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to put such an imputation of such inconsistency upon them. Fiat justitia, ruat cœlum. They never will, they never can consistently stop, till we consent to raise our 60 or 70 millions of income in the proportion of 7d. in the pound, on an income of one year, and of 19s. 5d. and one third of a penny in the pound on the permanent annuitant,—33 millions a year on Schedule A. instead of 24, as now-9 millions and a quarter on Schedule C., instead of three quarters of a million as now, and then we shall nearly have arrived at the consummation of A PROPERTY TAX' founded on PRINCIPLES OF 'PERFECT JUSTICE!'

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Note to Art. II. in last Number.

WE regret to find that some expressions in an Article on the Ionian Islands, in our last Number, which referred to Mr. Bowen, have been understood in a more serious light than was intended, and have been thought to reflect unduly upon that gentleman. We have, since the publication of our Article, seen copies of letters addressed to Mr. Bowen, in Nov. 1851, by Sir Henry Ward, the Lord High Commissioner, and Mr. Dusmani, the Secretary of the Commission of Public Instruction, in which they express their approbation of Mr. Bowen's conduct during the time that he filled the office of Rector of the University of Corfu. We will only add our belief that Mr. Bowen's eminent classical attainments well qualify him for the post which he now worthily fills, in one of the principal colleges of the University of Oxford.

No. CXCIX. will be published in July.

INDEX.

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A

Alison, (Sir A.), review of his 'History of Europe, from the Fall of
'Napoleon in 1815 to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in 1852,'
269-his 'History' mainly a rechauffée of confuted theories and
untenable views, ib. — Sir A. Alison the Colonel Sibthorp of
literature, ib.-his choice of subject and manner of handling it
alike injudicious, 270-his fair treatment of an opponent, 271-
general inaccuracy and want of merit evinced in the History,' ib.
-extract proving the author's clumsy and ungrammatical mode of
expressing himself, 272-his needless and slovenly repetitions,
272-3-want of accuracy in statistical statements, 273-4 his trite
and puerile reflections, 274-6, and extracts unlucky in his
classical citations, 275, note-what the task of a historian is when
read aright, 276-7-Sir A. Alison's Preliminary Chapter, 277—
his favourite crotchet-the decline of England since her return to
cash payments in 1819, 277-8-fallacious arguments in support of
his views, 278-9-a few facts for the Author to consider before his
next edition, 279-80 discreditable assertions respecting the
Monetary Acts of 1819, 1844, and 1845, 281-his views on the
increased pressure of taxation since 1815 confuted by the statistics
of Mr. Norman and Mr. Porter, 282-4—his lamentations over the
'modern exodus,' 284-its cause erroneously stated to be Free
Trade, 284-5, and extract—the failure of the potato, and the dis-
covery of Australian gold, the two events principally promoting
emigration, 285-6-increase of employment, and greater abundance
and cheapness of food, since Free Trade has been established, 286
-emigration from Ireland, 286-7-emigration from the United
Kingdom to Australian colonies, 287-Sir A. Alison's unfavourable
view of the Reform Act, 287-8-his just remarks on the great
Chartist demonstration of April 10. 1848, 288, extract-probable
result thereof had it occurred during an unreformed Parliament
and a prohibitive tariff, ib.-Sir A. Alison's grand new discovery-
that the steam engine and machinery have no influence in cheap-
ening the production of food, 289, and extract-untenableness of
his views as to the mortality of manufacturing towns, 289-91-and
as to the supposed consequences resulting from the adoption of
Free Trade and a sound system of currency, 291, and extract-
their effects upon the cultivation and value of land in England and
Ireland, 291-2, and note-cultivation of wheat not declining, ac-

