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The price of grain generally continues high. Lean stock of all descriptions, as well as fat, but the latter particularly on account of the season, is remarkably high. Hay has also continued its price, notwithstanding the open weather.

Price of meat in Smithfield Market:Beef, 5s. 8d. to 6s. 4d. ;-Mutton, 5s. 6d. to 6s. 4d.;-Veal, 5s. 10d. to 6s. 8d. ;-Pork, 6s. 4d. to 7s.

- Middlesex, Dec. 25.

AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN,

By the WinchesterQuarter of 8 Bushels, and of OATMEAL per Boll of 140lbs. Averdupois, from the Returns received in the Week ended Dec. 16, 1809.

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N.B. In the 3 per Cent Consols the highest and lowest Price of each day is given; in the other Stocks the highest only. FORTUNE and Co. STOCK-BROKERS and GENERAL AGENTS, No. 13, Cornhill

INDEX TO THE TWELFTH VOLUME.

Page

ADVENTURES of Henry Vogel, 3, 188,

281.

of Peter Positive, 273, 371.
of Baron Holberg, 287, 566,

459.
Affairs of the Poor, observations on the,
105, 205, 276.
Agricultural Report, 87, 175, 263, 851,
439, 520.

Agriculture, Mr. Curwen's experiments in,

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469.

of Peter Louis, Duke of Parma,

Apiarian Society, on the formation of an,
16.

Artificial Stone, method of making it, 56,
Arts and Sciences, improvements in, and
notices relating to, 54, 142, 231, 316,
405, 493.

Aspern, official account of the battles fought
there between the French and Austrians,
71, 168, 255, 340-Peace concluded be-
tween Austria and France, 426.-See
Public Affairs, 61, 64, 153, 246, 332,
415.

Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, 314.
Atmospheric Phenomena, curious disco-
veries of, 401, 488.

Austria, political state of, 61, 153, 246,
832, 416.

Axiochus, analysis of his dialogue on the
fear of death, 108.

Bankruptcies, list of, 85, 173, 261, 349,
486, 519.

Barclay, Captain, account of his astonishing
pedestrian performance, 81.

Batavian Society of Experimental Philoso-
phy, 401, 488.

Battle of Aspern, between the Austrians
and French, 71, 168, 255, 340.

of Talavera, between the French

and English, 160.

492.

between the French and Spaniards,

3

Baurress, Mr. an extraordinary genius, ac-
count of, 436.

Beauties of Blair, review of, 213.
Beckwith, Dr. short memoir of, 80.
Bedford, Duke of, statue to the memory
of, 142

Bill of Mortality, 87, 175, 263, 351, 439,
521,

Biographical Sketches-Mr. Thomas Brad-
ford, 57-Dr. Beckwith, 80-Dr. Hun-
ter, 83-Joseph Haydn, 84-Chevalier
de Florian, 131-Andrew Marvell, 145
-Matthew Boulton, Esq. 234-Earl of
Coventry, 250-Sir Wm. Jerningham,
261-Marquis D'Argens, 319-Ambrose
Eccles, 848-Duke of Portland, 408-
Rev. Dr. Hurdis, 481-Sir John Dinely,
498.

152.

Bonaparte, excommunicated by the Pope,
his speech to the Legislative
Body, 513.
Books, new, published in July, 67-in Au-
gust, 156-in September, 248-in Oc-
tober, 934-in November, 417-in De-
cember, 509.

Boulton, Matthew, Esq. memoirs of, 234.
Bradford, Mr. Thomas, memoirs of, 57.
Brazil, the first inhabitants of, 474.
Bread, price of, 87, 175, 263, 851, 439,

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Bath and West of England Society, 404.

276.

Cambridgeshire, occurrences in, 76, 433.
Campbell's Gertrude of Wyoming, review
of, 591.

Campomanes, M. letter from him to Dr.
Robertson, 353:

Canal, Dock, Brewery, Life and Fire-Office
Shares, prices of, 86, 174, 262, 350,
438, 520.

Carr's (Sir John) Poems, review of, 295.
Carrots, important discovery respecting the
medicinal virtues of, 494.
Castlewart, the Earl of, his death, 436.
Catalogue Raisonneé, 386, 455.
Causes of the overthrow of the Spanish
monarchy, 89, 197.

