tures. Reports on the Exhibition of 1839,) by J. B. A. M. Jobard, 162- industry of the Greeks, 163-modern inventions unknown to them, 164- knowledge of the ancients in chemistry, anatomy, algebra, &c., 165-of elec- tricity, 166-impossibility of checking modern civilization, 167-commercial improvement under Colbert, 168-ex- positions under the Consulate and the Bourbons, 169-evils produced by large capitalists, ib.-policy of extend- ing the period of patents for inventions, 170-observations of Jobard upon the effects and power of invention, ib.- dates of the laws of patents among dif- ferent nations, 171-review of the steam-engines of the Exposition, 172— flame engines, 173-character and in- ventions of Baron Seguier, 174-spin- ning machines, amount of flax spun in England and France, 175-inability of the French to keep our engines in re- pair, 176-manufacture of paper, cop- per and steel in France, ib.-method of tempering steel, 177—the tempering by air of Damascus blades, 179-Pro- fessor Crevelli's imitation of oriental sabres, ib.-Andrew Ferrara's blades, 180-French and Belgian mines of lead, ib.-zinc and boring apparatus, 181-anticipated effects from deep ex- cavations of the earth, 183. Inedited Memoirs of Admiral Chichagoff, a Russian Minister of State, 58- unsuccessful in defending the passage of the Beresina against Napoleon, 39 character of Catherine Great, 40- - present internal condi- tion of Russia, 42-government of women preferable to that of men in ar- bitrary monarchies, 43-nature of Catherine's laws and regulations, 44— poverty of the Russian language, 45— policy of Catherine with respect to Turkey, 46-and. Poland, 48 per- sonal qualities of the Poles and political disposition of that nation, 49-deposi- tion of Peter III., 50-education of Paul, the Empress's son, 52-personal appearance of Catherine, ib.-state of her court, 53-defect in Russian mili- tary system, 54-tendency of Russian conquests, 55-benefit to Russia of Catherine's reign, 56.
Italian Drama, present state of, 3-co- medies of Goldoni, 5-different schools of Italian comedy, 6-character and effect of Alfieri's tragedies, 7-writings of Manzoni, 10-chorus in the third
act of his "Adelchi," 14-literary feeling and style in Italy, 19—" Fran- cesca da Rimini," by S. Pellico, 20— extract from, 22-his "Eufemio," and other tragedies, 24-dramatic works of Niccolini, 27-extracts from "Gio- vanni da Procida,"129-defects of "La Rosmonda," and extracts from, 32- literary productions of Marenco and Briano, 34-new style of Italian dra- matic works, 35-decline of the drama in Germany and England, 37. Italy, General View of its History and Literature in reference to its present State, by J. Mariotti, 450-his beauti- ful description of Venice, 451-of Florence and Rome, 452-rise of the power of the Church and monachism, 453- sketch of the poets who pre- ceded Dante, ib.—character of Machia- velli, 454.
Italy, disadvantage to her arising from non-emigration, 300-state of the Ita- lian peasant, 301-universities in Italy, 307-attempt of the Grand Duke of Tuscany to transfer the university of Sienna to Pisa, 308-character of Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, 310 -students of Sardinia, 311-influence of the Jesuits, 313-pious exercises in Italian seminaries, 314-neglected ob- servance of the seventh day, 315- purity and innocence of the inhabitants of many villages in the Lombard plain, 317-Roman Catholic priests ineffici- ent instruments of moral instruction, 319-schools established in the Austro- Italian provinces, 320-instruction dis- countenanced by the Archbishop of Turin, 322-and by the Pope, 324.
Janin (Jules), tales of, 136-his novel of "Un Cœur pour deux Amours," 137. Jews, total failure of all attempts to con- vert them, 241-importance of the ad- hesion of all subjects in a state to one Church, 243-Jews in France and Germany, 244-state of the Jews in Germany, by Wolfgang Menzel, 245— character of the Polish Jews, 246-in- terior of their inns, ib.-their ordinary studies and intellectual recreation, 247 -privileges granted to them in Poland at an early period, ib.-Gratiani's de- scription of their state in the southern provinces of Poland, 248-massacre of 14,000 of them by the Cossacks, 249— their learned establishments, ib.—their
condition in Russia, and repugnance to military service, 250-Jewish seminary at Warsaw, 252-the Jews of Cracow, ib.-origin and nature of the Talmud, the Mishna, and the Gemaras, 253— their occupations, and treatment of their women, 254-principal sects among them, 255-sect of the Hassids founded by Rabbi Israel Bashlem, ib.-maxims of this pseudo-prophet, ib.-state of the modern Hassids, 256-sect of the Caraites, 257-of the Frankists found- ed lately by Jacob Frank, ib.-their real tenets uncertain, 258-remnant of the Ten Tribes supposed to be dwell- ing on the shores of the Caspian sea, 259-their rites and practices, and ac- count of the scriptures they possess, 260.
