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TO THE

THIRTY-FIRST VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY

REVIEW.

A.

Angerstein's collection of pictures purchased
for the public, 210-advantages result-
ing from this measure, ib. 211-its re-
moval to the British Museum deprecated,

214, 215.

Ants, in Brazil, devastations of, 24.
Apology, addressed to the Travellers' Club,
487-extracts from, 488, 489-charac-
ter of, 487.

Artizans (English), number of, in France,
392,393.

Austria, present state of, 191-193-anec-
dotes of the emperor, Francis II. 195, 196.

B.

ABSENTEE Proprietors, evils caused by, in
Ireland, 524-paltry sum subscribed by
some in a western county, to relieve the
poor, 525-testimony of a Munster
Farmer' on this subject, 525-address to
them by the Right Hon. Charles Grant,526
Adamouah country, notice of, 467-468.
Africa, interior of, notice of Captain Laing's
travels in, 445-character of the Ti-
mannees, 446-notice of the Kooranko
country, 447, 448-of the Soolima coun-
try, 448-453-account of Dr. Oud-
ney's and Lieut. Clapperton's travels,
455-notice of Old Birnie, the former
capital of Bornou, ih.-humane conduct Bahia, residences and manners of the inha
of the sultan towards a conquered tribe,
456-death of Dr. Oudney, ib.-anec-
dote and character of the chief of Kano,
458-Major Denham joined by Lieut.
Toole, 459-their voyage down the river
Shary to the lake Tsad, ib.-notice of
the Beddoumy islands and islanders, ib.
460-their journey through the Loggun
country, 461-death of Lieut. Toole,
462, 463-Major Denham's intended
expedition round the Tsad, 464-cli-
mate, population, and productions of Banks. See Country Banks, Savings' Banks.
Bornou, 464, 465-African notions of Beauty, singular notions of, in Africa, 466.
beauty, 466-notice of the country of Beethoven, anecdote of, 194, 195.
Adamouah, 467, 468—interview of Ma-
jor Denham with a Mohammedan from
Timbuctoo, 468, 469-remarks on the
course of the rivers Joliba and Quolla
or Quorra, and on the possible identity
of the Niger and the Nile, 470-473.
Akenside's Pleasures of Imagination,'
character of, 288.

America, character of the first settlers in
North America, especially of the New
Englanders, and of their government, 2,
3-effects of the revolutionary war on,
3, 4-state of the Spanish colonies in
South America, from their first formation
to the present time, 4-9-and of the
Portugueze colonies in Brazil, 9—13—
manners, &c. of the North American
Indians, 79-99.

bitants of, described, 17, 18.
Baikal (Lake), observations on, 227, 228.
Baillie (Mrs.), account of Lisbon in 1821,
1822 and 1823, 378-her observations
on the filthiness of that city, 380, 381,
582-visits the inquisition at Lisbon,
S87-her description of the superstitions
adoration paid to Nossa Senhora da
Baracca, or our Lady of the Cave, 388,
389-remarks on her account of Cintra,
384-386.

Benefices, poverty of some, and the small-
ness of others, a cause of the diminished
influence of the clergy, and of the in-
crease of Dissenters, 237-239.
Benevolence, active, of the Irish clergy,

522.

Biddulph (Rev. T. T.), on Divine Influ-
ence, 111-character of his former pub-
lications, ib.-design of his publication,
ib. 112-character of it, 112, 113—his
observations on the religious knowledge
of our first parents, 113-on the charac
ter of Noah, ib. 114-on the case of
Cornelius, 114-singular coincidence be
tween Mr. Biddulph's and Dr. Knox's
quotations, 115-117-extracts from his
treatise, with remarks, 117-120-vin-
dication of Dr. Paley from his censures,

121-of Archbishop Tillotson, 121-123| Clergy, diminished influence of, accounted
-and of Bishop Warburton, 123–125.
Bishops, income of, in Ireland, grossly mis-
represented, 503-its actual amount,
504-episcopal lands, how let, ib. 506.
Blatiæ, devastations of, in Brazil, 24.
Book trade in Germany, remarks on, 183,
184.
Bornou, climate, population and produc-

tions of, 464, 465-notice of Old Birnie,
its former tribe, 456.
Boyd, circumstances of the massacre of the
crew of, 58, 59.

