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THIRTY-FOURTH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.
nicle, ib. 278, 279-of Asser's Life of
ABERCORN (Marquis of), anecdotes of, King Alfred, 279-of the Chronicle of
213, 214.
Abolition of slave-trade. See Slave-Trade.
Actors, French and English, compared,
229, 230.
Adultery, prevalence of, in France, 453,
454.
Æthylbyrht, laws of, 259.
Africa. See Slave-Trade.
African Institution, suggestion of the di-
rectors of, concerning free-labour, 601-
remarks thereon, 602.
Alienation of property, different modes of,
552-by the act of the party, ib. by
deed, 553-by will, 554, 555-of in-
voluntary alienation, 555, 556-and by
adverse possession, 556, 557.
Alligators of Sumatra, netice of, 102.
Alphabet (Latin), when introduced among
the Anglo-Saxons, 257.
Florence of Worcester, 280, 281-of the
Chronicle usually ascribed to Matthew
of Westminster, 281, 282 - and of
Simon of Durham, 282-character of
the History of Henry of Huntingdon,
282, 283-of William of Malmesbury,
284-of Nennius, 284, 285-of Geoffrey
of Monmouth, 285-289-of Ingulphus,
289-292-anachronisms detected in
this work, 294-notice of several manu-
scripts of this History, 294-296-ob-
servations on the interpretation of these
ancient authorities, 296, 297-compara-
tive merits of the several Anglo-Saxon
historians, 298.
Architectural improvements. See London.
Ashmolean Museum, notice of, 166.
Asser's Life of King Alfred, account of,
279.
Astronomical Society of London, notice of,
America, the government of the United
States of, sincere in its desire to put an 163..
end to the slave-trade, 584-decree of Aurora Islands, proved to have no exist-
the new states of Spanish America against
Anderson (John, Esq.), Mission to the Bacon (Lord), aphorisms of, on making
East Coast of Sumatra, 99-object of
his mission, 100. See Sumatra.
Anglo-Saxons, origin of the runes of, 254
-the Latin alphabet, when introduced
among them, 257-application of it and
of writing to legal documents and to
Bacon's sculpture, character of, 125, 126.
Bage's novels, strictures on, 367-370.
Bailey's sculpture, character of, 133.
Bankes's sculpture, character of, 126.
Bannister (Mr.), anecdote of, 248.
legislation, 258-notice of the laws of Battas, a native race of Sumatra, cannibal-
Bede's Ecclesiastical History, character of,
Bellay (Joachim), verses of, on the Tiber
and the ruins of Rome, 316-translations
of them by Spenser and Quevedo, ib.
Æthylbyrht, 259--of Hlothære, Eadric
and Wihtræd, ib. and of some succeed-
ing kings, 260-the Anglo-Saxon laws
confirmed by William the Norman, ib. -
extract from his laws in Norman French,
261-remarks thereon, ib. comparison
of it with the style of the Anglo-Saxon
laws, 262, 263-difficulties attendant on
the investigation of the constitutional his-
tory of the Anglo-Saxons, 264-their
laws enacted in the Witenagemot, 265-
notice of a compact between the Anglo-
Saxons and the ancient Britons, 265-
Anglo-Saxon charters, legislative docu-
ments, 266-but to be examined with
great caution, 267-270-materials of Birds (fossil), notice of, 520.
Bernardi (Oronzio di) on the Art of Swim-
ming, 35-character of the German
translation of his work, 37-outline of
his method and theory of swimming, 41
-43-his reason for recommending the
upright position in swimming, 40-its
successful practice, 44-results of his
plan, 45.
the Anglo-Saxon chronicles, 270-gene-
alogies and pedigrees, ib. 271-historical
songs, 272-degree of credibility to
which they are entitled, 273, 274-
notice of the treatise of Gildas the Wise,
275-character of Bede's ecclesiastical
history, ib. 276-of the monastic chro- Botanical collections, notice of the principal,
niclers, 277-account of the Saxon Chro-158.
Births, number of legitimate and illegiti-
mate, at Paris, 454-remarks thereon,
ib. 455.
Boaden (James), Memoirs of the Life of
John Philip Kemble, 196-character of
his work, 203, 204-241. See Kemble.
