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1798

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INDEX TO THE FIFTH VOLUME.

A CRESTERE and Husbandry, Revieto Botarona

, Mir hingata.com

240
206
348

La Tour in

165

239

180

38

of Books on

498 Boulton, Mr. his Patent for raising Water 294
Agricultural Report, for January
8 Brewing, Query on

25
February

158 Brothers, the Prophet, to the Lord Chancellor
March
228

363
April
307 Budgets, Account of, for 1798

383
May
398 Burke, Mr. on the Learningof

87
June
484
Anecdote of

23
Abernethy, Mr. his Mode of ventilating Ships Bute, Anecdote of

197
176 Cappe, Mrs. on Charity Schools for Girls

319
Albergati Capacelli, Anecdotes of 206

on Female Benefit Societies
America, Literary Intelligence from 371 Caporelli, Anecdotes of

329 Car-tids, on the Compression of
American States, Account of

23
Catholicism, Verses on the Abolition of

367
Amsterdam, House of Correction at, described Catulus, an Imitation of an Ode of

209
422 Chairs, a Patent for making

294
Ancients, imitated by Milton
84 Charity-schools, Books proper for

87
Anecdotes, relative to Spain

96 Chariemont house, in Dublin an Account of 431
--, original -- See the several Names Chemistry, on the new Theory of

159
43, 124, 197, 359 Chemical Intelligence

293
Anjou Cabbage, Account of

470 Chinese Government, on the
Annales de C imie, No 71
134 Circulating Medium, on

419
An.iquity, on the Fables of

9
Classical Literature. Review of Books on

94
Aramie Language, two Dialects of 245 Coins, Observations on, by Mr. Dyer. 26, 542
Araneology, Account of
53 College of France, Proceedings of

58
Aristotle. Wakefield on a Passage in

“ Communion of Saints,” what is meant by
Emenda:ion in
that Expresion

166
Allby-de-la-Zouch, Description of Jo7 Commerce, Manufactures, &c. Report on the
Afper, on the Accent of that Word

327
Siate of

480
Atmospherical Phenomenon at Edinburgh 194 Cottager, an Account of an industrious one 151
Banbury described

- 37 Coventry described
Bankruptcies, Lift of for April, 1798 308 Coxe, Mr. a Mistake of his corrected

424
May,
389 Cromwell, Anecdote of

359
June,
465 Culture of Walle Lands, on the

90
Bank Notes, on forged ones

413

Cultivation of Waste Lands, on the 269
-, Queries on forged ones 10 Cyveilioc, his Welch Poetry

105
Directors, on their Conduct 104 Debt, National, reply to Bishop Watson on 265
Bankruptcies, Table of, from 1748 to 1797 Deity, Names of the

402
179
Defence of R. M. C.

98
Bards, Welih, a Proclamation for a Meeting of “ Derry Down," Derivation of

333
157 Dialogue between Louis 16th and Charles ist
Bark, on Substitutes for
272

351
Barber, Captain Discoveries by 373 Dialogue-writing, on the Disuse of

255
Beddoes, Dr. on Nitrous Acid

55

Diteales in London, Account of, in January 63
Bell's Anatony, Dr. Parry on

February 140
Benefit Societies, on

4

March
Beneval Colliery, an ingenious Mode of convey-

April 299
ing the Waggons there
390

May

381
Bernardino de Rebolledo, Anecdotes of

196

June
Biblical Fragment, a
129 Difenitis, on Subscriptions among

30
Biondi, an Account of
328 Draining, on

259
Biography, Review of Books on

493, 515
--of marshy Grounds, Plan for

7
Birmingham, described
39 Drama, the Review of Books of

507
-, Defence of
404 Dramatic Composition, on

436
Bleaching Liquor, a Patent for making 217 Dress, Highland. Oxigin of

401
of Paper, Patent for
49 Dublin, an Account of

430
Liquor, Observations on 314 Dyer, Mr. on English Versification

114, 260
Bohan Upas, whether there be such a Plant 430

to Mt. Aikin
Books, proper for Charity Sehools

343

222

456