Bacon (Friar), account of the philosophy of, 465-468
Bhâts, or bards of the Rajpoots, notice of, 393.
America, Indians of, of Tartar origin, 13- remarks on their character, 15-particu- larly the Kaskaya Indians or Bad- hearts, 24-bombastic eulogy on, 538 Bank restriction, effects of, 239. specimen of American honesty, 341-Barrow's Sermons, character of, 301 present state of Boston, ih.-of society Benefices, number of in Englands and and slavery at Charleston, 343, 344- Wales, 554-and in whose patronage, ib. and at Baltimore, 345, 346-description 555-average income of each benefice, of Washington, 346, 347-salutary fufor- 557. 4 mation for emigrants to this country; 347, 348-distresses of English emi- grants, 356. 362, 363, 364. 366. 369, 370-slave-flogging, at Washington, by ladies, 354-aristocracy growing up in America, 355—precious samples of Ame rican law and justice, 356-358, 359, 360-present state of Lexington, 359- price of land in the back settlements, 360 -state of the country between Vin- cennes and Princeton, 361-and of Birk- beck's settlement, 364, 365—insalubrity of the newly-settled countries, 367, 368 -condition of the American people, 368 -effects of the total neglect of religion,
369. Andocides, the orator, character and misfor- tunes of, 323-notice of Lysias's speech against him, 324-and of his defence, 326.
Andrewes (Bishop), style of, 299. Aranjuez, account of the Spanish insurrec- tion at, 63.
Aristogeiton, oration of Hyperides against, analysed, with remarks, 334-337. Arkansas, river, course of, 22, 23—exube- rant produce of native vines in its valley, 23, 24.
Bheels, a native tribe of central India, no- tice of, 394–596. Bilma, a town in the
interior of Africa,
a sent le
notice of, 511. Birkbeck's settlement, account of, 864, 365. Birnie, account of the sultan óf, 514—pó- pulation of that place, 522.01_siteg Bishops of the Church of England, rẹ- marks on the income of, 559.. Blair's Sermons, style of, 303," tone) Blood, curious magical charm for staunch- ing, 455.
Boiling spring, notice of, 22. Books (new), lists of, 277. Bournou, a kingdom in the interior of Afri- ca, population of, 522, 523-account of the great lake of Bournou, 511, 512. 520, 521-notice of the principal towns, 511, 522, 523-anecdotes of the Sheik, 513 -and of the sultan, 514.
British theatre, evil influence of French unities on, 421, 423.
Browne (Mr. Hamilton), perfidious conduct of, towards his benefactor, Sir Thomas Maitland, 89.
Buckland (Rev. Wm.) Reliquiæ Diluvianæ,
138-importance of his geological lec-on Burnet, 169-real value of his history,
remains of animals, 147-particularly oftion of Charles II. 172, 173-reflection the Kirkdale cave, ib. 151, 152-of other caves in different parts of England, 147 -classification of the animal remains found therein, 148-contents of the cave erat Kühloch, in Germany, 149. Se- condly, evidences of the deluge derived from diluvial beds of loam and gravel, containing animal remains, 152-154 -remains of elephants found in various eid parts of England, 152 and of other ani-
mals in different parts of the world, 153 particularly the loftiest mountains of -America and of Central India, 155, 156. Thirdly, the evidence derived from vallies is of denudation, 156 points established bilby his researches, 156-158-remarks on the crude speculations of some geolo-be gists, to account for the deluge, 158- 161-the Mosaic account of the deluge, vig 161, 1694 on the interpretation of the
word day, in the first chapter of Ge- nesis, 163-importance of introducing beproofs of providential design into scien- bntific lectures, 165. Teds Buonaparte, perfidious measures of, to 99tain possession of Portugal, 55, 56-
sends an army into Spain, 60-contrives to sto get the Spanish royal family into his link w custody in France, 65-67-his forces -ou occupy Madrid under Murat, 68-mas- desacre of the Spaniards, 69 intrudes Jo- Diseph Buonaparte into the throne, 70- simultaneous rising in the provinces čo against the French, 71, 72-their dif -og-ficult situation in Catalonia, 7.3 com- Spelled to raise the sieges of Valencia, 74
and of Zaragoza, 75-77-surrender of the French army under General Du- 1s pont, 78the French evacuate Madrid, 79-defeat of Buonaparte's army under Do Junot,ivino Portugal, 80 82 which betcountry he is obliged, by convention, to
give up to the English forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley, 82, 83-refutation of To, Savary's attempt to exculpate Buona- O parte from the charge of murdering the tte Duke d'Enghien, 557-572-examina- Eletion of the mock trial, 572-580
Burnet's (Bishop) History of his Own dans Time, with notes, 165 character of the
suppressed passages; 166 specimens of 15pbDean Swift's notes on Burnet, 166-168 aoTcharacter of Lord Dartmouth's notes, 168, 169-their severity accounted for, 1.69-villainous remark of Cunningham
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Campbell (Augustus), Appeal on behalf of the Church of England, 524. See Clergy. Carlos. See Don Carlos. Carolina, state of society at, 342, 343- cruel treatment of slaves and people of colour by the Carolinians, 343, 344. Catcott's Theory of the Deluge, remarks on, 139, 140. Cattle, number of, sold at Smithfield be- tween 1819 and 1822, 218. Cavaliers, causes of the vices of, 178. Charles I. reflection on the murder of, 177
his unhappy marriage with Henrietta of, 181-his charge to his son, 182-- reflection of, on the outrageous conduct of the Puritans, 183.
