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Agriculturifts, modern, their fattening of
cattle reprobated, 373.
Allegiance, remarks on, 303.

Almon, Mr. fallacy in the observations of,
on Mr. Wilkes, 245.

Andreoli, General, one of the least atrocious
French Generals, 494; his miffion to
England proved to have been an insult, ib.
the selection of him to prepare the fubju-
gation of England, ib.

Annual Regifter, animadverfions on the
execution of that work, 343, the parlia
mentary proceedings delcribed in it, mere
copies from the Newspapers, 344; state
of Europe confidered, 346; observations
on the convention between the French
and Batavian republics, 347; the per-
petual confulfhip of Buonaparte, refe-
rence to, 347, 348; Marquis Cornwal.
As's miffion to Paris, 348, 349; account
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the new tax, 189; neceffity of purifying
that profeffion, ib.

Audience of Paris, inftance of the extraordinary
effect produced in them by dramatic repre-
fentation, 467.

Augereau, his cruelty towards the inhabitants
of Lugo, defcribed, 495.

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Bacon, Francis, diftorted biography of, 45,
46; ftatement of various writers refpect-
ing his character, ib.

Bagot, Dr. the character of, fketched, 439.
Banditti, dangerous infefture of the Iftrian
coaft by numerous hordes of, 400.-
Baptifm, hiftory of that rite, 47.

• original intention of, 357.

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of infants, reasons for the, 305.
Barbarifm in grammar, comments on, 47.
Bards, cenfure of that article in Rees's Cy-
clopædia, 47.

Baru, beft defcription of a, contained in
Virgil's Georgics, 48.

Barometer, dullnefs of that article in Rees's
Cyclopædia, 48.

Battalion, ftri&tures on the explanation of,
in Rees's Cyclopædia, 49.

Battle, remarks on the compofition of that
article in Rees's Cyclopædia, 50.
Bathing places, their influenee on youthful
minds, 145.

Beaulieu, defeated twice by Buonaparté by
the fame ratagem, 406.

Beauty, elaborate treatife on, commended,

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Bernadotte, more remarkable for his infolence
than his exploits as a General, 496.
Berthier, Mr. the maffaere of defcribed, 491.
-, General, accustomed to be the
tool of all factions, 496.
Berwick, upon Tweed, cenfures on the de-
feription of in Ree's Cyclopædia, 52.
Beta, imperfectly detailed in Ree's Cyclo-
padia. 52.

Betty (Mafter) biographical memoirs of;
folly of the attempts to panegyrize him,

198.

his firft performance in London po-
etically defcribed, 302.

Bible, laborious compilation on the word,
52, 53.

Blagdon, F. Efq. edition of the Spectator by,

commended, 308.

Booker, Dr. cenfure of his poem of “To-
bias," 423, 424.

Bournonville, the notoriety of, to be attri-
buted only to his imprisonment in Auftria,
496.

Bon, diftinguished for his bravery in Italy
and Egypt, 496.

Brand, Hannah, her denial of some tenets
of the Bible, 208.

Bread, high price of, converfation on that
fubject, 197.

Briffot, his plan of Municipalities, the cause
of his downfall, 490.

Brown, Dr. account of, 376; the subjects

of his fermons ftated, ib. recommenda-
tion of the fame, 381-

Buonaparté, the character of, compared with
that of Charlemagne; his hypocrify and
ufurpation of the crown, 481.
Buonaparté, his addrefs to the Maltese on
taking poffeflion of their ifland, ftrictures
on, 5, 6; his patronage of the Arts and
of Letters before the year 1798 and 7.
acts and conduct of, in 1802,
347, 348.

-, compared with Cromwell by
Mr. Burdon, 405; reflections on his mar-
riage with Mad. Beauharnois; his treat-
ment of that lady, ib. account of the
commencement of his victorious career;
exaggeration of his atchievement at the
bridge of Lodi by M. Burdon; ib. ftric-
tures on his conduct on that occafion,
406; recital of his fevere measures to
conciliate obedience in Italy, ib. remarks
on his letter to the Archduke Charles,
407; inftances of his favage ferocity of
temper, ib. his taciturnity mistaken for
modefty, corrected, 407, 408; infolence
of his proclamation to the inhabitants of
Cairo, ib. his expedition to Acre, dread-
ful anecdotes of, 403, 409; of his merits
at the battle of Marengo, 410; obferva-
tions on his government, 410, 411; fail-

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Calvin's works, remarks on them; nature
of their contents, 227, 228; the author
proved to have been a leveller, 437.
Calvinifm, principles of, explained by Dr.
Hill, 226, feq.

and Arminianifm, dfficulties ad-
hereing to, on the fubject of falvation;
ftrictures on them &c. 239, 240.

