San Fernando, 139, 140-town and plain of Cumanaçoa, 141-remarkable caverns of Cuchivano, 141, 142-beau- tiful climate and scenery on the plateau of Cocollar, 142-liberality of the Spanish monks to M. de Humboldt, 143, 144— description of the cavern of Guacharo, 144, 145-gigantic growth of the fern- tribe, 145-barbarous treatment of slaves by the Spaniards, 146-state of society at Cariaco, 147-observations on the complexious of the inhabitants of South America, 148-description of a remark- able earthquake at Cumana, 149–151 -description of the country of Caraccas or Venezuela, 153-158.
Hunt (Leigh), Foliage,' a collection of poems, 324-strictures on his dedication, 325-and on a passage of his preface, 326-329-his real merits, 329, 330- specimens of his poems, with remarks, 330-332-specimens of his translations, 353-concluding strictures, 334, 385. Hyder Ali, war of, with the Mahrattas, 47
his treachery to Nunjerai, 48-defeats the English under Captain Nixon, 49— is himself defeated by the Mahrattas, 50— anecdotes of his ingratitude, avarice, and cruelty, 51-55-his successes against the English, 56-58-his reflections on his precarious situation, 59-his death and character, 60--63.
Ice, floating masses of, discovered, in com- paratively low latitudes, 200.-See Polar Ice.
India, inhabitants of, why attached to the
British government, 386, 387. Indian Native Army, origin of, at Madras, 388-anecdotes of the fidelity and good conduct of the Sepoys there, 389–394 -particularly of the governor's body guard, 395, 396-their patience, inte- grity, and endurance of privations, 397 -401-description of the sepoys of Bom- bay, 402-instances of their fidelity, bra- very, and good conduct, 403—406— origin of the Bengal native army, 413, 414-account of the native corps called
the Mathews,' 407, 408-the Red Battalion,' 408-anecdotes of their fide- lity and valour, 409. 412. 414-419, 420. Isidore (St.), account of, 34—and of Lope de Vega's poem on him, 35-39.
112-122-causes of their failure in Bra- zil, 123, 124.
Kendall (E. A.), Argument on Appeal of Murder and Trial by Battle, 177-cha- racter of the work, 179, 180. 191. See Appeal of Murder and Battle. Kirkton (Rev. James), Secret History of
the Church of Scotland, 502-account of the author, 504-specimens of Lis preaching, 505, 506-remarks on his editor, 531-534.-See Church of Scot- laud.
Lithgow, curious celebration of the Resto- Lang (Master), gallant conduct of, 58.
Loo Choo Island, account of a coral reef at, 314-hospitality of the inhabitants to the English, 314, 315-interesting particu lars respecting one of the islanders, 317 -319-remarks on their character and manners, 323, 324.
Lope de Vega Carpio, birth and education of, 1-patronized by the Duke of Alva, 2-bis extravagant eulogy of the duke, ib. -marries, 3-singular eclogue of Lope on the death of his wife, ib.-enters the army, 4-embarks on board the Spanish Armada, 6-bis misfortunes during the voyage, 7-marries again, 8-strictures on two of his sonnets relative to that event, 9-is again a widower, ib.-be- comes an ecclesiastic, 10-his death and posthumous honours, ib.—the various con- tradictory accounts relative to the num- ber of his productions considered, 11, 12 -respect paid to his person, 13—com- parison of his Arcadia and that of San- nazaro, 14-fable of Lope de Vega's Arcadia, with remarks, 16-18-speci- mens of it, 19, 20-plan of his Her- mosura de Angelica, 20-22-specimens of it, 22, 23, 24-plan of his Dra- gontea, a poem on Sir Francis Drake, 25-29-character of his Jerusalem, with specimens, 29-31-ridiculed by Diogo de Sousa, 33-plan of his poem of Isi- dro de Madrid, 34-40-notice of his pieces, published under the assumed name of Burguillos, 40-43-account of his Rimas Sacras, 44-46.
Madera, a chieftain of Loo Choo, interesting anecdotes of, 317-319, 320, 321.
Jaetters, the aboriginal inhabitants of Ice- Madras Native Army, origin of, 388—
land, account of, 490, 491.
Jesuits, account of the labours of, and
of their establishments in Paraguay,
anécdotes of its bravery and fidelity, 389-396-its patience and fortitude un- der severe privations, 397-401.
Malo (M. C.), Panorama d'Angleterre, 223 -strictures on his motto, 224-on his characters of our public men, 225—and the police and manners of London, 226 -curious blunders concerning parlia- mentary reform, 226, 227-on the Red Book, 227-and the English bishoprics, ib-bis false view of the state of the arts
in England, 228. Manufacturing Poor, plan of providing for, 284, 285.
Marriages among the Poor, effects of the present system of poor laws on, 269- considerations on the marriages of the poor, 293, 294.
Méduse (La), account of the shipwreck of, 168-175-parallel between the conduct of Captain Maxwell and that of the French officers under the same circum- stances, 175, 176.
