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M.DCCCXXXV.

INDEX

NAMES AND SUBJECTS

TO THE

IN THE SIXTH VOLUME.

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Auts. their mode of conveying intel-
ligence to each other, 171
Aphorisms, 139, 150, 183, 184
April, Rural Chronicle for, 141
Arabia, an Excursion in, 218
Aram, Eugene, notice of, 183
Arch, History of, 110

Aromatic Vinegar, its uses and mode

of preparation, 207
Arts, Useful, described, 204, 228, 237.243
Asaph, St., Flintshire, its Cathedral, 34
Atmosphere, remarks on, by Professor
Moseley, 133, 147
Attilius, aphorism of, 104

Auxerre, in France, Cathedral of, 226

Babylon, the Fall of, 99

Bacon, Sir Francis, biographical notice
of, 247

Balguy, remark by, 13

Balk, king of, and a Dervise, 209
Barley, cultivation and uses of, 233
Basle, in Switzerland, 66

Bear and Honey-guide, a fable, 63
Beasts, Birds, and Insects, their obo-

dience to the Law of Nature, 11
Beauties of Creation, thoughts on, 179
Beaver Hat, manufacture of a, 12
Bee, the, and Thistle-down, a fable, 20
Bees, affection of, for their Queen, 198
Bell, Sir Charles, on the Haw of the
Eye of a Horse, 182
Benares, account of, 58

Benevolence, Instance of, in a young
Nobleman, 230

Benson on the true use of Know-
ledge, 31

Birds, fearlessness of, during incuba-
tion, 206

Bishop's Palace, at St. David's, 75
Black Waters, phenomenon of the, 37
Blakey on the Love of Truth, 154
Blind Boy, the, from a specimen of
printing in relief, 222

Bracadale, Loch, 82
Bread, manufacture of, 237
Brewing, process of, 243
Brydges, Sir Egerton, remark by, 33
Burke, Edmund, Selections from, 70,
103, 183

Burns, remark of, on the great end of
human life, 221

Carbonate of Ammonia, or Smelling
Salts, 182
Cathedrals described:-St. Asaph, 34
-St. David's, 74-Christ Church,
Oxford, 154-Winchester, 202-
Auxerre, 226
Ceylon, Natural and Civil History of,
91, 100, 106, 114, 143, 158, 178
Chalmers, selections from, 14, 148
Champignon, 236

Changes of the Seasons, remarks on,

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Cologne, City of, in Germany, 170
Columbo, 101

Columns, Grecian, Roman, Hindoo,
and Egyptian, 95
Constantinople, Public Library at, 138
Convent in the Isle of Murano, in
Venice, 146

Conversation, remarks on, by Hannah
More, 140

Cordova, the City of, in Spain, 234
Corn, Indian, 244

Courtship, German and Dutch mode
of, 187

Cowdray-House, Sussex, 135
Crabbe's Parish Register, extract from,
107

Creation, beauties of, 179
Creator visible in his works, 11
Crichton, the Admirable, biographi

cal notice of, 195

Cromlechs, Druidical, conjectures on
their origin, 64

Cuckoo, lines on the, by Logan, 187
Customs, remarks on, 192

David's, St., Cathedral of, in Pem-
brokeshire, 74

Davy, Sir Humphry, Biographical
Notice of, 29

on Sunshine

and Shade, 13
Deal Board, how converted into a
Quartern Loaf, 6

Deal Boatmen, 222
Death, remarks on the contemplation
of, 71

Dervise, travelling, mistake of, 208
Devotion, sentiments of, how best

learnt and preserved, 67
Discretion, remark on, by Addison, 227
Disorders of the World, whence they
proceed, 187

Divine Eye, Watchfulness of the, 99
Doane, Bishop, extract from an epis

copal address of, 150
Dort preserved by milkmaids, 38
Dropping Well at Knaresborough, 183
Druidical Circle near Keswick, 151
on the shores of
Loch Bernera, 162
Duck-boats, Chinese, 187
Dunvegan Castle, 85
Duty, the Path of, 187
Dwight, extract from, 6

Earth, Causes of fertility in the, 228
East-India Stations, VI., Benares, 58
Snake-Charmers, 149

Ebullition, 60

Edwin, king of Northumbria, his con-
version to Christianity, 230
Eggs, Egyptian mode of hatching by
artificial means, 173

