INDEX. : 
Fauiacies + -" - - - 416 
Farmers, on the taxes paid by - 3 
Farey, Mr., his defence of Captain 
Scoresby, on the atmospheric and 
. aqueous pressure on the whale * 
, his observations on and 
list of joint-stock companies 145, 146 
Fire, Mr. Tatem on the preservation of 
ships from - - - a 
Fish, on the preservation of, during 
long journeys or voyages - =" 6] 
Flax, New Zealand, on the cultivation 
of, in Ireland - - - 274 
Fluids, extract from Dr, Blair on the 
pressure of - - - 22 
, expensive, on Faraday’s tubes 
for the preservation of small quanti- 
' ties of, for chemical experiments =~ 
, on the temperature of, at. the 
boiling point - = S 
Fossil remains, on Cuvier’s work on - 
France, on the commerce, capital and 
revenue of = - it = 
, on the present condition of - 
Frost, process for ascertaining the power 
of ‘building materiais to resist - 
Fund, Covent-Garden Theatrical, ac- 
count of the anniversary of the ~ 275 
Society, Literary, proceedings of 539 
Furnival, query respecting the office of 310 
Fyfe, Dr. A., description of his hydro- 
pheumatic lamp = - = neinGO 
Gardens, on the destruction of insects 
prejudicial to - “ ~ 440 
Gas company, observations onthe - 4 
extracted from the mineral waters 
of Baden, beneficial effects of = 055 
343 
oi], on the composition of -. 59 
, ammoniacal, M. Chevalier on 
its being a product of vegetation - 60 
——, on illuminating the face of a, 
steeple-clock by = - - - 441 
Genius, on the longevity of - -..39 
Geological Society, proceedings of, 52, 152, 
246, 345 
Geology of the Isle of Wight, observa- 
tions on the - - - 204 
German and English languages, on the 
s‘milarity between the - a8 
Germany, on steam navigatjon in - 509 
, on the present condition of - 590 
Glass, on the permeability of, to water 345 
Globe, construction of general charts 
of the, by M. Morlet, shewing the 
magnetic meridians - - 58 
Gray, Mr. T., his remarks on steam- 
conveyance - = - 
Greece, on M: Schinas’ moral and po- 
litical picture of = - - - 602 
, on the present condition of - 595 
Griffiths, Mr., his experiments on the 
absorption of moisture by different 
kinds of paper - . _- 344 
Gulf, Persian, survey of the - - 535 
Gwynne, Nell, some account of - 37 
Haileybury College, proceedings of - 51 
Hair, human, on the hygrometric pro- 
perty of — - - - - 344 
Haiti, on the late and present condition _ 
of - - = - - 599 
_— 
216 
Haitians, onthe progress, intellectual, 
‘ aud other improvements of the - 627 
Hampson, Mr., his observations on 
meteorological phenomena - - 23 
Hay-plant, Prangis, description of - 343 
Heat of the surfaces of incandescent 
bodies, on the measurements of - 58 
, further observations on radiant - 208 
and light, on the nature and pe- 
culiarities of - - - 439 
—, animal, on voluntary breathing 
increasing - = 440 
Heights, on barometric calculations of 535 
Hen, Turkey, on the instinct of - 400 
Heraldry, the cognominal puns of. - 496. 
Hermit, observations of the, on tithes - 119 
, further observations of the, on 
the tithing system - - - 214 
Hindostan, on the social system of - 597 
Historians, Asiatic, .M. Klaproth’s 
appreciation of = =_— - 
Holland, New, account of the abori- 
gines of - - - > = 172 
Horse-manufactory, joint-stock com- 
pany, hints fora - - - 412 
Horses, on the trade in - - 128 
Horticultural Society, proceedings of, 246, 
‘ 538 
Hydrometer for examining urine, ac- 
count of a - - - - 440 
Hygrometer, Mr. Weekes’ description 
of animproved = - - - 199 
Ice, on expansion of - - - 442 
Idiotcy, on some accelerating causes of 194 
Iliad, Homer’s, account of the manu- 
script on papyrus, of the last book of 626 
Impressions, early, Dr. Jarrold on, 193, 301 
Improvements, magnificent, about to 
be made in the neighbourhood of __ 
Charing-cross, on the - - 434 
, modern, observations 
on the - - - - 508 
IncivEnts, Lonnon, 88, 182, 287, 383, 478, 
574 
India, description of rope-bridges in - 171 
, British, historical account of - 596 
Individual and corporate character, 
observations on = - - 414 
Inquirer, PHILosopHicaL = - - 401 
Inscriptions on coins, method of reading 118 
Insect, the elm-bark, observations on - 243 
Insects prejudicial to gardens, on the’ 
destruction of mare 
Instinct, observations on - - 301 
— of animals, observations on - 400 
the turkey-hen - - ib, 
Institution, Royal, of Cornwall, pro- 
ceedings of - - - 153 
at Manchester, for Literature, 
Science and Art, account of - 186 
, British = - - - 530 
, Cityof London - 473, 556 
, Mechanics’, at Spitalfields, 
account of - pad 274 
of the Sciences, &c. of the 
Low Countries, questions by the - 248 
—_——, Surrey Literary, at Camber- 
well - a 4 2 
Institutions of Mechanics, observations 
on _ - - - badd 132 
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