Malcolm's tales of field and flood, 186. Mant's, bishop, letter on the Christian Sab- bath, 342.
Mathematics, or the science of quantity, 219. Mavor's, Dr., miscellanies, 375. Mental philosophy; see Hoppus. Millman's history of the Jews; style and phraseology of the author, 51; subject of miracles, 53; blessings and curses from Ebal and Gerizim, 56; the siege of Jerusalem, 57; pervading error of this work, 96.
Mind, the most important part of science, 218.
Modern traveller, the origin of the modern popular compendiums, 94; character of, from the Revue Cyclopédique, 95. Morison's counsels to servants, 570. Sunday school teach-
ers, ib. Muhlenfel's introduction to a course of German literature, 343; pseudo-philoso- phy and neology of the author, 344; the idea of the beautiful, 347; character of Luther, 348.
Muston's recognition in the world to come,
topics treated of in this work, 178; the knowledge conferred by revelation of a future state, 179; objections to the doc- trine of perpetuated friendship, 181. Napoleon's empire, extent of, 486. National library, the, 519. Natural history, Rhind's studies in, 86. Nayler, James, tried and condemned for
blasphemy by the parliament under the protectorate of Richard Cromwell, 268. Netherlands, the, Grattan's history of, 315. Newnham's essay on superstition, principles
on which the work was undertaken, 504; style of the work, 506; essence of su- perstition, ib.; contrast between religion and superstition, 507; forms and causes of superstition, ib.; ministrations and agencies of good and bad spirits, 510; singular dream, 515.
illustrations of the Exodus,
Niebuhr's dissertation on the geography of
Herodotus, 812; character of his work, 313.
Noah, illustrations of his faith, 224.
Olive-branch, the, 569.
Olympus, mount, ascent of, 247. Orlando Innamorato di Bojardo, remarks on, 437; analysis of, 447; extracts, 449. Orme, Rev. William, his character, 175; his early trials and triumphs, ib.; his pub- lic preaching, 176; the mystery of Di- vine providence, 177.
Orme's life and times of Baxter; see Bax-
Panizzi's Italian poets, 436; progress of Italian poetry, 438; romantic narrative poetry of Italy, 442; character of his translations, 452.
Pearce, Nathaniel, account of, 250. Penn's essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians, 77. Physics, elements of; see Arnott, laws of, 217.
Poetry, different schools of, 437.
Polar seas and regions, discoveries in, 474. Prerogative, royal; see royal prerogative. Priests, origin of, 532; see Stratten. Providence, doctrine of, in relation to na- tions and individuals, 482.
Quantity, science of, 219.
Quin's historical atlas, character of, 517.
Raffles, Sir Stamford, memoir of the life and public service of, the character of public servants seldom immediately ap- preciated, 1; the birth of Thomas Stam- ford Raffles, 2; his mode of life during his clerkship; his reading, and its effects on his character, 3; appointed assistant secretary to the governor of Penang; correspondence with Dr. Leyden, 4; military details connected with the ex- pulsion of the Dutch from Java, 5; ex- pedition to Palembang, 6; circumstances of the governor of Java; return of Mr. Raffles to Europe, 8; his marriage and appointment to the governorship of Ben- coolen, 9; visit to the Passumah country, 12; Presgrave's visit to the same, 13; interior of Sumatra, 16; the kingdom of Menangkabu, 17; the encroachments of the Dutch, 18; sail through the islands of the Indian archipelago, 19; return of Sir Stamford Raffles to Bencoolen, 20; return to England, the ship in flames, 21; arrival in England.
Reform, ecclesiastical; see ecclesiastical re- form.
Remembrance, the, extracts, 551, Revolution in France, 478.
Rhind's studies in natural history, charac ter of, 86.
Riland's ecclesiæ decus et tutamen, 115; the author's remarks on subscription, &c. ib.; reforms in the church called for, 124.
Ritchie's game of life, character of, 134; extracts, ib.
Rogers's Italy, a poem, 524.
Rome and Italy, description of, 357. Roscoe's tourist in Italy, 524; Lord By- ron's residence in Venice, 527. Roscoe's life of eminent British lawyers, 98. Row heresy, the; see Faith.
