COMMITTEE.

W. Allen, Esq., F.R. and R.A.S.

Capt. F. Beaufort, R.N., F. R. and R.A.S., Hydrographer to the Admiralty.

Sir C. Bell, F.R.S.L. and E.

G. Burrows, M.D.

C. Hay Cameron, Esq.

J. Bonham Carter, Esq, M.P.

The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Chichester, D.D

William Coulson, Esq.

R. D. Craig, Esq.

Wm. Crawford, Esq.

J. Frederick Daniell, Esq. F.R.S.

H. T. Delabeche, Esq., V.P. Geol. Society.

Rt. Hon. Lord Denman.

T. Drummond, Esq. R.E., F.R.A.S.

7. L. Eastlake, Esq., R.A.

Rt. Hon. Visc. Ebrington, M.P.

Sir Henry ElNs, Prin, Lib. Brit. Mus.

Treasurer-WILLIAM TOOKE, Esq., M.P., F.R.S.

T. F. Ellis, Esq., A.M., F.R.A.S.
John Elliotson. M.D., F.R.S.
Thomas Falconer, Esq.

I. L. Goldsmid, Esq., F.R. and R.A.S.
B. Gompertz, Esq., F.R. and R.A.S.

G. B. Greenough, Esq., F.R. and L.3.
H. Hallam, Esq. F.R.S., M.A.
M. D. Hill, Esq. M.P.

Rowland Hill, Esq., F.R.A.S.
Edwin Hill, Esq.

Rt. Hon. Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Bart. M.P.
David Jardine, Esq., A.M.

Henry B. Ker, Esq.

The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Kerry, M.P.
Th. Hewitt Key, Esq., A.M.
George C. Lewis, Esq., A.M.
James Loch, Esq., M.P., F.G.S,
George Long, Esq., A.M.

J. W. Lubbock, Esq., F.R., R.A. and L.S.S.
H. Malden, Esq. A. M.
A. T. Malkin, Esq., A.M.
James Manning, Esq.

J. Herman Merivale, Eso., A.M., F.A.S.
James Mill, Esq.

W. H. Ord, Esq. M.P.

The Right Hon. Sir H. Parnell, Bart., M.P.
Dr. Roget, Sec. R.S., F.R.A.S.

Sir M. A. Shee, P.R.A., F.R.S.
John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
Right Hon. Earl Spencer.
John Taylor, Esq. F.R.S.
Dr. A. T. Thomson, F.L.S.
H. Waymouth, Esq.

J. Whishaw, Esq., A.M., F.R,S.
John Wood, Esq.

John Wrottesley, Esq., A.M., F.R.A.S.

Anglesea-Rev. E. Williams,

Rev. W. Johnson.
Mr. Miller.

Ashburton-J. F. Kingston, Esq.
Burnstaple.-- Bancraft, Esq.

William Gribble, Esq.
Belfast-Dr. Drummond.
Bilston-Rev. W. Leigh.

Birmingham-J.Corrie, Esq.F.R.S. Chairman. Paul Moon James, Esq., Treasurer. Bridport-Wm. Forster, Esq.

James Williams, Esq.

Bristol-J. N. Sanders, Esq., Chairman.
J. Reynolds, Esq., Treasurer.

J. B. Estlin, Esq., F.L.S., Secretary.
Calcutta-Lord Wm. Bentinck.

Sir Edward Ryan.

James Young, Esq.

Cambridge-Rev. James Bowstead, M.A.

Rev. Prof. Henslow, M.A., F. L.S. & G.S.
Rev. Leonard Jenyns, M.A., F. L.S.

Rev. John Lodge, M.A.

Rev. Geo. Peacock, M.A., F.R.S. & G.S.
R.W.Rothman, Esq.,M.A., F.R.A.S.&G.S.
Rev. Prof. Sedgwick, M.A., F.R.S.& G.S.
Professor Smyth, M.A.

Rev. C. Thirlwall, M.A.

Canterbury-John Brent, Esq., Alderman.
Alexander B. Higgins, Esq.
H. Carter, M.D., F.R.S.E.
William Masters, Esq.

Canton-J. F. Davis, Esq., F.R.S.
Cardigan-Rev. J. Blackwell.

Carlisle-Thomas Barnes, M.D., F.R.S.E.
Carnarvon-R. A. Poole, Esq.

William Roberts, Esq.

Chester-Hayes Lyon, Esq.
Henry Potts, Esq.

