The Scots Magazine

Mr Gibbon's hiftory of the the peace ib. His answer ib
Roman empire, and Dr John- Quarantine ordered 388. Ta
fon's lives of the poets 203
ken off thips with grain 446
Nova Scotia, grant of lands in, Reading, Schomberg's direes
prior to 1774, not carried in- tions to the ladies for 515
to execution, revoked 389 Receipts, duty on 342
Painting, folution of a question Refinement, progrefs of, ex-
relating to 257
tracts from that book 546
Paris mortality-bill 87 Reid, David, murdered 107
Parliament, King's fpeech at Riddell, Lt, killed in a duel 272
the close of the feflion 1783 Rioters, violences committed
387. At opening feflion by 157

337

Sederunt, acts of ; dischargit
inferior judges from acting us
agents 164. For adverting
the fale of bankrupt-estates is
the Caledonian Mercury 636
Sheffield, Ld, on the comment
of the Americans 599. His
great commercial knowledge
ib. Whether proper to cout
trade with the Americans 643.
No commercial treaty neccf-
fary 645. Observations on
different articles of trade 646
Shipmasters of Leith, freedom
of that corporation given to
Rodney 108. His Lordship's
answer ib

Ships, paffes to be granted to,
during the ceffation of host-

Pope, vindication of 86
Poft-towns, in Scotland, lift of,
where the rate of poltage is
altered 670
Potatoes. See Premiums
Powell, account of him 408
Premia Literaria 400
Premiums: For the increase of
the growth of potatoes 466.
For a differtation on hiftory ib
Pringle, Sir John, memoirs of
283.355
Proclamation. See Peace
Promiffory notes. See Acts
Proteftant, outrage at the bu-
rial of one 42
Pruffia King's anfwer, refu-
fing to give up Dutch rioters
103. Memoirs of the King
of 231. Number of marriages,
births, and deaths in 437. Dif-
ferences with Dantzick 491.
Letter from the King on erect
ing a statue to Voltaire 568
Punishments, corporal, whe-
ther they can be inflicted
without trial by jury 277
Pye, Mr, his progrefs of re-
finement $46.
Quakers, epiftle from their Scots Brigade, anfwer of the
yearly meeting 281. Petition British court to 107. Several
to the Commons against the officers retire 160
flave-trade 323.

1783-4 561. Unanimous ad- Roman republic. See Ferguson
dreffes from both houfes 563. Roffeau, fatire on 575
8. Of a reform for chufing Royal Society at Edinburgh,
reprefentatives 108, 279 new members affumed by 445
Peace, preliminary articles of 1. Ruffia, treaty of commerce with
When hoftilities are to ceafe Denmark 101. Account of
45. Reprefentation of mer- the nations who compofe that
chants on the loffes fuftained empire 144 311. Defcrip- lities 46
48. Commiffions to the Bri- tion of a royal entertainment Shipwrecks: Of a Carron smack
tish and American peace-ne- in 228. Ceremonies at fune- 50. Dartmouth India-man
gotiators 80. Intimation of rals and marriages 312. Ma- 155. Ville de Paris and Glo
peace to the Ld Mayor soo. nifefto, on invading the Orieux 156. Grosvenor India.
Definitive treaty 505. Pro- toman territories 435. In- man 221. 453
clamation of peace $54. Ce- terview between the Empress Siberian barely, culture of 7
remony of proclaiming it $55 and K. of Sweden 490 Sicily. See Earthquakes. Hamilə
Perjury. See Atkinfon Ryland apprehended for for- ton
Plague. See Quarantine
gery 275. Attempts to cut Simpson, the mathematician,
Planet, account of a new one his throat ib. His trial 388. memoirs of 455
Particulars of his life 418. Snow, a boy remarkably pre-
His execution 441
ferved from perishing in 64%
Sailors, mutiny of 157 271. Soldiers, on preferving the
Riots among 271. Their pe- health of 38
tition to the King 242
Salisbury Craigs, pieces of rock
fall from 502
Schomberg. See Reading
Scotland : Magistrates of Edin- Stair, Earl of, on the income
burgh fell meal to the poor and expenditure of the state
at a reduced price 49. Sum 203.
contributed for their relief Stamp-act, abstracts of 225.342
109. Determination of the Stocks, prices of 56 112. 168.
fuit between the mafler and 224. 280. 336. 392. 448. 504
journeymen tailors 50. How 560. 616, 672.
bufinefs is brought before the Storms. See Thunder
Chamber of Commerce ib. Style, causes of affectation in
Obtain a charter 502. Ac- 624
count of storms 390. Origi Sumatra, Marsden's history of
nal conftitution of its parlia-
ment 417. Parliamentary re-
lief to its poor 415. 502. Ac-
cident near Inverary 502. Pe
tition of the proprietors of
Elginfhire, to the Commons
for redress of grievances 668.
Reformation in borough-elec-
tions in agitation 279. 669.
Alteration in the rate of post-
age 669

See Com- Scots bankrupt-act, abstract of
mons. Addiefs to the King on 639. 081

Spain, peace with 4. 505. Al-
giers bombarded 49
Spalding, death of, in the di-
ving bell 324

594. Marriages and court-
fhip of its inhabitants 596.
Polygamy allowed. ib. Treat-
ment of children ib. Manner
of their funerals ib. Human
flesh eat by them 597. Their
drefs ib. Colour 654. Account
of a particular tree 655
Summer, entertainment of, in
London 305

Sutherland, Mr, obtains dama-
ges from Gov. Murray 107.
444.

