THIRTY-FIRST VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY
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,
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.
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,
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,
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.
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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.
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.
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 I -40.
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- pressed, 249, 250 — advantageous ar-
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 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.
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. NN 2
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 natural and beneficial effects of the discipline of circumstances, 30-this error, illustrated in extracts from the Memoirs of the Rev. John Newton, 31
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.
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.
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.
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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