Sheriffs appointed by his Majesty in Council for the year 1809 598 List of Public Acts, passed in the Third Session of the fourth Parlia ment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.—49th Celebration of the Jubilee by the Government of Bombay... 703 Current Prices in the London Markets, from Jan. 1, to Dec. 24, 1809 708 STATE PAPERS. Letter from General Armstrong to Mr. Madison, dated Paris 7th August, 1808, enclosing a Letter to Mr. Champagny........ 711 Proclamation issued in Mexico, dated 16th September, 1808.... 712 Letter from Mr. Giles, Member of the Embargo Committee, to Mr. Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury, dated 11th November, 1808 713 Report of the Embargo Committee.... Report of a Committee of the House of Representatives of Massachu- setts, upon Imperial Decree relative to Spain Convention between the Russian army and that of Sweden in Finland, ib. 733 In our Imperial Camp of Madrid, Dec. 4 Proclamation of the Government of Portugal, dated 11th December, 1808 Letter of the King of Prussia to the Magistrates of Berlin, Dec. 24, 1808 Treaty of Peace, Friendship, and Alliance, between his Britannic Ma- jesty and his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand VII. Signed at London, ... 745 the Realm, concerning a General Diet to be held on the 1st of May, .... 751 752 Correspondence between Mr. Erskine and Mr. Smith cil ... ... ib. 760 762 763 Proclamation issued by the new King of Sweden on his ascending the ... ..... ib. 766 Proclamation to the Poles 770 771 At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 12th July, 1809.—Present—The ib. Proclamation of King Joseph, dated Head-quarters, Toledo, Aug. 19, 773 Letter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, M. Champagny, 778 Treaty of Peace between Sweden and Russia. Dated 5-17th Septem- 784 Address ..... 789 Address of his most Serene Highness the Prince Arch-Chancellor of the Copy of a Letter from Buonaparte to the Emperor of Russia, written during the late Negociations with Austria.. Treaty of Peace between France and Austria, Oct. 15, 1809 ... 791 Proclamation issued by Eugene Napoleon, Arch-Chancellor of State of the French Empire, Viceroy of Italy, Prince of Venice, and Com- mander in Chief of the Army of Italy to the People of the Tyrol, Manifesto, fixing the days when the General Cortes of the Spanish Mo- narchy are to be convoked and held; Dated Royal Alcazar of Seville, Speech of the Emperor Napoleon, at the opening of the meeting of the Sentence against General Monnet. From the Moniteur, Dec. 9.. 804 The following Decree will assist in explaining the Designs of Buona- parte, with regard to one extensive branch of the Hanseatic League. Divorce of the Empress Josephine. Dec. 17, 1809....... ib. CHARACTERS. Extracts from Memoirs of William Paley, D. D. By George Wilson The famous Victor Alfieri's Passion for Music, Abhorence of Dancing, and Aversion to the French Nation. [Extracted from Memoires of his Life and Writings. Written by himself.] Condition and Character of the Inhabitants of West Barbary. [From Mr. Jackson's Account of the Empire of Marocco.]..... Character of several Nations, by Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy, and the Emperor of Russia. [From Porter's Travels in Russia and Dwarfs and Fools, exhibited in the Houses of the Nobles of Moscow. ib. Manners, Habits, Customs, Dress, and Language, of the Andalusians. Character, Manners, Customs, &c. of the Murcians. [From the same.] 770 Character, Manners, Customs, &c. of the Biscayans. [From the same.] Character of the Asturians. [From the same.].. Character, Manners, Genius, and Language, of the Galicians. 771 [From Character, Manners, Customs, Habits, Dress, and Language, Old Castilians. [From the same.] •· Character, Manners, Customs, Habits, Dress, and Language, of the New Castilians. [From the same.] Character, Manners and Customs, of La Mancha. [From the same.] 777 Character, Manners, Customs, Dress, and Language, of the Aragonese. ib. NATURAL HISTORY. Account of the Dissection of a Human Fœtus, in which the Circulation of the Blood was carried on without a Heart. By Mr. B. C. Bro- die. [From the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of On the Origin and Formation of Roots. By T. A. Knight, Esq. On the Effects of Westerly Winds in raising the Level of the British Channel. By James Rennel, Esq. F.RS. [From the same.] 797 Circumstances relative to Merino Sheep, chiefly collected from the Spa- nish Shepherds who attended those of the flock of Pouler, lately presented to his Majesty by the government of Spain; and also re- specting the Sheep of the flock of Negrette, imported from Spain by his Majesty in 1791. By Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society of London. [From Part II. Vol. VI. of Communications to the On the Advantages to be derived from Heath in the Feeding of Stock, and on the Importance of the Maple-tree, by the Rev. James Hall. Uses of Insects in Tropical Climates. [From the same.]. On the Icy Crust formed on Glass Windows during a severe Frost. By .. 811 On the Generation, and other obscure Facts in the Natural History of the common Eel. By Mr. J. Carr, of Manchester. [From the Phi- losophical Magazine for October, 1809.] Electrical Eels. [From Humbold's View of the Equatorial Regions.] 817 The Mermaid seen on the coast of Caithness. [Letter from Miss Mac- kay, daughter of the Rev. David Mackay, Minister of Reay, to Miss Situation and Climate of the City of Marocco. [From Mr. Jackson's USEFUL PROJECTS. ib. Sketch of a Plan for improving the Royal Institution, and erecting it An Invention for writing by means of Copies engraved on Slates. [From Transactions of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manu- factures, and Commerce. Vol. XVII.] The Thanks of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. were voted to Mr. S. Roberts, Chairman of a Committee appointed at Shef- field for encouraging the Sweeping of Chimnies without the use of Climbing-boys. [From the Transactions of the Society.]...... 827 The Silver Medal given by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, .... 831 Simple Means of correcting the Damp in Coal-mines. [From the On the Propriety of establishing Parochial Shops in Country Dis- Pacification of Lludd-Little Song. Translated from the Welsh of the Christian S |