Chichester-John Forbes, M.D., F.R.S.
C. C. Dendy, Esq.

Corfu-John Crawford, Esq.

Mr. Plato Petrides.

Coventry-Arthur Gregory, Esq.
Denbigh-John Madocks, Esq.

Thomas Evans, Esq.
Derby-Joseph Strutt, Esq.

Edward Strutt, Esq., M.P.

LOCAL COMMITTEES.

Devonport and Stonehouse--John Cole, Esq.
Norman, Esq.

Lt. Col. C. Hamilton Smith, F.R.S.
Etruria-Jos. Wedgwood, Esq.
Exeter-J. Tyrrell, Esq.

John Milford, Esq. (Coaver.)
Glasgow-K. Finlay, Esq.
Professor Mylne.

Alexander McGrigor, Esq.,
Charles Tennant, Esq.
James Cowper, Esq.

Glamorganshire-Dr. Malkin, Cowbridge.

W. Williams, Esq., Aberpergwm.
Guernsey F. C. Lukis, Esq.
Hull-J. C. Parker, Esq.

Keighley, Yorkshire-Rev. T. Dury, M.A.
Launceston-Rev. J. Barfitt.
Leamington Spa-Dr. Loudon, M.D.
Leeds-J. Marshall, Esq.

Lewes J. W. Woollgar, Esq.
Limerick-Wm. O'Brien, Esq.

Liverpool Loc. As.-W. W. Currie, Esq. Ch.
J. Mulleneux, Esq., Treasurer.
Rev. W. Shepherd.

J. Ashton Yates, Esq.
Ludlow-T. A. Knight, Esq., P.H.S.
Maidenhead-R. Goolden, Esq., F.L.S.
Maidstone-Clement T. Smyth, Esq.

John Case, Esq.

Malmesbury-B. C. Thomas, Esq.
Manchester Loc. As.-G. W. Wood, Esq., Ch.

Benjamin Heywood. Esq., Treasurer.
T. W. Winstanley, Esq., Hon. Sec.
Sir G. Philips, Bart., M.P.
Benj. Gott, Esq.

Masham-Rev. George Waddington, M.A.
Merthyr Tydvil-J. J. Guest, Esq. M.P.
Minchinhampton-John G. Ball, Esq.
Monmouth-J. H. Moggridge, Esq.
Neath-John Rowland, Esq.
Newcastle-Rev. W. Turner.

Newport, Isle of Wight-Ab. Clarke, Esq.
T. Cooke, Jun., Esq.

R. G. Kirkpatrick, Esq.

Newport Pagnell J Millar, Esq.

Newtown, Montgomeryshire-W. Pugh, Esq.

Norwich-Rt. Hon. Lord Suffield.
Richard Bacon, Esq.

Oxford-Dr. Daubeny, F.R.S. Prof. of Chem.
Rev. Prof. Powell.

Rev. John Jordan, B.A.

Rev. R. Walker, M. A., F.R.S

E. W. Head, Esq., M.A.

W. R. Browne, Esq., B.A.

Penang-Sir B. H. Malkin.

Plymouth-H. Woolicombe, Esq., F. A. S., Chairman.

Snow Harris, Esq., F.R.S.

E. Moore, M.D., F.L.S., Secretary.
G. Wightwick, Esq.

Presteign-Dr. A. W. Davies, M.D.

Rippon-Rev. H. P. Hamilton, M.A., F.R.S. and G.S.

Rev. P. Ewart, M.A.

Ruthen-Rev. the Warden of.

Humphreys Jones, Esq.

Ryde, I. of Wight-Sir Rd, Simeon, Bt., M.P.
Sheffield-J. H. Abraham, Esq.

Shepton Mallet-G. F. Burroughs, Esq.
Shrewsbury-R. A. Slaney, Esq., M.P.
South Petherton-John Nicholetts, Esq.
St. Asaph-Rev. George Strong.
Stockport-H. Marsland, Esq., Treasurer.
Henry Coppock, Esq., Secretary.
Tavistock-Rev. W. Evans.

John Rundle, Esq.
Truro-Richard Taunton, M.D.
Henry Sewell Stokes, Esq.
Tunbridge Wells-Dr. Yeats, M.D.
Warwick-Dr. Conolly.

The Rev. Williami Field, (Leamington.)
Waterford-Sir John Newport, Bt.
Wolverhampton-J. Pearson, Esq.
Worcester-Dr. Corbett, M.D.
Dr. Hastings, M.D.

