Account of the proceedings of the members of the boufe of commons, who mer at the St. Alban's tavern, from time to time, for the purpose of promoting [265 an union of parties, in January and February 1784 Remarkable addresses from particular persons to their respective electors, on declaring themfelves candidates at the late general election Addreffes of the Right Hon. C. J. Fox, to the electors of Westminster, [272 [272 [273 [274 - [275 of the Right Hon. W. Windham, to the city of Norwich his election of T. W. Coke, efq. to the county of Norfolk [276 (277 Copy of the return made by the high bailiff of Westminster to the fberiff of [279 Middlefex, and by the Sheriff to the clerk of the crown Protefts against granting a fcrutiny, delivered to the high bailiff at St. Anne's veftry-room, June 11, 1784 [279 Proceedings at the trial of the Rev. W. D. Shipley, dean of St. Asaph, for a libel, at the affixes at Shrew fbury, before the Hon. Mr. Juftice Buller, August, 6, 1794 [+80 Letters between the Right Hon. W. Pitt and Lord George Gordon Sentence of the court martial appointed to try Col. Debbieg, for writing difrefpectful letters to the Duke of Richmond [:88 [289 The judgment passed on Chriftopher Atkinson, efq. in the court of King's Bench, [291 A general lift of the difeafes and cafualties, chriftenings and burials, for the year 1784 [293 An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from and imported into England and Scotland, for one year, ended sih January, 1785 [294 Prices of flocks for the year 1784 [296 Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1784 Ways and means for raifing the Supplies Taxes for the year 1784 1304 STATE PAPER S, 1784. - [305 His Majefly's fpeech on opening the feffions, November 11, 1783 The humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal to the King; with his Majefty's anfwer [306 of the house of commons; with his Majefly's anfwer [307 Addrefs of the boufe of lords to bis Majefty; with his Majefly's anfwer [300] of commons to the King, 20th February, 1784; with bis [310 Majefy's answer Second addrefs of the house of commons to the King, March 4th, 1784; with [310 his Majefty's anfwer Refolutions voted by the house of commons, to be laid before his Majefy [312 His to both boufes, on the meeting of the new parliament, [315 [315 [316 [317 His Majesty's Speech from the throne, on proroguing the late parliament, pre- [317 Ratification of peace by the American Congrefs, and their recommendation of the loyalifts, agreeable to the fifth article [318 Letter of the king of Pruffia to the States General, in favour of the prince of Orange APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE, 1785. [319 [323 (326 Account of Mr. Blanchard's flight across the English channel, with Dr. Jef- [331 [335 Weft India meeting on the Irish refolutions, March 9, 1785 [336 Addrefs to the trading towns in Ireland, from the council of the chamber of commerce of the city of Dublin, June 9 [337 A general lift of diseases and cafualties, christenings and burials, for the year 1785 An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from and imported [338 into England and Scotland, for one year, ended 5th January 1786 [339 Prices of flocks for the year 1785 [040 Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1785 [342 Ways and means for raising the Supplies Taxes for the year 1785 STATE PAPERS, His Majefty's fpeech to both boufes of parliament, on their meeting, January 26, 1785 Humble addrefs of the lords to the above Speech; with his Majefty's anfwer, E3;8 of the commons; with his Majefty's anfwer [349 [350 Speech of the Duke of Rutland, lord lieutenant of Ireland, in the Irifb bouse of Lords, on opening the feffion, 20th January, 1785 351 Letter Letter from the empress of Ruffia to the king of Pruffia -- [352 [353 Copy of official paper transmitted from bis Mojt Chriftian Majefty to the em- Probibitory act of the legislature of Massachusetts in North America -- [354 [356 [359 Letter from the king of Pruffia to the States General, relative to the prince Heads of the principal acts of