Elath, of Edom, a fort near its site, 218
Electricity, 63

Elephants, manner of catching, in
Ceylon, 114

Elephant, Ceylon, 120

Eltham, in Kent, Royal Palace at, 15
Engracia, Sta., Convent of, at Sara-
gossa, 112

Ennan-dowan Castle, 86
Escurial, Palace of the, 216

Evil Habits, the necessity for conquer.
ing, 11

Evil not necessary, 20
Excellencies, and their use, 107
Experimental Science, Familiar Illus-

trations of:-

VII. Heat, Liquefaction, 22
VIII. Heat, Ebullition, Vaporiza-
tion, 60

Fables: the Bee and the Thistle-

down, 20; the Bear and the
Honey guide, 63; the Rich Man
and his Goods, 94; the Linnet and
the Hawk, 157

Fair in Hindostan, 120
Fall of Babylon, 98

Falls of Niagara, 10'

Feats of Jugglers in India, 194

-- of Strength, 4

Female Excellence, 175

Filial Affection of the Chinese, 181
Flattery and Friendship, lines on, by
Shakspeare, 174

Flechier, Archbishop, on the vanity
of worldly things, 227
Franklin, Dr., extract from, 14
French Gypsies, 39

French Officer, anecdote of, 67
Friends and Time, lines on the loss

of, 79

Funeral Banquets in the Highlands,
164

Sermon, extract from, 14
Fungi, Poisonous, 236-7
Future State, necessity of preparation
for, 204

notice

Galileo, anecdote of, 240
Gardening and Agriculture, skill of
the Japanese in, 174
George III, anecdote of, 38
Gifts not to be abused, 54
Gilpin, Bernard, biographical
of 141
Gisborne, selection from, 6
lines by, 38
Golden Rules of King Charles, 235
Good and Wise, the object of, 6
Göttingen, the City of, 242
Gratitude, a species of Justice, 63
Great Britain, Mines of, 118
Great Numbers, No. II; Numbers
descriptive of Distance, 35
Guildford Castle, the Ruins of, 207
Guilt productive of Fear, 51
Gypsies in France. 3)

calculation of their Number,70

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Japan, state of Gardening and Agri-
culture in, 174

Jenner, Dr. Edward, biographical
notice of, 50

Johnson, Dr., selections from, 6, 11,
14, 37, 38, 63, 71, 115, 118, 139,
174, 183, 187, 204, 227

Jury Court, Ceylon, 106

Kaleidoscope lines on the, 14
Keswick, in Cumberland, Druidical
Temple near, 151

King Charles's Golden Rules, 235
Kirauea, Volcano of, in Owhyhee, 55
Kirkwall and its Cathedral, history
and description of, 255
Knaresborough, Dropping Well at, 183
Knowledge, its true use, 31

and Wisdom, lines on, 115

Lac Insect, account of, 116
Launceston Castle, Cornwall, 'account
of the Ruins of, 223

Landon's Sermons, extract from, 235
Laws necessary for the safety of So-
ciety, 118

Leaning Tower of Saragossa, 2
L. E. L., lines by, 59

Leap for Life, 190

Lemming, description of the, 68
Lewis, Isle of, state of Education in, 250
Trade, fisheries and agricul-
ture, 250
Liberty, Spirit of. 70

Library, Public, at Constantinople, 138
Libraries, remark on their utility, 182
Liège, the Bishop's Palace at, 50
Life, animal and vegetable, reflec.
tions on, 189

Linnet and the Hawk, a fable, 137
Lion of Africa, 7
Liquefaction, 22

Locke, dying words of, 71

Love and Pity, lines on, by Rogers, 133
Love of Country, 11

Madrid, some account of the city of,
210-capture of by Napoleon, 211
-its situation and form, 211-
-royal palaces, churches, and
other public buildings, 215-the
Prado at, 215

Main-truck, the, or a Leap for Life, 190
Malting, process of, 238

Malvern Hills, account of the, 52
Man, Comparison of, with Animals, 19
Moral and Physical condition of,
117, 155

Mankind, various pursuits of, 173
Manzanares, River, at Madrid, 212
Matthew on the Fears of Guilt, 51
Measurement of Heights and Dis
tances, 104