Charles II. triumphant restoration of, 172, 173-subsequent disgraceful events of his reign, 174-why he was favourable to popery, 183, 184-the dissoluteness of morals that followed his restoration ac- that followed his counted for, 185-189-influence of the profligacy of Charles II. and his court, on the literature of England, 206209
bourhood, remarks on, 2, 3. College-livings, the giving of, to college ⚫ tutors vindicated, 553, 554. Comanians, irruption of, into Europe, 119,
her, 197-his disposition towards the Coal formation of Pittsburgh and its neigh- Roman catholics, 198, 199-duplicity of his policy, 203, 204. Charles IV., King of Spain, charges his son Ferdinand with conspiring against him, 59-Abdicates the throne, 64-Against which he protests, as compulsory, 65 abdicates a second time, and is carried into France, 67.
Charms (Magical), curious notices of, 455,
Clarendon (Lord), conduct of Henrietta, Queen of Charles I. to, accounted for, 189, 190.
Clarendon-press, important services ren- dered by, to literature, 165, 166. Clarke's Sermons, style of, 302. Clarkson (Tho. Esq.), Thoughts on the Ne- cessity of improving the condition of Negro-Slaves, 475-remarks thereon, 481.-See Negro-Slavery. Clergy of the Church of England, errors and misrepresentations concerning the revenues of, exposed, 524, 525 cause of the antipathy of separatists against it, 526-proof that neither the land-owner, the dissenter, nor the member of the Church of England pays any thing, in the sense intended by those who use it, towards the expense of supporting that church, 528-532-the real origin of tithes, collected from records, 527, 528 533-537-vindication of the authorities on which this proof rests, 538, 539-the assertion that tithes originated in a par- liamentary grant, considered, 540, 541. the right of the clergy to them established, 541-543-and that the vulgar clamour against the burthen of an ecclesiastical Stent is utterly unfounded, 545, the clergy to a full tenth of the gross produce established, -544-546 pecuniary sacrifices made by the in various ways, 517-parti- cofarly in their own education, 557 in the education of youth,
552, 50mount of the revenues of the
clergy of the Church of England, 555, 556-incomes of the bishops, 559- average income of each benefice, 557- comparison of the incomes of the English clergy with those of the Scottish clergy, 558, 559.
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Comedy (French), considerations on, 415
their light comedy,' what, ib.-Cha- .racter of the comedies of Molière, 415, to 416-particularly his Bourgeois Gen- tilhomme,' 418 and his Tartuffe,' 419
sterling dramatic wit the chief excel- lence of Molière, 420 character of Le- sage's Turcaret, 420, 421-evil influence of French unities on the British theatre, 421-423-and of French symmetries on the Spanish stage, 424-426—evil influence of French example on the Ger man theatre, 427, 428-immorality and filthiness of the French comedy, 430- particularly in Molière, ib.—and in Reg- nard, 431-excellence of the French petites comédies, 433-436-homage paid to Shakspeare by a French critic, 437 circumstances which have rendered French the language of conversation in the higher circles of Europe, 438-why it is not universal, 439
Corn, bullion prices of, in the 14th and 15th centuries, 219, 220-and in the 16th and 17th centuries, (221-causes of its high price between 1793 and 4814, 222 influence of war thereon, 223, 224. Corneille's tragedies, remarks on, 39, 40-— particularly his Cid, 40-43 observa- tion on Corneille by M. Schlegel, 52.d Crimea, geography and productions of, the northern or level part of, 122, 123 and of the mountainous regions of 124, 185
beautiful vallies of, 126. 11 ashad Crim Tartars, number of, 127-differenti classes, ib. state of the Murzas or Tartar noblesse, ib.-of the Mullas on priests, 128- and of the peasants, ib. similarity of manners with those of the patriarchal ages, 128 remarks on the change in the Tartar character compared with that of their ancestors, 129, 130-condition and amusements of the women, 131-Affec- tion of the Crim Tartars for their horses, 132-description of a Tartar horse-race, 134-their sheep-husbandry, ib.indo- lent mode of digging, 135-miserable state of their agriculture, ib.supersti- tions, 136-cruel punishment of the knout, inflicted on some Tartar felons, 137.