Jesuits, their influence and progress in Sardinia, 313-lives and perils of their missionaries in French America, 357. Jury, Schwur oder Geschworengericht als rechtsanstalt und politisches Institut. Die grossen Gebrechen unserer Deut- schen Strafrechtspflege, und das Schwurgericht als das eingige Mittel ihnen gründlich abzuhelfen. (The Jury considered as a legal and political In- stitution. The great defects of our German Criminal Law, and the Jury the only sure means of remedying them), 209-disadvantage of the pre- sent German system, 210.
Kaunits (Prince), anecdote of the at- tempt of a Jew to bribe him, 250. Kneller, anecdote of that artist, 81.
Le Storie di Jacopo Petti, 450. Letture Populari, foglio settimanale, pub- licato a Torino, 297.
Littérature extravagante, 130-Madame Sophie Gay's Novel "Un Mariage de l'Empire," 131-writings of George Sand (Madame Dudevant), 132. profligate tendency of this school, 133 -works of Victor Hugo, 134-dramas of A. Dumas, 135-Paul Lacroix, or Bibliophile Jacob, ib.-naval novels of Eugene Sue, 136-tales of Jules Janin, ib.-his novel of "Un Cœur pour deux Amours," 137-profligate literary pro-
ductions of Balzac, 140-effect of the various works of this literature, 141. Lorenzino de Medici, Dramma di Giuseppe Revere, 1.
Luisa Strozzi, Dramma storico in cinque Atti, di Giacinto Battaglia, 1. Luther, meritorious effects of his exer- tions, 189-description of his contro- versy with Tetzel upon indulgences, 190 of his burning the papal bull at Wittenberg, 191-of his proceeding to the diet at Worms, ib.
Machiavelli, his character drawn by Ma- riotti, 454.
Manzoni, character of his tragedies and novels, 10.
'Marenco (Carlo), tragedies by, 34. Mehemet Ali, anecdote of, and a female magician, 370-his character and ob- jects, 379-comparison between him and Peter the Great, 380-security for life and property in Egypt introduced by him, 391.
Mélanges sur les Langues, Dialectes et Patois, par Bottin, 142.
Memoires de l'Academie Celtique, 142. Menzel (Wolfgang), passage of, upon the Jews in Germany, 245.
Merck (Johann Heinrich), ein Denkmal herausgegeben von Dr. Adolf Stahr. (Memoir of J. D. Merck, by Dr. A. Štahr), 200-his talents and character, 204.
Mexico, siege and capture of by Cortez,
Mirabeau, description of by Rahel, 62. Mishna (The), compilation of by Rabbi Judah the Saint, 253.
Moritz, Herzog und Churfürst zu Sachsen. Eine Darstellung aus dem Zeitalter der Reformation, von Dr. F. A. von Langenn, (Maurice Duke and Elector of Saxony, by Dr. von Langenn). Ers- ter Theil, mit Moritz' Bildness, 445- investigation of his character and con- duct on various occasions, 446. Moultan, Edrisi's description of the cele- brated idol of, 278.
Music at Home and Abroad, 211, 455.
Neapel und die Neapolitaner, oder Briefe aus Neapel in die Heimath, von Dr.
Karl August Mayer. (Naples and the Neapolitans, in a series of Letters, by Dr. C. A. Mayer). Erster Band- state of the country for travelling, and climate, 449-lethargic state of the people, 450.
Newton, extract from a letter to Bentley upon the creation, 399. Niccolini, dramatic works of, 27-extracts from "Giovanni da Procida," 29- from "La Rosmonda," 32.
Euvres complètes de J. J. Rousseau, avec des Notes Historiques, 118. Euvres de V. Hugo, 118. Œuvres de George Sand, 118.
