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GENERAL INDEX.

VOL. XV. NEW SERIES.

African Committee, 231; see Bowdich.
Amarynthus, the Nympholept, 152, et
seg. account of nympholepsy, 152;
inaccuracy of attributing a pure the-
Jism to a priest of Pan, 153; the Del-
phic prophetess, ib.; her history, 155;
argument of the poem, 156; song of
Urania, ib.; remarks on the versifica-
tion, 157; objectionable tendency of
the tale of Lucy Milford, 158; in.
dications of impiety, 159; stanzas
zorillen after the funeral of George III,

ib.

Ants, architectural skill of, 356; mode of
intercommunication, 357; a pastoral
race, 358; carry on a slave-trade, 359;
see Huber.

Apocryphal New Testament, 160, et seq.;
the volume a dishonest compilation,
160; editor's query answered relative
to the early books rejected from the
canon of scripture, 162; religion in
no danger from iufidels, 163; import-
ance of preserving some of these spu-
rious productions, 164..

--Apollo Beividere, description of, 406.
Architecture, progress of in Normandy,
1723 difference between Saxon and
Norman, 178.

Arctic Regions, Scoresby's account of,
219, see Scoresby.
Aristocracy, importance of an, 275.
Armagh, city of, history of, 515; see

Stuart.

Ashantee, mission to, 231; see Bowdich.

Baptism of John and that of Christ dis-

criminated, 443; inefficacy of ritual,

442.

Barton's Day in Autumn, 254, el seg.;
general character of author's poetry,
254; address to Autumn, 255; quaker
family d their morning reading, 257;
remarks on Scott's 'Bridal of Trier-
main, 258; address to poetry, ib.; the
talent of poetry distinguished from
true poetical feeling, 259; many poets
without harps, 260; the young fondest
of autumn, ib.; apostrophe to night,
261; remarks on the various schools
of poetry, 262.

- Poems, 181, et seq.; quake-
rism no foe to poetry, 181; address to
Wordsworth, 182; sleep, 185; to the
' winds, 187.

Bear, sagacity of the, 230.

Bees, natural history of, 352; see Hu-

ber.

Belsham's Calm Inquiry, Smith's Reply
to, 376, 461.

Belzoni's Narrative of Operations in
Egypt, &c. 489, et seq.; account of
the author, 489; engages to erect an
hydraulic machine for the Pasha of Egypt,
490; succeeds in bringing away the
young Memnon, 492; adventure in a
cave at Gournou, 493; temple at Ed-
fou, 494; adventure with the natives,
495; description of the Nubians,
496; temple of Ipsambuhl, 497; exca-
vation at Beban el Malook, 499; the
pyramids, 500; supposed site of Be..
renice, 500; rise of the Nile, 502;
Oasis el Cassar, 503; merits of the
volume, ib.

Berenice, supposed site of the ancient, 500.
Berneval, Alexander, fatal jealousy and
death of, 174.

Biblical Criticisms, 57, et seq; 382, et
seq.; see Horsley and Smith.

Biography, purpose of, in relation to
history, 109.
Blasphemy, on the crime of, 383, 566.
Boileau ou the German language, 557,

et seq.; value of German literature,
557; peculiarities of the language,
558; Luther's Bible, ib.; recommen-
dations of the Grammar, 559.
Bonaparte, Lucien, his villa attacked
by banditti, 414.

Botany, Smith's Grammar of, 535;
analysis of the science, 556; see Smith.
Bowdich's Mission to Ashantee, 231, et
seq.; origin of the mission, 231; gor-
geous spectacle presented by the
Ashantee soldiers at Coomassie, 232;
interview with the king, 233; history
of the negotiation, 235; Mr. Bow-
dich's case, ib.; merits of the work,

236.