P. Paraguay, state of, at the arrival of the Je- suits, 110, 111-account of their labours in civilizing the Indians, 112-their dif- ficulties, 113-manœuvres of the Spa- niards, to prevent the civilization of the Indians, 113, 114-account of the Re- ductions, 115-oppressed and ravaged by the Spaniards, 116, 117-obtain permis- sion to defend themselves, 117-defeat their enemies, 118-examination of their establishments, 119, 120-education of the Indians, 120, 121-their amusements, 122.
Parish-farms, inefficacy of, 278. Parliamentary Reform. See Bentham. Pastoral poetry, whence introduced inte Spain, 13-wby popular, 15.
Pentland Hills, account of the battle of, 5 -29.
Memnon, notice of the colossal statue of, Pindarries, origin of, 466-points of resem- 368.
Mendicity, suggestions for checking, 291,
Methven (Lady), curious anecdotes of, 534,
Mountains of New Andalusia, description
of, 137-beautiful view from the peaked mountain of Silla, 156, 157. Mozart, early love of, for music, 88- anecdotes of his musical skill and per- formances, 89, 90-particularly in Eng- land, 90-92-travels in Italy, 92-Dr. Burney's character of him at the age of sixteen, 93—composes the opera of Ido- menco, 93-account of his peculiar me- thod of composition, 94-description of his personal appearance and habits of private life, 95-extraordinary circum- stances attending the composition of his Requiem, 96-honourable testimony of Haydn to his excellence, ib.-Parallel between those two great composers, 97, 98-Mozart's tribute to the talents of Handel, 98.
North West Passage, former attempts to dis- cover, why unsuccessful, 212, 215, 223 -grounds for believing the existence of a passage from the Atlantic into the Pacific ocean, 213-diagram, illustrative of the subject, 214-observations tending to prove the existence of the north-west passage, 214-223.
Officers, discharged under half-pay, sugges tions for employing, 306.
Overseers (salaried), advantage of having, 281.
blance between them and the Cossacks, 467-powers of the Jubbreea or principal commander, 467, 468-their country de- scribed, 468-mode of conducting their marches, 468, 469-their halts at night, 470-attachment to their horses, 471→ their arms, 472-account of their moral and physical qualities, 472, 473-ra- vages committed by them in the years 1814 and 1816, 474-mode of dividing their plunder, 475-account of their prin- cipal chieftains, 476-479-means by which alone they can be put down, 480. Plants, new genera and species of, disco- vered on the banks of the Zaire or Congo river, 350, 351.
Polar Basin, reasons for supposing the ex- istence of, 448-456.
Polar Ice, approximation of, to the south, ward, the probable cause of the chillness of the atmosphere during the last two summers, 201, 202-probable cause of the disappearance of the polar ice, 203 --important inquiries arising out of such disappearance, 204-the influence of the removal of so large a body of ice, on our own climate, considered, 204-208. Poor Laws, reports and publications con- cerning, 259-the présent system of poor laws a perpetual bounty in favour of pau- perism, 261-danger resulting from its continuance, ib. 262, 265-origin of the poor laws, 262-amounts of poor rates between the years 1748 and 1815, 263, 264-pressure of the poor-rates on parti. cular counties, 266-evils of our present system, 267, 268-its influence on mar- riages among the poor, 269-origin of the workhouse system, 270-evils result, ing from it, 271, 272-effects of Mr. Gilbert's
Gilbert's act, of 1782, 273-expense of keeping paupers in workhouses, 274-- notice of the ancient statutes respecting the poor, and their effects at the time they were passed, 274, 275-review of various schemes for modifying the pre- sent system of assessment of poor-rates, 275, 276-inefficacy of parish farms, 278 -examination of the system of cottage- farms, 278-280-evils of the present law of settlement, 280-advantage of having salaried officers, 281-plan of providing for the agricultural poor, 284, and for the manufacturing poor, 284, 285-advantage of making the relief of paupers depend on previous character and conduct, 287-290-suggestions for checking vagrancy and mendicity, 291, 292-the marriages of the poor consider- ed, 293, 294-on making provision for the industrious aged poor, 295, 296- benefits resulting from the making of re- lief depend on character, 300-306. Publications (New), lists of, 254, 542.
Reformation in England and Scotland, comparative observations on, 506, 507. Rivers, observations on the military pas- sage of, 425-430.
Russell (James), the assassin of Archbishop Sharp, account of, 539, 540. Savigny (J. B.) et Correard (A.), Naufrage de la Méduse, 168-account of the wreck of that vessel, 169-escape of the gover- nor of Senegal and part of the passengers and crew, ib.-sufferings of those who were put on board a raft, 170-174— miseries of those left on board the wreck, 175-contrast between the French officers and crew, and those of H. M. Ship Al- ceste, 175, 176.
