[ N D E X. 283 387 286 26 Italians, Account of eminent ones living Electricity, Animal, a Prize offered for an Essay 241 Italy-Jee Public Affairs. 259 Jack o'the Green,” Origin of Engraving on Wood, Remarks on III Johnson, Dr. a Doubt respecting an Essay of his Errol, Earl of, Account of him Stage-coach Anecdote of him 81 Erskine, Mr. on the House of Commons Elmond, Dr. Account of his Execution Ezekiel, on the Author of the Poems aferibed Jones, Paul, ori, inal Letter of 139 Kiig of Prussia, two Letters of the Fables of Antiquity, on the 9 James the sixth of Scotland, to Queen 362 Fine Arts, Account of Books on 484 Langhanse, Mrs. on her Monument 166 Fitz erald, Lord Edward, Account of 478 Language, Aramic, two Dialects of 245 of Natural History, on the IJO 364 Foreign Scientific Intelligence and Literature Ledbury Canal, Account of the opening 314 53, 54, 423, 528 Leicestershire, on the Agriculture of Forster, John Reinhold, Life of 107 34 Forgeries on the Bank, how to prevent 4, 22 Lethington-house, Account of France-lee Public Affairs. Lewis, Father, on the cure of the Plague 253 French Literature, Retrospect of 532, 540 Lifting, Cuftom of in Lancashire, inquired into Garrick, Mr. his Birth-place 409 Linwood, Miss, Verses on her Needle-work 2.6 512,522 51, 131: 210, 289, 370, 483, 528 399 Fecundity, on 282 Literature, German, Half-yearly Retrospect of Glasgow, Account of Philosophical Lectures 483 512 Godwin, Mr the Character of a Tradesman de- Russian, Danish, and German, Ac- 426 441, 512 on the Irish and Scots 412 Government of the Chinese, on the 165 od the Revival of 99 438 Lottery. Evils from a Prize in the 321 *69 147 225 Heat, Average of the greatest of the Year 17972 May 88 -Pine 401 Mai hematics and Astronomy, Account of Books Hiftory, Review of Bosks on 322 473 Medicine and Physiology, Account of Books on 500, 919 Huriothrumbo, Memoirs of the Author of 415 Mercury, an Experiment on the Congelati n of Ideas, Abstract on the Personification of Insulation, German Etablishment for. 342 Metaphysics, Review of Books on 505 Isdia s, Welsh, an Inquiry after India Rubber, Electric Property of Milton's Imita:ions of the Ancients - 84 Institute, National, Account of Proceedings of :56 Miscellanies, Review of Books of 510 Monument of Mrs. Langhan's, on the 166 428, 35 IOO 148 Moon, Opinion of the Ancients respecting the Philosophical Lectures in Glasgow 267 Pinkerton, Mr, on the Iconographia Scotica 82 Moor, Professor, his Essay on the Greek Prepo- Pelletier, Biographical Notice of 414 Personification, of Abstract Ideas on Mountjoy, Lord, Account of 479 445 Peru, Physical Geography of 119 62, 136, 218, 295, 375,451 Plague, on Oil, as a Cure for National Institute in Paris, Account of its Pro- Plagiarism against Mr. Leslie considered ceedings 291 detected 285 of a Man of Literature, extracts from Portraits of Illuftrious Persons in Scotland, aca Nicolas, Anegdotes of 282 Priestley, Dr. on the new Theory of Chemistry Nitrous Acid, on 241 its Efects in the Venereal Dif- Printing, unnecessary Expence in eale ? Problem, a Philosophical one proposed 17 Northamptonshire, Tour through 277 Pruffia, Letter of the King of 191 Public Affairs, State of in January 65 Novels and Romances, Review of new 508 Occurrences, Provincial, with Marriages and 229 Publications, new, Lifts of, in January 1798 59 Orthography, on the improvement of 89 Punctuation, on 425 Purluits of Literature, Criticisms on that Work Attend, attacked by the English 246 Pantheons, Observations on Publications fo Pyrophori, on the Inflammation