XII. The funeral solemnities of the English. Their passion for
The Russian method. . . . . .
XX. Some account of the republic of letters in England..
XXI. The Chinese goes to see a play. . . . . .
XXII. The Chinese philosopher's son made a slave in Persia. . . .
XXIII. The English subscription in favour of the French prisoners
commended..
XXIV. The venders of quack medicines and nostrums ridiculed. .
XXV. The natural rise and decline of kingdoms, exemplified in
the history of the kingdom of Lao....
XXVI. The character of the man in black, with some instances of
his inconsistent conduct....
XXVII. The history of the man in black....
XXVIII. On the great numbers of old maids and bachelors in Lon-
don: Some of the causes....
XXIX. A description of a club of authors....
XXX. The proceedings of the club of authors..
'XXXI. The perfection of the Chinese in the art of gardening. The
description of a Chinese garden....
XXXII. Of the degeneracy of some of the English nobility. A
mushroom-feast among the Tartars.
tales of magazines, etc. ridiculed....