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the author's statements on the subject
of roads, 449-the author's imputation
of Brigadier-General Anstruther dis-
proved, 451-the author's sources of
information very defective, or greatly
misapplied, 453-unjust insinuations
against the British ministers on the
subject of communications, 454-and
temporary want of money, ib.-speci-
mens of the author's geographical in-
accuracy and mathematical pedantry,
455-his exaggerated account of the
Spanish forces, 457-attempt at stage
effect, 458-trait of malignant feeling
towards the Spaniards, 459-origin of
the expression 'La garde meurt, elle
ne se rende pas,' ib.-Sir John Moore
at Salamanca, 461-the author's ig-
norance of the principles upon which
military movements should be con-
ducted, 469-his constant depreciation
of the talents and services of Romana,
472-remarkable instance of his sys-
tematic misrepresentation, 475 -
treat to Corunna, 477.
Napoleon and Hannibal, parallel of, 139.
Nicolas, Sir Harris, his splendid edition
of the Scrope and Grosvenor Roll, 14.
See Heraldry.

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Novels. See French Novels.

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Orleans, Duke of (Louis Philippe), his
attempt to place himself at the head
of the Spanish insurrection, 303-his
policy with regard to the Spanish
Cortes, ib.

P.

Pasley, Colonel, his Essay on Military
Policy quoted, 462.
Preston, description of the hamlet,
churchyard, and church of, by the
Rev. Charles Townshend, 405.

R.

Raumer, Frederick von, his 'England in
1835; being a series of Letters written
to Friends in Germany, during a Re-
sidence in London, and Excursions
into the Provinces,' 530-the author's
merits as a diligent explorer of anti-
quarian documents, ib.-his present
extraordinary failure, 531-his book a
mass of trivialities, inaccuracies, and
contradictions, ib.-and a party and
personal libel on the Conservatives of
England, ib.-reasons for the author's
extraordinary bias, ib.-account of his
ife and principles, ib.-his ostensible

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journey to England, ib.-his initiation
into Whig society, 533-and ex parte
statements picked up therein, 534-
the result a real fraud on the public,
ib.-quotation of his dogmas by Lord
John Russell and Mr. Rice, ib.-com-
plaints against Mrs. Austin in her
quality of translator, 535-instances
of misrepresentation and distortion of
Raumer's words, ib.-parting sugges
tion to Mrs. Austin, 541-the Profes-
sor's journey to London, ib.-sail up
the Thames, ib.-arrival in London,
542-his summary of the causes of
the change of ministry in Novembe
1834, analysed, ib.-the Profe
makes Hansard's Debates his p
tical gospel, 546-gross inaccuracy of
his quotations from that work, ib-
the Professor the most careless of
compilers, 550-his book a farrago of
extracts, ib.-his style of composition
higgledy-piggledy, ib.—his blundering
account of our ecclesiastical establish-
ments, ib.-Irish appropriation clause,
552-instances of the Professor's fla-
grant mistakes in matters of common
sense and arithmetic, 553-the Pro-
fessor's statistical facts examined, 554
-his discrepancies as to the church
of Ireland and England, 555-his mis-
quotations of the Quarterly Review,
556-his visit to the Vicar of Wake-
field, 557-practical instances of the
Professor's inaccuracy, self-contradic-
tion, and misrepresentation, ib.-
his disparagement of the English uni-
versities, ib.-his scientific visit to Ox-
ford, 558-Newcastle-on-Tyne, ib.—
Blenheim, 559-his five days' tour to
Scotland, ib. Abbotsford, ib. — his
week's tour to Ireland, 560-the Pro-
fessor at Dublin, 561-Cork, ib-
Killarney, ib.-Liverpool, 562-absur-
dity of the Professor's speculations
about Ireland, 563-abolition of the
system of tenants at will, ib.—the
Prussian system, ib.-education of the
Irish, 565-system of tithes, 566-
compulsory system of education in
England, 567-the Professor's plan
for placing the Catholics and Protest-
ants of Ireland on a perfect equality,
ib-the Prussian principle, ib.-the
Professor's asinine financial blunders,
571-his impertinences towards the
House of Lords, ib.-meditated organic
change in that House, 572-principle
of election and peerages for life, 573-
alleged misconduct of the House of
Lords, 575-their constitutional cha-

racter, 577 their duties and peculiar
utility, 580.

Raymond, Michel, character of his no-
vels, 94-story of Les Intimes, ib.-
Le Puritain de Seine et Marne, 97-
See French Novels.
Rome, birth of the king of, 302.
Rome, Drumann's History of, during its
transition from a republican to a mo-
narchical Constitution; or Pompey,
Cæsar, Cicero, and their Contempora-
ries, according to their races, 332. See
Drumann.

Rose, William Stewart, Esq., his Epistle
to the Right Hon. John Hookham
Frere in Malta, 400.