Brazil, progress and present state of the
Portugueze colonies in, 9-13-com-
merce with England, 18, 19-descrip-
tion of Mrs. Graham's excursion to the
camp of the provisional junta of, 14-16
-of the harbour of Rio Janeiro, 19-20
-of its neighbouring scenery, 22, 23-
and of the caravans, used in the interior
of Brazil, 23-physical inconveniences
incident to this country, 24, 25.
Buchanan (James), Sketches of the His-
tory, &c. of the North American Indians,
76. See Indians.
Buonaparte (Napoleon), anecdote of, 186.

(Jerome), anecdote of, 187.

Campbell (Thomas), Theodric, a tale, 342

high character of his former poetical
productions, 343-sketch of the fable of
his poem, 344-specimens of it, with re-
marks on its feebleness, 345-347-cha-
racter of his fugitive pieces, 348.
Canals, comparison of, with rail-roads, 360
-362-estimated cost of, per mile, 363
their disadvantages, contrasted with
the speed of a rail-road, 363, 364-exor-
bitant demands of the two great canal
proprietors, 372-inferiority of France
to England in point of canals and inter-
nal navigation, 409–411.
Cannibalism, non-prevalence of, among the
New Zealanders, 58-61.
Captives, cruel treatment of among the
Zealanders, 55.

Carmagnola (Francesco), base murder of,

by the council of ten, at Venice, 436.
Carrara (Francesco, Prince of Padua), and
his sons, base murder of, at Venice, 455,
436.

Cashel (Archbishop of), vindicates the Irish
clergy from the charge of non-residence,

511.

Churches, notice of the Report of the Com-
nissioners for building, 229.
Church of England establishment, remarks
on, 253, 254.

Cintra, beautiful scenery of, 384, 385.
Civilization, progress of, in Otaheite, 62.

VOL. XXXI. NO. LXII.

for, first, by the great increase of local
population, 232-secondly, by the inter-
ested spirit of pecuniary speculation, 233
--thirdly, by the total change in the
habits of the people, as to the hours of
rising, and of going to bed, 235-fourth-
ly, by the poverty of some benefices,
237-and the smallness of others, 239—
fifthly, the liberality of the clergy, and
the contrary spirit on the part of the Dis-
senters, 240-244-vindication of the
Irish clergy from the charge of non-resi-
dence, 509-513-the accounts of their
income exaggerated, 507-509-esti-
mate and vindication of their character,
qualifications, and services, 514-520,
523. See Ireland.

Climate of New Zealand, 63—of France,
superior to that of England, 413.
Cochrane (Capt. J. D.), Pedestrian Jour-
ney through Russia, 215-design of his
journey, 216-remarks on its execution,
ib.-his reception in Prussia, 217-ad-
venture at Narva, 218-departure from
Petersburgh, 219-is robbed at Tosna,
ib.-his hospitable entertainment by the
Russian peasantry, 220-and rough
treatment at Vladimir, ib.-visits the iron
works of Ekatherinebourg, 221-ther-
mometrical blunders of the captain, ex-
posed, 222-voracity of the wild natives
of Yakut, 223-diseases prevalent among
them, 224-ceremony of baptizing two
Tchutski chieftains, 225-observations
on lake Baikal, 227, 228-character of
his work, 225.

Cockerell's manufactory of machines at
Liege, notice of, 408, note.
Collins's odes, character of, 287.
Colonies of the English, progress of, from
their first formation to their independent
condition, 1--4-state of the Spanish
colonies, from their formation to the pre-
sent time, 4-9-and of the Portugueze
colonies in Brazil, 9—13.
Combinations of journeymen, notice of,
391-especially of the tailors, ib.-effect
of the combination laws, 392.
Commerce between Brazil and Great Bri-
tain, 18, 19.

