.! LONDON, Printed by JOHN NICHOLS, at Cicero's Head, Red Lion Paffage, Fleet-Street; where LETTERS are particularly requested to be fent, PoST PAID 1 And fold by ELIZABETH NEWBERY, the Corner of St. Paul's Church Yard, Ludgate-Street. 1797. ON COMPLETING HIS SIXTY-SEVENTH VOLUME. URBAN, another fleeting year To all thy British spirit fpeaks; While War around its fury wreaks, While War embrues th' enfanguin'd plains, Our annals bloodless Discord ftains, And partially of Tax complains, Britons, your Wealth's increafing tide While conquering Chiefs your Navy guide! To praife thee may I be allow'd. Crown'd with applaufe, thy confcious breast, Taftes full reward of virtuous reft. Intrepid Spirit, Confcience clear, Open once more another year, Dec. 31, 1797. R. G....t **From Mr. Bent's Meteorological Journal of 1797 it appears, that the fall of rain was 25 inches, above one half more than in 1796; of I which quantity more than 19 inches fell between April and September, and above 9 of thofe in the months of June and September. The following remarkable circumftance is alfo noted By the general bill of mor-tality for 1797 there is a decrease in burials of 2274; but it is worthy of obfervation, that the total amount of burials in the fmall-pox is only 522, while in the year 1796 the number was 3548, making a difference of 326; therefore, fetting afide this difeafe, naore appear to have died in 1797 than in the preceding year. Meteorolog. Diaries for June and July, 1797 538 Curious Medal at Manchefter Effentialifts 560 Hies to Biographer of Mr. Monck Berkeley 539 Notes on Callimachus, by Dr. H. W. Tytler ibid. Epitaph on the late Rev. Richard Southgate ibid Farther Particulars of Dr. Nicolas Culpeper 563 MRyves's Writing-Character of Smollett 540 Houfehold and Mode of Living at Ragland 564 On the Arabian Nights Entertainments, &c. ibid. The Doctrine of Predeftination confidered 565 Breed of Ponies-Improved Waftes titheable 541 The Author of "The Koran" enquired after 1b. Scriptural Difficulties-Botanical Information 542 Biogr. Notices of Cooke, Beckingham, &c. 566 Rev, Mr. Parkhurft's Character of himself 543 Solecifms in the Works of English Authors 567 The Attainder of Queen Katherine Howard ib. An Account of feveral Epifcopal Portraits 569 Character of a modern Reformer and Patriot 544 The Author of the "Purfuits of Literature?" ibid. The Barracks lately erected in Hyde Park 545 Historical Account of the Family of Drake ibid. Rev. Dr. Farmer's "Antiquities of Leicester", ib. Epitaphs on the Drakes at Agmondefham 570 Account of Refearches at Winchester Caftle ib. An Account of Stoneham, and its Owners? 574 The Improvements at Cambridge explained 546 Some Account of the Devil's Hand-writing ibid, To the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty ibid. Proceedings of the prefent Seffion of Parliament ib. Lines on the Death of the Rev. W. Benwell 547 REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS 577-595 Dr. W. Heberden on the Influence of Co'd ibid. INDEX INDICATORIUS-Queries anfwered ib. Epitaphs on the Aftleys in Maidstone Church 548 SELECT POETRY, Antientand Modern 596-600 Queries-The Piluitz Medal-Curious Seal 549 Interefting Intelligence from London Gazettes 601 Phenomenon of Stones falling from Clouds ibid. Interefting Foreign Intelligence-Irish News 604 Stones found near Arden Nunnery, Yorkfh. ib. Parker's Defence; his Sentence, and Death 60 Tyre and Carthage-Hammock-Poor Bill 552 Country News-Domeftic Occurrences, &c, 60) Lord Howard of Walden, and his Titles ibid. Marriages, Deaths of eminent Perfons, 612-63 Mr. Erikine's Speech on Trial of Williams 553 Bill of Mortality from June 27 to July 25, 1797 14 Authentic Account of Sir AftoneCokayne, Bt. 555 Daily Variations in the Prices of the Stocks 63 Embellished with Two Perfpeétive Views of the NEW BARRACKS in HYDE-PARK; good PORTRAITS of the late Emperor of GERMANY, the King of PRUSSIA, and Elector of SAXONY; fine SEAL of JOHN Duke of BEDFORD; STONE from the Clouds. Days Thermom. Hygrom.) State of Weather in June, 1797. 4. Bees farm -6. Bees fwarm.-7. Hare-bell flowers.-8. Mowing hay grass.9. Syringo flowers. -10. Gilder-rofe flowers.-13. Cuckoo-fpit on 19. Fox-glove flowers-21. The air fo chill, that the thermometer in the evening at the buthes.44-24 Provence rofe A wers. Fall of rain this month, 2.60 inches. Evaporation, 3.5 inc es. Walton, near Liverpool. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE for July, 1797.. Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer. D. of Month. J. HOLT. Height of Farenheit Thermometer. Month. D. ot II o'cl. Night. WECARY, Optician, No. 182, near Norfolk-Street, Strand. THE |