INDEX. 
Water, easy means of obtaining . 290 
• -spout, near Greenock, account of 296 
• -, on tbe proportions of the constitu¬ 
ents of . . 353 
Warburton, Bishop, original letter of, on 
Addison’s imitations, with notes on it 
by Akenside and Malone .119 
Wars, enquiry relative to the causes of, 
and on the practicability of abolishing 
them . . • 110 
Warts, method of removing . 220 
Washington, General, account of the fa¬ 
mily of . . 328 
-- —-—, letter describing him .518 
—— -—, Canova’s statue of .541 
--, city, observations on, and 
the public speaking among the repre¬ 
sentatives of . . 633 
Watson, Mr. his observations on canal 
levels . . 300 
Weaver, river, cast-iron bridge placed 
over the .184 
Welch, Mr. on the fawn’s skull in the 
ash tree . . 326 
Welsh funeral, description of one .314 
Wentworth, Mr. W. C. extracts from his 
description of New South Wales - 642 
West, Mallet, and Gray, Thomson the 
poet’s remarks on . . 234 
West Bromwich, lamentable accident 
in Ebenezer Colliery, near . 475 
White, Mr. J. experiments by, on tbe 
stiffness and strength of various speci¬ 
mens of wood . . 66 
Wight, Isle of, institution, account of 286 
Williams. Miss, errors in her Neapolitan 
History . .327 
Williek, Mr. on the plan of a fire escape 404 
Wilkinson, J. his account of a private 
conference of the Emperor Alexander 
and three quakers . .93 
Wilson, Miss, on her talents . 2 
Wilson, Sir Robert, his dismissal from 
the army, and probable reason .270 
— -*-, subscriptions for, to 
indemnify . 367 
Wilton, collection of antiquities at . 236 
Windsor, Great Park, curious minerals 
found in . .381 
— -, New S. Wales, description of 645 
Witchcraft, instance of modern .119 
Winkler, M. his account of the submer¬ 
sion, of the village of Stron, Bohemia 25 
Wittenberg, Germany, monument to 
Martin Luther, erected at . 542 
Wolstencroft, Mary, letter of . 237 
Wood, Mr. J. White’s experiments on the 
stiffness and strength of various spe¬ 
cimens of • . 60 
-engraving, observations on . 166 
-engravings, application of to illus¬ 
trate Bibles, Testaments, and Common 
Prayer Books . . 536 
Woodfall, Mr. H. S. observations on . 425 
World, on the constituent parts of the 302 
Wright, Mrs. extracts from her Views of 
Society and Manners in America . 601 
Wynn, Sir John, remarks on . 299 
Yellow fever, Mr. Luccock on, the phe¬ 
nomena of, its preventatives and reme¬ 
dies . - 391 
-observations on . 455 
York, New, on the approach to, by sea . ib. 
--j and Vicinity, description of 
and Canals . . - 602 
Young, Dr. on his ‘‘Revenge ” . 226 
Zealand, New, queries respecting the 
temperature of - - 110 
--, British Colony, estab¬ 
lished in . . 252 
— -, affecting instance of can¬ 
nibalism in . . iK 
Zoar-street, Gravel lane. Bank-side, 
meeting-house of John Bunyan in . 414 
INDEX TO THE 
Annesley, W. for improvement in Ships’ 
boats . . 535 
Arnold, R. for an improved expansion 
ballance for chronometers . 57 
Bate, W. for improvement of hemp, <fcc. 
for spinning . . 438 
Chambers, A. H. for improving building 
cement . . 245 
Collard, F. W. for grand and square pi¬ 
ano-fortes with harmonic swell and 
bridge of reverberation . . 342 
Creighton, H. for regulating the admis¬ 
sion of steam into pipes and other ves¬ 
sels . . iso 
Davis, W. for shearing or croppingwool- 
len . ib. 
Ferguson, J. for applying elastic sub¬ 
stances in stereotype printing . 344 
Goodman, J. for an improved stirrup iron 245 
Hilton, C. for improving manufactured 
piece goods . . 244 
NEW PATENTS. 
Kendrick, W. for a combination of appa¬ 
ratus for extracting tanning matter 
from bark . .58 
Kent, Mr. for apparatus for walking on 
water . . 57 
Lang, G. and R. Smith, for producing 
the Swiss new deep and pale red, tfec. 151 
Lilley, J. improvements in engines for 
driving of mills . .149 
Phillips, C. for improvements in the ap¬ 
paratus for propelling vessels . 535 
Shoobridge, G. and W. fora substitute 
for flax . . 533 
Taylor, W. for an improved smelting fur¬ 
nace . : . 438 
Timbrell, A. for improvement in the rud¬ 
der and steerage of ships .437 
Vizard, G. for dressing and polishing 
goods of woollen manufacture . 57 
Witty, R. for improvements in pumps . 245 
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