of 9 Quakers, th.ir Tenets explained Parliamentary Proceedings-sce Public Afairs. Ravenna, John of, Account of 100, 104 Paliport, from King James 6th of Scotland 363 Rebolledo, Anecdotes of 196 410 483, 512 442 216 Robi on, Profeffor, Miftatements by him Plato, Incredulity of his Atlantic Hisory 265 Rockingham, Marquis, a Busto of him 432 Plxs, Ital an, Account of some 229 Helmet found 311 224 original, in January 40 Sacrament, the, an ancient Jewith Rite 122 Saltpetre, extraordinary Collection of, in France 192 287 Saunders, Sir Edmund, Anecdote of 366 Poland, Anerdotes of the late King of 200 School, an Eftablishment of a Country one 256 Politics, Review of Books on 496, 6,514 Scots and Irith Literature, on the Political Economy, Review of Books on Ships, Mode of ventilating of 176 443 Philotechnical Society, Account of its fitting Siliçcous Incrustations, on 133 Similes, from Homer, Virgil, &c. of Homer, Virgil, and Milton 187 Philosophers, compared with Poets 117 Snail, an Animal of Prey 252 348 IL 406 485 DIZ Soaps 134, 260 92 438 279 135 Venus (the Planet) seen at Noon Societies, on Female Benefit ones 364 Verlification, on the English 327 Virginian Opossum, described Spain, on the Poetry of 11, 195, 275 Volney's Statistical Queries 96 Voyages and Travels, Review of Books on 490 Spanish Literature, Retrospect of 522, 528 Walpole, Horace, his Letter on Grace in Com- Stirn, a young German, Account of 173 339 Switzerland, Coxe's, a Remark on Tobacco, King James on the Use of 128 Taxation, on the Right of the Culture of 269 268 405 Water, Patent Apparatus for raising 294 Theology and Morals, Account of Books on 503 Waterpipes, a Pxent Machine for boring 444 Thompson, Dr. of Naples, on Siliceous Incrufta. Weather in London, Observations on, in 1797 r 334 Webber, Mrs. on Mrs. Langham's Monument Thunderstorm, a remarkable one 166 13, 14, 15 found in Stones, Doubt's as to a new Experiment upon 445 242 Whiston, Wm. an Account of 400 87 Wife, Lines on the Death of a Toplady, Mr. on his Pofthumous Works 172 Wilkes, Jehn, Efq. Sketch of his Life 43,48 492 Addition to the Account of 57, 545 Wilbech, Female Society Tradesmen, defended against Mr. Godwin 426 Wolverhampton, described 39 272 Works in Hand, Notices of --jee Varieties 42 I 51,131, 210, &c. 443 Wortley Montague, Lady, Anecdote of Varieties, Literary and Philosophical, including Wye, Phenomena of the 343 York, an Account of a Girl's Charity-schoot -51, 131, 210, 289, 370, 445 there Living Authors, &c. whole Names occur in the following Volume : Adelung 513 Beddoes, Dr. 85, 161 Burton Allwood Cottle 506 Amner 222 51% Croft, Dr. sos Amory, Thos. 365 Benjoin 503 Campbell 499 Bennet 206 Cumberland 508 527 Cummins, Mrs. Archard 505 Billingsley 498 Carrick, Dr. 496 Currie, Dr. 131 Carlisle, Earl of 488 Dallaway Arthy 86,454 Corvagal 525 Dalziel 137 3 Cavallo 139, 502 Damiani 497 Daubery 50+ Auckland, Lord 488 Boettiger 527 SoS Devienne 375 Baden 739 SIS 218 Dowling Barbauld, Mrs. 510 Bryan, Margt. 59,498 Collins, Capt. 296 Drummonds 379 Bufe 139 Cross 490 519 Moser Elki.gton 515 Hook 519 Smee 509 Naffer 221 Hinckley 222, 487 Moreton 220 Schrader, Dr. 378 Houper, Dr. 503 Murphy 59, 131, 493 Smith, Dr. 377, 496 Fellowes 381, Hunter 139, 210, 507 Nitsch Ferrari 295, 451 Huntingford, Dr. 505 Northmore 456, 508 Jackson 123, 511 Pallos, Dr. 499 Stockdale, Miss 380 Fordyce, Dr. 210,297 Jourdan, C. 140,488 Park, Mungo, Mr. 489 Kingsbury, 298, 487 Peacock 493 Laborie, Dr. 486 Pitt, Morton 486: Tooke 139, 486 Plumptree, Mifs 509 Trebeck 504 Lauderdale, Earl of Price 221, 510 Valancy, Gen. 484 Priestley,Dr. 160, 496 Vega Gray, Dr. 485 Mackay 221, 512 Relph Grolman, Dr. 519 Mallet, du Pan 488 Robinson, Mrs. Harrington, Dr. 210 Mesurier, Le 488 Ruffel, Dr. 138 Saunders, Mrs. 510 Winchelsea, Lord 499 494 Monboddo, Lord 505 Schlozer Hill, Sir Richard 381' Moore 506 Schkurs For Remarkable Perfons deceased, see the last Page of the Volume. 