Cotton manufactures of France, account of,
394-396-imperfect state of the ma-
chinery used in, 397, 398-average va-
lue of cotton imported into France,
before and since the revolution, 399.
Country Banks, miseries caused by the
failures of, 135-number of commissions
of bankruptcy against them from 1791
to 1818, ib.-paucity of such failures in
the Scotch banks, 136.

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Courtship,

Courtship, how conducted among the North
American Indians, 96, 97.
Cowrie Tree of New Zealand, notice of, 64.
Cruise (Captain), residence in New Zea-
land, 59-occasion of his voyage, 53—
description of the mode of salutation of
the New Zealanders, ib. See New Zea-
land.

Cumming (T.G.), illustrations of the origin
and progress of rail and tram-roads, &c.
349. See Rail Roads.

Currency, a new scheme for regulating, 141
-remarks thereon, 142-145.

D.

Dale (Rev. Thomas), Translation of the
Tragedies of Sophocles, 198-rarity of
good translations accounted for, ib.-
his remarks on the Edipus Coloneus,
199-defects of his version, 204--spe-
cimens of his translation of the Edipus
Coloneus, 206-209-its general excel-
lencies, 209.

Daru (P.), Histoire de la République de
Venise, 420-character of it, 426, 427.
See Venice.

Denham (Major), voyage of, down the river
Shary, to Lake Tsad, 459, 460-jour-
ney through the Loggun country, 461–
notice of his intended expedition round
the Tsad, 464-his interview with a Mo-
hammedan from Timbuctoo, 468, 469.
Diet, held at Frankfort, notice of, 175, 176.
Dignitaries of the Irish Church, real state
of the property held by, 506.
Discipline of circumstances, effects of, er-
roneously ascribed to a supernatural in-
3 fluence, 30-proof of this, by extracts
from the Memoirs of the Rev. John
Newton, 31-37-remarks thereon, 38
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Dissenters, character of, by the late Rev.
Thomas Rennell, 229-principles of the
different denominations of, 230-causes
of their increase, first, the enormous in-
crease of local population, 232-secondly,
the interested spirit of pecuniary specu-
lation, 233-thirdly, the total revolution
of the manners of the people as to the
hours of rising and going to bed, 235-
fourthly, the poverty of some benefices,
237-and the smallness of others, 239-
fifthly, the liberality of the clergy, and
the contrary spirit on the part of the
dissenters, 240-244-influence of edu-
cation on the dissenters, 245-and of a
certain degree of spiritual power, ib. 246
-dissenting literature, 247-proofs that
the present race of dissenters are not op-
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Falieri (Marino, Doge of Venice), tragical
death of, 434, 435.

Forests in France, extent of, 436.
Foscari (Francesco) cruel persecutions of,
by the Council of Ten, at Venice, 437,
438-his death, 439.

France, number of English artizans in, 292,
293 account of the cotton manufac
tures and machinery used in them, 394
- 396 imperfect state of the ma-
chinery, 397, 398-average value of
cotton imported before and since the
French Revolution, 399-state of the
woollen manufacture and machinery used
for it, 400, 401-quantity of wool im-
ported and exported in 1822 and 1823,
402-origin of the silk manufactures, 403
-present state of them, particularly at
Lyons, ib.-at Avignon, ib.-at Tours,
404-and at Paris, ib.-present state of
the silk manufacture of France, and its
supposed superiority accounted for, ib.—
manufactories of hemp and flax, ib. 405
-reasons why the French government
will not readily accede to the importa-
tion of machinery, 406, 407-account
of the principal manufactories of steam-
engines and other machinery, 407, 408
-iron mines, 408-quantity of iron im-
ported, 409, note-difficulty of transport
in France, 409-inferiority of France to

