two particulars regarding both Simson and Hume, from those papers, which he had presented to the Maitland Club of Glasgow. It appears that a difference arose as to the terms on which the resignation in favour of Williamson had been made, and the matter was left to the arbitration of Matthew Stewart on Simson's part, and Baron Mure (the colonel's grandfather) on Williamson's. The correspondence throughout shows that there was no great favour entertained for him by the professor; but it also shows that his anxiety respecting the sum to be secured arose from the efforts he was making to pay off what remained of his father's debts, which as late as 1763 he had been unable to accomplish. We find also from those letters, that the number of his pupils had never been less than fifty, and often considerably more. The arrangement as to assistant and successor was universally practised in the Scotch Universities, but has of late been very properly discontinued, as leading to great abuse. INDEX. Absentee tax, 259. America-causes of prosperity, 241. Apprenticeships, 216. Boulton, partner of Watt, 42. to agriculture, 237. Burke, bounty act and remarks, 238. Capital, 220, 272. at interest, 222. employed in four ways only, 223. Carrying trade, 236. difficulty of ascertaining accu- Cavendish, Henry, birth, 91. Balance of trade, 229. rately, 229. Banks of deposit, 230. Banks, Sir Joseph, birth, 336. early pursuits, 337. joins in a voyage to the South Seas, arrival at Otaheite, 346. returns to England, 353. elected president of the Royal dissensions in the Society, 359. generous labours in the cause of chosen a member of the Insti- letter to General Rose, 375. Black, Dr., birth and education, 2. letter to Adam Smith, 471. early experiments, 92. experiments on the composition of discovers the composition of nitrous experiments on force of attrac various researches, 102. personal history and habits, 104. Charettie, M., letter to Sir J. Banks, Coinage discussed, 239. Colleges, restrictive aspect of, 216. causes of prosperity, 241. Commercial treaties, 238. Corn laws, 211. interest of capitalist and working Corn laws and trade with Poland, 236. | Drawbacks, objections to, 232. 216. Currency in America, 232. Cuvier's Eloge de M. Cavendish,' D'Alembert, J., birth, 389. kind disposition, 391. mique,' 395. Economical science in England, 170 in France, 171. Economists, the, on capital, 220. Education, national, 249. Traité de Dyna- Exceptions in favour of restrictions, review of this work, 398. 228. author of the 'preliminary dis- character and domestic habits, 438. merits as a mathematician, 449. opinions on religion, 462. Davy, Sir Humphry, birth, 107. appointed professor of chemistry various experiments in electro-che- invents the safety lamp, 118. chosen president of the Royal death and character, 122. Debts, national, 261. Defence, national, 247. De Gournay, the political economist, 171. Division of Labour, 208. Expenses, national, 247, 250. Fisheries, bounties to, 233. Galvanism, Davy's discoveries in, 112. Greek colonies, 240. Home, John, letter to Adam Smith, Latent heat discovered by Black, 12. | Paper money in America, 232. Lavoisier, S. L., birth, 292. · experiments with diamond, 300. researches on combustion, 309. Lotteries as a source of revenue, 251. M'Culloch on corn, 237. Mathematics, progress of, 123. by means of restrictions on exports exchange of suitable products, 231. Metals, precious, restrictions on, 226. Newcomen's improvements on the 75. Observation of the transit of Venus Oxygen gas discovered by Priestley,76. Papin's improvements on the steam Pappus's mathematical collections, 127. Pin-making, 208. Porisms, investigations on, by Sim- Portugal, treaty with, 238. Post-office as a source of revenue, Potassium discovered by Davy, 116. various writings, 73. discovers nitrogen gas, 75. oxgen gas, 70. merits of, 78. |