Shuckburgh, Sir George, his acc.
of some endeavours to ascertain
a standard of weights and mea-
sures, 70.

Siddons, Mrs. verses on seeing
her in the character of Belvi-
dera, 105.

Skirving, William, dies of a
broken heart at Botany Bay
whither he was transported for
sedition, 254.

Smeaton, the late Mr. memoirs of,
196. His amiable character,

201.

Stout, Capt. commander of the
Hercules, his narrative of the
loss of that ship, 236.
Switzerland, Miss Williams's
Tourin, 134. Lake of Lucerne
described, ib. Valley of Schel.
lenen and Devil's Bridge, 137.
Mount St. Gothard, 138. Le-
vantine Valley, 110. Abbey of
Engelberg, 143. Lavater's se-
vere remonstrance to the French
Directory, on account of the
French invasion of Switzerland,
351. Pleasing description of
the simplicity of manners pre-
vailing among the rustic inha-
bitants of the Canton of Appen-
zell, 481. Wonderful delight
taken by them in the care and
management of their cows, 482.
Their cultureof snails, and con-
siderable trade in that commo-
dity, ib. Simplicity of their
dress, food, &c.485. Strangers
to taxation, and every kind of
oppressive government, ib. To-
tally illiterate and superstitious,
yet happy in their ignorance
and innocence, 486. Their in-
dustry, linen manufactures, and
Trade, 487. Remarkable fond-
ness for their own Country,
489. Remarks on Switzerland,
in general, 540. Patriotism of
the inhabitants, 542. Origin
of the name Swiss, ib. Revo-
lution in the Cantons, 543.
Simplicity of manners among

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V and U
Vaillant, M. his very valuable
Museum of Natural History,
in danger of being dispersed,
532. Recommended to the at-
tention of the British public, ib.
His "Histoire Naturelle des Oi-
seaux d'Afrique" commended,
535-

Vandelli, Professor, his observa-
tions on Natural History and
Chemistry, as published in the
Mem. of the R. Acad. Lisbon,
551. His acc. of curious sub-
jects of Natural History in the
Brazils, ib. Of some extraor-
dinary fossil bones, ib. Of an
astonishing large mass of na-
tive copper, found in a valley,
two leagues from Cachoeira,
weight 2666 pounds! 552.-
On increasing the strength of
gunpowder, ib.

Vandermonde, M. his Memoir on
the fabrication of steel, 562,
On bright arms, ib.
Variola Kaccine, acc. of that dis-
case, 447.

Vauquelin

at Strawberry-Hill, 272. Sar-
castic reflections on the peace
of 1748, and the fireworks, 273.
On the impressions made, on
some minds, by the earthquakes,
274. Letters to General Con-
way, 275. Letters to Mr. Bent-
ley, 278. Correspondence with
Mr. Gray, the Poet, 281. Let-
ters from Paris, 286.
11-
boding of the French revolu-
tion, 288.

Verona, the famous Roman am-
phitheatre there noticed by
Buonaparte, in his letter to the
French Directory, 499.

Villas-boas, M. (of the Lisbon R.
Acad.) his Mem, on the lati-
tude and longitude of Lisbon,
554-

Vulture. See Oricou

W

Wakefield, Mr. his letter to Sir
John Scott, Attorney General,
relative to a late trial at Guild-
hail, 107.

:

Walpole, Hor. Earl of Orford, his
poetical portrait of Lord Gran-
ville, 51. His unfavourable
character of Lord Clarendon,
53. Of Lord Chesterfield, ib.
* His Doubts on the Life and Reign
of Richard III. 57. His De-
tection of a Forgery pretend-
ing to be the Political Testa-
*ment of Sir Robert Walpole, 60.
His letter to Mr. Pitt, 61. Το
Lord Bute, 62, 63. His tract
on Modern Gardening, 65. Vin-
dicated respecting his conduct
I towards Chatterton, 174. His
: handsome letter to that young
genius, ib. More censurable
for his harsh treatment of Rous-
Correspondence
seau, 175.
with David Hume, ib. His
anecdote regarding Geo. I. and
the royal family, 176. Cha-
racter of Q. Caroline, 177. Of
Geo. II. 181. Remarkable
true love-story, 182. Criticism
on Johnson's writings, 184.
The criticism censured, 186.
Pretty verses on the Marchio-
ness du Deffand, 187. Song
on a Kiss, 188. Letter to Mr.
'Conway, describing his House

Ware, Mr. his successful practice
in treating the fistula lachryma-
lis, 431.

Watson, Bishop, his opinion re-
specting the British constitu-
tion, 203.

Weights and measures. See Shuck-
burgh.

West-Indies. See St. Domingo.
Wilberforce, Mr. vigorously at-
tacked by Mr. Belsham, re-
specting nis ideas of the Chris-
tian religion, &c. 145.
Wilkie, the poet, his Epigoniad
estimated, 14.
Williams, Miss Helen Maria, her
travels in Switzerland, 131.
Her Hymn to the Supreme
Being, written among the Alps,
noticed, 139. Her address from
the Glacier goddess to Dr.
Darwin, ib. Her acc. of the
political state of the Levantine
valley, 140.

Windmills, comparative advan-
tages between the vertical and
horizontal kinds, 269.

Wye, river, picturesque beauties
of, 264.