-, objections made to that system,
240; liberty, definition of, according to,
ib. reference drawn between that doctrine
and that of the Neceffarians, ib. objec-
tions to the Calvinistic fyftem, arguments
oppofed, &c. 240, 241; reasoning of Dr.
Hill on the fame, ib. further remarks on,
320, 321.

Calviniftic fyftem, fupported by Dr. Hill,
351, (fee alfo Hill Dr.) its abfurdity
proved, 353.

Carthage, origin of the name of that city
investigated, 107; refutation of its deri
vation from a Grecian fource, ib.
Caffas, M. caufe of his Travels in Iftria and
Dalmatia, 386, 387.

-, account of a dangerous voyage of,
from the depredations of the banditti;
narrow efcape, &c. 400, 401.
Catholics of Ireland, remarks on the, 9, 10.
their proportiion of to the pro-
teftants, 149%

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Irish, their fatement, remarks on
their conduct, &c. 11.
Catholifm, nature of redemption, drawn
from, 234.

Catholic church, the, cruelty of, 427; is
favourable to democracy as well as mo-
narchy, 430; fiscal project of in 1729;
its pernicioufness, 431.

Catholic petition, the, letter on the sub-
ject of, 424; dangers arifing from grant-
ing it, 425, 435.

Catholics in England, the, hints respecting,

443.

Cenforate in China, described, 72.
Character in private life, and its confequen-
ces, obfervations on the, 379, 381.
Character,

Character, difference between the French and
English, with refpect to taxes, 453.
Charlemagne and Buonaparté, attempt at a pa-
rallel between them, 480.
Charlemagne, his manner of governing in-
finitely fuperior to that of Buonaparté, 482;
'his violent refolution againft the Saxons,
who had revolted; his cruel treatment of
Rodguad, Duke of Triuli, 484; account of
his expedition to Spain, 485: the policy of
his journey to Rome, ib.; his butchering
45,00 Saxon prifoners, fimilar to the
recent atrocity of Buonaparte at Jaffa, 486;
his character as it is given by Voltaire, 487.
Chinese, religion of the, 134.

Chinese women, the treatment of the, a
proof, that China ranks but low on the
fcale cf civilization, 68; the employment
of, in ploughing, and in her domestic
circle, ib. their fmoaking of tobacco, 69;
manner of their difpofal in marriage, fi-
milar to slavery, ib.

China, barbarous laws in, refpecting fuf-

pected murder, 69, 70; frequency of in-
fanticide and fuicide in, 70; puerility of
the amusements in that country, 70, 71;
language and fituation of, curious ac-
count concerning the, 26; hiftorical re-
cords of, their complete and regular feries
&c. ib. remarks on the conftitution of,
power of the fovereign, &c. 71, 72; cen-
forate defcribed, ib. reflections on the
criminal code in, ib. remarkable trial for
homicide, 73, 77.
Chinese Government, their fufpicious con-
duct to ftrangers, 133; liberality of fome
of its individuals to the Embaffador's
fuite, 141.

Chinese, or magic lantern, description of
the, 351.

Choice, liberty of, defcribed in Calvin's
fyftem, 240, 241.
"Chriftian Obfervers," the, remarks on the
object of, 319, the fect proved to be Cal-
viniftic, 320; exposure of their accufa-
tions against the Anti-Jacobin Review,
ib.

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"Chriftian Obfervers," the, ignorance of,
proved, .322, 323; their accufation
against Dr. Gleig, refuted, 321, 325, 329;
fhort account of their character, 329.
Christianity, the importance of, confidered

as a "republication of natural religion,"
and as a "method of faving finners,"
231.

Church of England accused of rigid ad-

herence to Calvanism, 174

Church of Scotland, fentiments on the, 152.
Claffical learning, proof of its advantages, at an
early age, 465.

Clay-Marle, on the analyfis of, 418.
Climates, northern, inferences refpecting

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vegetation, drawn from the nature of the

65.

Coalitions, thoughts on, 295.
Coleman, object of his miflion to Ireland,
17; his death for high treason, ib.
Confeffion of Faith, fpecimen of on the
fubject of predeftination, 238.
Confinable and unconfinable fubftances, re-
marks on, 92.

Conftitution of China, fee China.
Controverfies religious, statement of Dr.
Hill, of the Arian, Socinian, Trinitarian,
&c. &c. 233.

