Hazlitt's, William, jun., edition of the works of Daniel de Foe, 485-
characterized, 534.
Heimskringla, The, or, Chronicles of the Kings of Norway, 267-date
of being wrote, and editions of, 267-268-author of, Snorro Stur-
leson, 268, 269-on what founded, 287.
Henderson, Professor Thomas-his discovery of the parallax of two
stars, and note, 18.
Herschell, Sir John-his observations on the nebular and double stars,
19-20.
Herschell, Sir William-his discoveries in astronomy, 18-and on
nebulous matter, 19.
History, not studied in England, as in France, or on the Continent, for
a philosophical interest, 382-384-character of the partial efforts
of M. Guizot in, 384.
Holland, commercial industry and wealth of, 216-219.
Hume, Mr Deacon, his digest of laws relating to trade and navigation,
Hudson Bay Company, establishment of, 241-exports, imports, and
profits of, for ten years preceding 1749, 241-rivalry with the North-
West Company, 242-new charter granted them, and power they
possess from it, 244-trading ports they have, 244-245-value of
the furs collected by, 246-247-excellent management of their
posts, 247.
Hypozoic system of rocks described, 29-fossil fishes in, 55.
Iceland-Scandinavian literature found a refuge in, 279-280-coloni-
zation of, 280-281-primitive life of the early Icelanders, 282-
preservation of Pagan poetry in, 283, effect of the establishment of
Christianity in, 284-285-literature of, 286-288.
Income-Tax-effect of the imposition of, on the labouring classes,
374-378-would be a fair tax, if assessed as regards classes, 378—
severity of on professional income, 378-380.
Indulgences-the great contest of the Reformation rested on the
controversy regarding, 127.
Instinct and Reason, immeasurable difference between, 16-17.
Ireland, Lord-Lieutenant of―sinecure situation it was formerly con-
sidered, 431-432-admirable administration of the Earl of Ches-
terfield as, 432-435.
James II.—his accession to the throne of Great Britain-grovelling
greetings he received from the High Church party, 486-his policy
towards Nonconformists and Dissenters, 488, 489.
Judith, Anglo-Saxon poem of, 312.
Jury Trial in England-contrasted with that in Germany, 318-320-
instanced in the trial of Earl of Cardigan, 320-322.
Justification by Faith-Luther's mode of exhibiting this great doc-
trine, 127.
Klackatack Tribe of Indians, destruction of, by the small-pox at Fort
Vancouver, 247.
Kleinschrot family-trial of, in Bavaria for the murder of their father
-to illustrate the procedure of a criminal trial in that kingdom, 352.
364.
La Place, on the possible laws which regulate nebulous matter, 21-22.
Labouring Classes-manner in which taxation affects them, 368-370
-effect of additional taxation depends on the way it is expended,
370-371-no advantage would be derived from indirect to direct
taxation, 373-374-the present Income-Tax is so much deducted
from the fund for their employment, 374-375.
Laing, Samuel-The Heimskringla, or, Chronicles of the Kings of
Norway, translated by, 267-preliminary dissertation he has pre-
fixed to the work on the condition and character of the Northmen
in the dark ages, 271-errors of this estimate, 272-sketch of the
history and remains of Scandinavian literature, 272-289-deprecia-
tion of the Anglo-Saxon race, and praise of the Scandinavians,
290-300-this charge refuted in a sketch of Anglo-Saxon literature,
300-315-his translation of the Biarkamál, 317.
Language, natural, of man and animals, 15-16.
Law of Nations on the acquisition of territory over an unoccupied
territory, 248-260.
Leaves from a Journal, and other fragments, in verse, by Lord
Robertson, 229-see Robertson.
essing's, Gottlob Ephraim, works of, 451-distinct purpose of all his
writings, 453-birth and early years of, 454-455-starting-point
of his career, 455-strength of mind and learning he had at his
command, ib.-polemical tendency, ib.-clearness of his intellect,
456-style of, 457-as a poet, 457-458-his epigrams-examples of,
459-460-his investigation into the nature of the epigram, 460
-dramas of, analysed-Der Freigeist, 460-461-Philotas, 461-
Minna Von Barnhelm, 462-Emilia Galotti, 462-464-Nathan
der Weise, 464-his attack on the French dramatists in the Ham-
burgische Dramaturgie, 466-468-his treatise on the Laokoon, 468
-his Wie die Alten den Tod gebildet, 468-his Vade Mecum für
den Herrn Lange, 469-his Essay Rettungen des Horaz, ib.-his
Life of Sophocles, ib.-his erudition, ib.-the Wolfenbüttel
Fragments, 469-never gave himself up to German metaphysics,
469-470.