Mexico, some account of the ancient

City of, 42-its Great Temple, 43
-Idolatry of the Mexicans, 43-
Magnificence of their King, 44-
the City besieged by the Spaniards,
45-Mexican mode of Writing, 46

some account of the modern
City of, 122-its streets, shops,
and public buildings, 123, 124-
churches, 126-Police and Public
Walks, 127-Population, &c., 128
Midnight Musings, 240

Milkmaids, Dort, in Holland, pre-
served by, 38

Mimosa Grandiflora, description of, 140
Mines of Great Britain, VI. Surface
Works of Mines, 118

No. VII., 231.
Mistake, exemption from, not the pri
vilege of mortals, 62
Mississippi, a Voyage on the, 27
Misuse of Terms, remarks on, 62
Montaigne, extract from, 3
Moral Improvement, how far the pro
gress of Wealth is favourable to,
103

More, Hannah, remark by, 140
Mornay, Philip de, remarks by, 180, 197
Moseley, Professor, selections from,
110, 117, 133, 147, 152
Mothering Sunday, 109
Mowing, 228

Mungo Park in the Desert, 71
Murano, Isle of, Venice, the Convent
in, 146

Muscle, Cockle, and Oyster, 220
Mushrooms and Champignons, 236
Music, effect of, on Sheep, 173

Natura. and Civil History of Ceylen,
91, 100, 106, 114, 143, 158, 178
History, on preserving objects
of, 172
Nature, remarks on the study of, 32
Nautilus pompilius, or Pearly Nau
tilus, 149

Newcastle, Coal Trade of, 3
New Year's Day, good Custom ou, at
New York, 7

Niagara, Falls of, 10

Nile, Water of, its excellence, 20
Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, 21
Numbers, Great, 35

Old Age, remarks on, 79
Owhyhee, Volcano in, 55
Oxford Cathedral, history and de
scription of, 134

Oyster, Muscle, and Cockle, 220

Paintings, Mexican, 48
Palace of Justice at Rouen, 26
Past and Present, the, 7
Patrick, Bishop, advice of, 150

Patriot, the truest, and the greatest Reflection, Art of, 115

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Physalia pelagica, or Portuguese Man-
of-War, 181

Picture Writing of the Mexicans, 47
Pilgrims, Hindoo, 18

Pity and Hatred, difference between,
183

Places of Pute Worship, their effects,
67

Plants, Mode of Preserving, 80
Plough, the, form and varieties of, 205
Poisonous Fungi, 236-7

Poor Richard, Sayings of, 14
Popular Superstitions, No. III. A
Night Alarm, 197

Portuguese Man-of-War, or Physalia,
181

Prayer, remark on its efficacy, by
Quarles, 149
Printing-press, establishment of a, in
the Society Islands, 69
Priory-church of St. Botolph, at Col-
chester, 199

Progressive Motion in Mau, 243
Proverbs, No. V., 76

Providence, remark on by a Persian
poet, 222

Prudence, value of, 115
Pulque Plant, 128

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Religion, a guide and protector. 103
and Government, opinion of
Addison on, 71
Reuben and Rachel, 107
Reverence towards the Creator, 6
Rice, 245

Rich Man and his Goods, a fable, 94
Riddles, Hindoo, remarks on, 156
Rocking stone in the Vale of Taff, 23
Rogers's Italy, lines from, 133
Roget, Dr., on the beauty of Vegetable
forms, 173

on Animal and Vegetable Life,
189

Progressive Motion in Man, 243
Rouen, the Palais de Justice at, 26
Royal Palace at Eltham, Kent, 15
Rural Chronicle for April, 141

Sago, how manufactured, 62
Sailor's Evening Song, 183
Saragossa, Cathedrals and Bridge of,
111

Leaning Tower of, 2
Scene after a Summer Shower, 240
Schwartz, Lines on, 54
Science, pursuit of, its advantages, 20
Scotland, Sketches of the Highlands

and Islands of, 82, 162, 250
Scriptures, remark of Queen Eliza-
beth on, 204

Scripture texts, benefit to be derived
from their recollection, 230
Sea, the, remarks on, 227
Sensitive Plant, the large-flowering,

140

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Success, remark on its uncertainty, 174
Suffolk, Churches in, 67
Sunderland, Coal Trade of, 3
Sunshine and Shade, their effect on
Colours, 13

Superstition of the Pearl-divers in
Ceylon, 178
Superstitions of the Highlands and
Islands, 83