Cunningham (Mr.), calumnious remark of, on Burnet's History of his own Time, 169.
Cuvier, testimony of, to the Mosaic account
of the deluge, 144-remarks thereon, Elephants, remains of, found in various
Dartmouth (Lord), remarks of, on Burnet's History of his own Time, 168, 169— their severity accounted for, 169. Deluge, proofs of the universality of, from the appearances of caves and fissures of rocks, containing fossilized animal re- mains, 147-152—from diluvial beds of loam and gravel, containing similar re- mains, 152-156 and from vallies of denudation, 156 strictures on the crude speculations of geologists, to account for the deluge, 158-161-the Mosaic nar- rative of it, 161, 162. ཎོཏི Demand. See Supply.
Demosthenes, oration of, against Aristogei- bton, not genuine, 333–specimen of it, with remarks, 355–337.
Denham (Major), dangerous situation and providential escape of, 517, 518. Dismal Swamp, in the Valley of the Missis- sippi, described, 10.
Don Carlos, Infant of Spain, character and death of, 371-notice of Otway's tragedy, ✓ founded on his death, 372—of Schiller's, 373, 374-analysis of Lord John Rus- sell's tragedy.on the same subject, with specimens and remarks, 375-382. Donne (Doctor), style of, 299. Drama, the French passionately attached
to, 28, 29-origin of dramatic represen- -tation in France, 32-notice of the plays of Jodelle and others, 33—of Garnier, ibide 34 of Hardy, 34-36 parallel detween them and the contemporary bEnglish dramatists, 36-38-profligacy Gof the English drama during the reign of Charles II., 206. -- Dryden's-plays, immorality of, 206—his Zobservations on the English stage, 208. Dueis imitation of Shakspeare's Hamlet, vremarks on, 46, 47 and on his imitation >of Romeo and Juliet, 47, 48—and his other imitations of Shakspeare, 48, 49. Dupin (M.), Pièces Judiciaires relatives aù Proces du Duc d'Enghien, 565-extracts from the preliminary proceedings of the mock-court for trying the duke, with re- marks, 572-574-the interrogatory of the duke, 574–576—observations there- ol, 576-580-results of M. Dupin's -publication, 572.
Earthquakes frequent, in the valley of the Mississippi, 10.
parts of England, 152.
Emigrants to the American Union, salutary information to, 347, 348-distresses of English emigrants, 356. $62, 363, 364. 366.369, 370.
Enghien (Duke d’), pamphlets relative to the murder of, 561-refutation of Sava- ry's attempt to charge M. de Talleyrand with the chief guilt of this murder, 562— 567-and of his exculpation of Buona- parte, 567-572-details of the duke's mock trial, 572-576-remarks thereon, 576-580-Savary's attempts to excul- pate himself examined and disproved, and his participation in that murder esta- blished, 580–585.
Faux (W), Memorable Days in America, 338-motives for his voyage thither, 339 -character of his work, 340-adven- tures of, at Boston, 341-at Charleston, 341-344-gets into a scrape there by his humanity, 340, 341-his reception at Philadelphia, 345-hot day at Wash- ington described, 346-accounts of his interviews with different English emi- grants, 347-352. 359, 360, 361-367- character of American pulpit eloquence, 353-bis adventures at Zainsville, $56- specimens of American law and liberty, 357-360-description of a log-house, 362, 363-retrograding and barbarizing the order of the day, 363-the author visits Birkbeck's settlement, 364, 365- which is a mere bubble, $60. Fellatas, account of a predatory expedition against, 515-517.
Ferdinand, prince of Asturias, character of, 58, 59-his mean letter to Buonaparte, 59-is charged by his father with con- spiring against him, ibid.-who abdicates in his favour, 64-perplexity of his situ- ation, 65-falls into the toils of Buo- naparte, 66-is carried prisoner into France, 67.
