The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 555, Supplementary Number

Burial,

Science of, 165

Place in Tongatabu, 184.

Burke, Writings of, 357.

Burns, Birthday of, 73.

Bushy, owners of, 432.

Calves-head Roll, 416.

Camoens, fate of, 288.

Cambridge Freshman, 43.

Campagna Felice, 383.

Cape Town, Population of, 348.

Capillary Attraction, 303.

Caps, Laws respecting, 303.

Cardinal Spider, the, 266.

Caroline, Queen, death of, 278.

Catching Tigers, 160.

Catholic Religion, dramatic character of the, 189.

Cats, Superstitions relative to, 170.

Caviare to the Multitude, 271.

Cedar Wood, scent of, 342.

Chalk, none in America, 182.

Chancery Suit, to decide, 252.

Chapel at Hampton Wick, 376.

Char, habits of, 425.

Charles

II. at Epsom, 108

V., Palace of, in the Alhambra, 337.

Cheating in the Law, 252.

Chelsea

Heroines, 416

Pensioners, Longevity of, 416.

Chemistry, Familiar Elements of, 152.

Child in Prayer, Lines to a, 423.

Children,

Lines on, 8

Impromptu on, 189.

Chimney-piece, curious, at Exeter, 417.

China,

Picture of, 221

Varieties of, 324.

Chinese Proverbs, &c., 16.

Chit Chat of the Day, 394.

Cholera,

Vapour Bath in, 6—54

Notes on, 80—128.

Christ, Portrait of, 87—140.

Cincinnati,

Health in, 236

Letter from, 323.

Cincinnatus, Modern, 400.

Civil,

Death explained, 270

War, Lines on, 351.

Claret, Properties of, 192.

Clavering's Autobiography, 420.

Cleopatra's Needles, 291.

Coasting Scrap, 116.

Cock of the Arctic Plains, 355.

Cockney Horsemen, Hints to, 77.

Coffee,

as made in the East, 173

Shops in London, 222.

Coffin-maker, the, by the Hon. Mrs. Norton, 203.

Coin of Edward III., 275.

Colchester, Lord, 422.

Colosseum, Swiss Cottage at the, 258.

Colton, the late Mr., 403.

Comets, concussion of, with the Earth, 71.

Confessions of Serventius, 44—59.

Congreve,

at Dove Dale, 432

Rockets, 239.

Cornwall, Scene on the coast of, 313.

Cornwallis, Lord, Mausoleum of, in India, 423.

Count, a noble, 48.

Courage, Cool, 292.

Coventry Charity, 334.

Counterfeit Kings, 176.

Cowley, the poet, 105.

Cows in America, 236.

Crime, Progress of, 379.

Crocodiles on the Mississippi, 235.

Cromwell,

Lely's Portrait of, 109

his Fun, 112.

Cross-bow, History of the, 162.

Crowland Abbey, 228.

Crucifixion,

the, 398

Hilton's Picture of, 90.

Cumberland Titles, 239.

Curfew Bell, custom of, 253—273—307.

Dancers, Aged, 416.

David and Goliath, 411.

De Lolme, Politics of, 421.

Deer, errors respecting, 179.

Delft or Dutch Ware, 283.

Deluge, the, 382—410.

Demosthenes, Studies of, 291.

Devil's Sonata, the, 42.

Diamonds in Brazil, 234.

Dibdin, Rev. Dr., 423.

Dirge of Death, 168.

Dispute, an odd one, 373.

Dogs, Superstitions relative to, 171.

Doll's Eyes, Trade in, 336.

Drama, decline of, 55.

Druid's Chair, sitting in, 261.

Druids and Mistletoe, 336.

Drunkenness in old London, 176.

Ducks, instinct of, 426.

Duc de Bordeaux, the young, 271.

Dunheved Castle, described, 401.

Dutch Rushes, 426.

Dwarfs, Russian, 84.

Dying Maiden's Pardon to her faithless lover, 291.

Early Rising, 96.

East India Company, origin of, 221.

Echo Puns, 240.

Eclipse at Boossa, 281.

Economic Hints, 15.

Eels, economy of, 246.

Effrontery, 292.

Eggs, duty on, 336.

Egypt,

court of, a sketch, 413

researches in, 96.

Elegy, from the German, 291.

Elliston and the Ass' Head, 91.

Emu,

economy of, 267

house, 273.

Encroachers on Commons, 20.

Entomology, curious fact in, 298.

Epitaphs, in Wiltshire, 48.

Epsom Races, origin of, 329—361.

Ettrick Shepherd, dinner to, 73.

Eugene Aram, scene from, 23—56—95—102.

Evening,

lines to, 147

lines on, 352.

Every man in his humour, 36.

Expedition, African, 7.

Facetiae of Hierocles, 24.

Fairies, lines on, 8.

Fame, lines on, 352.

Farmer, Dr. of Cambridge, 421.

Fashion, ennui of, 326.

Feathers, economy of collecting, 83.

Felony, classic, 384.

Fiddling, poetry, 400.

Fights of wild beasts, 346.

Fines and Recoveries, 252.

Fire of London, 109.

Fire Temples in Persia, 297.

First born, a song, 156.

Fish, superstitions respecting, 212.

Fishing in Canada, 210.

Fishmongers'

Arms, 17

Hall, ancient, 17.