Popular, No. III. A
Night Alarm, 197
Swallows, remarkable instinct of, in
building their nests, 207

Tanjore, Lines by the Rajah of, 54
Taylor, selections from, 7, 54
Taylor, Jeremy, selections from, 40, 150
Taylor, Miss, lines by, 176
Temperance in all things, uecessity
of, 118

Terms, ou misuse of, 52
Thoughts on the Beauties of the Crea-
tion, 179

Thrushes, remark on their mode of in-

cubation, 187

Time, misery of not improving, 71
on the misuse of, 199
the swiftness of, 14
Toadstool, 236

Tolmen, in Cornwall, account of, 64
Trial by Jury, introduction of, iuto
Ceylon, 106

Truth; remarks on the love of, 154
opinion of Philip de Mornay
concerning, 197

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Vegetable Productions of Ceylon, 158
Village Pastor, the, 80

Vinegar, Aromatic, how prepared, 207,
Virtue, attainable by all, 183

practical, its advantages, 104
productive of happiness, 148
the profession of, 187
Volcano, remarkable, in Owhyhee, 55
Voyage on the Mississippi, 27

Walton, Izaak, remark by, 67
Water-clocks, or Clepsydræ, modes of
constructing, 188
Water-filter, simple, 62

Wealth and Civilization, remarks on
their rapid advance, 231

Wealth, Progress of Society in, consi-
dered, 102

Wheal Friendship Copper-mine, the
Inclined Plane at, 231
Wheat, 228

Whisky, illicit Distillation of, in Scot-
land, 167

Wight, Isle of, No. V., 21
Wild Beasts, fight of, 77
Winchester Cathedral, 202

Windmill, 229

Winter, remarks on, 54

Witches and Witchcraft, remarks on,

131

World, ill dispositions of the, 183
Writing, the history of, 78

Y Maen Chwyf, or Rocking Stone, 23'

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INDEX TO THE ENGRAVINGS.

Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Sky, 85
Druidical Remains, near Keswick, in
Cumberland, 152

Elephants, wild, Method of catching
in Ceylon, 113
Elephant, Ceylon, 120
Elk, Ceylon, 144

Eltham, Kent, Remains of the Royal
Palace at, 16

Ennan-dowan Castle, Ross-shire, 88
Escurial, general View of the, 216

French Gypsies, 40

Fungi, three species of, 237

Göttingen, a City of Hanover, 241
Guildford Castle, Surrey, remains of,
208

Gypsies, French, Group of, 40

Hat-maker's Battery, 13
Hats in different stages of manufac
ture, 13

Heat, illustrations of its effects, 60, 61
Heights and Distances, vignettes to

illustrate the measurement of, 104
Herefordshire Beacon, View of, 53
Hindoo Pilgrims, 17

Hopkins, Matthew, the Witch-finder, 133
Hop-picking, in Kent, 244

Jury Court of Ceylon, 105

Kirkwall Abbey, Orkney, 249

Liège, Bishop's Palace af, 49
Lion, African, 8

Madrid, Great Street, and Fountain of
Good Success, at, 209

the Royal Palace at, 213
Maize, or Indian Corn, 245
Mexican Costumes, 45
Mexican Water Carrier, 128
Mexico, the Great Square and Ca-
thedral of, 41

view of the City of, 121
Church of Nuestra Senora de,
Guadalupe, near, 125

Mimosa grandiflora, or large-flowering
Sensitive Plant, 140
Mississippi, River, overflowing its
Bauks, 29

American Steamer at a
Wooding Station on, 32
Mowing and Reaping, 228
Murano, near Venice, the Convent in
the Isle of, 145
Mushroom, the, 236

Natural History, objects of, illustra
tions of the method of preserv
ing, 172
Nautilus pompilius, or Pearly Nauti
lus, and its beak and shell, 149
Niagara, Falls of, as seen from the
Table Rock, 9

Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, View
of, 21

Kuaresborough, Yorkshire, the Drop- Owhyhee, View of the Volcanic Region

ping Well at, 184

Lac Insect, in its different states, 117
Launceston Castle, Ruins of, 224
Remains of a gate-

way of, 224
Leaning Tower at Saragossa, I
Lemming, 68

at, 56

Oxford Cathedral, 153
Oyster, section of, 220

Paintings, Mexican, Specimens of, 48
Palace of Justice at Rouen, in Nor-
mandy, 25

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