Letters, familiar-one of the best data for estimating a man's true
character, 93.
Luther's, Dr Martin, correspondence, edited by Dr De Wette, 93-
his character best studied in his familiar letters, ib.-sources from
VOL. LXXXII. NO. CLXVI.
which his letters have been derived, 94-95-Hallam's unjust esti-
mate of Luther's intellect, 95-Luther's genius, 97-100-his
violence of invective, and excessive diffuseness, 100-102-eloquence
of, 103-104-influence his eloquence exerted over his contempor-
aries, 104-examples of his eloquence, 105-106-mastery of his
native language, 106-107-variety and complication of his engage-
ments, 107-his estimate of his own writings, 109-power and
compass of his intellect, ib.-sagacity, soundness, and promptitude
of his judgment, 109-115-courage of, 115-proceedings at Worms,
ib.-at the Diet of Augsburg, 116-117—his intellect not particu-
larly fitted for the investigation of abstract or speculative truth,
117-passionate earnestness of character, 117-120-rapidity and
ease with which he trampled on the deepest prejudices of his age
and education, 120-122-his burning of the papal bull, 122-his
marriage, ib.-his early submissions to the papal authorities, 123,
124--his early discontent with the prevailing system of theology,
and condition of the Roman church, 124-controversy regarding
indulgences the great cause of the Reformation, 124-127-his
mode of exhibiting the great doctrine of justification by faith alone,
127-129-general estimate of his character, 129-131.
MacGregor's, John, commercial statistics, 204-on the system of
finance pursued in Great Britain, 208-quoted on the real sources
of her wealth and superiority, ib.-reflections on the commercial
laws of the Continental powers, 209-on the resources of Austria,
209-210-on the commercial policy of Belgium, 210-211-of
Denmark, 211-212-of France, 212 216-of Holland, 216-219-
of Russia, 219-223-of Spain, 223-226-of Portugal, 227-228.
Mahon's, Lord, edition of the Earl of Chesterfield's letters, 421-cha-
racter of, 423.
Mansfield, Lord, perfection of his logic in oratory, 442.
Marivaux's comedies noticed, 203.
Materialism not affected by the phrenological hypothesis, 13-14—
effects of, 66-67.
M'Cu loch's Commercial Dictionary noticed, 204.
M'Culloch, J. R. on taxation and funding, 367-manner in which it
effects the labouring classes, 368-on the probable results from im-
posing a tax on wages, 371-373-no relief would ensue to the
labouring classes from the change from indirect to direct taxation,
373-375-effect of an income-tax on all classes, 376-380-value of
the work, 380.
Methuen Treaty, effects of the, on the commerce of Britain and France,
228.
Miller's, Hugh, work on the old red sandstone, and note, 34.
Modern system of rocks described, 49, 50.
Mohnike, Dr Gottlieb-Lessingiana Von, 451-his republication of a
Monostich of Lessing's, 459.
Molière, Jean Baptiste, inauguration of his monument at Paris, 172,
173-appearance of the monument, 173-birth, education, and early
years of Molière, 173-174-establishes himself as an actor, and towns
he performed in, 174-175-his passion for two of his actresses, 175
-not returned by Mademoiselle Duparc, 175-176-affectionate
conduct of Mademoiselle de Brie, 176-177-his marriage to her,
177-pieces he wrote the first five years after marriage, 177-
separation from his wife, and unfortunate marriage with Madeleine
Béjart, 178-182-death of Molière, 183-burial of, 183-184-con-
sidered as an actor, 184-classes his plays may be divided into, 184
-his fertility and facility of production, 185-writes Psyché in
conjunction with Pierre Corneille, 185-criticism on his piece Les
Fâcheux, 187-188-on the pastoral of Mélicerte, 188-on his farces,
189-pure comic vein he possessed, 191-characters he employed,
191-193-his character of the Raisonneur, 194-195-his comedy of
the Malade Imaginaire, 195-considered as a critic, 196-as the
father of French comedy, 196-197-his Don Juan, or the Festin de
Pierre, 197-198-his Tartuff, 198-199-the Femmes Savantes,
199-his Misanthrope, 200-202.
