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INDEX

INDEX

TO THE

SECOND VOLUME OF THE BRITISH REVIEW.

A.

Abbas Mirza, character and anecdotes of, 426, 427.
Action, the representation of, in design, an object with the ancient
artists, 47.

Addington (Mr.), merits of his administration, 223.
Administration, state of the, in France, 161, 162.

sketch of that of Mr. Pitt, 401-404.

Agriculture, state of, in Nepaul, 366–368.

Albuquerque (Duke), his conduct preserves Cadiz, 71-sketch of his
life, 74.

Alexandria, expedition to, 216.

Ali Mirza, Prince of Shiraz, his person and character, 418.
Allegory, the origin of monstrous representations, 52.

Alliance of petty states, a burden, 210.

Aloes, the fibres of that plant used for caulking ships, &c. 127.
America, ratio of increased population in the newly settled countries
of, 456.

Amiens, ridiculous flattery of Bonaparte by the mayor of, 167.
Anecdote of a French soldier, relative to Lord Wellington, 95.
Anecdotes, illustrative of Mr. Fox's assertion, that the frequency of
battles and massacres weakens our sympathies, 155.

Angelo (Michael), some remarks on his paintings, as compared with
West's, 48, 49-his assiduity, 54.

Angustina, the heroine of Zaragosa, account of her exploits, 78-
description of her person, 81.

Antiquity, inquiry how far the models of, assist in advancing the
arts, 46-account of some remains of, at Shapour in Persia, 414.
Apelles, his assiduity proverbial, 54.

Arabia, coincidence of manners in, with the highlanders of Scotland,

415.

Argyle (Duke of), delineation of his character by Mr. Fox,

37.

Armenia, journey through, 410.

Arts, the ancient, compared with the modern, 47-49-what has
retarded their progress in Great Britain, 57.

Asia Minor, journey through, 410.

Athens, the government of, favourable to the fine arts, 57.

Authors, conditions on which women may become, 296.

Azara Voyage dans l'Amerique Meridionale, 119-sketch of his
life, 120-his zoological enquiries, 122.

VOL. II. NO. IV.

L L

B.

Bacon (Lord), his definition of a military nation, 218.
Belgrano (General), his report to the junta of Buenos Ayres, relative
to the natives of Paraguay, 135.

Beloe, his anecdotes of literature and scarce books, 329.

Belsham (Rev. Thomas), his letter to Lord Sidmouth, 432-senti-
ments on the Toleration Act, 435, 436—his description of the
purposes of Lord Sidmouth's bill, 441, 442.

Bhatgong, account of the city of, 365.

Bibliography, remarks on the study of, 327-333, 334.

Bibliomania, by Mr. Thomas Dibdin, 326 quotations relative to
reviewers, 331, 332-to bibliography, 333, 334.

Biography, general observations relative to, 172—advantages of,

345.

Birds of South America compared with those of Europe, 132.
Births, average number of, to a marriage, in towns, 464—difference
of their amount in town and country, 488.

Bishop, importance and duties of his office, 115, 357.

Bonaparte, remonstrances to him against the subjugation of Spain,
88-his character justly appreciated by the French, 89-the
destruction of England the favourite object of, 151-his interior
policy, 162—anecdote illustrative of his suspicious temper, 163–
his tyranny, 169-account of his entry into one of his good cities,
169 his anxiety to create a navy, 170-remarks on Mr. Fox's
conduct towards, 389.

Book collectors, prominent characters among, 340.

Brahma, remarks relative to the ancient religion of, 233.
Brahmans, singular mode of transferring vengeance practised by the,
243-general character of their religion, 250-disgusting species
of regeneration practised by the, 256.

Bread, comparatively little used in South America, 128.
Britain. See Great Britain.

Buchanan's (Dr.), sermons and Christian researches in India, 227–
his account of the worship and temple of Juggernaut, 236-ac
count of the Syrian Christians in Travancore and Malabar,
view of the state of religion in Hindoostan, 264.

256

Budha, temple in honour of, in Nepaul, 371.
Buenos Ayres, the most interesting portion of South America, 129-
trade of, 130-British expedition to, 136-216-schemes for in-
creasing the financial resources of, 139-conduct of the junta,
142-deputies from, sent to London, 147.

Burke (Mr.), his letter on the French revolution, 185 his descrip
tion of the people, 213-sentiments respecting our church esta-
blishment, 448.

Bushire, deposition of the shiek of, 415.

C

Cadiz, bankers unknown in, 70.

Calvinism, sentiments of Bishop Porteus respecting, 356.
Canning (Mr.), his duel with Lord Castlereagh, 393.

Carr (Sir John), his travels in Spain, 60-his account of the Mar-
quis Wellesley's landing at Cadiz, 69.

Caraccas, revolution in the, 134, 135.

Carthage, causes of her downfall illustrated, 220.

Carryatides, remarks on the introduction of the, into architecture,

50.

Caste, mode of recovering, in India, 265, 266.

Castlereagh (Lord), duel with Mr. Canning, 393.

Catholic emancipation, queries on the consequences of, 323,
Celibacy, favourable to the display of genius and learning, 492.
Ceylon, state of Christianity in, 256.

Chaco, singular phenomenon in the plain of, in South America,

126.

Charity, remarks on the nature and extent of the duty of, in reference
to Mr. Malthus's sentiments on population, 478enjoined by
Divine Providence, 479-when properly applied tends to pro-
mote industry, 480.

Charlemont (Earl of), memoirs of his political and private life,
306-joins the Whigs in Ireland, 314-appointed generalissimo
of the volunteers there, 315.

Charles I. remarks on his trial and execution, 14-16-27.
Chehel Sitoon, description of the palace, 422.

Children, sacrifice of, in India, 243-success of Lord Wellesley's
law against that practice, 243.

Chili, incorporated with Buenos Ayres, 144.

China, observations relative to Lord Macartney's embassy to,
364-idleness anciently a penal offence in, 477.

Christianity, means by which it ought to be propagated in India,
254-state of, in Tanjore, 255-in Ceylon, 256-observations on
the objections urged against the establishment of, in India, 264.
Church, established, state of, in England, 96-in what manner it
ought to be upheld, 114-118-melancholy condition of the, in
Ireland, 309-improved state of the, in Cork, 319.

Cisneros, viceroy of Buenos Ayres, his conduct, 139-sent back to
Spain, 143.

Civilization, effect of its different stages on population considered,
461-474-spontaneously advances the number of those who
prefer celibacy to marriage, 485-investigation respecting the
progress of vice in reference to, 487-inquiry respecting the
effects of its progress on the condition of the human mind,
491.

Clarendon (Lord), tendency of Mr. Fox's History to reproach his
memory, 19.

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