CONTENTS. xi 



Voyage of his Majesty's late Ship Alceste, to the Yellow Sea, &c. 419 



Narrative oj' the Shipwreck oj" ditto _-■.-- 432 



An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands - - - - 449 



Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand . . - - . 459 



Travels in the Interior of America .-..-. 465 



James's Journal of a Tour in Germany, iSfc. - - - . 479 



Chinese Drama ....-- - . 489 



NATURAL HISTORY. 



Narrative of a Journey from Chamouni to Mount Blanc - - 502 



Notes of a Mineralogical Excursion to the Giant' s Causeway - - 508 



Of Cinnamon as an Article of Commerce - - - - - 511 



On the Greenland or Polar Ice ...-..- 529 



Persian Gulf. — Discovery of Eight Islands . _ - - 5t)l 



Account of a Rhinoceros Hunt in India ------ 56-1 



Exploits of a Lion Shooting Party ------ 565 



History oj' the Coccus Laccee, or Lac Insect ----- 567 



Account of the Biddery tVare . - - - - - - - 571 



Use of the Cocoa-Nut Tree -------- 575 



MISCELLANIES. 



Death of a Par see at Bomlay ._-,-. 577 



Accoxint of a Passage across the Bay of Bengal - - . - 579 



Account of the Funeral Ceremonies of a Burman Priest - - 582 



Geography of Cochin China ------- 585 



POETRY. . 



LallaRooke ^592 



The Burial of Sir John Moore 604 



Campbell's Ode on the Retirement of Mr, J. P. Kemhle - - 605 



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