Campeggio (Cardinal), splendid reception
Canal navigation, in England, progress of,
Brazilian government, conduct of, with re-
gard to the slave-trade, 601-description of, in England, 341, 542.
of a Brazilian slave-trader, ib.
Bristol Institution, notice of, 169.
British Museum, institution of, 155-
reasons why some of the collections
therein should be separated, and form
detached museums, as in France, 156-
number of volumes in its library, com-
pared with those of the Bodleian library
at Oxford, and certain foreign libraries,
157-liberal admissions now given to
the British Museum, 158-improvements
carrying on there, 184.
Cannibalism, existence of, among the
Battas, 107-109.
Britons, notice of a compact between them
and the Anglo-Saxons, 265.
Britton (John), Cathedral Antiquities and
Life, 305-struggles of his early life,
310-books read by him, 311-his first
literary adventure in conjunction with
Mr. Brayley, 311, 312-circumstances
which led to the publication of his
Beauties of Wiltshire, 312, 313-and
the Beauties of England and Wales,'
314-plan and character of that work, ib.
315-account of his Antiquities of Salis-
bury Cathedral, 319-349. See Salis-
bury.
Canova (Antonio), birth and early educa-
tion of, 110, 111-goes to Rome, 112-
his reception and patrons there, ib.-
list of his productions, with remarks, 113,
114-116-character of his historical
works, of a religious kind, 116, 117.
Capon (John, Bishop of Salisbury), notice
of, 342.
Carey's (Mr.) translation of Dante, speci-
men of, with remarks, 8, 9.
Cathedrals, observations on the destruction
of, in various ages, 315-318-account
of Salisbury cathedral, 319-349.
Cesarotti's translation of the Iliad, defects
of, 4, 5.
Chancery (court of), Report of Commis-
sioners of Inquiry into, notice of, 540,
541 - and of the remarks thereon,
ascribed to a noble lord, 541, 542-
recommendation of the commissioners
respecting the_law and practice of con-
veyancing, 542, 543.
Burke, (Rt. Hon. Edmund) high station Chantrey's sculpture, character of, 131-
attained by him asa parliamentary leader, 133.
Charters of the Anglo-Saxons, legislative
documents, 266-but to be examined
with great caution, and why, 267-270.
Children, number of, born at Paris, between
1815 and 1824-454-remarks thereon,
ib. 455-number of deaths, during the
same period, 455-remarks thereon, ib.
457-importance of the period during Charges on lands, observations on, 571,
which he lived, 458-inveteracy of the 572.
attacks on his memory, 461-character
of his political enemies, 461, 462-early
parliamentary career of Mr. Burke, 463
-remarks on his conduct during the Ame-
rican war, 464-procures the publication
of debates and proceedings in parliament,
465-his disinterested exertions in behalf
of Ireland, 465, 466-reform in public
accounts procured by him, 467-wisdom
of his suggestions in behalf of negro
slaves, ib. 466-his conduct during the
trial of Mr. Hastings, 460-integrity of
his subsequent political conduct, 470-
vindication of his conduct and sentiments
respecting the French revolution, 471-
474-Mr. Burke vindicated from the
charge of venality, 474-and of political
treachery, 475, 476-his influence, both
as an orator and as a writer, examined,
476-480-value and importance of his
political writings, 480, 481-their moral
tendency, 482 - vindication of Mr.
Burke's writings from the charge of ex-
aggeration, 482-485 his estimable
private character, 486, 487.
Chronicles of the Anglo-Saxous, sources of,
270-275-characters of the principal
chroniclers, 276-282.
Chronology of the Anglo-Saxon historians,
strictures on, 296, 297.
Chronometers, English, superiority of, 77.
Cibber's sculpture, remarks on, 123.
Civilization, origin and progress of, 57-
in England it preceded France by more
than a century and a half, 47-57, 58.
Clapperton, (Captain) arrival of, in the in-
terior of Africa, 604, note.
Climate of Sumatra, 104.
Coal district of England, geological obser-
vations on, 533-535.
Coldwell (Bishop of Salisbury), notice of,
College of Surgeons, account of the Museum
of, 160, 161.
