eafter Island, in the South Seas; On the first introduction of mufic into the fervice of the church. MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. 150 152 Letter of Father Ganganelli to the Abbé Fergben, containing a fhort and fuccinct defcription of Italy 156 On languages; by M. de Voltaire, in a letter to Signior Tovafi Deodati. 160 On Montefquieu and Grotius, in a letter of M. Linguet, counsellor of the parliament of Paris, to M. de Voltaire. Religious perfecution, a fragment of the book of Genefis, lately discovered by an eminent philofopher. 164 168 Of fympathy; from Dr. Beattie's Effay on Mufic and Poetry 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. The true enjoyments of life; from Dr. Percival's Moral Tales, &c. 183 Philofophical attention and fagacity; by the fame. 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; 197 Prologue to the Word to the Wife, performed for the benefit of Mrs. Kelly and her children; by Dr. Johnson 198 Prologue to the School for Scandal; by Mr. Garrick. 199 Epilogue to the School for Scandal; by Mr. Colman. 200 Epitaph on Paul Litehead. Eg; by Mr. Garrick. 201 To To a lady ruho loved dancing; by the late Judge Burnet. Bath; its beauties and amusements. The end of writing; addressed to authors. 202 202 205 205 Verfes fent by a gentleman to his lady, with a prefent of a knife. 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. Barnard, Dean of Derry, to Dr. Goldsmith and Mr. Cumberland 207 2c8 Bishop Corbet to his fon Vincent Corbert, two years of age. 210 A new year's ode to Queen Mary, 1562. The poet, Alexander Scott. 211 Epitaph on a lady who died of a consumption at Briftol Wells; by her hyfoand. Sonnet, by Mr. Wharton, on the river Lodon. 211 212 200 additional odes to the first book of Horace, faid to have been lately discovered in the Palatine Library. ACCOUNT of BOOKS for 1777. 212, 213 The History of America. By William Robertfon, D. D. principal of the univerfity of Edinburgh, and hiftoriographer to his majefty for Scotland. 2 vols. 4to. 214 A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world. Performed in bis majesty'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 jeparation of the ships. 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 tranfla tion, made from the original, written in the Shanferit language. 245 THE END, |