C. H. Hebb, Esq.

Wrexham-Thomas Edgworth, Esq.

J. E. Bowman, Esq., F.L.S., Treasurer, Major William Lloyd. Yarmouth-C. E. Rumbold, Esq. M.P. Dawson Turner, Esq. York-Rev. J. Kenrick, M.A.

J. Phillips, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S.

ABBEY, expenditure of a great one, 7

Accounts, importance of accuracy in, 451,
Activity, advan tage of, 31.

Ajutant, or gigantic crane, voracity of, 41.

Adoration of the Shepherds, by Spagnoletto, notice
of, 146.

Algiers, historical and descriptive account of 490.
Allspice tree, account of, 232.

America, account of the trade with, 6.
Amiens Cathedral, de-cription of, 52,

Amsterdam, historical and descriptive account

of, 317.

Appearances, false, their likeness to truth, 360.
Aracari, curl-crested, description of, 105.
Argand lamp, description of, 119.

Aurora, Guido's picture of, critical notice of, 4.
Auscultation, discovery and practice of, 71.

BACON, Lord, observations by, 172, 399.
Bibec, present state of the ruins of, 43.

Balsa, description of, 150.

Bank of England, description of, 348.
Barrows, account of, 494.

Bat the Kalong, description of, 306.

Bats, nature and habits of, 305.

Bathing, cleanliness, &c., advice with respect to,
323

Cromwell, Richard, anecdote of, 96.
Cuttle-fish, natural history of the, 324.

DELAY, lines on by Spenser, 399.

Descent from the Cross, by Rubens, notice of, 301.
Dispensaries, self-supporting, account of, 238.
Dodo, relics of, 4.

Dogs used in smuggling, 195; wild, in Van Die-
men's Land, 197, 270; in the Western Ghauts
of India, 205.

Domenichino, biographical sketch of, 356; his pic-
ture of Eneas preparing to carry his father from
Troy, 357.

Dove-Dale, description of, 108.

Draught horses, English management of, 43.
Dress and clothes in the thirteenth century, 112.
Dutch clerks, their skill, 399.

EARLY EDUCATION, difficulty of supplying the want
of, 437.

East India Company, historical account of the, 84;
Indian notions of, 323.
Economy described, 184.

Edward I., parliament of, 493.

Election, a recent one in Greece, 14.

Elephant, first arrival of one in England, 63.
Eltham Palace, subterranean passages at, 399.
Ely Cathedral, account of, 245.

Entire application, necessity of, 184.

Esquimaux, board and lodging of, 336; near Cape
Lisburn, account of, 360.

Exeter Cathedral, description and historical sketch
of, 157.

FEASTING the poor previous to the establishment of
the Poor-Laws, 60.

Fire, on the means of procuring, 284.
Fish, drowning a, 319.

Fishmongers' Company, account of the, 57.
Flamingo, natural history of the, 225.
Franklin, Dr., character of, 24; loan by, 371.
Freiburg, account of, 178.

Fugger Family, account of the, 269.

GAMBIER ISLANDERS, thievish disposition of, 315;
mode of salutation among, 327.

Gas, history of, 373; manufacture of, 427, 452, 458;
oil-gas, 492.

Gaveston, Piers, detail of the circumstances con-
nected with his death, 363.
Genius, a definition of, 184.

Ghosts, remarks on the belief in, 234.

Gibraltar, historical notice of, 19; monkeys at, ac-
count of, 6.

Gipsies, on the origin of 235.

Glass, historical account of, and process of making,
178.

Goitres, short account of, 150.

Goldsmiths' Company, account of the, 17.
Gondola, description of, 159.
Good old times described, 207.

Gooseberries, cultivation of in the north of England,
314.

Gray, the poet, 115.

Guido's painting of the Aurora, 4.

Guy's Hospital, biographical sketch of the founder
of, 286.

HAARLEM ORGAN, notice of, 386.

Habit, a depraved one cured, and false prejudice
overcome, 142.

Haddon Hall, description of, 263.

Hair, effect of the atmosphere on, 300.
Halifax, account of, 100.

Hampton Court Palace, description of, 25.
Hastings, castle of, and St. Mary's Chapel, 375.
Hawking, historical and descriptive account of,
390, 410, 463, 475.

Heriot, George, biographical notice of, 280.
High lights, remark of Lord Bacon on, 358.
Himalaya Mountains, site of a convalescent esta-
blishment in the, 14.