291, 508 Haley 31 A few days fince was published: (price One Shilling) the SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER, completing the FOURTH VOLUME of this work. 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May began with much rain; but be. OBSERVATIONS ON THE WEATHER came fine, with a high degree of heat, in IN LONDON IN 1797. its advance; and strong lightning was an "HE thermometer, hung out of the earlier occurrence than usual in it. June window of a room in the first floor, was very variable: it had a sufficient with a north-west expofure, gave the fol- number of fine days to engage the farmer lowing averages at nine in the morning : in cutting down all the grass, which the January 381 July 66 preceding month had brought to unusual February 351 August 631 rankness of growth, but had also fuch alMarch 391 September 566 terations of heavy rain, that hay-making April 48 O&tober 48] was a very difficult and uncertain busia May 52 November 41 ness. July had great heats and some treJune 59 December 421 mendous thunder : it was, on the whole, Average of the year, a tolerably fair month; but was liable to That of the year 1796 was 4912: so that occasional storms of wind and rain, which the difference of heat in the two years con-, did much damage in beating down the fifted almost folely in the distribution, not corn, which from the length and thickin the fun. In 1796, the first months were ness of its stalk, was generally unable to warmer, the middle of summer cooler, recover itself. Auguit afforded very unand the end of the year more frosiy, than favourable weather for getting in the hara in 1797. With respect to heat, the year vest. Its nights were for the most part 1797 offers little remarkable, except that rainy, and prevented the benefit of many February was colder than March, almost drying days. September began pretty as cold as January; and that December fair, but ended rainy. One perfectly fair was warmer than November. The excess week in the beginning of October was the of July above June is also somewhat un- whole of the usual Michaelmas jummer. common. The wetness of 1797 has been The rest of the month was warm, and the most observable circumstance attend- variable. Cold and wet, and warm and ing it, in which it has surpafled all the wet, were the respective characters of Noa years for a confiderable period. As november and December, with occasional actual measurement of rain has been taken tempestuous weather, fog, and an uncomby the present writer, he can only give mon moisture in the atmosphere, even the loose result of his daily observations when it did not rain. The prevalent on the state of the weather. From these winds in the whole latter part of the years it appears, that the four first months of the were from the south and west quarters. year were hy no means unusually wet. If a northerly wind one day gave an apFebruary, on the contrary, was uncom- pearance of the fetting in of winter, a monly dry; but fog was considerably pre- change on the next, raised the temperature valent in it and the other cold months. of the air to autumnal warinth, and coMONTALY MAG, No, XXV. B Vercd |