England

England in point of canals and internal
navigation, ib. 410-accounted for, ib.
411-miserable condition of most of the
roads, 410-coasting trade no remedy
for the deficiency of inland navigation,
412-the complex machinery of the
French government another impediment
to the prosperity of manufactures, 412,
413-advantages possessed by France
over England, 413-in the superiority of
its climate, ib.-the excellence of many
of its productions, ib.-the situation of
that country, 414-low prices of provi-
sions aud of labour, 415-inferiority of
France to England in mineral produc-
tions, 416-abundance of capital, ib.—
the moral character of the workmen,
416, 417-and in machinery, 417, 418.
Frankfort, and its diet, notice of, 175, 176.
Funding System, power and importance

of, 311-examination of the question,
whether this system does or does not
place at the disposal of the government
the port of capital necessary to be
sacrific cases of emergency, with
less inconvenience to individuals, and
with less obstruction to their productive
industry, than would be occasioned by
any other mode, 313-324-observa-
tions on the discharge of the public debt,
324-326-the funding system, not
more expensive as to the collection of
taxes, than that which is opposed to it,
318, 319.

G.

H.

Hayley (William), Memoirs of, by himself,
263-remarks on their execution, 264-
notice of his parents, 264, 265-his
birth, and early education, 265-269-
goes to Cambridge, 270-enters himself
of the Middle Temple, 271-visits Edin-
burgh, 272-returns to London, and
writes for the stage, 273-character and
failure of his first attempt, 274-his mar-
riage, 276-second attempt at writing a
tragedy, and its failure, 276, 277-be-
gins an epic poem, 277-loses his mo-
ther, 279-elegant tribute to her me-
mory, ib. 280-composes an epitaph
on his parents, 280, note-remarks on it,
281, note-and on his Essay on Paint-
ing,' and on Epic Poetry,' 281-effects
produced by his notes on the latter, 283
-character of his translations from Er-
cilla and Dante, ib.-character of his

Triumphs of Temper,' 284-declines
the poet laureateship, 239-his generous
acknowledgement of superiority in con-
temporary poets, 290-character of his
Plays written for a private Theatre,' ib.
291, 292-and of his Essays on Old
Maids,' 292, 293-separates from his
wife, ib.-remarks on that step, 294-
writes another tragedy, which is coldly
received, 297-goes to Paris, ib.-his
enthusiastic regard for the French, 299-
composes an epitaph on his faithful nurse,
300 becomes acquainted with Cowper,
ib.-Invocation of Patience, and sonnets,
composed by him during his son's illness,

-S03-307-publishes his Life of
Cowper, 309-and of Romney, ib.-cha-
racter of his later pieces, ib.-impru-
dently marries a second time, 310.
Hayley (Thomas Alphonso, son of the
preceding), early talents of, 294, 295-
becomes a pupil of Flaxman's, 302-
generous and grateful sentiments of
young Hayley to his father, ib.-com-
mencement of his illness, 304—his death,
306.

Germany, tour in, 174-notice of Frank-
fort, and of the Germanic Diet, 175, 176
-description of Weimar, and of the
grand-ducal government, 176-178—
of Jena and the German universities,
178-182-present state of Saxony,
183-186 of the electorate of Hesse
Cassel, 187-of Prussia, ib. 191-of
Austria and its dependencies, 191-196
-character of the work, 197.
Glover's Leonidas,' character of, 286.
Graham (Maria), Journal of a Voyage to
Brazil, 1-her pretensions to accuracy
disproved, 13, 14-account of her ex-
cursion from the besieged city of Per-Holy Spirit, ordinary and extraordinary
nambuco to the camp of the besiegers,
14-16-description of the residence
and manners of the inhabitants of Bahia,
17, 18.

Grant (Right Hon. Charles), observations

of, on the cause of disturbances in Ire-
land, 497-and on the evils caused by
absentees, 526.

Guion (Madame), extracts from the me-
moirs of, 42-46—remarks on, 47, 48.
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Hesse Cassel, present state of the electorate
of, 187.

operations of, how distinguished, 27—
errors resulting from not distinguishing
them; first, the attributing to a super-
natural influence, feelings and conduct
which may be referred to the effects of
very early education, 27-illustration
of this error by an extract from the
Memoirs of the Rev. Thomas Scott, 27
-29-remarks thereon, 29-secondly,
in attributing to supernatural agencies,

the

the natural and beneficial effects of the
discipline of circumstances, 30-this
error, illustrated in extracts from the
Memoirs of the Rev. John Newton, 31

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3 - remarks thereon, 38 - 40
thirdly, in attributing to supernatural
influence those moral changes, which
arise from the power of strong belief to
realize the thing believed, 40, 41-illus-
trations of this error, from the Life of
Madame Guion, 42-46-remarks there-
on, 47-and on the mischievous effects of
these errors, 48-50.
Horne's Introduction to the Scriptures,
mistake in the first edition of, correct-
ed, 124, note.