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St. Paul's, sonnet on viewing, from Black-
friars Bridge, by the Rev. Charles
Townshend, 413.

Sand, George (a pseudonyme), novels

by, characterized, 99-Indiana, 101-
Valentine, 102-Jacques, 104-André,
ib.-Lelia, 105. See French Novels.
Scrope and Grosvenor Roll. See He-
raldry.

Shirley family, some account of, 407.
Sovereignty of the people, fatal opinion
as to the, 303.

Spanish clergy, picture of, 134.
Sylla, outline of the life of, 341.

T.

Tone, Theobald Wolfe, a Commentary
on the Memoirs of, by Colonel Fer-
moy, 367-origin of the 'Comet
Club' in Ireland, ib.-and of the so-
ciety called the Irish Brigade, ib.-
their private proceedings, 368-objects
and tendency of the Commentary,'
ib.-the object of Tone's life the dis-
memberment of the empire, ib.-ques-
tion of the capability of Ireland to
subsist and defend itself, in separation
from Great Britain, 369-complaint
and defiance the result of past conces-
sion and indulgence, 371-inquiry
into the cause of these disappoint-
ments, ib.-the root of the evil a pre-
mature application of the forms of the
British constitution to a country
which had not the capabilities for
receiving them with advantage, ib.-
difficulties to be overcome in the good
government of Ireland, simplified by
the Act of Union, 373-difficulty of
conciliating the Catholic portion of

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the people, ib.-peculiar character of
this difficulty, ib.-the two classes of
Catholics, 374-foreign dictation, 375
-grant of the elective franchise in
1792, 376—prophetic warning of Sir
Laurence Parsons, as to its effects,
ib.-proceedings of the party intended
to be conciliated, 380-discussions of
the Catholic committee as reported
by Wolfe Tone, 381-consequences
of bestowing power on the poorer
classes of Catholics, 382-terms on
which O'Connell is willing to post-
pone or give up the question of re-
peal, 383-the Lords' alterations in
the Irish Municipal Bill, ib.-ten-
dency of that bill to change still fur-
ther the character of the Irish repre-
sentation, until entirely adverse to
British connexion, ib.-inevitable con-
sequences of giving O'Connell the
corporations with their municipal pow-
ers, 384-the question of Irish muni-
cipal reform not fairly discussed in
Parliament, 385-the question whe-
ther England is called upon to in-
terpose in the domestic conflicts in
Ireland, so as to prevent Protestants
from being deprived of the power to
which property entitles them, consi-
dered, ib.-interference of the Romish
priests, 386-instances of their abuse
of their spiritual authority, to promote
the ends of their party, 387-their
conduct examined, 389-the esta-
blishment of Maynooth College one of
our legislative delinquencies, 392-
conduct of the Irish Catholic bishops
in 1793, ib.-Dr. Troy, 393-treason-
able project of Dr. Hussey, 394-
criminal liberality which dictates the
sentiments called popular in England,
396-the duty of full and early in-
quiry into the whole question, 397.
See also Ireland.

Tournament in Spain between Sir John
Holland and Sir Reginald de Roye,
account of a, 20.

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Z.

Zoological Gardens, 309-saying of Ca-
nova, during his visit to England, 16.
-downfall of the lion-office in the
Tower, ib.-a Roman holiday, 310-
contributions of Titus and Trajan to
the amphitheatre, ib.-a birth-day ob-
servance at Rome, ib.-origin of mo-
dern zoological establishments, 311—
the menagerie founded by Louis XIV.
at Versailles, ib.-Buffon and the Jar-
din du Roi at Paris, ib.-first establish-
ment of the Society in England, 312
-present state of the Museum and
Gardens, ib.— contributions of Sir
Stamford Raffles and Mr. Vigors, ib.-
publishedProceedings' and 'Trans-
actions' of the Society, 313-visit to
the Garden, ib.-the bears, 314-the

black swan and New Holland goose,
ib.-the Secretary,' ib.-the Mara-
bou stork, 315-the wild goose, ib.—
the eagle-house, ib.-the wedge-tail
eagle of New Holland, 316-the ca-
mels, ib.-the wolves, ib.— the desert
ships,' 317-deaths among the ani
mals, ib.-classification, 318-the ot-
ter, 320-the dove-cot, ib.—the arma-
dillo, ib.-the elephants, 321-anec-
dotes of Chuny, 322-the rhinoceros,
323-mutual hatred between the rhi
noceros and elephant, 324—their rela-
tive sagacity, ib.-the giraffes, 325-
M. Thibaut's Memoir on the mode is
which he became possessed of the
ib.-Chimpanzee, 329-the par
house, ib.-palace of the monkeys, \
330-the flower-garden, ib.

END OF THE FIFTY-SIXTH VOLUME.

W. CLOWES & Sons, Printers, Stamford-street.

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