Cambridge Philosophical Society, notice Colman and Kemble, notice of the dispute
Cotton, when brought to Europe, 69-ac-
count of the cotton manufactures of
England, ib. 70-application of steam-
engine machinery to it, 92.
Cotton, Bishop of Salisbury, notice of, 346.
Covent-Garden Theatre, share of, pur-
chased by Mr. Kemble, 231--destroyed
by fire, 235-observations on the in-
creased extent upon which it was re-
built, 235-237-O. P. riots there, 238,
239-Mr. Kemble's retirement from it,
240.
Creditors, observations on the rights of,
Délices de la Grande Bretagne, notice of,
305, 306.
Delort (J.), Histoire de l'Homme au
Masque de Fer, 19-character of his
work, 20. See Iron Mask.
Descent, new system of, proposed, 564.
Divorces, numbers of, in Paris, 450-com-
pared with those in England, ib.
Drama, real pleasures of, fairly estimated,
197-199-remarks on the application
of the drama to history, 199, 200-its
important influence on the morals of a
country, 200, 201-Mr. Kemble's atten-
tion to dramatic costume, 225, 226-
and scenery, 226. See Novels.
Drury-Lane Theatre, management of, un-
der Mr. Kemble's directions, 224-230
-his retirement from it, 231.
Dupin (M.), incorrect assertions of, re-
specting England, 56-refutation of them,
57, et seq. 88, 89-character of his work
on England, 87.
Eadric, notice of the laws of, 259.
East India Company's Library and Mu-
seum, notice of, 161.
Ebony, captured negros so termed by
French slave-traders, 594, 595.
Edmund, Canon of Salisbury, biographical
notice of, 328, 329-pretended miracles
ascribed to him, 330, 331.
Egyptian sculpture, character of, 118.
Ellis (Hon. G. A.), The True History of
the State Prisoner, called The Iron Mask,
19-character of his work, 35. See
Iron Mask.
England, real state of, but little known to
the French, and why, 46-proofs that
civilization is there more advanced than
in any country on the continent, 47-
particularly France, by a century and a
half, ib. refutation of the assertion that
England has not been the protector of
the liberties of other nations, 52, 53-
proofs of her superiority over France in
various respects, 58-particularly in her
woollen manufactures, 59. 61-contrast
of them with the state of the woollen ma-
nufactures of France, 62, 63-reasons
why our manufactures are superior to
those of France, 63-comparison of the
amount of woollens wrought in England
in 1818, with the value of silk manufac-
tured in France, 66-progress of the
silk manufacture in England, 67-of the
cotton manufacture, 69, 70-of the linen
manufacture, 70, 71-superiority of the
English in the metallurgic arts, 72, 73-
in pottery, 74-and in the manufacture
of glass for optical and astronomical pur-
poses, 75, 76-superiority of English
chronometers, 77-progressive increase
of post-office revenues, 80-superior in
amount to those of France, ib. 81-sketch
of the progressive increase of British
commerce, and its superiority to the
commerce of France, 81-85-progress
of canal navigation in England, 86-
force of the steam-engines employed
there, 91-application of them to the
manufacture of cotton, 92-superiority
of England over France accounted for,
96-98-grandeur of her future pros-
pects, 98, 99-geological observations on
the south-western coal district of Eng-
land, 533-535.
Entails, operation of the law of, 550-552.
Esteban (Don), proofs that the author of
this novel had English assistance, 488-
490.
Ferdinand, King of Spain, character of,
considered, 494-497.
Fernando Po, island of, recommended as
the principal station on the coast of
Africa, for prevention of the slave-trade,
602-its importance and advantageous
situation, 603-account of a transaction
between Spain and Portugal, from which
it appears that neither of those powers
has any right to this island, 605-607.
Fielding, novels of, compared with those of
Smollett, 372
376- habits of this
writer, 370.
Flaxman's sculpture, character of, 128.
Florence of Worcester's Chronicle, account
of, 280, 281.