Hume's (Mr.) incorrect statements of, re-
lative to the residence of the Irish
clergy exposed, by the Archbishop of
Cashel, 512, and by the Bishop of Li-
merick, 513.

Hunter, (J. D.) Memoirs of his Captivity

among the Indians of North America,
76-character of his work, 79-81-ac-
count of his being taken prisoner, 81, 82
-his report of a speech by a chief of the
Kansas tribe, 82, 83-his life previously
to being separated from the Indians, 84
-impressions produced on beholding
the Pacific Ocean, 85-honourable anec-
dote of Hunter, 86—becomes gradually
accustomed to civilized society, 87-
his account of his first acquaintance
with books, 88-returns to America,
and to a savage life, ibid.—his motives
for so doing, 89, note.

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Ireland, tracts on the church of, 491-
state of tithe property there, 493-
proofs that the tithe-system was not the
cause of various disturbances, 496, 497
-nor the exasperating motives of them,
though perpetually represented to be so,
498, 499-plan of the tithe-composition
bills, 500, 501-the Irish clergy robbed
of their agistment tithe, 501, 502-gross
misrepresentations of the amount of
episcopal property, 503-actual amount,
504episcopal lands how let, 504506
-real state of the property held by dig
nitaries, 506-exaggerated statements of
the income of the protestant clergy, 507
-refutation of them, 508-the charge
of non-residence against the Irish clergy
réfuted, 509-513-estimate of the cha-
racter, qualifications, and services of the
Irish clergy, 514-520-523-proofs
that they are not unpopular, 520, 521—-
and of their active benevolence, 522-
the degradation of the lower classes an
overwhelming curse of the country, 523
--and also the amount of property with-
drawn by absentee proprietors, 524-
526-injustice of exterminating the
Irish clergy and confiscating their pro-
perty, exposed, 526–528.

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Iron mines of France, notice of, 408-
quantity of iron imported, 409, note.
Irving (Washington),Salmagundi and other
productions, 473-character of his Sal-
magundi,' 474-of his Knickerbocker's
History of New York,' 475-plan of his
Bracebridge Hall,' with remarks, 475
-481-and of his 'Tales of a Traveller,'
482-486-his character of an English
gentleman, 477-observation on foreign
travel, 479-impressions on his arrival
in England, 481-observations on Mr.
Irving's style and conceptions, 483.

J.

Indians of North America, purity of their
religious belief, 89-their notions of a
future state, 90-object and mode of
their worship, 91—their habitual piety,
92-prophets and sorcerers, 93-their
moral character, ibid.-destructive effects
of intoxication upon an Indian, 94—
condition of women among them, 95,
96-account of Indian courtship, 96,
97-polygamy prevalent among them,
97-divorces practised, ib.-character
and anecdotes of Indian warriors, 98–
100-death of a Winnebago chief, 100-
vindication of the alliance of the British
government in North America with na-
tive tribes, and their valuable services
during the contest with the United
States, 101-106-speech of a chief of
the Kansas tribe, 82, 85-account of
Tecumthé, a celebrated Indian prophet,
107-reasons for thinking that the ex- Jena, university, account of, 178–182.
termination of the Indian tribes is in Joanna, queen of Naples, memoirs of, 65—

Jebb (John, Bishop of Limerick), speech
of, in the House of Lords, 492-its cha-
racter, ib.-his account of the manner in
which the episcopal lands are let in Ire-
land, 505, 506-vindication of the cha-
racter of the Irish clergy, 507-state-
ment of their incomes, 508-observations
of, on the alleged non-residence of the
Irish clergy, 510-and on their benevo-
lent labours in Ireland, 517, 518–521,
522.

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