cording to Sir A. Alison, but increasing, 293-his melting away'
of our mercantile marine, altogether a fallacy, 294-his fears lest
England's commerce should pass into the hands of foreigners
equally groundless, 294-6-education and civilisation, according to
Sir A. Alison, not the blessings generally supposed, 296-7, and
extracts and notes-statistics of crime, 297-300-proportions of
population respectively dependent on agriculture, and on manu-
facturing and commercial pursuits, 300-1-the History' a perfect
museum of obsolete opinions-a veritable 'old curiosity shop,' 301
-his opinion of representative institutions, 302-3, and extract—
his remarks on the battle of Algiers, Voltaire, and the Encyclo-
pædists, 303-5, and extract-Miss Martineau's History of England
during the Thirty Years of Peace every way far superior to Sir A.
Alison's, 305-the time not yet arrived when such an eventful
period can be properly viewed and treated, 306-Sir A. Alison's
multifarious chapter, Progress of Literature, Science, the Arts,
' and Manners in Great Britain after the War,' 307-want of
judgment displayed therein, 307-8-his fondness of personal in-
trusion, 308 his astounding remarks on the merits and cha-
racteristics of the works of Walter Scott, Moore, Campbell,
Coleridge, Wordsworth, &c., 308-9-his blunders as to Paley,
Buckland, Sedgwick, Sydney Smith, and Macaulay, 309-his new
discovery-Geology confirmatory of Scripture, ib.—his entire
misapprehension of Mr. Hallam's style, 310-his arbitrary selection
and rejection of authors and actors, ib.-his entire ignoring of
branches of art and science, and of their most distinguished orna-
ments, 310-1-remarks on the inflated and frothy style of his
History,' 312-extracts proving the justice of the condemnatory
stricture, 312-3-concluding observations, 313-4.

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B

Bunsen's Hippolytus and his Age, review of, 1-the work interesting
both from its subject and the distinguished name and position of
its author, 2-Refutation of all Heresies,' edited by Miller, 2-3—
not the work of Origen, but of Hippolytus, 4-5, and extracts—
Baur's historical hypothesis regarding the late origin of the Gospel
of St. John, 5-6, and extract-extract from the preface to Mr.
Cureton's Ignatius,' 7-reply to Archdeacon Churton's Strictures
on Ignatius, 8-9, and extract—Mr. Bunsen on the opinion in Ger-
many on the Armenian version, 9-11, and extracts-Apostolic
Constitutions in Syriac, 11-2-German criticism and Ġerman
research, 12-3-defence of the German Evangelical Church, 13-5,
extract-authorship of the treatise against all heresies, 15-6, and
note-arguments against Origen's being its author, 16-7—and in
favour of Hippolytus, 18-20, and extract-Zephyrinus and Callistus,
21-history and character of Pope Callistus, 21-2, extract—' Hip-
'polytus' own Confession,' 23—Mr. Bunsen on reason and authority
in matters of faith, 23-4, extracts-Hippolytus on the Book of
Psalms, 24-5-contradictions met with in the Fathers, 26, extract—
The Philosophical Research,' or 'Aphorisms and Fragments,' 26-7,

extract— Historical Fragments on the Life and Consciousness of
'the Ancient Church,' &c., 27-8-Hippolytus on the authority of
the Holy Scriptures, 28-9, extracts-nature of the Christian sacri-
fice, 29-the Apostolic Constitutions,' 29-34, and extracts—litur-
gies of the Ancient and Reformed Churches, 34-7, and extracts—
more space much needed in library of British Museum, 37-Bun-
sen's Apology of Hippolytus addressed to the People of England,'
38, extract his opinion of our government and institutions, 38-9,
extracts his remarks on the probable reception which his work
will meet with, 40.

C

Cathedral Reform, review of works relating to, 152-debate upon
Lord Blandford's motion to bring in a Bill for the abolition of
deans, ib.—many eminent scholars to be found among the deans,
153-Lord Blandford's Bill, ib.-Mr. Sidney Herbert's Letter to
the Dean of Salisbury, 153-4, and note and extract-the grounds
for the abolition of deans considered, 154-5, and note-church
sinecures, 156-7-a thorough reform of cathedrals inevitable, 158
-revenues of cathedrals, 159-60—the 43rd canon of 1603, 161,
note-what a cathedral should be, 161-2-officers of a cathedral,
163-4, and notes-cathedral service, 165-cathedrals as they are, ib.
-cathedral libraries, 165-6, and note-cathedral revenues, 167-8-
Act of 1851, 168-parochial character of a cathedral, 168-9—
cathedral worship, 169-70, and note-cathedral education, 171-2—
Mr. Selwyn's views on the subject, 173, extract-extract from
"History of Reformation,' A.D. 1540, 173, note-stalls for arch-
deacons, 174-residence of canons, 175-6-minor canons, 177-
Mr. Jebb's protest against the hardships inflicted on minor canons,
ib., extract—Mr. Barry on allowing the clergy the free use of cathe-
dral libraries, 178, extract—a few words about the lay clerks, cho-
risters, and almsmen, 178-9-Mr. Barry on the advantages of every
cathedral being freely accessible, 179-80, extract and note—such
oaths only should be administered as are binding both in spirit and
letter, 180-1-suggestions for carrying out a system of cathedral
reform, 181-2.

