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