Landon's Sermons, extract from, 295 Laws necessary for the safety of So-
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, 197-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
Natural and Civil History of Ceylon, 91, 100, 106, 114, 143, 158, 178 History, on preserving objects of, 172
Nature, remarks on the study of, 32 Nautilus pompilius, or Pearly Nav. tilus, 149
Newcastle, Coal Trade of, 3
New Year's Day, good Custom on, 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, 154
Oyster, Muscle, and Cockle, 220
Paintings, Mexican, 48 Palace of Justice at Rouen, 26 Past and Present, the, 7 Patrick, Bishop, advice of, 150
AND SUBJECTS IN THE SIXTH VOLUME.
ABSTINENCE, Instance of Long, 38 Accabah, Fortress of, 218 Acland, Lady Harriet, her sufferings, 175 Actions, human, remarks on, 184 right mode of judging, 115 Addison, selections from, 71, 227 African Lion, description of, 7 Agriculture, various operations of, 204 Alfred the Great, his inducement for learning to read, 220
Alison, selections from, 54, 67 Alnwick, singular mode of making freemen at, 39
Ancient Architecture, 95
Anger and Madness, difference be- tween, 239
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 mods
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, 98
Bacon, Sir Francis, biographical notice of, 247
Balguy, remark by, 13
Balk, king of, and a Dervise, 208 Barley, cultivation and uses of, 238 Basle, in Switzerland, 66
Bear and Honey-guide, a fable, 63 Beasts, Birds, and Insects, their obe-
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, 38 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, 152
Charitable Judgment, 104 Charity a universal Duty, 183 Cheerfulness, remark on, 40 Chichester, Dean of, remarks by, 80 Chinese Duck-boats, 187
filial affection of, 181
Christ-Church, the Cathedral of, at Oxford, 154
Christian, consolation of a true, 150 Faith, remark on, 7
Cinnamon Tree of Ceylon, 159 Clepsydræ, or Water-clocks, 188 Coal-trade of Newcastle and Sunder- land, 3
Coal and Coal Mines, 63 Cobbett's remarks on the County of Suffolk, €7 Cockle, 221
Colchester, the Ruins of St. Botolph's Priory-church at, 199 Coleridge, on the art of reflection, 115
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, 241
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
and Shade, 13 Deal Board, how converted into a Quartern Loaf, 6
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 Dack-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
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, 68
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
Sermon, extract from, 14 Fungi, Poisonous, 236-7 Future State, necessity of preparation for, 204
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, 39
calculation of their Number, 70
Hall, Bishop, selections from, 11, 63, 71, 79, 107, 118, 152, 199, 239 Captain Basil, Nautical Tale by,
190 Hand, Human, its various uses, 3 Harrow, the form and uses of, 205 Hat, manufacture of a, 12 Haydn, dispute of, with a Music. seller, 179
his mode of composition, 187 Headstone, the, by Wilson, 246 Heat, 22, 60
Heat, Egyptian mode of hatching Eggs by artificial, 173
Heights and Distances, mode of mea. suring, 104
Herefordshire Beacon, 53
Herschel, Sir J., selections from, 6, 95 Highlands and Islands of Scotland,
Tour in, 82, 162, 250 Highwayman, rencontre of, with Arch- bishop Sharp, 150 Hindou Pilgrims, 18
its uncertainty, 38 the frailty of, 99
its successive stages, 99 Huntingford, Bishop, selections from, 62, 148, 192
Icon Basiliké, extract from, 150 Industry, remarkable instance of, 150 Iuiquitous Designs, danger of enga ging in, 118
Insects, mode of preserving, 172 Intellectual attainments, danger of, without religion, 206
Powers of man, their true
use, 38 Intercourse of Sentiments, remarks on by Dr. Johnson, 227 Islands and Highlands of Scotland, Tour in the, 82, 162, 250
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, 189 Liège, the Bishop's Palace at, 50 Life, animal and vegetable, reflec- tions on, 189
Linnet and the Hawk, a fable, 157 Lion of Africa, 7 Liquefaction, 22
Locks, 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, 811 -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, 197-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
Natural and Civil History of Ceylon, 91, 100, 106, 114, 143, 158, 178 History, on preserving objects of, 172 Nature, remarks on the study of, 32 Nautilus pompilius, or Pearly Nav- tilus, 149
Newcastle, Coal Trade of, 3
New Year's Day, good Custom on, 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, 154
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
Pearl-fishery of Ceylon, 178
Pearly Nautilus, description of, 149 Peel, the late Sir Robert, Bart., Bio- graphical notice of, 108
Persian Doctor and Electrical Ma- chine, 31
Philosophy, true and false, compared,
Physalia pelagica, or Portuguese Man- of War, 181
Picture Writing of the Mexicans, 47 Pilgrims, Hindoo, 18
Pity and Hatred, difference between,
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,
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-flower'ng,
Shark-Charmers, Ceylonese, 178 Sharp, Archbishop, and the Highway-
Sheep, effect of Music on, 173 Shiant Isles, basaltic character of, 8, 162
Shirbourn Castle, Oxfordshire, 71 Shoes, and their various forms, 13 Sky, Island of, 82
Smelling-salts, how prepared, 182 Snake-charmers, Indian, 194 Snakes, &c. of Ceylon, 143 Soames' Anglo-Saxon Church, extracts from 220, 230
Sobriety and Industry, pleasures of, 235
Social feelings, remark on. 13 Society Islands, establishment of a Printing Press in the, 69
Success, remark on its uncertainty, 171 Vegetable Productions of Ceylon, 158
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, necessity of, 118
Terms, on 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, 7! on the misuse of, 199 the swiftness of, 14 Toadstool, 236 Tolmen, in Cornwall, account of, 64 Trial by Jury, introduction of, into Ceylon, 106
Truth; remarks on the love of, 154
opinion of Philip de Mornay concerning, 197
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 ou 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,
World, ill dispositions of the, 183 Writing, the history of, 78
Y Maen Chwyf, or Rocking Stone, 23
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 at, 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 Banks, 29
American Steamer at a Wooding Station on, 32 Mowing aud 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
Pearl Fishery of Ceylon, 177 Physalia pelagica, Physalia, or Portu guese Man-of-War, 181 Public Library at Constantinople, 137 Pulque Plant, 128
Raja Paxa, chief of the Ceylonese Cinnamon-peelers, 160
Ratisbon, on the Danube, Scene in the Porch of its Cathedral, 185 Rocking-stone in the Vale of Taff, Glamorganshire, 24
Saragossa, Bridge across the Ebro at 112
Saragossa, Leaning Tower at, 1 Sensitive Plant, 140
Shiant Isles, Scotland, 161 Shirbourn Castle, Oxfordshire, 72 Shoes, various forms of, 129 Snake-Charmers, Indian, 193 Soland Goose, 163
Souffleur, Mauritius, view of, 77 Stone, feat of breaking on a man's chest, 5
Stones of Stennis, 256 Stornaway, in the Isle of Lewis, 165 Storr Head, Isle of Sky, View of, 81 Strength, feat of, 4 ( Stromness, View of, 263
Toadstool, 236 Tolmen, Cornwall, 64
Ulm, Wirtemburg, Town-house of, 89 Valves of the Unio Batava, 220 Volcanic Region of Owhyhee, 56
Wheal Friendship Copper-mine, in clined Plane at, 232 Winchester Cathedral, 201 Windmill, interior of, 229
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