Fossilized Remains of animals, classification of, 148-account of such remains, found in various parts of the world, 147.149.
French Trader, disastrous condition of 6, 7-character of the French nation, 28- their vanity in supposing their language to be universal, 438, 439. See Comedy, Tragedy.
Ecclesiastical Revenues. See Clergy. Egidius, the founder of the Protestant Garnier's tragedies, remarks on, with a spe- church at Seville, 249-account of his cimen, 33, 34. persecution and death, 250. Geology, province of, 138, 139.
German Theatre, 'evil influence of French
example on, 427, 428. Godoy, the prince of the peace, base treaty of, with Buonaparte for the partition of Portugal, 56-insurrection of the Spanish populace at Aranjuez, 62-from whom be is with difficulty preserved, 63, 64. Goethe's tragedies, remarks on, 427, 428. Goodison (William), Historical and Topo- graphical Essay on the Ionian Islands, 86-character of the work, ibid. See Ionian Islands.
Goring (Lord), profligate character of, 188. Great Desert of the Mississippi, described, 16-18.
Greece, on the legal oratory of, 314—-de- scription of an Athenian dicast, ibid. 315
analysis of Lycurgus's speech against Leocrates, 319-322-character and mis- fortunes of the orator Andocides, 323- notice of Lysias's speech against him, 324, 325—and of his reply, 326-cha- racter of Lysias as an orator, 327, 329— Comparison between him and Isæus, 328 -analysis of his speech against Eratos- thenes, with extracts and remarks, 330— 333-and of Hyperides's speech against Aristogeiton, 334–357.
Greek drama and mythology, remarks on, 30, 31.
Greeks, generous conduct of the Ionian government towards, 108, 109-remarks on their contest with the Turks, 112. Greenough (Mr.), statement by, of the solu- tions offered to account for the deluge, 159, 160—remarks thereon, 160, 161.
Holderness (Mary), Notes on the Manners
of the Crim-Tartars, 116-character of them, 138. See Crim-Tartars. Holkar, present prosperous state of the do- minions of, 588-its causes, 398-amount of his revenues, 597. Homilies, style of, 298.
Horne's (Bishop), sermons, style of, 303. Horsley's (Bishop), sermons, style of, 303. Horses, wild, singular mode of taking, 18-
anciently caten by the Tartars, 132, 133 —management of, in the Crimea, 132—
description of a Critû-Tartar horse-race,
Hulin (Comte), Explications offertes aux Hommes impartiaux,561-extracts there from, with remarks on the share he had in the mock trial and murder of the Duke d'Enghien, 58141588. P Hume (Mr.), his calumnies of Sir Thomas Maitland refuted, 95–104. Hungarians or Ungri, irruption of, into Europe, 119.
Huns, ancient, notice of, 116, 117. Huttonian Theory of the Earth, notice of, 140-remarks on it, and one Professor Playfair's illustration of ît, 141, 149– and on M. de Luc's examination of it, 142-144.
Hyænas, mode of destroying bones by,
Immorality of the French comedy, instances of, with remarks, 430, 431.' India (Central), geographical sketch of, 385-boundaries and surface,ibid.-pro- ductions, 386-principal eities, 386- population of central India, 388, 389 account of its component parts, the Mahomedans, 389-Mahrattas, 389 390
character and manners of the Rajpoots, 386, 387. 391, 392their priests, 393 notice of the classes, that claim kindred to the Rajpoots, ibid. the Sondies or half casts, ibid. 394 bankers and mer- chants, 394-Mewatties, ibid. Bheels, 394-396-other tribes, particularly the Hungs, 396-revenues of central India, 397-present improved state of the country, 398-territorial divisions and native hereditary officers, 399, 400— schools, and festivals, 401, 402-self- immolation rare, 402 singular instance of 'self-destruction, 402, 403 prevalent belief of witchcraft, 405—considerations on the best mode of governing and pre- serving our dominion in India, 406–410. 413, 414-remarks on the versions of the scriptures in the languages of modern India, 411-and on the mode of propa- gating Christianity there, 412. Inquisition, when first introduced into Spain, 214-commits to the flames all Hebrew and Arabic books, 245-its san- guinary persecutions of the Protestants, 259-256-the inquisition fatal to lite- rature, in Spain, 258-260-patronized and encouraged by Philip V., 264-per- secutes all persons' suspected of repub- lican principles, 268.
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