Bowring's Specimens of Russian Poets,
284, et seq.; difficulty and inade-
quacy of translation, 284; merits of
the specimens,' 285; song from
Camoens, 286, note; Ode to God from
Derzhavin, 287; prefatory stanzas, 289.
British and Foreign School Society, 15th
Report of, 290, et seq.; charges of an
Edinburgh Reviewer against the Society,
290, reply to the charges, ib. et seq.;
precedent for parliamentary grants to-
wards building schools, 292; reply to
the objections against such grants, ib.;
see Brougham's Education Bill.

Brougham's Education Bill, Observations
on, 193, et seq.; 359, et seq.; merit
of Mr. Brougham's exertions, 193;
his dilemma in regard to the present
measure, 194; dissenters backward
to oppose the bill, 195; insidious ar-
ticle in the Edinburgh Review, ib.;
clause excluding dissenters from the
office of schoolmaster examined, 196;
statement of the grievances of the bill,
198; existing means of education
under-rated, 199; result of the tables
according to the Edinburgh Reviewer,
ib.; his assumptions controverted, 200;
error of calculation relative to Sunday
schools, 201; comparative deficiency of
certain counties in point of the means of
education, 2013; remarks on the state-
ment, 202; pauctty of scholars no proof
of want of school-room, 203; impor-
tance and advantages of Sunday
schools, 204; inadequacy of the pro-
posed enactment as respects the com-
pelling the poor to accept of educa-
tion, 205; Edinburgh Reviewer's rea-
soning as to the necessity of legislative
provision in this respect, 206; its fal-

misre-

lacy exposed, ib.; Mr. Foster's re-
commendation of peremptory dealing, 207;
objections of such mode of proceeding,
ib.; inherent defects of the parochial
system, 208; exclusion to public con-
trol a disgraceful feature of the bill,
ib.; the new schools would not be
added to existing institutions, but sub-
stituted for them, 209; private bene-
ficence not an ' uncertain resource,'
ib.; objections of ' a plain Englishman'
to the bill, ib. note; ignorant
presentations contained in sundry returns,
210; positive evils of the pian, 214;
four grounds of protest on the part of
dissenters, 216; dissenters require no
sacrifices from the church, 217; ad-
vice to Mr. Broughan, 218; econo-
mical objections to the bill, 360; high
church party become more favourable
to the bill on account of the opposition
made to it by dissenters, ib.; malig-
nant statement of Christian Remembran-
cer, 361; petitions to parliament a
doubtful resource, 362; Mr. Johu
Wilks not the originator of the oppo-
sition, 363; dissenters accused of brand-
ing the framers of the bill as bigots, 365;
falsehood of the charge exposed, 365;
impropriety of the clause in recommen-
dation of Parish clerks, 366; looseness
of the terms authorizing an application
for a school, 368; expenses of appeal,
369; objections to throwing fresh charges
on the county rate, 369; objections to a
new parochial tax, 370; objections to
other details on the score of expense,
371; ex-officio paupers, 372; incompa-
tibility of law and benevolence, ib.;
see British and Foreign School So-
ciety.

Brown's, Dr. J. B. Appeal to the Legis-
lature, 359, et seq.; see Brougham.
--, John, Northern Courts, 34, et
seq.; deficiency of authentic memoirs
in our literature, 34; character of the
compilation, 35; notices of Danish
monarchs, ib.; description of the scene
which followed the assassination of Gusta-
της ΙΙΙ. 36.

--Anecdotes of the House of Brun-
swick, 38, et seq.; contents of the
publication, 38; youthful character of
George 111., 40; anecdote of Frede-
rick, prince of Wales, 41; disreput-

able character of the compilation, 6.
Brunswick, anecdotes of the House of,

58.

Bute, Lord, character of, 428.
Butler's Letter to Brougham, 193; ob-
ject and merits of the publication, 218.
Buonarotti, Michael Angelo, character
of his genius, 130, 412.

Byron's, lord, Marino Faliero, 578, et
seq.; author's disclaimer of writing for the
stage, 518; the story, 519; defects of
the plot, ib.; extract, 519; defect of
the characters, 521; want of moral
purpose, 523; and of progress, 524;
soliloquy of Leoni, 525; prophecy of
Dante, 526; many are poets who have
Dante
never penned, &c. 527; character of
his lordship's lordship's poetry, ib.