Monostich, meaning of, note, 459.
Morton, Charles, teacher of Daniel de Foe-his learning and charac.
ter, 486-487.
Municipal institutions derived from Rome, 394.
Natural History of Creation, 1-outline of the views of the author
of the Vestiges of, 1-3-apparent character of the author, 4-5-his
perception of various resemblances most erroneous, 5-9-on the
system of arrangement in natural history, 9-10-credulity of the
author of the Vestiges, 10-11-his psychological ideas, 11-on
phrenology and materialism, 12-14-on the natural language of
man and animals, 15-16-difference between instinct and reason,
16-17-examination of the nebular hypothesis, 17-25—of the
temperature of Mercury and Saturn, with that of the earth, 25-on
the atmosphere of the moon, 25-26-on a universal fire-mist, 26-
on the form, density, and temperature of the earth, 26-27-continu-
ous sketch of the several systems of geology, from the first records
of our secondary rocks to the present time, with remarks on the
opinions and statements of the author of the Vestiges, 27-50-dis-
cussion on the phenomena of organic life, from the fossils found in
the several formations, in answer to the hypothesis of an original
ascending scale of being by the ordinary process of generation, 50-
62-greatness and goodness of God displayed in all his works, 62-
64-the author of the Vestiges' modes of reasoning on the spontane-
ous origination of life, 64-67-facts he brings forward in favour of
his doctrine, 67-74-sketch of some of the leading changes in the
fatal forms, from their first organic germs up to a perfect mammal,
79-84-character of the Vestiges, 85.
Ne bular hypothesis-examination of the speculations on, 17-25.
New red sandstone described, 45.
Norton, Hon. Mrs-The Child of the Islands by, 86-true poetry of,
ib-displays active sympathy for the poor and oppressed, ib.-
extracts from, 87-89-object and tendency of the poem, with extract,
90.92.
Old red sandstone system of rocks described, 34 36.
Oolitic system of rocks described, 45-47-fossils in, 52-54.
Oregon, (The) Question, 238.
Oregon Territory-extent, population, and physical appearance of,
238-240-the early traders of, 241-establishment of the Hudson
Bay Company, 241-of the North-west Company, 242-trading
and farming posts of the Hudson Bay Company, 244-245-
agricultural establishments formed by the Americans, 245-decrease
of the fur trade, 245-246-the law of nations as to the acquisition
of sovereignty over an unoccupied territory, 248-252-claims of
England and of the United States as to their claim over the terri-
tory by discovery, 252-255-by settlement, 256-258-by treaties, 258
-by contiguity, 260-negotiation for a partition between the
American and British governments, 261-264-the best course to
refer the whole question to arbitration, 264-265.
Owen, Professor, on the reptiles in the secondary rocks, 56-58.
Paleozoic system of rocks-their formation-with the fossil remains
found in them, 29-40-theory of the author of the Vestiges of the
Natural History of Creation,' in regard to these remains, examined,
Penal Jurisprudence of Germany, 318-trial by jury-contrasted
with the same procedure in England, 318-323-see Bavaria.
Permian system of rocks described, 39-40-fossils in, ib.
Phrenology-not maintained by anatomical proof, 12-reasons why it
maintains its ground, 12, 13.
Portugal-her adaptation for an extensive commerce, 226-her treaty
of reciprocity with Great Britain, 227-228.
Prescott's History of the Conquest of Mexico, note to the Article on,
265.
Protozoic system of rocks described, 29-32-fossil fishes in, 55.
Riembauer, Rev. Francis, trial of, in Bavaria for murder-to illustrate
the procedure of a criminal trial in that kingdom, 332-349.
Reformation caused by the controversy regarding indulgences, 124-
127.
Rome, Church of, indebted to Luther for whatever ameliorations have
taken place in her system, 129-131.
Roman Empire of the west-M. Guizot on the fall of, 385-386-due
to the gradual annihilation of the middle class of the Empire,
Curiales, 387-388.
Royal Authority-progress of, after the fall of feudalism, 405.
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