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Addrefs of the house of commons of Ireland to the prince of Wales, on occafion
of the final anfier of his royal highnejs
Protest against the addrefs of thanks to the prince of Wales, voted in the Irifh
houfe of lords, March 23

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Address of the lord mayor, sheriff's, commons, and citizens of the city of Dublin,
in common council assembled, to his majefly, on the fame occafion [325
of the Proteftant and Roman Catholic inhabitants of Waterford, to
the king, on the fame occafion
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The petition of the English Catholic Diffenters to the house of commons, prefented
May 7
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The king of France's circular letter for the convocation of the flates general at
Verjailles
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The king of France's Speech on the opening of the fates general, May 9, 1789
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Letter from the king of France to the prefident of the national assembly, May 28,
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1789

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Addrefs of the deputies of the tiers elat of France, to his Majefty, June 6, 1789

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Speech of the king of France to the fates general, June 23

The declaration of rights, which has been agreed to by the national assembly of
France, and fanctioned by the king, and which forms the bafis of the new
conftitution of France

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CHARACTERS:

NATURAL HISTORY.

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The manner of making porcelain.-From the Abbé Grofier
Curious account of a young Leveret nurtured by a Cat.-Extracted from the
Natural Hiftory and Antiquities of Selborne, in the county of Southampton,
by the Rev. Mr. White

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Some account of the poisonous Serpents and Plants in the country of the Hotten
tots.-Extracted from a Narrative of Four Journies into the country of
the Hottentots and Caffraria, in the Years 1787, 8, 9, by Lieutenant
Paterfon.

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Some account of the Natural Hiftory of New South Wales.-From a Nar-
rative of the Expedition to Botany Bay, by Captain W. Tench, of the
Marines

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USEFUL PROJECTS.

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An account of the method of making the Otter of Rofes, as it is prepared in the
Eaft Indies. Communicated in a letter from Donald Monro, M. D. of
London, to Mr. John Robinfon, Profeffor of Natural Philofophy in the
Univerfity of Edinburgh.—From Vol. II. of the Tranfactions of the Royal
Society at Edinburgh
Letter from Mr. Boote, addreffed to the Secretary of the Society for the en
couragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce, on the comparative merits
of the Drill and Broad-caft Husbandry; which received the gold medal
(the Premium offered by the Society on that Subject.)—From vol. vii. of the
Tranfactions of that Society

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Mr. Ecclefion's account of his improvement of Martin Meer, in the county of
Lancaster, inclosed in a letter to the above Society; (which alfo obtained the
gold medal.)-From the fame

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An effectual remedy for curing the Scab, in Sheep, communicated by Sir
Jofeph Banks, Bart. to the above Society.-From the fame.
Receipt for the Scurvy, supposed to be communicated by a Mr. Huckings, of
Cambridge, on account of the great benefit he himself received from it.—Ex-
tracted from the Gentleman's Magazine, for 1789
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An Inquiry concerning a fure and certain method of improving small arable
Farms.-By Mr. Wimpey, in a Letter to the Secretary of the Society in-
fituted at Bath, for the encouragement of agriculture, arts, manufactures,
and commerce, within the Counties of Somerfet, Wilts, Glocefter, and Dorfet,
and the city and county of Briftol

72

Of Furze, or Wins [Ulex Europeus, Linn.] as a Food for Horfes and Cattle,
-Defcription of a Machine for bruifing them; and hints for rearing that
plant economically as a crops By Dr. J. Anderson.—Addressed to the
Jame Society

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ANTI-

ANTIQUITIES.

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POETRY.

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Epilogue, by Lieutenant-General Burgoyne. Spoken by Mifs Farren
Song, by Dr. Glynn, of King's College, Cambridge

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Song, by Richard Lovelace. From fpecimens of the early English pocts ibid.
Song, anonymous.-From the jume

The ivy, a beautiful imitation of the old poets

Song, tranflated from the Greek, by John Baynes, efq.
Song, tranflated from Phenix of Colophon, by the fame

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ibid.

Prologue, Spoken by Mr. W. Fector, at his private theatre at Dover, Dec. 18,

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Epilogue to Matilda; written by Mr. Cobb, author of the First Floor, &c. &c.
Spoken by Mr. Fector

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Lines written by Mary, Queen of Scots, on the lofs of her husband, Francis II.
of France; with an English translation.-From anecdotes, by M. P. At-
drews, efq.

On the late American war

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161

ibid.

Epigram

Another

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Verfes on Mifs Farren's acting in Dublin for the benefit of perfons confined
for small debts. By Sir Hercules Langrish, bart.
Tranflation of three Hymns, fuppofed to have been written by the Greek poet
Dionyfius, and fet to ancient Greek mufic.- From Dr. Burney's hiftory of
mufic
Tranflation of Greek fcolia, or feftive fongs.-From the fame author 169
Verfes by the late Sir John Henry Moore, bart. written to a lady a few
months before his death

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Imitations felected from "Poems, by the late Thomas Ruffjell, fellow of New
College"
From Ode xvii. of "Expoftulatory odes to a great duke and a little lord,” by
Peter Pindar, esq.

ACCOUNT OF BOOKS for 1789.

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Three effays on picuresque beauty, on picturefque travel, and on sketching
landscape-to which is added a poem on landscape painting. By William
Gilpin, M. A. prebendary of Sarum, and vicar of Boldre, in New Forest,
near Lymington

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A general history of mufic, from the earliest ages to the prefent period. By
Charles Burney, Muf. D. F. R. S. in four volumes, 4io.

THE END.

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T. BURTON, PRINTER, NO. 31, LITTLE QUEEN-STREET.

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