Munich.-Emperor publishes a declaration against the powers affumed by nuncios, and promises to fupport the Germanic Church in all its rights.Refolutions of the ecclefiaftical princes against the encroachments of the fee of Rome. Emperor's edict, laying restrictions on free-mafonry.-Letters in favour of the Jews to the corporations of Vienna.-Edict prohibiting gaming.-Forbids all publications from making any mention of the Germanic league, &c.-Regulation of the numerous prostitutes in Vienna.Attention to the troubles in Holland.-New claim in preparation on the Eaft-India trade of that country. [138 CHAP IX. Death of the King of Pruffia. Some account of that great prince. Hofpitals for diftreffed old age of all nations endowed by him in Berlin. Temper and difpofition foftened and rendered more kindly by age. Leaves his fucceffor the beft fecurities to a kingdom, in a full treasury, excellent armies, and fubjects ftrongly attached to the government. Popular measures purjued by the prefent King. Reftores the German language to its proper place, in the room of the French, which had been used at Court, and in all public tranfactions during the late reign. Patronizes the native literature as well as language. Prohibits irreligious publications. Forbids duelling, and erects a court of honour.-Perfecution of the free-mafons by the Elector Palatine, occafions M. de Born indignantly to return his diplomas, and to abandon the Academy of Sciences at Munich.-Northern kingdoms. Dearth, and its confequent diftreffes, continued in both. Diet held at Stockholm, after an intermiffion of eight years. King of Sweden abolishes the torture.-Danish East India company refign ftock into the hands of the king. Junction between the Baltic and ocean, by a navigable canal drawn across the peninfula of Jutland. -France. Commercial treaty with England. Attention to her marine and commerce. Stupendous works carrying on at Cherburgh, in order to render it a great naval arfenal. King vifits that place. Religious prejudices happily wearing away. Foreigners of all religious perfuafions and countries invited to fettle in the kingdom, with the privileges of purchafing lands, and of enjoying the rights of citizens. Colony of Quakers and Baptifts arrive from North America, to fettle at Dunkirk. Great encouragement to foreign merchants, artists, and manufacturers to fettle in France. Meafures already adopted in favour of the native Proteftants, to be confidered as a happy opening towards their restoration in a more perfect degree to the rights of citiZens. Edit in favour of the peasantry. Edict in favour of the fubject with respect to perfonal arrefts, and the feizure or detainer of his property, under the local authority of cities and corporations in which he is not a refident. Singular inftance of a Free Back of the Isle of France being elected a correfponding member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. [161 CHRONICLE. APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. Abstract of the Narrative of the loss of the Haifewell Eaft-Indiaman, Capt. R. Pierce, which was wrecked at Seacombe, in the Isle of Purbeck, on the coaft of Dorjetfhire, on the 6th of January, 1786. Compiled from the communications of Mr. Meriton and Mr. Rogers, the two chief officers, who escaped that dreadful catastrophe Extraordinary Gazette, refpecting Margaret Nicholĵon's attempt to assassinate Account of the trial of R. Fitzgerald, Efq; and his affociates, at Caftlebar, for the murder of P. R. M'Donnell, Efq; Refolutions of the British inhabitants at Calcutta, relative to Mr. Pitt's East A general bill of all the chriftenings and burials in the cities of London, Weft- minster, c. for the year 1786 Account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from, and imported into, England and Scotland, with the bounties and drawbacks paid, and the duties received thereon, for one year, ended 5th January 1787 [245 His Majefty's Speech on opening the parliament, January 24th, 1786 The humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal, in Parliament affem- The humble addrefs of the commons of Great Britain, to the King; with The fpeech of the Duke of Rutland, lord lieutenant of Ireland, to both boufes of parliament, on opening the feffions there, January 19, 1786 The fpeech of the Speaker of the house of commons in Ireland to the lord lieute- 1255 nant, on Tuesday March 21, on prefenting the money-bills at the bar of the boufe of lords [257 The Speech of the lord lieutenant of Ireland to both houses of parliament, on clofing the feffion, May 8, 1786 [258 His Majesty's Speech to both houses of parliament, on closing the feffion of parliament July 11, 1786 [259 The addrefs of the lord mayor, Sc. of the city of London, August 11, 1786, on his Majesty's happy escape from affaffination; with his Majesty's anfwer [259 [260 [262 Treaty of alliance and commerce between Frederick III. King of Pruffia and [266 [282 The King of Pruffia's letter to the States General of the United Provinces, delivered September 18, 1786, by the Count de Goertz, his majesty's envoy extraordinary [284 [285 The memorial of the general meeting of Weft India planters and merchants, delivered December 26, 1786 Tranflation of the Emperor of Morocco's letter to the States of North America, relative to a treaty lately entered into by that emperor with the States [288 Fifth report of the commiffioners of public accounts, relative to the balance in the hands of the paymaster general of the forces in office Heads of the principal acts of parliament which paffed in the feffion of parlia ment commencing January 24, 1786 CHARACTER S. [288 [301 Character of Dr. Samuel Johnson; from Mrs. Piezzi's anecdotes concerning him 3 Short account of the perfon and character of Peter II. Emperor of Ruffia; and of his fifter the princess Nathalia ; from Mrs. Vigor's additional Letters from Ruffia, written during that emperor's reign Character of the Mogul Emperor, Shaw Aulum, eldeft fon and fucceffor to the famous Aulumgeer Aurengzebe; from a tranflation of the memoirs of Eradut Khan, a nobleman of Indoftan, by Captain Jonathan Scott Characters of the four fons of Shaw Aulum; from the fame work Account of the behaviour and conduct of Jehaundaur Shaw, after he became emperor 7 Hiftory and character of Lord Digby, by the Earl of Clarendon, from the Supplement to the third volume of his State Papers 9 VOL. XXVIII. P NATURAL. NATURAL HISTORY. Natural history of the different ferpents in the Eaft Indies; from Monf. Natural hiftory of the Ichneumon; from the fame work - 45 49 50 Natural history of the Thevangua, or Tatonneur, from the fame work P. R. S. 52 Some particulars of the prefent ftate of Mount Vefuvius; from a letter from 61 Refult of fome obfervations relative to army diseases, made by Benjamin Rush, USEFUL PROJECTS. 70 73 Obfervations on the use of acids in bleaching of linen, by Dr. Eafon 74 A fyftem of Kentish agriculture, by the Rev. Mr. Hill, of Eaft Malling, 86 87 On the use of steeping feed-barley in a dry feafon; by Mr. James Chapple 93 94 ANTIQUITIES. Defcription of Thebes; ftate of that city under the Perfian, Roman, and Turkish emperors; the porticos, &c. of the 'great temple near Carnac; the plain of Garnac, leading to Luxor; remains of the temple of Luxor the magnificent obelisks, Sc. defcribed. From the tranflation of Monf. Savary's Letters on Egypt, vol. ii. 97 102 A vifit to the tombs of the kings of Thebes; farcophagi, &c. described; obfervations on the grand temple; parts of a prodigious coloffal figure found among these ruins; the ruins of Memnonium, denoted by heaps of marble, c. either mutilated or funk in the earth; from the fame work Dr. Glass's letter to William Marsden, Efq; on the affinity of certain words in the language of the Sandwich and Friendly Ifles in the Pacific Ocean, with the Hebrew Obfervations on a picture by Zuccaro, from Lord Falkland's collection, fuppofed to reprefent the game of Primero; by the Hon. Daines Barrington 109 Obfervations on the antiquity of card-playing in England; by the fame 110 MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. 107 The hot baths ufed all over Egypt, and the manner of bathing defcribed, with obfervations on the benefits arifing from them; on the women who bathe once or twice a week; and comparisons between these baths and those of the ancient Greeks. From Monf. Savary's Letters on Egypt 118 121 An account of the Almai, or Egyptian Improvisatore, their education, dancing, mufic, and the paffionate delight the natives take in these actresses; from the fame work Some account of the private life of the Egyptian women, their inclinations, &c. ; the manner in which they educate their children; and their cuftom of weeping over their kindred; from the fame work Curious account of the chicken-ovens in Egypt; from the fame work 128 Account of the Krimea; from the Gentleman's Magazine Taciturnity, an apologue, tranflated from the French of Abbé Blanchet 134 POETRY. 124 129 Ode for the new year 1786, by the Rev. T. Warton 136 Ode for his Majesty's birth-day, June 4, 1786, by the fame Verjes fuppofed to be written by Alexander Selkirk, during bis folitary abode in the island of Juan Fernandez; by W. Cowper, Efq; 138 140 Report of an adjudged cafe, not to be found in any of the books; by the fame 141 Ode to Edmund Malone, Efq; from the Gentleman's Magazine |