Chatham, Earl, commands the expedition
to Holland-See Holland
Chesnut, Spanish, on the culture of, 140.
Cirkni z, description of the lake of, 379.
Clay, Mr. Samuel, account of, 79.
Clifford, Mr. obtains a verdict against the
managers of Covent-Garden theatre for
false imprisonment, 508-See Covent-
Garden.

Cobbett, Mr. W the excellent mode a-
dopted by him of relieving the poor,

170.

Coffee, a substitute for, 495.

Coincidence in the equestrian feats of John
Gilpin and Commodore Trunnion, 458.
Colchester water works, account of, 258.
College of Physicians, 402.

Collier's Thoughts on Reanimation, review
of, 479

Commerce between France and Great Bri-
tain, origin and progress of, 356.
Corn, average prices of, 87, 175, 263, 351,
439, 521.

Cornwall, occurrences in, 346.

· Correspondents, notices to, 70, 158, 241,
420.

Covent Garden, description of the new
theatre, 237-Opens with an advance of
former prices, which is violently opposed
by the public, 239-The managers close
the house and submit the question to
arbitration, 214-The house again opens
at the new prices, and tumult raged as
before, 326-Observations on this event,
$28 The contest continued, with re-
marks on the conduct of the managers,
412, 414-The managers at length con-
sent to a reduction of prices, 504-
Peace restored, ibid.

Coventry, the Earl of, account of, 250.
Criminal from lost Honour, a tale, 186,
270, 443.

Criticism-Nubilia in Search of a Husband,
34, 120-Cumberland's John de Lan-
caster, 38-The lash, 127-Ryley's Iti-
nerant, ib. Hewetson's William Tell,
131-Beauties of Beattie, 213-Edge-
worth's Tales of Fashionable Life, 214
Letters from an Irish Student, 217-
Pinkney's Travels in France, 220-Sir

John Carr's Poems, 295-The Sons, 299
Huish's Solomon, ib-Travels of Cap-
tains Lewis and Clarke, 302-Campbell's
Gertrude of Wyoming, 391-Wilcocke's
History of Buenos Ayres, 470-Collier's
Thoughts on Reanimation, 479-Evans'
Jubilee Sermon, 480-Evans' Letter to
Hawker, ib.-Hurdis' Village Curate,

481.

Cumberland, occurrences, marriages, and
deaths in, 76, 346.

Cumberland's John de Lancaster, review
of, 38.

Dallas, Mr. his character, 219.
Damp (among colliers) successful method
of preventing the fatality of, 494.
Dancing, condemned as forming a part of
feinale education, 35.

D'Argens, Marquis, memoirs of the life
of, 319.

Death, ou the fear of, 108.
Deaths Abroad, 83, 173, 348.

in and near London, 421, 511.
Debt, national, proposed plan for reducing
it, 196.

Deism, sentiments of a scholar upon the
doctrine of, 234.

Denmark, literary and scientific news of,
143, 407, 495.

extraordinary number of deaf and

dumb persons there, 407.
Dinely, Sir John, an eccentric character,
death of, 422-Memoirs of his life, 498.
Dorsetshire, occurrences in, 76.
Drawings, pencil and chalk, process for
preserving, 493.

Duel between Mr. Canning and Lord
Castlereagh on the affairs of the state,
247, 829.

Dundonald, Earl of, his address to the
worsted manufacturers of Kent, 347.

Eccles, Ambrose, memoir of, 348.
Eden, Sir F. M. Bart. death of, 512.
Edgeworth's Tales of Fashionable Life, re-
view of, 214.

Edmund de Watteville, a Tale, 9.
Ellis, Edward, rescues several persons from
shipwreck, 260.

English Courts of Justice, 217.

their character, 201-Comparison
between them and the French, 204.
Epigrams, an illustrative dissertation on,
269.

Essay on the first human society, 294, 374,
447.

Essex, occurrences, &c. in, 76, 258, 517.
Evils of suffering monopolizers in a com-
mercial state, 466.

Ethics, the superiority of the modern over
those of the ancient philosophers, 110,
181, 364.

Evans' Jubilee Sermon, review of, 480.

