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At St Maude, near Paris, aged 11 years, Lord Boringdon, eldest son of the Earl of Morley. A stalk of rye, which he had swallowed the latter end of July, was the cause of his sufferings. It was found, three inches in length, in its original state, lodged in the intestines.

At Cawnpore, Major-General Sir John Horsford.

DECEMBER 2. At Humble, Hants, Admiral Billy Douglas.

3. At St Andrews, the wife of William Fernie, Esq. of Newgrange.

At Edinburgh, Mrs Lindsay, relict of the Rev Wm. Lindsay, Kilmarnock.

25. At Gordonbank, Alexander Low, Esq.

27. At Cheltenham, Alexander Peterkin, Esq. of Chatham, in the island of Jamaica

28. The Rev. Dr Charley Burney, Rector of Deptford. He has long been known as one of the first Greek scholars of his time, and was of a family remarkable for literary and scientific eminence. At Oakley Park, Lady Clive. 30. At Musselburgh, Mr Thos. Thomson, town-clerk.

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Robert Waugh, Esq. of Foxhall 31. At Greenlaw House, Jas. Kibble, Esq.

31. At Glasgow, Mary, eldest daughter of Professor Miller.

Lately, Mrs Isabella Cupples, relict of the late Rev. George Cupples.

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At Ballymore, Michael Pendar, at

the advanced age of 107. He had been a pensioner for 72 years.

Lately, at Ballybouglan, Mrs J. Devereux, at the advanced age of 110. She retained her faculties to the last.

INDEX.

A.

ABBOт, Mr Charles, resigns the office of
Speaker, I, 136. Is created Baron Col-
chester, 137; with a pension, 138.
Abyssinia, the most recent intelligence re-
specting, I, 303.

Accounts, public, of Great Britain, for
the year, II. 196.

Acts, public, for the year, II. 280.
Advocate, L. of Scotland, speech of, on

the Habeas Corpus Bill, I. 61.
Advocates, at the Scottish Bar, charac-
terized, I. 148. An illustrious phalanx
of Whigs have the ascendency, 149.
Africa, progress of the expedition sent to
ascend the Congo, I. 286. Stopped by
the Yellala, or great cataract, 287. The
fatal termination of it, ib. The expe-
dition which was destined to descend
the Niger, 295. Description of Tom-
buctoo and Wassanah, 296. Of Ashan-
tee, the capital of Ashantee, 298.
Agricultural Report, II. 117.
Alceste, the dismal disaster of, I. 317.
Desperate fight of the party against
sixty Malay proas, 318

Ale and porter, quantity of, in London,
brewed in one year, II. 162.
Amelia island, taken by M'Gregor, I. 192.
America, South, ships equipped in the
Thames to aid the patriots in, II. 170.
The contest for emancipation, conti-
nued, I. 185. Victory of General Piar
over the royalists, ib. Important con-
sequences of it, 186. Naval force of

of the independents under Mina, 188.
The fort of Sombrero taken by Mar-
shal Linan was a great blow to the pa-
triot cause, 189. Los Remedios taken,
190. Uniform success of the revolu-
tion in other parts, 192.
Appeals to the House of Lords respecting
the leases of the late Duke of Queens-
berry's property, II. 150.

Appo Saheb, Rajah of Nagpoor, attack of,
upon the British, I. 200. Is defeated,
though greatly superior in numbers,
and delivers himself up on humiliating
terms, 201.

Army, size of, and the supplies for, I.

74.81.

of occupation in France, partly
removed, I. 164.

Arnaud, author of the tragedy of Germa-
nicus, I. 168.

Ashantee, in Africa, a mission sent to
Cummazee, the capital of, I. 297. The
first impression the view of it made on
the English, 298. Sketch of the pa-
lace and its decorations, ib.

Asia Minor, insurrection in, of the chief,
Toutchi Ouglow, I. 184.

Assassination of a Sieur Ballanger, his
daughter, son, and female servant, II.

179.

Austria, Upper, atrocious accounts of a
sect in, called Petzelians, II. 158.

B.

the royalists, ib. Indecisive war in the Bathurst, Earl, speech of, on the address,
country of the Caraccas, ib. Successes

I. 28.

H

Beloe, Rev. W. his situations and writ-
ings, I. 244.

Bennet, Mr, his speech against the Ha-
beas Corpus Bill, I. 59. Motion on
Herries' appointment, 89. Brings up
a report from the police committee, 143.
Berlin, national theatre in, burnt, II. 163.
Festival of the Reformation in, 173.
Biography, Political, I, 207. Literary,

231.

Birmingham, destructive fire in the mills
at, II. 158.

Blow-pipe, the Oxy-hydrogen, an ac-
count of, I. 264. Plans devised to ob-
viate the risk of internal combustion-
their imperfections, 266. Substances
formerly considered as unalterable by
heat, fused by, 267, 268.
Brougham, Mr, his speech on the motion
for an address to the king, 1. 34. On
the Seditious Meetings Bill, 57. On
committee named to consider the pro-
posed reductions in the public expen-
diture, 79.

Buenos Ayres, independent government
of, established by the patriots, I. 190.
Buonaparte, N. general observations on
the treatment of, 1. 109. Complaints
against it in Parliament, 111. His al-
lowance of wine and porter, 113. Let-
ter, by his order, to Sir H. Lowe, II.

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Canal, the Union, estimate of, I. 137.
Canning, Mr George, M. P. his speech on
the motion for an address, I. 35. On
the Seditious Meetings Bill, 58. On
the proposed reductions of the public
expenditure, 79.

Caraccas, indecisive war in the, between
the Royalists and Independents, I. 185,
et seq.