Om Straff och Straff-Anstalter, 2dra Up- plagan. (On Punishments and on Pri- sons. Second edition), 283-extracts from the observations on punishments, 285-abolition of death recommended by Prince Oscar, 287—table of execu- tions in various countries, 288-corpo- ral punishments considered, 289 comparison of the Auburn and Phila- delphian systems, 291-statement of criminals in Sweden, 291-cruel re- strictions in prisons, 295-benevolent spirit of the work, 296. Oxford Tract men, tendency of their mea- sures, 188, 192-their ill-judged depre- ciation of Luther, 189.
Palmerston (Lord), his supposed personal dislike to France, 423.
Pellico (S.), extract from his tragedy of "Francesca da Rimini," 22. Penn (Wm.), his treaty with the Algon- quin tribe, 353.
Pier delle Vigne, Tragedia del Signor Briano, 1.
Poles, qualities and political disposition of, 49.
Quakers, founded by Fox, their principles,
Rahel. Ein Buch des Andenkens für ihre Fremde, 57-description of her by Varnhagen von Ense, 58-her influence
on German writers, 60-peculiar and masculine character of her mind, 61- her description of Mirabeau, 62-her hearty dislike of falsehood and humbug, 63-her ideas of suicide and marriage, 66-extracts from her writings, 67— similarity in mind between Rahel and Carlyle, 70-her criticism of Tieck, Goethe, and Madame de Staël, 72-of Schiller's 'Wallenstein,' Schleiermacher, Jung Stilling, and De Pradt, 72-re- markable expression of her's before death, 74.
Reimer, Mittheilungen von und über Goethe, aus mündlichen und schrift- lichen Quellen. (Communications of and concerning Goethe, from oral and written Sources), 200—his attacks upon Goethe, 201.
Revue de Paris, relations of England and France in the East, 422.
Rosmonda d' Inghilterra, Tragedia di Gio. Batt. Niccolini, 1.
Rousseau, character of his mind, 121- his mental visions, 123-La Nouvelle Heloise, 124-its moral tendency, 126. Russia, her present internal political state, 42-defect in the moral organization of her armies, 54-debasing tendency of her conquests, 55-state of the Jews in Russia, 250-her precarious tenure of the Trans-Caucasian provinces, 263. Russian language, remarkable poverty of,
Tavole Sinottiche e Sincrone della Storia Fiorentina, compilati da Alfredo Reu- mont. (Synoptic and Synchronous Tables of Florentine History), 450. Théorie du Judaisme, par l'Abbé Louis
Chiarini, Professeur des Langues Ori- entales à l'Université de Vaisovie, 241. The Remnant found, or the Place of Is- rael's Hiding discovered, being a Sum- mary of Proofs showing that the Jews of Ďaghistan on the Caspian are the Remnant of the Ten Tribes. The re- sult of personal investigation during a Missionary Tour of eight months in Georgia, by permission of the Russian Government, in the years 1837 and 1838, by the Rev. Jacob Samuel, Se- nior Missionary to the Jews for India, Persia, and Arabia, and author of a Hebrew Sermon on the Christian Evi- dences, 241-fate of the Ten Tribes upon the destruction of their kingdom, 289-rites and practices of the Jews dwelling on the shores of the Caspian, 260-account of the scriptures which they possess, 261-description of Da- ghistan, 263-precarious tenure of the Trans-Caucasian provinces by Russia, ib.-attempt of the Russians to intimi- date the author from penetrating into Daghistan, 264.
Tieck, criticism of, by Rahel, 71- his novel of "Vittoria Accorombona," 207 -character and tendency of his writ- ings, 208.
Varnhagen von Ense, Galerie von Bildnis- sen, 57-his interview with and de- scription of Rabel, 58.
Vier Fragen von einem Ost Preussen (Four Questions, by an East Prussian). Erör- tungen über die vier Fragen) Remarks on the four Questions), 444-prosecu- tion of Dr. Jacobi, ib.-demand of a constitution for Prussia, 445. Vittoria Accorombona. Ein Roman in fünf Büchern von Ludwig Tieck. Zwey Bände. Zweyte Auflage, mit einem Anhange. (Vittoria Accorombona. A Romance in five Books, by Ludwig Tieck. Two volumes. Second Edition, with an Appendix), 206-analysis of the story, 207 character of Tieck's works, 208.
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