Letter to Dr. Hawker, review of, ib.

Exhibition of Paintings in Scotland, 314.

Family Wine, receipt for making it, 55.
Fan, lines to a, 224.

Filtration of Water, useful improvements
in the, 405.

Fire Arms, improvements in the construc-
tion of, 49.

Florian, Chevalier de, biographical me-
moir of, 131.

Flushing, surrender of, to the British forces
under Lord Chatham, 167-After a long
struggle, the English are necessitated to
evacuate their conquest, 515-See Hol-
land.

Fortifications on the coast of Kent, account
of, 258.

Foundling of the Forest, a new play, ac-
count of, 59.

France, literary and scientific news of, 56,
143, 232, 316, 406, 495.

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Gallant action between H. M. S. Bonne
Citoyenne and a French frigate, 339.
Gallery of Antiques, Paris, account of the
statues, busts, &c. in this museum,
386, 455.

Gallican Church, brief view of the state of

at the close of the 16th century, 441.
Garrow, Mr. character of, 218.
Gazette Intelligence, 71, 158, 251, 835,
422, 515.

Germany, literary and scientific news of,
144, 233, 317, 407, 496.

political state of, 63, 154.
Glasse, Rev. H. death of, 511.
Goldsmith's stanzas on Woman, the im-
morality of, 446.

Gothic architecture, observations on, 20.
Grapes, a new method of preserving, 310
Gurney, John, Esq. death of, 434.

Hampshire, occurrences, marriages, and
deaths in, 77, 170.

Harris, Mr. on the summation of infinite
series, 17, 179.

Hauyne, a new mineral substance, disco-
very of, 144.

Haydn, Joseph, biographical sketch of, 84.
Haymarket (little theatre) performances
at, 58.

Henry VII's chapel, anecdote of, 219.

Hertfordshire, occurrences in, 77..
Hewetson's William Tell, review of, 151.
Highwayman, the, a parody on Parnell's
Hermit, 45.

Hill, Mr. short account of, 421.,
Historic Vision, 359.

Historical Chronicle, 71, 158, 250, 236,
421, 511.

Holberg, Baron, literary life and travels
of, 287, 366, 459.

Holland, official details of the operations of
the British forces on an expedition to the
coast of, 163, 253, 515-Remarks on
the conduct of the commander-in-chief
and on the objects of the expedition,
242, 415-Address of the citizens of
London to the King on this ill-fated ex-
ploit, 508-Comments of the French
papers on the subject of this enterprise,
245, 423.

Holland, literary and scientific news of,
318, 408.

Hooker, Mr. Wm. returns from travels in
Iceland, his valuable stores consumed
by fire, 495.

Horse-chesnut, important usefulness of
this tree, 405.

Horticultural Society, proceedings of, 140.
Huish's Translation of Klopstock's Solo
mon, review of, 299.

Human Society, first formation of, essay
on the, 294, 374, 447.

Hurdis' Village Curate, review of, 479.
Hunter, Dr. A. short account of, 82.

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Immorality of Goldsmith's stanzas on Wo-
man, 446.

Indian Ink, a substitute for, 54.
Indians of New Caledonia, some account
of, 291.

of the Missouri, curious traits in the
character of, 309.

Infinite Series, on the summation of, 17,
179.

"John Gilpin" and "Peregrine Pickle,"

similarity in the equestrian feats of, 458.
Johnson, Mr J. death of, 512.
Jones' Tragedy of the Sons, review of, 299.
Joy, ode to, 277.

Ireland, occurrences and deaths in, 436,

512.

Italy, literary and scientific news of, 144,
233, 318, 408, 496.

political state of, 65.
Jubilee, national, in honour of the King's
entering the 50th year of his reign, 331.

Kelly, Rev. Dr. memoir of, 519.
Kemble, Mr. his speech to the audience of
Covent-garden theatre, 240.

Kent, incidents and deaths in, 77, 259, 347.
Kestelot, Dr. extract from his notes re-
specting Mr Davy, 80.

Killing no Murder, a new farce, account
of, 58.

Lace, patent for manufacturing metal to
imitate gold and silver, 49.

Lake of Cirkuitz, description of the, 379.

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