Carlisle Yetts, a pathetic song, I. 368.
Carr Rock beacon, the fall of, a loss to the
the Forth and Tay shipping, II. 178.
Castles, John, examination of, in the trial
of Watson, II. 10.
Castlereagh, Lord, the measures proposed
by, in consequence of the report of the
secret committee, I. 53. View of in-
tended reductions in the public expen-
diture, 73. Speech of, on the conti-
nuance of the six Lords of the Admi-
ralty, 85. On the poor laws, 100. On
the Catholic question, 118.
Catholic question, the annual motion re-
lative to, by Mr Grattan, I. 114. Mr
L. Foster opposes it at great length, ib.
also Mr Peel, 119. Lord Castlereagh
supported it, 118. The debate upon,
in the House of Lords, a continuation
of this, 122. Negatived in the House
of Commons, ib. In the House of
Lords, 128.

Chalmers, G. Esq. verses to, I. 357.
Chamber of deputies, in France, proceed-
ings of, relative to the law of election,
I, 164. To personal liberty, 165. To
the press, ib. A view of the financial
state of the nation submitted to, 166.
Chenoo, the, in Congo, title and authority
of, hereditary; through the female line,
I. 291.

Chili, assisted from Buenos Ayres, against
the troops of Peru, I. 191.

China, British embassy to the court of,
in consequence of an interruption of
the trade in the port of Canton, I. 304.
Curious and important scene in the
small antichamber into which they were
ushered, 305. Lord Amherst decided-
ly erred in refusing the proffered at-
dience, 306. View of the present state
of Nankin, 307. Domestic economy
of the nation, 308. Public-houses, 309,
The extent of mendicity, ib. The
food of the Chinese, 310. Their natu
ral character, 311. Verses to the Em-
peror of, 360.

Church of England, view of, in regard to
residence and non-residence, II. 232.
Circular letter, by Lord Sidmouth,
brought before the House of Lords, I.

139.

Colonies, the British, account of all offices
in, with their salary and emoluments,
II. 217.

Commercial report, II. 121. America,
122. Russia, 123. Sweden, 124.
Committee of secrecy, their reports, I.
47, 68. On the poor laws, 100.
Conference, a very important, between
Lord Somerset and King Gaika, II.
165.

Congo territory, in Africa, description of,
I. 288. The climate, 289. Alimen-
tary plants, very various, and no want
of domestic animals for food, 290. The
juice of the palm tree the principal be-
verage, ib. Component parts of a tribe
or society in, 291. The drudgery de-
volves on the women, 293. The na-
tives lively and good-humoured, their
stature and features, ib. Their gross su-
perstition, 294. Botanical character of
the country, ib.

Constitution, the liberty of the press, the
sure bulwark of, I. 11. This right
created since the Revolution, ib.
Contents of the volume, at the beginning.
Coral reef, a description of, I. 317.
Cotton trade, general view of,goods and
yarn exported, II. 202.
Country surgeon, I. 372.
Crookbarrow hill, I. 371.

Crown, Parliament can compel to change

its ministers, I. 9. Has now no power
to interpose its Veto, 10. The Gren-
ville act calculated to lessen its influ-
ence, 132.
Curran, Mr, life of,-his preferring the
bar to the church, a disappointment to
his mother, I. 217. Becomes a student
in the Society of the Middle Temple,
218. His timidity in opening a debate,
ib. Enthusiastic in the cause of the
people, 221. Appeared with distinction
in parliament, ib. The rebellion a
theatre of glory to, 222. Appointed
master of the rolls in 1806, 223.
Curwen, Mr, speech of, on the address to

Prince Regent, I. 32. Introduces the
subject of the poor laws into the Com-
mons, 98.

Czerni, Georges, leader of the Servian in-
surrection,-put to death, I. 183.

D.

Dauphin, the pretended of France, II.

194.

Davy, Sir H. a handsome service of plate

presented to, II. 170. Part of his pa-
per on Flame, 91. I. 257.
Delamethrie, Mr J. C. life of, I. 252. His
extravagant speculations, 253.
Diet of Frankfort, memorial presented to,
on cruisers, II. 162.

Distress, commercial, causes of, I. 4. No
immediate remedy for, except patience,
5. Effects of, upon the public mind, 6.
Resolutions, relative to, moved by Mr
Brougham,not carried, 104. Measure
for the relief of, proposed by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, 106. Donough-
more, Earl of, brought the Catholic
question under the notice of the Lords,
I. 122.

Doveton, British General in India, I. 201.
Dowling, V. G. examination of, in Wat-
son's trial, II. 7.

Drury-Lane Theatre, receipts of, for four
years, II. 150.
Duckworth, Admiral, life of his ser-
vices and rewards, I. 223.
Dwight, Dr T. life of-his publications
and great labours, I. 254.

E.

Ecclesiastical information,-diffusion of
christianity, II. 129. Numbers of pro-
testant missionaries acting in India,
131. Those in Canada, Newfoundland,
&c. 132.

Edgeworth, Mr R. L. life of,his early

education, I. 231. His marriage, 232.
Is introduced into the fashionable cir-
cles at Bath, ib. Soon after, into better
society, 233. Education of his eldest
son, 234. Interesting account of Mrs
E's. last moments, ib. Married the
fourth time, 234. His writings, 236.
Miss E's. account of his superinten-
dence over her works, ib.
Edinburgh, general subscription in, in
behalf of workmen, II. 144. The im-
provements in progress, ib. Meeting
respecting the North Bridge buildings,
180. Act of council regarding he sup-
ply of water to the city, 187. Society
in, I. 118.

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