parliament paffed in the year 1784 Character of Captain Cook, from vol. iii. of the fame General account and character of the natives of the Sandwich Islands; from Character of Dr. Johnson; from Bofwell's Tour to the Hebrides Particulars of the perfon, habits, and manners of Ayder Ali Khan; from the On a new method of preparing a tef liquor to fhew the prefence of Acids and Alkalies in chemical mixtures; by Mr. James Watt, engineer An extraordinary cafe of a dropfy of the ovarium, with fome remarks; by An account of the fenfitive quality of the tree averrboa carambola, in a Letter from R. Bruce, M. D. to Sir Jof. Banks, bart. Account of the celebrated falt mines of Wielitka, in Poland; from Coxe's Account of the Plica Polonica; from the fame work Defcription of, and obfervations upon, the cock chaffer, both in its grub and beetle fate; from Letters and Papers on Agriculture, &c. Lift of the animals found in Kamtfchatka, communicated by Mr. Pennant; from vol. iii. of Captain Cook's laft voyage Particular account of Peter the wild boy; extracted from the parish regifler USEFUL PROJECTS. An account of an artificial Spring of water; by Erasmus Darwin, M. D. F. R. S. 45 --- 49 On the culture, produce, and application of the Howard or clustered potatoe, and the comparison of them with other forts; by Arthur Young, Efq; 50 A contrivance for increafing the effect of engines for extinguifbing fires 55 35 On the natures of different kinds of foil, and the grain, pulse, or graffes proper to each 56 59 Superior advantages of the drill to the broadcast husbandry pointed out ANTIQUITIES. 62 Extracts from obfervations on the practice of archery in England; by the - 64 Some account of the burial places of the ancient Tartars; by the Reverend 75 Obfervations on the language of the gypfies; by Mr. Marfden, F. S. A. 81 Collections on the Zingara, or gypsey-language; by Jacob Bryant, Efq; 83 Extract from an account of the caves on the Elephanta Islands, near Bombay ; MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS. $9 92 Account of a curious mode of travelling in Kamtschatka, by means of edges Account of the manner of bear hunting practifed by the Kamifchadales ; Circumftantial narrative of the attempt made by the confederates to affaffinate the king of Poland, on the night of the 3d of September 1771; from vol.i. Account of the different orders inftituted in Ruffia: of a favourite building of the present emprefs's, called the Hermitage; and of the manner in which Curious account of the pretender, prince Charles Edward, after the battle of Culloden; by James Bofwell, Efq; Curious remarks concerning the favages of North America; by Dr. B. Frank- 118 the Ruffian prifons-Outlines of the new code of laws established by her at her acceffion; from Coxe's Travels into Poland, &c. vol. ii. Anecdote of the Dutchess of Queensberry; from the Life of Mrs. Bellamy 125 Prayer directed by the Bramins to be offered up to the Supreme being; from The Inflitutes of the Great Timour, improperly called Tamerlane A defcription of Ruder, as contained in another facred book, called The Ather bun Bede POET TRY. Ode for the new year 1784, by W. Whitehead, Efq; 128 129 131 Ode for bis Majefty's birth-day, June 4, 1784, by the fame 132 133 Ode for bis Majefty's birth-day, June 4, 1785, by the Rev. T. Warton 134 136 The exordium of Jaumi's poem, intitled, “Eujoof and Zoolleikha;” from Song Verfes to the feathered ladies, faid to be written by Earl Nugent to the South Downs, by the fame Extract from The News-paper, a poem, by the Rev. G. Crabbe On the author of the ballad, called The Children in the Wood, by Mr. Jer ningham Ode to Melpomene, by Anna Seward An emblem of the fhortness of human pleasure, to the grasshopper, by Mr. Say 147 Epitaph, by Voltaire, infcribed on bis monument in his own chamber at Ferney, bis heart in a box ACCOUNT of BOOKS. 148 A voyage to the Pacific Ocean, performed under the directions of Captains Travels in the Two Sicilies, by Henry Swinburne, Efq; in the years 1777 1778, 1779, and 1780. THE END. Painted by J. CROWDER, Warwick-square, Le |