Saving Banks, in what respects preferable
to Friendly Societies, 277, 278-their peculiar advantages, 298, 299, 300. Scepticism (philosophical), benefits of, 431. Scotland. See Church of Scotland. Sepoys of Madras, description of, 397, 398. -anecdotes of their bravery and good conduct, 389-396, 398-401-account of the Sepoys of Bombay, 402-anec- dotes of their fidelity and valour, 403— 406-origin of the Bengal Sepoys, 413, 414-account of their achievements, 407 -412, 414-420. Settlements of the poor, evils of the present system of, 280. Shaikh Ibrahim, a native Indian officer, gal- lant conduct of, 395, 396. Shakspeare, dramatic characters of, vindi-
cated from Mr. Hazlitt's censures, 458- 466.
Sharp (Archbishop), anecdotes of, 517- account of his murder, 536–539. Sheffield (Lord), Observations on the Poor Laws, 259. See Poor Laws.
Simmons, a native of Congo, romantic ad- ventures of, 343.
Slaves, cruel treatment of, by the Spaniards, 146-their condition in the Caraccas, 154.
Smith (Capt.), interesting interview of, with the Bashaw of Tripoli, 370-374. Smith (Professor), botanist on the expedi- tion to the river Zaire, account of, 358, $59.
Sounds (musical), curious theory of, 84-
Southey (Robert), History of Brazil, Vol. II., 99-character of the work, 127, 128. See Brazil.
Stuart (Walking), anecdote of, 51. Sulphur Island, notice of, 313.
Thorgill, an Iceland chieftain, anecdotes of, 487, 488-wrecked on the coast of Greenland, 488—his subsequent adven- tures, 489, 490.
Tippoo Sultaun, accession of, to the throne of Mysore, 63-anecdotes of his bar- barity and tyranny, 64-68-dreadful retribution on one of his agents, 69-his death and character, ib. 70. Tripoli (Bashaw of), interesting conversa- tion with, 370-372.
Tuckey (Capt.), Narrative of the Expedi- tion to explore the River Zaire or Congo, 335-contents of the work, 341, 349- account of the preparations for the voy- age, 336-339-mortality among the gentlemen employed, 340-symptoms and appearance of the Congo fever, 340, 341-departure of the expedition to the river Zaire, 342-slow progress up the river, 343-interview with the Chenoo or King of Embomma, ib. 344-singular funeral customs of the natives, 344- progress of Captain Tuckey and his party beyond the cataracts, 345-biographical memoir of Captain Tuckey, 355-357- testimonies to his singular worth, 355, 357.
Tudor (Mr.), comparative anatomist on the expedition to the river Zaire, notice of, 361.
Vampires, superstitious notions concerning, prevalent in Greenlaud, 494, 495. Vauquelin des Yvetaux, anecdotes of, 14,
Water, velocity of, explained, 425, 426. Watson (Bishop), Anecdotes of his own Life, 229-parallel between him and Bishop Burnet, 230-strictures on his character and pursuits, 231, 232-account of his early years and subsequent promotions in the university, 232-234-bis illiberal observations on verbal criticism censured, 234-his view of his functions as divinity professor, 237, 238-points of resem- blance between Bishop Watson and Dr. Bentley, 239-promoted to the see of Landaff, 241-the inconsistency of his conduct, 242-instances of his vanity, 243-neglect of his diocese, 244-ex- ceptionable ancedotes of illustrious per- sonages related by him, 245-his disap- pointed ambition, 246-view of his reli- gious opinions, 247-his total want of delicacy, 249-remarks on his character and conduct, 249--253. Wellington (Duke of), anecdote of, 430. Whitgift (Archbishop), interesting anec- dote of, 298.
Williams (Capt.), Account of the Bengal Army, 385.
Wilks (Colonel), Historical Sketches of the South of India, Vols. II. and III., 47— war of Hyder Ali with the Mahrattas, ib.
-his treachery to Nunjerai, 48-defrats the English under Captain Nixon, 49– is himself defeated by the Mahrattas, 50 --ingratitude of Hyder to Fuzzuł Oula Khan, 51-and Maliommed Ali, 53—his iniquitous invasion of Coorg, ib.-cap- tures the fortress of Chittledroog, 54- instances of Hyder's cruelty and avarice, 55-bis successes against the English, 56 -58-reflections of Hyder on his situ- ation, 59-his death and character, 60- 63-accession of Tippoo Sultaun, 63- anecdotes of his barbarity, 64, 63, 66– and arbitrary condnet, 66, 67, 68— dreadful retribution on one of his agents, 69-his death and character, ib. 70—re- marks on Colonel Wilks's work, 71-73. Workhouses for the poor, origin of the pre- sent system of, 270-evils resulting from it, 271-expense of keeping paupers in them, 273.
Zaire, or Congo River, expedition to, 333- preparations for the voyage, 336—339— progress of the expedition up the river, 343-346-observations on this river, 346, 347-reasons for thinking that its source is in northern Africa, 347, 348- and that it proceeds from some great lake, 348, 349-account of the plants found on its banks, 350, $51-and ani- mals, 351-appearance of the villages, 352-climate, ib.-state of the inhabi- tants, 353-their superstitious, 353-354 -their language, 354.
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