Sutton, Capt. his trial and ac-
quittal 665

Swinburn's

Swinburn's travels, account of liminaries of peace 154. Pre- Wallace, Sir J. See Bourne'
liminary articles with 449. Warburton, character of 85
Negotiations previous to the Water, of the quantity evapo
figning 451. Naval peace- rated in hot weather 200
West Indies, arrival of loyalists

376. His description of Nea-
politan manners and cuftoms
ib
Switzerland: government of establishment of 491
Geneva re-established 42
Tailors. See Scotland
Taxes. See Acts

Thomas, Col. killed in a duel Voltaire, ftatue to be erected
to his memory 568

Sor

Venice, damage at by an in- in 210. Bahama iflands recap-
undation 209
tured by the British 384
Verfe. See Beattie
William Henry, Pr. addreffes
to on his arrival in Jamaica
210. His arrival in England
322. Galvez's letter to him;
389
dency of 9 Ancient conftitu- with an offer of pardon to
Tobacco, of the growth of Scot- tion of freeholders by acts of English criminals440. Answer
land, bought by government parliament 10. Remarks on ib
and burnt 445. Letter from these acts 12. Unconftitutio- Woman, recovery of one who
the commiflioners of cuftoms nal to have more votes than was hanged 120. One hanged
to importers of 614
one 13. and inconfiftent with for a magpie's theft 132. Ad-
Toothach, cure for 358 found policy 65. How to check ventures of one convicted at
Turky, plague broke out in nominal qualifications 67 the aflizes in the drefs of a
490. Warlike preparations in Wales, Prof, ceremonial of man 276
ib. Answer to the Ruffian ma- introducing him into the Woollen cloth, quantity made
nifefto ib
House of Peers 609
in the West Riding of Yorks
United Provinces: Letter to Wales, account of coppermines fhire 283
the King of Pruffia, complain- in 656
Writers. See Style
ing of not giving up Dutch Wallace, G. on the original Writing, on 261. 424
rioters 103. Anfwer ib. Re- conftitution of the parliament York-building Company estates
folutions refpecting the pre- of Scotland 417
fold 446

Thunder-ftorms, tremendous, Votes, fictitious, dangerous ten-

fong

INDEX to the POETRY, &c. 1783.

Epitaphs: On Mr Woodma- To Nifus 264

104

A Mazon, a; for, 837 year 659 on, even children, who all Noh and Shne roo

Art of Poetry, extract from 206,
Author'saddrefs to his book 207
Ballad, a matrimonial one 433
Barry, Mr, verfes to 316
Beattie, Dr, to 549
Birth day ode 315
Book. See Author

perished in the flames 550. Odes: For the new year 40.
On Mary Lettice 600. On a To virtue 41. On winter ib.
beautiful maid ib. On a To the tragic mufe 99.
French poet 435
female beauty ib. By Peter
Epifties, occational, extracts Pindar 313. For the birth-
from $99
day 315. Senfibility 660
Elegies: Prince's Place 265. Pindar, Peter, lyric odes by 313

Botanic garden, verfes written On winter 658
in 266

Capricious Lady, prologue and
epilogue to 153
Clergyman, verses to 434
The Coalition 207

Feast, the venison one 207
Female beauty, ode on 99
Fool, on feeing Mifs B. act
the part of one too
The Fox outwitted 659

Poverty. See Fox
Prologues: To the Capricious
Lady 153. To Triftram Shan-
dy 206. To the Lawyer 489
Prince's Place, an elegy 265
Rabbit, on the death of a fa-
vourite one 379

Receipt for Happiness 659
Refinement, Progress of, ex-

Free will, that doctrine ex- tracts from 546

De la Cour, to him, on his Pro- plained 101
fpect of Poetry 316

Gilpin, John, facetious hiftory

The Crier of Vauxhall, 488 of 601
Devil on two fticks, air in too Happiness, receipt for 659.
The Doctor and Apothecary re- Hayley, W. to 266

conciled 603

Duel. See Doctor

The Indolent 658
Infeription. See Spiers

Ryland, lines written at hig
execution $50

Seafons, the comforts of, a
fong 489
Senfibility, an ode 660
Seward, Mifs, verfes by 266
Siddons, Mrs, her addrefs on

Eaft Indian's queftion answer- The Lawyer, prologue and quitting the Bath theatre 40

epilogue to 489

ed 659
Epigrams: On a fat gentleman Q Mary's lament 435
603. On a lufty gentleman ib The Metamorphofis 380
Ennui, a charm for 433 Nature, the changes of 151
Epilogues: To the Capricious Naval preparations. See Colvill
Lady 153. To the Lawjer 489 New-year odes 40
4 Y

Sight, on a friend's recovering

his 549
Small Beer, on 434
Songs: The Times 315. In
favour of drinking ib. The
Amazon 379. Queen Mary's
lament

ib.

lament 435. The comforts Triftram Shandy, prologue to
of the feafons 489. John 206
Gilpin's history 601

Tything time 434

On a friend's recovering
To Dr Beattie

his fight 349.

ib. On Mifs Eliza B-619
Village, a poem, extracts from
378

Sonnet, from the Italian, 380 Vauxhall, the Crier of 488
The venifon feast 207
Verfes, written in a botanic Virtue, ode to 41
garden 166. To W. Hayley William and Emma 379
ib. To Mr Barry on feeing Winter, ode written in 41. E.
a picture in his exhibition legy on 658

Spiers, infcription on his mo-
nument 380
Spring, the approach of 152
Thomson, James, to Dr de la
Cour 316

The Times 315

Tragic mufe, ode to 99

316. On the qualities of fmall Woodmafon. See Epitaphs
beer 434. To a clergyman The Year 659

INDEX to the MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS, &c. 1783.

N. B. When a name occurs oftener than once in a page, the number of times is denoted by numeral
letters immediately after the number of the page.