Hogarth's Works, descriptive account of, 121; Mar-
riage-à-la-Mode, 124; the Cockpit, 124; Indus-
try and Idleness, 209, 249: the Enraged Musi-
cian, 287; the Distrest Poet, 329; the Rake's
Progress, 378; Blunders in Perspective, 401; the
Politician, 481.

Homœopathy, account of the system of, 115.
Houses, their style and furniture in the age of
Queen Elizabeth, 235.

Hull, historical and descriptive account of, 354.
Hybernation of animals, observations on, 499.
Hydra, account of the island of, 322.

ICELAND, extraordinary article in the ecclesiastical
code of, 107.

Illuminated printing, 63.
Imagination, on the faculty of, 96.
Incredulity the wit of fools, 184.

Indian rivers, description of, 399.

Indian chief of North America, narrative of his
life, 282.

India, Western Ghauts of, account of the wild dogs
of, 205.

Inns and conveyances in Loudon ia 1684, 463.
Ischia, description of the island of, 241.

JACA, or Bread fruit tree, description of, 433.
Java, barbarous combats in, 408.
Jews, persecution of the, 72.

KENSALL-GREEN, cemetery at, account of, 299.
Kitchens of King John, 60.

Kuife-grinder, by Teniers, notice of, 257.
Knowledge and ignorance, 184.

Knowledge, remarks on by Bacon and Buchanan,
360.

Koords, narrative of a journey among the, 258.
Kotzebue's Sound, female ornaments used in, 371.

LABOURERS OF EUROPE: Peasantry of the Alps-
Savoy, 90; Switzerland, 106.

Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci's picture of the,

93.

'Le Roi Boit,' by Jordaens, notice of, 499.
Leo X., biographical sketch of, 473.

Leonardo da Vini, biographical notice of, 92.
Line, Equinoctial, usage on passing the, 150.
Local attachment, anecdote concerning, 119.
Locust, descriptive account of, 23.
London, Milton's view of the mind of, 238.
Lords, House of, information relating to, 466.
Lotus, the Egyptian, description of, 217.
Louvain, account of, 12.

Luxor, obelisk of, account of its transportation to
Paris, 61, 66.

Marmot, A.pine, natural history of, 247.
Marriages, ancient, 107.

Matrimonial forbearances, 107.

Mechanics' Institutions, hints for improving, and
for extending the utility of, 484.

Meerza Abul Hassan, the Persian ambassador
narrative relating to, 407, 413.

Mehmandars, account of a journey with, 94.
Menai Suspension Bridge, account of, 439.
Merino sheep, account of, and management of the
flocks in Spain, 346.

Milo, island of, narrative of a visit to, 182, 190.
Mineral Kingdom; general account of the metals,
331; iron-ore, 387; method of obtaining the
metal from clay irou-stone, 396; different methods
of smelting iron, 402; copper-ores, 482; copper-
mines of Cornwall, 502.

Mines in Cornwall, on the system of contracts pur-
sued at, 500.

Mirage, description of, 28.

Mohammedan schools, account of, 434.

Moonbeams, effect of at sea, 315.

Morning meetings, Spanish custom of, 14.
Mounds of the Tigris, account of, 365.
Murillo, biographical sketch of, 113.

Music, observations on, 156, 170, 188; its influence
on the mind, 4t 2.

Music for the Many, historical notices concerning,
82, 93, 110.

NAUPLIA, account of, 310.

Negro character, amiable trait in, 172.

'Never too late,' applied to the cultivation of the
mind, 223.

Newcastle upon-Tyne, account of, 185.

Newfoundland dog, qualities and habits of the,
15.

Newspapers, on the transmission of by post, 96.
Niagara Whirlpool, anecdote relating to the, 275.
Norwich Castle, description of, 103.

OLD TRAVELLERS: William de Rubruquis, 266,
303, 326, 350; Busbequius, 485.
Opium, qualities and use of, 397.
Ostade, critical notice of his works, 180.
Ostrich, swiftness of the, 88.
Otaheite, making friends in, 371; administration
of justice in, 375; houses in, 430; prophetic bird
in, 462; sacred pig in, 478; Wallis's visit to, 478;
human sacrifices in, 482.

Otter, habits of, and mode of hunting, 495, 503.
Oxford, historical and descriptive account of, 418.

PAINTED CHAMBER, account of the, 458,
Painting in the thirteenth century, 109.