Convention between the French and Bata-
vian republics, 347.

Conviviality in China, curious mode of ex-
prelling, 69.

Corn-trade, the, ably difcuffed, 308.
Cornwallis, Lord, conciliating conduct of,

towards the Irish Papifts, 15; inefficacy
of that treatment, 16; details of his
journey to Paris, 348; account of his
negociation, 848, 349.

Covenant Chriftian, condition of the, col-
lected, 337; confideration of the mean-
ing of the word, 357.

Cow-Pox, addrefs on the subject of inocu-
lating the, 304.

Coxe, Mr. the, talents of, for poetry, dif
tinguished for their elegance, 420, 421;
proof of his conjugal tenderness, ib. fpe-
cimen of a patriotic fong by, 422; in-
flance of his happiness as an epigram-
matift, 423.

Cruelties, wilful, inflicted on animals for the

purpose of experiments, animadverfion on
the, 374.

Cruelty, ferocious, of the Jews, to the Cana-
nites, correct explanation of the, 207.
Cucciha, explanation of that ceremony, 2.

D.

Dalmatians, the, proved to be the defcend-
ants of the Romans, 388, 398; hatred
between them and the Morlachians, ib.
Dancing, obfervations on, 144.
David, the pfalms of, tranflated by Mr.
Cottle, ably executed, 301.

Decency, fentiments on; allufions to the
want of modefty in the Monthly Re-
viewers, 102, 103.

Delicacy, female, confidered in a polished
ftate by travelling; cenfure of, &c. 375.
Defmond, Earl of, account of his frequent
rebellions and death, 17.

Divinity, the fyftem of, its importance de-
scribed, 229.

Duelling, its reprobation, on the occafion of
the death of Gen. Hamilton, 191.
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Edinburgh Reviewers, remarks on the r
injuftice to authors in general, 88; de-
fence of Dr. Thomson against the, 88,95;
proof of their wilful distortion of the text
of an author, 90.
Dr. Thomson's fyftem of Chemistry, uni
verfally approved of, except by thefe Re-
viewers, 88; explanation of their con-
duft, 89, 91; handsome acknowledge-
ment of his own errors, 93, 95.
Edinburgh Review, general ovfervations on
its contents, fpirit, &c. &c. 209, 210,

211.

Education of females, thoughts on the, 142.
Education, importance of, in general, 412;

modern foreign languages recommended
to a young Princefs, ib. proficiency in
the fine arts not requifite for a fovereign,
ib neceffity of a fovereign being acquaint-
ed with human nature and hiftory of the
country. ib. importance of hiftory to a
fovereign, and ftri&tures on Hume, 413,
444; excellence of religion in forming
the character, &c, 414, 416.

Egypt, motives of the French Directory for
invading, 7, 8.

Election, the doctrine of, ably canvaffed,
339.

Elegy, a political parody, 218, 223.
Emancipation, catholic, the importance of,
confidered, 283; pretenfions of the Ro-
man Catholics of Ireland, 284; grounds
tor oppofing it, ib. tenor of the term
"Catholic Emancipation." obfervations
en the test oath, 285, 287; reflections on
the afcendancy either of the Roman
Catholics or Proteftants, 288, 294; on
the statement of the acknowledged doc-
trines of the Romish Church, 289.

--, English, fee Great Britain.
Epigrams, 224, 335.
Epifcopacy, ftrictures on the divine right
of, 363.

Epifcopalians and Prefbyterians, controverfy
between the, explained by D. Martin,

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Gee, the maffacre of its inhabitants by the

English and Scotch forces, refuted, 9, 10;
hiftorical affertions on the fiction, ib.
Genius, the patronage of men of, recom-
mended to fovereigns, 415.

Gifford, Mr. his tranflation of Juvenal com-
pared with that by Mr. Marfh, 23, 24;
fuperiority of the former proved, 23, 30.

-, Mr. falfely charged of reprefenting
cannibalism, practifed in Egypt, 96, 99.
Gleig, Dr. the fermons of, distorted by the
"Chriftian Obferver," 321; high charac-
ter of, 326, 327.

Globes, u'e of the, explained, 183.
Gospel, the doctrine of explained, 172.
Grace, invisible, enquiry in the ●perat on
of, 239.

Gray's Elegy, written in a church-yard,
tranflated in Latin; by school-boys, com-
mendation of, 443, 446.

Great Britain, inhabitants of, their character,
184.

Grenville, Lord, prefent connections of,

186.

