Imágenes de página
PDF
ePub
[merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small]

B.

[ocr errors]

Bacon (Friar), account of the philosophy
of, 465-468

[ocr errors]
[ocr errors]
[ocr errors]

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.

[ocr errors]

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,

[graphic]

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

1 VOL. XXIX. NO. LVIII

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

[ocr errors]

bourhood, remarks on, 2, 3.
College-livings, the giving of, to college
⚫ tutors vindicated, 553, 554.
Comanians, irruption of, into Europe, 119,

[ocr errors]

“་་

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.

77

Charms (Magical), curious notices of, 455,

[merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small]

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,

[ocr errors]

their

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.

120. 01 155 9998 40951 V

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.

[ocr errors]

Cuvier, testimony of, to the Mosaic account

of

of the deluge, 144-remarks thereon, Elephants, remains of, found in various

1.15.

D.

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

[ocr errors]
[ocr errors]

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.

[ocr errors][merged small]

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.

F.

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.

156.

[ocr errors]

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.

G.

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.

2

در

German

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.

[blocks in formation]

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,

134.

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,

[blocks in formation]

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.

« AnteriorContinuar »