USEFUL PROJECTS. Plan for the Relief of the West-India Planters. By Alexander Thomson, Esq. of Old Brompton, Major in the Royal York Mary-le-bone Volunteers Hints for Domestic Improvement. 123 128 131 On drying Articles of Manufacture, and heating Buildings, by Steam. Specifications of Patents. 132 135 Specification of the Patent granted to William Congreve, of Gardencourt, in the County of Middlesex, Esq. for a new Principle of Measuring Time, and constructing Clocks and Chronometers. Dated August 24, 1808. .... New Patents lately enrolled Method of arranging a School into Classes ANTIQUITIES. First Presbyterian Church in England 136 138 143 152 Solution of the Mystery, "Who was the Man who Beheaded Charles the First" 155 Ancient and Modern Smithfield compared 158 A curious Estimate of House-keeping 159 Conjectures concerning the Introduction of the Names of James and Charles in the Royal Family of Scotland•• 202 Ode for the King's Birth-Day. By the same. Introduction to Canto Second of Marmion. By W. Scott, Esq.. 203 Trial of Constance. From the same,• • • . 205 Song cussion in the House of Commons by Mr. W. Taylor.-Motion for sundry Papers relating to that Affair.-The Expedition defended by Mr. T. Grenville-Censured by Mr. Canning.-The previous Question put and carried... CHAP. IV. 57 Commercial Warfare.-Orders of Council, a Subject of unusual keenness and pertinacity of Debate.-Motion for referring the Orders in Council respecting Neutral Trade to the Committee of Ways and Means.-Reiterated Debates in both Houses concerning both the Justice and Legality, and the Policy of the Measure.-Charges in the House of Commons of Injustice, Oppression, and Cruelty in the Conduct of the Marquis of Wellesley towards the Nabobs of Oude and Arcot, declared to be unfounded; and the Thanks of the House to the Marquis... 74 CHAP V. The Budget.-The Irish Budget.-Mr. Perceval's New Plan of Exchanging Stock in the Public Funds for Annuities for Life.--Conditions on which a Sum of Money was advanced to Government, by the Bank of England..... 95 CHAP. VI. Flourishing State of the British Navy.-Army Estimates.-The Mutiny Bill.-Clause introduced for allowing an Option of enlisting into the Army for Life.-Debates on the comparative Advantages of enlisting for limited and unlimited Service in the Army.-Other new Clauses. -Establishment of a Local Militia.-Debates thereon.-Reversion Bill passed in the House of Commons.-Rejected by the Lords.Another Reversion Bill moved by Mr. Banks in the House of Commons.-Passed in both Houses.-Bill brought into the House of Commons by sir Samuel Romilly, for amending the Criminal Law respecting private Stealing in Contradistinction to Robbery.-Passed in that House.-Act for the better Administration of Justice in Scotland.-Annuities to the Judges of the Court of Session justiciary, and Exchequer of Scotland upon the Resignation of their Offices.-Act for regulating the augmentation and modification of the stipends of the clergy in Scotland - Acts for making more effectual Provision for the Building and Re-building of Churches, Chapels, and Glebe Houses; and for the Purchase of Glebe Lands, Glebe Houses, and Impropriations in Ireland; and for enforcing the Residence of spiritual Persons in Ireland, on their Benefices.-Curates Bill--Catholic Petition. T2 An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: illustrating the Words in their different Significations by Examples from antient and modern Writers; shewing their Affinity to those of other Lan- guages, and especially the Northern; explaining many Terms, which, though now obsolete in England, were formerly common to both Coun- tries; and elucidating National Rites, Customs, and Institutions, in their Analogy to those of other Nations: to which is prefixed a Dis- sertation on the Origin of the Scottish Language. By John Ja- mieson, D. D. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and of the Letters from a late eminent Prelate to one of his Friends. Pp. 510, 8vo. 260 An Historical Survey of the Foreign Affairs of Great Britain, with a View to explain the Causes of the Disasters of the late and present Wars. By Gould Francis Leckie, Esq. Pp. 272. 8vo. Close print. 267 The Beauties of Scotland: containing a clear and full Account of the Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, and Manufactures; of the Popula- tion, Cities, Towns, Villlages, &c. of each County. By Robert For- syth, Esq. Advocate. Five large Svo Volumes, embellished with |