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Haiducks, their miferable ftate de'cribed,
390; their character, ib.
Haley's late poem, inferiority of, to his
other poetical effufions, 383; his manner
compared with that of Cowper, 383,
384; plan of his Triumph of Mufic,"
and obfervations on an arrogant, para-
doxical affertion, 834, 385.
Hamilton, General, funeral oration in me-
mory of, 190; his character, ib.
Hawkerian controverly, the, obfervations
of Mr. Polwhele on, 348, 442.
Heat, explanation of, according to Hut-
ton's theory, 211, 214.

Hebrew tongue, animadverfions on the
ignorance of the critics of the, 197, feq
Heretics, cuftom of the ancient, to alter
paffages in the Bible, 204-

Hill, Dr. theolog cal inftitutes by, 225.
Hill, Dr. his fupport of the Calviniftic fyf-
tem, and reject on of that predeftinati n
defended by Taylor of Norwich, 351;
his mifreprefentation of the Arminian
fyftem, 353; confideration of converfion
and regeneration, 354; of juftification,
355, 356; the word covenant viewed,
according to its general meaning, 357;
baptifm, why originally inftituted, 357,
358; confirmation, remarks on, 359;
excellent account of the connecton be-
tween Chu ch and State, and of the gene-
ral principles of Prefbyterian government,
$59, 371; explan tion of the grounds
for the authority of the LAY ELDERS,
864; advice to future minifters of the
Church of Scotland. 367; obfervations
on the Liturgy and Directory, 367, 368;
on the adminiftration of the facraments,
and on lecturing, 368, 369; of the doc-
tinal part of preaching, and visiting the
fick, 369, 371.

Hill (ir Richard) controversy of, 113; his
opinion of the clergy in general, and of the
Calvanifts in particular, 117; his reluc-
tance to acknowledge the truth of univer-
fal redemption, and his filence respecting
the liturgy accounted for, 257; his ac-
knowledgment refpecting the inspiration of
the Holy Ghoft, 258; his affertion re
fpecting the introduction of Calvinism, re-
futed, 258, 259; remarks concerning the
intercourfe between Cranmer and Calvin,
160; his mistake of the phrases God's
election, and Calvinistic election, ib. his
account of Bishop Jewell's "Apology," re-
futed, 26, 262; his opinion of Ridley
and Bradford, 262, 263; his confounding
the Calvinian with the Anti-Calvinian

fyftem iu every infance proved, 264, 266;
fingular remark on the duties of paftoral
office, 266, 268; his ftrange and confufed
remark on the thirty-nine articles, 268,
270; observations on the attributes of God,
271; on redemption, 272; his attachment
to the constitution of that church, of
which he is a member; strictures on it,
273, 275.

Hiftoriographers of the Chinese empire, na-
ture of their duty, 72.

Homicide, trial for, in China, remarkable
account of a, 73, 77.

Hofea, the prophecy of, in what light to be
viewed, 199; proper names occurring in,
explanation of the, 199, 200.

Hofea tranflated by Bishop Horfley, strictures
on the criticism of, 197, 204.
Huttonian theory of the earth, refuted, 211,

214.

1.

Infanticide in China, fee China.
Infpiration, accurate notion of, 230.
Infpiration of the feriptures, 302.
Inftruction of youth, requiring accuracy in
ftatements, 186.

Inftruction, good qualifications for, united
with paternal affection, their influence.
Infurrections in China, rarity of, 131; difaf-
fection, prefent, account of the, 132.
Intelligence, literary, 112.

Interpolations in the holy fcriptures, Arictures

on, 205, 206.

Invalids of the army and navy, proposition for
fupporting the, 419, 420,

Invafion, neceffity of increafing our difpofable
force, against, 300.

Ireland, depraved state of, reported by a secret
committee of the English House of Com-
mons, 16; miffion of an agent from Eng-
land in 1791, to the treafonable aflembly,
the Catholic Committee, 17; recommended
as the most preferable country for establish-
ing an inftitution of "Moral and phyfical
Geography," by Dr. Patterson, 61, 62, pre-
ference given to London for this purpose, ib.
fcarcity of wood in, 63; the changes of the
climate inthat country confidered; inquiry in-
to the various opinions refpecting this point,
64, 65; the population of, enquiry into, 147.
Iris, the Norwich, a Latin poeni on, 109,

110.

Irish, ancient dress of the; inferences drawn

from it, refpecting the culture of the flax-
plant, 63.
Jaffa, maffacre of the ers by the orders
of Buonaparte at, 4 prifon
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