Fossil Organic Remains, account of, 509-
mammiferous animals, 510-512-re-
marks on the marine deposits with which
the strata inclosing them are covered,
513-520-remains of fossil birds, 520
-oviparous quadrupeds, 521-particu-
larly the Ichthyosaurus, ib. and the
Plesiosaurus, 521, 522-the Megalosau-
rus, 523-fossil reptiles, 523-Pterodac-
tyls or Flying Lizards, 524-herbivorous
quadrupeds, 526-fossil shells, ib.-
fossil plants, 527, 528-analogy of the
fossils of Stonesfield and Cuckfield, 531,
532-observations on the south-western
coal district of England, 533-535.
France, review of the conduct of, with re-
gard to the abolition of the slave-trade,
583-586-592-instances of atrocity
on board of French slave-traders, 589-
592-and of the reluctance with which
the officers of French cruizers dis-
charge their duty, 588-the French
traders associated with the Portugueze,
and with the Spaniards, 592, 593-inef-
ficiency of the French laws, admitted by
Baron Damas, 599-the public voice, in
France, beginning to declare against the
slave-trade, 567.
Franklin (Dr.), observations of, on swim-
ming, 36.
French nation ignorant of the real state of
England, and why, 46-superiority of
England over France in civilization by a
century and a half, 47, 48-effects of
vanity on family connections in France,
51, 52-state of the woollen manufac-
tures, 62, 63-origin and progress of the
silk manufactures there, 64-66-the
French trade to Mexico, why not so flou-
rishing as that of the English, 95-moral
state of society in France and England
contrasted, 441-453.
French Serjeant, Adventures of, 406-cha-
racter of the book, 417-is landed on the
island of Cabrera, ib. description of the
distribution of rations among the French
prisoners, 418--their pursuits and amuse-
ments, 419-description of his dramatic
performances, 420, 421.
Garrick's style of performances compared
with that of Mr. Kemble, 212, 213. 215,
Gauden (Bishop), notice of, 347.
Genealogies, a source of the Anglo-Saxon
Chronicles, 270, 271.
423-426-her frivolity, 427-distin-
guished for her love of bonbons, 128-
her extravagant commendations of Bo-
nald, 429-her censures of M. de La-
martine, 430-and Madaine de Staël,
430, 431-lavish encomiums of the Com-
tesse de Choiseul-Gouffier, 431-malig-
nity of Madame de Genlis towards her
aunt, Madame de Montesson, 432-
platonic attachment of the latter to the
Duke of Orleans, ib. their marriage,
434-marriage of Madame de Genlis's
daughter to Monsieur de Valence, the
suspected paramour of her aunt, 435-
remarks on the profligacy of this anec-
dote, 436-intrigue of the Vicomte de
C with Madame de Genlis, 437-
439-anecdote of his profligacy, 439-
state of society in France contrasted with
that of England, 441-455-character of
Madame de Genlis's work, 456.
Geoffrey of Monmouth's History, critical
analysis of, 285-289.
Geological Society of London, notice of,
162-and of the Royal Geological So-
ciety of Cornwall, 166-their Transac-
tions, 507-importance and progress of
the science of geology, 507-509-
sketch of geological discoveries, 509-
537 beneficial results of these
searches, 535-540. See Fossil Organic
Remains.
Ghest (Laurence), persecution of, for deny-
ing the Romish doctrine of transubstan-
tiation, 340-his martyrdom, ib.
Gildas the Wise, notice of the treatise of,
275.
Glass, superior manufacture of, in England,
for optical and astronomical purposes,
75,76.
Gleig (Mr.), The Subaltern, 406-sketch
of Lord Wellington's campaign in 1813,
408, 409-defeat of the French at the
battle of Vittoria, 410-account of the
storming of St. Sebastian's, 411-413-
the author's reflections on subsequently
visiting that fortress, 413, 414-amuse-
ments while the British army were in
cantonments, 415.-
Goethe's Faust, design of, 138-translated
by Lord F. L. Gower and Mr. Shelley,
136-character of Lord Gower's trans-
lation, 147, 148-observations on his
omissions, 137-140-specimens of his
version, with remarks, 141-147-cha-
racter of the portions translated by Mr.
Shelley, 148-specimens of it, with re-
marks, 149-151.
Genlis (Madame de), Mémoires de, 421-
anecdotes of her early years, 422-in- water, 35 and note.
stances of her vanity and self-adulation, Greek sculpture, character of, 119.
Gravity (specific) of the human body in
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