Royal prerogative in England, Allen's in- quiry into its rise and growth, 452 ; attri- butes and functions ascribed to the king, 453; derived from imperial Rome, 455; incompatibility of the Saxon institutions with it, ib.
Russell's, Dr., life of Oliver Cromwell,
Rutt's edition of Burton's diary, &c. 265.
Sabbath, the Christian, 327; see Christian Sabbath.
Sarjant's life of Cranmer, 435. Scales's principles of dissent, 131. Scepticism, a morbid state of the reasoning powers, 357.
Science, mode of teaching, 209; arrange- ment and divisions of, 216. Scotland, history of; see Scott.
Scott's, Sir W., history of Scotland, 99; remarks on, 100.
Scott, Sir W.; illustrations of his novels, 529.
Scott's, Sir W., demonology and witch- craft, 501; extract, 513.
Scott's, Dr. J., translation of Ferishta's an- nals of the Deccan dynasties, 255. Scripture natural history, 186. Slavery, colonial, public opinion on, 456; a national crime, 484; abolition of the trade, 485; see Godwin; Humboldt. Smith's sermon on the law of the Sabbath, 327; Sunday travelling, 340. Smyth's treatise on forgiveness of sins, 61; see Faith.
Soame's inquiry into the doctrines of the Anglo-Saxon church, 365; importance to the Established church of the question concerning tradition, ib.; Bellarmine's rules for ascertaining apostolical tradi- tion, 368; distinction between tradition
and evidence, 369; Chillingworth's re- marks on tradition and the church, 370; divisions of tradition, 371; object of this work, 372; ecclesiastical polity of the An- glican church, 373; poetical exemplifica- tion of the soul after death, 374. Soame's history of the reformation of the church of England, abridged, 435. Society for promoting Useful Knowledge, formed on an irreligious basis, 103. Spiritual powers, mystery thrown around their operations, 501.
Steam-engine, the, perfection of, 215. Stebbing's history of chivalry and the cru- sades, 167; influence of chivalry on the destiny of mankind, 168; announcement of the first crusade, ib.; good and evil resulting from the crusades, ib.; charac- ter of this work, 169; reflections on the termination of the fourth crusade, 170; description of the fifth crusade, 171; ex- ceptions to the general character of this work, 174.
Stratten's book of the priesthood, 532;
Hume's notions on superstition and en- thusiasm, ib.; Christian and Pagan objects of worship, 533; the Mosaic dispensation, ib.; object of this work, 536; the Romish superstition, 537; no priesthood in the Christian church, 538; the apostolical and sacerdotal offices incompatible, 539; principal features of the Jewish hierarchy, 541.
Superstition; see Newnham; the origin of priesthood, 532. Demonology and Witch- craft; see Scott,
Testimony, circumstances constituting its value, 420.
Thomson's, Dr., history of chemistry, 522; the vasa murrhina, 522. Tongues, gift of, 421. 426. Tradition, importance of the question con- cerning it, 365; Bellarmine's rules for ascertaining apostolical tradition, 368; Chillingworth's remarks on tradition and the church, 370; divisions of tradition, 371.
Unitarianism in England, 285; its intrin- sic character, 292; its places of worship, 295; condition of congregations, 297; its ministers, 298; endowments, 300; worth of the aggregate labour of Unitarian mi- nisters, 301; infelicity of their condition, 303; Unitarians bear a very small part in missionary labours, 304; their credulity, 309; inferences from the state of Uni- tarianism, 310.
Vane, Sir H., character of, 394. Visits to the religious world, 138.
Wardlaw's essays on faith, the extent of the atonement, and universal pardon, 61; see Faith.
Washington, Jefferson's character of, 147. Waverley novels, illustrations of, 529. Wickham's dissertation on Hannibal's pas- sage of the Alps, 157.
Wilkinson's atlas classica, 517.
Williams', Rev. J., life of Alexander the Great, and geography of ancient India, 497; character of these works, 498; cha- racter and plans of Memnon, 499. Winter's wreath, the, 471. Witchcraft, remarks on, 501.
World of children; or the life and adven- tures of A. Fitzaimer, by S. Roberts, cha- racter and plot of the tale, 88; extracts, ib.
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