Camoens, translation of song from, 286,

malcontents, 564; patronage, state
of, deplored, 565; right of electing
the pastor a fundamental point, 566;
three grounds on which the popular taste
is contemned by patrons, 567; vindica-
tion of evangelical preaching, 568-71;
beneficini operation of dissent, 572; im-
portance of localizing, 574; anecdote
of a dissenting minister, 575.
Chamberlain's Constitution of a Church,
577; Mr. Ivimey's remarks on mo-
dern latitudinarianism, ib.

Chantry, extract of letter from, in praise
of Canova, 408.

Charles Edward, Prince, arrival of in
Scotland, 242; cruelty of, 249; pa-
sillanimous conduct of, 253.
Charles I, infatuated conduct of, 319.
Chatham, the earl of, his character, 426.
Chemistry, dictionary of, 345;

see

nole.

Campagna, the, present state of, 55,

399.

Canada, Upper, Stuart's Emigrant's
Guide to, &c. 475, et seq.; emigration
a painful resource, 476; caution to
the poor against emigrating, 475; dif-
ficulties to be surmounted, 476;
Upper Canada peopled with American
emigrants, 478; natural advantages of
the country, ib.; comparative advan-
tages of our several colonies, 479;
reason why Brilish emigrants have pre-
ferred America, 480; state of religion
in Upper Canada, 481; eulogy on the
duke of Richmond, 482; measures
requisite for the further security of Upper
Canada, ib.; missionary labours of
the Roman Catholics among the In-
dians, 483.

Canon of Scripture, the, how formed,
162.

Canova, description of his Perseus, 407;
advancement of his genius, 408.
Caracci, remarks on his genius, 133.
Carson's Letter to Carlile, 574; cha-
racter of the work, 574; extract, ib.
Caterpillars, migration of, 73.
Chalmers's Application of Christianity

to ordinary affairs, 97, et seq.; right
mode of exhibiting the doctrine of human
depravity, 97; defective character of na-
tural virtue, 94; misjudgement of the
men of the world relative to the social as
distinguished from the internal virtues,
96; character of the author's preach-
ing, 97; importance of connecting
practical preaching with evangelical
motives, 99.

Chalmers's Economy of large Towns,
560, el seq.; review of author's lite-
rary character, 560; prospectus of
the work, 561; secular duties of the
Scotch clergyman, 562; importance
of study to the christian minister, ib.;
Dr. C. calls for more 'architecture,
563; dissenters vindicated from being

Ure.

Chiaroscuro, remarks on, 132.
Christian Remembrancer's refutation of

the Edinburgh Reviewer's statements re-
lative to the deficiency of the means of
Education, 200, 203; malignant at-
tack on the dissenters, 361; attack on
Mr. Wilks, 363; misrepresentation of
the opponents of the Education bill,

364.

Chronological Chart of the sovereigns of
Europe, 555, et seq.; commendation
of tabular forms, 555; Otho IV.,
556; error respecting the first tsar,
557.

Church, real and imaginary dangers of,
276; true nature of the Catholic, 442.
of Rome idolatrous, 135; its re-

formation hopeless, 136.

Clarke's History of Intolerance, 79, et
seq.; copious nature of the subject, 79;
atrocities of religious persecution,
80; religious liberty ill understood,
81; intolerance may exist without es-
tablishments, 82; intolerant acts of
the Wesleyan Conference, 84; into-
lerance of Connecticut settlers, 85; con-
tents of the work, 86; religion not a
subject for human legislation, 86; cor-
ruptions of, 89.

Clergyman, duties of the Scotch, 562;
letters to a young, 263.

Climate of continental countries, re-
marks on, 531.
Convent, visit to a, 141.
Correggio, remarks on his style, 131.
Croker's Stories from the History of
England, 458; insidious design of,

460.

Croly's Angel of the World, 30, et seq.;
tales the rage of the day, 30; au-

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