Church of England, the, in the Mountains, review of works relating
to the state of, 342-Macaulay's sketch of the condition of the
clergy between the Restoration and the Revolution, 342-3-a
faithful representation of the present condition of the Cambrian
and Cumbrian clergy, 343-4-inadequacy of the parochial endow-
ments, 344-poverty, though not necessarily a degradation to the
preachers of the Gospel, yet an actual cause of their degradation,
344-5-the small value of the tithe in mountain countries further
reduced by spoliation, 345-6—the poverty of the clergy in the
districts under notice partly caused by the accumulation of rich
benefices in a few favoured hands, 346-7—injurious consequences
thereof, 347, and note-the mass of the inferior clergy of the
diocese of Carlisle and of the principality of Wales generally sons
of small farmers or shopkeepers, 348, and note-probable course

of a Welsh lad brought up to the ministry, 349-51-mode of
obtaining a living in the diocese of St. David's, 351-disposal of
Church patronage, 352, and note-low position in society held by
the Welsh clergy, 353-injurious effects thereof, 354-5-their
former intemperate and low habits, 355-6-shameful condition and
desecration of Welsh places of worship, 357-8, and note-low state
of education, 358-9, and note-the clergy in the mountains of the
north of England little if any better off than their brethren of
Cambria, 359-60-marked feature in which the two differ, 360-
Griffith Jones, Daniel Rowlands, and other dissenters from the
Welsh Church, 361-2-numerous Sunday schools of the Welsh
dissenters, 362, and notes their pynciau, 363-disgusting exhi-
bition of religious enthusiasm-jumping,' 364-general want of
chastity amongst the Welsh, 364, note-the Welsh clergymen and
their parishioners not bound together by any tie of mutual sym-
pathy, 365-general alienation of the congregations in consequence,
365-6-difficulties the Church of Wales has to surmount in the
prevalence of two languages, 366-7- the immense size of the
parishes another cause of its inefficiency, 367-8, and note—general
carelessness (excepting the Rhymney Iron Company) of the large
mining and manufacturing proprietors as to providing their work-
people with adequate religious instruction, 368-9, and note-
progress made notwithstanding by the Church of Wales in the last
few years, 369-70-the eighteenth century preeminently the age
of ecclesiastical dilapidation, 370-disgraceful condition of Welsh
places of worship, 370-1-increase of pupil teachers in the Welsh
Church schools, 372, and note-improvements effected in the
Mountain clergy of the North of England, ib.-active co-operation
of the present bishops. 373-4-suggestions for further improve-
ment, 375-the raising the income of every parochial clergyman to
not less than 2001. per annum, ib.-incorporation of the College
of St. Bees into the University of Durham, and establishment of
exhibitions and scholarships therein, 375-6-necessity of stricter
discipline being maintained, 376-7-and a better system of or-
ganisation, 377-the carrying out of these desiderata not attended
with much difficulty, 378-9.

D

Derby Ministry, fall of the, review of works relating to, 240-position
of parties in the new Parliament of November 4., ib.-the struggle
between Free Trade and Protection virtually at an end, ib.-Mr.
Disraeli's speech on Mr. Villiers' motion of Nov. 23., 240-1, notes—
proper course for Ministers to have taken, 241-course actually
taken, 242-Mr. Villiers' motion lost, 243-Lord Palmerston's
amendment carried, ib.-words of the amendment, 244-Mr.
Disraeli's Budget, 245-6, and notes-propositions of the Budget,
247-8-principles of the Budget, 248-52-reduction of the malt
tax, 252-4, and note-reduction of the hop duty, 255-6-alterations
in the income tax, 257-proposition for enlarging the area of the
house tax, 258-9-division on the Budget, 259-61, and note-

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