Fitzherbert, Mrs., 143.

Floating Scheme, 76.

Fortune-telling in high life, 144.

Forty-ninth Birthday, 133.

Fowler, Sir Thomas, his Lodge at Islington, 392.

Fox's Book of Martyrs characterized, 10.

Fox-hunting, expenses of, 223.

Fragments on Human Life, 115.

Franking Letters, 160.

Frederick I. of Prussia, 47.

French

Cruelty, 292

Drama, scene from, 118

Literature, recent, 349

Revolution, scenes from, 62—69.

Friendship, lines on, 224.

Fright, effects of, 7.

Fuel, economical, 15.

Galley Slaves, a tale, 299.

Gardens and promenades, 399.

Garratt Election, 415.

Garrick Club, 144.

George

I. and II. anecdotes of, 277—278

II., humanity of, 400

IV., character of, 123—280.

Gipsey Fortune-teller, lines to, 164.

Glass, enamel paintings on, 219.

Gleanings in Natural History, 245—265.

Glee, a legal one, 251.

Gluttony, royal and noble, 35.

Goats, fabulous account of, 170.

God, supremacy of, 9.

Goldsmith, Oliver, 147.

Good Samaritan, parable of, 410.

Gorhambury, fete at, 304.

Governess, qualifications for, 176.

Greek Sailors, 76.

Greenwich Hospital, 400.

Groaning Tree of Baddesley, 419.

Grouse, rocky mountain, 356.

Gurnard and Sprat, habits of, 311.

Gutting the Fish, 64.

Hail at Lausanne, 342.

Half-hanged Anne Green, 47.

Hainet and Raschid, a tale, 82.

Hamlet, ditty in, 32.

"Happy Jerry," anecdotes of, 273.

Harlow's Triul of Queen Katherine, 219.

Haydon's Pictures, 150—218.

Heating with Hot Water, 411.

Heating Rooms, 152.

Heckington, Holy Sepulchre at, 19.

Hemans, Mrs., sketch of, 358.

Henri III. of France, 154.

Henry I., speech of, 38.

Henry VII., character of England by, 304.

Hindoo Burial Service, 406.

Hip! Hip! Hurra! origin of, 208.

Hogg, James, dinner to, 73.

Hogs in America, 182.

Hoadley and Oldfield's Paintings on Glass, 219.

Hobbes at Chatsworth, 404.

Hobby-horse, the, 228.

Holly Leaves, medicinal use of, 412.

Holy Land, 228.

Hope, lines on, 34.

Horace Walpole, 421.

Horse Racing, origin of in England, 329—361.

Human Life, fragments on, 115.

Humbug, origin of, 159.

Humming-bird, a song, 323.

Hurley in Berkshire, account of, 419.

Hyaena, fables of, 171.

Hyde Park in America, 399.

Iceland, desolation of, 96.

Inclosure Acts, 252.

Infancy, lines on, 318.

Ink Spots, to remove, 84.

Insects, superstitions respecting, 180—211.

Instinct allied to reason, 246.

Iron Trade, British, 46.

Irish character, traits of, 291.

Isabel of Spain, character of, 415.

Isaiah, lines on, 398.

Italian

Climate, 383

Inn, 383

Landscape, 383.

Italian Warfare, character of, 121.

Italy, Horticultural Tour in, 382.

Jackal, errors respecting, 179.

Jardin de Plantes, described, 85.

Jay, remarkable, 298.

Jests of the Ancients, 24.

Justice, laconic, 76.

Kemble, Miss, Tragedy by, 170—185.

Kensington Palace, expenses of, 302.

King John at the Cape, 347.

King of Kippen, the, 303.

Knaresborough Castle, 142.

Knight's Return, the, 244.

Labourers' Friend Society, 148.

Laconics, or Guesses at Truth, 52—67—82—242—196—99.

Lady, lines to, on her age, 370.

Lady Chapel, Southward, 97—131.

Lamp, primitive one, 288.

Lancashire, improvement of, 326.

Landers' Journey to the Niger, 126—216—229—281.

Lark, lines to, 211.

Last Dying Speech and Confession of the Immortal Gods, 264.

Law of Arrest, the, 155.

Law Institution in Chancery Lane, 33—53.

Laws, ancient, 227.

Leather, manufacture of in Canada, 368.

Legal Rhymes, 197.

Lemons, sweet, 383.

Leopards, hunting with, 347.

Letter from London, 15.

Liberty in Rome, 121.

Library, a queer one, 272.

Light on the ears of a horse, 425.

Lions, tame, 32.

Lizard and Crocodile, 180.

London, Philosophy of, 133.

London and the Provinces Compared, 316.

Love, Court and Country, 372.

Love of Country, 352.

Love, French-English, 32.

Love's Kerchief, 35.

Lowther Arcade, the, 210.

Loyalist, a staunch one, 256.

Lulworth, a day at, 102.

Lyall's Geology, extract from, 57.

Lynx, errors respecting, 179.

Lyons, city of, 32.

Macauley, Mrs., 421.

Madagascar, isle of, 172.

Magdalenes in church, 320.

Magic, state of, in Egypt, 248.

Maid's First Love, 352.

Man, agency of in extinguishing and spreading the species, 57.

Manager, duties of, 287.

Manchester Botanic Garden at, 129.